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CD Case Mini Book:
“The Best of the 80's”

By: Becky Chabot
Hot Rod Scrampers
Advanced Scramping Team Designer

 What inspired me to create this album is simply being a Mom of a teenage boy who I feel is slipping further and further away.  I don’t think he realizes just what he means to us; how much we love him; and how far we will go to help him be who he wants to be.

The style of the album itself is a stretch for me.  I usually scrap 12”x12” layouts because I need so much room to include all my artsy creations. With this album, the focus was on the photos and journaling.  I needed a way to connect with my son and show him how precious he is to me. 

One day while he was on the computer downloading iTunes, I heard a familiar melody from the 80’s. I knew the 80’s music was coming back but it hadn’t hit home yet. I graduated high school in the 80’s, Jared was born in the 80’s, I KNOW the 80’s and if it has to be the music that gets through to my son, then that works for me.  He always has his music playing whether on his computer, iPod, in the car or strumming his guitar in between TV show commercials!  So, I thought the shape of the album being a CD case would be a great way to get his attention. He might be interested to see what is inside.  I filled it with pictures of his memorable childhood moments and shared their story as well as my feelings in the journaling. The last CD in this album is a music CD of all the song titles of the page layouts plus a few other favorites.

Jared is a die-hard skateboarder too, so this line of papers “Skate Shoppe” really fit his personality!

Supplies:

Becky Chabot Flourishes (heartsintouch.com)
Foam Alpha Stamps (Making Memories)
Patterned Papers, fibers, (Basic Grey-Skate Shoppe)
Acrylic Paint in various colors (Tulip)
Alpha Rub-ons, mini brads (Basic Grey)
Chipboard label shapes (Junkitz)
Label Maker (Dymo)
Perfect Printing Pouch (ScraPerfect)
Film strip overlay (Magic Scraps)
Sanding block (Ranger)
Junk CDs (one per page)
Recordable CD

 Instructions:

1.      Brush random blotches of different colors of acrylic paints over the cover of the album, let dry and then distress with a sanding block and use a craft knife to scratch gouges into the surface; to make it look “old” and beat up.

2.      Apply paint to foam alpha stamps with a foam brush, then stamp the title “BEST” into place centered on the album cover.

3.      Use black and white rub on letters to complete the rest of the title, place “The” on the top left and “of the” on the bottom left with “80s” in black to the bottom right as shown.

Don't Stop Believing:

1.      I really let the photos dictate the layout and title.  This photo of our trip to Disney land was the inspiration for the song selection title. I used one photo to cover the front of the CD and sanded the edges.  

2.      Use minimal embellishments to accent around the photos.  Stamp flourishes with acrylic paint, add song title, and other information using the Dymo label maker.

3.      The backside is covered with patterned paper and sanded.

4.      Create a text document for a CD label format to type journaling and print onto transparency film. For best results, treat the transparency film by rubbing the entire surface with the Perfect Print Pouch before printing. Cut out the printed journaling and adhere over the patterned paper.

Everything I do:

1.      Cover the CD with patterned paper and sand the edges.

2.      For this layout I used two photos, which were a distant shot and a close up. Place the larger photo along the right side of the page and trim edges.  Crop the close up and add to the upper left.

3.      Glue patterned paper to a chipboard label holder, trim and sand.

4.      Accent the background with rub-ons, glue label holder into place.

5.      Cover the back of the CD with patterned paper and repeat step 4 of the previous page for journaling the layover.

Notice that the photos for each page relate to song titles. All of the pages were simply created focusing on the photos. If the background in the photo was undesirable or I wanted to crop the photo, patterned paper was used to cover the surface in some of these instances.  Embellishments were kept to a minimum utilizing rub-ons, fibers and tiny chipboard accents.  The “Freeze Frame” page uses a film strip transparency overlay. All pages have journaling printed and attached to the back side in the manner described above. 

        

   


If you have any questions about this project, please feel free to email becky@keepsakedesigns.biz

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