A very special album

Hello! Today I have a very special album to share with you!

Probably you've already guessed what makes it so special :). It's my sweet baby Alex! This is the first papercraft project I made for him and my very first boy project! So, no flowers and bows here :)

For this project I used papers and stickers from Eco Park Scoot collection (available at Paperlane) and very basic office stationery. Even though Scoot is not a baby collection, I really like how it turned out. The bright colours and the busy designs do reflect my boy's strong personality and I really see him in his true colours in this album!

I decided to make a project which will help me collect the pictures from Alex's first months and later on be able to see how he's changed over his first year. We do take photos of our children every day, but how often do we print them?

The album is divided in 12 pages - one for each month to 12. I used a very basic paper office file (bought for 0.75 fils!) which I cut and folded to form the album cover. Then I dressed it up with the papers which made it quite sturdy. After that I cut and folded the individual pages and attached them together using book rings. I kept the decoration very simple and let the photos speak for themselves.

Here's how the album looks inside:

The way I cut the 12x12 pages (6" x 12") allowed me to make two pages per sheet and when I folded them (7 1/2" x 4 1/2") I got pages able to hold at least 4 photos each. 

I used the small "flap" as a mini scrapbook page where I marked the month (using stickers from another Eco Park collection - For the Record 2).

The Scoot collection is too busy and bright, so I tried to keep everything inside the album as clean and simple as possible. A few stickers, a heart, banner or star. They did the job for me! And I must say I have never used so many stickers on a project before, but I did realize stickers are great - they save time and are super fun and easy to work with. I guess I'll be using them more often on my projects :).
 

Each page comes also with a journalling card where I will write the important milestones from Alex's development. Something that is really important to me!

Here come more pages:

Precious, isn't it? I am so glad I took the time to make this project and collect the photos!

I hope you enjoyed my take on the Scoot collection.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Eco Park Sweet Girl Mini Album

Hello! Here I am with another album. I told you, the albums will keep on coming :) This time I used papers, stickers and chipboard stickers from the super bright and sweet Eco Park Sweet Girl Collection available now at Paperlane.

I designed the album to be interesting and interactive. I wanted it to be fun, so I used many flaps, pockets and pins - you won't believe how many photos you can put inside!

There are two flaps on the front cover that also serve as a way to keep the album closed and a interesting way to do your journalling. 

 

Inside there is a big pocket for more photos, four pages for photos and journalling, and a smaller pocket on the other cover.

And here is a closer look at two of the pages:

Thanks for stopping by!

Prima Divine Mini Album and Layout

 

Hello! Today I am really happy to show you the mini album I made with the latest Prima products available at Paperlane. I used papers from the new Divine collection (and divine it is!), a Mixed Media Doll stamp, tags from the Tags Pad and wooden buttons - all such a treat and delight to my crafter's soul!

The moment I saw that pretty doll stamp, I knew it would be perfect for paper piecing and I was right. It was such fun to make the doll and decorate the tag. Once the tag was ready, I had to come up with something to hold it, so basically the album was created because of the tag :).

The mini album has four pages that hold 4x6 inch photos and two pockets for tags and more photos. I used the first pocket for a photo tag and a journalling tag and the pocket on the back cover for a bunch of other photos from the same session.

The papers are so beautiful and delicate and the colours matched my photos so nicely that I did not find it necessary to decorate the pages a lot. I kept it clean and simple: 

a banner and a sticker;

and a button and ribbon here and there.

The mini album makes a perfect keepsake and a sweet gift and will be soon available at Paperlane as a class.

I also have a layout for you. I used the Canzone paper from the Divine collection - a really beautiful design, which is very easy to work with. 

I only added a banner, die cuts, a brad and some tulle for a more delicate touch. And voila!

The photos in the mini album and layout were taken by Ania from the ania james photography.

I hope my projects have inspired you!


Happy crafting,

Lidiya

Castle Chipboard Album

Hello! Today I have a fun chipboard album for you. I was so happy when I got the castle shaped album as part of my Paperlane DT supplies last year because I knew it would be just perfect to collect and scrapbook some of Raya's fairy tale photos.

I used papers from We Are Memory Keepers Easter collection, some stamps, lace, flowers and ribbons.
Did you see the two sweet bunnies on the cover :)?

Here come also:

the Little Red Riding Hood

A princess ballerina


and Raya's all-time favourite Freej characters.


I used K&Company tags for journaling and slid them behind the photos.


Thanks for joining me today!

My Japan Album

Hi! I made this album last year and never got the chance to post it, so here it comes today - the album I created for the photos from our trip to Japan in November 2011 when we visited Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo.

I used papers from K&Company 12x12 pad and the back-to-back technique to create the album body. It did take some time to stick all the pages, but the result was worth it since I got a quite big and sturdy album.

I got so many photos that it was impossible to get them all inside, so I came up with the idea to dress up white envelopes and use them to keep the photos I was not able to stick on the pages. So I ended up with an envelope at the end of each city section. 

I decided not to use any decoration on this album as my main aim was to focus on the photos and journalling for the places we visited rather than try to create a scrapbooking masterpiece. Mission completed :)

I hope you liked this album as I have more coming your way!

Take care.

Thank You Chipboard Album

Hello! I was going through my craft files today and came across some projects that I did not manage to post last year, so here comes the first one - a chipboard album I made for Raya's teacher Ms. Charlotte at the end of 2011/12 school year.

I used a 12x12 chipboard from which I made the pages, K&Company designer papers, Distress Stains to colour the pages, some Prima flowers, American Craft ribbons, washi tape, stickers and gems and Silhouette dies cuts.

I also created some fold out pages from the patterned paper to make space for more photos.

I used a small tag tucked behind a photo to write my message to Ms. Charlotte and thank her for being Raya's teacher.

That's all for today!

See you soon.

2-in-1 Christmas Mini Album

Hello ladies! Here is my second DT inspiration project using the papers from  Echo Park's This&That Christmas collection. My intention was to make an album using some canvas boards as front and back pages, but when I saw the KaserCraft Star Album at Paperlane, I decided to make my life easier and go with it. And I was happy with my choice because I really had fun creating this album, plus I came up with another usage of the pages, so I called this project 2-in-1 :).

The album looked something like this. Unfortunately, I could not find the exact image on the KaiserCraft website, but you will get the idea.

First I painted the sides of each star with Martha Stewart Acrylic Craft Paints and then decorated them with the papers. I used the edge distress tool by Tim Holtz to ruffle the edges, which looks as frost to me, so I really like how it turned out.

I added some Golden Stickles to the pages for a more festive look and left the pages blank waiting for the Christmas photos.

In the meantime I decided to put the pages in use as Christmas decoration:

2-in-1, I told you :).

Happy festive crafting!

Lidiya