Wedding Album

My daughter-in-law's son got married last week.  I've been working on an album for the bride and groom since they announced their engagement.  I thought I would share parts of the album on my blog today.  The album is a smaller version of the flip-fold albums that Heartfelt Creations has.  The papers used throughout are from the Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur collection.

This pull-out section is from a group project where we made the "Save the Date" cards.

These photos were from the bridal shower.

And finally some photos from the wedding.

Tutorial Time - Fan Fold Album

The Tutorial Time challenge this week is brought to you by Davi Reid, who wrote a tutorial on how to make a Fan Fold Album.  My brother and sister were both visiting in Florida recently, so I took some of the photos from a family dinner we had and put them into my album.

Here's the front cover.  I used several of the dies from Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles set.

 This is my brother, my sister, and me.

And this was my brother and sister-in-law, my sister, my son and his family (including his mother-in-law), my niece, and me.

A good time was had by all!  If you'd like to try making one of these mini-albums, please share it with us over on Speedy TV.  You might win a free stamp set.

MFP Blog Hop Day 1 - Big City

 November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day. The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 1, 2012, on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win; and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11 PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.


As you all know, November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping.  So many sales and crowds!   Well, stick with us; we have some great deals for your Holiday Shopping needs.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes"

Today's set is a little outside my comfort zone, but I dove right in.  My card is a rather straight-forward CAS one.

I stamped the images with Versafine Onyx Black on Snow Storm Smooth and added the pennant at the top. The word "City" is actually a very small part of the sentiment, as you can see if you look at the stamp set above.   I masked off all but one "City" with post-it notes and inked it up.  After removing the post-it notes, I stamped it on a scrap of white cardstock, lined up the word "Big" -- then cut it out with a pennant die.

I've decided that I'm going to have a 3-D project each day this week.  My project for today is a photo album.  Even though the title of the album is "Our Vacation in New York City," this was a total virtual "trip."  I've not been to New York City in over 40 years!  All the photos are from the internet.

The cover was made with some cardstock and two 4" x 4" coasters.

This is the album opened, showing two "stacks" of photos tied in ribbons.

And this is the album with all the ribbons untied.  I found the tutorial for this little album on-line.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations. Each time you comment on a blog, you have another chance to win a free stamp set.

Patty P., Lois (that's me), Vicky, Jane C,  Debbie,  Pam,  Pat G,  Thrifty Stamper,  MariLynn,  Karen K,  Bonnie,  Kathy B,  Angela B,  Cathy C,  Toni,  Sue W,  Kelli H,  Janine B,  Tammylee,  Janis L,  An'jenic,  Kate Z,  Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. 

MFP Blog Hop Day 2 - Get Reel

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        May Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18


Please hop along with us!  You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets!  Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day!  The names are drawn randomly!)  All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog.  You can go back and comment if you missed a day.  (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!)  The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.

Here's a CAS card made with today's set - Get Reel:

As much as I love to color, the only coloring on this card was the little bit of aqua on the water rings.

 My second project is an envelope album, made using the tutorial from Splitcoaststampers' Resources section.   Here is the cover:

And here is the open album:

My late husband Tom loved to fish. That's him in the last photo with what was, I'm sure, his motto! The top photo is my oldest son, Doug. And the middle photo is of my late husband, my former son-in-law, and my two grandsons. It was taken during a vacation in North Carolina. The "Gone Fishing" sign comes from my PrintShop program.

 Check out the blogs from the rest of the design team, and be sure to comment for your chance to win a free stamp set. Lois (that's me),  Vicky,  Anne,  Pat G.,  Karen H.,  Patty P.,  Mary,  Marilynn,  Pam,  Debbie,  Nancy,  Bonnie,  Kathy,  Brenda,  Toni,  Tangii,  Anna S,  Sue,  Kelli,  Janine,  Mark's Finest Papers

Vicky Gould was hostess for the Stampin'B's DT Challenge Blog this week. Her challenge of a Clear Envelope Brag Book really made me think. I had never done one of these before, so I had to look up the directions in the Resource section of SCS.

The cover wasn’t hard. I stamped the image and colored it with Copic markers. After matting it with the green, I tied a ribbon around it. I followed the tutorial and made the cover. The sentiment is a rub-on from 7 Gypsies, available at Mark’s Finest Papers.

It was then that I realized I didn’t have any clear envelopes. So I decided to save the packaging from several clear stamps and use the clear outside envelopes for the inside of my Brag Book. They were just a little long so I had to cut them down a bit, but they worked. I am going to give this to my mom. The photos inside were taken at her 90th birthday.

The first photo is my grandson Deylan, my niece Laura, and my son Scott, who drove down from Alabama for the party. The other photo is my niece's daughter-in-law Tamra, Laura's son Cory, Laura's husband Lloyd, Deylan again, and my son Doug's stepson Robby. My 89-year old uncle (my mom's brother) drove up from Naples, which was a surprise. We had a total of 20 people (four generations) in the library of the assisted living facility where my mom lives for the party.

Stamps - SU Spring Song
Paper - Old Olive, Bashful Blue, GP White
Ink - Palette Noir Black
Accessories - Copic markers, Ribbon, Rub on, Clear envelopes, Brads