Red and Turquoise - BBA Challenge Piece

I purchased this paper set several years ago. I'm a bit of a paper collector rather than a paper user...LOL :) When I saw this month's challenge at the BBA Blog I knew it was time to dig out this paper and finally put it to good use!

Rose of RandomCreative is this month's challenge leader and one of her all time favorite color combinations is Red and Turquoise. After putting this album together, I can see why!

I am always looking for more color combinations for my Premade Albums, so I was happy to add this combination to my selections. And I've gotten it added in my shop as well!

Stop by the BBA Blog to see all the other entries.

Albums, Albums and More Albums

This past weekend and this week, I've been working on lots of Name and Word Albums! I have four Custom Name Albums on order and I also need to get inventory built up for my up-coming Spring shows. The albums are starting to take over my craft room...and part of the living room too!

Here is one on my craft table cut to size, covered in cardstock and ready for the patterned paper to be applied.

Here is a stack with the patterned paper already on them ready to be cut.

And this stack has been cut and just needs bound and decorated.

These here have been cut, but need cleaned. Then they can also be bound and decorated.

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What taking over your craft room right now?

A Handmade Christmas

This year for Christmas, I wanted to make as many of the gifts as I could. I had special ideas for all the girls on Jesse's side of the family and I love how each one turned out! I just wish I would have remembered to take photos of the recipients with their gifts! But luckily I did remember to take pictures before I gave them :)

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Jesse's mom recently purchased a home! She had the fun idea to name her new place "The Hen House"...I love it! So I made her a sign that is perfect for her new home :)

I cut it out of wood with my laser and made the wing a separate piece. I painted the wing orange (to match her kitchen!) and engraved the words on the wing. I then glued it together and added a hanger on the back. She loved it!

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For Jesse's sister-in-law, I made a large 8x10 picture frame with all their names on it. I put their last name on the top and all of their first names along the bottom. This frame matches their other home decor perfectly, so she loved it :)

For Jesse's other sister-in-law I made a super cute Double Name Album! Of course I had a lot of fun making this one since it's in my favorite colors :)

I did a mix of fun/summer/party pages as well as couple/love pages. It turned out great and of course, she loved it :)

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Did you make any handmade gifts this year? Tell me all about them!

Disney Adventures

I was able to get a couple of pre-made albums listed in my shop over the weekend! I still have a whole list of things I'd like to get listed, but I'll do them a little here and there and may wait on some until after the first of the year.

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This weekend it was all about DISNEY! I made this 6.5"x12" Disney Word Album in both a Mickey and Friends theme as well as a Disney Princess theme.

I know I would have loved to have one of these when I went to Disney World when I was 16! I may just have to go back and make one now :)

Treasury Thank You

I love opening my Activity Feed on Etsy to find I've been put in a treasury! It doesn't happen very often, so it makes each one even more special :) I would like to give a special thanks to three Etsians who have featured me this week:

Please stop by and give these treasuries some lovin'! And stop by the curators' shops as well :)

Adoption Album

Another fun album! This one is for a couple who are in the process of finding a birth mother for their adoption journey :) They want an album to document their process and to have when their baby arrives. I think this is a great idea and a very special album!

I looked high and low for adoption embellishments and only found a couple of options. I ended up making a lot of the embellishments for this album myself. This could be a huge opportunity for a scrapbook company!

What do you think of the ones I made?

The colors of the album will match their home decor so they can leave the album out on their coffee table :)

Cute as a Bug

This may just be one of the funnest albums I've made in quite some time! I love the colors, the critters and even the name :)

Anderson's mommy wanted an album to store pictures taken from an outdoor photo shoot to display at his 1 year birthday party. What a great idea!

I'm loving these larger albums more and more with every one I make! There is so much room for fun embellishments! And not having to trim the photos near as much sure makes it nice for the buyer or gift recipient :)

This album is just Cute as a Bug!

A Life of Love

I recently completed an album for a 50th wedding anniversary. The couple's granddaughter is going to fill the album with photos over the last 50 years and have it for people to look at at the party. 50 years is truly something to celebrate! I love reading in the paper about anniversary parties, whether it be 10 years, 25 years or 50 years. Both sets of my grandparents have been married for 60 years! And my parents will be married 38 years this September. I am proud of all of them for sticking with it and taking their vows seriously and living a life of love :)

I'm so happy with how this album turned out and I hope it's a hit at the party! I just love the colors!

Beautiful as a Butterfly

I had a fun custom order this week for an Engraved Baby Photo Album. The customer wanted a scrapbook style album instead of a photo album and I happened to have this cute album on hand!

There is a magnetic flap holding the album shut with the word Baby stitched on. It's a cute album by itself, but the engraving adds so much! And you can't go wrong with a personalized gift :)

I've had really great luck with all kinds of photo albums. I love how they laser a pretty brown. These butterflies came out so great!

