Design Team Bo Bunny - Mango Luau

So I was handed some paper that I would normally not work with and was stumped for a moment. And then I began to think..........SURFBOARD

But it couldn't be just any surfboard. It had to be a mini album. So I took theSilhouette and cut out a surfboard shape covered all the pages front and back with the Bo Bunny - Mango Luau and went from there. I decided it would look kinda cute as a sign so I used binder rings and my Big Shot to cut out the sign bracket and also covered that front and back with the card stock. I used the stickers from the collection and Scrap Happy Orange Fizz and Jellybean Green Inks and Cardstockthroughout. 

I inked all the edges and popped up the surfboards on this page. Behind that is a little mini book to pull out to add photos to, front and back.

The next page is tied with ribbon from the Sew Ribbon and I love how it matched up with the orange in the paper. 

This too folds out to add more pictures to.

The last couple pages have stickers added and have more space to add pictures and journal.

Hope you enjoy this weeks project and get a chance to get to the store to try out all of the products used in this project and much more. 

Mindy - The Determined Scrapper

Design Team project-Recipe Album

It took me darn near FOREVER to finish this recipe book AND I am not even completely finished yet.  I still have to add a few finishing touches, like a ribbon closure, yes? no?..... but I wanted to get this on as it would make SUCH an awesome Christmas gift. It didn't take forever because it was difficult, far from it, but because I have a bad habit of starting 100 things all at once!

Here is the cover, the back matches, sans the buttons. I used Bo Bunny 6x6 chipboard binder album, painted the edges, adhered my designer papers, sanded the edges, inked them, added my ribbon, floss in my buttons, then my buttons.  

The pages of the album are also chipboard and I did the same things with the edges & paper.  I used a Sizzix envelope die to make the pockets.  I cut off the end and punched a half circle for the notch.  I distressed them to death but I think they look pretty good..  There are two on each page and there is one recipe card in each.

I stamped  and distressed my recipe cards on cardstock and rounded the edges with my crop-a-dile.  A very easy and fulfilling project.

Of course I got everything I used at Scrap Happy.  However, the paper line I used is an older line that has been discontinued, but Susie has some gorgeous papers that are perfect for a recipe album.  Right now she has some new Crate Paper Farmhouse in both 6x6 and 12x12.  Very beautiful papers.  I am stocking up as we speak to make a couple with that line so YOU had better get in too!  I used my Tim Holtz distress inks, Jenni Bowlin paint dabbers, Zip Dry paper glue, & embellishments and accessories from Scrap Happy, with the exception of the library clips.  BUT, I am working on another recipe album using mini clothespins which I dyed with re-inkers (or alcohol inks) and will be using those in place of the clips.  I am sorry that I won't be able to have this particular one on display at the store, it is a gift, but I will try to take better pictures during the daylight hours and post more later.