The first thing I thought of when I saw the clipboard die was a mini album or tag album of some sort. Initially I was going to create a swatch book with it, but since I already have a lot of my inks and such swatched, I decided to go in a slightly different direction and create a swatch book using some of my Idea-ology stash! The 2024 Idea-ology release came in a rainbow of colors and while I had collected all the things, I had yet to use them. So I gathered them and sort them by color and started creating my little mini album.
I began by die cutting the clipboard using Kraftstock and Silver Metallic Craftstock. I inked the edges of the Kraftstock clipboard with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I then sanded the metallic clip piece to give it a distressed effect and then inked it with the same Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I then assembled each of the clipboards.
Next, I used the paper die to cut out sections from the Large Collage Strips. I then embossed them using the embossing folder from the Vault Side-Order Floristry. I rubbed over the embossed design with some Sizzix Gold Luster Wax for a little interest. I then inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
Once that was completed it was just a matter of going through my stash and selecting ephemera pieces in the coordinating color to create a small collage on the paper.
If you look closely I also used some of the rainbow colored stamp stickers from the Postmarked Sticker Book.
For the focal point on each clipboard I selected either a flower or butterfly and adhered that with some double sided foam adhesive for a bit of dimension.
I then finished off each one with a Clippings Sticker.
Lastly, I added all of the clipboards to a book ring and finished that off with a bit of seam binding and some Idea-olgy charms and a skeleton key.
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