Hello Everyone, this is Stephanie Degan! I'm with you today to introduce a project that centers on the combining of the old & new. I've been a HUGE fan of Crate Paper for some years now, and I've managed to accumulate a lot of Old Crate Paper supplies. Very often, we prefer scrapping the current collections, but I realized that the old could very well marry with the new. Not surprisingly, they provide other interesting hues and motifs that are entirely complementary - it's pure game to mix them!
For this project, I put on my desk all the 6 x 6 Crate Paper Patterned Paper Pads.
I chose twenty patterned papers +, and further classified them into varying groups via color. Each color combination has it's own separate page in the mini album.
For example, I chose seven patterned papers for the cover and positioned them horizontally with some overlap.
After finalizing the combination of papers, I stitched over them as if creating a quilt. It further defines the differing papers and also, helps to unite them.
All that remained for me to do was to add a few embellishments and finally, the cover was finished!
For the inside pages, the designs are slightly different, but the principal remains the same - small sections of various papers layered on top of one another. As for embellishments, I used Crate Paper's older cardstock stickers and brads.
And almost identical to the cover, the back of the mini album is designed from an array of mismatched papers, stitching included. :)
In the end, you end with a mini album that is beautifully made from an assortment of colors and patterns that some how appear "meant to be". So, don't let the old collections sit around forever! Pull them out, mix and match them, and watch as they come together almost effortlessly. You'll be surprised by the result!
such a lovely mini, love the front & back over especially!!
Posted by: Alinor | August 08, 2012 at 04:05 AM
What a great mini! Love the process! This one's getting pinned!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | August 08, 2012 at 04:48 AM
What a beautiful project!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Cristina | August 08, 2012 at 04:53 AM
magnifique! comme toujours! j'adore le patchwork de bandes: adorable! tu es la reind du mini!
Posted by: sophie | August 08, 2012 at 05:19 AM
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I own all the CP collections (in fact I still have a couple unused papers left from Kate, Seaweed, and Cowgirl), and mixing old with new is hard for me sometimes. Keep up the amazing projects!
Posted by: Heather V | August 08, 2012 at 06:39 AM
stephanie - this is AMAZING! I love everything you do, but especially your mini's :) :)
your biggest fan,
heathyr :)
Posted by: heathyr | August 08, 2012 at 07:25 AM
This is JUST GORGEOUS!! I loveeeeeeee the photos and the mixing and matching!!!! Brilliant!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | August 08, 2012 at 07:59 AM
Stephanie - what a gorgeous mini album!! I love all the mixing of different lines. I have every single paper pad and might give this a try. You're awesome!!
Posted by: Lisa C. | August 08, 2012 at 08:05 AM
love this!!! beautiful, thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Jaimee h. | August 08, 2012 at 08:56 AM
What a fantastic little piece of art!! Love how you combined all the different papers...All of Crates paper really do mix well!
Posted by: Char | August 08, 2012 at 09:14 AM
Amazing as always!
Posted by: ShellyJ | August 08, 2012 at 10:06 AM
This is such a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing . . . gosh I'm so inspired now!
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