As I was digging through some of my stash I came across a cute little chipboard-cover 5”x5” mini album … Stampin’ Up sold these about a GAZILLION years ago and this one never got the love it deserved!
Since I have been wanted to make a mini album of my last trip to On Stage in Long Beach last March, this gave me the perfect motivation to get started!!
The Gingham Gallery DSP was the star of the show on this! I just used it on every page for every photo!
I used a combo of dies and stamps from three different set (check the supply list below).
I just kept cutting and stamping and gluing! This particular page has a little pocket to slide a photo out of …
This layout was fun! I cut two pieces of Golden Glow cardstock to 4.25”x 8.5” and folded them in half. That way I was able to adhere 8 photos in total on this little two-page layout!
The folded pieces just tuck into a little strip of DSP that I adhered on both pages close to the spiral bind … cute, eh?
This photo was too big to fit on one page, so I strategically cut it in half and mounted each half on a separate page (luckily I didn’t have to cut any of my friends in half!). How cool is that??!??
Stamps: Capturing Smiles, Extraordinary Life, Bordered in Beauty, Simple Alphabet Paper: Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue, Perfectly Pine, Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Gingham Gallery DSP Ink: Black Memento, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue, Perfectly Pine, Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe Accessories: Capturing Smiles Dies, Extraordinary Life Dies, Bordered in Beauty Dies, Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine, 5”x5” Mini Album, Just Jade Gingham Ribbon (retired)
Here are the rest of the pages … I’m so happy with how they turned out!
Ooooo! Nothing like a good color combo to get those ol’ creative juices flowing, right??!??
Whilst waiting for my new Stampin’ Up order to arrive, I looked through my stash and was feeling uninspired … so I used my clear blocks to create a background instead!
Using the two smallest clear stamping blocks (B & C) I created this background. I then cut the 3.75”x5” piece of Basic White cardstock than I had stamped the blocks onto into 1.25” square. I roughed up the edges of the squares with the blade of my scissors and then stuck them back down onto the card base.
You know me and a little bit of splatter, right?? Using my Basic Black Stampin’ Blend I just let loose and splattered the whole card front!
I colored the little cake and tied both the cake stand and the card front up with some Basic Black Baker’s twine.
I couldn’t resist using some retired embellishments because they were just the perfect thing - and I just found them stashed behind something else (not like I had spent TONS of time looking for them several months back, to no avail!)
Stamps: Words & Wishes Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly Ink: Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly, Memento Black; Stampin’ Blends - Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Crumb Cake, Basic Black Accessories: Words & Wishes Dies, Spotlight On Nature Dies, Basic Black Baker’s Twine, Clear Blocks B & C, Sparkle Gems Embellishments (retired)
What are your plans for the weekend?? Our oldest son has a community choir he has been conducting for years, and their summer concert is this weekend - can’t wait to go see them!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew!
Happy Monday! The Monday Montage Crew is at it again! Soooo much good inspiration from each and every one!
The layout of these dies is reminiscent of a garden layout - nice rectangles made by arranging several pieces of cardstock cut using one of the Scalloped Blooms Dies.
I used the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder to add dimension to the Mellow Moss rectangles and flowers. Then I used a couple of Stampin’ Blends to flick some ink on the Golden Glow pieces as well as the sentiment panel. Isn’t this cute??
Stamps: Scalloped Blooms Paper: Old Olive, Mellow Moss, Golden Glow, Very Vanilla, Silly Old Bear DSP Ink: Old Olive; Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight, Mellow Moss Accessories: Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder, Scalloped Blooms Dies, Linen Thread, Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems
Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!
 This week’s TGIF Challenge made me go for the kitchen sink … meaning I was throwing everything at it to see what would stick! The photo to the left was our inspiration. We could use images, colors, or go for the “make a card set” thing, which is what I did!
There die sets, two stamp sets and one package of DSP got me from beginning to end on these, so let’s go!!
Here are the four “hidden flap” cards I created to make a set. I personally think that this Country Woods DSP is the BEST patterned paper that Stampin’ Up has had for some time … it goes with EVERYthing!! Keep reading to see that by lifting the little hidden flap you will see another hidden element - a framed sentiment!
Upon lifting up the little 1.5” flap that was created by cutting the front of the card base (Early Espresso) at 3” and 4.5”, you will have the option of adding a cute little sentiment panel of some sort. I used a combination of dies from Phrases & Frames and Cutest Crew, as well as a sentiment image from Cutest Crew.
The DSP was actually added to the card front, minus the flap you created (which in essence give you a two-in-one card front!).
Here’s the actual “inside” of the card. You can see how the DSP on the top half of this card peeks through from where the Early Espresso flap was lifted up for the actual front of the card. So much variety comes from just a couple vertical cuts! Words & Wishes, Cutest Crew, Paper: Basic Beige, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Country Woods DSP Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe Accessories: Words & Wishes Dies, Cutest Crew Dies, Phrases & Frames Dies, Linen Thread, Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems
Here’s the view of the cards in all three stages - closed (upper left), top flap open (upper right), and completely open (bottom middle). The only differences between the four cards in the set were which piece of the Country Woods DSP I was going to use and where I was going to use it. The sentiments throughout all four cards are done using the same cardstock and ink (the flowers surrounding the “just a little hello” sentiment panel were a little different on each card as I used the scraps of Country Woods DSP I had leftover. The little birdies I cut out using the Cutest Crew Dies ended up being a mix-and-match of Pecan Pie, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana.
Soooo happy to be at the weekend … I am just about ready to tackled my daughter’s old room that is just FILLED with stuff she left behind when she moved out AND all of the remnants of what my dear mama left behind after we had divvied up most of her furniture and clothing. It’s time for me to get serious about that stuff - especially since I will be able to make a lovely guest room out of it by the time I’m done!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew!
What is better than a sketch challenge to stretch one’s creativity? This particular sketch challenge had me thinking in lots of layers!
Using both stamps and dies from Learn & Grow and Extraordinary Life, I stamped and cut several images to create the layers necessary to stand in for each of the “panels” in the sketch.
Aren’t the little butterfly embellishments the cutest??? I also put a little scrap of Hydrangea Hue behind the slots on the sentiment panel to fill in the empty space.
Stamps: Learn & Grow, Extraordinary Life Paper: Basic White, Barely Blush, Hydrangea Hue, Gingham Gallery DSP Ink: Barely Blush, Hydrangea Hue, Black Memento Accessories: Extraordinary Life Dies, 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out here on Instagram … you’re gonna LOVE what you see!!
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