Currently Mini Notebook

Happy Monday. One of my goals this year is to use up a lot of my scrapbooking and craft stash instead of buying new things. Another goal that I set is to continue to make art and work on projects as much as possible.

Every week or so I have been going through my stash and have been picking out different supplies that I can use to work on a new (or in progress) project. A couple of weeks ago, I found a two pack mini notebook set in my stash that I had for a long time so I decided to make a little Currently mini notebook.

I kept this project very simple and documented everyday for a week. I used labels and then stamped the day of the week on the label. I also stamped the date and then journaled. I added washi tape to the bottom of the pages and a couple of pages have a sticker or two. Each page took about 5-10 minutes to make and was so easy to complete. This was such a fun project to work on.

Below are the photos of my completed Currently mini notebook.

I'm really happy with how this project turned out. I plan on making some more little projects like this with my scrapbooking stash. Hopefully making projects like this will help me use up my stash.

Supplies Used:

• Heidi Swapp mini book

• Washi tape

• Studio Calico labels

• Micron Pen

• Heidi Swapp Date Stamp

• Versafine Stamp Set - Onyx Black

• Freckled Fawn embellishment

• Rukristin Stamp Sets (Days of the Week and Currently Stamp Sets)

• Rukristin Journaling Card

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Halloween 2018 Mini Album

Happy Monday! Halloween has come and gone. However, I've still been kind of celebrating by working on some Halloween projects. The main project that I have been working on (and finally completed) is my Halloween mini album. I've been going through a creative rut and this project has definitely helped me overcome this.

When I celebrate Halloween, I usually don't just celebrate it on the actual holiday. I celebrate Halloween all month long so I added a few photos from our pre-Halloween celebration as well as a couple of other photos from throughout the month.

Please note that this is a photo heavy post.

This was such a fun, little project to work on. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Supplies Used:

• American Crafts BOOtiful Night 6x6 Paper Pad

• American Crafts BOOtiful Night Puffy Stickers

• Crate Paper After Dark Wood Veneer

• Crate Paper After Dark Puffy Stickers

• Crate Paper After Dark Cardstock Stickers

How did you document your Halloween?

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Book of Me - Introspection

Happy Wednesday! Last month, I shared a project that I made for The Awesome Ladies Project Book of Me workshop. You can check out the project that I made last month here.

Today, I'm so excited to share a mini album that I made for this month's chapter of The Book of Me workshop. This month's chapter is Introspection.

I decided to use some interactive elements from the I AM collection by Simple Stories. This is collection is perfect for this month's Book of Me chapter. I used most of the interactive elements to make a mini album and I absolutely love how it turned out. Once I put the elements in order and adhered them together, I added my journaling and some embellishments like alpha stickers and puffy stickers. 

Check out the images below for my entire album. 

I really love that this mini album is interactive. I love that I was able to add journaling to a card and have it placed in a little pocket.

I added some journaling to the front and back of my card. Then I embellished the card with some alpha stickers. I also added a black and white selfie to my album.

On the left side of the image, is the back of the card. 

I added another selfie to the page. I used the tags to list things that describe me. Each tag can be pulled out of the pocket that I adhered onto the page.

Below is a closer look at the tags.

Instead of handwriting the words on the tags, I decided to use some alpha stickers. 

This is one of my favorite pages. Most of you may already know that I love Currently List cards so I'm sure you're not surprised to see another currently list in my album.

This page was simple to make. I just added some alpha stickers and then added some journaling.

On the right side of the page, I adhered my currently list and then stamped "March 2018". 

Overall, I'm really happy with how this album turned out. I'm also happy to say that I was able to use a lot of items in my scrapbooking stash to make this album.

Do you plan to participate in this month's Book of Me workshop?

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Currently Mini Tag Album

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm over at The Awesome Ladies Project with another take on this month's chapter, Currently. Instead of making another scrapbook layout, I decided to make a mini tag album. You can check out the rest of my album and get more information on how I made this album here. Below are some images of my mini tag album.

Are you working on any projects? Have you ever made a mini album?

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Awesome Ladies Project NSD 2017 Currently Me Mini Album

National Scrapbook Day was on May 6 and I decided to join a couple of challenges and workshops that were held throughout the weekend. I was so excited to work on the Awesome Ladies Project Currently Me mini album workshop. I really love how my album turned out. 

I kept my cover simple and used some patterned paper to cover a 6x6 cardstock. I wanted the pages to be a bit thicker than cardstock so adding the patterned paper helped. I embellished the cover with a couple of label stickers and alpha stickers. I may add a few more embellishments on the cover, but for now I think it looks ok.

Name/Date/Place

The first challenge was to document a name, date, and place. I simply added a photo of myself along with a few embellishments. I added an "E" alpha sticker for my name and wrote down the year and state that I am in.

Currently Watching

I really loved this challenge. I filled in the labels with all of the current shows that I have been watching. Then I added some enamel dots to the empty labels.

Currently Listening

I kept this layout simple and used some glitter enamel dots as bullet points. Then I wrote down the names of the songs that I have been listening to.

Currently Reading

This was another one of my favorite challenges. I love reading and decided to add a picture of my bookcase. I wrote down my favorite genre as well as mentioned which book I just finished reading. I also wrote down the name of the book that I am currently reading.

Currently Making

For this challenge, I added a photo of several of the cards that I made for my 100 Day Project.

Currently Feeling

This was another one of my favorite challenges, but it was also a bit hard to choose which feeling I wanted to focus on. I ended up choosing to focus on my feeling of excitement. I added a photo of my early Mother's Day gifts which were some brand new art supplies. I have so many ideas of projects that I plan to make using these new supplies.

Currently Planning

For this layout, I decided to make a list of things that I plan to do throughout the rest of the year. I added some label stickers and enamel dots. I used some alpha stickers for my title.

Currently Loving

For this layout, I used a photo of my husband and my sons. I used some alpha stickers to spell out "My Loves" and "My Boys". I added a heart enamel shape to the words. Then used a stamp on the right side of my layout.

This was one of my favorite mini albums and I am so glad that I was able to participate in this year's Awesome Ladies Project NSD online crop.

Supplies Used:

• Freckled Fawn embellishments and stamps
• Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine 6x6 paper pad
• Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers Thickers
• Binder rings
• Crop-A-Dile Power Punch

Did you participate in any National Scrapbook Day challenges or workshops?

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30 Days of Self Portraits Mini Album

Happy Monday! Today, I want to share my #30DaysOfSelfPortraits mini album that I finally completed. You might remember that in June, I decided to make my own little challenge and take a selfie/self portrait everyday for 30 days. I don't take a lot of selfies so this really was a challenge for me. I am happy to say that I did complete the challenge. I do want to note that this is a very photo heavy post.

To make my album, I used the following products:

• Awesome Ladies Feminist Scrapbook Collection
• Yellow Foam Alpha Stickers
• Project Life Everyday Edition Chipboard Stickers
• Patterned Paper (6x6 sized) mainly from Amy Tangerine

I noticed that there was a thick board in the Awesome Ladies Scrapbook Collection packaging and thought that it would be perfect for my cover. I used my We R Memory Keepers Power Punch to punch holes in the covers and my papers. I kept the cover simple and used the yellow alpha stickers to decorate the front cover.

The photo on the right is my favorite selfie. I really love how it turned out.

I may add a few more embellishments on the left page, but I think I may use a few stamps on the page.

I love the pop of yellow that is in the Awesome Ladies Scrapbook Collection. How cute are those black and yellow circles?

I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to add anything to the last page, but I kind of like how there's nothing on it. I really like the pattern on the paper.

Thanks for visiting and checking out my mini album!

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