You know how much I love custom work and this album was so fun to make!

Crafted By Hands Blog

I was recently introduced to a very cool new blog! Craftedbyhands.blogspot.com is a place to showcase Etsy finds. Each weekday there is a new theme and if your items fit the theme, you can add them to the gallery for that day!

I received a convo that my Baby's First Year Calendar Album had been added for the Black Friday Weekend gallery...how cool! I checked out the site and added my Family Word Album as well. It was so easy to add my item! Nothing to sign up for, no hassles, just add your item and boom...there it is!

I can't wait to see what the theme is for Monday! It's fun seeing if your items fit the theme...and gives you new ideas of themes you could make items for in the future!

New Friends Album-ON SALE

And the sale weekend rolls on!!! I've even decided to add a new item to my shop today while the sale is still going! Get this NEW listing at a great discount!

All premade items in my shop are 20% off! Prices already marked down...shop away :)

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Hot Pink and Black Friends Scrapbook...with Zebra Print Papers!

This album is as crazy as your friendships! Put your wild and crazy photos in here to remember all the good times :)

Perfect for Fall

New Family Word Albums in colors that are perfect for fall!

Maroon, Navy and Hunter Green

Navy Blue and Brown

You know how I love my pinks and purples, but I like to keep a variety of colors in my shop. And I think these color combos are great for this time of year. Look for Purple and Brown soon too!!!

These make excellent gifts, for yourself or others :) And as always, if you'd like them in a different color, you know how much I love custom work!

Bling and Glitter and Rhinestones...Oh My!

I was recently asked to make a set of scrapbooks for a girl's night out birthday bash. The birthday girl loves bling and jewelry and everything that glitters, so the scrapbooks needed to be just as sparkly as her taste :) She also loves anything to do with hearts.

I added rhinestones to two of the letters and used glitter paper on another. I also used rhinestones in the centers of some of the embellishments. I made a glitter frame on the first page and add some really cute glitter hearts as well.

These were so much fun to make! I hope all the girls love them!

Now I need to clean all the glitter off my work table...LOL :)

Cheery Memories

I just love the color combo for this album! The colors just look so happy and cheery...ready for all those fun memories!!!

Memories Photo Album - Pink and Orange

This is another one of my 4x6 photo albums that were made with both the scrapbooker and non-scrapbooker in mind :) There is no cutting or gluing! Just add your photos and go!!!

And as always, if you're looking for custom colors or titles, just let me know :)

From Uncle Charlie

I recently finished an order for a friend at work for two Custom Baby Albums. He wanted to give his nieces a special gift and asked me to put on the front page "From Uncle Charlie". I asked him about putting the rest of the family's names on there and he told me they didn't even know he was buying them...they were just from him :) I thought that was pretty cool...an uncle buying scrapbooks for his nieces!

Abigail and Azlynn and sure lucky girls!

Rockin' Baby Album

I got my Rock 'n Roll Baby Album finished this week! It turned out so fun!!! I can't wait to give it to my friend to use for her baby contest!!!

Free photo slideshow generated with Smilebox

I also used a new program for my slideshows and think it turned out great! I always had a hard time with photobucket not letting me add text to posts with slideshows, so I was happy when this one did :)

Tuesday Teaser

I'm working on a really fun project this week :) I've barely gotten started, but couldn't resist showing you what I've got laid out on my work table!

A photographer friend of mine is having a baby photo contest and the winner will receive this album. Her business name is Rock -n- Royalty, and the album will go along with her theme. There will be guitars, tattoo inspired embellishments, crowns, grungy music notes and other cool items!!! It's so much fun to take a break from all the Name Albums I've been working on and just play :)

I hope to have the album done this week! I'll post pictures when it's finished!!!

Have it YOUR Way!

One of the things I love most about my Custom Name Albums is that they can be personalized in SO many ways! From the spelling of the name to the colors used and even adding a shape in place of a letter. You name it...I can make it happen :)

This particular Sorority Album was made using the girl's favorite colors, not her traditional sorority colors! This got me to thinking that this is probably a hard thing to come by. Most sorority items can be personalized with a name, but the colors always remain the same. It makes me happy to be able to offer one more unique feature with my albums :)

Friday Features-Flip Flops

I listed the rest of the Flip Flop Albums that I have on hand this week. You'll find three new fun albums in my Etsy shop!!!

Flip flops have always represented summer to me and I can never get enough of their bright, fun colors :) Etsy has so many awesome flip flop items, it was hard to choose just four!

Fun Flip Flop A-Line Dress in Aqua w/ Pink Polka Dot Trim

by KountryKids

Flip Flops tile coasters

by araemom

FLIP FLOP - Paua Shell Flip Flop Necklace in Sterling Silver

by lscaturo

(I will be doing a giveaway for one of these necklaces soon!!! Stop back for details! Thanks Laure!)

Flip Flops Wine Glass

by janjackson