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Scrapbook On The Road {Coming Together}

I love getting stuff in the mail. Especially when it's fun stuff like this! I was a little pleasantly surprised that the 7Gypsies book covers were actually black and not that reddish color in the shop pics. Now that I have it though, I'm not sure if I'm going to use it for the cover. Right now I just have two pieces of chipboard as place holders. They work well so I might just decorate them and use them instead.

These are the first few things I added to the book. I have a clear scroll overlay along with a red envelope underneath for ephemera. Under that is a large craft tag that I added some green ribbon to.

I added quite a few of these opaque velum envelopes. They're just a hair too big for the album but I have a feeling by the time this is completed I'll have bits and bobs stuck out all over the place (like the ribbon). So I'm okay with it.

I punched a few pieces of thin cardboard and added them throughout.

I purchased these Martha Stewart chipboard letters on clearance at Wal-mart. Every once in a while you can find some good crafty things there. I added these to the back of the cardboard. I'm still deciding if I'm going to paint over them or not.

I added a small note card. It's got a birdcage in the corner with the word 'fly' above it. Love this.

More various bits of scrap paper and cardstock I had laying around. I even used some packaging, which you can see on the left side. I plan on covering up the print with photos.

Another craft tags and a piece of brown textured cardstock.

More vellum envelopes. I bought some overlays from Michael's {Ill have to check on the brand and I'll take some photos for you} and I stuck one inside of each. They're all different designs and are all super cute.

I won this on eBay the other day. It's a 7Gypsies wire bound envelope book. I tend to collect a lot of crap while traveling and I honestly don't think all of it will fit in the album so this will be used for backup.

If any of you are also taking part in Ali's Scrapbook on the Road class and are blogging about it, feel free to leave your link in the comments!

Scrapbook On The Road

Over the weekend I purchased the Scrapbook on The Road class from Ali Edwards. It was the best $14 I've ever invested. There's handouts, lists and detailed videos about how to construct your album. She also goes into detail about hunting and gathering ephemera from your trip, adding photos to your book and telling your story.

The first thing I did after reading everything and watching the videos was to go into my studio and sift through stuff to decide what kind of book I would like to create. I will be using this for my trip to Alaska this summer. I didn't want anything too bright and colorful so I'm sticking mostly with neutrals and the occasional pop of color.

I pulled some colored envelopes that I will end up punching and adding to the album. A lot of the supplies on the class list were sold out so I made do with what I had and ended up only ordering a few 7Gypsies items from Etsy. {You'll see these further down the post}

I also pulled some letter and quote stickers from my stash. I may or may not use these in my book but I'll probably take them along with me.

I love these little round travel chipboard stickers. I think I got them at Michaels a few years ago in their $1 bins.

More various bits that I pulled. Once again, I may or may not use them. I'll just wait to see what feel the album takes on and see if they will fit in with the general theme.

I love the tickets and that cute little bird! Those will more than likely get thrown in somewhere.

I ordered a set of 7Gypsies Elizabeth book covers. They measure 5.5"x7".

I also snagged some colored tape, also from 7Gypsies.

I found these 1 3/5" brown rings. I think these would work for a general vacation book but seeing as how I'll be away for 4 months, I may need to upgrade to larger rings.

I also purchased some 7Gypsies mini colored blank labels. Perfect for adding little notes, tags and observations.

Once I get my Etsy items in the mail, I'll punch everything and start working on my foundation pages.

I seriously recommend heading over to check this project out!

{You can find all the information here}

Free Music 2 Digital Kit!

Ali has been kind enough to feature this giveaway on her blog this weekend. This totally free downloadable kit from 300dpi (the makers of DCWV) comes with:

* 12 digital papers

* embellishments

* a full alphabet set

* a full number set

Head over here to place you order. Use check-out code Ali-52010.

The offer code is good through June 30th, 2010!