Friends of the "B & B" Mini-Album

Mini Albums are a great way to commemorate a special event or trip or even just a special group of friends.  A group of friends with a commonality of interests, vintage scrapping style, and genuine friendship got together at our favorite scrap booking website, scrapbook.com.  We've formed a little group called "Friends of the B & B and as a memento, we've each made a mini-album about ourselves and each other.  My special friend, Kat, designed our "house" and the vintage pictures of each of us.  We each made six pages of our self, then they were "swapped" out so that in the end, all six of us has a complete set.  Although we each love vintage, each person adds their own  touches that make theirs' unique.  Here is just a peek into our "special place".

Mariposa Paper Bag Album




Front Cover

 

 


Inside Pages





Removeable Tag



My sister-in-law loves flowers and rich colors like red and gold.  I crafted this paperbag album for her as a surprise birthday gift.  I used a little bit larger paper bag to allow for lots of pictures, journaling and deep pockets for all the "extras".  She loved it!!  I chose the gorgeous Mariposa richly embellised paper line from DCWV for this special gift.  Hard to go wrong when you start with quality basics.  My focus whenever I create is to compliment a photo or patterned paper, not to overwhelm my pages or layouts with embellishments.    
 





Another little trick: Instead of tossing those scraps into box for "another day", use those scraps  right away for a card or to decorate a gift bag or tag, keeps those scraps down to a minimum.

Cards From Scraps

Marie Antoinette Shoe

Recently tried making a paper shoe--really out of my comfort zone! My friend, Martica, was hosting one of her fabulous swaps, so I gave it a try.  Love the result, but definitely not the process!  The cameo on the top was either my grandmother's or great aunt's, which I repurposed as the focal point of the "shoe".  The black lace really gave it an elegant look.

Vintage Graphic 45

This is my first successful "truely vintage look" layouts.  Of course, working with the gorgeous Graphic 45 patterend papers make it difficult NOT to create a work of art!  The little ladybugs are vintage buttons from one of my favorite dresses as a little girl.  I am so glad to preserve this little bit of my childhood favorites.