Pages in my 6x6 album

 Love how these pages turned out and 6x6 is a fun size.

Cedar memories are a capture of items I

had been keeping in my cedar chest (which has seen better days).

So I found a high school club jersery, did embroidry 

in those days, my candy striper outfit and cap

HS notebook and newspaper,

my confirmation dress and favorite first born outfit.

This is a 2 page spread and it feels

weird the title is on the second page but I'm not changing it

because I really like there.

I printed my photos 1.9x1.9 and that

works perfectly in getting 6 pictures on 4x6.

I really love doing this because while these photos are

precious, I have a small album to work with

and those photos would take up the entire book,

practically (I'd need more page protectors) if 

I did them singularly.

So...while they are important I like that there combined

because this is basically how they were 

found. 

The papers are DCWV playful pets 6x6 and

while I have no pets - the B side papers rock.

Birthday card for dad

This card was a lot of fun to make.

I love the 3D background and I did a bunch

to have them on hand so

all I needed to do was add some distress inks.

The autos are TH stamp set and

love how they turned out - it

took quite a bit of stamping using a platform.

The alphas are quickutz, the small one is calvin

but I don't remember the second one.

and the inside I decided to go

with calvin alpha again and added a "firework".

It's a punch and a baby to the first one punch I ever bought

(love I have 2 different sizes now).

I love it and use it a lot -more than I thought I would.

And because I felt the just plain brownish background 

needed something to I took a small

Michael's dot stamp and just tapped it all over.

 

6x6 chipboard Album covers

I love how this turned out and it was going to be

outside covers, however,

after gessoing the chipboard (I really want

to find heavier chipboard but no luck so far) I

used the oxides. I actually handpainted the background

and then stamped the rest.

I love it.

I love oxides.

However, because they are water based, I have not

found a product such as modge podge and a 

matte gel smudge everything up

that whole beautiful scene would be blended.

I need to have some protection because my s/b desk

is in the "kitchen" and there's issues

because where the album will sit.

So....

the outside became the inside and I created a new outside

using the distress inks. I also handpainted that

background too and then used a bunch of

of stencils and stamps.

I'm trying to decide if it needs a "title" or saying 

on the front.

Whatcha think?

Oh I'm making 6x6 album because I want to

put non travelogue photos in a special album and

I found that albums don't store well when

they're not in page protectors and I had some 6x6 on hand,

so............😊

 

Created a new 6x8 chipboard Album cover.

This is the front and I kinda went crazy with the enamel paint.

I really wanted something different and boy did I get it.

There are stencils and stamps in there.

Not much else I can add LOL.

The inside covers that I did first and they

at least have some sort of theme going on and

you can sort of figure things out. 

Stencils and acrylic paints and a handdrawn

spaceship.

Sort of spooky.

And below is the paper with too much paint and

not enough stencil leftovers when

I remembered to actually do it.

That turned out way better than the album cover but

I'm gonna stick with it because it always 

could turn out worse. 

🤣

 

Doodle Bug Valentines

They are the most adorable Valentines ever.

You really can't mess it up

and this is the 2nd year because there

is that much stuff in the packet.

The inside just says Happy Valentines Day.

 

Spongebob and a Walrus

I got ole Spongebob off the internet somewhere

and I did figure out how to piece him

together. 

It was a lot of fun and kind of turned out cute

for a birthday card.

Who doesn't like Spongebob.

And on the inside I happened to have that swirly 

background premade as well as

the walrus - sissix die

and stamps

for the inside of the card.

Didn't Spongebob have a walrus friend?

I didn't have anything to make Squidward with.

LOL.

 

Here Comes the Sun...

A baby boy album for the grandson and I had so 

much fun doing it and it was way

out of my comfort zone.

(I did crochet a blanket too)

I wanted to make a 6x6 album because most

people print their photos 4x6.

I used fun enamel paint colors that I tried to match

with the papers 

on a 6x6 chipboard album I got 

from scrapbooking.com

I really dithered about between wanting and album

with page protectors and a boring

baby paper pad I had

OR

Using this fun bright paper that I can't remember

the name of and I thought I wrote down yet

here we are. 

Using all kinds of dies and stamps.

Had a lot of fun using the critters

and that's when I found that the giraffe-

Gertrude - I some how lost the itty bitty dies

for his face.

So I winged it.

I can't begin to express how annoyed I am

about losing that die.

I am careful.

I put it in a dish.

I count them twice. 

Tore everything apart looking.

Hoping they show up.

Tucked in tags and made envelops

because there were not a lot 

of journaling spots on the pages

I sort of got carried away.

I did a lot of hand drawing which I

normally don't do - because I don't do it well.

I wanted it to bright, fun, happy

and cute.

Love how it turned out 

and if you know the mfg of the paper I used

I'd love it if you'd let me know.