Miriam's Crafting Supplies Meets with Tsunami Rose to Create an Accordion Style Mini-Album

It’s Lynne here showing you how to make an accordion fold spine album. . . I know it sounds like a mouth-full but I got inspired from Splitcoaster’s Tutorial and then ran with scissors and created from there.

First, I want to show you my finished pages and let you drool.

Now, onto the Recipe:

• Paper cut two (2) pieces of cardstock 6 x 6 inches scoring every inch 

• Fold along score lines being careful that edges are straight with mountains and valleys – this is your spine of your mini album/journal
• Pages are cut 11 x 6 scoring at 5.5 inches – these are your pages
• Fold pages in half gluing bottom and side leaving one 5.5 inch side open – these are your pockets for treasures  

• Select one page to be your cover and center 3 (three) ribbons measuring 2-inches long on your first page
• Cover pages is glued to the first fold with fold being on top of cover – this will get covered with your decorative paper and/or cardstock which is cut 5.5 x 6 inches  

• Decorate cover page – I used Printable Journal Kit Tsunami Rose Parisian Daydream Printable Journal Kit  (the Eiffel Tower “stamps” were from my stash) and the coins, title, and Roses were from the journal kit
• Background paper is Recollections Fashionably Chic
• Ribbon is from JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts 
• Rose is Recollections Floral Embellishments
• All edges were chalked
• The next page is embossed with Tim Holtz for Sizzix Sewing and Measuring Tape Set (an early Christmas gift from my good friend, Jearise Havenga) on DCWV Lady Couture Stack and then chalked with distress chalks  

• Tags, roses, and coins were fussy-cut, chalked and placed with a charm needle threaded with satin ribbon
• Background paper is Recollections Fashionably Chic with stamping using Close to My Heart Tailor Made  

• Vintage Lady is from Far Far Away Hill
• Roses and scissor charm are from my stash
• Ribbon is Darice So Trendy Satin Edged Organza
• Pages are then glued into accordion folds with edges covered with ribbon
• Background paper is Recollections Fashionably Chic with ivory Recollection Card Stock embossed using Tim Holtz for Sizzix Sewing and Measuring Tape Set which was then chalked with Distress

• Sewing Machine Charm and 5 mm flat-back pearls are from Miriam's Crafting  Supplies 
  
  
  
  

• Sentiment is from Create with TLC
• Tape Measure Bow is from my stash
• Background paper is from Tsunami Rose Life Abloom Printable Journal which the butterfly was painted with various Stickles 

• Tag and Tickets are from Tsunami Rose Life Alboom Printable Journal
• Stickpin was made using heart-shaped pearl stick pin, antique bronze-toned wing spacer from Miriam's Crafting Supplies and ribbon threaded back and forth to create a rosette after a bead from my stash  

• Acrylic Crystal from Miriam's Crafting Supplies was tied onto a a ticket using Darice So Trendy Satin Edged Organza Ribbon

• Vintage lady along with sentiment, "A truly beautiful woman has at least one unique character flaw" are from Create with TLC
• Vintage lady was colored using Spectrum Noir Makers, Prisma Colored Pencils and gel pens
• Various pearls in size and color from Miriam's Crafting Supplies were statically placed on sentiment and Vintage lady's hat
• Celebrate It Brontanica Ribbon was glued to seal the edges
• This is a work in progress . . . more to follow at a later time!

I hope you have enjoyed my Accordion Mini Album . . . . I do appreciate you stopping by and hopefully you will leave a comment as I do love to read what you think!!!

Wishing you and yours a very blessed Thanksgiving . . . .

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

Combined Challenge for Miriam's Crafting Supplies and Tsunami Rose - Won't You Join Us?

Welcome to the 6th monthly Miriams Crafting Supplies Challenge which is a joint challenge with Tsunami Rose Designs. The challenge for the month is PRINTABLES . . . .the design team is using Tsunami Rose’s New Beginnings paper for the challenge. There will be a randomly drawn prize among the entries for a $10 credit to Miriam's Crafting Supplies (not good on ATG tape or twards the shipping) AND a $20 gift certificate to Tsunami Rose!!!!

My project is an Accordion Journal which I’m only going to tease you today and show you the pictures and will give the complete step-by-step directions on November 14^th . . . .

Now, knowing me I don’t do glitz and glam but I guess never say never. Also, I have included items from Create with TLC . .. . what a great combination between the 3!!!

Have I teased you enuf with my creations - oh yeah, its girlie girlies and has glitz but I'm liking it . . . . stay tuned for complete instructions on November 14th. Now check out my Design Team Sisters with their gorgeous creations and don't forget to link yours to Miriam's Crafting Supplies . . . .

Jearise Havenga 

Jenny Alessi 

Virginia ("Dare") Burnett

Miriam Meserve

Itza Gomez

Now, its your turn to amaze and inspire us. Here are the rules of the challenge:

• You must have a printed image. If that image is from Tsunami Rose's Zibbet Shop where all her journal kits and and-on's are 20 percent off this month AND 
• You may enter up to four (4) projects for the month!!
• You must tell on your blog or Facebook page that you are in this particular challenge with a link to Miriams' Crafting Supplies. If your entry is on your Facebook page rather than a blog, the privacy of the picture MUST be set as shared to our Facebook page.
• Sorry, no back-linking.
• Use Linky Tool to link up by the end of the challenge. This challenge runs through December 3rd at 11:55 PM.
• Like our Facebook page, AND you can get an extra entry into this challenge and let us know that you did so.
• Become a follower of our Blog
• Have FUN!!!!

I can't wait to see your interpretations along with your creations!!!

Much love, hugs, and friendship!

Lynne