Mini album "Fun Times"

Mini album "Fun Times" This mini was fun to make because at first i did not have any special idea in mind when doing the cover. I did it long time ago when i first got my order from simonssaysstamp and i wanted to try out the prodcuts. I used glimmer mist and distress embossing powder and embossing powder in bronze. it was fun to make it. Then, a couple of days ago i was sorting my papers and found a bunch of left-overs and decided to use it together with the old cover that i made. This is the result of that mini...

The glimmer misted cover.

Page 1, just used some brown paper for background and put a piece of a textbook-side over, ripped it and distressed it. Then embossed with green color a heidi swap damask stamp. The butterfly is cute out with a template and fastened with brad and spinner, abd some pearls in green.

Page 2, I made like a pocket behind the little paper book that canbe opened and closed with the ribbon. when u open there is space for journal and photo, and i stamped right side with TH stamp, think it is the time stamp. a journaling spot on the tag.

Page 3, kept it simple, with just a journaling spot that i cut out. and distressed the lines with distress stickles in mahogny. Made some pearls with liquid pearls.

Page 4, i made a corner pocket but put the opening part upwards, and used some swilrs and copper stickles on them to embelish it. Then i tuck 3 tags in the pocket that are fastened together with a clip. I stamped the big one with a journaling spot.

Page 5, put some ribbon on the sides and flowers. The big flower is bronze embossed and the smaller one with stickels on the edges. I put them together with a pearl brad. The flower holds down the TH tag but it is also stuck to the ribbon with the fastener. A photo can be stuck behind the flower and ribbon.

Page 6, I made a dubble pocket with tags, on one tag there is journaling spot that i stamped on. Put some lace on the top of the tags. Also put a small tag on the pocket cover. Distressed the edges.

Page 7 kept it simple with a tag that can be stucked behind the journaling spot. Put some red pearls on and distressed it.

Page 8, a corner pocket embelished with swirls. A tag which says "It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it is the little differences that makes them interesting"

Put some damask stamp on the backside of the tag.

Page 9, made a pocket by putting a smaller paper on top of the one that covers the whole page. adhered only 3 sides. Put a big tag there. I also cut along the the flower shape of the smaller paper and tucked three smaller tags there.

Last page is corrugated paper on both sides, i distressed the edges with bronze empossing utee on one side and with mahogny distress stickes on the odther side. I glimmer misted them and but a twine oarund it an dput two tags there. fastened it and put a small tag with a charm.

mint green mini album

This is one of my mini albums in mint green, which is one of my favourite colours, it is a calming and fresh colour both nice wearing, and decorating with. Therefore I made two mini albums with this colour but with 2 different themes. This one is a more vintage album with new elements and techniques in which I have not tried before. These albums have been ready some time ago however; I was waiting for my order from simonsaystamp, which feels like the shipping has been too long to wait for. I had same stamps and inks I wanted to use in these albums.

Mint green mini album

Front cover is simple with a cute butterfly and rub-on corners and green and gold ribbons. I put some prima essentials 5 vintage flowers on with a pearl in the middle. The smallest flower i sprayed with tattered andel glimmer mist vanilla breeze. It gives it a nice shimmery effect but the green color is still noticable. Page 1-2 with another shade of the green colour. In it, i put some small tags in postcards shapes, postage and tags with words, friends and favourite. I put pearls on and the words precious memories are in distress powder by tim holtz peeled paint. Page 3-4 with an antique page from the book (1901) I bought from the second hand store. I added a stamp, remember, and but a page from a journaling notebook by prima. I love how it turned out ­. Page 5-6 I kept basic with some prima flowers and brad, and button and a place to fold up for putting pics and journaling on. Page 7 I did a mini album pocket using Marion’s technique with a sticker on the front and distressed edges, in it I have some tags and a little heart charm saying made with love. Also 2 nice old-looking buttons. Page 8 another pocket by Marion which I love how it turned out. On the back of it is a picture I used from the old reading book from 1901 that I bought. Love how it looks in contrast to the greenish background colour.
Then it is a transparent halvpage with damask, when you wipe your hand over it feels like felt. Next page 9 is a journaling page from a journaling book I just glued on and put some prima flowers with pearls on to make it more dimentional. Page 10 is another page torn out from the antique book from 1901. I think it is really neat and looks vintagy. Can put pictures there. Next page has a stamp which I used versa mark and pearls powder on which is in fact, old eye shadow powder pearls. I find ways to substitute pretty much, right! I got inspired by mybutterflykisses 12’s Altered Tag Tutorial.
Page 12 with patterned paper covering the half page with flourish stamp in pearls powder again in green. It looks really shiny, I love it. And half of the page is cover in beige paint similar to acrylic paint, inspired by annasari. The 13 page is also painted in beige with a photo from the old antique book. Between pages 12-13 I have a transparent page with some flourish and butterfly rub-ons. The page is a simple overhead-sheet. I love to find ideas to replace techniques with :).