Finished Coaster Envelope Album

I finished embellishing my 4x4 coaster envelope album that I talked about in my last post. There were 6 girls at the youth 'girls afternoon' this past Friday and they had a blast making this album. It was fun watching them personalize their own album. The other 2 sponsors had fun, too!

I love to paper piece...especially with these cute birds!

More paper piecing! :)

Please excuse the coloring in this picture...having problems with my lighting.

Coaster Envelope Album

We learned how to make an envelope album at The Angel Company Seminar back in June. I had so much fun with it and I decided to make a smaller version using 4x4 coasters.

I used TAC's Kaleidoscope Girlz paper, some yellow cardstock and green ribbon. The inside pockets are 6-1/2" x 3-5/8" envelopes. I used scalloped scissors to cut off 2-1/2". I'm going to make this project with my youth groups girls later this week. I think they'll have fun making it!!

Paper Bag Book

My very creative friend, Barb, sent me the cutest little paper bag book awhile back (the one on the right). I made one using TAC's Miss Moxie patterned paper. I'm not quite done with the inside, so you'll have to wait to see it. I gave a similar bag album to my Hostess last Thursday night and all the ladies said they want to make one of these at our June Technique Club. Sounds good to me!

I recently moved my craft area and hubby and I moved to a new bedroom so that we can make room for little Lily. I don't have my photo tent set up, so I hope these pictures are ok for now.

Christmas Gift Set

My aunt saw some of my crafted goodies and asked if I'd put together a couple of gift sets for her to give to two of her friends at Christmas. I used TAC's Willoughby paper and made a 4x4 mini album, post-it holder, nugget box and a calendar.

I found a great tote tutorial at www.scor-pal.com and changed the dimensions just a bit to have enough room for all the goodies to go inside. The original directions call for two, 6" squares of paper, but I used two, 8-1/2" squares of paper and scored everything the same way. Also, instead of having my bag open at the top, I added a flap.

New Mini Albums

I'm participating in a Holiday Expo this Thursday and I've been busy making items to sell. I designed some new mini albums that feature TAC's Reece paper. Each SWIC set of paper comes with a sheet of awesome tags. They were a lot of fun to use on this project. If you're interested in making your own album, be sure to check out my supply list at the end of this post. The links will take you to my online TAC store. If you want to receive customer or hostess rewards, you will need to place your order directly through me and not my online store. Just something to remember.

Supplies:

Reece SWIC
Family is Forever

More Abundance
Bind It All

1/2" silver binding wire
4x4 coasters
Noir Palette Ink
Burnt Umber Palette Ink

Badge Holder Mini Album

I bought some plastic name badge holders a loooooong time ago and finally decided to dust them off and use them. My husband's sister had a baby a couple of months ago and everyone has been taking tons of pictures. I got a hold of a few and made this fun little album.

I used TAC's Hip Hop paper collection and Essential Elements. This album is very quick and simple to make. Each badge holder holds two pieces of the Hip Hop paper. I adhered a photo to the paper and then slid it inside each holder. I placed all the Essential Element tags on the outside of the badge holders, after I embellished them, and used small book rings to hold the album together.

I'm sure I could do a little more embellishing, but I also love the simple look of this. It's the perfect size to throw in my purse so that I can be ready to show off little Chase, and I don't have to be afraid that I'm going to tear anything up on the album.

Doesn't Chris look great holding little Chase? I can't wait until we get to be parents someday. He's going to make a great dad!

Supplies-

Hip Hop Fly With It collection
Simple Bet alphabet set
fine black pen
Essential Elements
misc. green ribbon
name badge holders
book rings
sanding block

Willoughby Mini Album

I designed this mini album for an upcoming FunShop. I used one of TAC's new paper collections - Willoughby . I just love the greens and browns!!

This is a three page coaster album and it was bound with 1/2 inch wire. The pages above show my sister, Samantha, and my brother, Scott, and his wife, Melissa. I placed a handmade pocket under Scott and Melissa's picture. It's a fun way to tuck away a little journaling.

(Chris and I) (my mom and dad)

Supplies-

Willoghby SWIC
Willoghby cardstock
Pewter Hardware
Mega Scalloped Oval
Oval Coluzzle

Super Jumbo Flower
Burnt Umber Palette Ink
Bind It All
1/2" wire
Family Is Forever stamp set
My Life stamp set

New Product

As most of you know, TAC recently released their Fall/Winter 2008 Catalog. One of the new products they are carrying are embellishment jars. I bought the Ava Embellishment Jar and I'm loving it! These embellishment jars contain 100 (beautiful) buttons, 40 blossoms and 20 felt flowers. I had never used the felt flowers before and now I think I'm hooked!

I'm beginning a Technique Club in August and this is the little book that I made for myself. There are 14 members in my club and I've used this book to record club members, what month they'll be hostess, and what technique I'll be teaching. I may even have to take some pictures at our club meetings and add them in later.

Fast and Fun Mini Album

One of the great things about the new TAC catalog is that it is full of samples and project ideas. On page 34 of the new Fall/Winter Catalog, you will find an 'Inspiring Idea' called 'Tri-Fold Mini Album'. The album features pictures of TAC's CEO, Mischelle Smith with her husband. The album is so cute and I've had fun making my own version of it.

Here's the awsome part- the directions for this album are right there in the catalog! I love it! The instructions were very easy to follow and I can't wait to teach this project to my customers.

I'm always saying that I don't have a lot of pictures to scrapbook with. Well, I came across a Christmas card that a good friend had sent me. It was a picture collage and I had the crazy idea that I could maybe cut it apart and use it for my mini album. So, I cut it apart and here's what I came up with... (for a closer look, just click on each picture)

Supplies-

Mimi paper collection
Family is Forever stamp set
My Life stamp set
Juliette Hardware (I used two of the large eyelets- I love these)
misc. ribbon
transparency
Staz-On ink
stapler

Girly Mini Album

I spent a little time today making things to sell in my Etsy shop. This is one of the items- a 'girly' mini album. I shared a baby boy album in this post- it was a gift for my sister-in-law. I bought some new paper from TAC called Kaleidoscope Girlz and thought this would be the perfect project to try it out.

I used three 4x4 coasters and my Bind It All for this project. All the stamps that were used are retired TAC stamps. I've had a bunch of chipboard letters laying around forever and was so excited to get to finally use them.

Wedding Day

Today is a very special day- my younger brother Scott is getting married! He is marrying a very sweet girl named Melissa. I created a mini album for them and then realized that I left it at home! (We're 6 hours from home, so there's no going back for it)

I learned how to make this mini album at Jen Bluestein's Arkansas Angel Gathering a few months back. At the gathering, we used TAC's Sands of Time patterned paper, but for this album I used TAC's Amberley Grace pp. I think it's very elegant and perfect for a wedding gift.

There are three pictures in the album and Scott and Melissa can add more later. There are also places for them to do a little journaling.

I tried to add a slideshow, but ran in to a few problems. So here are some pictures of the album. Thanks for looking!