Summer Garden

I made another folio to use up some stash

and the basic album was made up from

some white envelopes.

The papers were from 

We R Memory Keepers and they came with

little envelopes, words tags etc.

I added lace, metal corners,

washi tape and flowers from

my stash to help dress it up.

I used a stamp set called

Love this Moment (SU),

one from Studio Light grunge stamps

and butterflies from Winged Delights

AALL & Create.

You can watch a flip through here

I will be filling this one with photos

of any craic we have during the summer

in the garden.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - anything goes

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - anything option flowers

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - vintage

Holiday album

Finally got a chance to put together a little album

for our recent holiday to Fuerteventura.

I used some old envelopes and papers from

We R Memory Keepers (I think).

Stamp set used - Tabs for everything (SU)

and embellishments cut from the paper

and some from Nitwits collections.

I used a ribbon for the closure and lots of bits

and pieces I saved from the trip.

You can watch a flip through here

I would like to enter this into

Creative Aunts - country as inspiration

Girlz & the art of letters - A for adventure

A Perfect Time to craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

It's so hot out there already today.

I hope you all have some nice sunshine

to brighten your week.

Wedding card and album

Happy Monday!

My Son and Daughter-in-law's good friends were

married in Italy in September and

Milo wanted me to make something nice to give them.

So I went with a cute little tag album using a set

of dies from Alinacutle. You can buy it on Amazon.

I have linked her YouTube channel on my video.

The papers are from a pack called Garden Blooms from

Anna Marie Designs.

I filled the album with photos from the wedding and

some from their earlier days together as a family.

This is a view of the inside and the back of the tag album.

Inside there are lots of wedding themed quotes etc.

I used flowers, ribbon and tulle from my stash.

You can see the full album here

I would like to enter this into

HQCOLCB - wedding theme

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely week.

Mini album

Back to using up more stash now that my room is sorted.

This was a 12 x 12 pack that I had eaten into a long time ago

but still have 2 full sheets and some embellishments.

So I went with a mini album following a tutorial

from MayMay Made it on YouTube.

You can see the tutorial here.

I added a few pocket envelopes inside to use up

more scraps.

You can watch a quick walk through of insides here

Items used

Papers from NRN Designs and First Addition Love Letters

Stamps - Love this moment (SU)

Magnets, gems and punches.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun - use designer papers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Labour of love

I have had an envelope full of prayer cards and Holy medals

belonging to my late Mum, in my bedside drawer for 19 years.

The contents are probably much older than that for sure!

I also used one of my Mum's cross stitch pieces for the cover.

So I thought it was time to give them a nice home.

I didn't take time to work out any details I just went for it lol.

I did want to give it an old vintage feel though.

For the pages inside I used some white card to

which I stuck pages pulled from a thesaurus,

inked round the edges and then run through my sewing machine. 

The cover is hardboard and when I had finished all the pages

I realised I had no other choice than to bind it together

using my Cinch machine and some ribbon.

I am happy enough with the finished book but learned

a lot to NOT do next time lol.

You can watch a more detailed look here

For this project I have used

A Thesaurus, cinnamon cider ink pad,

vellum, lace, machine sewing and stickers.

I have used various SU stamp sets throughout

along with some Hunkydory word strips and embossing folders.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes 

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes option use a bow

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card option furry friend

Frosty morning but nice and sunny.

Had a good walk in the fresh air which we both enjoyed.

Now decisions decisions, will we light the fire??

It's at the other end of the house from my craft room though!!

Accordion Journal with pockets!

I came across this great tutorial on YouTube from

Pink Monarch Prints.

It has accordion pockets on one side and

the opposite side flips into a journal style!

I'm a bit of a stationery lover so this was right

up my street!!

Perfect for saving money, receipts etc throughout the year

and keeping a log of your entries too!

I added elastic closure to mine and decorated it up with brads

and stickers from Bo Bunny (very old).

The papers I used are from Delightfully Eclectic (SU)

Stamps used are from EC month stamps and

I used an eyelet and elastic thread from my stash. 

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

 

Final School Year

My Grandson Sean is now in his final year in primary school

so I thought I would make a mini album to store

precious photos of his final year.

This little album only measures 4" x 4" x 1" and will

hold 16 photos.

The paper pack was called Paper Pazazz School Days

and I have had it for years.

It comes with lots of little cut outs to decorate so the only

stamp set I used was called Alphabest (SU).

The base is all black card stock.

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - more than 1 fold

Mix It Up - anything goes/option smooshing

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - numbers

Moving Along with the Times - not a card

The Outlawz - no cards option digital world

As we both have our travel passes now we had planned to

go to Dublin on the train today but we slept in

and missed the early train 😂

We will try again next week!!

A ME mini album!

I finished another mini album this week and this time

I used very old photos of myself!

Look at that hair!!

On the front of the album I made a mini shaker then decorated

with some sticker words and flowers.

As you know, I am working my way through my stash

and one of the things I found was a box of beads.

