Mini album for my daughter

I wanted to share another album I made recently.

This one measures 4" wide by 5 1/2" deep.

I went a bit mad with the amount of pages I added

and photos and it's kind of bursting out of itself lol.

So to reinforce it a bit more I added double eyelets

to the centre pages and threaded through some ribbon

and tied a smaller bow.

You can see how fat it ended up lol but it did use up

lots of paper and became a home for lots of old photos.

I spent about two weeks putting this one together, on and off

but was pretty pleased with the finished album.

You can watch a walk through of the album here

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral option mood board

Mini Albums - any type of mini album

613 Avenue  Create - anything goes option add flowers

Seaside escapades

I have another tag for Valerie's theme of holidays

over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This time I used a background paper with a view of the sea,

seagulls and a little boat.

I stamped the man and child using Beside Me stamp set (SU).

I coloured them with my markers and cut them out.

I added some beige card to the bottom of the sea

to create a sandy beach then popped the pair on to it.

I stamped the sentiment from A Good Man stamp set (SU),

onto the beige card and chopped

into single words and added to my tag.

As the man is pointing I had to find something for him to point at

so I added an air balloon from a paper pack.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - holidays

Inspiration Station - beach photo

I used the beach scene

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Allsorts - season's delights

Sweet Stampin' - tags

It's a beautiful day out there.

I already have my walk done and it was hot at 10am!

Enjoy your day!!

Stepper Christmas

I was doing some blog commenting and went to check out my lovely friend

Chrissy's blog. She had made the most beautiful step card and

really inspired me to have a go.

As the challenge closes tomorrow I thought I better get to it.

I pulled out an old stamp set called Poinsettia Petals for my flowers,

leaves and sentiments. They have been coloured up with my markers.

The papers are also from an old pack

and the Happy Christmas has been die cut using an old set

called Word Wishes.

I added some enamel effects in real red and white

which I put my finger into many times 😂

I followed Chrissy's inspiration for the little band of matching

card and paper on the inside and stamped another sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - two steps behind

Passion for Markers - Christmas in July

Crafty Galz Corner - anything goes twist-Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - flowers

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Birthstone Challenges - ruby and peridot

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral option mood board

We have had a great weekend of celebrations!!

Our county team Armagh won the All Ireland Cup!

We had most of the family over for the day to watch the match live,

even little Aimee enjoyed it!

Her Dad got her all kitted out with her Armagh top.

Look at those eyes, she is hilarious!!

 

Christmas Countdown

Today I am sharing the final part of this project and it's

a countdown calendar for December.

Again I used scraps from two different retired Christmas packs.

I only needed small pieces for each page.

The pages themselves were cut using balmy blue card

and I made a stand for it using real red card.

The numbers were cut using the same paper and backed onto

card so a lot of cutting lol.

Each page is decorated differently.

I have put them all together

to make it easier for you to see.

I decorated them with words, snowflakes and some stamped

snowmen.

When I had all the pages decorated and the stand made I used

my Cinch to bind them all together.

So it just sits displaying the days date until Christmas.

Here is a quick walk through of each page.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - Christmas in July

CRAFT - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

Sweet Treat Box

I had a box to make for an upcoming birthday so decided

to do a wee tutorial while I was at it.

I saw the original tutorial from a lady called

Crafty Little Miss K over on YouTube.

I have changed the score lines to make it a bit easier to follow

and changed the inside flap to make it open easier,

but other than that it follows her design.

I used black card and Country Woods for this one as it is

for a masculine birthday.

The sentiment came from a retired set called

Tiny Keepsakes.

I popped a candle in there to show how deep it is.

It is a 2" square box.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

Black card - 6" x 10"

Score 6" side - 2", 4"

Score 10" side - 2", 4", 6", 8"

DSP to decorate

6 pieces at 1 7/8" square

one party straw

I would like to enter this into

a Perfect time to craft - July challenge

Love to Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards optional theme travel

Back to rain again today but yesterday was such a lovely day

in the garden and we had a visit from our Granddaughter Aimee!

We have a very exciting gaelic match to watch this weekend.

Our county team has made it to the All Ireland Finals,

so come on ARMAGH!!

By the sea

Our next challenge theme this fortnight over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by the lovely Valerie

and she has chosen summer holidays!

So whatever that means to you let us see it.

I have gone with a fishing scene and used a stamp set

called Beside Me (SU).

I attempted to make a sea and sky background and then

stamped the image at the bottom and coloured them in

with my markers.

I added a setting sun and a little yacht in the sea and

I used gesso to add some foam to the water.

Best I could do lol.

I finished with a brad and ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - summer holidays

We Love Stamping - anything option sun, sea, sand

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option summer

Sweet Stampin' - tags

It's a beautiful sunny day today so I am heading out

to the garden to make the most of it.

Enjoy your day!!

Let it snow!

