A Tag Album!

Hi All!

Suchi here today! :) As you know the theme this month is Mini Albums , I am sharing a tag album with you all! Here is my mini album! 

I used black card stock to make space for the tags. The pattern papers are from Julie Nutting - Paper doll set. 

The paper doll die cuts are so cool! You can use them anywhere in your project. They can be found HERE in the store. You can decorate these dolls using hairband, goggles, dresses and other die cuts! 

I have used Baby pink Fabric tape all over the album. You can check out how I have used them over the tags as well as the cover. I have also used You are Here!Insta squares on the cover.  :)

Check out another close-up at the album!

List of Supplies:

1.Julie Nutting Paper Doll Pattern papers

2.Julie Nutting Ephemera die cuts

3.You are Here!Insta square chipboards

4.Fabric Tape

Please link up your entries HERE and find the general guidelines HERE. Hope you all enjoyed seeing this album?

Hope you have a great day ahead!

Happy Friday! :)

Suchi xx

Mini Album Tips - Maximise photo space

Hello friends,

Today, I'm back to share more about each page of the mini album posted a few days ago for this month's challenge

Make a Mini

The earlier post had details of how to make the base of the album and embellishments, today's post is about how 4 pages can hold 20 photographs.

Tip 1: This is a really simple one. Make a pocket that goes half way through the page using lace. The base can be used to journal and the pocket holds a tag with photos on both sides. I would not put more than one tag in this pocket to ensure the seams don't tear or fold plus it's easy to put in and pull out the tag. Another idea is to tie a set of tags together with ribbon and add it inbetween pages. While the front can be used to journal or as is, the back of the tags can have photographs.

Tip2: Flip-open page held by washi tape can be used to add some hidden journaling or extra photographs. Simply use some washi tape over the edge of a piece of paper to make a hinge.

Tip3: Folded pages can be used for more photographs and journaling. Simply fold a rectangle in half, tie it close using a string or ribbon. For the recipient to know there is a fold, Ive used either arrows or tabs on the inside.

Here are the pages with the folds open. Inside one of the folded pages, I've added a small pocket and two tiny tags.

 Tip4: This fold is slightly different. Score a square piece of paper across the middle (making a plus so that you have 4 smaller squares), cut off one of the squares. Fold along the scored lines and you will get one 'side' opening and one 'top' opening fold.

The rest of the pages are single photo pages and can be seen here.

Through the rest of this month, the DT will be sharing ways of including more photos, so visit back often. 

Until my next post,

Happy Crafting!

Cheers,

Kripa

Challenge #55 - Make a Mini + Tutorial

Hello creatives,

Lets start with a round of applause for all who joined us last month - 53 gorgeous entries! I hope you all feel as motivated and enthusiastic about this month's theme

Make a Mini

(Click here to read all challenge rules)

Special rules for this challenge:

1. Construct a mini, don't use a ready available album (example mdf album)

2. You can use any binding, any theme

3. Submit entries by 30 November, 2015, 11.55pm IST

The challenge winner will receive a goodie bag from Lulupu.

Ive made a cupcake shaped mini album and have a tutorial on creating the cover page and tips for decorating your albums.  Its not long post, but hope it brightens up your Monday :)

Are you ready to get started? Here is how the cover came into being.

Step1: Using a template, cut out cupcake outlines from Simple Life Echo Park 6x6 papers. These are double sided, so you already have a background for the other side.

Step2: Trace only the base of the cupcake ( not the cream) onto vellum or acetate. Handstich the vellum to one of the cupcake cutouts, I forgot to click, but you'll understand what I'm talking about in a minute. Fill it up with sequins - gold, grey. Ive also added some star confetti.

Step5: Seal shut with double sided tape. This part is a bit tricky, but patience pays :) in the form of clean finishing. You will now have something like this ( minus eyelets and stickers)

Next step is to create the focal points for each page aka embellishments. This was by far the most enjoyable and time consuming part of the project.

Ive used crate paper open book 12x12 papers and the ephemera pack and they matched  the colour theme quite well. My two tips when it comes to embellishments:

1. Mix and match  whatever is in your stash.

2. Layering - Experiment with combining  different materials  - lace, vellum, chipboard, acetate
Some details- the clothespin holding the butterfly had been glittered using the fine tip zig pen, the pinwheel  is held together  with American crafts glitter brad, the big heart sticker has an action wobble below it and finally the little moments base comes from Maggi Holmes ephemera packaging.

Can you see gold tape peeking through some of the layers- totally in love with this tape.

Using the crop-a-dile, attach green eyelets to all the pages. Finally assemble all the pages. Here is a close up of the pages.

 

  

And the other side.

 

In my second post this month, I will be taking you through more details of each page.

Supplies from the Lulupu store:

Black & Gray Essentials Sequins 8mm 6g

Simple Life Echo Park Paper Pad 6"X6" 24/Pkg

Fine Tip - Zig 2-Way Glue Pen

Ranger Essentials Wonder Tape Roll 1/8

Action Wobble - Self Adhesive Springs - 12 Pack 

Gold Dotted Japenese Washi Tape

Light Gold Japanese Washi Tape

Forster Woodsies Clothespin Tiny Spring 50pc

Gold Script Japanese Washi Tape

Green Eyelets Standard 60/Pkg

Maggie Holmes Ephemera Cardstock Die-Cuts 81/Pkg

Med Glitter Brads - Metallic

 

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Lulupu Challenge#52 - BABY - A little bit of Heaven!

Welcome Friends & thank you for your participation in our challenges! Its always a pleasure to visit your blogs, so much of inspiration!

Tanvi here with a new challenge & this month we want you to make something really cute & adorable to celebrate the arrival of a little one!

Lulupu Challenge#52 - BABY - A little bit of Heaven!

Click here to read about the general challenge guidelines

1. Anything goes - Cards, Albums, Invites, Gifts, etc

2. Make sure you submit entries by 31 August 2015 by 11:55Pm IST

Winner this month will receive a Goodie bag from the Lulupu store.

I have made a MDF word album for a baby boy. This is a cute 5 page mini with space for 10 pictures to record the first few  days of the little one!

The onesie is actually a shaped tag that can be used to record the birth stats.  

Hope you find time to join the challenge & do drop by again as we have lined up loads of tutorials this month!

Thank you for dropping by today!

Supplies available at Lulupu.com - 

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Scotch ATG

Archival Dye ink: Jet black

Avery Elle - Oh Baby Clear Stamp Set 4

Rock-A-Bye Baby Boy Double-Sided Cards

Please link your entries here - 

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