CTMH: A Wonderful Gift

I just had to share these two projects I created for my mom and dad.  This was a workshop I held in December.  We used a Level 1 Kit to decorate up a 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album.  I took my favourite photos from this year and created two albums, one for each of my kids.
The first 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album is all about my daughter.  I used the Splendor kit, as well as a Colonial White Mini-Medley and the set of brads that match the Splendor paper (can't remember what they're called right now!).

I added some Liquid Glass as well to this 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album, although it's hard to see in these photos.  I apologize for not having a good photo of it all unfolded, but I took these photos quickly before giving them to my parents.  I actually had to unwrap them to take the photos!  Yeah, I was really thinking there.

Here is the second 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album that I made with my son's photos.  I used the You Rock Level 1 kit and Outdoor Denim Mini-Medleys as well as a bit of hemp here, too.

 I had fun adding Glitz Glitter Gel and Liquid Glass to this 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album as well.

There are other things you can do with the 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album.  If you turn it the vertical way, you can create a wall hanging, or cut the 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase Accordion Album apart and just use the front and back chipboard covers that way as well.

Curious about all the bolded words?  There's a reason.  But you'll have to call or email me to find out...

Until tomorrow,
Happy Creating!

CTMH's Memory Keeper Gift

I really wish I had gotten one of these before now.  They are now retired and no longer available and the one I bought for my own cards I decided to do this with it.  I really do love how this turned out and I'm more than happy to be giving it away.
A couple in our Bible Study group is getting married on Saturday.  I made a 9x9 Accordion Album for some of their wedding photos and their invitation.  The Memory Keeper was the perfect place to house it.
Here is the album (Don't forget you can click on each photo to see them larger):

 

 And here are a few photos of the Memory Keeper:

There are a lot of Pearl Opaques and silver embossing.  The chipboard letters on the top of the box are K & Company.  The glitter was already there; I just inked them up in Indian Corn Blue.  The paper flowers were made with Tracey Mason's help and the ribbon flower is made from White Daisy grosgrain.  I used lots of different stamp sets (including the new E-sized alphabet!) and sponged just about all the paper in Indian Corn Blue, since that was the colour in their invitation.  All the patterned paper is from Magnifique.  I just used the backs for a nice mono-chromatic look.

Thanks for checking out all these photos.  I'd love to hear what you think!

Happy Creating!

Celebrating Babies

I love our church.  We attend a Christian Reformed Church just minutes from where we live.  It's a fun, lively congregation.  We have a live praise band every Sunday and our pastor preaches from the heart.  We also have lots, and I mean lots, of young families.  In the past year there have been probably 10 births, with more on the way.  Most of these have been to brand new parents.  That means baby showers!  I'm not particularly close to all those young moms, but I did get invited to my friend Ruth's shower.  Her little guy Noah is adorable and I got to cuddle with him while she opened her gifts.  My mom "expertise" was put to work and I was able to get him to sleep.  I got my baby fix in.  I wish I had a photo of Noah to share with you.  It was strange, for most of the shower I was the most experienced mom there!  That's not my normal situation and it was kind of nice. 

Ruth has expressed an interest and desire to start scrapbooking and we've been trying to set up a date for a home gathering, but life is busy for her, and I completely understand.  So with that in mind, I made a special little gift for her.  I went to Ruth's registry to see what sort of theme she had for Noah's bedroom.  This is what I found:

Now doesn't that just scream Magic Moments?  The following accordian album is 9x9 and almost totally copied from another consultant, whose name I did not save. I wish I had.  

I used all kinds of stamp sets and had a lot of fun making it.  This paper is still one of my most favourite.  Because the paper looks better with Colonial White and the album is White Daisy, I sponged the edges with Cocoa ink to make the white less obvious.

All the guests really loved this and are talking about wanting me to do a workshop with this.  We'll see what happens.  I made this to celebrate my friend's new baby.  I wanted something really special for her.  But using Close to my Heart products really sells them and I might have new customers.  Two birds, one stone.  Love it.

And of course I have do make a matching card using Love You Forever and an Irresistible frame.  Here it is:

And the inside:

Happy Creating!

Looking for 9x9 inspiration?

Here are some photos of an accordian album I made to go into the care package my women's Bible Study group made for the missionary family we support. I used CTMH's rub-ons, Big Pinks, Key to My Heart stamp set, and Silhouette Level 2 paper pack and Creative Basics paper, along with some ribbon.