Caravanning with Hunt & Gather
Afternoon girls,
Today I’m here to share with you my caravan mini album using the new range Hunt & Gather.
The browns and greens in this range work perfectly with snaps of the country side in the north of Western Australia.
The caravan mini album that is being released with this range, worked perfectly with some leftover photos of our holiday to Carnarvon in 2009, so I decided to have some fun with it.
I painted the album black, then to give it the distressed, faded look, I swiped white ink over it, then wiped it off with a tissue while it was still wet. I used a piece of acrylic in the door and window with the title, then swiped white paint behind it to give it a frosted look.
The new sparklets worked great as a hubcap for the tyre. Add in the new Branch wooden flourish as a tree and the new mini blooms in terracotta and it’s a perfect look for Carnarvon with its river gums and red dirt.
To get a 3 dimensional butterfly, I used the rubon onto a light piece of acrylic, then cut around it and folded it in half.
I left the door in the second page open to peek through to the photo on the next page and give it some dimension. I’ve disressed one of the Printed Chipboard pieces to in keeping with the theme.
Adding text with rubons to the blank chipboard pieces is a great way of making up your own signs and adding a pocket to hold a tag provides a place for some simple journalling. Adding in the occasional rubon to a page also adds interest.
The little alphabet stickers are a great way of adding a long title, or even journalling. I’ve added fun captions to the photos to keep the fun theme alive. The tags and diecuts can also be used as mats for the photos.
I cut each page out slightly smaller than the actual MDF page, then distressed and inked each page before gluing it down. This helps to hide any uneveness in the edges. You can tear and roll the edges in to make it a perfect fit. I also used an awl to poke the holes through for the hinged rings, then trimmed them with a sharp knife. I found it easier than using a punch.
Carnarvon Mini Album by Toni Crane
Products used: Kaisercraft Caravan Album (SB2116), Hunt and Gather Trek (P703), Hunt and Gather Find (P702), Hunt and Gather Forage (P704), Hunt and Gather Rubons (RB933), Hunt and Gather Paper Pad (PP848), Hunt and Gather Printed Chipboard (CB131), Newsprint Rubon Alphas (RB942), Tiny Alph Choc Mint (MA519), Tiny Alpha Black (MA501), Hunt and Gather Corrugated Tags (EM963), Paper Blooms Terracotta (F637), Mini Paper Blooms Terracotta (F652), Wooden Flourish Branch (FL358), Sparklets Daffodil (RS410), Album Rings Dark Brown (M019).
Other products used: White Paint, Ink, Letter Stickers.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my little caravanning trip, and next time you go camping, don’t forget to take some snaps to make a fun album to hold the memories!
19 comments
Thanks Toni, I wasn’t really sure if I liked this paper but when I saw this cut little album I have changed my mind it looks great.
Great inspiration. I am trying to hunt one of these albums down today to make one for my Dad.
Love Love Love this paper range, love the bugs, the fishes everything about it.
Toni, you have an awesome job on the caravan mini book, well done. Love it
this is the cutest thing ever!!!
i remember as a child scared our caravan would fall off the back of the car lol!!!
thanks for showing us all your hard work!!!
This is an adorable album – love the camper and all that you did with it.
This collection will be perfect, especially as my partner is a keen fisherman and loves going 4WD and having two Boys. Many thanks, can’t wait to get it from my LSS.
cant wait to get this range. we go camping every year and love fishing!!
Makes me wish we had an RV. Actually I just entered to win one. If i do … (dream sequence commences….)
wow u have made want to get this collection even more!! i just loved this collection wen i first saw it as my bf goes fishing all the time and we have just started collecting camping gear, so we can start camping!! so ive been waitin for this collection to come out !! now i just wish i had some photos hmmm.. looks like we may have to go camping very soon hehe
Great little album Toni – you have inspired me to get that caravan album for pics from my parents RV holiday in Canada. Hunter Gatherer looks perfect for this type of album and all those outdoorsy activities. thanks for the inspiration!
this caravan is just so cute I love it. what aperfect fathers day gift. Kaisercraft have outdone themselves this month
This is such a cute album! Love how you have decorated it Toni, just gorgeous!
Wow, I LOVE this album. My in-laws are heading back from their winter trip caravanning & you have totally inspired me for the perfect Christmas gift for the in-laws who have everything. Thank you so much!
Thanks girls for your lovely comments. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that you like what we do.
I love the mini album! Such a good idea.
What a great line for all of the masculine projects!
I love what you have done with the caravan album. I think this paper set will go perfectly with a lot of my UK photos that I am about to start scrapping.
That is such a fun little mini-album. Love the ants on the pages – so right for summer camping!
totally cool! love how you have really brought out the brights in this collection, really lovely!
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