joy 2010 ~ christmas mini album

I wanted to share with you a mini album that I made for Cassie and Micah which showcases some of my favorite photos from this past Christmas.

I used an assortment of papers and embellishments from my Christmas box. I have a tote that I keep anything related to scrapbooking or cardmaking inside and then when I am ready to do a project I just pull it out. The mini album is by Maya Road.

I love making mini albums for any kind of holiday or event, because it gives you that instant gratification and most can be done in a matter of hours. I think this one took me about 3 hours to complete once I printed out my photos and cut them to size.

Enjoy!

summer fun

I went over to my friend Bonnie's house last week and she taught me how to make these cute little scrapbooks using envelopes, chipboard and papers.

Once I got home I wanted to make another one so I could make sure I remembered how. So I created this little book for Micah.

I had these pictures of  a day at the lake and wanted to use those along with some old papers in my stash. The Cosmo Cricket "snorkel and little man double deck" papers work wonderfully with the photos. I added some extra embellishments, some journalling and the book was done in no time.

Here are a few pictures of the book.

I love how the cover turned out. I added some wrinkle ribbon, tiny type stickers and my new butterfly punch.

I like how the journaling or photos are tucked inside the envelopes. The book is made with 10 envelopes so you can actually put 20 photos on the inside along with some journaling.

Or you can add pictures to the front and just journal on the inside.

This is one of my favorite photos from that day.

On these two pages I added some of my handmade wrinkle ribbons and that cute little Lori Boyd "puddle jumper christian".

I hope I haven't bored you too much and I will be back tomorrow with a card.

enjoy!

day at the park

It is a beautiful day here in Minnesota and not only is the temperature just perfect the humidty is really low too.

Sorry I didn't post a card or layout as promised yesterday, but my little mini book of Micah at the Park took a little longer than I expected.

Hope you enjoy this little mini book. I used Cosmo Cricket "little man" and "snorkel" papers, stickers, chipboard alpha, and elements.

I even made my first banners and placed them inside this book on a few pictures. Now I know why everyone is crazy about them as they really add a nice touch to the layout.

Enjoy!