Papercraft Haven and More

Front Cover I really love how this album turned out, and is up for sale here !  Since you picked out your supplies in the last post, lets get started today in getting everything ready to go for your album!  Each album done will be different, simply because of the pictures you end up working with, and the supplies you use!   Step one:  Out of the papers you have selected, choose one that will be for your front and back cover.  Cut the 12 x 12 sheet of paper/cardstock in half.  Fold in half - set aside! Interactive feature Step two:  Take the 8.5 x 11 sheets of cardstock, trim to 5 3/4" x 11 - fold each piece in half, add to the inside of the cover - one inside the other!  Step three:  Decide how many photos you want to use in your album, the more photos you are using, the more interactive features you might want to add to the album.  The green piece on the front cover actually flips up giving you more room for other photos ...

I'm not sure about you guys - but one thing about me...I really love to create!  It doesn't matter if I am creating for my own personal use, or if I am creating for someone else, I love to create!  I used it for therapy, so if you are stressed out - then it's a cheap way to get some help!  DISCLAIMER:  I would never tell you to NOT get therapy if you are dealing with issues in your life...I will tell you to use this along WITH therapy!    When you create unique projects - it all starts with the paper, adding the embellishments as you go!  If you add more paper to the project, you can use them for embellishments and photo matt's for your scrapbook projects!  The leftovers are what you can use to create fun cards, bookmarks, and embellishments for you to use later on!   This mini album shown here - was done with the supplies listed below...the rest of the papers I have left over, are going to be used for cards and bookmarks for sure! ...

Next to my 6 x 6 albums I make, I love to create paper bag albums!  I won't give you the directions - it is simply best to go to this link - where you will find a series of 5 video's you can watch to create your own!  (This is the first video, you will need to look for the others from here!)  I actually use lunch sacks for my albums - to create a bigger album; you can use the sacks she does, which are smaller in size than what I use...keep that in mind as you are creating your album! For me - since I do use larger bags than what she uses in the example - I have had to do my own measurements instead!  If you choose to purchase the bags, then just make sure you pick the correct ones - lunch bags just make it easier for me, you can pick them up at any grocery store!  Here are some of the albums I have made in the past little while:    Each are different, yet made the same!  One of my favorite album styles, after the 6 x 6 albums...

Being a mom...probably the hardest "job" I have ever had in my life , and the one I failed the most at!!!  Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more than anything in the world...and blending kids - well, don't even get me started on that subject...it's a touchy one for me! So, like everything I end up doing - I created an album with my favorite photos and journaling of my kids - and my darling step-daughter and her family, more to get my thoughts out about being a mom in the first place!  The photos are great, but it's the journaling that truly makes this album perfect! My oldest son was born 3.5 weeks early, his lungs weren't fully developed when he was born.  Being a single mom, this was hard to watch your baby struggle - spending 9 more days in the hospital after he was born.   After that, I met and married my first husband, and had 2 more kids with him... My only daughter, and another son, this time born almost 6 weeks early but okay health wise.  Afte...

      If you missed yesterday's post, then make sure you scroll down to see the first part of the album you will see here on today's post.  By the end of the album, you will have complete directions on how to make this fun album, and how to do each particular set of pages!  So, lets get started in showcasing this fun album, using different techniques in both stamping and scrapbooking to create it!           Each set of pages are made with a different technique, but the egg shape is what ties it all together.  Most of the pages do not even have a saying or title on them - but you know it is an Easter album just by the front cover and embellishments, so no need to have a title on each set of pages!  For the page at the very top, I used a bunny stamp, an oval template, created my own type of embellishment and added a simple purple tag to match the layout.  I wanted to decide if I was adding a photo to each of the pages...

Front and back cover       I love Easter - especially when my kids were little and they got fun Easter baskets filled with candy and goodies!  I always loved going overboard not only on their baskets, but also getting them outfits and shoes too!  Being a single mom of 3, made it hard to do what I wanted, but I tried anyway!  I didn't go to church a lot, or take my kids to church... but I sure did like to dress them up like when I was a little girl!  This album will be shown half today and then half tomorrow, so make sure you check back and see the rest of the fun project - pages 10 - 19!          With this project, I wanted a place to keep track of the fun pictures taken on Easter.  Tomorrow's post will have the rest of the album for you to see, created from stamps and paper!  I use what is available to me - and try not to spend a lot of money on things I don't know what I will use them for!  I like...

Welcome to the "It's All About LOVE" Blog Hop!! Back cover We're so happy you could join us for this super-fun hop showcasing cards, layouts and projects that feature anything and everything all about LOVE!!   You'll find an array of ideas throughout this hop -- From decorations to gift ideas and more, we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!!  Be sure to leave a comment at each hop stop to be entered in our Monthly Drawing, this month's goodie is a fun pack of scrapbook goodies to play with!!!! Front cover  You are at the beginning of this fun hop, so how about we get started!!! If you missed day one, make sure you check it out when you are done with this one!!! For the hop today, I've created a fun mini album for my husband and I to keep track of the types of people we are!!! I wanted to put things that truly make up who we are, such as the type of books we read - I love books of all kinds, ...