Retired Mini Album

 Hey there Creative Friends!

Today I am sharing another mini album I created using Paper House Productions & Creative Embellishments chipboard. I also made the mini album using a tutorial from Bev Code. This album is part 1 of our first trip we took after retiring in December of 2022. 

I decided to add a photo on the cover of Greg and I. It was taken in the car as we were leaving home. All chipboards were colored with inks and/or mists. I used: Retirement Set

Travel Road Set

Small Globe

Driven Flair 

and Authentique & Jenni Bowlin alphas:

Page 1: Nashville

Driven Flair

Heart Music Notes

Page 2: Grand Ole Opry

Heart Music Notes

Page 1 holds a booklet that opens like this:

Page 2 also has a booklet that holds many photos:

A closer look at page 1:

A closer look at page 2:

Page 3: Music Bar Set

My Memories

Page 4: The Little Things

Driven Flair

A closer look at page 3:

A closer look at page 4:

Page 3's booklet, opened:

Page 3 and 4 both have booklets that hold lots of photos:

Here is a look at page 4's booklet:

Page 5: Travel Word Set

Travel Geo Tags

Driven Flair

Page 6: Travel Word Set

Page 5's booklet:

Page 5's booklet, opened:

Page 6's booklet holds lots of photos too:

I put 78 photos in this mini album and there was room for more.

This was such a fun album to create and I will treasure it!

Stay tuned for part 2.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Autumn

 Hello Creative Friends!

Today I am sharing an autumn layout I created using Creative Embellishments chipboard and flair buttons along with Paper House Autumn Woods papers and Echo Park Happy Fall stickers.

I added watercolor to my white textured cardstock background. Then I stamped one of the Distressed Plaid Stamps 2 using black ink on the background. I finished the background off using the Distressed Circle stamp and a brown ink. Then I added torn strips of patterned papers from Paper House:

I colored the Corn Stalks using acrylic paints and added those to my background. I added patterned paper to the Scarecrow 2 and then used inks and acrylic paints to finish him:

I added my photos along with some Echo Park Happy Fall stickers:

I colored some of the pumpkins from the Pumpkin Set 3 and the Jolly Jack-O-Lanterns with inks. I popped some up with craft foam to add some dimension:

I added 3 of the Fall Flair Buttons to my page along with some more of the Echo Park stickers. I used the "autumn" word from the Autumn Word Set for my title. I used acrylic paints to color it:

I had a blast creating this fun fall themed page!

I hope I have inspired you in some way.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Wedding Mini Album

Hello Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing a mini album I created for Creative Embellishments. I used a tutorial from Bev Code. This album is a wedding gift for a friends son and his wife. I used Paper House Productions Wedding Day along with some wonderful CE chipboard pieces from the store:

On the cover, I added patterned papers, a doily, Little Birdie and Recollections flowers and a few Hearts:

Page 1: Our Wedding Day

Page 1 has a booklet that pulls out. The twine is from the wedding couples invitation. I wanted to incorporate it in the album as I did with the doilies in the popout album on page 2. The doilies were part of the invitation as well. I used a few words from the Wedding Word Set on these booklets:

Page 2 opens up into this. These words are from the Wedding Word Set too:

                                                          Page 3: Wine Bottles & Glasses

Page 4: Love Hearts

Page 4 Booklet: Heart Pieces Set

Close up of page 3:

Page 3 opens to this:

Here's a close up of page 4:

Page 4 Booklet:

                                                           Page 5: Bride & Groom

Page 6: I Love You, Limo Set (couple with heart)

Close up of page 5:

Page 5 Booklet:

Close up of page 6:

Page 6 has a waterfall booklet:

Here's a look at the waterfall cover:

Here is the back of the album:

I made a matching card to go with the album:

I hope I have inspired you in some way today.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Nashville Adventure

Hey there creative friends!

I am back to share a fun Nashville page with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. Our first trip to Nashville was in March of 2022. Greg and I have been there 2 other times since then, we love it! This layout has a photo of Greg on our first trip. I used some fabulous chipboard from the store along with Basic Grey and PaperHouse Productions papers from my stash:

   

 I cut strips of patterned papers and added them along the left and right side of my page by machine stitching. I added some watercolor.  For my title, I used: Nashville, Street Signs (One Way) and Travel Word Set 1 (Adventure):

   

 I added a Travel Geo Tag  to the top of my photo:

   

 I fussy cut the signs from some of the papers and popped them up with craft foam to add some dimension. I added a stamped date. I also added the City Scape Border at the bottom of the layout:

   

 I colored all the chipboards with inks.

 I had a blast creating this fun travel page! I hope I have inspired you in some way. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Beach Mini Album

Hello Friends! 

I have another mini album to share with you today. I used the Beach Mini Album from the Creative Embellishments store, lots of CE chippies and Paper House for this beautiful beach album:

   

 A few close ups:

 

The back of the mini album:

   

 A few more close ups:

   

 I used modge podge to adhere the patterned papers to the chipboard. Then I cut them using a kraft knive. I uase a sanding block around the edges and then applied ink to the edges. I prepared the chippies by applying ink to them. Finally I added them to my album along with some Paper House stickers and embellishments. 

 Here is what I used: 

  Beach Mini Album Seashells 

  On The Beach Word Set (swimming) 

  Beach Word Set 2 (beach bum) 

  Summer Wood Veneer (swimsuit) 

  By The Sea Flair 

I had a blast creating this album and hope I have inspired you in some way!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!