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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Love it Ali, maybe this will help bring my scrapbooking mojo back.
And we have the same sandals me here in Australia and you in the USA, how cool is that!
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Awesome! Thank you so much for inspiration!!!!!
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Thanks for the awesome tutorial and freebie d/l Ali! I love how your album came out and I'm going to have to go look for those mini line stacks....so cute!
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it's a lovely book and a great idea, but isn't one member of your family missing? you are a part of the whole, and maybe in ten or twenty or more years when simon or anna or someone else flips through this, they'll be wondering what _you_ were loving, eating, enjoying, thinking today ... just wondering where the "I love myself today because ..." page is. :)
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Wonderful album. Thanks for sharing.
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Waouhhh ! J'adore !!!
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Oh that is so good to know. It always seems like you are super mom and women and do all the things at home plus AE designs at one day. lol :)
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I just moved to St. Thomas, USVI...which means no scrapbooking stores anywhere!! ugh. I wish you could put together a who mini book kit all in one and I could just order it. Now, that would be awesome.
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ps - this mini book is the best.
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Love this mini-book! I'm going to attempt a similar one. Thanks again for your inspiration, Ali!! I look forward to your mini-books!
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What a gorgeous book! I love looking at your designs they are always so beautiful.
Mary
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Thanks for the tutorial. Up until I saw it every time I wanted to change a color on small items - like the numbers on your 10 Things Right Now digital page - I zoomed in and used the paint bucket tool. I've been changing colors like crazy now that I can Edit, Fill Layer trick.
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Love this 'I Love You Today' album, and am attempting to make one, too. But I am have a problem that I hope you can help me with. In PSE8 (where I am a novice) I resize the mini-stacks, but when I drag and drop them, they drop in too big, like they weren't resized. What am I doing wrong. I've watched your video over and over, but I can't figure it out. HELP!
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Beautiful album. Such a great subject and thanks for the free download
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As usual, I'm late on reading my emails, but just wanted to say thanks for sharing this marvelous project. Are the word blocks something I buy separately?
Thanks!
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Hermoso y delicado. Felicidades!!!!!
Besos,
Elisa.
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I love this album, it totally inspired me. I do haave one qstion though about the size of thee pictures? Did you print them larger and then cut them down? Thanks for the tip.
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What can I say other than "Wow" I love it. Lynn
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oh what a lovely album.
just found your blog (i think i wandered over from kind over matter).
happy monday. :)
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Oh, Ali... I love you today because you reminded me to do this, and gave me perfect way to express it to my family. Thank you.
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