Winter Snowflake Mini Shaker Album

Hello, I'm back with another project for Clear Scraps!  Winter really isn't my favorite season but I  do love to scrapbook about it! LOL The paper and embellishments are so pretty! I used the 3x8 Wide Scallop Acrylic Album and am going to show you some easy techniques on how I  colored my book.  

Using a foam applicator, I applied alcohol ink in Mermaid to the outside edges of each page.  You can go as light or dark as you prefer. 

After my alcohol ink was dry, I took a finger dauber and applied StazOn Opaque to the outside my pages.  I was careful to apply the ink to the opposite side that I applied my alcohol ink to prevent any mixing of colors. 

Here is a close up of my front cover;  each page becomes larger so this first page is approximately 3x3 inches not including the scallops.  

On the inside of the front cover, I added a journaling card with embellishments.  I will add a few sentences at a later date. 

I  found that using wallet sized photos works best with this size of album. Also, I usually mat my photos onto white cardstock mainly because I feel like it sets them apart from the rest of the page. 

Here, I  created a small pocket with double sided foam tape and inserted a journaling card.  

Once the pages become larger, I went to two photos instead of one.  

For this page, I added a banner sticker with embellishments.  Its nice to do something a little different! 

Once I assembled my album with chrome book rings, I added seam binding and jute to the top ring.  This cute metal charm is a nice addition, as well.  

Thanks for reading! You can find all of the Clear Scraps Albums by clicking HERE! Have a great day! 

Additional products used:  patterned paper, enamel dots, die cut shapes, foam words/shapes, brads, stickers: Simple Stories; cardstock: American Crafts; adhesive: Scor-Tape, Scrapbook.com, Tombow; alcohol ink: Ranger; accent ink: Tsuneiko; bakers twine: Whisker Graphics; metal charm, metal clip:  Tim Holtz; misc: chrome book rings, jute. 
 

Winter Acrylic Mini Album

Hello! It's been a minute or two since I last blogged!  Today I'm sharing a mini album I created for Clear Scraps using the 5x7 Acrylic Tab Album!  It's all about winter (which I'm not a huge fan of) but I do love creating projects about winter and snow! Weird I  know! LOL

For the front of my album, I used the Star Tree Chipboard Embellishment Shape which I first painted with white acrylic paint.  I then added embossing ink to the bottom 2/3rds and top ring.  Using a fun blue glitter embossing powder, I set with my heat gun.  I then added strips of patterned paper to the bare spot in the chipboard. 

The front cover of the album is acrylic and I wanted to add some sparkle to the page.  Using the 6 Inch Ice Crystal Snowflake Mascil and StazOn Opaque, I lightly daubed my ink onto the acrylic as shown. 

Here is a close up of the front cover! I adhered my chipboard using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive. 

For this page, I created a fun pocket in which I  added a journaling element to slide behind my photo. 

Here, I used my washi tape and stitched threw at the top of my journaling card  to create an interactive element. 

I love to create waterfalls to add additional space for photos or journaling!  Here, I used 4x4 sized pictures with cardstock. 

On the backside, I created another pocket that holds journaling elements from the collection I used. 

Another way to add additional space is to use a score tool and create a flap(s). 

You can see how mine opens to show two more photos ! 

 

Thank you for reading today! Hope this inspires you to do some creating with Clear Scraps Mini Albums! Have a great day!