blessed blooms mini album with a box

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First of all, I want to thank everybody who loved The Greeting Farm Carnival projects I made and voted for my team! THANK YOU!!! We made to the final round! Yay!!! THANK YOU!

Danielle Young created another beautiful digital kit, Blessed Blooms and it is available exclusively at The Daily Scrapper! I love the flower elements in this kit, I wanted to emphasize it on my project.

I printed many many flower elements (all same size), cut, distressed, and skewered it on a florist wire (used glue to attach) to create the flower. Added a white pom pom and few beads as well.

Album is about 2.5 x 2.5.

I bent the wire and put in the album to create a different look on the album stand.

And I even made a box to slide in on the side. This mini album with a box template will be available on May 1st. I’m opening my shop! Heehee.

Thank you!

pull-out castle album

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The winner of Here’s To You Wine Box Template Set is…

Jackie! Thank you so much, and I’ll email you shortly. =)

This is another mini album. A pull-out album. It’s about 3.5 x 3 inches.

Flag is attached to a toothpick.

Connected each piece with eyelets.

I covered inside the castle with a plain green card stock paper.

Digital kit: Sundri by MK-Designs

I’m participating The Greeting Farm’s Royal Battle. It’s a team challange, and our team is called, “International Ink”. Because we have 3 Canadian (Stephanie – team leader, Sheena, and Tanya) and 2 Asian-American (Corinne, and me =) stampers. This week, Tanya created a gorgeous scrapbook page for us to compete. Please head over to TGF galleria and vote for our team!

THANK YOU!!!

purple flower mini album

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Hello~

I’m back with another mini album. This one is 2.5 x 2.5 inches.

I used Just Chill – Relax kit by Joyce Paul Designs. This digital kit is available at theDailyDigi.com this month. This FULL kit plus 6 other designers’ kits/templates for $5!!!

Just like yesterday’s mini album, I used a frame element from the kit to create the inserts.
Printed on 11 x 8.5 Polar Matte Double Sided paper (60 lbs.) from Red River Paper. This time, I printed a darker color digi paper on the back side as well.

Okie… so after assembling the accordion inserts (yesterday’s post)…

Attach the cover (Double sided sticky tape recommended, but liquid glue like Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue will work, too.)
I started from the front.
Score the spine (leave enough room).

I was lazy to measure the exact cover size before attaching it to the inserts, and ended up with the huge leftover on the back cover. The paper is so pretty, I decided to keep it.

Score, fold, and trim the edge. This will fold around the inserts.

See the spine?

Since it is an accordion style album, the inserts will fan out like this. I do not like accordion album. I don’t like my pages fly out like this.

So, pull out the inserts and apply glue on the spine. I used Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue. It’s not the best. I like the thickness and how quickly it dries. But, things don’t bond together that well.

Once the glue dries, the spine will be very flexible when you turn pages.

While waiting for the spine to dry, I made a flower for the front cover…

I used Sizzix Bigz Die – Sprial/Garland. I think, it’s for the Christmas tree ornament, but when I saw the die, I thought it would make the perfect flowers. The die cut line is very similar to the spiral paper flowers I made in the past.

BLOG CANDY information on the bottom of this post!!! =)

Roll it starting from the outside.

Squish it down to distress.

I decorated the center with a brad.

okie… I bought the above mentioned Sprial/Garland Sizzix Bigz die back in January or February and got extra to share with some of my blog friends.

I will send one spiral/garland die to three readers to comment on this post.

- SORRY!!! USA and Canada only, please! This die is heavy. =(
- The Bigz die only works on Big Shot or Big Kick. I don’t know if it’ll work on CuttleBug or not. So you need to have the die cut machine. =)

Leave a comment and let me know where you live (USA or Canada), and which die cut machine you own (I’m being nosy here =). I”ll pick FIRST THREE people with these information.

THANK YOU~~~

UPDATE: Tanna, Stephanie, and Eva, I’ll email you to get your addresses! THANK YOU!!!

spring break 2010 mini album

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Kel from Boutique Cute Dolls Designs asked me if I’d like to be their Hybrid Creative Team. THANK YOU Kel!!! BCD digital kits are soooo cute, I can’t wait to play with all of them!

It’s about 2.75 x 4.25″

Using a new kit, Fresh Garden by BCD. Can you scream, CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the bunny the best because I was born in the year of rabbit.

The album was inspired by the frame elements from the kit.
Printed on 11 x 8.5 Polar Matte paper (60 lbs.) from Red River Paper.

Cut, score and fold. Leave the extra papers on the side for now.

Adhesive on the tab (extra paper). I used double-sided tape, but liquid glue like Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue will work, too.

Just cut the excess paper after putting two panels (pages) together.

Accordion style layout.

It was getting really late, and I was rushing to finish this album. I’ve created another album with this “technique” (heehee), so I’ll come back tomorrow to show you how I assembled the accordion inserts to the cover page to create this mini album.

Oh yeah, photos are from Washington DC. My kids were on a spring break last week and they had fun visiting Smithsonian museums and the zoo. I used point and shoot camera.

Thank you~

ny dessert table – thank you cards

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So many moms worked very hard to plan this school gala, and I wanted to surprise them with little gifts.
3×3 handmade mini card albums.

For 17 committees and volunteers. 10+ sheets of papers each for 10 teachers/staff to sign. Lots and lots of paper cutting!

Bookbinding technique learned from Journals 3 Ways workshop by Karla Dudley.

My adorable daughter, heehee =)
I put photos of committee members’ kids on their album.

I asked the teachers/staff to sign it.

I made all the inserts first and still had no clue how I was going to make the cover. Then, I saw this card on the October Afternoon blog, and completely fell in love with the simple yet beautiful layout. I used the apple punch instead since the green apple was part of the gala theme.

I wanted to surprise the committees, but I was surprised to find how much they appreciated my little gesture. I am a card maker/paper crafter, but I didn’t know people love receiving handmade cards. So, I was thankful my time and effort was well spent.