April

Monthly Class Series

Enchanted Forest "Once Upon a Time" - Mixed Media Album

Designed by Maria Cole

Graphic 45 Supplies:
1 sheet Enchanted Forest Signature page (#4501338)
1 sheet Sumptuous Floral (#4501339)
1 sheet Gilded Grandeur (#4501340)
2 sheets Gallant Knight (#4501344)
1 sheet Medieval Splendor (#4501345)
1 pack Decorative Chipboard (#4501350)
1 each Mixed Media Album - Black (#4501022)

Additional Supplies:
3 ft teal ribbon
11 2 ft coral ribbon
2 sequins (1 gold & 1 silver)

Optional Metal Version Supplies:

1 pack (2) Antique Metal Door Pulls (#4500548)
*Finished Project*

Tools & Adhesives:

Paper trimmer, scissors, craft knife, scoring board,
bone folder, ruler, scalloped edge scissors, pencil,
sanding block, tape runner, foam adhesive, liquid
adhesive, Graphic 45 Decades ink - Photogenic Black

Directions:
1. From the Gilded
Grandeur paper, cut
and trim all of the
borders. Separate
the journaling
images, then cut
out all of the stamps
using scallop-edged
scissors. Set aside.

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2. Locate one of your

sheets of Gallant
Knight and separate
all of the journaling
images. Set aside.
As you cut all your
papers, feel free to ink
your edges with black
ink.

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7. Take your
remaining Sumptuous
Floral paper and trim
off a 63 8 tall piece.
Then, trim this same
piece so that its 5
wide. Take the leftover
scrap and trim to 45 8
wide x 55 8 tall. Set
aside.

3. Take your other

sheet of Gallant
Knight paper and
flip over to reveal
blue side with
vines running
vertically. Trim
off (2) 1 2 wide x
12 tall strips. Set
aside.

4. Take your leftover

Gallant Knight paper and
trim off a 63 8 wide x 12
tall piece. From this same
piece, cut (2) pieces that
measure 63 8 wide x 5
tall. Set aside.

8. Locate your
Medieval Splendor
paper and trim off a
63 8 wide x 12 tall
piece. From this same
piece, cut (2) pieces
that measure 63 8
wide x 5 tall. Set
aside.
9. Flip your leftover
Medieval Splendor
paper over to reveal
black pattern. Trim
off a 63 8 tall piece
and trim to 5 wide.
Trim your scrap piece
to 43 8 wide x 55 8
tall. Set aside.

5. Use your remaining

Gallant Knight paper
to trim off a 45 8 wide
x 55 8 tall piece. Set
aside.

6. Locate Sumptuous
Floral paper and trim off a
63 8 wide x 12 tall piece.
From this piece, cut (2)
pieces that measure 63 8
wide x 5 tall.

10. Take out (2)

ivory pages from
your album. Take
each page and cut
(2) 4 wide x
3 tall pieces. You
will have (4) total.
Then, trim one of
these pieces to 4 wide x 27 8 tall. Set aside.

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11. Take out (1)

kraft page from your
album. Cut (2) pieces
that measure 4
wide x 3 tall. Take
one of these pieces
and trim it to 4
wide x 31 8 tall. Set
aside.

15. Fussy cut

the oval princess
image from one
of your leftover
inside pieces. With
your other leftover
piece, flip it over
to reveal the black
and tan check
pattern. Trim this
piece to 43 8 wide
x 5 tall.

16. Locate your

mixed media
album, with the
back side face up.
Adhere the corner
border from step
14 to the bottom
left corner of your
album cover.

12. Take your

Enchanted Forest
paper and cut
in half down the
middle vertically,
so that you have
(2) 6 wide x 12
tall pieces.

13. Carefully cut the

borders off each piece
of Enchanted Forest
paper, making sure to
cut along the inside
border.

17. Find another

border corner.
Trim 1 off the
bottom of the left
side. Adhere to the
upper left corner of
your album cover.

18. Adhere 43 8 wide

x 5 tall black and
tan check Enchanted
Forest piece onto
your back cover.
Locate one of the
wide x 12 tall
Gallant Knight strips.
Trim to 8 long
and adhere. Adhere
square chipboard and
3 x 4 floral image.

14. Cut your left

border in half so
that you have (2)
6 tall pieces. Cut
your right border
in half as well.
Reserve the border
in the upper right
corner for step 16.

