Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Cape Cod Seaside Memory Book Project

Welcome, Blog Hoppers!

Today is Club Scrap's Cape Cod (the May Kit) blog hop, and I'm so happy to be a stop on the hop. If you'd like start at the beginning, the hop originates at the Club Scrap Creates Blog.


Cape Cod's Seaside Memory Book Project
(I used the paperless kit, now just out of stock, and my own papers for this one)
It was wonderful for me to see this project idea come to life as the Cape Cod Club Stamp project. It was a project thought/idea I've had for a while. Now that the project is released, I've continued the fun by assembling a couple of them, each with a different look. This one uses a photo-copied photograph as the front cover wrap as a substitute for the printed paper.



The outside of the project looks just like a regular book on the shelf, but when opened, the inside houses compartments for a mini album and other memorabilia.

So, details on how I used the kit with my own papers:


First I wrapped the front cover with my photocopied image.



I then adhered a black plain paper that was large enough to wrap both the spine and the back cover.



I added a decorative strip to add a little something to the front cover. This Full Circle Cutapart with the printed phrases (from the Full Circle Embellishment Pk) is one of my favorites.


I finished up by adding a black plain inside front cover and then wrapping the inside compartments with printed text weight papers. 


The decorating fun began with photos and other stuff from my stash, including making a mini accordion album to fit into one of the bottom compartments.



I tend to go on and on when I get excited about something--can you tell I'm pretty excited???

This is the original Seaside Memory Book Project using the papers included in the complete kit, so it went together a little faster.





Just one more -- the same project finished off differently.




Your next stop on the Cape Cod Hop is The Artful Gamut. You'll love to see what Cathy is up to today!

Thanks for hopping in.
Kay

28 comments:

  1. Your projects are the BOM, Kay! I want them!! keep me one for when I am coming and I do want the cape cod one. I can see my boat in there.....sorry I am dreaming up my project, but that is what you make me do! Thanks!!

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  2. Kay, I just love your projects. Your daughter is gorgeous and she makes the perfect cover for this fun shadow box book. Thanks for all your creativity and inspiration.

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  3. These are simply gorgeous projects Kay. I love all of them. Great work.

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  4. Brilliant, as always, Kay! Ab-so-lute-ly brilliant!

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  5. Everything you make is AKAYZING!!! my new name for you!! BTW is that a regular photocopy??

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    1. AKAYZING heheeee - Taryn you are so hilarious! Thanks so much! To make that pic photocopy I did start with a 5x7 B&W Photo and used the color/photo copy setting on the copier, and just photocopied onto the text weight paper in the tray.

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    2. Oh, and if you try this "at home", the printout needs to come from a laser printer or a toner copier. Inkjet-generated prints will run when wet (when you use the BB glue). I speak from experience, LOL.

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    3. Ya, I just always go right to Kinkos or an office toner copier :)

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  6. All of the versions are great, Kay! I'd better grab that project and get busy while all of your fantastic ideas are fresh in my mind!

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  7. I don't even know where to start. All of these are works of art...but of course that's what i expect when i visit your blog and you never disappoint!

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  8. Kay, I knew you would have a jaw dropping project. So many cool details. Love it!

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  9. These are stunning. I will be looking at them over and over and over. Your work is always fabulous and, yes, jaw-dropping gorgeous.

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  10. I love how your projects are always full of little suprises and details Kay! All of these books are gorgeous!

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  11. OMG, Kay! You've out done yourself! Gorgeous!

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  12. Wonderful book. Somehow I missed out seeing the Club Stamp project for Cape Cod. Love all the variations you've made.

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  13. Love! Love! I'm ALWAYS blown away by the cool ways you interpret a project!
    Cheers!
    Cher

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  14. Oh what precious keepsakes! Your work always blows me away!

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  15. You always make beautiful projects! Love it!

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  16. My goodness - do you ever sleep? I can't decide which one is my favorite, but I'm thinking that I might need to snap up this kit if it's not gone already. I just love making boxes and especially ones with partitions in them. This would be fun to learn more about.

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  17. Holy cow! This is so fantastic! So well done also! I love that you combined photos and memorabilia into this fabulously decorated box...most excellent! What a great project!!!!

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  18. Kind of bummin' that the paperless/components kit is out of stock here at Club Scrap, but luckily we still have the complete Cape Cod Club Stamp project with Cape Cod Paper and the Book Board cut to size:)

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  19. Ohhh Kay you always have the most elegant projects, they are always so stunning, your amazing photos always compliment the colors and paper choices you make...and the details, oooohhhhh the details in your projects...A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

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  20. This is just gorgeous. I love how you accent the photos without overpowering them!

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  21. I soooooo love seeing different versions. My head just reels with ideas after reading your posts, Kay. seriously.

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