Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Goes Timeless

It’s time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This month’s theme was Lauren’s Timeless Templates. I have purchased a few of the templates and downloaded the freebies, but hadn’t tried them out yet, so this gave me the little push I needed to actually work with one.

I used the Recipe Wrap Up template, but not for holding recipes (of course not—my regular readers know that I don’t cook—LOL!). I decided to turn it in to a mini scrapbook of sorts using one of PTI’s new sets, All Star.

For a masculine look, I started by printing the template on SU!’s River Rock cardstock to coordinate with the star patterned paper from Junkitz that I wanted to use. I usually use more PTI products for my Blog Hop projects, but I really wanted to use this paper and my PTI stuff didn’t coordinate as well with it. My printer was not very cooperative with the cardstock (I may have to invest in a new one soon, since it does the same thing with photo papers . . .). Since I was short on time, I made my album using only one of the template pieces.

The outside is covered with a patterned paper panel. I used the pennant stamps from the All-Star Team set to create a vintage looking title for the album. The “all star” on the pennant is stamped in cream ink, then embossed with cream embossing powder. To keep with the more masculine feel I was going for, instead of adding a tie closure, I used a magnetic closure, hidden under the patterned paper panel.

The pockets are covered with the same patterned paper I used on the cover. I cut coordinating cardstock inserts for each pocket. I embellished the inserts simply, using the star border from the All-Star Team set and sentiments from the All-Star Team Additions set. I used a tab punch to create a pull tab for the top of each panel, too. Fun! Now it just needs some photos, memorabilia, and journaling to bring it to life . . .

Materials Used:
All-Star Team and All-Star Team Additions stamp sets, Recipe Wrap Up template, Smokey Shadow and Vintage Cream cardstock, Smokey Shadow and Vintage Cream Palette inks, black buttons (Papertrey Ink); Cranberry Crisp Classic ink, Cranberry Crisp and River Rock cardstock, Vanilla embossing powder, mat pack and paper piercing tool, round tab punch, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); patterned paper (Junkitz); twine (Walmart); magnets (Basic Grey)