From Chipboard to Plan B - Paperbags

I really love how the mini album for Quintin turned out

using an old CD mailer here. Of course

once I get on the bandwagon about a particular product,

I tend to get carried away.

And I wanted to make one for Amelia's birthday.

Therefore I surfed the world wide net to find more and sadly,

there are no more being produced - which makes sense.

Who really uses CDs anymore.

 I took matters in my own hands and decided to make my own

as I had some really thin chipboard that would bend 

easily enough. After I connected the pocket page to the book I 

decided to sew the binding together.

And my sewing machine decided that it was not going to cooperate.

At.All.

I could've lived with the messy stitching but it tore a chunk

out of the bottom - that couldn't be fixed - when I tried to rescue my

needle, bobbin and other parts caught in the mess.

 Thus Plan B evolved.

A paperbag mini album.

From the humble brown bag.

 And ta-da.

Using Little Yellow Bicycle mixed with Basic Grey,

some killer photos of an adorable kidlet,

with some awesome stamping and can we say adorable?

 Love the little pockets for extra photos on tags and

the back can also be used for journaling.

 Kept the pages simple.

However, I love that little girl and this Dear Lizzy

stamp collection is one of my favs.

 Snuck in a Paper Issues Swag Bag card for a mat.

 And used up those word wood veneers.

A total win-win.

Lil Miss Amelia turns 4 today.

Of course I'm late.

And that's good because had I been early, it might've snowed

again and I really don't want to be responsible for that.

Its spring already.

Remember those old CD jackets?

Found ONE!

And its baaaaccckkkk!

They make the cutest little minis

and great for gifts.

Not too overwhelming.

So when and why did they fall out favor.

Inquiring minds want to know.

I noticed as I opened the jacket - there are 2 glued

together - as they should be.

Only one was upside down - as it shouldn't be.

 Undo does work its magic on old wet glue.

It wasn't pretty but it became undone

so I could flip it around and make it right.

It was a bit on the rough side

so I sanded the sides down just to even it out.

 And reglued it the right way. 

Now tags can be put in the pocket and they won't fall out.

 I inked the edges as I always do because

getting the measurements correct is really a crap shoot.

With the edges inked the booboos don't stand out like a sore thumb.

 I wrapped a single sheet of pattern paper around the spine

and I employed my bone crusher tool 

to burnish the paper to make it wrap easier.

 And then wa-la.

Like magic.

A completed mini album.

It's Quintin's 7th birthday and good think I looked

because I really wanted to make him 8.

 Of course in the photos he's 6 and under.

But who's counting.

And dangit I meant to add his birthday photo in it.

And forgot. :|

 However, its fabulous all the same.

Tucked away are tags inside where the CD would go

or maybe some playlist.

 I decided to get carried away and add glitter and paint

to the chipboard alpha and number.

As I was working on the page - the glitter kept getting all over the photo.

I solved the problem by a. putting modge podge 

over the characters AND b. putting the ectrochrome transparency

over the photo.

If you look real close you'll notice its backwards.

Oops.

 And the same set up on the next page. 

I didn't pull out the tag and I actually added a photo

behind the flap with one tag tucked in.

I was going to leave the back plain but just.couldn't.do.it.

LOL.

Stamp with white ink - came out pretty good.

All is Basic Grey.

Have I mentioned I love that collection.