WALLET STYLE MINI ALBUM

Hi Again
Still on leave and still trying to clear the desk, but I get side tracked so easily.
Yesterday I was thinking about mini-albums and looked at wallet style on you-tube , and before I knew it I was adapting and designing my own version. I decided to make it up with Christmas papers as I may make one each for the women in the family, as we traditionally give one another little stocking gifts.

Here is the result, really quick to make (1-2hrs) and will hold minimum of 16 standard photographs, so ideal for a single event.

The band in the centre allows storage of photographs

The finished wallet is 14cm x 11cm x 2cm

 

Pop up Gift Card Holder

Hi crafters
I have been away for a while had a lovely break and have a couple of days before I have to go back work, so loving some time to play.

Cleared the desk a little, bought some card and made a couple of card holders.
The simple card style can be made soon quickly I thought I would make this style to give my business cards out.

The other style is a lovely pop out card holder that sets off a gift card beautifully, when the wallet is opened the gift card pops up and presents itself to the recipient.

First CHristmas Cards Made

Hi Crafters
Wow it looks like summer is over.
Next on the big calendar is Christmas and the big stores are getting ready to attract shoppers as soon as the children go back to school, whilst crafting channels have already made a huge start on selling Christmas crafting items.
My Anna Griffin box arrived this week as well as my DieSire dies. I have made a start with the Anna Griffin cards and put a lot together already. Watching Anna Griffin on the Crafting Channel meant I tried the sideways pop-out card instead of all upright, and these look lovely. There really are a lovely lot of embellishments to add to these cards and if you have a lot to make for family and friends or make for charity these are a great starting place. The end product is very professional, and the ideas sheet help enormously as the one problem I have with Anna Griffin is the amount of lovely embellishments can be overwhelming at first. Follow the sheets and you can make beautiful cards quickly, leaving more time for your own designs, and experiments.