New project - mini album

I have stacks of Picture My Life™ cards here, just waiting to be used. On the suggestion of Monica Wihongi, I decided to try my hand at making mini albums from my stash of cards. here's what I came up with!

I made two mini albums using Skylark and Surf's Up Picture My Life™ kits, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape, Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape, Gold and Teal Shimmer Trims.

Making the albums was pretty easy. I chose a couple 4x6 and 3x4 cards, laid them out and figured out which order I liked best. I ripped off pieces of washi tape and used that to stick the cards all together. Once all the big cards were bound, I added the smaller cards to the mix. I lined up the gold washi tape dots and trimmed as needed. Some are pages in their own right, some are stuck down as embellishments or photo mats.

The Skylark version:

Front cover embellished with shimmer trim and a bronze dot.

Inside pages with a 3x4 card and more delicious shimmer trim.

Space to stick photos or to journal.

Pretty easy huh?

Back cover with a 3x4 card stuck down with washi tape.

The Surf's Up version.

Front cover embellished with a 3x4 card and gold shimmer trim.

Inside pages with lots of room to journal.

I might have to use this for our stop over in Hawaii photos.

So cute!

Lots of room to add memorabilia and embellish.

Great section for storytelling.

Front and back covers.

See how I've lined up the gold dots? Pretty easy.

I've already got plans for more of these mini albums. They make great quick memorable gifts! There are 8 Picture My Life™ kits, and 8 washi tape designs to choose from. Each Picture My Life™ kit contains 122 cards in a mix of 2 sizes. The options for customizing and personalizing your mini album is crazy fun. The sky's the limit!

Love this idea and want to make one of your own? Come along to my New Product Party on August 19! Let me know that you're coming so I can prepare!

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Off The Page Workshop

Today a lovely young man came over (with his mum) to make his own DVD Notecase. Here's what he created from my stash of products!

Products used: Surf's Up paper pack and stickers (nla), Dimensional Elements Star (nla), Surecut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer, Bonding Memories glue, gold shimmer trim (from Ivy Lane cardmaking kit, nla), Bamboo Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, 2" X 3 1/2" My Acrylix™ Block, feather stamp (not yet available).

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More Fun with My Reflections

I am head over heels for this how to book. Seriously. I've taken over the coffee table and footstool, spread my stuff out and I've knocked out 34 pages -full 12"x12" traditional pages!- in 26 days. Yes! That many pages in that many days! Now not all of them have pictures yet as some are title pages for upcoming months in my 2014 album. Still, that's a lot to get done with using a new system! :D

Have you seen my sneak peek gallery on facebook? I've posted most of my pages there. Some are still to be shown as they're samples for an upcoming consultant challenge.

Here's what I've been up to lately. :) Are you stuck in a rut with your scrapbooking and looking for fresh new ideas to kickstart your creativity? Seriously, these ideas have revived my pagemaking. I don't normally like making pages without having photos printed first.  With these that's gone out the window! I can find photos to fit! My studio is open all week. Contact me and pop by to see these ideas being made in person and see if it's something you'd like to use in your album making. :) I'm here to help you! I may even have a slice of brown sugar apple cake waiting. (If that doesn't tempt you, I don't know what will!)

Notice the last two are the same layout idea, just tweaked a bit!

These are just some of the ideas I'm teaching in my Scrap Your Stash workshops. Contact me for your SYS time and bring your supplies over. We'll crash my dining room table and get some pages done for your projects. We'll have some nibblies, a cuppa or two, laugh and get our crafty on. :) Sounds like fun, doesn't it? My studio space is just waiting for you to come over!

Page Reveals

I'm loving this how-to book. 7 pages done in a week following the recipes!

You've already seen my first few pages using Skylark and For Always. Well, there's now more! Edit: I've added links to all the products used for your convenience.

Skylark challege pages - materials used: Skylark WOTG kit (brand new item), Skylark Picture My Life card kit (fussy cut by hand), Chocolate and Lagoon cardstocks, Tombow adhesive, 12" trimmer, Chocolate Exclusive Ink, micro tip scissors, My Reflections book.

Both pages based on Reflections pg 70.

For Always page - materials used: For Always WOTG kit (discontinued), For Always My Stickease (discontinued), Tombow adhesive, 12" trimmer, My Reflections book, Black/White/Silver shimmer cardstocks (from my stash).

Reflections pg 73

Sarita challege pages - materials used: Sarita Paper Packet, Tombow adhesive, 12" trimmer, Chocolate Exclusive Ink, micro tip scissors, My Reflections book.

LH - Reflections pg 56
RH - Reflections pg 41

And these are my Surf's Up pages. Notice that I used some of the 3x4 Surf's Up Picture My Life cards on this layout. They aren't just for use in PML albums! They can be used for cards and for off the page projects, and as accents in traditional albums like you see here.

Surf's Up challege pages - materials used: Surf's Up WOTG kit, Surf's Up Picture My Life card kit (fussy cut by hand), Tombow adhesive, 12" trimmer, Chocolate Exclusive Ink, micro tip scissors, My Reflections book.

LH - Reflections pg 84
RH - Reflections pg 125

These pages seriously didn't take long to make. The most time consuming part was cutting everything and sticking it down! This how-to book doesn't have to be used with Close To My Heart papers. Neither do the instructions featured in our Workshop On The Go kits! I'll dig up some of my older papers and do a side by side comparison using the same layouts.

*STUDIO OPEN DAY*

I'm excited to see how this collection of recipes is used by you, my lovely readers.

I'm opening up my studio this Thursday, February 20th from 10am onwards. Bring some of your favorite papers, cardstock/pages, your trimmer, and adhesive, and I'll show you how this featured idea works. Have a cuppa, look at the new Ideas Book, check out the Picture My Life range, and ask any questions you have about Close To My Heart.

Email or ring me to let me know you're coming. I'm excited to see you!