Hi friends this year I am taking mini steps into mini album making and a mini book such as this one made from a
is the perfect beginner's project as it's quick and easy to complete without making you feel overwhelmed!
for tags and tickets. The best thing about this design is that it is perfect to showcase a single
And the added bonus is you don't really need to use expensive chipboard to make the covers as its an ideal opportunity to recycle a sturdy cardboard box like the one below!
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| Recycled Cardboard Box |
Inked the heat embossed
parchment flowers in 2 shades for a two toned effect to create my flower and added heat embossed golden leaves for a bit of glamour.
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| Heat Embossed Flower |
Metallic embellishments are so fun to add to mini books since unlike cards mini books can take on a bit of the heavy weight stuff you have in your crafty stash!
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| Metallic Hearts and Arrow |
What is a romantic project without a dash of red and a bit of gold !! Hehe but I think I did go overboard with the red glitter goo!!What do you think....?
The metallic corners [from
Vishakha Mittal] had a bronze look originally and I gave it a rubbing with
inka gold to change its color.
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| Glitter and Gold |
The pattern paper I used had lovely floral hearts and it was fun to add a touch of pristine white with the heat embossed flowers and a dash of greenery with
"over the edge" leaf stamping on the edges of the pages.
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| One Sheet Mini Book |
The book gave me the ideal chance to use some lovely metallic antique brads Vishakha Mittal had sent me!
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| Metallic Accents |
Love the subtle texture these metal knobs add to the inside pages and one's fingers immediately reach out to caress them!
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| Metallic Brads |
And the view below shows how the pages and the cute tags look!!
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| Recycled Cardboard Mini Book |
I hope you liked my little mini and here are links to 2 other mini books I had shared earlier
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| Mini Book |
Supplies : Dies : Heartfelt creations Sun kissed fleur , Poppy Stamps Pinpoint Main Street Tags Stamps : Winnie and Walter In Bloom Elsa's Flora Clear Stamp Set , Heartfelt creations Sun kissed fleur
Metallic Embellishments : Metal Corners, Metallic Brads all courtesy Vishakha Mittal Papers : DCWV Mariposa , FMI
Linking to
