A Creative Life: Venetian Shutter In Bloom with Mini Booklet for Tres Jolie

Friday, July 26, 2024

Venetian Shutter In Bloom with Mini Booklet for Tres Jolie

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing my last project for the month of July using the Scrapbooking kit along with the Mixed Media Kit. I just love how this beautiful House with venetian shutter turned out. It looks like a flower garden is just busting out of the window. I have links down below for you. I hope you enjoy this video tutorial as well as the step by step down below.

July Mixed Media Kit July Scrapbooking Kit

To start this project cover the wooden house with one of the pattern papers from the scrapbook kit. I covered the front and back. First I applied my adhesive laid down the pattern paper and burnished down and cut around the the house. This was the easiest way to cover the wooden house.

Then adhere down the venetian shutter to the front of your wooden house. I added little door knobs from my stash.

Next I opened the white packet of flowers from the Scrapbook Kit.

First I applied the texture paste onto the flowers and then used a small paint brush to brush on the pearl ex powder very lightly onto each flower. I used the yellow and pink salmon pearl ex colors found in the Mixed Media Kit.

Here is what the yellow flower looked like once I was done. You can do all your flowers like this or just a few.

Next we are creating a small mini booklet to adhere to the back of the house. I have the measurements below. For the 1 - 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 one you can cut two or just use one.

For the long strips once they are scored at 6 inches fold in half.

Then with one of the pieces 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch pieces scored at 1/2 inch place adhesive to the 1/2 inch flap and adhere that to the 1/2 inch flap to the fold of one of the long strips that are folded in half.

Next on the back of each long strip that is folded in half place adhesive to the back and adhere the back to the front of each one to create a booklet. (View Video Tutorial for more details)

Once you have the booklet together take the little strip that is 1 3/4 inches and score at 1 1/2 inches adhere the 1 1/2 inch to the back of the last page. Next use two magnets and adhere one to the inside of the closure and the other to the front page of the booklet. Adhere the booklet to back of the house in middle, as shown below.

Now you can decorate your your booklet. For more details on how I decorated my pages you can view the video tutorial. I do have a few pictures below.

Here is the front of the booklet.

Here is one of the cut-a-parts I cut out the middle part of the frame and made it into an open frame to place a photo inside.

Here is a page, I used a little cut-a-part card to create a tuck spot and place some other small cards inside.

Now for the front I added some flower grass inside the venetian shutter and used hot glue to adhere all the flowers down.

Here is the finished photo of the front of the house.

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial, remember I have the video tutorial for your convenience. I had so much fun creating this beautiful piece using the venetian shutter and the pearl ex from the July Mixed Media Kit and then using the beautiful Ciao Bella Bloom paper collection to finish it off along with fussy cutting those beautiful butterflies. I hope you found this inspirational.

For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.

Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.

Wishing you all a great day and Happy Crafting.