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Beautiful Mixed Media Folio

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Hope you are all well! I’m back with a tutorial for you all. This month, I decided to create a mixed media folio which can be used as a journal keeper, and album and much more. I wanted to incorporate scrapbooking and mixed media in today’s project but before, proceeding further, take a look below for the details of our monthly challenge.

CrafTangles Monthly Challenge July 2021

Here’s a look at my beautiful mixed media folio:

Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 1

I wanted to create layers using paper elements and add some details to my background of the cover. I therefore used a stencil, texture paste and liquid watercolours along with fussy cut elements.

Here’s how I created the folio:

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Step 1- I used 2 sheets of Dual Cardstock
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 3
Step 2- Cut two pieces – 5 7/8″ x 11″, 8″x 11″
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 4
Step 3- Score the smaller piece at 2 3/4″ on the 11″ side and at 5 1/2″ on the 5 7/8″ side
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 5
Step 4- Score the bigger piece at 3/8″ and 5 7/8″ on the 8″ side and 23/4″ on the 11″ side
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 6
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Step 5- Glue together the two pieces on the long side, folding over the narrow scored sections. This gives us a foldable booklet.
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Step 6- Cut the right bottom corner rectangle
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Step 7- Time to glue the bottom to create pockets. Apply glue only on the sides as marked above, folded over and burnish well
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 11
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 12
Here’s a look at the folded folio
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Step 8- Round the corners of the smaller flap, that’ll mark the opening and closing of the folio.
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 14
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 15
Step 9- Glue two magnets one on the base and one on the flap centering it.
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Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 17
Step 10- Use the paper pack of your choice, to decorate the album. Cut pieces 1/4″ shorter than the base to leave a border around.
Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 18

Here’s a quick video tutorial to decorate the cover:

Here are some close ups of mixed media folio:

Beautiful mixed media folio
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Beautiful Mixed Media Folio 20

Supplies used

  1. CrafTangles Dual Texture White- 230 gsm cardstock
  2. CrafTangles Countryside 12″ Papers
  3. CrafTangles Script Stencil
  4. CrafTangles Old Newspaper Stamp
  5. CrafTangles liquid watercolours- Vibrant Violet, Evergreen
  6. CrafTangles Chipboard Cuts- Antique Lace
  7. CrafTangles Clear Gloss Texture Paste
  8. Distress Inks- Wilted Violet, Forest Moss

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Hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial! Happy Crafting!

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Aditi Mahajan

Aditi Mahajan

A nomadic soul, who loves to explore. Her artsy name is Dots to Lines and she is a mixed media artist who enjoys living her life in colour and inspiring those around.

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