alicia king

lost & found 2 scrapbook pages...

more scrapbook pages for jen over at the project girl!

you know that little strip on the bottom of the 12×12 patterned papers that shows the pattern on the back side? well i love to use that on my pages! sometimes if i only have that one sheet, but need another little piece to coordinate, this works perfect! and i added that cute little bicycle stamp, fits perfect in that little collage on the patterned paper.

i found that my butterfly stamp is just about the same size as my butterfly punch…so i layered the punch on top of the stamp! love it!

this "19" sticker worked perfect for my page...isabella and anthony are 19 months apart!

products used: my mind's eye lost & found 2, heidi swapp stamps.

more scrapbook pages...

here's my layouts i created with the march kit from express the moment.

when i start to scrapbook the first thing i do is pull out my photos that i want to work with...i look at the photos and see what colors i can pull.

from there i start collecting paper first, then embellishments that coordinate. i lay it all out together and then start building my page. sometimes i already have an idea or a certain look i want to create, other times i just start from scratch.

for this one i knew exactly how i wanted it to look!

it's now one of my favorites!

i LOVE these page protectors, you can add lots of photos!

i added more embellishments on top with pop dots for more dimension!

Father's Day mini album...

made a quick, simple mini album for Levi for Father's Day...this Sunday. Turned out cute! And it's g r e e n !!! {and it matches my giant pear!}

If you haven't figured out what to give your father/husband for Father's Day, make him a mini album! You still have time! It is small, simple and quick, he will appreciate it much more than just another tie to add to his collection!

It took me a bit longer to make, between my kids fighting and me being distracted from all the messes they make! But you have my photos to scraplift or go off of! I say you can make it in an hour! Go for it!

 
 
 Okay let's get started...

Gather your supplies...this is what I used from the June 2011 Moments Scrapbook Kit from Express the Moment. Cardstock, Dad stickers, ribbon, fabric strip, 7gypsies tags...I picked the ones that would work for Father's Day. {transparencies, and a few scraps of paper are from my personal stash.}

 
 
Gather your photos, I printed wallet sized photos at home. {Here's my quick tutorial HERE.} You could use a mixture of wallets and 4x6 photos, or just 4x6 whatever your preference! Then assemble your book!

 
 
 
 
Cut word stickers up, stack them, add a cute mini staple, and that's it! See- s i m p l e!
 
 
Instead of taking off each number sticker, I just cut the whole strip and adhered it to my page, added a couple staples...this way, I got to include the green behind the stickers.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Wallet size photos...

Here's how to put 4 wallets onto either a 4x6 print, or 5x7...that way you can get what you want, instead of multiples of the same picture at Walmart, Sam's or Costco! I like doing it this way, because wallet size photos are perfect for mini books and pages, I take a lot of photos and can't ever decide which ones to use, most are slightly different, yet they capture different personalities in each one, so it makes it easy to fit more on a scrapbook page!

{I just use Photoshop Elements...I would love to upgrade, still haven't done it yet!}

Open up a new document and set your canvas size to whatever you want 4x6, 5x7 etc...and then open up 4 pictures that you want to use. On each picture, use your manual crop tool and resize them to a 2x3 inches at 300dpi. Then use your move tool and move them onto your new canvas. Flatten, upload and print! You can do this on any photo size, just make sure you do a little math, so that the photos fit!

4x6, 4 photos {2x3 inches}

 

5x7, 4 photos {2.5x 3.5 inches}

 

 Hope that makes sense!