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19. Flip album over

to the front cover.
Adhere a corner
border to the lower
right corner. Take
your last corner
border, trim 1
off the right side,
then adhere to the
upper right corner
of your album.
Adhere 43 8 wide x
55 8 tall Medieval
Splendor. Trim last
wide x 12 tall
Gallant Knight piece to 8 long and adhere.

20. Locate (3)

small square
chipboard
pieces, (2)
small circle
chipboard,
and Once
Upon
chipboard.

22. Remove all (4)

black dividers from
your album. Take
the first divider and
adhere a 63 8 wide x
5 tall Gallant Knight
above the pocket.
Take 6 wide x 4 tall
peacock image and
place photo corners on
each corner. Adhere
to divider. Locate Life
Itself Is The Most
Wonderful border and
red and white border,
trim both to 63 8 long, and adhere on top of the divider
pocket. Flip divider over to see where the top hole is,
then punch the hole. Adhere chipboard.
23. For the back of
your first divider,
adhere 63 8 wide x
5 tall Medieval
Splendor above the
pocket. Locate 55 8
wide x 45 8 tall
Gallant Knight paper,
place photo corners
on each corner, and
adhere. Adhere one
of your larger ivory
mats under the 3
wide x 4 tall princess
image, then attach to
divider with foam adhesive. Locate black Once upon a
time border and trim to 63 8 long, then adhere on top
of the pocket. Punch top hole and adhere Enchanted
chipboard.

21. Adhere chipboard pieces to the cover. Locate the

red floral border, trim to 8 long, and adhere to the
left of the blue border.

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24. Take your second

divider and adhere
63 8 wide x 5 tall
Sumptuous Floral
above the pocket.
Adhere one of your
larger ivory mats on
top of your bigger
kraft mat. Adhere
3 wide x 4 tall My
Knight image on
top of the mats, then
attach to divider using
foam adhesive. Locate

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black diamond border, trim to 63 8 long, and adhere

on top of the pocket. Punch top hole and add Prince
chipboard.
25. Turn divider
over and adhere
63 8 wide x 5 tall
Medieval Splendor,
black side up, above
the pocket. Take 6
wide x 4 tall Ever
After image and place
black photo corners
on each corner, then
adhere. Locate blue
floral border, trim to
63 8 long, and adhere.
Punch top hole and add
Princess chipboard.
26. For your third
divider, adhere
63 8 wide x 5 tall
Medieval Splendor
above the pocket.
Take 6 wide x 4 tall
Happily Ever After
image and place black
photo corners on each
corner, then adhere.
Locate black floral
border, trim to 63 8
long, then adhere.
Punch top hole and
add chipboard.
27. Flip divider over
and adhere 63 8 wide
x 5 tall Sumptuous
Floral above the
pocket. Adhere
your last kraft mat
underneath your
smallest ivory mat.
Adhere 3 wide x 4
tall Enchanted image
on top, then attach
with foam adhesive.
Locate Happily Ever
After border and blue
and white border. Trim
both to 63 8 long, then adhere. Punch top hole and add
chipboard.

28. For your last

divider, adhere
63 8 wide x 5 tall
Sumptuous Floral,
red side up, above the
pocket. Take 6 wide
x 4 tall Once Upon A
Time image and place
black photo corners
on each corner,
then adhere. Locate
Princess / I Believe
In Fairies border,
trim to 63 8 long, then
adhere. Punch top hole
and add chipboard.
29. Flip divider over
and adhere 63 8 wide x
5 tall Gallant Knight
above the pocket. Place
photo corners behind
55 8 wide x 45 8 tall
Sumptuous Floral, red
side up, then adhere.
Adhere your last ivory
mat under the 3 wide
x 4 tall princess image,
then adhere. Locate
black circular border,
trim to 63 8 long, and
adhere. Punch top hole
and add chipboard.
30. Place
dividers back
inside your
album. Tie
your teal
ribbon around
the spine of
your album
and tie a knot.
Take coral
ribbon and
tie a knot on
top of the teal
ribbon. Add
gold and silver
sequins to the
cover.

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31. Use your remaining stamps and images from your

Gilded Grandeur paper to decorate some of your pages
however you like.

32. Optional: Add a pair of Antique Metal Door Pulls

onto your album cover for some extra royal flair!

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