Happy Wednesday!
I am short on time today, but wanted to quickly post photos of a mini album I created with Follow Your Heart by My Mind's Eye. For a bit more detail on my thought process, you can check out the post here on the My Mind's Eye blog.
Thanks for stopping by today, and if you have any questions, I would love to answer them!
Enjoy your day!
Hi, everyone!
I wanted to share the cover of a mini album I will be teaching in June at Timeless Treasures. Here is a peek at the cover:
P.S. Handle with Care
I really love how this little book turned out, and will share a few pages in another post. I have been working on assignments today, but now it is time to pick up the kiddos from school.
detail of cover:
I do have another mini I am also teaching in May, but will share it next week. I had a few minor problems(;
Time for me to head over to school! Have a fabulous day, and I will be back with class details soon.
Hello friends!
Today, I wanted to share a mini album I created with Bella Blvd Spring Flings and Easter Things. I used a BoBunny 6x6 album, and at first I was a bit hesitant on its size. However, fell in love with it toward the end of the project. It has a gorgeous linen spine, and a cover that you can alter any way you would like.
These photos were taken in Texas while visiting my family. This album was also created for the CHA Bella Booth. This is a gorgeous line perfect for spring, and documenting your Easter photos!
I was in a hurry as I snapped these photos. I was trying to get it out the door, so I apologize if the photos are not that great(;
"Spring Spectacular Mini"
a few details, well, okay, not a few, but I hope you enjoy(;
Now this happens to be my favorite photo! It is a bit blurry, but I love it anyway. It depicted our family's personality, and traditions perfectly!
Thank you for taking a peek at my project, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
This album was also on the Bella's Blog, with other amazing Spring projects from the designers. {Click here} to hop on over.
Time for me to begin my day! I hope yours is great! Thank you for visiting today.
Happy Tuesday!
I am still recovering from CHA, and trying to settle into a routine. After CHA, Macie had a cheer competition in Palm Springs, and Roman had two games. First, he played his first scrimmage game in baseball, and played immediately in a basketball playoff game. His team won, so they now move on to another exciting game this weekend. It is never boring around here!
I do have many projects to share with you, so today I thought I would begin with a mini album I created for CHA using Pretty Party by Crate.I love the subdued colors of this collection. The papers are lovely, and perfect for documenting the special girls in your life. This collection definitely has a party theme to it, but the papers are really perfect for any theme, too!
So, I have been wanting to create a book with photos of Macie that I simply love. She is my youngest, and it makes me so sad to not see my "little" girl anymore. I picked some of my favorite photos, and placed them into this book. You may recognize a few. Actually, last year I began a mini with a similar theme, but never finished it. So, at least now I was able to get them all into one book.
"Don't You Ever Grow Up" Mini Album
Now, I did not have much time to complete this book. I had a very quick turnaround to deliver this book. Also, I only had stickers, chipboard elements, and paper. The gorgeous embellishments were not available to us, so I am definitely looking forward in receiving them.
details:
Here is a closeup of the cover. For my title, I simply used Duetica's Mandolyn font. Thought the script font went perfectly with the theme of my book. I used the sweet strawberry chipboard, and embellished it with a fabric brad from an older Crate collection. The last bit of details surrounding the oval chipboard frame are the stick pins, and a small tag punched from one of the coordination papers.
Here is the inside cover. I kept it simple, just so everyone could see how sweet the papers are in this collection.
My sweet Macie in ponytails! Rarely, will she wear her hair this way. Sigh. Makes me sad, but glad to have this photo. Here, I used a journaling tag to layer the floral embellishemnt. I added a bit of stamping using a Catslife press stamp. I sneaked in buttons from an older Crate Collection onto the page.
Throughout the book you will see hints of vellum. I cannot scrapbook without it, and here there is a circle layer of vellum underneath the flower.
Do not look too closely to the stiching! LOL However, I do love using envelopes in my mini books, and love the doily against the texture. This collection has very soft colors, so felt hearts went well with the book.
On this page, I documented this photo of Macie having a party with her bears. I love the chipboard cake stand, and layered the chipboard presents on top. It is a party, so I sprinkled confetti onto the page.
Detail of the layer of stitched vellum underneath my photo.
I think this page was perhaps my favorite. I do like that I layered more of the papers, and love the alphabet embossing folder I used on this page.
For my last page, I created a vellum pocket that I used to tuck in a photo, and some journaling. I love the alphabet embossing folder on the vellum, so tucked in small piece inside for added detail.
Thank you for taking time to peek at my book. I really had fun creating with the new papers, and cannot wait to play with the Storyteller collection, too.