So I used some for the side panel.

You can watch a quick walk through here.

You will even see me with the then Prime Minister at

my work place!!

My 5 minutes of fame lol.

Wedding Memories

Another album and another pack of paper used up!

This time I made an album of our courtship and wedding.

The photos were in another album but it had become a bit

mouldy and weather beaten so thought it could do with a new one.

The papers I used are from K & Company called Scrap to Go.

It had been used so the album looks a bit scrappy near the

last few papers lol but happy enough.

I decorated the front with some flowers and brads

and added a metal frame to the side which I might need

to add some metal effect enamel to fill that annoying gap showing!!

You can watch a quick run through here

I used various stamps throughout when needed but luckily

the pack had lots of pre printed quotes and sentiments.

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral option mood board

Kreativtanten Challenge - anything goes

Love those pretty papers - use papers option summertime

Make My Monday - something metallic

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - anything goes

Babysitting duties today again.

It's so cold here, even when we get a few minutes sunshine

so no coffee in the garden again!

I'm off to plunder in my paper box for my next project!

Enjoy your weekend!!

One sheet mini album

My next paper pack had one full sheet of designer paper

along with one and a half sheets of matching card

and small scraps. It's not an SU pack but I think I got

it while I was doing some designing for 

Crafts 4 Eternity many years ago!!

So I searched the internet for a tutorial and found this one

at Curio By B-Spoke Designs showing me how to make

a mini album using one sheet of paper!

This little mini holds 30 photos but I probably over did it as usual.

You can put in less by using the pocket tags for journaling.

This book is full of photos of my husband Brian from the

age of 17 up. Great to get another 30 photos from

my photo box  nicely homed!

I used every bit of scrap there was to use by punching

small flowers and leaves from the papers, layering them up

and finished with some gems!

You can watch my walk through video here.

I would like to enter this into

Mini Album Mania - any mini album

Crafty  Calendar - anything goes

Kreativtanten - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers optional mood board

Unicorn Challenge - flowers

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Mini album for my daughter

I wanted to share another album I made recently.

This one measures 4" wide by 5 1/2" deep.

I went a bit mad with the amount of pages I added

and photos and it's kind of bursting out of itself lol.

So to reinforce it a bit more I added double eyelets

to the centre pages and threaded through some ribbon

and tied a smaller bow.

You can see how fat it ended up lol but it did use up

lots of paper and became a home for lots of old photos.

I spent about two weeks putting this one together, on and off

but was pretty pleased with the finished album.

You can watch a walk through of the album here

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral option mood board

Mini Albums - any type of mini album

613 Avenue  Create - anything goes option add flowers

Summer has begun!

I had this lovely pack of paper which had only a few sheets used

and I thought it would make a perfect album for my

Grandsons Sean and Tom for their holiday adventures this year.

The paper pack is from Echo Park called Dive into Summer

and it is full of lovely papers along with these great little

cut outs which work perfectly with the photos.

They have had one quick camping holiday already

and have just upgraded from a tent to a camper van so

lots more photos to come!

For the album itself I followed a tutorial from Gloria Scraps.

It measures 5" x 3 1/2" and has flip ups, tri folds and pockets.

Thankfully I had just enough papers to cover everything!!

I decided on a snap button closure as it was not staying closed

as I packed it with so much stuff lol and in order to secure

my closure I had to back the front paper in sticky back plastic!

 

I used some fabric on the side for a beachy look and added a little charm.

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

Love to Craft - anything goes

Four seasons - summer inspired

A Perfect time to craft - July

Little Red Wagon - something you love

making mini albums

Mini Album Mania - any mini album

Love to Scrap - anything goes

It's overcast but dry today so we are heading out

to paint the fences!!

Enjoy your weekend.

First Christmas Mini Album

I have another little mini album to share today.

This one was made for my Granddaughter Aimee's first Christmas

this December.

On the front I made a shaker with the little penguin and some fake snow.

On the side I added a bell and some pompoms

and it has been closed using some red and white gingham ribbon.

The whole thing was constructed using real red card and scraps

from two Christmas paper packs.

I also used some Nitwits images for embellishments here and there.

You can watch my walk through video here

I would like to enter this into

Mini Albums -  any mini album

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Daisy Challenge - Christmas in July

Simply Create Too - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Another wet day here so pottering around the house

instead of the garden!!

Enjoy your day!!

Christmas Mini Album

Tis the season??

I know a bit early even for me but this was the next paper pack leftovers

that was on my to 'use up' list.

 

I spent a bit of time sorting out what sizes each piece was and embellishments

I could use, before getting down to the size of the book.

This one is 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and has lots of fold outs and pockets.

Again I went with the snap button closure as it is really

strong for these little books.

You can watch my quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

Mini album Mania - any mini album

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Love to scrap - anything goes

The 12 months of Christmas link up

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

The  Holly and Ivy Christmas - anything Christmas

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

I am hoping I have linked everyone up correctly this time.

Thanks for stopping by.