Homespun Mini Album

*Warning, photo heavy post*
Happy Friday all! Welcome to my newest followers and a big heartfelt thank you to the rest of my followers who continue to stick with me through all my ramblings, I would not be here if it weren't for you :)

As it's Friday it must be time for another DT make for Dies to Die for. This week I have another mini album to share with you, I really love making these, though they can be a bit time consuming sometimes.

This one actually went together pretty quick, the page design is a simplified version of the pages  in my Say Cheese album, because I only had 1 6 x 6 paper pad to play with. I think it came out great!

This paper pad has a lot of 'homemade' elements to it and I picked up on that theme for my album and highlighted it with my choice of charms, also choosing some rustic ribbon and button twine to fit in with the whole feel of the album.

I've linked the products used at the end of my post.

I have a quick video of this project.

Items used

Simple Stories Homespun 6 x 6 Pad

Die-namics Oval Decorative Doily Die

Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX Dies

Taylored Expressions Little Bits Love Confetti Die

Cookbook Charm

Cookie Jar Charm

Spoon Charm

15 mm Red/Cream Rustic Gingham Ribbon
28 mm Gloria Ivory Fine Cotton Lace
Ivory Button Twine

I hope you like my make for today, I'll be back at the weekend with more to share, until then, happy crafting! :) xx

Summer Vibes Mini Album

I'm late sharing my make for the new challenge over at Deep Ocean Challenge blog, as I wanted to get this video made first and time and the weather have been against me.

Anyway here it is, our theme is 

Summer

so I decided to use these gorgeous papers from the 6 x 6 Summer Vibes paper pad by Simple Stories and make another mini album.

This one is quite small and fairly simple, very suitable for a beginner if that's what you're looking for this is the one for you.

For those of you who have trouble viewing videos, there are a couple of photos below.

YouTube Link

Products used:

Simple Stories Summer Vibes 6 x 6 Pad 

Chipboard

Bazzill Basics Kraft Cardstock

Dies from the La-La Land November 2014 Club Kit

Summer Vibes Chipboard Elements

Prima Sugardots Anna Marie

Organza Rose Trim

Vintage Style Seam Binding - Iced Lime

Vintage Style Seam Binding - Peach

Vintage Style Seam Binding Rose Pink

That's all from me, I do hope you enjoyed it and that you can join in the fun over at DOC and don't forget to check out the rest of my teamie's amazing makes!

See you soon! :) xx

 

Say Cheese Mini Album Video

Just putting this up for those who prefer to view a video direct from my blog rather than following the YouTube link. 

This mini album can be found for sale in my Etsy store.

Don't forget to check out this post where I'm giving one of my mini albums away!

Happy crafting! :) xx

Say Cheese!

Warning! Photo heavy post.

Hello, I hope you're all having a great weekend and apologies for being rather absent lately. I've been super busy as we're house hunting currently and a lot of my free time has been sucked up searching for suitable houses, arranging viewings etc. Still when we eventually find the right place at least I will have a dedicated craft room yay!!

I have another mini album to share today. This one uses the fantastic paper pad from Simple Stories 'Say Cheese'. I love, love, love this paper collection. I had such a lot of fun making this mini and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

Love this paper collection!

I've tried to show various pages but it's impossible to show all the flip out pages, interactive parts and photo mats etc in photographs. 

For a really clear idea of this album's design, watch the video linked below.

The only thing I hate about mini albums is trying to photograph them, it's sooooo hard, and no way to show all the photo mats and interactive stuff. SO ....if you want to see more, please check out the video on my YouTube channel, and really, please do because it took me about 10 tries to get it right  as I kept missing a page or running out of time lol!

I used the following items from Dies to Die for

Simple Stories - Say Cheese 

(Ignore the picture of the stamps, this is the link to the 6 x 6 paper pad I used in this mini album)

Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax Dies

CC Designs Make a Card #4 Dies

Bazzil Kraft Cardstock

Walnut Stain Distress Ink 

(to edge my layers)

My ribbon is from the  Ribbon Girl, it's the 23 mm width.

You can find the template I used for the Mickey Mouse heads here

That's it from me today, but I'll be back soon! :) xx