Tammy Tutterow

Her Dreams Take Flight

When I saw the new Destinations paper stash and the vintage luggage pattern, I knew that I wanted to make a suitcase style shadow box using a Configurations box.  For the photos inside, I turned to my sweet friend Chelle who had recently take a special trip with her daughter.  I let the project be a surprise for her when we got to CHA. 

To create the shadowbox, I removed all of the inside boxes from the Configurations and discarded them.  I covered the exterior of the box with one of the suitcase pattern papers with PeelnStick Adhesive Sheets.  After sanding the edges, I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

After covering the outside of the box, I added Box Corners to each of the front box corners.

Along the sides, I added travel style stickers.  I colored strips of cloth medical tape with Brushed Corduroy Distress Stain to apply to the back edge of the box to simulate the trim on a vintage suitcase.

To add a handle, I salvaged one off of a dented tin lunch box style tin box that I had in my stash.  After finishing the outside of the box, I used some SuperTape to adhere the clear insert in place over the opening.

I dabbed Snow Cap Paint Dabber onto a word key and two Regal Adornments wings.  I used a dry cloth to wipe the paint off leaving the paint in the recessed areas of the pieces.  I used a Tim Holtz Drill Punch to make two holes in the tops of the two wings.  I used a jump ring to attach the two wings and the key to a Swivel Clasp.  I used 3D Zots to adhere the assembled piece in place on the top of the box.

I lined the inside of the box with the street grid pattern paper.

I created two photo mats for my photo by covering two pieces of Grungeboard with papers from the collection.  I added machine stitching to both mats.  I adhered my photo to the first mat and added Chit Chat Stickers along the edge of the photo.  I adhered the first mat to the second larger mat with adhesive foam squares.  The assembled two layers of mats was adhered to the center of the inside of the box with adhesive foam squares.

In the lower right corner of the large photo, I added a smaller photo matted on a scrap of cardstock.  The small photo was adhered to the larger photo with adhesive foam squares.

I used another of the travel stickers adhered to scrap cardstock to embellish the small photo.  I adhered it with adhesive foam squares.  I added a Gem Clip and enameled Foliage cluster also.

I embellished the top of the small photo with a second cluster of enameled Foliage and another Gem Clip.  I am so happy with the finished project and pretty sure that my sweet friend loved it too.  I hope that it will always be a fun reminder of her special trip.

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Tattered Angels Dyed Book Binding

I am sharing this over on the Tattered Angels Educator blog today and wanted to share it where with you all here as well.  If you ever need some great ideas and tips for using Tattered Angels products, you should check out the TA Ed blog, it is packed with info from a really amazing group of instructors! ---------------------------------- I recently needed a custom color of an adhesive tape to use for a binding on a mini book project. The solution was as close as my medicine cabinet! Johnson and Johnson First Aid Cloth Tape has a satiny finish that resembles grosgrain ribbon and does something quite pretty when sprayed with Glimmer Mist. Place a strip of tape the desired length on your misting sheet. Spray the tape with Glimmer Mist. It will puddle up a bit in a few places. (Isn't this blue beautiful? It is Turquoise Blue.) Swipe over the surface of the tape with a paper towel to remove the excess spray. The tape soaks up the Glimmer Mist very evenly leaving an very solid application of color. If you have any light spots, just spray and wipe again. The tape seems to only soak up a certain amount so you really can't spray too much. If you do, it will just puddle. After it is dry, you have a nice even color with subtle glimmer. You also get some additional shine with the satiny finish of the tape itself. The tape adhesive remains sticky despite having been wet. If you do multiple strips and need to store them, place them on a piece of wax paper or nonstick paper. If you would like a design, you can even mist your tape with a screen in place. Blot the tape immediately after lifting off the screen. If you don't remove the excess, it will wick and spread. You can also stamp on the tape for an added design. The tape on the left was stamped using Staz-On ink. The tape on the right was stamped with Memento ink. The Staz-On gives a sharper image while the Memento gives a softer more weathered look. I used pieces of the dyed tape to create a mini book using a Bingo Board. I used one board for the cover and cut a piece of cardstock for the back cover. I embellished the book front with flowers, crystals, and a felt branch from Prima. I added vellum pages to the inside and stitched them to the tape binding. On the book front, I covered the Bingo Board title bar with tape. I colored the letters with black ink to keep them from showing through. The centerpiece of the book front is one of the new Rockin Royalty Custom Cut-Outs tags that has gold foiling and clear embossing on it already. With just a quick spritz and wipe it is a stunning focal addition to any project.