Graduation Mini Album

This mini album was created for my niece who graduated from Bradley University this year.

When the bow's untied, the album forms
a star by touching the front cover to the back cover. . .

. . .making a fun table-top display.

Paris Mini Album

I made this mini album for my nephew who was able to meet up with us several times during our March 2013 trip to Paris. Jonathan was at university in Paris from June 2012 until June 2013.

The front and back covers are pieces cut from
cereal boxes and covered with tourist maps.

The back cover includes my signature stamp.

The pocket on the first page was made from
a coffee cup protector and holds three
journaling tags.

Each of the six inserts includes a pocket that holds
a tag for two more photos, front and back.

Happy Birthday Card/Mini Album

My sister's youngest child, Jonathan, has been studying in Paris since last June.  On January 1, Jonathan's entire family (mother, father, sister, and two brothers) traveled to Paris and visited for eight days.  During that visit, my nephew, Michael, was the only one who posted daily updates on FaceBook, which I really appreciated.  Michael's birthday is January 15, so I decided to send him a special card this year.  Here's Michael's birthday card slash mini album, featuring many of the images he shared on FaceBook.

The base of the card was created with two holiday cards
I covered with card stock.  On the front cover, I did some
fussy-cutting to create the front pocket and popped
the sentiment with foam squares.

Front of pocket tag.

Back of pocket tag.

Now you can begin to see how I overlapped
the holiday cards to create three panels.

The center panel is where the holiday cards
overlapped to create a pocket.

The center pocket was big enough
to accommodate a large tag.

Front of large tag.

The back of the large tag gives Michael
an opportunity to do some trip journalling.

And here's the back of the card.  I found the 'D' stamp
in a little shop in New York City.  I think it makes
a nice signature for my paper projects.

2012 Thanksgiving Cards

Below are examples of Thanksgiving cards I sent this year.

This was a hit with my son and daughter-in-law.  I love sending
cards that can be used as a seasonal decoration.

The cute little turkey on this card was a stamped image
I colored in with gel pens.

The inside of the turkey card includes pumpkins
created with a border punch.

I created the pumpkin embellishment on this card
with two different punches and a puffy sticker.

Fall 2012 Mini Album

This is a mini album I made of all our family fall 2012 adventures.  The base is an eight-page piece of junk mail.  The paper is from Graphic 45's Happy Haunting collection, which I absolute love!

Front Cover
The closure is a ribbon that wraps around a charm
I made from the paper collection.

Pages 1 and 2

The accordion-folded mini-mini slips in the gate pocket.

Pages 3 and 4

Another accordion-folded mini-mini
slips behind the band on page 4.

Pages 5 and 6

The back cover includes my favorite image from
the paper collection.

Another Halloween Card

This is one of my favorite Halloween cards I made this year.  I cut the haunted mansion with my Cricut and hand cut the orange lining, which was tedious but well worth the effort.  I love how the mansion worked so well with the purple background paper that included the tree with an owl.

Halloween Cards

For my grand nephew, Henry --
outside (above) and inside (below) of card.

These are some of the Halloween cards I made this year.  I really need to get a light tent, so I can get better photos of my paper crafts. Sounds like a good plan for 2013!

For my grand niece, Abbey --
outside (above) and inside (below) of card.

For my grand niece, Anna --
outside (above) and inside (below) of card.