This album I made into an ornament for the tree, but you could easily just turn it sideways and use it for an ordinary album. This is also made using the January Stamp of the Month "True Friends."
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Then, just for a little fun, I also altered some TicTacs for them to take along. Who doesn't like TicTacs, especially with Mickey Mouse on them.
Stay tuned tomorrow for another little 3x3 album I made.
I saw these on Vickie's blog and decided I needed to make some, too. Hers were smaller (for a gift card) but I just made mine bigger to hold money. I didn't even use the "pattern" I just drew it up myself. All you need to do is when you put the patterned paper on the front, leave the top without adhesive to make a pocket to slide the money in. Easy, peasy!
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I will even give you the basic instructions for making this album (click on any of the photos to see them bigger if you need to). If you have any troubles, feel free to leave a comment or send me an email and I will help you out. First of all, score and cut your cardstock according to this diagram (score on all blue lines and cut on all red lines).
Then just fold it all together (I think sometimes this is called a meandering album...that would be because of the way you meander along and fold it up :)
Use chipboard for the covers (I just use cereal boxes cut up-recycling at it's finest!) I make the covers 3 1/4"x3 1/4". Then just cover them with B&T as shown.
I used ribbon to keep my album together as shown.
After placing the ribbon as shown, add the actual album to the back cover and then glue the ribbon to the top as shown.
Then add your top cover. This is how I was able to make mine tie on the side without covering up my front embellishment.
Finish the inside pages as desired. I totally used scraps so each page is different. I will just show you one of the inside pages so as not to bore you :) I actually finish all the inside pages before I finish putting the album together, but that is up to you.
I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial.
This card uses the back side of the B&T from the first card. I just love how versatile the paper is. It can be feminine or masculine depending on your needs. I used some textured cardstock and sanded it. I love that look.
Here is a close up of the stamping I did. I used the bracket image to stamp a border. I also used the vanilla cream ink and stamped it on the vanilla cream base. It is hard to see in the picture, but adds that little extra something so easily.
Tomorrow I have some Christmas programs to go to at 2 different schools. I can't wait! One of my nieces even has a solo in hers. I am so happy to be off work right now to be able to enjoy it all!
Sorry...off on a tangent again...back to the layout. Not only does it use new paper, but it also has the new January Stamp of the Month
and in addition to that is also has some new Just Blooms Paper Flowers on it! Don't you just love all these sneak peeks. I promise, as soon as January 1st rolls around, you can get your hands on this new idea book too. Just leave me a comment here or send me an email and I may even be able to get one into your hot little hands a little earlier *wink*wink*
If you happened to notice the new special on the side of my blog, you already know that you can get some new products and also get this fabulous Felicity Collection for FREE from now until the end of January 2010! Check it out, you won't be disappointed!
Here is our tree this year with the presents under it. I had a tough time decorating the tree this year-it just wasn't the same, but I made it through. Thank you to all our wonderful friends and family for their love and support! Without all of you, we would not be doing so well!
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This card is from my friend Lynn. I love her design, too!
Alright, I better get back to wrapping my Christmas presents (I am almost finished). It is a great day to stay inside and get that done.
Sam is the world's greatest quilter. I was in love with her studio at their cabin. It was like walking into a quilt shop (of course, my crafting area rivals any scrapbook store, too, I guess). I would love to learn to quilt someday, but I just do not have the time with all my paper crafting that I do right now. Well, just imagine our surprise (and delight) when she presented us with our very own quilt that she made for us. It is GORGEOUS and I LOVE it! Isn't it beautiful?
Then we saw the tag she sewed on the corner. They knew both of our kids and so this little tag is so very precious to us. She wants us to 'use' this quilt, not leave it sit. Oh, we will use it, alright. It is so warm and comfy! Thank you Sam and Bob!
I immediately had tears in my eyes and pretty soon I couldn't even talk on the phone anymore (good thing my girlfriend totally understood-I think she cried, too). See, Bobbi Jo had seen on my blog the altered cookie sheets that I had made. She had her grandchildren over and they were going to make some as teacher gifts that day. Her and a couple of the granddaughters were looking back at my blog to see how I decorated mine. Her girls started asking questions about my kids. Bobbi explained it to them and they right away asked her if they could make one for me. She said, of course. This is the product of their generosity. They did a fabulous job and I am truly grateful. I even taped the note Bobbi Jo sent along with it to the back as I want to keep it. It is truly precious. Thank you so much Bobbi Jo, it is a treasure that I will keep forever!
Once again this year, I found the perfect stamp set to use on my cards. It is called Angel Sent. How fitting for me to use this year. It says, "Angels sent from above, please protect the ones we love." I used this card pattern before and once I found this little stamp set, I knew this was the perfect design for this year's card. Many of you will be receiving it in your mailboxes soon. The rest of you...I guess this version will have to work for you :)
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I just went to our local liquidator store (Bargain Bill's) and bought some fairly cheap wooden frames. It is so easy to add you own paper and embellishments to them to customize them to fit your needs. I love how you can personalize them.
This was Rhonda's favorite paper pack (gee, it was a western themed paper...can't imagine why she would have like that one :) Of course I had to put one of her many horse pictures in it. See the embellishment on the right hand side with the star on it? That is actually one of our My Pages Talk Voice Recorders. I was able to capture Rhonda's voice and put it on her frame.
These are such a cool thing. They would make such a cute Christmas ornament-decorate it and hang it on your tree or they are small enough to fit on a scrapbook page if you want, too. You can record whatever you want on it. Just imagine...your children singing happy birthday, a Christmas song, a new babies heartbeat...the list goes on forever. I love these little things. The neat thing about them is that even if the battery goes dead, it won't lose the voice you recorded. Just replace the battery and it's still there. Cool, huh? You can find them here.
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