Mini Scrapbook Suitcase

This project was designed to contain photos and journaling about a short summer adventure. It is basically constructed from two large envelopes, which can be purchased or created from textured paper, using a store-bought envelope as a template.

Supplies:

1) Two brown envelopes 5-1/4”x 7-1/4”

2) 6-1/4”x 7-1/4” brown paper to match envelopes

3) Two 6-3/4”x 5” light brown paper

4) 8-1/2”x1-1/2” brown suede paper

5) Two 14”long by 5/8”wide striped grosgrain ribbon

6) Fray Check (Dritz)

7) Two pairs of 5/8” magnetic disks

8) Gold vellum paper scraps (for buckles)

9) Two 3/16” gold flat top rivets

10) One 3/16” gold eyelet rivet

11) 3-3/8”x 1-7/8” light green paper

12) 3-3/8”x 1-7/8” clear acetate sheet

13) Two 3-1/2”x 2” sage green suede paper

14) 4-3/4”x 6-3/4” olive green paper

15) 4-3/4”x 6-3/4” mustard yellow paper

16) 4-1/2”x 6-1/2” printed sage green paper

17) 4-1/2”x 6-1/2” white paper with small gray print

18) Two 2-7/8”x 6-7/8” light brown paper

19) 2-5/8”x 6-1/2” printed mustard yellow paper

20) 2-1/4”x 5-1/8” white paper with small gray print

21) 5”x 4-3/8”x 6-1/4” triangle of brown paper

22) 2-1/2”x 1-1/4” beige paper

23) 3”x 1/2” beige paper

24) Li’l Davis Designs Chip Art Coaster (Decouverte)

25) Making Memories woven label (Fun Wild & Crazy)

26) K.and Co. Grand Adhesion Life’s Journey

(Journey oval)

27) Design Originals Mounts and Tags

(two 3-1/2” square frames)

28) Two 3-1/2” square papers (one olive green

and another mustard yellow)

29) Five (or as many as needed) 4-3/4”x2-1/2” office

tags with twine added

30) Two (or more) 1-3/4”x 3-1/2”office tags with

twine added

31) Merikan double stick tape (7/16”and 3/16”)

32) Versa Magic ink pads (jumbo java, red brick,

Spanish olive)

Tools

1)1) Scissors

2) Paper trimmer

3) Small hole punch to fit rivets

4) Rivet setter, mat, and hammer

5) EK Success buckle paper punch (to accommodate ribbon)

6) Craft knife, ruler, and cutting mat

7) Brown ink pen

8) Hero Arts Clear Design sets (Happiness Messages, Favorite Journal, Travel Journal)

9) Hero Arts ‘Background Postage’ rubber stamp

10) Hero Arts ‘affirmations’ rubber stamp set

11) Rubber stamp letters and numbers for

luggage tag

12) Diffusion ‘JOURNAL’ rubber stamp

13) All Night Media compass rose

14) Assorted travel themed rubber stamps

Procedure

1) Use a deconstructed 5-1/4”x 7-1/4” envelope as a template to cut two envelopes from two12x12 brown textured papers or use ready-made brown envelopes.

2) Fold and tape together the envelopes.

3) Fold the 6-1/4”x 7-1/4” brown paper in half lengthwise.

4) Use tape to adhere the two envelope flaps to the back of the folded middle section.

5) With the background stamp and java inkpad print design on light brown paper pieces.

6) Tape the larger two stamped pieces onto the outside of the envelope suitcase.

7) Tape the other two stamped pieces to the inner panels of the suitcase.

8) Apply Fray Check liquid to the ends of the ribbon pieces.

9) Tape down 5-1/4”of both pieces of ribbon to the front of the suitcase, spacing them about 3-1/2” apart.

10) Punch out two buckles from the vellum paper.

11) Slip the buckles onto the ribbon ends.

12) Position the magnetic discs under the buckles and wrap the ribbon around the suitcase to find position of

the other half of the magnet pair. (Use glue if the magnets are not secure when

you pull apart the ribbons.)

13) Fold the brown suede paper in thirds lengthwise and then fold 1-1/4” of the ends.

14) Make holes in the handle for the flat top rivets and using the rivet setter and hammer, attach the rivets.

15) Cut out a 3”x 1-5/8” window in one of the sage green suede paper pieces.

16) Stamp out your title and date on light green paper.

17) Tape the acetate sheet under the window and then tape the stamped title behind the acetate.

18) Tape the remaining green suede to the back of the luggage tag and use the pen to make faux stitches.

19) From the scrap green suede cut a piece 1-3/4”x3/8” to use as the luggage tag strap.

20) Mark faux stitches and attach strap to the tag with the eyelet rivet, making sure that the strap goes

around the suitcase handle.

21) Stamp compass rose design onto the larger white printed paper.

22) Tape larger white piece to the larger olive green piece of paper.

23) Attach one of the brown triangles to the upper left hand corner of the white rectangles, leaving the

diagonal edge open and snipping off the upper right corner.

24) Tape the mustard paper square to the back of the picture frame leaving the upper side open.

25) Attach the backed frame to the brown triangle leaving the lower right corner open so that additional

photos can be slipped behind triangle.

26) Follow instructions 21 to 24 using solid mustard paper, printed green paper, brown triangle, the other frame, and square of olive green paper.

27) Tape three sides of the large olive green rectangle and large mustard yellow rectangle to either side of the suitcase inner panels, keeping the opening of the envelopes open.

28) Using red brick ink, stamp the word ‘journal’ on the printed mustard piece of paper before attaching it to one of the inner panels.

29) Using brown ink, stamp the Adventure Journal rubber stamp on the printed white paper before taping it to the other inner panel.

30) Stamp sayings onto the small beige rectangles and adhere them to one side of the suitcase.

31) Attach embellishments to the other side of the suitcase.

32) Stamp assorted travel themed images or words onto the office tags and distress them.

Tips

1) Some of the embellishments and rubber stamps may no longer be available, so

improvise with what you can find, trying to stay in the autumn color palette.

2) If you want to add two more secret pockets to the back of the suitcase, extend the

flap of the envelopes into rectangles and tape down only three sides of the flap.