I got some requests on how to make the Summer album, so I thought I give you a little tutorial.  This album is a great way to use up left over chipboard letters.  Here I used all the same letters but you can use a mixture of letters.



You will need:

• Foam or Paint Brush
• Palette knife or Popsicle stick
• Gesso
• Heavy Molding Gel (Paste)
• Chipboad Letters
• Paint
• Pen
• Strong Hole Punch
• Sandpaper

First off I sanded and applied gesso to chipboard letters.  This way they were ready to go when I put them onto the album.  Next put a layer of gesso onto the chipboard. Gesso is a great way to prep any surface for paint. 



I love this product.  It is like the paste you used to find in the classrooms but extra thick.  So many fun possibilities with this product. 



Take the paste and smear it all over your chipboard piece.  You can use a palette knife or just use one of your extra Popsicle stick. 



You want it rather thick.  This is what you are going to "smoosh" your chipboard letters into.  I love having a rough texture but you may want it smoother.  It is up to you!



The first letters you want to smoosh into the paste layer is your title so have these ready to go before you do your paste layer. 



Next start layering in the rest of the chipboard letters.  I like to change the direction, putting them upside down and backwards.  Keep moving quickly as the paste tends to dry quickly.



Keep on layering in the chipboard pieces until you completely cover the surface.  Those great little accents like quotation marks, asterisks are great fillers to fill in the gaps.



Next I put a layer of Gesso on the pieces, making sure I got into the nooks & crannies of the letters.  This preps the whole surface for paint.



Paint your chipboard any color.  For the first one, I used white.  I like the clean white look.  This second one I decided to go with a bright yellow.


 
Next do something to make your title stand out.  You can outline it with a pen, paint it a different color, or you could choose not to accent it and just let it sit there in the background.  Punch holes into your chipboard and attach binder rings to your album.  I used my Crop-a-dile II Big Bite to make the holes and cut through the chipboard letters.

Hope you have fun creating your own little mini!

Love, Always
Ronda