4x8 MiniBook : I Love You Today Because (Includes Free Download + Video Tutorial)
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Yesterday I introduced you to a new minibook I had in progress. Here's a look at the finished project and a quick video tutorial on working with these mini line stack word art pieces (supplies are listed at the bottom of the post):
Inside cover :
Throughout this minibook I used some of my mini line stack products from Designer Digitals.
Here's a short video that will show you how to place a variety of .png files on one canvas for easy printing. Click through to Vimeo to view larger :
Ali Edwards' Mini Line Stacks Tutorial from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.
Ali Edwards' Mini Line Stacks Tutorial from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.
Intro photo :
Section One :
The embellishments I used next to each printed element were from a collection of miscellaneous products that had lost their original packaging. This is a great project for giving products like that a home.
For the page opposite each photo I created a series of journaling strips that talk about each person.
Here's a look at the page when it was first printed:
FREE DOWNLOAD : You can download the journal strips here (8.5x11): AEdwards_ILoveYouTodayBecauseJournalStrips
I completed each sentence and then used my trimmer to cut out strips.
Section Two:
Love any chance I can get to incorporate some of his writing. This one I
scanned in and printed on the same cream cardstock I used for the word
art.
Section Three :
Section Four :
Section Five :
Last Page :
SUPPLIES:
Pink Paislee 4x8 Natural Artisan Canvas Album : Two Peas|Scrapbook.com
Jenni Bowlin Large Rub On Butterfly : Two Peas|Scrapbook.com
Ali Edwards Mini Line Stacks : Life|You|Memory|Love|Baby
Basic Grey Fabric Brad : Two Peas|Scrapbook.com
Hamby Transparency : Mod Circles|Grandma's Wallpaper/Cream Pattern|White Butterfly
American Crafts Chipboard Letters Plain
Pattern Papers: American Crafts Adobe Crestview Court (yellow dots) : Two Peas; October Afternoon Sunday Dishes (grey dots) : Two Peas; other specialty paper from Paper Source
7gypsies Naked Color Mini Label Stickets : Two Peas|Scrapbook.com
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It's shameful, I know, but I usually lurk on your site! I just had to stop in and say hi and to tell you that I love this mini!!!!! :-)
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Such a beautiful way to capture your love for your family! I am looking forward to starting on one for me :)
QUESTION: Is there a way to create a brush or png file of my own handwriting? I want to write out our kids names in my handwriting and wasn't sure how to go about it (paper type, pen type, scan settings, steps in Photoshop, etc). I don't have a tablet. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Very cool Ali! Thanks for always sharing your very personal albums...Your style goes to show that it doesn't take a whole lot of STUFF to tell your story!
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Awesome album. I love it!
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Beautiful album!
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I use a tablet but you can also handwrite on a piece of white paper, scan it into your computer and use Photoshop to extract the areas you want (with the words). I scan at 300dpi - you can do it higher if you want and then use the brightness/contrast to get the black really black and the white really white. I usually use a sharpie marker and plain computer paper.
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thank you for sharing this and the download! such lovely meaningful eye candy to cherish-this is totally going on my list of projects!
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A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Thank you so much for sharing and the tutorial. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!
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This is simply delightful and always inspirational. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and thoughts on memory keeping, it truly means so much to me!
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Question: did you show us each page in the album, or is there more? I think my problem with finishing things is sometimes I try to put in too much (I have always found it hard to edit, whether it's writing or pictures or whatever, I love it all!). I need to remember it's ok for an album to only have a few, important things in it, rather than 25-50 pages ;-) I started to learn this lesson with your day in the life project last time - I was shocked that one week was all you'd put in a BIG ALBUM!
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The setup of this album is so clever. I love how you used the binder for a landscape format. Thinking of a lil' album as a birthday present for my dh … thanks for the inspirtation (and free download)!
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love this ali!!!
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Absolutely beautiful! I love the photo of Anna & your husband. =)
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Such a sweet album, Ali! Thank you for the video tutorial and for the journal strip download. SOOOOOOO sweet of you!
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Just LOVE this album-well done
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This is it :).
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Hi - Great album. I love the pictures you take. Do you have any recommendations on online classes or books for DSLR's? I just got one and there is so much to learn, I don't know where to start! I was looking for something that is technical AND creative. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Love it!
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Love the simplicity of the whole album, the transparent dividers, and unity & flow as you flipped through for us. What a perfectly sweet mini album! :>
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Amazing! as usual your work, and thoughts, and creations are fantastic. Thanks for the inspiring mini-book. I see another project forming...
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