Cool Cocktails....

I saw an album made by Tresa Black, that was similar to this a while back...in fact, these are her recipes.  I thought it was SO cute that I had to try one of my own....

Here's some of the pictures of the inside pages...

and another....

There are divided sections for Martinis, Margaritas, Shooters and Tiki Drinks....

Here is one of the recipe sections:

and some more pages....

and more recipes...I made "pocket" pages for the recipe cards to be slipped in and out of.

and some more pages...

and recipes again....

Each section had it's own color and matching tab.

and last set of recipes...

And finally, here's the back cover.  I did add some ribbon to the binder rings that isn't shown in the picture.

There was a variety of products and colors used and I think it turned out pretty well.  This was my first use of a clear, acrylic album and I was pleased with how it went together.  The pictures of all my "cool cocktails" were stock photos I printed from the internet.

What do you think?

Christmas Album - Take 2

For another teacher, I handmade this album:

Again, this album was made with the Simply Scrappin' Kit Jingle from Stampin' Up! and features the colors real red, very vanilla, old olive and chocolate chip.

Here's the backside:

This was a project featured on Dawn Raspas' U Stamp with Dawn and Friends that I tweaked to suit my needs.

This album was easy to assemble and decorate using the patterned papers and adhesive die cuts that are included in the kit.

There's plenty of space for pictures and journaling...

And here's the last page...

I hope she enjoys placing her pictures of her precious family into the album.  I love giving (and receiving) homemade gifts.

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Christmas Jingle Album

This is one of the albums I made for teacher presents.  This used pieces I had left over from the Simply Scrappin' Jingle Kit from Stampin' Up!

Colors were real red, very vanilla, old olive and chocolate chip.
Here's a few of the inner pages (I won't show you them all)

I left lots of blank areas for adding additional pictures, artwork or journaling.

Here's the back cover:

the album ties closed with old olive ribbon.  This came together fairly quickly, just using scraps and leftovers I had from other projects.

More christmas presents will be showcased soon, keep watching :)

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Mini Album

This cute little mini album was a project featured on Ustamp a while back.  It was quite easy to do and featured new stamp sets and has many pages.  This is a picture of the box that houses the mini album.  Below is a picture of the front of the album.

This was made with one of the Simply Scrappin' kits that Stampin' Up! offers...change the kit and change the theme of the album.

Here is a shot of some of the interior pages....

I'm not going to show you all the pages, but here's a few more...

Don't the die cut stickers make the cutest page embellishments?

And lastly, here is a picture of the back of the album...again embellished with some of the die cut stickers in the kit.

I gave this to one of my kids' childcare workers....she can add her own photos and journaling. Email me if you'd like to place an order or want any additional information on any of Stampin' Ups great products:  inks, stamps, simply scrappin kits, ribbons and embellishments.

Love Sparkles Again

Well, I had scraps leftover from my last mini-album (over 1/2 the kit was left) so I decided to try another mini-album.  This one is the same idea as my boo album posted a few days ago.  It was a design I got from Ustamp Fall 09.  This little book only uses 1 sheet of 12x12 cardstock to create and then you can embellish it any way you'd like.  I used the stickers from the Simply Scrappin' kit.  The kit used here is Love Sparkles (retired) but it would be cute with any of the current kits. 

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Here's the tutorial so you can make one of your own!!  Please email me if you have any questions, or if you'd like to order any Stampin' Up! products for yourself!

Mini-Album from 1 sheet of 12x12 cardstock


– adapted from Mary-Jane Roussel (SU Demo – France) on UStamp Fall 09



Supplies:

1 -12x12 cardstock of your choice

Stamps:

Your choice for your theme/design

Ink:

Your choice to coordinate with your cardstock

Accessories:

Paper trimmer with scoring blade

SNAIL adhesive

Bone Folder

Other embellishments as desired



Trim 2” off the bottom of your cardstock; cut the 2” piece into (2) pieces 2 x 5 ¾". Score your cardstock at 6” along the 12” side and at 4” along the 10” side. Fold on all score lines. Cut out the bottom 4 x 6” piece and save for later use. If desired, random stamp the album base and all cut pieces to decorate. ( see 1st photo below).

Fold up bottom 4 x 6” piece on the Right side of the album. Adhere with SNAIL, buttons, brads etc. Score each of the 2 x 5 ¾’ pieces at ¼ “along the long side. Fasten these pieces to the Left side of the album, near the bottom, using SNAIL, brads, etc., as desired.  (See 2nd photo below).

Mat the remaining 4 x 6” piece (I trimmed mine slightly) on coordinating DSP or cardstock and insert into the pocket of the Right side of the album. Decorate the front and remaining “pages” of the album as desired.   (See 3rd photo below).

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Goblins & Ghouls, anyone?

So, I was feeling the Halloween spirit and decided to make this cute little album.  This album was designed by Mary-Jane Roussell for Ustamp with Dawn  & Friends Fall 09 and it was SO easy!  I did alter the book slightly, but it only took 1 sheet of 12x12 cardstock for the album, 1/2 sheet of a contrasting color for accents and a few scraps of patterned/designer paper to finish it off.  I think it turned out adorable.!  

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Supplies:  Lovely lilac, only orange and basic black ink classic ink and paper

Batty for You, Eat, Drink & Be Scary, Schoolbook Serif Alphabet and Terrific Tags stamp sets

Papersnips, SNAIL adhesive, papercutter

Large and small tag, 1 3/8 and 1 1/4 square, round tab and scallop border punches

I also added a few mini brads - some from Stampin' Up! and a few others. 

What do you think?  What any of the products feature?  Email me to see how you can order them, and don't foget the specials Stampin' Up! is currently running...read the post below for more information.

So you don't stamp? Part 2

So, you still don't know if Stampin' Up! products are for you?  Well, check this out:  Remember the cards and box I made with 1/2 of a Pretty Petals Simply Scrappin kit?  This is what I made with the other half!  This mini flap album was designed by Jenny Moors of Ustamp Fall 09 and was easy to make.  I think it turned out really cute too!  And again, no stamping was done on this project....all I needed was my Simply Scrappin kit (1/2 package used - it contains cardstock, designer paper, and stickers), SNAIL adhesive, Sticky Strip, paper cutter, paper snips and ribbon.  I used a non-Stampin' Up! ribbon here, but one of their grosgrain ribbons would work just as well.  I still have LOTS of leftover stickers and paper, enough to make some more cards or scrap some photos.  If you are interested in ordering these, or other Stampin' Up products, please email me!!  Don't forget about the specials they have currently too - see the posts below for the specials AND for the project I made with the other half of the kit.

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