Happy New Year Everyone!

So, all month you’ve been seeing the DT team post their fabulous creations using glimmer kits. I’ve been so inspired by all of the different ways the team has been using these kits!  I got to work with the Regal Chip Tile Kit. When I received the kit and saw that it had the Family Bingo Boards included, I decided to make the mini album for my Mother that has been on my list of things to do for awhile.  Everything I used for the album came from the kit with the exception of the large journaling tags. The kit actually does come with three smaller journaling tags, but I needed five, so I picked some up at an office supply store.  Everything in the kit is so well coordinated; it made making the album so easy!

The image below is of the front and back covers. I sprayed all of the chip tiles with sand glimmer mist (first time I’ve used this color, I love it, one of my new favorites!) It was easy to cut the photo to fit inside the glimmer glass frame. I just placed the glimmer glass on the photo, traced around the inside and then just cut my image a little larger than the line I drew so it would be sure to fit completely under the frame. On the back cover, the patterned paper used behind the journaling card and on the heart actually came from the packaging. 

The next two set of images are the interior pages. The concept of the album is “family”. I made a page for myself and each one of my brothers and sisters. Each of our pages includes a couple photos on the front side and a note to my mother written on a journaling tag and inserted into a slot on the back of the page.  The inside front cover has photos of my parents and the inside back cover had a group family photos that was taken last Christmas.

All of the pages were covered with sand glimmer mist. For each of the “kids” pages, I inked the fronts to bring out the details on the glimmer chips (red-pink on the girls and blue on the boys). On the backs I used the included glimmer screen mist to create a swirly pattern. I used Starfish Glimmer Mist on the girls pages and the Patina Glimmer Mist on the boys pages (both of these colors come with the kit).

 The next two sets of images show detail views of the album. I accented the pages with all of the goodies that came in the kit: glimmer glass, buttons, tulle and ribbon. The key that comes in the kit is beautiful, I tied it on the binding ring with ribbon and tulle (you can see a photo of that on the first image).

So, that is it for me today. Next month the DT team will be posting projects using Glimmer Albums, so check back often and I’m sure you will be inspired. 

Wishing you and your family a happy and safe new year!   Patty