Mini album using Tsunami Rose printable journal kit

I created this mini album using the Life Abloom printable journal kit from Tsunami Rose. Daisy is the owner and designer of Tsunami Rose and she creates the most gorgeous printables! She had contacted me a while back and asked if I would like to work with one of her kits. I was so excited to start making this book! The kit is so beautiful and the designs were just perfect for some pictures that I have from a recent trip to our local botanical garden. Scroll down for the video. You can visit the Tsunami Rose shop at www.zibbet.com/tsunamirose

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Back to school!

No doubt everyone will be taking some pictures of the first day of school. Here is a digital/printable kit full of journaling cards, embellishments and labels to create super cute layouts, mini albums, and project life spreads! You can even use this to create gift tags for teacher and classmate gifts!

Get this kit now in my Etsy Shop or Meylah Shop!

New Printable 50 State Embellishment Set

This new set of printable embellishments is now available in my shop. It includes the 50 States + DC - one set in assorted colors and one in grey. How cute would these be in your travel journals or layouts? Each circle is sized at 2.25 inches. They are super easy to use - just print them out and cut with scissors or punch them out using a 2" circle punch! Use them in your personal projects as many times as you want!

Stay tuned for projects using these embellishments and some helpful hints for working with printables. Have a great weekend!

Adjustable binding for a mini album

I wanted to create a mini album that had a lot of pockets so I thought a paper bag mini album would be appropriate. The problem was that I wasn't sure how many pages I would need. I didn't want to use binding rings because I really wanted something different. So, this is what I came up with - an adjustable binding using elastic and a swivel clasp. To see how I created this book, please check out the video tutorial. :)

Layout: You Rock!

Here is my latest completed layout. I really wanted to scrap this day but unfortunately, this was the only picture I took and it was HORRIBLE! To make the best of it, I used brightly colored paper and some die cut frames to enhance the picture as best I could. The video  below will show you how the layout went together and the story behind the photo. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Easter - Free Printable!

Happy Easter to my wonderful blog readers out there! To say thanks, I have a free printable available for you in my Meylah shop! It is a set of 4 printable journaling cards for Spring!  You will receive a PDF, JPEG, and PNG files.

You can visit my Meylah shop, at the link below, to get your FREE download:

http://meylah.com/littlepeaceofmyheart

Resizing photos using an iPad or iPhone

This video demonstrates how I use my iPad or iPhone to resize my pictures for printing. I use smaller pictures in mini albums and in my Project Life spreads. I easily create small prints using my iOS device and Canon Selphy printer.

If the video does not play, click HERE to watch the video directly in YouTube.

Completed Hawaii Mini Album

This is a mini album that I made of a recent trip to Hawaii. I took the book, my photo printer, and a few supplies with me and completed most of it on the road.

Here is the video showing the book in its entirety:

Tall File Folder Mini Album Tutorial

Here is a video tutorial on how I made these mini albums. They are tall and skinny so they are the perfect size to tuck in your bag as a travel mini book.

 And here is the tutorial:

Manila File Folder Mini Books

Here is a quick share of some mini books that I made out of manila file folders. They are a great size to put in a bag while you're traveling.

My 2013 approach to scrapbooking

I'm super excited to have completed my very first December daily album. When I first started the project I thought it was going to be a complete failure and I would not be able to keep up and that I would just quit halfway through the month. Two of the things that I believe helped me to keep on top of this project were one, printing my photos at home and two,having my embellishments and journaling cards ready before I sat down to scrap. I like printing my photos at home because sometimes the inspiration tends to leave me before I'm able to send my pictures out, get them printed and get them back home. Then they sit in the "to be scrapped" box for a indefinite period of time. Having my embellishments and journaling cards ready also saves me time because I'm not wandering around my craft room looking for embellishments and journaling spots to using my book.

That being said I'm now extremely inspired by my December daily book and would like to continue the process in 2013. To create these books, I followed this wonderful tutorial HERE. My plan is to scrap a picture a day in a journal or mini album type of book with just a journaling card and maybe a very simple embellishment to go along with it. For those days when I have more than one picture -like for some sort of event or occasion - my overflow pictures will go into the project life type of album. I'm excited for my updated scrapbooking process so stay tuned for updates and pictures!

Tag Projects... mini album and a gift tag

Today I want to share a couple of super quick projects that I whipped up! First up is this fun tag for a 4th of July gift. The rosette and layered stars make the tag very dimensional but still super easy to put together.

The next project is this fun mini album:

The tags are equivalent to #8 shipping tags but I cut them on my Silhouette Cameo. The tab and score line cut with the tag so assembly is super easy! Digital cutting files to make these projects may be purchased from my Meylah shop http://meylah.com/littlepeaceofmyheart Once purchase, files are available for immediate download.

For more information on these projects, please watch this video here:

My latest mini album

Today I wanted to quickly share my latest creation. I fell in love with this paper as soon as I saw it but it took me a while to actually use it! It is the Butterfly Garden collection from Pink Paislee and I absolutely love everything about it!

The mini is 6x6" and it is a paper bag album. There is a lot of room for pics and journaling in this little book!

This album is available for purchase in my Etsy shop!

Valentine's Mini Journal Album

Here is a video tutorial to make these super quick and easy mini books. I will use mine to tell someone special why I appreciate having them in my life but they would make great gifts for any occasion!

Back To School Mini Album!

The new school year is fast approaching so here is a little mini album to show off those great school pics!

Kits available in my Etsy shop:

www.littlepeaceofmyheart.etsy.com



Making inserts for your mini albums!

Here is a video tutorial on making 3 different inserts for your mini albums!

New Mini Album!

Here is my latest mini album. I love it because there is space left between the pages so even the puffiest flowers don't get smashed! I love this paper too - it is just beautiful! :) Kits are available in my Etsy shop here:
www.littlepeaceofmyheart.etsy.com