Hi sweet bloggity friends and welcome! I'm super excited to share a project with you today that I designed for Crafty Secrets ... the Design Team was given the assignment of creating with a theme of 'Fairies' this month -- what a fun challenge!
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I decided to make a shabby and vintage-inspired keepsake album -- made from paper lunch bags! I turned the bags sideways and cut off the tops (cut them 5" square -- keeping the bottom part in tact -- this will become your pocket).
I decided since my pages were going to be super chunky with lots of delicious ribbons, trims, flowers, trinket pins and such added, I would make four double-sided pockets to hold lots of pictures or treasures!
I adore how the front page of the keepsake album turned out ... isn't that little fairy girl precious with her little magic wand and kitten beside her??
The addition of some trims, paper doilie, organza flowers and rhinestones make this album cover perfect!
The next couple of pages were covered with more pretty papers from the Creating with Vintage Patterns CD available from Crafty Secrets and I set to work decorating them up!
I love the bright pops of color on this page with the sweet banner elements and cute little fairy girl! She is ready to party with her delicious-looking lollipop in hand and came prepared with her 'ticket to the party' ready to go!
These next two pages are among my favorites! I adore these papers ... so gorgeous, soft and pretty!
I did some stamping for this page .. that little fairy girl is precious and I love how she looks framed in the blue vintage frame element that comes in the Creating With Vintage Patterns CD! The addition of a garden of blossoms and a sweet little birdie make this page pop with wonder!
The next couple of pages were covered with more beautiful papers from the CD!
Some more printed digital elements from the CD to include the frame, lock and key!
Materials list from Crafty Secrets to complete this project:
Born To Fly stamp set
Altered Fairies Creative Scraps
Be sure to hop on over to the other teamies blogs to be inspired by their lovely creations today as well:
- Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
- Pam Hooten
- Heidi Blankenship
- Linda Duke
- Michele Kovack
- Julie Campbell
- Amy Teets
- Debbie Marcinkiewicz
- Fauve van Maanen
- Gini Cagle
- Jan Hennings
- Tammy Roberts
- Victoria Warren Mears
- Viola Mahr
Leave me a comment here on this post letting me know which of the eight pages is your favorite and why and on Friday the 26th I'll pick TWO RANDOM comments to win the Crafty Secrets prizes!! PLEASE BE SURE TO STOP BACK HERE ON FRIDAY TO SEE WHO THE WINNERS ARE ... if you win, you'll have to contact me via e-mail to claim your prize. We had two winners from last month's Crafty Secrets giveaway that never contacted me to claim their prizes :( You'll have until midnight on Saturday, August 27th to claim your prizes!
Thanks for peeking in today ... have a wonderful stampy day!
Hugs!
xoxoxoxo
Challenges for this project:
Pixie Dust Paperie - image of lady or girl
City Crafter Challenge Blog #70 - scraps
Tuesday Throwdown #62 - non-stamped sentiment
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges #131 - pink, one button, ribbon, lace
Fussy & Fancy #43 - use a lot of favorite embellishment
64 comments:
How incredibly sweet is this little album? Lovin' all the detail and the little fairy on the front is one of my favorite images :)
I LOVE YOUR ALBUM! and please pick me for the winner ;) just kidding.
Owww this is adorable,what a great mini!!
What an adorable Mimi album Debbie! I love every inch of it!!!!
what a sweet little album!!! every page looks divine - my fav is the one with the little fairy girl with her arms outstretched in the blue vintage frame element. Too adorable.
Goodness ... this is amazing ... I don't know how you do it ... Thanks again Debs
This is gorgeous - love ALL of it - but my favourite is the page with the frame, lock & key
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What a pretty album. My fav is the front of the album, the colors and the images too. All the embellies too. Wonderful album. Thanks for a great giveaway and for a chance to win.
Debbie your book is just GORGEOUS!!~
this album is so wonderfully fairy! i love the colors. thank you for sharing this today. rush88888 at gmail dot com
love your album its adorable my fav page would have to be the front cover cuz that lil kitty cat is super cute. thanks for sharing and the chance to win.
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com
LOVE your album, every last detail is gorgeous!
Crafty Secrets has outdone themselves this time...oh what a great stamp set and your beautiful album shines beyond everything. great job gf. Love it. ekciampo@yahoo.com
I love the cover with the little fairy and kitten and the beautiful papers you used on it! Thanks for sharing.
I signed up for a paper bag album swap so what could be better than all this delicious inspiration!!!
This is so great! I love it...lot of work and love into this project, something to cherish forever :O)
What an incredible album you have created. How do I pick one page? Well I guess it would have to be the cover with the wonderful fairy face, the wand and that kitten. Irresistable.
Where the heck do you find the time.. This is amazing.. I just love it.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!
So sweet!!! Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB AND Pixie Dust Paperie!
This is sooooo cute!!! I especially like the yellow page with "You were born to fly" at the bottom!!! That little fairy/angel is the cutest little thing. I could see her on many of my creations!!!
This is absolutely fabulous! I love its vintage look. Thanks, for playing along with Tuesday Throwdown.
