Flower Shoppe Wedding Mini Album

Our daughter’s best friend got married earlier this year, so I made both her and my dear friend her mother almost identical 6x8 wedding scrapbooks.  I used the Flower Shoppe collection.  It was so fun to play with the paper and stickers!

The opening page uses stickers, a piece of retired Ballerina paper from the Hillside Cottage collection, and several embellishments from my stash.

There's no journaling because I want them to be able to write their story.

Didn't the papers work well for their photos?

Here are my girls, the only other guests at the wedding.

Again, the journaling spots were left blank on purpose.

The left page will look better when they add more information.

They had lots of fun getting photos together around campus.

It's a UGA tradition to ring the chapel bell when you are celebrating something special, and I'd say getting married on the front steps of the chapel is definitely special!

This beautiful floral collection is still available through the end of August, while supplies last.  Thanks for letting me share the pages of this sweet 6x8 album with you!

Go. See. Do.

 Here's another fun travel layout from the February Album Retreat that incorporates lots of photos!  

We stopped in the town of Merida, Spain, to explore the Roman arena and amphitheater.  On the left page, I added two 4"x6" photos with a flip-flap.

The right page has an entire flip-flap "mini album" added to the layout!

This mini album allowed me to use 7 photos on the page.

Make sure to always include journaling on your layouts!

Eating Our Way Through Spain

 This layout was so much fun to make!  I love how it uses cardstock and stamping.

The left page features a collage style stamping and one 4"x6" photo.  (Too bad my red banner is a little crooked but oh well!)

The right page was the best part!  I didn't follow the instructions exactly (Shocker, I know!) because I needed more journaling spots.  The bottom row of photos is a mini album (and I added an extra page to incorporate all of my photos).

Here are a few of the pages opened up:

I decided to number each circle and number the corresponding journaling spot.

Finally, I stapled the mini album to my base page so that it would be secure and then I cut the page protector to make a flap to open the album easily.

I hope this inspires you to add more photos with a mini album on your page!

Map Your Journey- USA: North Dakota 6"x8" Layout

While I am making my family American Adventure album, I am also making 6"x8" albums for our daughters.  I gave them their albums for Christmas on the condition that I get to keep them until I finish them! 

I am keeping their layouts really simple and leaving room for their journaling (not mine) because of course their perspectives may be somewhat different than mine!

Did you make any gifts this year?  If so, what did you make?

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop: Outdoor Borders

 Can you believe it's June already?!?  Time for the stamp of the month blog hop featuring Outdoor Borders!  (If you're already hopping then you've probably arrived from Miss Carrie's Creations blog.  From here you'll visit Darlys's blog next.)

For my project, I created a 6"x8" title page for a mini album to celebrate our travels in our new (to us) motor home!  We have loved our 5th wheel, but it was time to upgrade for many reasons.  I had always wished that I had a mini album of our camper travels, so I am starting this adventure off right.  I used the Mix-In collection, Outdoor Borders stamp set (in black) to create the three "tags" and the mountain range, plus my CTMH/Cricut You Are Here collection to cut the highway and the license plate.  I embellished the page with strips of Blue Belle glitter paper and pearls.

Here are all of the border stamps in this set (so don't you see so many great possibilities?):

Thanks for letting my share!  I'm looking forward to creating several pages with this set prior to our first trip.  Please leave a comment before continuing on to Darlys's blog next!

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Best Friends Furever Cut Above Kit/Christmas Gift Recap

Close To My Heart has an adorable Cut Above kit called Best Friends Furever (that fits our 6"x8" Everyday Albums).  You can use the dog side or the cat side of each element of the collection- or like me use both!  I decided to make three identical ones of our pets for my husband and me plus both of our daughters.  They were supposed to be a Christmas present, but because I got sick, they were more like New Year's/Epiphany gifts.  (I did get them finished before the girls went back to college.)

The title page features two of our three current furbabies, Bella and Jellybean.

After I made this layout of Kodiak (yes, that is our now 21-year-old laying with him), I realized that I needed to include a lot of journaling, so I just made a cardstock strip that I added in.

Our next pet was Franklin.  I hid my journaling under his photo so that I could make everything fit.  (Flip flaps don't come with the kit, but I absolutely love to keep them on hand because I never know when I'm going to have more photos than layout design space.)

We mourned Kodiak for quite a while before buying Shadow.

We got Remy in 2010 and still have him today.

The right page uses two sets of flipflaps to include all that I needed to say.

Bella is our current dog, and at first we thought she was our missing Shadow.  She has grown on us, even if she is the most unappreciative rescue I think I've ever seen.

My husband found this adorable, near-dead kitten in early June last year.  I did not want another dependent, but now I can't image our lives without this little Jellybean!

Here are our three current furbabies.  I am hoping to get a picture of the three of them together at some point, but that may be an impossible task.

If you'd like to learn more about the Best Friends Furever Cut Above Kit (or to order your own), click HERE.  It goes together really easily following the provided instructions, and of course you can customize it to your heart's content!

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop: Through the Year

The November stamp of the month, Through the Year, is such a great stamp set!  Be sure to follow this blog hop to get all kinds of creative ideas for how to use this set and stretch your creativity.  (If you're already hopping then you've probably arrived from Brenda's blog.  From here you'll visit Priscilla's blog next.)  My cousin is expecting her first baby next month, so I am making a Cut Above- The Story Begins (Baby Boy) album for her and an Everyday Life album for her mom (my first cousin).  Here are the monthly cards that I've gotten made.  The top 4x6 pieces are for Momma Megan's 12"x12" album, and the bottom 4x3 pieces are for Grandma Debby's album.  Of course each month uses the November stamp of the month, Through the Year, and White Daisy card stock.

December: Beary Christmas paper pack & dots; Cranberry and Black ink; Sap Green and Leaf Green markers

January: Silver & Gold paper pack; Pewter and Glacier ink; Glacier card stock; silver shimmer trim; bitty sparkles

February: Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack, Bashful card stock; Glacier and Bashful ink; Bashful pearls; TECHNIQUE: stamped patterned paper

March: Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack; Sweet Leaf, Canary, and Black ink; Tender Pink, Leaf Green, and Turquoise Blue markers; gold shimmer trim and gold glitter gems; TECHNIQUES: drop shadow and paper piecing

April: Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack; Thistle & Crystal Blue ink; silver shimmer trim
Technique: paper piecing

May: Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack; Canary & Juniper inks; gold marker, waterbrush, and Turquoise Blue marker; gold shimmer trim

June: Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack; CTMH/Cricut Flower Market cartridge; Crystal Blue ink
Technique: paper tearing

July: Adventure Fundamentals paper pack; Sapphire ink; Beary Christmas Dots

The rest of the year is in progress.  I'd love a comment before you hop on to visit Priscilla's blog next!

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