I pulled some really old ledger chipboard letters from Heidi Swapp. I inked them up with Festive Berries Distress Ink. It seems like the letters resisted the ink a little so I swiped them about 4 times. I had to put down a strip of temporary adhesive and stick the letters to it. Made inking SO much easier!
I also inked up a bookplate with Festive Berries. I wanted metallic numbers for the year 2012 so I embossed the letters with pewter embossing powder. I had brads that matched the green in my paper but thought that might look odd with the metallic letters so I embossed them as well. Tutorial on that to come later this week.
Here is the completed cover page. I added close-ups to the letters. I was going to put clear crackle on them but thought the distressed look with the ledger underneath was a cool look. I went ahead and inked the edges of the paper with Festive Berries as well.
Looks like it is going to be cute!
ReplyDeleteLove how you colored the letters :)
Looks great-what size are you doing?
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to decide if I buy a Snap album or shop from my stash... :)
Thanks Mary Jo!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't intending for the letters to turn out the way they did but I love them! I guess it's just one of those "happy accidents!"
Christina - I decided to do an 8x8. This is the first year that I'm doing december daily and figured if I could get as much as I could pre-cut it would make my life easier. Not only will I have 2 finals in December but my husband AND son both have birthdays!
ReplyDeleteI haven't picked a book to put them in yet. I can't find any 8x8 that I like at HL, M's, J's, or my LSS. I'm going to St. Louis in a few weeks and found a chipboard album on Archiver's annex that I like. I just hope they carry it in the store!