Use your scraps in a homemade album

I don't know about you BUT I tend to collect ALOT

of scraps in different sizes, shapes and colors.

My scrap storage overfloweth and my drawer won't

close and I need my drawer to close.

So....

I happen to keep chipboard on hand because its

really handy to have around.

Also its handy to have paint, inks and oxides and

stamps and stencils, oh my.

You can make covers for your own album - mine 9.5x9

because I wanted to use all sizes of papers.

Alot of mix and matching going on.

I picked out a bunch and punched holes and I also

keep rings on hand because ya never know...

I didn't worry about colors or shapes or sizes (well

excecpt for papers that are really small) 

and just put them in.

I know it's wild but because of the rings you

aren't married to them.

And you can rearrange also. 

This is back appears to be the same as the front.

And they came out awesome.

Can't wait to dive in.

 

Mini album made from scraps

Created this little mini album from a ton of scraps I have in my scrap bag. It keeps it down to a mild roar. LOL. The cover is really skimpy chipboard-two glued to make it less skimpy and then stamps and archivel inks and distress inks. I gesso'd the cover and liked it.

On the inside originally turned out really ugly so I painted over with white enamel paint and started over again and decided to keep it simple.

Not sure how I'm gonna use this.

It's just a fun way to use scraps and keep them from being so overwhelming.

Not sure how I'll use it or maybe I'll gift it.

 

Mini album from scraps

When mojo is in short supply - I head to my

overflowing bin of used papers and

just start putting them together - no rhyme no reason

except maybe size - a piece that will fit when folded.

 Once the lil booklet is put together

 let the embellishing begin

 and I use ALL THAT STUFF that makes

 no sense in any pages I make

 and a lot of stash gets used.

 Sometimes I keep these lil albums for me

 and sometimes I give them away

 sometimes I leave them blank

and sometimes I leave them blank to the

 giftee can do what they want with them.

 I had two albums I previously made

and gifted them to my granddaughter Annie

 and when I was there a few months ago

we sat together and I showed her how to add her

photos and journaling.

 Annie is 7 and never to learn to figure it out

 especially when she rocks her own camera

 and now has tons of photos with nowhere to go.

I did add ribbon to close this album - something

I didn't do on the others.

I think it helps that it closes and I think Anni will

like this one too.

Here is the post where Annie and I scrapped together.

Another generation.

How cool is that.