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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Awww this minibook makes my heart melt! Super sweet! And I love the color scheme. =)
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Love your mini and thanks for the download and for sharing especially after a long trip home!!!
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adorable, I just LOVe the yellow!!!
anna reminds me so much of my 9 year old ava,
when she was that age....same hair/coloring/happy face!
tara
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A beautiful album! I love it! I definitely want to make my own album. I love your journaling. I love all the photos but especially the family shot. It was a great moment shot and your legs look so long (you can't beat that).
Question: When there are two photos back to back...do you adhere only the two photos or do you adhere it to cardstock first? or something firmer like chipboard?
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Ali,
It's beautiful and inspiring. You make me want to stretch my scrapbooking wings and do more outside of my box. Thank you for sharing.
Wendy
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Your best project to date! I Love it! Thank you for reminding us to say "I love you" more often.
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This album includes chipboard pages so the papers and photos are adhered to the chipboard. I have done quite a few minibooks in the past where I have simply adhered photos back to back - works either way.
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beautiful album and family photo at the end of the book! love how Anna's hands are up in the air and Simon's hands are on his face:)
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Love this!!! What a great mini album. Thank you for sharing it with all of us!! :)
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What a treasure for you and your family. Love the style (of course!) and the pureness of the message. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much Ali - dang, girl, you are a machine!!!!
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What a beautiful album. It's great how you set it up.
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Beautiful Album! Thank you for sharing and for the amazing download I can't wait to start playing!
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Fabulous!!!! This book is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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I don't think I've ever left a comment telling you, Ali, that your mini books changed me. Through them I've told more stories and documented more moments in those 3 years than I have in all of my 46 years.
I would much rather do a mini book than a layout. It may sound odd, but a mini is less intimidating to me. And I think because of the size of the page and sense of accomplishment. And knowing that little hands will be holding the mini, big hands will be reading the mini and telling the stories, smiles from everyone and tears of joy from others are just around the corner.
You are fulfilling your OLW so well. But we all knew you would.
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This is so sweet. I love all the overlays, they make it feel extra special and the last patterned paper is gorgeous! What a great way to highlight large pieces of patterned paper/overlays for their own sake.
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Ali -
Cute shoes!! (last picture) Where did you get them? When we traveled to Europe, we could always spot Americans because they all wore tennis shoes, baseball caps and sweatshirts. :-)
Love the mini - rethinking my dislike of yellow...
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Hi Ali,
This is lovely.
This is likely an elementary question, but could you tell us how you hole punch the photos? How do you ensure that the holes line up with the rings? Do you have your own little mini 3 hole punch?
thanks,
Sheri
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as usual, just ♥
& thanks for the .pdf
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beautiful ali, I never get tired of seeing your beautiful art and photos! I want more more more, lol!
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