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“Big things often have small beginnings” Mini Album

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I really enjoy making Mini Albums and  6″ x  6″ is my size of choice.  Clear Scraps 6″ x 6″ Chipboard Album is a great place to start.  I love how sturdy the pages are and that the edges are already distressed for me.

Clear Scraps 6 x 6 purple album

My album was made using the regular  6″ x 6″ chipboard album.

When I make my mini albums I like to trim around my pages with an exacto knife and then sand the edges for a smooth finish.  A standard 1/4″ office hole punch works to punch out the holes once you’ve covered them up with the scrapbook paper.

The paper used on this album is Kaisercraft’s Violet Crush Collection.  The flower on the front is from Petaloo.

Clear Scraps Purple Album close up

A Round Clear Tag works wonderful as an added embellishment.  I glued  left over scrapbook paper to the tag and went around the edges with a Silver Leaf pen.  I easily punched a hole on the top of the album to tie on the tag.

Clear Scraps Purple Album pages 1 and 2

Inside pages.

Below,  I added a small flap page to the inside of the book.

Clear Scraps Purple Album additional pages

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a Creative Day, Sue.

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Serenity

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I love the 12″ flower stencil from Clear Scraps and I was hooked the very first time I used it.

I have a very limited amount of mists and sprays but I some how ended up making a very fun mess.   “I was a misting fool.”

When I first got the 12″ flower stencil I knew I wanted to experiment with white backgrounds. (something I’m not too comfortable with) My “Serenity” layout is made using the flower stencil on white card stock and misted with October Afternoon’s Lemon Drop Sprinklers. I love how the stencil makes a soft, dramatic statement on the page. I wanted to keep the layout simple and added simple elements such as the daisy made with a punch from Marvy Uchida.

Serenity Layout for Clear Scraps

Serenity, my sweet little niece wearing the dress I gave her on her 2nd birthday.

Misted 2

Here are some of the pages I misted.

Clear Scraps Misted Card Have a wonderful day 3-26-14

This card was made using gold Smooch Spritz from Clearsnap.  So simple, so quick!

Misted Canvas

I even misted a canvas.  A work in progress.

Love this Stencil!!!

Have a Creative Day,

Sue

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Cards & Tags

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Botanical Tea Cards and Tags Class

These are the cards we made in my Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Card and Tag Class at The Paper Forest.

This has to be one of my favorite collections from Graphic 45.
We made all four of these beautiful and elegant cards and tags.  Did I mention I love this collection?

You can view the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Collection available at Amazon* by clicking on the above pictures.  (I am an Amazon Affiliate.)

Botanical Tea Cards

Botanical Tea Envelope  Botanical Tea Blue Bird Card