Mini Book Basics: inserts

Well, we have made it to the very last day of the mini book I started last month.  I hope some of you have followed along and created your own right along side me.

Today I am going to talk about page inserts.  I usually leave these pages till the end so I can fill in gaps in the journal, cover bad sewing or brad legs as well give the journal a cohesive look.
I find it easiest to just go page by page and see what the journal needs.   Today I am going to show you how I started and then give you a page by page view of how the mini turned out.
I am sticking with "using what I have" method and gathered some bits of ephemera:

paint chips

old card catalog files

vintage music

lotto game card

multiplication cards

word card

postcards

a envelope that came in the mail that I have cut open

as well as a couple manila cards that I cut myself

 I used a 1" punch to punch circles from the mail envelope (I like this pattern a lot)

 I covered 2 manila cards.  One with music and another with a piece of ephemera.

 

I used the Mini Labels set to cut a hole in the music card and the Sized Ovals to cut the butterfly card.  I secured the Mover and Shaper die to the card with a piece of Tissue Tape so it would stay in place while I ran it through the Vagabond machine.

 I saved the centers so I could use those too.

So here is the complete journal...well complete for now till I add the pictures and journaling.  The journal is pretty darn fat already so I hope that part works out for me!!

First insert: the music card.  I added paper to the back and words from the Chit Chat sticker book.  I also added the ruler paper from the Collage pad to the left side.

 On the backside I added the oval cut out and a vintage flower held on with Tissue Tape: Elements.

I cut a flash card and added it to the left side for a pocket.  1/4" Wonder Tape works perfect to hold it in place.  In the pocket is a paint chip (thank you Martha Stewart) and a #5 tag stamped with the pointing finger blueprint stamp.  One of my favorites!
On the right, the library book card.  You might notice a tab attached to it.  I cut the leftover music piece in half to create two tabs.

 Vintage postcard + Chit Chat words.

 Butterfly card with a vintage word card glued to the back.

The 3 punched circles from the recycled envelope sewn to a paint chip.  Numbers from the Remnant Rubs sheet.

I added music paper to the left side to cover up the stitching.  Love how this one looks. 

 Lotto card and the second music tab.

 

 And the final page, the last paint chip.

 

So that's it, the mini is done a ready for use.  It will really come to life when I add the pictures and journaling.  That part will take me a little while...gathering the photos I want to use and finding the right stories to tell. 
I have enjoyed walking you through the book and am hoping you will use the basics as a jumping off point to create something really special.

cheers for a great weekend! 
paula

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