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 Facebook 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. 

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Enjoy and Happy Crafting. 

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Vintage Orchard Fall Wreath

 Hi Crafty Peeps, 

I hope you all are having a great weekend. This week we introduced the New Tres Jolie Kits for October 2024. So with that being said I have a fun project for you using the October Mixed Media Kit and some of the Laser Cut Elements from the Scrapbook Kit. You are going to love this fun Fall Wreath Project that takes no time at all. Both Kits are listed below along with my video tutorial and the step by step below. 

October Mixed Media Kit                                                     October Scrapbook Kit

    

To start with you will need any type of wreath you would like to use, I am using a grapevine wreath. We will be decorating this at the end. 

First we will stain the truck with our Little Birdie alcohol inks. I used the Marine Blue. Dab some on your surface and use a cotton ball to swipe up the ink and glide this along the truck area. To get into small areas the cotton ball is hard to read use a tooth pick or wooden skewer with a bit of cotton wrapped around the top, dip in your ink and color in the small colors.

I do this process for pumpkin, squash and gnome using different colors of the alcohol inks from the Mixed Media Kit. 

Next for the leaves I used the Paint Couture paint amazon from a previous kit , August Mixed Media Kit. 

Here is the finished truck. For the little mustache on the gnome I used a white gel pen. I traced around the image of the gnome with a black sharpie pen. Then I added some glossy accents to the word Fall, and the pumpkins and squash. The tires are colored black using the black gesso from the Mixed Media Kit. 

So this Fall Tres Jolie has some super cute chipboard pieces, here is the mushroom chipboard. For this one I colored in the acorns and the stem of the mushroom with a brown marker. for the leaves and the top of the mushroom I used the Perfect Pearls that came in the July Mixed Media Kit. 

First you want to place some water down on your mat, just a a drop or two, then place a little bit of perfect pearls down on the mat. Dampen the chipboard just a little with your paint brush using water, don' t get the chipboard very wet or it will get mushy. Next place some perfect pearls on your paint brush and brush onto the damp chipboard area and this will color your chipboard. I used Perfect Pearl colors spring green brilliant yellow, and pumpkin orange. 

Here is the cute little gnome that is new to the shop as well. I used my orange marker for hat, red marker for the apple and I used the paint couture amazon paint for the leaves. For the white beard I used white flock from my stash.  

Here is the finished wreath. For the foliage on top of the wreath tucked under the bow I used the Laser Cut Elements from the Scrapbook Kit which features 49 and Market Vintage Orchard Collection. 

Then I hot glued the truck down below, and added some leaves and flowers from my stash, lastly I glued on the chipboard mushroom and the little gnome. I did a couple of more laser cuts on top of the colorful leaves below. 

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial, remember I have the video tutorial for your convenience. I really enjoyed creating this Fall Wreath using the cute wooden truck and the new mushroom and gnome that are added to the shop. I hope you got some inspiration from today's project and head over to the shop to check out the New Mixed Media Kit with the Fall Truck, you can do so many things with this truck for a really nice Fall Decor. Place the truck in a picture frame or on a canvas how lovely would that be to decorate a mantle, a wall, or hang on a door. 

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

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

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