Memory Album - File Under M for Memories

Today I'm going to share an album that I made using a tutorial from Paper Phenomenon.  It's called "File Under M for Memories".  This album took me forever (months actually) to complete because I would only work on it a little at a time, then set it aside and work on something else.  A couple of days ago I decided I needed to just work on it until it was done, so here it is.  The only problem is that it's so full already that I can't add any photos to it or I won't be able to close it.  Someday I will have to take the pages out and make a new spine and covers so that I can add photos to the album, but until then it is just going to sit prettily on my shelf! 

I made the album using Graphic 45's Botanical Tea Collection along with Bazzill cardstock, Windy, Quicksand, Quartz and Pinecone.  I also used BoBunnys Mint Dot Cardstock.

Here are the photos...look how full it already is without any photos yet!  What was I thinking??? LOL

It is pretty though so maybe it doesn't need any photos?

Enjoy...

This is what happens when I undo the closure...it's so full it just pops open!

Cover of Album...the 3 envelopes fit into the pocket...

Album Spine

The rest of these pictures show some of the pages inside the album. There are a few more that I didn't show but these here are the best of the best.  Enjoy...

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Insta - Brag Book - Paper Phenomonen June 2014 Bonus Kit

I just finished my June Kit bonus Project from Paper Phenomenon.  I really love this little mini album, which is made to be used with Instagram photos.  It was so quick to make and can hold lots of photos, (which I haven't added yet).  I used the Teresa Collins "Daily Stories" collection with a few "Me & My Big Ideas" 4 x 6 cards added to the pockets and some Heidi Swapp cut out tags.  I also used Bazzil Papers in White, Twinkle Pink, Prismatic and a Blue/Green that I don't have a name for.  The flowers are Prima and I used some Stickles, Pearls, a Doily, 2 White Baby Snaps and a pretty Paper Clip on the cover.

All of my pockets hold the following items, all decorated differently:
1 - 5 x 7 photo mat          1 - 4.5 x 6.5 photo mat          1 - 4 x 6 journaling card        
1 - 2.25 x 6 Core'dinations Bookmark with a twine bow

Enjoy...

Front Cover

Sample of the inserts for each pocket...all pocket inserts are decorated
differently...

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

Page 7

Page 8

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Just Kickin It Shoe for Jaxson

Today I am sharing a scrapbook project that I made for my new Great Nephew Jaxson who was born on the 4th of July!

This is a Paper Phenomenon Kit Club project. (find it Here)  It is a converse shoe made of chipboard with a tag album inside.  There are 12 tags so I thought it would be fun to use for monthly photos and some journaling as Jaxson grows during his first year.

I used paper from Carta Bella called Baby Mine by Carina Gardner.  It's for baby boys and is really adorable.  The white paper is Bazzill White.  I also added some cute charms, a bicycle, baby feet, blocks & a love tag, to the ring that holds all of the tags together.  The charms hang at the back of the shoe...

Enjoy...

Side View

Front View

Back View and the charms...

12 Tags for photos and journaling

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Christmas 2013 - December Daily

Today I am sharing a Christmas 2013 Scrap Book made using Paper Phenomenon's "December Daily" from 2012 which was a free offering at the time from Kathy Orta, the creator of Paper Phenomenon.  Thanks Kathy!!!

The actual directions call for 12 pages but when I completed those and put them into the book, the cover/spine was not big enough to fit all 12 pages.  So I took it all apart and I decided to only use 6 pages, which turned out to be more than enough for my 2013 Christmas photos, and I increased the hidden hinge from 1/4" to 1/2".  When I was all done adding my photos the cover and spine were still almost to small but I made it work...lol!

I used the Christmas paper collection from Echo Park called "Reflections Christmas".  I also used lots of Bazzill Cardstock, Black - Raven, Red - Maraschino, Green - Ivy, and Beige - Wheat.  I didn't keep all of the packages of embellishments I used but I know some were from Michaels Recollections, BoBunny, Teresa Collins, Jellibean Soup, Bella Blvd, Heidi Swapp and Echo Park.

Look closely and you can see lots of tags and inserts to pull out that also contain photos and journaling!   Enjoy...

This is the front cover...can you see the slight bulge in the middle?
It's almost to small for all the pages and photos!
Thank goodness for the closure to hold it all together!!!

This is what happens when you undo the closure...it just all pops open...lol

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A Year in Review - Baby Books

Happy Monday to all!

It's been quite a while since I posted something on my blog.  I was very busy decorating, planning and hosting dinners for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Then my husband and I took a two week trip to Hawaii for our 30th Anniversary in November and we also spent a week at my daughters after Christmas.  I didn't have time to finish any projects until now.

I used a Paper Phenomenon kit called "A Year in Review-Baby".  I made this for my brother and his wife who recently welcomed a beautiful baby girl to their family in January.  The papers are from a Kaisercraft paper line called "Bundle of Joy - Girl", and I used lots of chipboard and Bazzill cardstock "Cream Puff".  I really love how it turned out!  It consists of three blocks sitting on top of a drawer.  Inside each block is a pull out cube containing two double album holders, which then contain a total of 4 mini albums.  All together the three cubes hold 12 mini albums, one for each month of the baby's first year.  The albums are pretty tiny but they are meant to just hold a few photos so you can go back and see just how the baby changed each week or so.  There is a good sized drawer under the cubes which will be great for holding little mementos like hospital bracelets, hair bows, maybe a curl from baby's first haircut, that kind of stuff.

I so love this project...it was so fun to make!

Here it is...I put little "Lily's" name on the top of the first cube.  

Front

Front with Drawer open

Back side showing the cubes pulled out

Cube pulled out - 2 sections which holds a total of 4 mini albums

Here is one of the two sections removed from the cube

This is that same section now opened - it holds two of the mini albums one on each side

These are the two mini albums

This is one of the mini albums opened - it has three pages and a pocket at the edge of each page
that can be used for more photos or maybe a card

Lily's name at the top of the first cube!  I love the little lamb sticker too!

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