How to Make a Vintage Mixed Media Scrapbook Panel

Take your scrapbooking off the page with an amazing mixed media art panel like this one from Emma. This wonderful vintage inspired design is on a thick board panel that can be framed and hug on a wall, rested on a mantle, shelf or desk or used as a sturdy cover for a scrapbook album. She used lots of products designed by Tim Holts from Ranger and Stampers Anonymous. There’s distressed and stitched pattern papers for the background and over top she layered smaller panels covered with different pattern papers to build dimension and add depth. The black and white vintage photo is in the center and around and over top of the panels she added die cut and inked roses, wooden and metal accents, hardware and embellishments, fabrics, buttons, labels and more.

Find step by step direction at the Simon Says Stamp blog.

-Heather

You can shop many of Tim Holtz’s products at Ranger Ink.

I was a teen in the 80’s so this totally rad Boombox shaped mini album from Traci really speaks to me! She created a rectangle shaped black acrylic album with rounded corners, adding buttons and a handle on the top with a cover decorated to look like a real boombox with speakers, a tape deck, buttons and more. She used the Totally 80’s collection of products from Simple Stories that has lots of bright pink and teal colors with cool 80’s inspired patterns like black and white check and colorful graphics. There’s also load of fun embellishments like a Walkman, high top sneakers, retro TV, camera, hair spray can and more.

I had huge hair in the 80’s and am embarrassed to admit how much Aquanet hair spray I used!

Traci has included her totally tubular signature flaps and pockets in the album too for some radical interactive elements too.

Visit the Artsy Album blog to learn more about this bodacious mini album project.

-Heather

Looking for scrapbook supplies, we recommend A Cherry on Top.com

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