My Big Fat Mini Album!

You can't tell here but this album is just loaded with *stuff*.  It has only 5 pages, but they sure hold a lot.

Here's the view from the top.....

.....it won't close up any more than this.
I bound it with my Cinch and I really need to use a bigger binding wire.  I'll have to look for one next time I go shopping.

It is a *Side Pocket* mini album.  Each page, which has a front back and centre, is made from one sheet of 12 x 12 double sided paper.  I used K & Company - Susan Wingett Botanicals.
Elsa at *Just a few Designs* is the creator of this technique.
 Here is her video tutorial.

Okay, now for more pictures......there's lots of them to see!

 Page 1 - front
Each of the pages has an insert which can be used as a photo mat.

 

 Page 1 - centre

Page 1 - back

For this tag I used my craft knife to slice the paper into 3 and then glued onto backing leaving a space between each piece.

Page 2 - front

Tag from page 2 front

Page 2 - centre
Pictures can be slipped in behind the punched lace

 Tag - page 2 centre

Back of tag which has a pocket and another tag inside.

Page 2 - back
I used one of my crocheted flowers here.

 
 Page 3 - front

 Tag from page 3 front

Other side of tag with journalling area.

Page 3 - centre

Page 3 - back

Tag - page 3 back

 Other side of tag with pocket and journalling card.

Page 4 - front

Page 4 - centre

 Page 4 - back
The butterfly, which I cut out from one of the papers is quite sparkly, but doesn't show up here.

Page 5 - front

 
 Page 5 - centre

One of the tags from page 5 centre

 Page 5 - back

Tag from page 5 back,
Again I sliced the paper with my craft knife and glued the pieces onto card stock, leaving gaps in between each piece.

Hope I didn't bore you all with this picture intense post.
Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
Bye for now,

Fabric Ruffle & Flower & WOYWW

I have lots of fabric left over from when I used to make my purse organizers (pic below) and wondered how a fabric ruffle would look on a card instead of  paper one, so I gave it a try with this card and also made a flower with the same fabric.  I thought it turned out pretty good, although the flower is a little too big for this card.

To cut down on the sewing, I used my pinking shears to cut a strip of fabric about 1.5 inches wide, then stitched along one side and gathered it till it was the  length I needed.  Then I took a strip of white c/s scored it down the centre & wrapped it over the top and used double sided tape to stick it down on the front and back.  I then added a couple of strips of narrow ribbon.  It is sparkly, but of course it didn't show in the picture.  For the flower I did the same thing, but used a slightly narrower piece of fabric, gathered it tight, sewed the two edges together, then stuck a c/s circle to the back and finally added the button to the centre. The leaves I cut out with my pinking shears from some very textured c/s.

Here's a couple of my organizers

Now for WOYWW

At the far end of the table you can see my very sophisticated (not) set-up for taking my pictures.  Here's a better view of it.  I use an Ott lamp and no flash.  My camera is a little Canon PowerShot SD 1400 digital. 

 Hope you are all having a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by.

   

Happy Fall!

Yesterday I purchased a stack of fall themed paper.  It is "Recollections" "Simply Autumn".  I love the fall, it's my favourite season and here in Alberta, Canada, it has been a beautiful fall, the weather has been perfect.  I tend to stay away from doing cards with pumpkins, because they are usually associated with halloween, which I don't do.  So these are simply a part of fall.  I added the sentiment, coloured with my Copics & cut out with Nesties, then finished off with a raffia bow.

You can see the sparkles better here, the paper is very pretty.

Here's a closer view of the sentiment:

Thanks so much for stopping by today, hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Another Funky Fold Card

I made this shoe (which measures 51/4 inches) a few weeks ago and I've been wanting to make a card with it ever since....this morning I did.

Here's the inside...

The background papers are DCWV metallic stack, the paper I used for the shoe is from the DCWV glitter stack.  I  punched out the circles and the flowers from another paper in the stack.  The flower on the shoe is from my stash.  I used silver cording to go around the sole of the shoe and across the bottom of the card & stuck it on with 'micro' glue dots, very handy for things like this. Here is where you can find the template for the shoe.  While you're there check out the video tutorial for the crepe paper flower.  I made some and they turned out great, very pretty!

The funky fold card tutorial can be found here.

Till next time, have fun!