I was quite pleased with the holder I made yesterday for the swap, and realized I needed a couple of folders myself. Better than having the small folders and dies loose in a box, and more attractive. (This is pretty much the same steps
as posted for yesterdays folder).
I liked making the covers out of wallpaper samples. I have a few sheets that are kind of funky. I decided to play and see what I could come up with. I also had bought some badge holders that were vertical holders for badges, which means a horizontal orientation for a small booklet or holder. For the sheets of wallpaper seen below, I embossed with this folder and colored the raised areas with Brilliance ink and heat set.
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On the upper sheet in the above picture, I adhered it to thin cardboard and then ran through a second Cuttlebug embossing folder and colored the raised areas with the green Brilliance ink pad. I took some of the wallpaper scraps, ran them through the same embossing folder used the first time, colored with the brown Brilliance ink pad and then cut a decorative element with a Cuttlebug die.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XL6sLM5DTqBmurKfD3qWLCdJ11mt-lB5xFcsphBexoExm6LOivoPSeEfYj327ArU6q6XaquwHLv6EIE9uSbHtsy73nNaJJH0fohYYXrAgu0G4smwVFzl51eA6gBoap6VFbwnJPJX0GE/s400/a2.jpg)
I like how the embossing and coloring really transformed these wallpaper samples. I used a black Sharpie to color the edges of the decorative elements. Front cover:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACwrMOdd6GpnKI6BPCfsltzIVcn6rAUNlHLC6ueyUxJUlDcdsE58EArvVGVadJyfZuhvCXeZit_JPTc47oT11kT1GHD-74UPzcLcrJOFluLFqe-jZq82NL0CGPRZX0nr36C8aA0TGn0/s400/a3.jpg)
I added sticker letters and an image to the inside front cover.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DVy-OOOLd2kbsL-C-Zy6C9Oe40SpWGM4gpvXeqVZz6SKBRqob2lz3H5NMuY5nZbeFpFoD_OKgdKrm0ToU_13FgCHoATWmOZ2psqzy7CvgNGDiwip37ZwYTx8AtX9rcmMOx3lMZHxiC0/s400/a4.jpg)
Added an image and letter stickers on the inside back cover. (bad photo, stickers spell "explore").
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS6YHjQM8m-_cUeqWd44puYbuVkZ7HpAZsN5zbs9qyHA1bieh5bi0s_JyE8XJYWQgknIOSJhRAmUI_GiisXZj7eni5lIdFEX6go-lrCkZyOy_JrvwpTEvCGrpWFyeqp11ihyphenhyphenZJpAvQjI/s400/a5.jpg)
Back cover:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6edVflt0exbMc6hs5djv1EKh8TmZIRdgU7tC1hT5ErOsR8QYthETIhMKDCjCt-OD8D_u-BYu24QCacBaLWChyy3glNRIGz4OUmAlqCkVyyczZtLqU2rPyUNY8Tyxrd-ri7KjpzWNXTYw/s400/a6.jpg)
For the second booklet, I choose some wallpaper samples that I didn't particularly like. I embossed the upper papers with the diamond folder and the lower papers with the floral folders. I decided I wanted the paper more blue than the original green color, so I was very liberal in applying blue Brilliance ink.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7-6oNu1cbt5iSFZblFLLVYVWineNpf94YvnjJ090gvwF_wgY3Y-e2t2UoA24qr7x0x4juOwAVUb4CEZD-6Ml90qh0oSlgrCqSZmg0ocmdODQHFMXRN8cWLOr7QhUCqRrWmRnuUAHmdw/s400/b1.jpg)
I took the floral embossed paper, adhered it to a thin sheet of cardboard and embossed with the diamond folder and colored with the platinum Brilliance ink.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgRtiZLWFIxf8RtFnGO3tgoCbLqA-d6mb5WyWePOvuSR0etnnI_yOfNiJAhqXvDSyjvsMemmYoiq6PS4yozsmWQ7pKFioL5fmn1CTmKeVvGY2NgbiKz1xmuZ5dtUoZenmCus2_KeIvz0/s400/b2.jpg)
I had some scraps of wallpaper left over from yesterday's project. cut it out with a Cuttlebug die and ran a platinum Brilliance ink pad over the surface to add to the outside covers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKHVfBX0-lMRjCdHP1DGCmBi6tfuq-NbyzIddsF5kkY3jCNYyCrKTBiDz7vkIYCFDYHzi-Do03Xc17miUqj0WI1arJbViuY2_zYxAOdgMZaB45cNEv2jRqi8-63X5fjHPp2FHktfb4Kk/s400/b3.jpg)
I added a rub on and some stickers letters on the front cover.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDWjyetiBEbRPEHpvtgkeKLqT-K10hxvLlQs0WYKXk_MQ7piiWAFi5oRWFmryrnBNYYB625JiwxS_IZQRZ7TWMHme3EcMUS4h2aGj2P_7_edklQTbLedXN5A_r63IrZp6gs_orryHzhw/s400/b4.jpg)
I added an art quote on vellum to the inside front cover. This softened the geometric pattern.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHykaIqA7SUr6iC9LLmNyOvdM4OQXbRvfaGgzgJsSQ8CJ5K25YhvMSE03VCMc2I-Op8-cZBUfHDhdk2LH9eNyIZxcm9JQPSglgz1LFXm4XAf3dGxhQugGZ3URqgvTEmOWY4LmMPQ4tzM/s400/b5.jpg)
And added another quote on vellum to the back inside cover.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyiOCf4ykadaR15T3gfSqNEbwRPKoYWS4cguIpNPIZFekrm_ojpLM99aUewFVzncQ14S3F42LoG70ZQF5AhQYN3EM3XK6TDQYHn4q2W1EDyI_Jwd2uMjQrvUzDUmA8QxBUz9wDnwnToo/s400/b6.jpg)
Back cover:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG9L6UHZHmrgADmVS6r73_fJaMc_EtYgazgmXjL4RiJ618jjoLTvgw_kbnIH-UhjuW7k73YRRwFjkyQiBr2Mo3ovGdD7i9bbp6DvYoBYwWJ2VjoUyIUVGK3yKRieZWMSvOFYqdIRrWRQ/s400/b7.jpg)
I like the covers so much more than how the original sheet of wallpaper looked.