Folio Mini Album

 A friend of mine shared a beautiful folio mini album on her Facebook page, along with the link to the instructions. 

The album holds ten 4x6 photos but I changed some of them to 3x4 photos to allow for even more photos of an event. Not all the sections are shown as there are two pockets with pull out pieces as well. 

I used the Hope and Kindness product bundle from CTMH - I needed several coordinating 12x12 patterned papers. Stickers aren't something I use often but the sticker sheet came with the bundle and it was a quick way to embellish the album while still keeping it flat. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Gnome Pull Apart Panel Card/Mini-Album

This project could be considered a card or perhaps a mini-album. The insides pull out from the center to reveal several additional panels. Photos could be added to those panels or you could add additional card images. 

The front was decorated with a gnome stamp and die set. The images were coloured and set on a green die cut base. The ribbons on the top and bottom are what open the inside panels. Photos of the panels being pulled out plus the various views are shown below. 

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: Misc. Patterned Paper, White Daisy Cardstock, Capri Cardsotck, New England Ivy Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock 

Stamps: Gnome Matter plus dies 

Inks: Intense Black (Hero Arts) 

Accessories: Fancy Borders Dies, Tri-Blend Markers, Sharpie Markers, Touch Markers, White and Gold Ribbon

Enjoy,

Alyson

Stacked Mini Album

This is a stacked mini album. I created it with a friend in mind as she has two young grandchildren. I used the As You Grow collection from CTMH as I also had the Picture My Life (PML) cards and the sticker sheet. It made decorating the album so much faster and easier! 

The album was designed by Janice Gilhooly, a CTMH Maker. If you are interested in the files, contact her via Facebook Messenger. There is a Cricut Design Space file as well. 

The album opens from both sides or it can be opened as an accordion. There are several places for photos and journaling - this is determined by the pieces that you add.

The first photo is the folded album with a tied ribbon. The next two photos show the expanded album from the front and the back. 

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: As You Grow Paper Pack and Sticker Sheet, As You Grow PML Cards, Linen Cardstock, New England Ivy Cardstock, Harbour Cardstock 

Stamps: none

Inks: none

Accessories: Cricut file, Block Alphabet Thin Cuts, White Ribbon (SU)

Enjoy,

Alyson

Creativity in Motion Blog Hop

Welcome to the Creativity in Motion Blog Hop! 

This campaign is so awesome - the images appear to be moving under the acetate! How cool is that? 

You should have arrived here from Wendy Kessler's blog.

If you get lost, a complete list of participants can be found on Melinda Everitt's blog. 

I created a lot of interactive cards with these stamps... those can be found in earlier posts. This time, I decided to create a mini album using several of the images. 

There is a mini paper pack (6x6) available with this campaign and I really wanted to use those papers - except I needed pieces that were a little longer than 6x6. Since many of the patterns in that mini paper pack are also found in the So Much Happy paper pack, I went back to that so I could cut the sizes I needed. 

The squares were all cut using the Stitched Square Thin Cuts. I didn't use foam tape anywhere in this album but simply cut away one section of the square and adhered it to the back of the acetate to provide the opening for the slider. It does make sliding the pieces a little harder, but that's ok. The white cardstock pieces were cut with the border attached to prevent the edge catching as they are inserted. I used coordinating inks to stamp the images and the sentiments. The patterned papers were folded over the squares and attached back to back to form the album. I decided to use the left side for 3x3 photos and on the back of 2 white slider pieces, I drew journaling lines and added some small stamps to decorate those pieces. On the back of the remaining 4 pieces, I added a photo mat and a 2x2 photo mount. That allows for 10 photos in total plus journaling spots in this little album. I decorated the front using one of the sentiments which I cut into pieces to stamp it in 3 sections. I tried tying up the album with embellishing thread but that didn't work - I had to resort to the white twine (which is retired) since no other ribbon coordinated with this colour scheme. 

There are lots of photos - each page plus 2 groups at the end that show the animated stamped images and the reverse sides with the photo mounts and journaling spots. 

I hope you enjoyed my project! 

The next blog on the hop is Gina Brandstetter's blog. I'm sure she will wow you with these products!

Products used are all Close To My Heart

Paper: So Much Happy paper pack (same patterns as in the mini paper pack available for this campaign), White Daisy Cardstock, Sapphire Cardstock, Clover Cardstock, Lagoon Cardstock, Mint Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock, Peach Cardstock, Animated Acetate

Stamps: Animated Butterfly Kisses, Animated Safari Animals, Animated Sentiments, Border Tab

Inks: Sapphire, Clover, Smoothie, Candy Apple, Peach, Mint, Lagoon

Accessories: Stitched Square Thin Cuts, Border Tab Thin Cuts, White Twine, Black Journaling Pen

Enjoy,

Alyson

Child's Mini Album - Teacher Thank You!

A few weeks ago, a good friend asked if I had any ideas for her 5 year old daughter regarding a kindergarten teacher's gift. We looked at some options and decided to do a mini album (there were two teachers so two albums were required). 

The design was very simple - I used my Cricut to cut the same shape in rainbow colours as the class had learned about rainbows during the year. A piece of white cardstock was placed in the middle of each coloured cardstock piece, large enough on which a 5 year old could print. The pieces were attached with a binder ring and some ribbon was added on the ring for decoration. The front of each album was created by layering strips of the same cardstock colours used inside the albums on a piece of white cardstock and then running letter dies on that multi-coloured sheet through my Big Shot. 

I asked my friend if she would photograph the finished album pages for me before they were delivered to the teachers - and what a treat it was to receive these photos! 

Here is one of the albums - each page included. I just love the messages and the drawings! The second album is very similar to the first. 

 

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Lemonade Cardstock, Nectarine Cardstock, Candy Apple Cardstock, Green Apple Cardstock, Bluebird Cardstock, Thistle Cardstock, Eggplant Cardstock

Stamps: none

Ink Pads: none

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, Artiste Cricut Cartridge, Basic Hearts Thin Cuts, Stitched Hearts Thin Cuts, Block Alphabet Thin Cuts, Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts, Red Shimmer Trim, Binder Ring (not CTMH), Various Ribbon (not CTMH)

Enjoy,

Alyson

Interactive Mini Album

Hello weekend! Do you even realize that it's the weekend with the days all getting lumped together with being at home? I know it has been a struggle for me at times, but as difficult as it is, I know of others who I know are having a much harder time with this... please know that my thoughts and prayers are with all in these unusual times. 

I spent a significant amount of time creating a mini album for a friend's upcoming birthday. This is a purchased file (see this website) and a very time intensive project.

The Chelsea Gardens paper pack was perfect for this - the recipient loves to garden and I know she likes these colours as well. The outer album holds 4 mini albums inside. Everything is created from scratch, including the binding. 

There are lots of photos - I have photographed the outer album plus all the mini albums. The mini albums open in two different ways (pages and waterfalls) so there are a few photos of each of those. 

The Outer Album

The Mini Albums 

Mini Album 1

Mini Album 2

Mini Album 3

Mini Album 4

Whew! I am so glad this project is finished! Can’t wait to present it to my friend! 

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: Chelsea Gardens Paper Pack, Charcoal Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Juniper Cardstock, Fern Cardstock, Sweet Leaf Cardstock, Chipboard (not CTMH)

Stamps: none

Inks: Charcoal

Accessories: Chelsea Gardens Complements, Corner Rounder

Enjoy,

Alyson