Mini Album Class

Yesterday I held a class where we made a Mini Scrap Album based on the Butterfly Album that Robin Merriman first shared here.  She gave additional instructions in this post so that everyone could make this great little album.  A couple of ladies couldn’t attend at the last minute and organised to collect their kits but two ladies did come (Hi Karen & Trisha) and we had a fun afternoon, laughing and chatting while they completed their albums.

This is the front of my Album.  I chose to make a belly band from some Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon and some Very Vanilla cut with the Ovals Originals Die.  I stamped the large and small flowers from the Vintage Vogue stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut them out.  I added some Old Olive leaves cut using the Little Leaves Sizzlit, a Rhinestone brad and a couple of silver brads and my cover is complete.  The designer paper we used for the album is the gorgeous Botannical Garden Designer Series Paper from the Autumn/Winter Mini Cataloque.

Karen chose to showcase a piece of the designer paper on her cover.  Truly beautiful.  Trisha decided to think about her cover a little more and complete it at home.

This is the first page in my album.  I have a background of Not Quite Navy card with a strip of designer paper added on the left hand side at a slight angle.  I also added a strip of So Saffron cardstock which has one edge punched using the Scallop Edge Punch and  wrapped with Whisper White tafetta ribbon.  I stamped the “always” image from the Always stampset using Not Quite Navy ink onto So Saffron card and punched it out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch.  I added a Not Quite Navy 1 3/8″ circle and a 1 3/4″ scallop circle cut from designer paper and added it to the bottom right of the page over the photo.

Karen has decorated her first page with some beautiful butterfly designer series paper and Cherry Cobbler card. She has embellished with a Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla heart.

Trisha’s layout is similar to the one I used, however she has highlighted a different piece of the designer series paper.

This shows page 2 of my album.  I’ve used So Saffron with the addition of a piece of designer paper which has a very light script all over.  I added a piece of Early Expresso card cut with the Tasteful Trim die.  I also added a So Saffron heart cut with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit.  I printed “Family” onto a piece of Very Vanilla card punched with the Heart Extra Large Punch.  I have also embossed this inside the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit.

Page 3 has a base card of Marina Mist. with  a strip of designer paper down the right hand side.  I attached my photo first to an Early Expresso mat and then a Cherry Cobbler mat with is torn down the right hand side.  I stamped “always on my mind – forever in my heart” from the Always stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink.  I punched this out using the Modern Label Punch.  I added a mat of Early Expresso card cut using the Movers and Shapers Punch Window.

These are Karen’s 2nd and 3rd pages.  She has chosen to use her cardstock and designer paper in a completely different style.

 Trisha’s 2nd and 3rd pages also reflect her own individuallity.

Don’t you just love how differently these albums are becoming and how they  are reflecting the personalities of their creators.  Remember they both started with the same amount of mats and card trims but have used them in such wonderfully different ways.

For my 4th page I used a base of Early Expresso card and added a strip of designer paper down the left hand side. I placed my photo behind the piece of Cherry Cobbler card which was cut using the Tasteful Trim die.  I stamped “love you” from the Short and Sweet stampset onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out with the Small Oval punch.  I added a Cherry Cobbler Large Oval and a So Saffron Scallop oval.  A Cherry Cobbler butterfly cut using the Beautiful Wings Sizzlet finishes the page.

Page 5 has a base of Very Vanilla card.  I added a strip of designer paper with a piece of Very Vanilla card punched along the bottom edge with the Scallop Trim Edge Punch and then a piece of Cherry Cobbler card to show off the punched edge.  I added a  piece of Marina Mist card on the right hand side with my photo over the top.  I used my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write marker to ink up the “love” and “you” individually so that I could punch the greeting with the 1 1/4″ circle punch.  This was attached to a 1 3/8″ circle of Marina Mist and a 1 3/4″ scallop circle of Cherry Cobbler and then added to the page over the lower left hand corner of the photo.  Again a small Cherry Cobbler butterfly cut with the Beautiful Wings sizzlet completes the page.

Page 6 has a base card of Marina Mist to which I added a layer of Very Vanilla card and a layer of designer paper, both of which are torn on the lower edges.  I added a piece of Marina Mist 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon over the top of my photo.  The greeting is from the Always stampset and stamped using Basic Gray ink.

Page 7 has a mat of Old Olive to which I have added circle of designer paper.  I cut the So Saffron card using the Tasteful Trim die and attached it over the circle of designer paper.  I matted my photo on a square of Cherry Cobbler card and attached it to the lower right hand side of the page.  I printed “my angels” onto Very Vanilla card using my computer and the RGB values for Cherry Cobbler.  I punched this with the Large Oval punch and added a Early Expresso Scallop Oval.  Another Cherry Cobbler butterfly from the Beautiful Wings sizzlet is attached to the Very Vanilla oval.  My granddaughter Abi helped with the placement of the butterflies.

Karen’s pages show the beautiful designer paper off to perfection.  She chose the placement of the photo mats with some specific photos in mind.   The floral images on this designer paper are just magnificent.

Trish has kept her layouts pretty much the same as mine but has chosen to showcase some of the gorgeous floral patterns in this designer paper.   Trish has also added some greetings to her embellishments, again with some very specific photos in mind.

I can’t wait to see both these albums finished.

This has turned into a monster of a post but I really wanted to show how we can use the same ingredients to get completely different results.

Bye for now, Kris.