"The Rose" Page Cutting Guide

Hello again!  Here's the cutting guide for "The Rose" page.  This is using one sided card stock and as you see there is very little waste.  I have a YouTube Tutorial on making this page.  Hope you'll try it and let me know what you think. Thanks, Cindyroo

"The Rose" Mini Album

I designed this mini from inspiration from Laura Denison of Following the Paper Trail and Kathy of Paper Phenomenon.  Each page including the flap and insert is made from 1 sheet of 12 x 12 single sided card stock.  I used the DCWV Garden Party from JoAnn's using the pinks and browns in the collection.  The white side of the flap I stamps journal spots  since this photo was taken.  I used Walnut stain Distress Ink for all pages and inserts.  This album is designed to hold 4x6 photos.  It can be so hard to fill smaller albums.  Shrinking and cropping some of our photos can take so much away from the photos.  Not to mention as I get older, it's harder to see what's in a small photo.  Memories may not fade, but our eyesight sure can! 

PS Please  note I've added a bar at the bottom for a direct link to my YouTube videos.  I will be doing a video on this one and hope to do a tutorial too.  Let me know what you think!

More Bottled Fairies

My sister, Amy came out for a short vacation begining of April.  She's crafty like me and I taught her how to make mini albums and bottled fairies.  We had such a great time.  2 days shopping/sight seeing and 2 days crafting.   We did manage to sleep and eat abit here and there. 

This is one of Amy's.  She's adopted a Mary Englebrite saying..."When all else fails, Twirl!"  She made the wire corkscrew and added the ruffles to make you think of tutus.  The background is even done in lines to give the feeling of motion.  SOO CUTE!

I finally caught the Shrink Fairy...You know the one that lives in your closet and sews all your clothes smaller!  She's perched on a wooden spool of thread and I tossed some thread and buttons in the bottom of the bottle.  She even had a threaded needle in her hand.  I glued the lace to the bottom to look like a doily and added buttons.  I cut apart a tape measure for the ribbon to fit the theme of this fairy.  Very happy to finally have caught her.  Maybe my clothes will fit better...lol

This one I made for my mom.  It's an old B/W photo of me!  Yep, I'm a fairy now!!!!( Well, I was covered with pixie glitter most of the weekend.)   I used glossy accents and glitter on my dress.  Added wings I'd printed on vellum paper.  Added pearl bling, daisies, bachlor buttons and butterflies.  All hold special meaning to me.    I think I'll search for other family members old photos to covert into fairies for special gifts. 

Family Treasures Mini Album

This one I call Family Treasures.  I found these wonderful envelopes at Micheals on clearance. No flaps on them but LOVED the detailed cut edge of them.  Then I went to Hobby Lobby and discovered their new line, Affinity.  There was a printed paper pad,  Solid cardstock that was textured and white core.  Plus every embellishment you could imagine to coordinate with it.  LOVED the colors.  I broke out my cricut to cut some mats and tags. Did some dry embossing with my Texture Boutique.  I punched out flowers, added charms, distressed the cardstock and inked them with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Bounded with my Cinch.  Oh, and I'd stamped some too.  Basically, I used ALL my toys on this one.  Have to justify owning so many toys right???  Used a brown velvet ribbon and a buckle slide for a simple but elegant closure.  Added charms in amongst the flowers.  I really LOVE how this turned out.  I'll be posting more about it on YouTube later today.