I hope you are enjoying the day. It is supposed to rain today, and I have a day off from work. So, I will spend the morning in my scrapbook room. I wish I could say that I would be crafting, but sadly, I will be cleaning. (;
Happy Friday Friends!
Today, I have my first tutorial on the Crate Paper Blog! I created a Mini Album with the gorgeous paper collection, called Random. Here is a peek at the cover:
I shared a simple technique to create "windows" in your book using basic dies. I filled this book with photos of Macie dressed in her Fancy Nancy attire. Well, I do not think the pink boots are Fancy Nancy appropriate. lol
The pink boots are actually hand me downs from her big sis, Gabi. They are still too big for her, but she wanted to wear them anyway!
To see the cover, and all the inside pages, hop on over to the Crate Paper Blog, by {clicking here.}
I hope you enjoy my recent mini album, and thank you for visiting today!
Enjoy the weekend! Mine will begin with my son's first football game!!!
Go Titans!
Hi, everyone!
I am not sure how long I have been gone from my blog, but it does seem like awhile. I am even behind in reading some of my favorite blogs. Hopefully, by the end of the week, things will be back to normal. I may not have been posting on my blog, but I have been creating. I am very fortunate to be working for design teams, that have been very accomodating with my transition. I still have a couple more assignments to complete, and then I should be back to a normal routine! (well, just maybe)
In case you missed it, I created an 8x8 chipboard Mini Album using the new school collection by Fancy Pants. I used the new Off to School papers, and embellishments for the mini. I am giving it to Gabi to document her year as a Seventh Grader. Still, cannot believe my baby is in Seventh Grade. Time is definitely moving at a fast pace.
You can see the cover I designed, and a few of the inside pages by visiting the Fancy Pants Blog.
I will not leave you without a peek of the cover:
Okay, I do have lots to share for the remainder of the week, so I will be back soon.
Time to get my kiddos to bed, school starts in SEVEN days!
Have a great night!
Good morning!
Today, I thought I would share the mini album I created for CHA. This was my first project for Crate Paper, and I was so happy to work with the Peppermint Collection! It just screams Christmas, and the colors are absolutely gorgeous. You also might know that Christmas is my favorite time of year! If you are a big fan of Crate, as I am, then you may have already caught a glimpse(;
Now, I will admit, it can take me anywhere from a week, to two weeks to complete a mini. However, due to the date of CHA, I had exactly two days to complete this book! I love creating mini albums, so even though time was not on my side, I had so much fun creating it! It did give me ideas on my Mini Album for December. I do not think I will be creating another December Daily this year. I think I am going to try a different approach. We shall see what I end up creating, but for now here is the mini:
"S is for Santa"
Now, for the cover I kept it pretty simple. I utilized a negative chipboard element,from the letter S, as my main embellishment on the cover. Of course, I covered the entire surface in coarse glitter, and backed it with patterned paper.
details of the cover:
A simple punched tag holds the remainder of my title cover.
How cute is that chipboard Santa Claus?? I added some tinsel glitter to his beard, and suit. I also used one of my favorite stamps on one of the Peppermint Accent Cuts. (The stamped image reads, Do Not Open Until December 25th)
details of the inside:
Of course, the main subject are my darling kids wearing their traditional Santa Hats! All the photos in this mini are from Christmas 2010. I definitely need to remember to capture photos of Steve, and I, too.
I love, love this photo of Macie. She is so funny, and I remember that each time we kept putting on a candy cane onto the tree, she would snag it! On the opposite side is a glassine envelope that I purchased from an etsy shop. Love this size, because it is perfect to tuck in a tag with journaling.
Here is the back of the envelope. A simple candy cane dieuct dressed with glitter.
Here I used a vellum page as filler page in between the two photo pages.
A sweet photo of my kids with Santa himself, and another glassine envelope.
Back of the envelope with stamped gingerbread, and simple button in the center of each one. There is also a jingle bell tied around the pin. It is off to the right side, dangling!
I always take photos of my kids holding Christmas ornaments as they decorate the tree.
I am not certain what my Macie is looking at in this photo. I believe it was raining, and she was looking at the rain hitting the windows. In any case, I love it just the same. I am not a photographer, but I am so happy to find sweet surprises as this one.
I do not think I have to say anything about these two pages! LOL
When I saw this photo of Gabi, and Sammi, I knew it had to be the ending. Sammi was a special gift this past Christmas, so I knew he needed to be documented, too. All week, CHA projects from the other designers have been posted! You do not want to miss out on all the lovely inspiration. Hop on over to here, to see all the fabulous projects on the Crate Paper Blog!
Thank you very much for stopping by today, and I hope you have a fabulous weekend!
