Super Cool Mini Albums

Courtesy of Prima

Happy Friday! I had to share some mini albums that I've spotted and would love to try - once I find more free time...lol!

These super cool mini albums are a must-have! The samples are from Donna Downey, Nathalie Kalbach, and Jamie Dougherty and have some details that are amazing, like the tissue paper flowers.

More cool mini albums were spotted on another scrapper's blog, Piradee Talvanna, whose designs I've always admired. She's got a great Everyday Moments album, a fold-up This Makes Me So Happy album, and a free-style mini album called If Only (pic below, but to find the album on Piradee's blog posting, scroll to the bottom of that particular post).

Courtesy of Piradee Talvanna

One of my favorite digital designers, Paula Kesselring, is guest designer at One Story Down. I hadn't visited One Story Down before, but I discovered a few have-to-have items! It's always fun to find a new site and see some new styles and ideas. I'll have to peruse the site more later.

Don't forget that today is also Free Font Friday at Creating Keepsakes. You can get the CK Josie font, a fun font for summer layouts.

Have a super cool weekend!

November Thoughts

Thanksgiving will be here in less than 3 weeks! How did that happen??? It always seems like the fall holidays just pass so quickly, then before you know it, it's the start of a new year - AAACCKKK!

Anyway, I've been thinking ahead (for once!) about Thanksgiving and created a project for the Basically Bare blog - a canvas to remind me to be thankful for the things in my life. (The details are all on the BB blog.)

Thankful by cyranoscrap

I guess I should also be thinking about Christmas, such as cards. Before I know it, Thanksgiving will be done and gone...yikes!

Hope you are having a great weekend! Be sure to catch the fall colors if you can. A little bit of rain has made it difficult to catch the changing leaves on the trees here.  ;)

Basically Bare Goes Live!

A terrific new company called Basically Bare is open! They have cool, alterable items to use in scrapbooking or any sort of art creation. I got a chance to try out their products and created this canvas project with a picture of my grandmother:

Princess by cyranoscrap

The dress form and bird are from Basically Bare. I have other products of theirs to try out and can't wait to get scrapping with them - if the little guy will just sleep!  :)

FYI, Basically Bare is also on Facebook, so give them a "Like"!

Canvas Finally Done!

I finally finished the canvas I started a week ago. I got almost all of it put together in a few hours, but I spent a week trying to decide on the finishing touch - the hearts. 

I Am a Mother by cyranoscrap

The sayings are rub-ons from Daisy D - I've loved them, but never had a chance to use them. I'm happy about how it turned out - so much better than what I was thinking, lol!