A bag full of MEMORIES

Hello crafty friends..

Welcome to my page today. Back to paper crafting after a long time...yes this time with some scrap denim too!

I had an empty cereal box sitting on my table for sometime now and I was wondering what to do with it. As I was playing with it, I realized I could make a bag and so was born this project!

Next, my hands reached out to some old jeans and i ripped some fabric to make the cover. The best combination to go with denim is leather and so.... some faux leather too for this project.

Here is what I made...do you think this is just a bag!

It opens into a handsome, macho masculine album! The paper line used is Tim Holtz “lost and Found” and have used the hidden hinge binding here.

I followed the score line of the empty carton and so the size of the album and spine was determined by that. To enforce the strength of the album, i used thick chipboard and tyvek too to make the album durable.

There are 4 interactive pages...the base being Kraft, the papers compliment so well with it. I have inked the edges with walnut stain to further age the album. There are a lot of tuck spots and some little interesting tit bits that can be opened up for a little surprise!

The faux leather too is with Kraft CS as base and I have actually done some stitching to attach the leather and denim to the cover! How cool is that.

This album screams “masculine” from all sides and so I kept the embellishments sans flowers! Now that is a relief...

The handle is fixed using bronze metal brads and there some charms too hanging from the handle. The little glass bottle is filled with colored sand...white sand + fired brick distress inks!

In all this album has a list of men’s favorite stuff....denim, leather, metal, machine, football , blues, browns , reds and NO FLOWERS! Do you agree???

Do leave me a note about this album...I had a great time making the bag too! A lot of Tim Holtz Visual artistry stamps have been used for the secret elements and surprise notes that spring from the pockets!

I have still not made up my mind about the recipient of this bag full of memories...may be my brother who is visiting me next month with a box full of crafty goodies??? Definitely a deserving candidate...what say?

I would like to enter this album in the following challenges...

Lulupu- make a mini

Sparkles monthly Challenge- Anything But A card

A Bit More Time To Craft- AG

Country View Challenge- Blue

The Artistic Stamper Ch- fabric

All Sorts Ch Blog- Anything but a card

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Until my next creative journey,

Happy crafting and recycling.

Cheers.