Hi everyone, my name is Tonya and I have been making mini albums for about 20 yrs on and off. I love to look at pictures and the thought of just holding them individually is not appealing to me. I am nosey so I need to know who they are and what they were doing in the picture. That really hit me after my parents passed and going thru their albums, I wasn't sure who most of the people where. With the new phones and snapping pictures everyone has them and never prints them out and there is not much said about them. This is why I do it. I give most away that I make and recently with Frances' guidance have been keeping more and more of them for myself.
Big News Coming Soon: YBM Physical Magazine featuring inspiration across the board with an extraordinary student gallery. I'm so excited!Here's the photoshoot of a student album. I love this moment every time. I'm lucky to I have handfuls of creative talented friends like you. ~ Featuring Veronica's Flutter Folio Rendition 🤍
Here I will be sharing casually what I have been up to throughout my day, personal and album related. All questions are welcome anytime 😁
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July 21
My daughter, her fiancée and his son took their first real vacation together and went to Florida. She sent me so many wonderful photos I decided to maker her this summer album. It’s the Beginner Mini V2 with the Echo Park Endless Summer paper. This was so much fun and came together in just one day. Thanks Frances for making this so easy!
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July 22
My first post, even though I’ve created about 20 of Frances’s books! Christmas in July was short yet fun. I used a few Echo Park collections plus dug into my stash of stickers and other papers. I enjoyed how quickly this was completed and will keep this one for myself! Thanks for the challenge.
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July 10
I tried to post this before and it keeps disappearing— I used Graphic45 paper I purchased on sale — it’s a bit busy but quite vintage and Christmasy! Hope you all like!
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July 08
Challenge complete. And boy did I make it a challenge!
I made the mistake by thinking I could wrap a book in glitter cardstock. There is glitter all over the house. I'm finding glitter in places it should not be!
Is it pretty? Yes! Will I ever do it again? Nooooo!
The paper is a digital download from Etsy. There were no sayings or cut-a-parts, so I had to cut images from the paper. I printed some big and some small to have various sizes. The colors are not the traditional Christmas color scheme which I liked.
This is one of my favorite layouts and I might say that about all of them, but this one I've replicated the most.
The last picture is George. She just had to see what I was doing.
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July 10
I think glitter must have been the way to go! My first challenge and it was a challenge! This was a ton of fun and great skill building. 😊🥳
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July 05, 2024
When making covers and finding the stiffer side of the chipboard, which way do you want the stiffer side to go? I’m looking at making the Animal Style Folio and don’t think that information was included at the beginning of the tutorial. Thank you!
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August 11, 2024
Idea for upcoming podcast…how to decorate the covers of mini albums. I seem to use the same thing…acetate photo frame and embellishments. Would love some other ideas!
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September 02, 2024
Ever start working on a project and come back starting on the inner workings then realize your watching the wrong tutorial! Headsmack!
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November 23, 2024
Here’s my finished Fall Album from the most recent challenge. I think this is my best album to date!