Bizarre Stuff!

BAZAAR that is!  But some might think these little albums made from Close To My Heart's My Acrylix stamp envelope bizarre!  I think they are cute!  First I want to give credit to one of my spa buddies - Shannon Pelletier for this wonderful idea!   She made a bunch of these and brought them to us in Utah at our Retreat.   They were so adorable I couldn't wait to get home and make a few myself.

This turned out to be a perfect way for me to use my retired 6x6 paper samples and leftover stickease from other projects that I had.  These two albums are made with Top Stitch (top left) and Tinkerin' (right).

You can use old stamp envelopes or you can purchase these in packs of three from Close To My Heart.  (Item # Z335 - 6x6 Paper Organizers) To make the album - first slice open the sides of the envelope so that it opens like a book.   Cover the front and back with B&T paper.   I found some CD size envelopes to adhere to the inside back cover for a photo CD.  Then I added 6 sheets of B&T paper (6x6) and about 2-3 sheets of coordinating cardstock.    Insert into the envelope album and hold steady while punching a hole in the top and bottom corners of the book.   Thread ribbon through and tie into a knot!  Embellish as desired.  SO EASY!  



CD envelope in back.   A great way to share LOTS of pictures!








I used the remaining stickease from Top Stitch to embellish the pages.   I kept the pages simple by not adding photo mats.   This is so that one would not feel limited to which photos they can use.




Here are two more that I made using That's Amore and Back Country.  

These are just a few more neat little gifts that I will be selling at the ADK Bazaar on Saturday!  Be sure to come see me!

ADK HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Location: Doubletree Hotel - Murfreesboro, TN
Date: Saturday December 11
Time:  9am - 4pm

Comments

  1. Mary Gunn FUNNDecember 10, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    What a FUNN idea! Now I know what to do with some of those old envies - knew there would be a perfect project some day!
    Thanks and Merry Christmas,

    Mary

    ReplyDelete
  2. NJ Stamping QueenAugust 28, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    Love this idea! I will definitely have to try it! :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Close to My Heart Christmas Card Blog Hop

Image
We've got a special blog hop for all the cardmakers out there!  Today we are featuring Christmas cards!  On this hop you will see cards created with our beautiful papers, stamps and more!  If you came from Jennifer Dykstra's blog you are on the right track!  This hop is big circle so when you get back to me you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way, you can get back on track HERE . If you have followed me for very long, you know I love creating cards with Picture My Life Cards.  It's a great jump start for creating a card and you can create alot in a short amount of time!  In fact, my annual Christmas Card Workshop features the Picture My Life Beary Christmas cards!  Today, I'm sharing three cards I created using another set of Picture My Life cards - Silver & Gold. I accented the cards with Red Glitter paper. This first card was very simple to create.  I cut down two of the cards and layered on a piece of gold heart B&T paper f
Read more

Just for Fun Blog Hop

Image
November is Just for FUN and Close To My Heart has a special on all of our Fundamental papers, complements, and ribbons!!  Save 30% on the individual items or save 40% on these items when bundled together!  Our Fundamental paper packs feature 24 sheets of beautiful 2 sided designs (2 each of 12 designs).  Do you get overwhelmed by so much beauty and not sure what to do?  I hope this special blog hop inspires you and gives you some ideas! We have 19 participants in this blog hop.  If you came here from   Jennifer Dykstra's blog you are on the right track!  This hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you will know you have completed the hop!  I wanted to create a Birthday Layout for my great nieces' birthday.  I love the layout shown on page 36 of our Annual Inspirations so I used that as my starting point and created a 2nd page to go with it.  I used the Pansy and Lagoon papers from the Adventure paper pack to create the pages and added cuts from our Ar
Read more

Mystery Hostess Announced and an Artiste Gift Card Holder

Image
Thank you to all who joined my Mystery Hostess Party and shopped from the comfort of their own home!  I'm excited to announce THREE lucky Mystery Hostess!!  They will each get $20 in FREE Close To My Heart Products! ****WINNERS**** Rachel Boudrow Mandy LaCroix Vicky Roeger Be watching for another chance to join a Mystery Hostess Party!  Don't want to wait?  Be your own Hostess today!   Call me and book yours today. Now, I want to share with a cute way to make a gift card holder!  I used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge to make this holder.  It was very simple!  The Cricut cuts the card and it folds so that you can slip a gift card inside! I set the cricut to cut at 5".  I recycled an old gift card so my card is a little thick. This size worked well.   If inserting a regular card you can use 4 3/4" measurement.  "Merry Christmas" is also cut using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.  I set the measurement to 2".               To re
Read more