A Mini Album/Book Card Tutorial

Good Morning.  Welcome to Wednesday and my turn to post at One Crazy Stamper.   As I told you last week, I have a tutorial for you today on how to make a mini album/book card.  This versatile little card/album has many uses ~ a card with wishes on each page, a mini album with pictures on each page and tag, a journalling book on a layout ~ and I will show you how I used mine at the end of the post.  There will be lots and lots of pictures and instruction and if you still have questions. just leave me a comment and I will try to answer.

The first thing you need to make this album is a single piece of 12" x 12" card stock.  This will be your base.

Step 1 ~ Using a scoreboard, score at 2", 6" and 10".

Step 2 ~ Rotate the page and then score at 3", 6" and 9".

Step 3 ~ Fold along all score lines, making the 2" folds into pockets.

Step 4 ~ Cut along middle score line, leaving 3" together.

Step 5 ~ Add score tape to the back of the page that is not cut.  Put this page together.  Next, accordion pleat the other pages to make a book.  Add score tape to the back of these pages to hold together.  Also, add score tape to the open ends of the pockets.

Step 6 ~ Cut tags for the pockets.  Embellish album and tags as desired.  Tie the album closed with a ribbon.

The white and kraft albums were just to show you the steps. Here is a picture of my finished album:

And this is how I used it:

Left side:

Right side:

I used it for a journalling box for a layout.  I have missed scrap booking as I have been making so many cards so I went back to my first love of paper crafting and made a scrap book page.  In keeping with the theme of the month "BIRTHDAYS" this layout showcases my 50th birthday.  I am still looking for a catchy title so if you can think of one, please leave it for me in the comment section. 

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies are available at One Crazy Stamper)

Card Stock ~ Bazzill  Basics Smooth Card Stock

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park "Here and Now" 12" x 12" Kit

~ Echo Park "Here and Now" 6" x 6" Pad

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Spellbinders "Foliage" Die Cuts

Flowers ~ Prima

Rhinestones ~ Kaiserkraft Silver

Stamp ~ Whimsy "Birthday Greetings"

Ink ~ Close to My Heart Moonstruck

Ribbons ~ "Use it Up" Inventory

Remember you still have time a few more days to enter our "BIRTHDAY" challenge as there will be a new one posted on September 1.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you enjoyed my tutorial for this cute little mini album/card book and that you give one a try.  Remember to leave me a comment if you try one so I can come see yours.  Have a GREAT day!!!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}, Heather

Thank U

Good Morning.  Well, another Wednesday has rolled around and it is my turn to post at One Crazy Stamper.  I was asked to make a card for someone to give to their little girl's baseball coach at the end of the season. She wanted it both girly and sporty and I think this fit the bill.

Inside:

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies can be purchased at One Crazy Stamper)

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ Saturated Canary "Lil Pitcher"

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned paper ~ Echo Park Here and Now 6" x 6" Pad

Punches ~ Fiskars Threading Water

~ EK Success Mini Banners

Small Alphabet Stamps ~ Studio G

Sentiments ~ Krafting Kimmie Mary Poppins

~ My Pink Stamper Everyday Occasions

Flowers ~ Prima

Twine ~ American Crafts

Glitter ~ Recollections

Glossy Accents

A close up of the image:

Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hair ~ E35, Y21, YR23; Clothes ~ E40, E42, E43, R81, R83, R85, R56; Shoes ~ W3, W5, W7; Pitcher's Mound ~ E33, E35, E37; Grass ~ G21, G24, G29

Thanks for coming by today.  You still have a couple of weeks to enter the "BIRTHDAY" celebration at One Crazy Stamper for your chance to win a Memory Box Die prize pack and to qualify to be a guest designer with us.  Please remember to visit the blog every day to see what my amazing design team sisters create to share.  Also, next week I will have a tutorial for you on Wednesday.  Coming up on September 10th, there will be a blog hop featuring the new Christmas stamps from High Hopes complete with prizes.  You won't want to miss it.

So, until next time, keep crafting.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Golfer Glen

Good Morning, my friends and welcome to another "Wonderful Wednesday", my day to post for One Crazy Stamper.  The style of card I have today is one that I, along with many card makers, struggle with.  It is a masculine card.  I will gladly use all shades of pink, purple, flowers, lots of bling and pretty flourishes to decorate a card.  But what happens when not one of those things can be used?  I guess you could say my "go to" things for masculine cards are metal, buttons and twine.  All three have been used on this birthday card which follows our theme for the month of August.

