My sister's and I have decided to have a table at the Holiday Shopping Event at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Topsham, Maine ( Rte.196. 9-1 o'clock) on November 16th. We are working feverishly to make all the projects for our table. We got together this weekend to see what we have so far.
I have been working on making the Envelope Mini Albums. This is a new project for me. I discovered the tutorial on Pinterest and kinda like how they are coming out. This is the first one that I have finished. I am working on a second one and have that one almost done.
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| Envelope Mini-Album |
I used Graphic 45 French Country paper. Love it.. The paper is absolutely gorgeous. The cover a embellished quite a bit, but love how it came out.
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| Inside pages |
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| Inside pages with tag |
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| Inside pages with photmat |
The pages are large enough for pictures, tags, and adding whatever you want. I think some people might like these better than the 6 x 6 because it will hold just a few pictures. Sometimes that is all you need . It could be used as a travel journal, too. You can add whatever you want into the pockets. I hope to make a few more for people to buy. If they
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| Inside pages with belly band |
don't sell, I will keep them for my travels.
Betsy over at Paper, Scissors and SuperHeroes has a wonderful written tutorial on how to make these mini albums. Here is her link:
Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes.
My next project I think is so cute. My sister, Chris, over at Calla Lily
Studio, discovered the directions for A Card In a Box. The box is
really simple. It's the "stuff" you put inside that takes all the time.
Usually it is a punch art theme. I chose the Nativity Scene I found on
Pinterest. Here is a link to her card. She has done a great job with these figures. I tried to case has as best as I could.
I used my Spellbinders circle die cuts, and book die cut. I also
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| Card In a Box |
used my scallop punch for the little lamb.
I typed the verse on the computer and used Tim Holtz's crackle paint for an aged look.
The box video tutorial is great except the gal is from the U.K. and her measurement are in metrics. Check out my sister's blog for a link to the video and the conversion into inches.
Calla Lily Studio We hope to have ten different ones. Chris has some great themes for her boxes.
What I really like about this card in a box is that it folds up and fits into a 6 x6 envelope.
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| The sentiment on the back. |
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| Folded card |
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| Christmas!! |
We went to Pier One that just opened in South Portland to get some inspiration and that Christmas feeling in November. What a great place! It was way too busy. Don't go there on a Saturday. I got great ideas for more boxes and albums. Well, gotta get back to work. I will have more items to share in a few days.November 16th will be coming fast and furious.
