Hi everyone, it's Martha (CraftingMartha) and today I'm here to share with you a mini interactive book, with the stamps from the new release by Jo Firth-Young (JOFY110 and JOFY112).
I'm a huge fan of all the JoFY stamps and the best way to enjoy them, for me, is to use them in a mini book; this one is made from one sheet of packaging paper, folded to create pockets and to give the opportunity to insert a simple pop-up.
I'm always excited when I see the possibilities looking at new stamps, colours and a simple sheet of paper.
To make this little cutie I started with a sheet of packaging paper 30cm x 21cm then folded and cut as shown in the picture.
Fold as an accordion to form the mini book, ready to be decorated.
Here is a video I made to show you exactly how to do that.
Here is a video I made to show you exactly how to do that.
Maybe it can seem tricky when you do your first mini book, but then you won't be able to stop, did I mention it's addictive? You will definitely make more than one :).
To give a little more interest and structure to my mini book I applied some Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic (Chalk) on alternating pages.
Now the fun begins: stamp, stamp, stamp! and emboss, emboss, emboss :)
I stamped and embossed in white on kraft pages, I love the effect of this two colours together and the stamps are so full of details that are perfect even if not coloured.
For these two pages I used also a previous set JOFY74 considering that all the JoFY stamps match together wonderfully.
Now is the time for some words and I stamped them on the central pages, always white on kraft and black on white...the central pages....in a little while you will see something happens.
Remember what I have said on other occasions? no?.... I love colours, I'm pretty sure you have noticed :) So I grabbed lots of PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic, my gel-plate (a small one), to prepare some patchwork kind of backgrounds. I prepared them in different shades of warm colours (Peachy Keen, Bougainvillea, Prawn, Cherry Red, Firebird, Persimmon, Banana).
...green colours, of course (Limelight, Chartreuse, Slimed, Granny Smith).
And now what? But stamping and embossing of course...and lot of fussy cutting, thankfully these stamps are fussy-cutting-friendly.
Now, with all my wonderful 'hand made die cuts' I'm ready to embellish my mini book, make some tags to put into pockets and... make a rainbow raise.
A simple pop-up mechanism, a piece of cardstock as shown in the photo, applied on the central pages.
You can make a couple of tag to put in the pockets.
Adding splatters of colours is one of my favourite ways to give a final touch.
And now I'm here playing with my mini pop-up book, happy as a child, making a rainbow rise, smiling looking at those colorful stamps, thinking about the next one I will make, maybe using brown for my stamping instead of black, to give more the effect of positive/negative. Will you give it a try too?
Have fun.
Martha x
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