Monday Mini Book: 3+1=4
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It's been awhile since I last put a minibook together. I figured with the addition of Anna to our family it was about time to make a little3+1=4 book to celebrate our family of 4.
Most supplies for this minibook came from Cocoa Daisy's kits (the main kit + the add-ons) this month that included many of my favorite number and alphabet products. Additional supplies include Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paint in Sable Brown and Hambly's Little Circles Metallic Silver Overlay.
Here's a look into my process:
After letting the brown paint dry on the inside and outside of the Maya Road mini album I attached the K&Company fabric number brads to the cover and rubbed-on the ruler lines from Maya Road.
This Maya Road mini album used here comes with four tabbed chipboard pages and four envelope pages.
I covered the four chipboard pages with a patterned paper on one side and photos on the other.
I looked for photos that had at least three or all four of us together. It ended up working out just right to have two with all of us and one each of me and Chris with the kids. For covering these pages with pattern paper and photos I use a glue stick and a xacto knife to cut off the excess around the chipboard.
For a little something different I cut each of the envelopes and stuck
a piece of Hambly transparency inside to create a new page.
In addition to the transparency I slipped one of the journaling cards that came with the kit into the pocket.
On the back I cut a domino from the Graphic 45 pattern paper (each one had 4 dots) and adhered it to the seam.
As a finishing touch, before adding a quote by hand on the back, I did a zig zag stitch with my machine in red across the seam. For more simple stitching ideas check out my article with ten layout examples in the October issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.
I did the same thing for the vertical envelopes using the journaling cards and dominoes. After getting all those base pages set up I was ready to add some more 4's to the album as accents.
To each of the patterned paper chipboard pages I added a circle and a number 4.
Here's a look at the completed book with hand-written quotes about life and family:
Each of the tabbed pages ended up with a word on the tab: Mother, Father, child, and baby.
I also added a bit of paint around each of the chipboard pages to finish them off.
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You are such an inspiration Alie. Love your ideas and your design style. I plan to try this one myself. Need to look at my list of upcoming birthdays and celebration to see who might get one made in their honor! Thank you so much!
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What a lovely book. The way you have put it together is very appealing. I am getting the kit but not that add-on but will improvise as I have a few mini-albums just waiting for a project! It's hard to imagine you without Anna now - she is such a sweetie ;-D
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cutest thing ever.
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Love this album! TFS.
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Classic Ali - clean, cool and fun. Thank YOU!
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I totally love this mini!!!
Thanks for sharing :o)
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Hi Ali! Great mini album....I just purchased the kit from Cocoa Daisy last week and very excited to start working with all the products. This mini album has definitely inspired me to try one myself with the kit as we just had our 4th baby after many years of trying...my first son is now 6, and I've been trying to find a way to celebrate our new family of 4....thanks so much for all your fabulous ideas!!!
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oh wow, this is amaaaaaaaaaziiiiiiiiiiing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh, thank you for a great idea!! Just came home from my vacation in Karelia, have lots of photos and can't wait to create mini books like this one for us and our friend :)
and I really like this your mini book!
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Great album Ali! I'm looking forward to giving it a try! I was wondering what size photos you printed?
Thanks for your never ending inspiration!
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LOVE it!!!! I realized looking at this mini book that YES, i could do this, opposed to in the past i would have thought, "how did she do that?" or "How could i do that?"
thanks for teaching and always inspiring me!!!
a
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Great mini!
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This mini book is just gorgeous, Ali. I absolutely love it. Pity I really suck at sewing, because I'd really like to try...
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Hi Cheri - the photos were printed 5x5.
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love the minibook- as always. thnx for sharing. mj
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fantastic alpha/numeric goodies! I love the layering of it all. Love every detail. perfection!
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What a wonderful mini-book Ali! I have two mini's on my desk that I was inspired to start because of you. Love your posts, and Love your TWO features in CK magazine this month!!
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What a great idea for a second child's arrival! LOVE IT! The book is so cute - I love the way you put it all together!
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How wonderful that you have created something so special that will be enjoyed over and over. I truly hope it brings you many wonderful memories when you look back over it again in 10, 20 and 30 years time.
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Wow, what an awesome mini!!! You've inspired me! I've just printed out some pictures and I am off to the scrap room to make a mini! Thanks!!
P.S. Loving the Cocoa Daisy kit as usual!
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