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies are available at One Crazy Stamper)

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ High Hopes "Golfer Glen"

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Bazzill Basics, Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ Creative Memories
Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Labels Nine
Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder
Sentiments ~ High Hopes "Funny Golf Saying" (outside)
Whimsy Stamps "Birthday Greetings" (inside)
My Pink Stamper "Everyday Occasions" (inside)
Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
Brads, button, twine ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

A close up of the image:

Copics Used: Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hair ~ W1, W3, W5; Clothes ~ BG75, E43, E44, E47. YR02, YR04, YR07; Shoes ~ E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47; Bird ~ B39, B41, B45,; Club ~ C3, C5, C7

Thanks for coming by.  Just a reminder of two things ~ our challenge for this month is "BIRTHDAYS", you could be a guest designer for OCS just by entering and, local ladies, there are some great new classes and an all day crop happening in September.  Check out HERE for the challenge and HERE for the classes and crop.

Until next time, keep crafting.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Just Ducky

Hello y'all.  I am glad you could join me for another "Wonderful Wednesday", my day to post at One Crazy Stamper.  Not much to chit chat about today as I am busy doing housework so that I can get into my craft room when I am finished.  A great rainy day for that.

My card for today uses a stamp from the High Hopes stamp line.  They have such a variety of stamps that I am absolutely sure there is something for everyone no matter what your taste.

Inside:

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies are available at One Crazy Stamper

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ High Hopes Rainy Day Ducky

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park Here & Now 6 x 6 Pad

Sentiment ~ High Hopes Rainy, Rainy Day

Rhinestones ~ Kaisercraft Island Lagoon

Glossy Accents

A close up of the duck:

Copics Used:  Duck ~ Y11, Y13, Y15, YR03, YR04, YR07; Umbrella and Hat ~ BG11, BG13, BG15, YG03, YG17, YG67; Ladybug ~ R35, R37, W7; Puddle ~ B21, B24, B26, B39; Sky ~ B000, 0

Thanks, as always, for coming by for a visit today.  I do appreciate each and every one of you that stops in.  May you have a truly wonderful day.  

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

With Sympathy....and Paper Playtime Challenge #16

 Good Morning.  Welcome to another challenge at Paper Playtime where we would like you to use "LOTS of YELLOW" on your card or project for the next two weeks.  The prize up for grabs is a $10 gift certificate to Lucy Kelleher's CTMH On Line Store.  I can not wait to see all of your creative projects.

Unfortunately, I was not able to join my design team sisters with a yellow project for this challenge.  I was busy making sympathy cards ~ 6 in all ~ for families close to us whose mother passed away this week during the time I had allotted to finish my yellow card.  Sympathy cards are challenging to make in themselves so I hope what I have to show you will help you if the time comes when you may need one.  I kept them pretty simple.

Outside:

Inside:

RECIPE:

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Sentiments ~ My Pink Stamper Everyday Occasions (outside)

~ Michaels $1.50 Bin (inside)

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Lacey Ovals

~ Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Pearls ~ Pebble Beach

~ Recollections

Glad you could stop by today.  I hope you are having a wonderful Monday and enjoying the start of the week no matter what you are doing.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

A Carefree Swing ~ and a New Challenge At OCS

Wow.  Can you believe it it the first of August already?  Where has the time gone?  Summer will be over shortly and it will be time for Fall leaves, sweaters and crisp, cool air.  Truthfully, I can't wait but I have enjoyed my Summer this year despite the heat.

It is time for a brand new challenge at One Crazy Stamper and this month to honour our fearless leader who has a birthday our theme is "BIRTHDAYS".  Everyone always needs a good stash of birthday cards so make some up and enter our challenge for a chance to win some great stamps.

My card uses the Snoesjes line of stamps from Marianne Designs.These little girls are fun to colour up with all of their curls.

Inside:

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies are available at One Crazy Stamper)

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ Marianne Designs Snoesjes Swing

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Basic Grey Soleil 6 x 6

Sentiments ~ My Pink Stamper Everyday Occasions (outside)

~ Michaels $1.50 Bin (inside)

Creative Memories Oval Cutter

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large

~ Nestabilities Lacey Ovals

Flowers ~ Prima

Pearls ~ Recollections

A close up of the image:

Copics Used: Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hair ~ E35, Y21, YR23; Swing ~ E31, E33, E35; Dress ~ E40, E41, E42, RV91, RB93, RV95; Leaves ~ G21, G24, G29; Flowers ~ R56, RV10, RV11, RV13, Y00 Y02, Y04, Y15

Thanks for coming by today.  Join us this month in our "BIRTHDAY" challenge.  I can't wait to see what you create.  Enjoy your day!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

"5 Months Til Christmas" Blog Hop

Good Morning.  Can you believe what the title of this post says?  Yes, five months today is Christmas....hard to imagine with this wonderful Summer weather we are having.  But it will be here soon enough.  Welcome to our monthly blog hop where myself, my BFF and a number of incredibly talented ladies make 2 projects on the 25th of each month during the year in order to take some of the pressure off in December to get things done.  If you have come from Shari's blog you are in the right place.  If not, you may want to hop on over there to start at the beginning.  I will have the complete order at the end of this post.

