3 Ways to use Homemade Transparencies with Caroline!

Hi everyone,

I am so excited to be here on Traci’s blog today working with the super cute new collection Oh, What Fun!

I LOVE creating my own transparencies from Traci’s collections and today I am sharing three ways I am working with Oh, What Fun! transparencies in my December Daily album!  These three projects are foundation pages so I also give you ideas for how I am going to use them!

Create a Pocket Page:

For this project I printed one of the 3x8 journal cards (at outside the page protector size) and cut out the lined area to create a frame.

I then printed this gorgeous floral patterned paper onto printable transparency. It looks amazing!!

Once it was dry I adhered it behind the opening to create a window.  I used red line tape for this so that it was nice a secure.

To create the pocket I adhered plain cardstock behind - using adhesive only on three sides and at the edges only.

I decided to create a simple insert working with a piece of dotted paper from another 3x8 journal card.  First I checked it was small enough to easily fit into my pocket.  Then I lightly adhered a punched circle behind it to act as a pull tab.

I then ran the card through my sewing machine to create a messy stitch frame around it - this also secured the pull tab better.

I will write my story for today on the journal card, and add the day's photo to the back of the card. I love this page and think I may make more with other patterns and 3x8 journal cards!!

Create a flip up for a pocket page:

For this project I printed one of the patterns as a 6x4 transparency card.  I decided to pair it with the A Season of Sparkle 6x4 card BUT I wanted the title on the card to show and the transparency to only sit over the area where my photo and writing will go!

To achieve this I measured where to cut down my transparency card.  I then put the 6x4 journal card into the page protector and I used a thin strip of clear sticker paper to work as tape.  Holding the transparency to the top of the page protector but allowing it to easily flip up.

For now I have paired this with the gorgeous white wood-grain Merry Christmas card. I may leave that card there and add a small photo and a few words under the transparency.  Or if I have more to say, I will replace that Merry Christmas card with a 6x4 photo.

Create a see-through page section:

For this project I decided to work with another of the 3x8 journal cards.  I wanted a page that was nice a neutral so I paired that with this gorgeous white and tan bauble patterned paper.  It makes a stunning transparency!\

I work at 8.25” tall x 6.75” wide for my full pages in my album.  This meant I just needed to trim the journal card a little and then cut half of the transparency to create the full page.

I adhered the transparency lightly under the edge of the paper and then stitched the two together with red thread for a pop of colour.

To continue this red and also added a cute gingerbread tree die-cut from the sticker pack that I also stitched down.

My plans for this page are flexible. I may include a full page photo behind it - where half of the photo peaks through and you turn the page to reveal the full photo (and additional photos or journaling on the back of the 3x8 card.

If I don’t have alot of words, I may include a small photo on the front of the 3x8 card and pair that with writing underneath.

My third option is to punch my photos into circles that are 2 or 3 inches wide.  I would then adhere those on top of the transparency for this day (repeating the design the next day on the other side of the project)

I am so looking forward to getting to these pages in my December Daily album and hope I have inspired you to create your own transparencies with the collection and include them in your project in a few different ways.

Bye for now

Caroline

The Oh, What Fun! Collection