So with our Christmas theme over at Stamping Sensations

I was inspired to keep it going!

I had this wooden blank lying about since last year and

thought it could do with a bit of pimping lol.

So I got out my Country Woods dsp pack and covered

the base, sanding off all the edges.

I die cut the large letters for my wording along with some

snowflakes which I layered up many times and added gems to.

Then came the stamping. I used two old stamp sets called

Snowman Season and Spirited Snowmen.

The snow people were stamped, coloured and cut

and stuck in place.

I was pretty pleased with myself lol.

I have another nice project to share using the Christmas

theme but will save that until next week.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

Cut it Up - Christmas in July

Crafty Catz - anything goes option make it cute

The Outlawz challenge - no cards option travel

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

We had a quick scoot down to Omeath today.

It started out very misty but eventually the sun shone through.

Beautiful breath of fresh air and the views were stunning!

#favourteplacetobe

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Love never melts!

I have another card for our midway post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the challenge is anything goes

with optional Christmas theme.

This challenge really spurred me on to get started on Christmas.

We do of course have lovely prizes so please come and join us!!

For my card I used some scraps for my background, ripping the edge of one.

I die cut a circle and stamped some snowflakes and blended the sky.

I added some torn papers for the snow and a chip board tree.

I then stamped the snow couple, coloured them up and cut them out.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card base.

I finished with a ribbon, die cut snowflake and some glitter

and gems.

I have a few other projects to go along with this card

which I will share next week.

I would like to enter this card into

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Daisy Chain - Christmas in July

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes option Christmas

CRAFT - Christmas

Cut it Up - Christmas in July

Alphabet Challenge - H is for holidays

Allsorts - circles or anything goes

Believe in yourself!

Something a little different today.

I didn't have enough paper left in this pack which was called

Berry Delightful (SU) to make a mini album so I went with

a folio wallet.

On the front I put two pockets with faux stitching.

In the big pocket I have a handmade mini book

and in the smaller pocket I have a tiny journal tag.

The stamp set I used is called Love This Moment (SU).

Inside I have the main book which has been stitched in place

with a vellum front and back cover.

To the left I have two pockets and I have added

a large handmade notebook and a mini book with paperclip notelets.

On the back page I have added another handmade notebook

and mini book with paperclip notelets.

I did finish off this pack and I am very happy with the outcome.

Here is a quick walk through of my folio

I would like to enter this into

Mix it Up - anything option veggie stamping

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts galore encore - July anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - July challenge

Love Those pretty papers - anything goes using patterned papers

Hugs

Hello little one

It's the second week of our celestial themed challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY.

I used my Bokeh Dots stamp (SU) again for the background,

this time in starry sky ink and coloured in some stars.

The baby image is from Stamping Boutique which I coloured

with my markers and cut out to fit on the tag.

The sentiment is from a stamp set called Little Elephant (SU)

which I stamped in black ink then coloured the background

to match the moon.

I hope you get time to play along this week!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Celestial theme

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Another overcast day today but at least it's dry.

We had our Granddaughter for 3 hours yesterday and seriously

all I can say is how did I do with for four kids lol.

Totally wrecked going to bed last night.

Enjoy your day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Summer has begun!

I had this lovely pack of paper which had only a few sheets used

and I thought it would make a perfect album for my

Grandsons Sean and Tom for their holiday adventures this year.

The paper pack is from Echo Park called Dive into Summer

and it is full of lovely papers along with these great little

cut outs which work perfectly with the photos.

They have had one quick camping holiday already

and have just upgraded from a tent to a camper van so

lots more photos to come!

For the album itself I followed a tutorial from Gloria Scraps.

It measures 5" x 3 1/2" and has flip ups, tri folds and pockets.

Thankfully I had just enough papers to cover everything!!

I decided on a snap button closure as it was not staying closed

as I packed it with so much stuff lol and in order to secure

my closure I had to back the front paper in sticky back plastic!

 

I used some fabric on the side for a beachy look and added a little charm.

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

Love to Craft - anything goes

Four seasons - summer inspired

A Perfect time to craft - July

Little Red Wagon - something you love

making mini albums

Mini Album Mania - any mini album

Love to Scrap - anything goes

It's overcast but dry today so we are heading out

to paint the fences!!

Enjoy your weekend.

First Christmas Mini Album

I have another little mini album to share today.

This one was made for my Granddaughter Aimee's first Christmas

this December.

On the front I made a shaker with the little penguin and some fake snow.

On the side I added a bell and some pompoms

and it has been closed using some red and white gingham ribbon.

The whole thing was constructed using real red card and scraps

from two Christmas paper packs.

I also used some Nitwits images for embellishments here and there.

You can watch my walk through video here

I would like to enter this into

Mini Albums -  any mini album

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Daisy Challenge - Christmas in July

Simply Create Too - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Another wet day here so pottering around the house

instead of the garden!!

Enjoy your day!!