Mini Scrapbook Album - Baby's First Year

I finally finished making my 1st scrapbook ever!!

It is a mini scrapbook album that I started when my sister in law gave birth to her baby girl, Candace.

Making the scrapbook pages was really difficult for me. I was stuck for at least 3 days on every page. Perhaps it was because I was trying too hard and thinking too much about what my SIL might want to put into the album. I was also discouraged halfway through because I was afraid that she might think the areas I've allocated for the pictures were too small. Moreover, I didn't have any acid free white coloured paper so I thought it would be a waste of my effort as the pictures would turn yellow after a while. So, I left the project laying on my table for about 3 months, then I kept it on my shelf for another 5 months. Finally, it was near Christmas time and I couldn't stand how messy my shelf was, so I decided to complete it an give it to my SIL for Christmas.

I bought the stamper's white card stock from Papertrey Ink. I'm not sure if they're acid free though. As for the pages, I used a variety of paper collections, from Echo Park to American Crafts. I'm not going to list them all down for this project as I can't even remember where the papers were from.

Well, when I continued the pages, I managed to do 1 page per night (after my twins have fallen asleep). I wasn't very happy with some page layouts, but I was determined to finish it so I stopped thinking and started doing. As I progressed, it got easier. When I was stuck, I went to Pinterest for inspiration.

So, enough said. Here's the album.

Here's a video showing the scrapbook pages (my first ever video).

Hope this inspires you to start your own mini scrapbook album.

Take care!

Another Stamping Plates Album

Wow! It's been AGES since my last post.

Well, I couldn't resist the new Bundle Monster plates and purchased 2 sets! One for myself and the other for my sweetest cousin as her birthday present (though i gave it to her like 2-3 weeks late)... Since the set comes with 25 plates, I thought she'd appreciate an album she could keep them in. Seeing the way she dresses and the types of bags she likes, I thought she'd like something with lace.... so here's what I made.

Because this album will be flipped frequently and maybe tossed about, I had to make sure that the lace stayed on secure. To do so, I first pierced the cover with my Making Memories paper piercer and then stitched the lace on. It's pretty secure (fingers crossed).

Hope she likes it! :D

Cally's Nail Plates Album

My cousin bought some nail plates from Bundle Monster and I thought she might need a nail plates album, so I offered to make her one. She told me that she has 25 plates and wants 10 additional pockets for other nail plates she might want to buy in the future. She also told me that she likes red and showed me a picture of her iPhone cover which is bright red with white polka dots.

With that as my basic concept, here's what I made for her.

Materials used:

1. Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye Designer Single Sided Paper Pad - Bright Dots

2. Stamp Set - Ginger, American Crafts

3. Others: Bind It All, Silver Brads - Making Memories, Label Die - Quickutz Santa's Workshop, Silver String - Singapore. Misc - local Bookstore

It contains 10 pages with 4 pockets on each page, so there are 40 pockets altogether. I hope it's enough for her! :D

Nail Stamping Plates Storage Solution

I bought both the nail stamping plates sets from Bundle Monster lately and wound up having 52 image plates altogether. I didn't know how to store them. All I could do was wrap them up with a piece of scrap paper so that they stayed together. I also had a hard time browsing the different designs I have.

So, I scoured through my local book stores and merchandize stores looking for a suitable solution. Sad to say, I was unsuccessful. Therefore, I decided to make an album to store all my stamp plates. Here is what I came up with.

Nail Stamping Plates Album

Album Pages