'Vintage' Baby Girl Mini Album

It's been a while since I posted any craft projects. This is a mini album I made for my first granddaughter,
who is getting ready to turn 3!

Yes, I know. 

But I really did make the album almost two years ago so I'm only behind in posting the photos. :)

And speaking of photos, my daughter took these as I didn't have a very good camera at the time. I totally forgot about them and found them on a shared drive the other day. That's what really prompted me to post them. Otherwise, I would have happily gone through life thinking I didn't have any pictures of it to share. *snort*

I purchased a canvas mini album from the craft store. I don't remember which one as it has been so long but if I find another one I am buying it too. I really enjoyed working with the canvas!

The pearls are Prima, and most of the flower embellishments are probably Prima, but I handmade a few flowers from the scrapbook paper, too.

I'm famous for finding odd craft supplies for a discount and then trying to piece them all together.
 Another great place to buy supplies is Mighty Dollar.

Seriously.

They are cheap but name brands!

I made plenty of little pockets to slip things into, along with tags.

I love tags!

Okay, this picture looks a little green. I don't remember using green ink. 
My go-to ink is Soft Suede by Stampin'Up!

Embroidery floss is magic. Really. It makes such a pretty addition to any page!

There's that nasty green tint again. Hmmm...could have been my editing but I'm not claiming it. :)

There's a homemade flower up there^^^. Those are fun to make. Just cut out a circle (doesn't have to be perfect), dampen it with water and wad it up, let dry, unfold and layer with another one, adding a pearl or button. Voilà, you are done!

More handmade flowers!

Of course it's vintage themed because that's what I like best!

Lots of tags for journaling! Prima pearls and stamping, oh yeah!

See, it really is Soft Suede around the edges. Looks way better than green. :)

I love the side view!!!

Mini albums are my favorite craft to make. I now have several more that need putting together, so I think part of my summer will be busy. 

Oh, not for my daughter! Only one more for her baby who just turned one. 

But I have a new grand nephew, and two new grand nieces!

Have you been creating anything fun lately? Do share!

~Happy Crafting~

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Baby Love is in the air...

My great nephew, Jackson, came for his first visit this weekend and I am utterly in love with him! But I don't have any photos of us together. Remiss of me, I know. But here he is with his mama & daddy :)

My niece Amanda with her husband Fabian and almost 4 month old son Jackson! LOVE THEM!!!

I haven't done any crafting in many months so I decided to make him a chipboard and fabric mini album for his newborn pictures. It might just be me but newborn boy conjures up pale blue, soft yellow, green and cream with some vintage brown thrown in for depth...soft & sweet because there is nothing as soft or sweet as a brand new baby. I mean, look at those precious cheeks!!! 

Paper pack is Anna Griffin 'Hannah' Collection for Boys.

Ribbon is from Mighty Dollar which means frugal but no brand name.

Material scraps are just that.  

This cream colored page is muslin fabric (I think) glued with Tombow onto some cardstock for stability. Scor tape was used to secure almost everything else. That stuff is awe. some.

I bought a couple of cute sticker sets from Hobby Lobby.  

The french script stamp always makes a nice background on fabric. I made some journaling tags from embossed paper in the Hannah collection for the little flocked pockets and cut out the ducky from another piece of paper from the collection.

Doilies may not seem standard for a baby boy album but combined with inking it created more of the vintage feel I was trying to achieve. And the little wire heart for holding a photo adds a nice touch along with roughing up the paper edges :)

A few more journaling tags...and another fabric page, this time in a blue paisley. It's actually lighter than it appears. Most of the photos were taken out in the sun and it really ended up being too bright. I didn't have enough time to go back and re-photograph.  I tried taking some inside on a black background but I was in a time crunch!

A little shabby flower made from the same material as the first fabric page with an adorable LOVE brad contributed by my daughter.

I found a whole package of these great little envelopes at Hobby Lobby.  For a lock of Jackson's hair, I inked the envelope with the french script and a silhouette from a set I bought from Michael's ages and ages ago. Wrapped some twine around it and put a little silver blue pearl on it.  

I love the pops of yellow on the blue. The silk flowers and ribbon make a nice compliment of color and style.

Journaling tags for mom and a key to her heart!

The End