Little Darlings Tag Album

Hi there!

Today I want to share a simple mini album and card that I made for my cousin's baby shower this weekend. Her party happened to be on National Scrapbooking Day of all days - how fitting!

I used Graphic 45's Little Darlings paper, a collection that came out a few years ago.

I kept the fussy cutting and embellishing to a minimum, because I know when little Naomi gets big enough, she will be thumbing through this mini quite a bit so it must be somewhat practical. :)

The cover of the album works as a door sign, while the remaining tags have little flaps in them for photos. (The reverse side of the tags spell baby's name and can work as a banner!)

I get a lot of use out of my envelope punch board from We R. I used it to make this simple 6x7 envelope.

Thanks so much for looking! 

Teresa Collins Save The Date Mini Album and Layouts

Hi there!

With all these amazing sneak peeks of the latest and greatest papers coming out, it's hard to think about making projects with "last year's" paper. But, that is what you do when it's 50% off and your to-do list continues to grow taller.

My husband's cousin got married last summer. It was a beautiful day in Snohomish, Washington and I was fortunate to get a few photos from the event! I ended up making a couple 12x12 layouts for my 2014 album, along with a mini album to give to the happy couple.

I love the Basically Essential Album Kit! It was gifted to me at the Teresa Collins class in October. These little mini's come with a variety of pages, some little photo sleeves, a sticker sheet and some die cuts. Amazingly, Teresa's wedding line went perfectly with the album.

I used one of the photo sleeves to house some sequins. Some grey washi from TC's Urban Market sealed the deal. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Supplies

Teresa Collins Basically Essential Album Kit
Teresa Collins Save The Date 12x12 paper pad
Teresa Collins Save The Date stickers
Teresa Collins Urban Market Washi
Teresa Collins You Are My Happy Sequins
Studio Calico wooden butterflies

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Tag Album

When Graphic 45 first shared the Botanical Tea sneak peeks with the design team, we were all floored! The shabby chic colors, heartfelt sentiments and timeless tea and bird designs were too much for us. I think a bulk of our creations were made with this gorgeous paper!

Botanical Tea also has a special place in my heart because the first time I saw it in person, was the first time I met Graphic 45's owner and head designer, Diane Schultz. I felt so humbled to sit across from this creative great, and to hear her thoughts and inspiration behind this new line. If you're a fan of Graphic 45, I hope you can meet this incredibly kind and imaginative woman sometime. For someone so successful and creative, she is also amazingly modest and loves everyone around her.

I am so grateful to Diane, Charee and the rest of the Graphic 45 family for taking a chance on this newbie and making my papercrafting dream come true! (And to Charee and the gang at G45 headquarters here in Portland, you bet I won't be a stranger. ;)

With that said, here is a fun little album I made with Botanical Tea and the gorgeous new ivory tag album. I really wanted the idea of a botanical garden to come through in this mini, so I cut out four rectangles on the front and back covers, then popped up the tag onto paper to resemble a birdcage. I made this project in January, just after our big CHA push.

And here is the back.

Supplies

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Flora

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Fauna

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Spring Duet

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Field of Flowers

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Robin’s Egg

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Hello Friend

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Sweet Chamomile

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Just Because

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Love Notes

Graphic 45 Regular Tag Album – Ivory

Gina’s Designs Tea Time Chipboard

Spellbinders Dies – Ovals, Lacey Ovals, Decorative Labels Eight

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Baubles

Stickles – fruit punch, platinum

Jump rings

Thanks so much for stopping by! There are a few more design team projects to share, but I'll spare your inbox for a few days. :)

Good Ol' Sport Tag Album Banner

Hi again! 

Have you ever been to CHA? I was pretty bummed that it didn't work out earlier this year. But, I have a feeling they're going to have these awesome events for years to come. I spent over a month creating projects for Graphic 45's booth in Anaheim this January, including this fun tag album I designed using Good Ol' Sport and the large tag album. 

I was so inspired by the mini pennants in this paper line, that I felt it was only right that I cut my tags into pennant shapes. It's a rather simple mini album, as I didn't want the complexities of each paper design cancel each other out. Charee just informed me that this project (along with a couple other winter CHA goodies of mine) are still on the road traveling, with their next stop in New Zealand!

My favorite part about this album is the back. Just un-do the whole thing, and you get a sporty banner you can hang for some extra team spirit! Thanks for looking ... stay tuned for one more post!

Supplies

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Teamwork

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Cheer On

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport All Star

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Touchdown

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Big Score

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Good Ol’ Sport

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Champion

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Victory

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Newsworthy

Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Number 1 Fan

Graphic 45 Alphabet Stickers

Graphic 45 Large Tag Album

Graphic 45 Metal Brads Staples

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ball & chain

Tim Holtz Idea-ology fragment charm

May Arts navy silk ribbon

Spellbinders Scalloped circles die