Papercraft Haven and More

When I first started scrapbooking, 8.5 x 11 was my choice...  The only 12 x 12 album I really did was my daughter Terra's album!  Then I discovered mini albums - and by far, they are the funnest albums to make!  For the next few weeks - mini albums will be what we are working on...so get your photos, your supplies - and lets get to work!   One of my favorite mini albums to make is my 6 x 6 albums!  This is one of the best ways to take 5 sheets of cardstock, add other basic supplies - take a set of photos from one event - and create an album out of it all!  But there are other styles of albums we will be showcasing during the next few weeks, not just the 6 x 6 albums!  For this style of album, you will need the following supplies: 5 sheets of 12 x 12 cardstock/paper (cut into 4 sheets) Coordinating cardstock/paper to match Ribbon/floss Stickers, die cuts, stamps, punches, etc. Basic directions: Step one:  Cut each of the 5 sheets of c...

      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 Things I'm Thankful For Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from November 18th through November 19th. For a lot of people, Thanksgiving has become a day to watch football, eat turkey, and watch the Macy's Day Parade. While these are not bad things, some believe the most important part of Thanksgiving is giving thanks to God for our many blessings. God was very much a part of that first Thanksgiving. Although some would say it was just a day of celebration. Historical records show it was a time to give thanks to God.The pilgrims looked at everything as a gift from God, even the sorrowful things they saw as God allowing them to perfect their character. So with that being said we have created this "Things I'm Thankful" blog hop to show you some things we are thankful for and some wonderful things we think of when we think of Thanksgiving. We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented creator...

Front cover of mini album Hey Friends! Welcome to my blog! and I am kicking off a new series starting September 12th called the Faith Verse Series that I will put on  my  blog every Monday...but for today I wanted to show you what it is about...I and my guest designers are going to give you their favorite verse and tell why and then create something with that verse in it. I hope you are blessed and encouraged on your spiritual journey as you go through this hop with some talented ladies...I am so blessed by their friendship and stories. If you came here from Tammy then you are in the right place...lol...but as you go through here is the lineup in case you get lost you can always come back. Don't forget to give the bloggy love. There will be a prize from Kristal Andrews her Faith Stamps and some other embellies and ribbons from others that contributed to the Grand Prize! and  you have to comment  but you are not required to be a follower but it sure...

Front cover Page 2 and 3 Page 4 and 5      It's that wonderful time of the year again, when we send our kids back to school to learn to read, write, and do arithmetic!!!  This year, make a mini album such as this one, to give to your child's teacher for them to document the school year!!! (Or just make it and keep yourself in order to document the fun times in your child's school year!!!)  It can be made with 5 sheets of paper or cardstock, ribbon to bind it, and stickers and such to decorate it all up!!    If you use easy products such as a kit you have bought that coordinates all together, this works perfectly - being able to use up much of the things included in the kit!        The basic directions for my mini albums are in this post - to make it easier for you!  I would look at the individual pages for specifics on how that page was made!   For this album, the supply list is:   20 sheets...

     This is one of those projects that just was in my head...no inspiration for it, I just woke up with it.....  It was suppose to be for the last Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame contest that was going on - I had gotten a bunch of layouts done, and you needed to do a mini album project...this is what came up from that!!!  Now, if you seen this project ...the inspiration came from this album...not just the colors, but the inside of the album as well.   Allison wanted something that didn't have a lot of foo-fla...just because her album would be in her purse!  This album is placed in a basket with other projects I have done...so I could have all the foo-fla I wanted!!!        Lets get started with the supplies and directions!!!   Supplies:   Brown paper Inside front cover Pink paper Ivory paper  Various stamps (hearts) Stamp pad Embossing powder Heart die cuts Alpha stickers and rub on's (or stamps)...

     A while ago, my sister Allison and I were talking...about procrastination....this conversation helped me to see this trait in ME....and it needs to change!!!  So Allison, I thank you - not only for the past amazing 5 months...of you sharing your life with me, and loving me and making me the person I am today..but for being the influence on me that you are.         The gifts you have seen all week, the card, the gift bag, the framed page, the birthday book and the mini album you see here - are what she will get for her birthday!  I have had so much inspiration that I couldn't stop making things - so thank you for giving me reasons to scrapbook again...I look forward to making many more projects for you!!!   I hope next week that you have an awesome week...  You see, we lost my dad on 8/5/04 - 3 days after my birthday, and we buried him the day before Allison's birthday...so we both have bad memories of this time period. ...

Mini album (standing up)        Mini albums - you know they are my favorite things to do, being able to create an album in a day without too many supplies or the time having to complete it.  Have you stopped to think also about how much easier a project such as this is to do - being able to complete it in a day, as well as use up all the photos you can from that Holiday event, such as Independence Day!   Mini album (bound with ribbon)      Basic instructions can be found   here  if you don't already have them, make sure to book mark that particular page for easy access...once you complete one album though, it's pretty basic for the rest, you are just creating the theme of the album using papers and supplies.   The album is bound on the side with various colors of ribbon and floss to match the project I am working on - in this case, red, white and blue for the "Independence Day" or "Patriotic" theme!  Use this colo...