Showing posts with label mini album. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mini album. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2018

Clear Scraps Mason Jar Wood Accordion Shaker Album

Hello friends! I'm back to share another new release from Clear Scraps! This past January the Wood Accordion Shaker Albums were debuted at Creativation!  Today, I'm sharing the Mason Jar Wood Accordion Shaker Album (which is one of my favorite shapes)!  It reminds me of summer time so I  scrapped photos from our family reunion trip to Northern Michigan last summer!

I  have found that chalk paint works well with the Clear Scraps wood! Here, I  used white for the base of the jar.  I  also found a fun metallic black acrylic paint from Plaid that I used on the lid portion.


For the title of my album, I  used the "Life is Good" Chipboard Embellishment Word Title. I  also painted this in the same black metallic acrylic paint as the lid. I  love how the black pops against the bright colors of the paper and floral sticker!   You can also see I  inserted mini stars into my shaker (I    found these in a set at Michaels next to the glitter). 

Instead of doing an accordion style album, I  opted do a mini book. The easiest way to do so is to not punch your holes on the right side of your shape.  I  covered all of my pages with patterned paper as well as lined the edges with the white chalk paint. 
The pages of the Mason Jar Wood Accordion Shaker Album can easily fit a 3x5 photo. Many of my photos I   wanted to use where vertical so I trimmed them down to 3x5 or 4x4. I  also tend to mat many of my photos as well as add in other patterns behind so that also factors in how large my photo will be. 

In my albums, I  like to add in extra pages or areas that I  can add additional photos or journaling. Here, I  adhered my photo to black cardstock that is actually scored as a card.

This is the inside where I  added journaling and a photo. Using flip elements or pockets is a great way to add more to your albums!

I   tried to keep it simple with the embellishments by adding coordinating stickers, brads, and washi tape. I  also utilized my hand punches such as the pennant punch from Fiskars to add in additional elements. 


Thanks for stopping by today! Check out all of the fun shapes of Wood Accordion Albums by visiting the Clear Scraps shop!

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

2016 Top Ten Blog Hop


2016 is coming to a close (thankfully) and that means time for a Top Ten countdown of favorite projects from this past year!  One lucky winner will win a $20 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com! Simply comment on this post!  I'm also doing a giveaway on my Instagram page as well....so be sure to hop with us there too.  Some of the ladies are also doing a YouTube hop so lots of opportunity for inspiration and giveaways!  

Here is the blog list if you are going in order!  

And here is my list in no particular order!

10.  Simple Stories Hello Fall SN@P! Album:  a fun mini album I created using the Hello Fall collection and 6x8 SN@P! Album


I love Clear Scraps mini albums!! I used Shimelle's Starshine collection for this fun album!

I love this line...well, I love everything Simple Stories puts out!  



Another awesome collection from Simple Stories....such fun, bright colors for summer!  


  
Again another mini for Clear Scraps! This one is tiny and fun to work with...I used Fancy Pants Designs' Happy Place


A layout I created with Simple Stories' Snow Patrol collection



A cute 7x7 sized acrylic mini using Jillibean Soup's Healthy Hello Soup


Love this Simple Set for my old Army photos!  




love the colors of this collection as well as the bright album! 


another awesome line from Simple Stories. These layouts are near and dear to my heart.  Definitely a time when scrapping is therapy. *sigh*



Thanks for looking!   If you are following the blog hop, head on over to Jen Matott's page!  
Winners of the Scrapbook.com gift certificate will be announced January 3rd, 2017!  

Happy New Year to you and yours!  











Thursday, December 15, 2016

Clear Scraps Mixable Edgy Album: Let's Go On An Adventure


Hello!  Today I'm sharing a mini I did a few months ago for Clear Scraps!  After layouts, mini album are my favorite to create!  I used the Mixable Edgy Album along with Shimelle's Starshine collection.  


Each page alternates from acrylic to chipboard cascading into different sizes!  This gives you lots of opportunity to layer your embellishments!  I tend to leave my acrylic pages "bare" but paint my chipboard...I just like the way the clear acrylic looks.  


I documented our weekend trip to Chicago for the NFL draft!  We had a lot of fun hanging out with our friends in Grant Park as well as visiting some local hangouts. 




I usually like to include an extra page or two by using envelopes or tags! Here, I used an older Fancy Pants striped envelope I've had in my stash forever.  I layered a Crate Paper chipboard frame with patterned paper as well as an epoxy clip.  





Thanks for looking! Be sure to check out the Clear Scraps shop to see the variety of mini albums!  Have a great day!