CrazyDaisy

When it comes to scrapbooking, there is nothing I like more than a mini book. This is one of the reasons we have a mini book in each of our kits. Jennifer and I love us some mini books. I feel so good when I finish one and I feel like I can tackle a mini book in a lot less time than a traditional album. I also love the idea of making themed mini books, like holiday ones or ones dedicated to a specific month or person.

Here’s a look at some of the mini books created using this month’s Crazy Daisy mini book, the Maya Road chipboard star album.

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“Little Treasures” mini book by JJ Sobey

“I decided to cover the little oval tag that was attached, and use that in the album as well. I also grabbed a couple of the Maya Road tickets included with the kit, and added them as dangles, too. This is a brag book for my husband to keep at work, so he has something to make him smile in the middle of the day. I used the Jenni Bowlin rub-on letters and more of the Crate Paper borders to make the title for the cover.

Since this book is for my husband, he got to chose the pictures, so you may have seen a few of them before. I used some of the border stickers from the Cosmo Cricket sticker sheet. They were easy to trim to the size I needed for the mini.

Most of the pages I covered with patterned paper, and sanded the edges. But the next one here, I tried out inking the chipboard, then covering it with the Prima rub-ons. I love the effect, but a note of caution. Make sure the ink is bone dry before trying this – other wise the rub-ons just make a mess instead of sticking (ask me how I found this out).

I also cut apart and used some of the cream daisy trim from the kit on the second page here. It’s nice and flat, and makes an easy embellishment that won’t catch on things. I loved using the Jenni Bowlin and Prima border rub-ons around the photos.”

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"America the Beautiful" mini book by Grace

“This one incorporated the Maya Road star minibook and the patriotic line from Cosmo Cricket.  I think sticking to one paper line keeps a project from being too busy and it also makes everything easy and fast. The papers coordinated well and the stickers was a fun addition too. I even used some of the stickers as a key chain type of embellishment outside of the book. I adhered them to some pattern papers first then punched holes onto the edge and run it through the chain.”

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 ”July Journey” by Kim Whitten