"10 Ways I Love You" Mini Album

Happy Monday crafty friends.

Today I'm sharing a mini album that I created using the My Mind's Eye "Sweetest Thing" collection. I'm just in love with the pinks and yellows in this collection. Gorgeous papers!

This mini album is inspired by the book binding / mini album making designs of one super talented Laura Denison. My favorite thing about this album is that you can use the patterned paper of a 6x6 paper pad and put it together SO QUICKLY.

Here is a video I created showing how to make the covers and pages and how to bind the mini album together.

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye "The Sweetest Thing" - Honey

found here for $4.19

My Mind's Eye "The Sweetest Thing" - Happiness

found here for $0.69

Say It in Crystals Adhesives

found here for $2.10

Echo Park "This & That" Graceful Alphabet stickers

found here for $2.09

 

Bazzill Kraft cardstock

found here for $0.28

ribbon from my stash

Tags Bags Boxes and More 2

Measurements for the Mini Album:

Pages:

1. Take an 8 1/2 x 11 paper cut to 5 3/4 x 8 3/4.

2. Score along the long edge at 3/4.

3. Score along the short edge at 1/2 and 4 and 7 1/2.

4. Punch decorative edge along the 1 1/4 side. 

5. Fold and adhere paper as seen in the video.

Patterend Paper mats:

1. Measure 3 x 4 1/2.

2. Cut 6 mats.

Tags:

1. Large tags measure 3 1/4 x 5. Cut 3.

2. Small tags measure 3 x 2. Cut 3. 

Covers:

1. Cut patterned paper to 3 3/4 x 6. Cut 4. 

2. Cut thin chip board to 3 3/4 x 6. Cut 4.

3. Cut 3/4 off one end of the chip board. Cut a sliver (1/16) off of 3 inch piece. 

4. Adhere and fold as seen in the video.

Don't forget to check out this week's challenge at the Pumpkin Spice Blog. 
And check out all the amazing deals at the Shop Pumpkin Spice.

Have a fabulous week everyone. I hope spring has sprung where you live.

"Honey Cake" Card

Happy Monday everyone! I am in need of some much needed sun after a rainy and gloomy week. Is warm weather on it's way? I sure hope so.

So I'm a little (maybe a lot ;) addicted to Pinterest. I even have a folder solely for scrapbook/card layouts. It inspires me a lot! So this week I'm sharing two cards I created based off a card I saw on Pinterest.

This is the card I used for inspiration. 

 

And these are the cards I created!

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye "Honey Cake" 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

Echo Park "This & That" alpha stickers

found here for $2.09

My Mind's Eye "The Sweetest Thing - Remember" stamps

found here for $4.19

There are SO many great deals going on right now at the Shop Pumpkin Spice online store. All the "My Pink Stamper" sets are on sale. The acrylic blocks are on sale with ink pads. That one's an amazing deal. Be sure and check these deals out before they are all gone.

"Shop Pumpkin Spice" April Blog Hop

Welcome to the April Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop. Today we are celebrating everything eggs.

I created this egg card for my mother for Easter. It was my time to use some serious glitter!! I don't always bust out the glitter, but when I do...it's amazing! After cutting the eggs using my Cricut, I covered them with Glossy Accents and sprinkled them with glitter. To give them some definition, I inked the edges with dark green ink.

Supplies

October Afternoon "Cakewalk" 8x8 paper pad

found here for $8.75

Glossy Accents

found here for $1.74

Prima rhinestones

found here for $2.10

Blog Hop Order:
June: http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Lezlye: http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/
Missy:  www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com
Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com
Marlene: http://scrappincookie.blogspot.com
Carissa:  http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/
Court: http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
Agnes (FLOWERDISCO): http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/
Tanya:  http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/
Heather: www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
Cheryl (Shestamps): http://shestamps.blogspot.com/
Denine www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

We'd love to see you participate in this week's challenge : EGGS. So create something hard boiled or sunny-side-up and link it to the Pumpkin Spice Blog.

Now head on over to the super talented Court's Crafts. I'm sure she's got something EGGactly your style!

Make it Monday #110

This is my post for the PTI Make it Monday challenge "Collage Elements".

Click here to the video tutorial on the great technique. I loved creating these collage backgrounds with various image and sentiment stamps and various colors. It was really fun!!

 

Honey Bee Funny Card

Wow! What a week for this girl. Busy busy busy...just like a bee! I'm so happy to finally be posting this card I created for the following two challenges:

1. The Pumpkin Spice Blog : Spring animal or insect

and

2. Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog : A card with a joke on it

 

Supplies:

 

 MME Lost and Found 3 "Oliver"

 

 "Bee Mine" Paper Smooches stamp set

found here for $14.99

I used the Cricut cartridge "Give a Hoot" to cut out the bee and the flower. 

 

"Paradise" Birthday Cake Card

Happy Monday everyone!

I think I've been stuck in a crafty rut. Boo. I'm blaming it on the gloomy weather we've been having. All the cloudy days filled with rain and fog have bummed me out. So to cheer myself up, I made some birthday cards using some summer paper. And it did the trick!! I've been in a summer time mood all day.

I started with some scrap paper I had from the "Paradise Beach" paper pad. Using four different patterned paper, I cut the paper into 1/4 inch strips. Then I took a piece of copy paper measuring 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 and ran adhesive all over it. I laid the strips in a diagonal pattern across the copy paper. It created this really cool and unique patterned paper.

Using my Cricut I cut out a simple silhouette of a birthday cake and cut a square around the image measuring 4 3/4 x 4 3/4. I did some simple white pen outlining and stamping with a "Happy Birthday" stamp from my stash. Super easy, fast and adorable card.

Supplies

Echo Park "Paradise Beach" 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

found here for $0.28

Jute twine : 9 yards

found here for $0.69

My Mind's Eye : Enamel Dots

found here for $2.79

Have a wonderful week everyone! Don't forget to participate in this weeks challenge at the Pumpkin Spice Blog. The challenge is "Use a spring time animal or insect in your project". How cute is that!! Just click here to check it out.