Greetings! It's Topflight Tuesday! This week the team's focus is on AALL and Create's wonderful products. AALL and Create has many wonderful Memory Dex Die Sets and black, white, and kraft Album Covers, so I decided it was time to share a two-part tutorial showing how to create and decorate a Halloween-themed Memory Dex album!
Here's the cover!
Here's a photo of the inside of the album that shows the inside front and back covers and the first page of the album, which I shared on October 14, 2024.
Topflight Products Used:
Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Raven (black) and Ash (grey) Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Copic Markers: YG61, YG63, E21, E23, E25, E29, E44, E47, E55, Y32, R02, T2, T3, T4, W0, W3, W5
Crafting Glue
Low-Tack Tape
Craft Mat
New Canvas Palette Hybrid Ink by Stewart Superior
Circle Punch
Repositionable Sticker Paper
White Uni-Posca Acrylic Paint Marker by Mitsubishi Pencils
White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura
Silver Metallic Gel Pen by Pentel
Yellow Patterned Paper: Source unknown
Glassboard by Glassboard Studios
Stamping Platform
If I were you, I'd go grab a cup of something caffeinated or leisurely because my tutorials are verbose!
Instructions:
Here's a photo of the package and the album itself.
Step 1:Cut a black cardstock to 3" x 4". Score at .75", 1.5", and 2.25". Fold on the middle (1.5") score line to make a mountain fold. Fold at the .75 and 2.25" score lines to make valley folds.
Step 2:
Fold the piece created in Step 1 in half. Place the fold butting up to (but not over) the cutting edge of largest die from the Dotted Love Die Set DI-82. Use low-tack tape to secure the die to the cardstock as shown on the photo. Note that the photo has a gap between the edge of the die and that there is a gap where the cutting edge of the die meets the cardstock. The cutting edge of the die is against the craft mat on this photo.
Run the cardstock/die combo through your die-cut machine twice to make sure that the "dex" notches are cut.
Step 3:
Add liquid glue to the center portion of the die-cut as shown above.
Step 4:Press the two sides together to form a notched ridge which will become the binding for the album.
Step 5: Add red-liner tape to the center of the back of die-cut. Apply glue to the rest of the back, then adhere to the inside spine of the album.
Step 6:
Cut two pieces of grey cardstock to 4.75" x 4.125". Place the Cobweb Stencil 144 onto the cardstock. Use a Premier Ink Blending Tool to sponge white ink over the stencil onto the grey cardstock. Repeat for the second piece. Edge the panels with the white ink, then. heat set.
Step 7:Place one of the panels onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. Place the spiders from the Dee of Darkness Clear Stamp Set 1198 facedown on the image panel. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the spider stamps and lift. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
Clean and dry the spider stamps and re-position them facedown on the panel. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the spider stamps and lift. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp.
Repeat the above with the second stenciled grey panel. When done, heat set both panels.
Step 8:
Step 9:Adhere both spider web panels to the inside covers of the album.
Step 10:
Step 11:
Step 12: Trim the bottom part off of the die-cut. Cut a strip of white cardstock to 4.825" x .25" and color with T3 and T4 Copic markers. Set aside. Color the haunted house die-cut with Copic markers. Add some splotches of odd colors to shab it up.
Use the gold Essential Metallic Colorista Markers to color the metal fence on the left. Use a white Posca paint pen to fix any glaring bits to the white woodwork of the house. Use a silver metallic gel pen to add nails to the boards over the window and door.
Step 13:Lightly trace the house onto yellow patterned paper and cut it unfussily. Place the yellow paper onto the base of a stamping platform secured with low-tack tape. Place the house over the yellow paper.
Position the cat from the House of Faces Clear Stamp Set 1053 so that it appears in a window. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the cat stamp and lift. Remove the house and add magnets to secure the yellow paper. Ink the cat stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again to achieve a good impression.
Clean and dry the stamp. Place the house back over the yellow paper. Position the cat again so that he's in another window. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the cat stamp and lift. Remove the house and add magnets to secure the yellow paper. Ink the cat stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again to achieve a good impression.
Repeat this process to stamp a third cat because three's the charm. Heat set the yellow paper and set it aside.
Step 14:
Place the blue cardstock panel from Step 10 onto the base of a stamping panel and secure with magnets. Remove the mask from the moon.
Place the bat cluster stamp from the Boosentials Clear Stamp Set 1203 facedown over the moon on the blue panel. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the bat cluster stamp, and lift. Ink the bat cluster stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
Clean and dry the stamp. Repeat the above twice more to create a batty scene.
Step 15: Adhere the house die-cut over the yellow cat stamped background. Adhere the grey strip from Step 12 to the base of the panel. Adhere the house over it.
If you've made it this far, kudos!
I'll be back on Thursday with Part Two of the tutorial, which will cover the spine and the back cover, plus the creation of additional Memory Dex cards to add to the album!