Moments to Remember November Kit

Check out the new November Moment's to Remember kit! Time to get ready for Christmas!!!! Here are a few things I created with the kit:

"Christmas 07 Mini Album"

"Christmas Planner"
"Together"--6x12 layout

Altered Tin + Mini Album

I'm sorry I haven't posted many layouts this week. I've been really busy trying to finish this altered tin and mini album from the Scrappy Girl Designs March kit. This was my first "official" assignment as a Design Team member so I wanted to make sure I did a good job. I decided to make a little album about my daycare. Something that I can show current families and prospective families during an interview. I'm really happy with how it turned out---it was a big project!!

All supplies were from the Scrappy Girl Designs March kit: Dream Street Birdie Bits patterned paper, light blue and green cardstock, orange peel Stickles, Jenni Bowlin Chalkboard Alpha's, Jenni Bowlin Journaling sticker, ribbon/wire thread, brads, white rub-on doodles, and Creative Imaginations tin/album. This is only half of what actually came with the kit! I will be working on some layouts this weekend with the other half--stay tuned!!!!

2007- A Year in Review

Here's some pictures of what I did with the inside of my Japanese Stab Binding book. I still have a few more pages to finish. This will be a fun little tabletop book to have and share with people. It will be nice to glance through it and think back on 2007. Enjoy!

Japanese Stab Binding Book

I took a break from the baby book for a night and created this really easy Japanese Stab Binding book. I got the directions from Big Picture Scrapbooking in their Book of the Month workshop for January (This is an ongoing class that you can sign up for monthly. Each month there will be directions for making a different type of book). I haven't added photos to it yet, but my plan is to make it a "2007 Year in Review" book. Hopefully, I can do more with it Friday night at my monthly Friday night crop session at Memories on 5th in Coralville.

Front Cover:

Back Cover:
Inside Front Cover:
Inside Back Cover:

I'm super happy with how this turned out. The front and back covers are chipboard covered with We R Memory Keepers new White Out line--Explore. Inside there are 8 pieces of cardstock. I'm just amazed at how easy and quickly this went together. It could be done in any size and would make great gifts.

Crazy About Kits!- Week 4 (mini book)

For my last assignment in week 4 I altered a small board book. I haven't put pictures in it yet, I still need to pick out some. This was a great way to use up a few last scraps from a kit. Since it's so small it will fit perfectly in my purse to show off wherever I am!

Crazy About Kits!- Week 3 (mini book)

My second mini book! I think I'm hooked! I love making them. They are quick to assemble and super fun to flip through. I'm thinking about getting a small basket to put all my mini albums in to place in the living room. Fun stuff for guests and family members to look through.

Anyway....for this mini album I decided to do something fun! I have so many pictures of the boys together. Although I'm trying to do a layout for each event or photo, I thought it would be fun to put a bunch of them together. A book to show the "brotherly love" they have for one another.

First I cut raw chipboard, rounded corners, and painted black. I then decorated the pages using the Basic Grey- Mellow line. For continunity, I etched a frame on each photo. After the pages were done I punched a hole in the left corner with my Crop-a-dile and tied together with ribbon.