Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Gingersnap Creations: TEA BAG TEMPLATE


I wanted to do something a bit different with the tea bag template. AND I wanted to make a Valentine gift for my mom. The original template is posted here. I bumped up the size of the tea bag template just a bit and made a mini album with some pictures I took at Christmas. The mini album is titled GG's BB (Great Grandma's Brag Book).

Stamps: Stampin Up! NOTABLY ORNATE
Paper: River Rock
Ink: River Rock, Archival Coffee
Accessories: glitter letters, Prima rose, Basic Grey magnet, Scrapper's Floss


I increased the size of the template just a enough to hold 4x4 pictures. The width is 4.5" (not 3.5" ) and the length is 12" (scored at 5", 5.5", 6", and 11").

I used magnets on the inside flaps.

I cut 3 sets of pages 4" x 9.5" and scored in the middle. This gave me 6 pages for pictures. I used my paper piercer to make holes in the center at 3/4", 2", and 3 1/4". I placed the pages inside the tea bag and punched again.

I used scrapper's floss as binding thread. It's a simple figure eight. The ends of the floss come from the inside to the outside - end and center holes. The thread from the center goes into the other side and out through the middle again.

Then the threads are pulled tight.

And a knot is tied near the outside center. There's a photo section in each tea bag valley.

I picked some of my favorite pictures from our Christmas trip to meet Julian and used Photoshop to make them sepia toned. I printed 4" x 6" but trimmed them down to 4" x 4".

I left pages blank for future additions...

..and included a picture of all the family members. (Here's my nephew, Adam, who finally out grew Grandma).

If you'd like to play along with the Gingers, you have a MONTH to post your interpretation of the TEA BAG TEMPLATE on the Gingersnap Creation's post. Be sure to stop by here and leave me a link to your creation too!

See you next week!

14 comments:

  1. This is beautiful and a great idea. You are so crafty! I love everything you do. I'm sure your Mom will love it.

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  2. Wow, what a lot of work went into that! Lovely as always.

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  3. Deb, this is a great idea and it looks very beautiful. I´m sure your mom will love it.

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  4. A wonderful idea. The little book is fabulous.

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  5. Terrific idea and its fab. Annette x

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  6. Wow Deb, that is really, really pretty! Colors are gorgeous and the construction is so cool.

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  7. Oh so awesome! I'm sure Gram will put it to good use!

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  8. I love the idea of the little scrapbook! So clever!

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  9. Wow, this is really gorgeous, Deb! Thanks for the all the photos...I would love to try this! (I'll bet she loves it!)

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  10. What a great idea! Gorgeous tea bag album!

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  11. That is a very nice gift for your Mom.
    Great idea to enlarge the template to make an album.

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  12. Truly beautiful! I just love how you took the template and just ran with it! Awesome album!

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  13. Very clever indeed to make a GG BB out of the template! luv it

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