I tried the Ho Ho Hello album for a monochrome "get out in nature" album and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! Although not technically the right album for our challenge, still nature and monochrome-ish. 🖤🤍
Shannon Hutchinson
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Mellow Mini first try...
I like this layout! If you don't have a 6x8 tablet, it's perfect to double your 12x12 paper when you cut at 6 inches. It creates so much more available usage! I took a couple of liberties but this is my farmhouse/Bee keeper mashup. 🧡💛🖤 #mellowmini
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I wanted a gift for a friend who is an avid gardener and I spotted the Storage Box Mini to use with my G45 Flutter paper. She takes tons of pics of her gardens and I love the little windowed box as a spot to tuck in some heirloom seed packets. I highly recommend this one. One note...when adding your first pocket, just folding at the bed doesn't help to place it high enough to make the book close correctly. I recommend going just a smidge higher than you think you should.
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It's rather bland since this set doesn't come with tags or stickers or ephemera. I may go to Hobaby Lobaby Monday to see what I can find to max it up. So I'm considering this part one.
#MonOctober_challenge #purples
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I made the fall album with a thought to Thanksgiving pictures and recipes that can be passed on. Love this template!!
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One of the 22 winter themed Little Gems I'm making for my grandson's kindergarten class.
I thought about Valentine's but I like winter theme better for more photos. I changed from Christmas to winter to be respectful of all faiths or lack of faith for each child.
I think it's a bit more plain than Frances' book but that works better for the littles.i plan to put some sweets in the pocket pouch.
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My Little Gem-tember challenge entry. Not my best but I was excited for the Halloween theme and the adorable book.
I will be simplifying slight and have cut the pieces for 22 more to create as holiday/winter books for my grandson's kindergarten class. The size and options for photos will be awesome!
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I'm a day late to post the August challenge, but in my usual MO, I made one I wasn't thrilled with so had to make another. You may notice that there are a few more pages and a wider spine. I love the idea of this book with it's pocket pouch on the front inside cover but wanted more room. I call this one "So Delightful, So Purple". #delightfulmini #augustchallenge
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I couldn't remember if I had shared the album I made for my own wedding or just my daughter's but I don't think I did. I used the BOA (Big Ol' Album) and my eyes were bigger than my material. I'll stick some first anniversary photos next year to fill it out. If you have a lot of pictures or maybe a baby's first year, this album is excellent for big occasions! I didn't have a single paper pack collection but combined several with my wedding colors or adjacent colors. Sometimes I love and sometimes I wonder what the heck I was thinking. LOL.
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I went back to the drawing board and created a memory box that is 10 inches square by 3 inches deep. This gives me plenty of room to add additional pictures, maybe in a thicker envelope insert, as well as additional inserts, cut-aparts or other memories around whatever occasion it's used for.
I'm still struggling with paper breakage. It happens at 65, 80 and 110 lb. weight and whether I use glue or tape. I've tried soft scoring, deep scoring, soft folding, aggressive folders, it just doesn't seem to help. So this was my only major issue this time.
As per usual for me, I probably added too much between the acetate for the cover but I'm ok with it. I consider it not too bad for my second go at a box like this but definitely need to work on construction and decoration.
These inserts are just adorable. Can't wait to add some winter memories to the box.