Toilet roll album Valentine themed.

Hi this is Bente.

Today I want to share a little project I prepared using something as mundane as empty toilet rolls.
I know we all have them, and instead of just throwing them away I decided to try something fun with them!

As you can see from the photos below it is very easy.

I just pressed down on the roll to flatten it.

I cut enough pieces of pp to cover the number of rolls I would use.

I stapled a couple of times to close the bottom, and glued the papers to the roll.

Then for the best part; the decorating.

For this project I used my January DT-kit. Most of what you see is Basic Gray Marjolaine.
The papers have lovely colours and I used a large part of the sticker sheet too on this.

I know I had a lot of fun decorating these.
Please see these as examples of what can be done.

The pictures following will show front and back of the six pockets I made.

I may decide to write some more on the covers but this will do for now.

















This is a close up to show the finished pocket , and the size of it.

I made photo inserts to go inside the pockets.

The size of these are 6cmX8cm. Some I have matted on a piece of pp and others I glued together back to back.
Between the layers I glued a short piece of ribbon so the cards can be pulled out easily.

Here you can se front and back. The cards without photo on back i plan to use for journaling.

I really enjoyed this easy project and plan to give a few as Valentines gifts to members of my family.

I hope you enjoyed it too.

I have many more close-ups, but I think this is sufficient for one post. If anyone is interested in seeing a few more they will be awailable on my blog linked in the sidebar.

Thanx for now!

The Day of Love Approaches!

It's nearly that time again! Time to plan your Valentine's Day activities. So, while you are planning, why not include a few projects to add a "handmade with love" feeling to the day? For example, Love Nest from Glitz = perfect, romantic, all-grown-up Valentines cards and notes:

Lovey Dovey from Bella Blvd. would make some adorable Valentines layouts!

And of course, Olivia from Basic Grey. Your daughter will be the envy of her class with handmade Valentines to hand out with these adorable papers and embellishments!

Here's something I made a few days ago with the Olivia Collection from Basic Grey, and this adorable Maya Road Mailbox:

We also have mists and paints in colors to match any project to create!

Maya Road Mists, Tattered Angels mists and Shimmerz!
Jenni Bowlin Paint Dabbers and Ink Pads.

Or, how about a little Pink Paislee Sweetness?

Or Sassafras Paper Crush?

Or a little Parisian feel with Echo Park Be Mine...

Maya Road has several Valentines related items and they can be tailored for any project (or even used AFTER the holiday, IF you have any left!!

Maya Road chipboard (how cute are these? I see those little hearts on all styles of Valentines and more!)

Last but certainly not least is the Vintage Shoppe. We added a few new items last week like sequins, a restock on tulle and a few other things perfect for your projects.

Sequin trim

Heart ribbon

Metallic ribbon

Order by January 31st, and get an additional 25% off using coupon code JANUARY25! At those discounts it's definitely time to choose your Valentines lines and stock up!

Race you to the store!

~Alyssa~