"Born with a Silver Spoon" Baby Mini Album

Namaste Guys

Namaste Guys

I love doing baby albums but this one is a little different than others. I made  a box to go along with the album as well. The lid of the box has a frame that encases a pure silver spoon that spells out the child's name!  I used the Bedtime stories collection from Prima. But  for the box  i used a few papers from the Prima Garden Fable Collection.

I created a frame for the spoon and . I used my etching Pen to Inscribe the name of the Baby Girl!I add metal corner embellishments and viola!!

The album Measure 6 by 6 and it has to be the cutest little book I made in a while . I used the ATC's in 4 by 6 and 3 by 4 and created a lot of fun fold outs and flaps.

Watch the Video flip through of the entire album and the box here

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Ashmita Roy

Masculine Mini Album

Hello Everyone

I am back with another tutorial , this time its is a Masculine Mini Album. I am using very simple construction with just flip out pages. There are a total of 6 pages and am going too use Coptic style binding to make the book.. Since, this book is going to be a gift i am going to add the photos to it myself, so, i am using simple page layout with pattern paper

What i used:-

• card-stock- black A4 size 7 sheets
• pattern paper
• glue tape
• adhesive 
• trimmer and scoring board
• needle and binding thread
• chipboard for covers one pc 12x12
• ruler, awl, pencil, eraser, scissors

STAGE 1;

    Here, i show you how to make the pages for the book and cover them with patter paper as well as how to arrange them in the book.

STAGE 2

    Here , you see me make the cover out of chip board and add pattern paper and make the spine.

STAGE 3

This is part 1 video here I show you how to create templates to punch out the holes in the pages as well as the cover for the stitching.

STAGE 4

DIY SHADOW BOX

    I have developed a recent love for Shadow Boxes!!! Shadow Boxes are basically frames or boxes  they hold little curios or objects sometimes miniature furniture the options are unlimited.

You can buy these shadow boxes and they look like this

OR YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN LIKE I DID!!!

here is what i did i took an old box that my cellphone had come in , i don't throw away anything i pride myself for being a green crafter and over this series you will see how i recycled many things i had collected.

This is how the box looked its 8"x 6" which was perfect!!

1. i began with marking a square grid bordering the box flap, in order to cut out a window for my shadow box. Hope you can see the pencil lines..

2. Here is how it looks opened up..

3. Next i started cutting the lines that i had drawn using a metal ruler and a craft knife.. I prefer a metal ruler as they are more rigid and for some reason i always end u slicing my plastic ones making them useless for future use you are free to use any means of cutting your comfortable with.

here, it is cut up..

Here, is how the front is going to look..

Tada you have your very own Shadow box !! Happy Decorating

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Ciao
Ash