paper bag album part 2 (photo heavy)

Thanks for coming back to see what I created with all those goodies from yesterdays post. Here is the cover! Isn't it just dreamy?? And it gets more and more dreamy as you go forth.

I won't do much narrating since the pictures are pretty self explanatory but when necessary I will pop in a word or two.

The file folder on the left page has extra pages sewn into it for added journaling or pictures.

The green book opens and can be seen open the coming pictures.

These are the inserts that were tucked into the pockets created by folding the paper bags.

Thanks for looking!! More fun stuff in the coming days. I am having fun finally getting these creations posted to share with everyone.

paper bag album part 1

Again another mini album to share. At least the start of one anyways. In one of my groups, we had a challenge to create a mini album by sending the same items to all members participating in the swap and then we would see what each one of us would create. Totally a fun challenge!!

I am showing the packages of all the goodies that all the ladies received and had to work with. Items could be altered and inked and stained and misted to make them work with your book. Look at all that stuff!!

Now are your wheels spinning with all these great ideas?? Yup, mine was too. Tomorrow I shall post the completed album. Until then, have a super duper kind of day!!

mini album challenge

What do you get when you put a group of scrappers together?? A ton of fun and talent. In a group I am in there was a challenge where ladies sign up to send the same items to myself another scrapper. We would then take these items to create a mini album which would then be sent off to two lucky ladies who had sent items to us. The first two pictures show some of the items that were sent to me. Lots of fun stuff to work with.

And here are some pictures of the completed album. Front cover.

Close up of the front cover. I mod podged the quote onto a piece of chipboard and did some sewing.

Inside of the album-

Close up.

I hand sewed some seed beads at the top of the scallops.

Cute little pocket.

This is a mini flip book on this page. It is shown in the next two pictures.

More seed beads sewn into the mesh. 

Each of those file folders can be opened and used for pictures or journaling. More seed beads sewn onto the mesh.

Again, another flip book held into place with some brads.

Lots of space for journaling or pictures.

Back of the book.

It had been so long since I had made a mini album and it was so much fun to play with items that I didn't choose but had to work with!!

easter mini album

Here it is!! What I spent yesterday working on. I grabbed my bin of Easter stuff and off I went to watch the race and hang with the family. Kira was disappointed that this album was not for us. She loves Easter as much as me!! So I guess if she doesn't want to part with it, mommy did good.

Here are the pages in order out of the book. Figured it would be easier to photograph this way, and I was right!! I used Bo Bunny papers and cardstock stickers, Jolee's 3D stickers, Bo Bunny paper clip, Bo Bunny fold over metal tab, misc acrylic tag, misc ribbons and some Karen Foster Easter brads. I have had this stuff for awhile in my stash so I have no idea how old it really is. But it worked!!

The happy, sweet and fun is a transparency from Transparent Touches and Tags. Again found it in my stash and it worked out lovely to create a journaling pocket or spot for another picture.

Everything was inked with a grape colored Studio G ink pad.

Love the last page!! That bunny butt kills me!!

This is the cover of the album all put together. Misc buttons and brads from the stash.

Inside the front cover.

Alex has a thing for sleeping with cloth diapers. Don't know why but he has done it since he was about 1 1/2 years old. It is a lot easier than him carrying around a blanket since I can wash them and keep them clean and I had a whole boatload of them! Well... he has since found a few 'favorites' that he cannot sleep without. He likes the border on them when he is falling asleep in playing with them in his hands. You might be asking yourself why I am telling this story in the middle of describing a mini album? Well I'm getting there! LOL

I have been trying to find replacements for his 'favorites' since he has worn holes in a few of them and they are getting smaller in number. And believe me, if they are not the right ones, bedtime is ugly. They do not make this same style anymore. I have a feeling they were the ones I received when I was having Kira all those years ago. Big time mommy sigh here.

We stopped at Babies R Us on Saturday and were checking out the ones they had when my little man discovered COLORED diaper cloths!! oh man, he was in blankie nirvana!! They did not have the edge but they were colored!! And that made them A Okay in his book. whew....

Anywho... they came in this great plastic bag which just so happened to be the same size as a certain mini album I created!! Woohoo... instant packaging!

I am hoping that someone will love this album as much as I and my daughter do. I had fun making it but glad it is done. Now to work on cards today. Got a few to create!!