Our theme for this month is "Non Traditional Christmas Colours" ~ to me that meant anything but red, white and green, with a little gold and silver thrown in.  So you will not see these colours on my cards this month....well, I guess there is a shade of green but not the usual shade for Christmas.

My first card is also non-traditional in the sense that my little girl is standing on grass with a clear blue sky.  It is hard to imagine Christmas without the Winter season that goes along with it in Canada but there are many countries that are celebrating December 25th in the Summer. 

RECIPE:

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image and Sentiment ~Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps "Holiday Lulu and Libby"

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ MME Merry

Punches ~ Fiskars

Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

Ribbon, Bling ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

A close up of the image:

Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hair ~ E25, E31, E35; Socks ~ YG61, YG63, YG67; Bow ~RV32, RV34; Shoes ~ E42, E43, E44; Grass ~ G21, G24, G29; Sky ~ B000, 0

The dress and star are paper piece with the patterned paper above.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge #57 ~ Christmas in July
The Stamp Spot ~ Christmas in July
Get Inky Challenge #9 ~ Christmas in July

My second card uses a number of stamps and dies from Your Next Stamp to create a more Winter traditional scene.  But I still used the pinks and blues to make it non traditional. 

RECIPE:

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Images ~ Your Next Stamp "Winter Home"

~ Your Next Stamp "Mini Ellie Loves to Skate"

~ Your Next Stamp "Mini Christmas Tree"

Dies ~ Your Next Stamp "Mini Christmas Tree"

~ Your Next Stamp "Mini Ellie Loves to Skate"

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ MME Merry

Sentiment ~ Michael's $1.50 Bin

Creative Memories Circle Cutter

Glossy Accents

Stickles ~ Cotton Candy

~ Crystal

Bling ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

A close up of the image:

Copics Used: Ellie ~ E00, E02, E11, E33, R20, RV32, RV34, Y21, YR23; Tree ~ B02, RV34, YG61, YG63, YG67; Cottage/Rink/Trees ~ B000, B00, B02, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, E50, E51, E55, R56, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR21, YR23, YR24, W1, W3

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Challenge #2 ~ Photo Inspiration/Sketch
ABC Christmas Challenge ~ O Christmas Tree
The Stamp Spot ~ Christmas in July
Get Inky Challenge #9 ~ Christmas in July

Here are both cards together:

BLOG HOP ORDER:

Shari

Heather ~ You are Here!

Mary

Sara

Sally

Sandy

LeeAnn ~ Guest Designer

Thanks for coming by today.  You are now off to the talented Mary's blog.  Enjoy your day, keep crafting and Merry Christmas.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Pretty As A Picture!

Good Morning and welcome to another "Wonderful Wednesday", my day to post for One Crazy Stamper.  Since we last visited a week ago, it has cooled down tremendously and I am enjoying life more.  I had an amazing weekend and hope to share details about something I crossed off my bucket list as soon as my friend sends me the photos. 

The card I made today uses an older but new to me stamp from the My Favorite Things "Pure Innocence" line.  There are many to choose from in this line and she is perfect to paper piece like I did. Her dress, boots and the picture frame are all paper pieced.

Inside:

RECIPE:

(all linked supplies are available at One Crazy Stamper)

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ My Favorite Things "Picture Perfect"

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Authentique Spring Pad

Sentiments ~ Kraftin Kimmie Stamps "Playtime Lulu" (outside)

~ Michael's $1.50 bin (inside)

~ High Hopes (inside)

Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die

Ribbon, Flowers ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

A close up of the image:

Copics Used: Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hair ~ E35, Y21, YR23; Ground ~ E31, E33, E35, E37;

Sky ~ B000, 0

Thanks for dropping in today.  I hope you will come back tomorrow to join myself and some incredibly talented ladies for our "5 Months Till Christmas" Blog Hop.

Enjoy your day....and keep crafting.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather