My First Blog Hop!

I can't tell you how excited I am about my first ever Blog Hop Challenge! Papertrey Ink does this every month, and since this is the first month I've had a blog...I'm in! The challenge was to create something using vellum. Now, it's been a long time since I've used vellum, but I had an idea in the back of my head that's been there for a long time. And that was to create a family recipe collection that incorporates not only the recipes, but old family pictures, too. Last year I scanned in a bunch of my aunt's old photos for a Christmas project I made for my Mom. I'm so grateful that I have these old photos now! I can pull them out and use them for a multitude of purposes. Not to mention it's great to have a part of your history.

The recipe collection started with a CD tin to hold the recipe cards and photos. I used some cardstock and patterned paper to partially cover the front of the tin. I cut the paper very close to the width of the tin, to minimize sanding. While I like to sand to get a neat clean edge, if you over sand on tin it will look scratched.

I covered a scalloped chipboard frame using a small piece of the reverse side of my patterned paper (love double-sided paper). After cutting as close to the edge as possible, I sanded the chipboard. This left a white edge which I liked so much, I left as is. I tied a piece of ribbon around the corner of the frame. My title was printed on the linen vellum from Papertrey Ink and cut out to fit the frame. To do this, I measured my opening and made a square text box in Microsoft Word just barely larger than the opening. Once printed, I cut it out and adhered it to the back of the frame, adding extra glue to adhere the whole thing to the cover of the tin.

I love that you can see the patterned coming through the vellum:


And now on to the recipe cards and photos! I printed each card on white cardstock then stamped around the edges and in the white space using one of the stamps from my Always stamp set from Stampin' Up! The stamp repeated part of the design from the patterned paper. I kept it simple, using Dark Chocolate Palette ink.

And now this is where more vellum comes in! I applied a sephia effect on all of my photos and printed them on the linen vellum. I just love the look - it almost looks like the photos are printed on canvas and gives it a slight worn look...perfect for these old photos.

And even though the vellum has a nice weight to it, it is still slightly transparent. Here's what the tin looks like opened, with a photo on top and the recipe "peeking" through.

One more special part of this collection. My aunt had a few of these recipes written in my grandmother's own handwriting. I printed one on vellum and included it in the tin, along with the printed version.

Again, just nice to have a part of your history with you. And speaking of being with you...I can't wait to see what the rest of you have created for the Blog Hop Challenge. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you come back!



Supplies:

Stamps: Always by SU!
Ink: Dark Chocolate by PTI
Patterned Paper: a la Carte/Romaine by American Crafts
Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Stamper’s Select White and Linen Vellum by PTI
Ribbon: Dark Chocolate by PTI
Tools: corner rounder by EK Success, sanding block by SU!
Fonts: Futura Book, Circle Semi, Beautiful ES
Other: CD tin, chipboard scallop frame by SU!