Sir Vagabond Steampunk Travel Folio Tutorial: Part 2

Hi crafty friends. It’s Kristine and I’m back today with the second part of our new tutorial series. If you’re just joining us, welcome to the Sir Vagabond folio tutorial series! Please check the last blog post for the first part of the tutorial. As a recap, the first video tutorial teaches you how to construct the base of the folio. Then, you will create the interactive elements for the page. In the second video, we decorate side 1 with the Sir Vagabond papers and some of the Lady Vagabond die cut pieces. Below is a picture of side 1 of our folio.

Sir Vagabond Tutorial Videos #3 and #4

Then, in video #3, we will begin working on side 2 of our folio. First, we will use black cardstock to begin making flaps, pockets, and more interactive elements. Similar to side 1, we will be making a moving element from the decorative papers.

Once you finish constructing the base of side 1, you can move on to the fun part - decorating with the Sir Vagabond papers! In video #4, I will walk you through step-by-step how to cut and place your papers to decorate the page. We will be creating another ribbon and buckle closure to match side 1. Also, we will be adding more of the Lady Vagabond die cut pieces for extra dimension.

Finishing Your Folio

Finally, it’s time to add the final touches. In video #5, I will show you how to create photo mats and photo booklets. We will be making these pieces for both side 1 and side 2. This is a great time for you to add your own style by changing the Sir Vagabond papers being used. The possibilities are endless. However, in the video, I will give you specific measurements for creating the elements in my folio.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial series and making your Sir Vagabond folio. If you haven’t started yet, check out the FotoBella online store to purchase your materials today. Also, if you loved this collection, there is a second collection available called Sir Vagabond in Japan. And in April, Stamperia will be releasing a third collection: Sir Vagabond Aviator.

Happy crafting!

~Kristine, FotoBella Design Team Member

Sir Vagabond Steampunk Travel Folio with Full Video Tutorial

Hi crafty friends. It’s Kristine and I’m here today with the start of another full video tutorial series for you. This time, the tutorial will feature the Sir Vagabond paper from Stamperia. If you aren’t familiar with this collection, you’re in for a treat!

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Sir Vagabond and Lady Vagabond papers by Stamperia

Stamperia released the Sir Vagabond and Lady Vagabond collections at the end of 2020. With their steampunk travel theme, these delightful papers have been wildly popular. In fact, they are still hard to find! There are two separate collections, but they coordinate and can be used together. More recently, Stamperia released the sequel: Sir Vagabond in Japan. Stay tuned later this month to see my project using those papers!

For this tutorial series, we will be making a simple folio. It will be a large one-panel project with two sides. Also, there will be several photo mats or booklets to pull out of the pockets for photos.

Folio Supply List

• Sir Vagabond Scrapbooking Pad
• Lady Vagabond Die Cuts
• Black cardstock
• 1 piece of 8 1/2” x 11” heavy weight chipboard
• Ribbon and buckles for closures
• Decorative brads
• Basic craft supplies: adhesive, scissors, ruler, paper trimmer/scoring tool
• Optional: envelope punch board to create notches, or a circle punch

Sir Vagabond Tutorial Part 1

In Part 1 of the series, we will begin to construct the front of our folio. If you’ve never made a folio before, this design is fairly simple. Even better, I will walk you through step-by-step and give you measurements to make each step. We will begin with the heavy chipboard and black cardstock. Once our base is made, I will show you how to make the pockets for the front and back sides.

From there, we will focus on building and decorating side 1 of the Sir Vagabond folio. First, we will do a bit of fussy cutting, and then begin constructing pockets and flaps. Spoiler alert: you will learn how to make a pop-up mechanism so Sir Vagabond comes out of the page!

Part 2: Decorating the Elements of Side 1

Now that our base of Side 1 is complete, we will begin adding the Sir Vagabond paper. I will again give step-by-step measurements for every piece. It’s so exciting to start seeing the project come together as we go! In this video, we will add our ribbon and buckle closure. Also, we will layer the cut apart pieces from the paper with the Lady Vagabond die cuts. I couldn’t resist adding Lady Vagabond to the project!

If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! You now have one side of your Sir Vagabond folio finished! In the next blog post, I’ll guide you through creating and decorating Side 2 and making photo mats, so stay tuned! Or, if you need to, head over to the FotoBella online store to grab all of the supplies you need to follow along and make your own Sir Vagabond tutorial!

Until next time, happy crafting!

~Kristine, FotoBella Design Team Member

Horses Photo Folio

Hello Friends, Diane here to share with you a fantastic photo folio using the Stamperia Romantic Collection called Horses.

This paper is so lovely with it’s majestic horse images along with soft pretty pink and neutral toned florals. Come ride along with me...

Front Cover of Horses Photo Folio

Front of Photo Folio

Stamperia Horses Photo Gallery:

I have included a photo gallery of the different pages I created in the folio. Click on the arrows of either side of the photo to view each page of the folio.

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Picture Gallery of Horses Folio

The images in this paper collection are stunningly beautiful. There is a sentiment page with some great fussy cut elements along with a horse shoe sentiment page. There is a post card page with some fabulous horse illustrations and some great background papers. Below I have an unboxing video showing all the pretty papers in this paper collection.

Paper Collection Review Video:

Horses Paper Collection

Friends, I also want to share my Free video tutorial on the creation of this photo folio. This project is easy to create. This is a three part instructional video and I take you step by step. Why don’t you give this one a try?

Stamperia Horses Photo Folio Walk-through and Free Video Tutorial:

Horses Folio Walk-through

Horses Folio Tutorial Part 1

The remaining two instructional videos are on my YouTube channel at “Pretty Fun Stuff”. There you can subscribe to my channel and see all my video project shares.

Fotobella Product Listing:

Here are the Fotobella products I used for this creation:

Stamperia Romantic Horses 12x12 paper collection : https://www.fotobella.com/stamperia-scrapbooking-pad-10-sheets-30-5x30-5-12x12-double-face-romantic-horses

Romantic Horses a4 rice paper: https://www.fotobella.com/stamperia-a4-rice-paper-packed-romantic-horses-running-horse

Romantic Horses die cuts: https://www.fotobella.com/stamperia-die-cuts-assorted-romantic-horses

Stamperia Romantic Horses Chipboard: https://www.fotobella.com/stamperia-chipboard-15x30-cm-romantic-horses

Please come and visit Fotobella.com for this beautiful Stamperia Horse paper collection. You will find many different types paper collections for everyone on your list. Fotobella carries many exclusive paper designers including Graphic 45, Prima Marketing, Blue Fern Studios, 49 & Market, Ciao Bella and many more. Come visit Today!

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Thank you for joining me today. I hope I have inspired you to make something beautiful today.

Blessings and Hugs,

Diane