Happy Scrapping Day!

To all of you scrapbookers out there...Happy National Scrapbooking Day! I just realised yesterday that today was NSD, so I thought I'd have a little fun on my blog. Now I know you're all probably like, okay, enough with the "party" pictures already, but I couldn't help it...I had to make something with them. So I made this mini chipboard album. For fun, I thought I'd share with you some step-by-step instructions...kinda like a "make and take" for anyone who's up to it. Also, my gallery is being featured on Two Peas today, so that's kind of exciting. I've posted some new stuff in there if you want to take a look!!









So here is what you'll need to make this little album:

-a 3x3" chipboard album (mine is Creative Imaginations)
-patterned paper (KI memories)
-8 photos, measuring 3x3"
-felt flower trim (Queen & Co)
-ribbon
-gluestick
-brayer
-sandpaper
-paper trimmer
-glue gun

Before I get started with the instructions, notice how I added my "journaling" directly onto my photos before I printed them. I wanted this to be as fast and as easy as possible. I also added a little digital brush element (these ones I used are by Rhonna Farrer) to each picture. So let's get going!

1. Trim all 8 of your photos, as well as your front and back "covers" so they measure 3"x3".


2. Using a gluestick, glue your photos onto each inner page of the chipboard album. (Note: With each picture, as soon as you've positioned it in the album, immediately roll over the picture with a brayer about 5 or 6 times so the picture is really stuck to the chipboard.)




3. Sand all of the edges of your photos. I like sanding 'cause to me it just gives it a nice "finished" look.


4. Now, glue on the front and back covers of your album, following the same intructions as in step 3. (I also glued on a little strip of paper to the spine so all the chipboard is covered.)

5. Sand the edges of the front and back cover.

6. Now, cut a piece of the Queen and Co. felt trim so it measures about 2.5" long. (This stuff is awesome to work with...nice and sturdy, not flimsy at all.) I glued my trim on to the front and back covers with a glue gun (just a few dots of glue here and there) so it would really be stuck. I didn't use any glue on the spine of the album...I wanted the trim to be "away" from the album a bit, I thought it looked cute. (Note: the glue will dry super fast, so work quickly!)



7. Lastly, just thread some ribbon through the felt trim and tie in knots! You're done!!



And I couldn't let NSD pass by without doing a little giveaway....

So post a comment by Monday night and on Tuesday morning I'll draw a winner!!


Happy Scrappin'!!

Talia:)