Fun in the Sun Mini Album

I did this Itty Bitty Mini Album for a National Scrapbook Day challenge on Itty Bitty Scrap Shack. I used pictures from a fun day I spent with the kiddos at a water park last October and named the album Fun in the Sun. The photos are about 1x2 inches and I used some kitchen counter laminate samples that my mom found at a home improvement store. Since none of them matched, the first thing I did was to cover them with paper and paint the edges with white acrylic. The top sample and the back were faux wood and I liked how it looked so I left it paperless. I took all of these photos holding the project in one hand and the camera in the other so forgive my blurriness! (At least I don't have any ink on my hands like I normally do!)

I added American Crafts thickers for the title and doodled using a black micron pen that I got in my May IBSS kit. The fibers are are Making Memories, the flower is Daisy D's that I got in a Trash to Treasure swap at Sistv. The crown and other shapes are grungeboard painted white. The jewels are a special find from Hobby Lobby. I've been looking for inexpensive bling since I use it a lot and I found packages of it in the jewelry aisle. The manufacturer is Sparkle Style and they are called Fashion Jewels. There are around 90 jewels in each package and they only cost around $3.00. A screaming deal, I'd say!

Buttons are by Paper Studio and you can see that I did a lot of doodling on the next pages. Each child has one page with his/her monogram.



As you can see, I never limit myself to the edges of the album. I love stuff sticking out.


I found a Basic Grey tag and used that for my journaling spot.





Some left-over KI Memories epoxy buttons fit perfectly with this project!










I like to date my projects so I can see evolution in my style.

There are so many interesting things that you can make into mini-albums. Your imagination is really the only limit! Enjoy!