Notre Dame Memory Showcase Mini Album

I have been going through some online photo albums and came across another piece of artwork which I made to teach at CTMH Extravaganza 2011.

It features the photos I took in Paris of the Notre Dame Cathedral - one of my favorite building in the world - it is absolutely stunning.

 This mini album started as the 6x6 My Creations memory Showcase album.  The first thing I had to do was to reinforce the entire album as I knew I was going to be adding a huge amount of weight which the cardstock pages weren't designed to carry. Clear packing tape and cardstock did the job !!! LOL

I used the Dreamin' Level 2 paper packed and matching stickease and lots of embellishments including the blue buttons and the wooden buttons. Bronze Glitz Gel Glue added sparkle :O)

I added 'gate fold' sections with lift up flaps. On the left hand page below I stamped the design on a Canvas Button and attached it over layered circles cut with the 2" scalloped circle punch. I used the corner rounder to make the scalloped edges of the pages. 

 

 The left hand page again has a lift up page and the right hand page below has a pocket formed behind the photo for another pull out photo.

 

 

 

Here you can see the 'gate fold' pages opened out. 

Here is the back of the album - quite plain in comparison with the front but I didn't feel it 

could take any more weight. 

Well I hope this inspires you to make one of your own - make sure you reinforce it if you do!!

My Creations Card Box Album

This is the new My Creations Card Box which I was lucky enough to receive as part of 

my class products for Extravaganza this year.

I decided to make an multi fold album to fit inside it and used the lovely Dreamin' Level 2

paper pack  & stickease, and the Honey Mini Medley accents to decorate it.

I also used C1365 - Unscripted stamp set.

 I inked all of the edges of the box and then added Goldrush cardstock which I had random stamped to the inside of the box.

 I scored 6 x 12 cardstock at 4" and added tabs so that I could form a

concertina fold album which would fold in and out of the box. I also

added an additional tab to the bottom which allowed me to actually

attach it to the inside of the box permanently. Then I added a ribbon 'pull tab' to the top

to make it easier to pull it out.

I added lots of embellishments and stamped images and the new copper Glitz Gel Glue.

 On some of the sections I added fold out sections which allowed me to add

more photos to the album.

The photos are from Christmas last year when my 2 sisters and their families came 

and stayed with us. Great photos and great memories :O)

Hope you like it :O)