The album is exceptional. Very pretty!
This is so incredibly adorable! My favorite page is the one with the banner and the fairy because I just love those little vintage details.
I would have to say both my little girl and I loved all of the pages, but my favorite has to be the turquoise and yellow, such beautiful colors together so appealing they way you put it together (and turquoise being my fav color anyway). Thanks for the chance to win some great Crafty Secrets products!
I love the whole thing! But the cover has to be my absolute favorite. The face on that little fairy, and the music note wings stole my heart away!
I need to get that new CD after seeing what you have created. I am inspired to try it myself. Fun and sweet album
Spectacular!!! This is just amazing! I am loving the yellow paper with the girl with blue frame. Totally lovin' this collection and stamps!
Totally darling little album. Esp love how you used the party hats for the banner. CUTE!
Just a lovely albumn. I love the last inside page. The pink heart and key really caught my eye. Thanks for a chance to win!
I like the page with the key, frame and lock on it but it was a hard choice, I love the whole album. Great artwork.
just LOVE the little banner page! the b/w polka dots make it POP and the embellishments you chose are perfect! thanks for sharing!
Your album is gorgeous! Every page has something so sweet on it. Love every page and can't possibly pick a favorite!
Such a lovely little book. I love it all so it was really difficult to come up with one FAVorite page.......but.........I would have to say #5........because I love the little birdie in the right corner. The tan lace underneath looks almost like a little nest. I love birdies & it's just soooo cute.
Happy Huggies ~
Sharron♥
Debbie, this is so beautiful...love the vintage design!!! Love it! Thanks for joining us at the FTTC...hugs ~S~
Oh I love them all! But I'd have to say that my favorite one is the Black and White page with the pops of pink, aqua, and yellow. The pennant banner and little girl are awesome accents to the page. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Wow, wow, wow! That's GORGEOUS!
This is such a sweet album. What a great idea!
Oh so LOVELY! Thank you for playing along with us at CCCB!
They are all beautiful but I'll go with the blue butterfly. I liked the combo of the rose with the frame in the back and how it went together.
The whole album is simply gorgeous - love the cover - but beyond the cover, the page with the key and lock ... love keys on projects.
This is such a darling little album! Hard to pick just one page that I like but I would have to say the yellow background with the sweet fairy in the frame is my favorite. I just love how the colors pop.
What a Beautiful Album!! This is an Amazingly Generous Giveaway!! Thanks so much for the chance to win!!!
debpaint16@aol.com
This Album is lovely. The details and the sweet fairies make this a magical project.
That's a gorgeus!
I just love the mini album!
It looks very cute :-)
Everything is gorgeous!
Love them all.
Cassy from Acoustic Guitar Software
That's a gorgeous mini album!
I think it looks very cute with all the little deatails, I just love the front and that it's my favorite image! :-)
Hi Debbie! This is the first time I've had a chance to visit your blog. Love the cover and first page 'party girl' of your sweet album. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win some blog candy:)
- debbiek
dkaste at wi dot rr dot com
oh wow! every single page of this is a ♥MASTERPIECE♥ but my very very favorite bit is the sweet girl on the cover! LOVE her!!! :)
Fantastic album Debbie!! Full of sahabby goodness :-)Love the Fairys!
I couldn't choose one page as a favorite. All the pages are so cute. Love all crafty secretes stuff.
Thanks
I love the cover. That little girl's expression is priceless!
Jan B.
I like page 5 because the girl looks like my lttle daughter and the flowers are so pretty...
I wanna win! (I really, really do!). Love the whole thing, but my favorite is the 'party girl' page...love the fun little banner, and the sweet little girl image! Very sweet project!!
This is gorgeous, Debbie! So full of fun details and pretty touches. Love it all. Have to say that yellow page with the stamped fairy is my favorite, if I had to choose just one. I'm so digging yellow lately. :)
What a beautiful mini Debbie! Full of so many pretty images and embellishments!
Oh all the pages are just beautiful! I have to say I do find myself just drooling over page 3. That girl in the frame surrounded by all those lovely flowers! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
Hello:) All pages are georgeous but I love the blue and gold pages mostly. Just I love the patterns and colours:)
Wow! Gorgeous, simply gorgeous!
Hi Debbie,
Seriously, it's hard to choose ONE page...they are all gorgeous!! Such a fun idea, to make your album from paper bags! I must say that sweet stamped Fairy with her arms wide open is so darling. Born to Fly is on my must-have list!!
Thanks for sharing!
Love the album with flowers and fairies.
God bless,
Peggy Allen
Whata fantastic idea - thanks for sharing this with us over at Fussy and Fancy for our "add a lot" challenget his fortnight and good luck.
xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx
Sazzle
http://sazzlecraft.blogspot.com/
Love all the flowers and how feminine you have made your album.
Debbie,
My favorite page is the one with the little retro girl fairy with the blue frame around her. I have GOT to get that CD. I am in an all vintage mode right now.
What a sweet fairy album! I love all your little fairies, and the hinge detail!
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