Voyage Beneath the Sea Mini Album

“Look at that sea, girls-all silver and shadow and vision of 

things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if 

we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.” 

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

 This was a fun mini album to make ....  just  me, my scissors glue and  papers... and  after  two weeks  another  mini album done ....
What  I love  about  G45   papers fro mini albums is the  fussy cutting and the depth of the  albums it creates.  There are tons of flips and folds inside  and  holds well over 100 pictures. The cover and the  mermaid is   handmade from a mold I  purchased long ago and Prima flowers.

Enjoy the album.

A Pion -Linnaeus Botanical Journal Mini Album

 “What I like about photographs is that they capture a 

moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” 

― Karl Lagerfeld

  A  few weeks ago, I showed you all how to create a secondary version binding for a mini album  and this is the  final creation of that  tutorial using the  Pion paper Linnaeus Botanical Journal. This mini album holds well over 50 pictures with so many little pockets and folds and hidden compartments. 

In order to complete this mini album, it was 2 sheets each of of the 6x6 papers, 1 sheet of the 12x12 papers  - except for the  Notes, tags and borders - that was  2 of each .  I inked all edges with the mini distress ink from Timmy - Tea Dye and with the  use of  Prima flowers and Petaloo from the  pinks to the  purples another  mini album created. 

The way I  complete a mini album is a process ... but  it  is one page at a time with the flips and  folds and  each page  takes me  at  least  one  long  night to  complete ,  so  it is a 2 week  process for  me from beginning to end, but  it  keeps something on my desk that I can  remain creative with  for  that time  period and  creating them is  really  soothing  to my soul .  So sit  back and  here is a  quick glimpse to the  inside pages . 

MAIN PRODUCTS USED : 

Linnaeus Botanical Journal 

- 2 SHEETS OF THE 6X6 PAPERS
2 SHEETS OF THE TAGS,BORDERS, MEMORY NOTES
1 SHEET EACH OF THE 12X12 PAPERS

Floral Ephemera

Mini Bouquet Bethany

Mini Bouquet Krista

Esperanza Generosa

Mini Distress Inks

Pink Botanica Blooms

Playdate Thursday and Mini Album Binding

I've been looking so long at these pictures of you

That I almost believe that they're real

I've been living so long with my pictures of you

That I almost believe that the pictures are

All I can feel

-The Cure

Hello and welcome to Playdate Thursday!  This is the one day of the week where the creative team shares a tutorial so that you learn and grow in our love of paper crafting, 

Today, its my turn, and I am sharing a new, maybe an easier way to bind your mini album.

The creating of a mini album is a wonderful way to store  pictures from an occasion, a moment in time, a gift given with love. The  process of making a mini album should be soothing to the soul and not rushed. They are time  consuming, but a great project to work on when you can  steal a minute here and there to scrap, and  a perfect summer project. 

So  lets begin the building process : 

***if you want a complete closure for the book on each end of the 6x6 add a cut chipboard piece of 1.25" leaving a 1/8" gap **

Come join me and the rest of the Creative Team and build your mini album and showcase it in our Card /Tag okay Mini Album Challenge this  month !!

I AM... Simple Stories Collection a Unicorn Magic Mini Album

I love the colors of this collection  - they so mix and match soo pretty  and lend themselves to a cue mini album . A little  different than my usual minis with the  big  noticable item - there are NO flowers ....  but this collection does not need it - the  colors, the design  can stand on their own quite nicely ....  Here is a glimpe inside : 

Each page  took about  15-20 minutes to make -  so a perfect project after the  kids go to bed and while you are watching your favorite show ...It is about layering the papers and using the embellishments of the collection in a fun creative way.