A Creative Life: Gold Leaf & Garden Roses Mini Album for Tres Jolie Kit Club

Friday, February 13, 2026

Gold Leaf & Garden Roses Mini Album for Tres Jolie Kit Club

Hi everyone,

In today's tutorial, we are exploring the art of high-texture layering. We'll be combining vintage-inspired scrapbook paper with 3D paper flowers, delicate chipboard cut keys, and shimmering gold leaf accents. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced mixed media artist, these techniques will help you add incredible depth to your paper crafts. What you'll learn: How to layer distressed paper, techniques on applying hold leafing to mixed media projects or other areas in your paper crafts, building 3D floral blusters and much more.

2026 February Mixed Media Kit 2026 February Scrapbook Kit

Part 1 Canvas

To start we are going to use the February Mixed Media Kit. Take the Perfect Pigments Pink Sapphire add some water and then stipple of the mixture on top of your entire canvas. (make the paint a little thick so it will stipple and have some texture.)

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Next choose which rice paper you would like to place on top of the canvas and add water around the edges and tear gently away. Once you have the desired look for it fit on top of the canvas use the Paint Couture white flexible paste to adhere on.

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Next I inked the around the canvas & rice paper with using Memento Gray Flannel ink. I then adhered down the gilding flakes using the Paint Couture Past from the Mixed Media Kit and I also used some past from Stamperia from a previous Kit, both work great.

I also used the chipboard kit painted with the perfect pigment pink sapphire and added some gilding flakes to it. I then used some of the flowers and the fussy cut some of the pretty ephemera pieces from the February Scrapbook Kit.

Then adhere the canvas to the top of the Mini Album cover.

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Part 2 Mini Album

To create the mini album you will need

2 pcs chipboard cut at 5x7 inches

1 pc of chipboard 1 1/2 x 7

1 pc of cardstock 11 x 8 1/2inches

1 pc of cardstock 3 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches

1 pc of cardstock 11 x 6 5/8 inches

adhere the chipboard pieces down leaving a 1 inches boarder around the chipboard pieces.

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Adhere down the piece of cardstock 11 x 6 5/8 inches to the inside of the mini album to cover the chipboard pieces. Be sure to place adhesive over the entire piece of cardstock before laying down.

Use a bone folder to make the grooves where your spine will be. (as shown below)

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Paper your mini album on the front and back cover and the spine. Adhere the canvas on top of the mini album.

Part 3 Mini Album Pages

3 piece of cardstock cut at 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches; Score at 1/2 inch on left side

2 pieces of cardstock cut at 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches; Score at 1/2 inch on left side

2 pieces of cardstock cut at 8 x 4 inches (small note pads); Score at 3 7/8, 4, 4 1/8th inches

2 pieces of cardstock at 3 x 5 1/4 inches; Score at 1/2 inch on left, right and bottom

Here is the pockets - 2 pieces of cardstock at 3 x 5 1/4 inches; Score at 1/2 inch on left, right and bottom

Next cut at an angle where the score lines meet.

Fold these little flaps in and adhesive

Adhere to the flaps and paper. These flaps will be placed to inside front cover and the back inside cover.

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Next this will be small notepads that are inside the mini album.

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Once you are done scoring make small holes in the spine and add your paper to the inside by sewing these together.

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Next add adhesive to the back and adhere to the front of the page 2 and 3, as shown below.

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Below I have photos of each page and I decorated each one. This one is the front flap that is adhered to the inside front cover. For each page I also added the gilding flakes to add some shimmering gold accents. The gold accents really make the colors in the flowers and embellishments pop.

For the frames I did add some foam tape to the back to give a 3D effect.

With the frames being raised you can also tuck flowers inside the frames

Here is the small note pad with a collage of ephemera on top and also has the seam binding closure.

Here is the second small note pad.

Here is the back flap that is adhered to the inside back cover.

The front of our mini album.

I hope you found some inspiration from today's project. This project had a touch vintage elegance with shabby chic style. This is a fun project for beginners or for advanced crafters that want to get into mixed media and combine many elements together.

The album is great size and perfect for keeping little photos, mementos or for journaling. I invite you to check out the 2026 February Kits over at Tres Jolie Kit Club. These kits are amazing and will get your creativity flowing.

Thanks for joining me and Happy Crafting!

I invite you to please stop by our page to see what new items our design team has created using our monthly kits.

You can always post your projects on Tres Jolie FB page - Tres Jolie Club Cafe.

Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.

We would love to see what you create.

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.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting.