Graphic 45 Christmas Album

I’m always looking for more ways to get organized, especially at Christmas time. Sometimes I get so far ahead of myself with wrapping presents that I forget what’s inside! This year I’m determined to get it together by creating an album to hold it all.

My Christmas album starts with the Graphic 45 Mixed Media Album. It’s got dividers, pockets and lots of places for me to write notes to myself. Making it pretty means I’ll want to reach for it and hopefully record all the important things!

I used a glue stick to attach card stock to the cover and back of the album. I trimmed the paper with scissors and then went over the edges with a nail file to smooth is out. Gold paper tape was added to the outer edges for a clean seamless look. 

I plan to have one section to keep track of my mailing list and keep track of cards I’ve sent, as well as cards I’ve received. I usually only write a handful of cards a day, and this will help me keep track of those I’ve sent.

  

I covered each of the pages with pattern paper and then embellished each with Ephemera Cards, Stickers, Godl Washi and die cuts from gold – like the intricate angel wing from the Tag, Pocket and Butterfly die cut pack.

Another section will help me with my budget… I can list gift recipients, how much I’ve spent, and list the gift I purchased.

Some of the pages in the Mixed Media Album are made of vellum. I embossed these pages to add texture. I love that I can see the soft images of the neighboring pages through the vellum.

How about a section for favorite photos I take? I know these will be images I treasure in coming years, and there are lots of pages so I can add new ones every year when I’m getting ready for the holidays.

Do you need to get organized too? I hope you will consider adding an album to your life to help you track your special events and holidays!



Products
Graphic 45 Mixed Media Album
Joy To The World 12” Papers
Joy To The World Ephemera Cards
Joy To The World Stickers
Joy To The World Chipboard
Architecture Washi Gloss Gold
Die Cuts
Tag, Pocket, and Butterfly (Angel Wings)
Square Tag and Clock
Policy and Decorative

Folder & Sentiment Dies SCB | G45	Policy & Decorative Dies SCB | G45	Tag, Pocket & Butterfly Dies SCB | G45	Mixed Media Album SCB
Joy To The World Stickers SCB

Momenta Dog Mom Page Layout

I'm going back to where my love of paper crafting started with a page layout. It's been a while since I've done any scrap booking, and there are lots of memories I want to document - the boxes are overflowing with photos and ephemera I've saved up for that day I get around to it! 

When I saw the Momenta NEW Dog Mom stamp set I knew it was time to make one of those pages I've had on hold! 

Meet Miss Moriko! She's my fur baby! She's an American Akita and not always so easy to photograph so I have to take advantage of a good photo when I get one. 

If you look close you might notice Moriko's got a little bald patch on her front leg.. the vet had to shave her thick fur to draw blood for her Heartworm test. All of the stamps you see are included in the Dog Mom stamp set. Some of the sentiments have cute paw print accents. 

If you look close you'll even see those paw prints inside the "o's" in the "WOOF" sentiment. 

I added a few dies too like this pretty Flourish Border. The Nested Square Border adds a scallop border to the square sentiment I cut with a paper trimmer. 

And guess what? If you're a Cat Lady there's a stamp set for you too!! 

The best part is that you can find Momenta products at your favorite craft stores like Hobby Lobby or on line at Scrapbook.com



Layout size 8.25" Square
Stamps | Momenta Dog Mom
Dies | Momenta Flourish Border, Nested Rectangle Border, Nested Square Borders
Paper | Kaisercraft Hanami Garden 12"

Washi | MT Japan

Dog Mom SBK | MMT	Flourish Border SBK | MMT	Nested Rectangle Border SBK | MMT	Nested Square Borders SBK | MMT

The Twinery Fall Page Layout | Falling For You

Leaves are falling! What a wonderful time for a walk in the woods - or maybe a leaf fight! Hoping we're not the only ones that do that! LOL! We pile up leaves big and chase each other around throwing hand fulls of leaves at each other. I promise.. it's lots of fun!

I made this fall layout for my daughter. She and her boyfriend are both celebrating their birthdays this month. They've been together for a little over a year and I hope they will always remember that the simple things are best.
I normally add enamel dots, buttons or other round shapes to my layouts. I thought it would be fun to make some circle accents with twine. To make these just place an adhesive dot on your project (I used large - not 3D - flat dots). Starting in the center of the dot I wrapped the twine in a spiral. The Solid Maraschino Twine adds a pop of bold color. Because this is my daughter after all I had to add a few gem accents - the girl is addicted to bling. What can I say? Well.. .maybe she gets it from her mom?
All the dies I used on my project are from Top Dog Dies. I cut a label die twice, adhered them together and cut them down to size for my accent. Next I used a hole punch and punched a half circle from each side of the label. I wrapped Solid Natural Twine around the label. I love using this twine because it matches EVERYTHING. .
Here's the finished layout! I hope they look back at it years from now and smile!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy using your Twinery Twine on all your projects and layouts for your very own precious memories!

Hugs!


Layout Size 8" x 8"
Supplies: Twinery Twine - Solid Natural, Solid MarachinoDies: Top Dog Dies Pocket Page Banner Die, Fall Foliage, Banners One, Bella Doily, Borders 2
Pattern Paper: October Afternoon Saturday Mornings

Stamp:  Papertrey Ink Autumn Acorns

Halloween Scrapbook Album

What a surprise for you today! I bet you didn't know I could scrapbook! LOL! I volunteered to make a mini Halloween album for my Twinery post today. After I was a few pages in I started to wonder what I got myself into. This was time consuming - each page a mini work of art - but now that it's finished I'm glad I took the time.

I have lots of pictures so grab a cuppa and let me take you on a trip. All my photos were taken by the parents of my daughter's best friend. They were kind enough to take her to one of their favorite places this time of year. I knew I had to document this so they could remember all the fun they had!

I love this pumpkin shaped album from Top Dog Dies.  It comes with a "finishers" die set that includes variations on the Jack O Lantern Face and other accessories. I used the Leaves Die set for my pumpkin - the solid honeydew Twinery Twine makes lovely tendrils for the pumpkin leaves.

This was a simple album to make. I started with scraps of cardboard - you know those pieces you can't part with - like from the back of a stack pads. Using a glue stick I adhered pattern paper to the front and back of the cardboard. Next I die cut the pumpkin album shape, and then punched holes for the jump rings. I inked up all the edges of all the pages to cover the cardboard edges and soften it up.
All the dies on my project are from Top Dog Dies. I like starting an album with the details of the trip - this is a good place for a ticket stub or a journaling card - who what where when why. I attached a little tag wrapped with Mandarin Twine. The button was easy to thread on the twine - just move it along until you like where it's placed. I think it looks like shiny candy! I also threaded the tag with several strands of Lilac Twine to make it extra foofy.

I added a little banner to this page with Charcoal Twine. Instead of leaving the ends loose I decided to attach one end to a spider with googly eyes!   The scallop border is from Borders #2 die set, and the spider?  From spiders of course!  It comes with several of the little guys with a spider web.


I added a few photos I grabbed from the farm web site to add to the album. This helps set the scene when they look back at this album.

For this page I added a few bitty spiders hanging from Charcoal Twinery Twine.  The spiders are from the Witch die set and the web from the Spiders set I mentioned. 

I punched a few holes along the outside edge of the album and threaded some colorful twine through the holes - Marigold, Mandarin and Charcoal. 

Because the holes are through the entire page you can see the pretty twine on the front and back of the page. 

This is the spinning honeypot ride! Looks like fun right?   I added some die cut Ghosts.

For the moon over my haunted house I glued Marigold twine in a circular shape. The center of the circle was misshaped - not a perfect circle so I topped it with a die cut bat.

I don't see any mistakes do you? LOL! I was originally going to put a little button in the center, but I think the bat looks great!

I punched two holes in this page so I could make a little border of Mandarin Twine to tuck my photo in.

This simple twine tied bow button makes another great embellishment for tucking into a corner to mount your photo.

Because the holes were cut through the entire page I can decorate both sides of the page. Instead of mounting photos on this side I used the twine to string a row of skulls. I left the page blank so my daughter could add a little journaling and write down her favorite memories of the day.

I threaded one piece of twine from the front side of the page and tied a bow, and I threaded a second piece of twine through the back to tie in a bow. I made sure to run the second piece (from the front) through all the eye holes so the skulls would lay flat.

I added another cute button twine bow to the end of the sentiment tag on this page. I tucked a few die cut leaves underneath.

I wrapped Mandarin twine around my fingers to form a circle and then adhered them to the page to make this loopy embellishment. A few die cut pumpkins and a star stick pin make this magical!  The pumpkins look great in white or orange! 

Another blank page for journaling.  The cute kitty is from the Top Dog Die Pocket Page Halloween die set.

End of the road for this book... getting mooned by a scarecrow!  How silly!

I hope you enjoyed this fun book and that you got some ideas for how to add Twinery Twine to your layouts to make them extra special!

Supplies Used:
Twinery Twine:  Solid Honeydew, Charcoal, Lilac, Marigold, Cappuccino, Mandarin
Dies: Top Dog Dies Circle, Windmill, Grass, Pocket Page Banner, Ghosts Pumpkin Album, Pumpkin Album Finishers, Pumpkin, Borders #2, Dotted Borders, Leaves, Pocket Page Fall, Pocket Page Halloween, Spiders, Madison Doily, Rainbow
Stamps: Paper Smooches Headlines, Captured Moments, Uplifters
Pattern Paper: Basic Grey Persimmon, Basics 
Star Pin Maya Road, Wood Veneer Stars Studio Calico