Food for the bees!

The bee album is a gift for a very special friend's birthday. I made cupcakes to join the album.

Challenge complete.

I used paper and embellishments from all over: Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Etsy.

I really wished I could have been at the class!!!! I watched the video a few times and did my best to match it.

Next time I am there!

The cover paper is absolutely stunning and I did not capture how pretty it is. The cacti are orange foil.

The floral pages have a sheen on them. All from HL.

Folio mini, again, but this time bright and bold!! I was inspired by the poll. I've had this paper since 2009.

I used little square mirrors here and there for a disco ball effect.

I added an extra pocket page where I included a zipper. I was wondering around the notions in the sewing section of HL and thought about how I could incorporate it. Instantly messaged YBM and asked Frances what she thought! I can't believe it actually works. It sticks a tad, but even when I tug it, it holds in place. I will definitely do it again!

I finally finished this book for a friend for her grandson. It's been sitting bare for a few months.

This is the folio mini with an extra page for a pocket. The paper is from HL and paired with some EP ephemera.

There are two inserts that I didn't get a picture of before wrapping it up.

Mighty Mini Album for yet another wedding gift. I'm not sure what's in the water around here, but I'm booked for a wedding almost every weekend from now until the middle of June!

I wish I had more color along the edges instead of the photo mats.

This book holds a ton of pictures! Echo Park with a few random pages from HL.

Challenge complete. Sweet baby book made with a Modascrap paper set. Very sweet paper. A very soft coral pink. I added the metal baby thingies to the shaker cover. I've had them for a long time, but I'm sure HL is where I got them. I added another page pocket so I could have two top inserts.

One of my co-workers is having her first baby in June. She's over the moon. Perfect time for this challenge!!!

It's a box. I was working on the memory box when Francis posted her new box tutorial.

I had a lot of paper leftover from the blue wedding album so I threw together this box. I've probably made 5-6 of these now.

I love the gold rhinestones by the blue flower. I found them in the wedding section at HL.

Something blue.

I grabbed a bunch of blue papers at HL for this wedding album. I didn't have any ephemera or fun stickers. The tutorial is 8x10 mini album. It always surprises me at how much paper it takes. I had to go back and get more blue for construction. They didn't have enough so I used a gray blue for the inserts.

This is a wedding gift for a friend at work. She is very artsy and collects blue flowery china.

I was tasked with making a baby album for twins, a boy and a girl, that didn't read "baby". I used the Echo Park paper set called Firefly. It has a good balance of colors with florals, strips, and plaids. I added a few sheets of patterned yellow and blue to extend paper usage. It took two packs of paper. ( I do have a lot of smaller leftovers for another project.)

This is the Halloween Mini album layout. It is definitely not mini in style though. This was my first attempt at this tutorial. I really enjoyed it.

Very difficult to capture how many flips and folds in pictures. I dabbed every firefly with stickles glitter so their booties would catch the light. 😂