Good morning!
Today, I wanted to share a few pages from a mini, I created with the new Pebbles Floral Lane Collection. My assignment was Free For All, which means I can create what I would like. Of course, that will probably mean home decor, or a mini. When I first received Floral Lane, I knew a mini album would be created. The papers are double sided with beautiful patterns to choose from on each side. (I secretly wish they would not do this! LOL So very hard to decide, so I end up buying two of each paper.)
Smile Everyday
Here is the cover of the mini album. I made the cover smaller, so you could see the embossed vellum page underneath.
I keep forgetting about the cute mini brown envelopes from Pebbles. I love adding tags, and envelopes in my books. A perfect place to hold extra photos or journaling.
I wish my little girl could stay like this forever. She is my baby, and I will miss the days when she no longer wants to play with dolls.
On this page I used the Tim Holtz dress form die, to create the girly embellishment on the left. Pleated some of the patterned paper, to create a quick skirt. Of course, it needed some ribbon, button, and Pebbles pins! For complete list of supplies, please {click here} to be directed to Pebbles!
A BIG thank you for all the wonderful comments left on the Elmer's Craft & Tell Blog Hop! You were all too sweet, and I am glad you enjoyed my projects.I know a few of you had questions, so please bear with me, and I will respond in the next day, or two(:
After creating projects for the hop, I also had a Mini Album to kit, and teach. So about 5pm on Saturday, I simply came home and slept the day away!
On Sunday, my daughter and I, had our first NCL meeting. After the meeting, Steve and I had a movie date. So a very productive, and relaxing weekend. However, I am still trying to recover, which explains starting my day at 10am! Four more days, and my children are on Summer Vacation! I will admit, I am counting the days!
Thank you for visiting today, and I hope you have a fabulous afternoon!
I wanted to share a sneak peek of one of the Mini Albums I will be teaching at Timeless Treasures. The preview is today from 6:30pm-8:30pm. I hope to see you there!
Now back to my mini.....
Creating mini albums is one of my favorite papercrafts to create. Combine this with my love of Teresa Collins products, equals scrapbook happiness!! I want to give a BIG thank you to Teresa Collins for featuring my mini on her blog! I have been a huge fan of her, and her product for a very long time.
I met her briefly in January, when she came to teach a class at Timeless. She is so sweet, and amazingly talented! I have always been drawn to her products, because of her clean designs. I love that she uses word art to design her product. She also offers bling, and who does not love a little bling on their products??
I will admit, that perhaps my favorite line from her collections, is the Sports Line. I was so excited to see a whole new collection, with a whole lot of fun product. The colors she uses are traditional, and can be used to document any sport. Sports II Edition, is bold, and full of traditional colors!
One of the things I wanted to create with this line, was a mini album for my son. Roman, played his first year of tackle football last year. I wanted to create a mini, that would capture a snapshot of his first season. I cannot explain how proud I felt when I saw him play last year. Now, as I look at his album, all the memories come rushing back. Roman loved his book, and we are both looking forward to football season! Game On!!
"Remember The Titans" Mini Album
Cover:
I used the 12x12 Teresa Collins Canvas Paper for part of my title. I actually sent it through my printer, and the font I used was called Impact. This has always been one of my favorite fonts for sport pages. Of course, stamping is fabulous on this paper!
I love tying ribbon, and layers of embellishments on the book rings. Here I included one of the chipboard titles, and tied it with string on the ring. I also added a brad, on the metal star. I cut the prongs, and with my hot glue gun adhered it to the star.
The word football is cut with my Silhouette.
I created three tabs in the book using the Tim Holtz Baroque Sizzix die, and his Matrix & Gridlock embossing folder. I love this embossing folder! It adds a little bit of grunge detail, that is perfect for football!
I love the addition of transparencies to any mini! I added a bit of felt, and used one of the diecuts in the collection to create a pocket.
a little stamping on the canvas tag
Here I used a journaling card to include all the teams he faced last season.
In an earlier post, I have mentioned how I love using felt in my books. This helps protect my snapshot, if another embellishment is on the opposite page. I just want to add how I love this sweet snapshot of my son. It his after a game, and he had played so well! He was so ready for the next game, but first, he had to grab his after the game snack!
Here I will add another snapshot on the felt. I do love this Shield paper that started, and ended my mini. It is perfect for any sport you want to document.
Here in the middle of the page, this element has been cut from the paper. I adhered it with pop dots, so it could take center stage.
Thanks for taking a peek at my mini album! If you have an athlete in your household, this is a line you do not want to be without! I do have two scrapbook pages created with this line, and will share them soon! Again, thank you Teresa!!
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