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I'm back from the retreat and just as last time we had a blast! But I have to admit, it was a lot of work too.

This time we had classes and I barely got any scrapping done for myself.

Here we are- the Scrapping Divas:

This is one of the few things I made during the weekend. My friend taught a class and I'm so proud of myself; I had never done a word album before.

With some pictures and embellishments it will look just fine.

I taught a class in how to make a paper bag album, which is funny since I had never done one before. But I just used Kristie's tutorial and it was soooo easy.

The only difference I made from Kristie, is that I used four bags instead of three and I covered the whole pages.

This is an album I made for my dad, from our recent beach getaway.

I just love how it turned out!

You can't even tell it's made out of paper bags.
 And I used Basic Grey's fabulous "Marrakesh collection".

 

If you haven't tried to make a paper bag album before-
you have to!

I'm totally hooked.
I have made four so far and I'm planning to do one for Christmas 2010.

They are so fun to make and they are the best gifts!

 

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Paper bag album tutorial by Kristie

Kristie had an awesome tutorial on her blog for those popular paper bag albums.
I asked her if I could use it here, so the following is just copied and pasted from her blog-with her permission of course.
The truth is that I have never done one of these albums myself, but I will for sure try it now. She got me inspired!

Here it is-all Kristie's words and photos.

Tutorial for paper bag album

I am all about saving my pennies these days and here is one fabulous way to do it. Head to your pantry and pull out three paper lunch sacks.

Lay them on top of one another with the middle bag going the opposite way of the first and last. Adhere your bags together however you like. I have used staples, brads, eyelets and stitching but I don't really have a preference for one way over another. It just depends on the look I am going for. This is the quickest way: staples
My daughter makes bazillions of these albums. It is a great kid project! Easy and CHEAP! In the top example I used eyelets so I could tie on some ribbons. The eyelets give the bag the necessary stability to resist the dreaded tear. I also like to stitch the bags together. I begin by actually measuring {gasp} and drawing myself a little guideline:

Then, I clip the edges together so they don't slide on me while I sew

Finally, off to the machine:

Ready for embellishing!

Once your album is assembled, you can begin adding some pretty papers. I used the 3 Bugs in a Rug Simple Pleasures line for this album. I adore this line of papers and embellishments that I got in a My Creative Scrapbook months ago. I like to cover the flaps with different paper than the main bag section but that is just personal preference. My daughter likes to cover the entire page with one paper, making it "more like a book than a flappy album." Her words;)

Sometimes I even leave some of the paper sack exposed

And I also love to add some pockets to hold items like handmade tags. This is a very interactive album.

With the paper sacks, you also get these nifty "built-in" pockets for storing tags, journal blocks, pull-out pages...the ideas go on and on. I have found it is best to glue down one side of the flaps. Otherwise when sliding things it and out...well, let's just say I've met with a bit of frustration and who needs any more of that, right?

before

after

I use my pockets to store extra pages that I made for the album. I made good use of my beloved border punches to jazz up the exposed edges.

***For these type of pull-outs, double sided paper is a must.

On this page, I used a scalloped circle punch to chomp out half a circle to give me a nice grippy spot with which to pull out this slide-out page since I didn't give it a fancy edge. I did pop a circle sticker on the spot where I will pull it, for durability and cuteness...

See the other side of the circle sticker?

And finally, the back of the album. This is where I plan to journal an "About this Family" blurb.

Thank you so much Kristie for sharing your tutorial!!

Make sure to visit Kristie's blog where she has plenty of tips.

Exciting news!!!

Finally I get to have a post with that title!!

I'm so super excited...I got accepted for a design team that I tried out for!!

Check it out:

http://itsallaboutmechallenge.blogspot.com/

It's good to see my mug shot somewhere else than this ol' blog.

This is a new challenge blog and "it's all about me" ...in this case, it's all about - YOU.
How many layouts have you done about yourself?

I have three (3) finished scrapbooks all about ME..how about that?

I've always pointed out how important it is that we scrap ourselves - that's why I'm so thrilled to be on this design team. Now I have a reason to continue with my BOM's ( Book of Me) without seeming selfish.

Hop over to "It's All About Me" and be sure to sign up as a Follower so you don't miss any of the challenges. And also check out the rest of the design team; a bunch of talented ladies from all over the world.


Here's my submission for the Design Team Call. I guess I did something right for once:

Brag book tutorial

I found a great tutorial for these brag books or pull-out scrapbooks over at Splitcoaststampers.

It's the first time I try something like this and it's rather easy.
They make perfect gifts! Maybe for Fathers Day.








For the first part you'll need:


a piece of 4" X 10" cardstock.
a piece of 4" X 10" patterned paper
2 pieces of 4" x 4" cardboard
about 18" of ribbon


At Splitcoaststampers they used chipboard coasters. I didn't have that so I just used cardboard.Take whatever cardboard you have; from a cereal box or something like that.




You can round all the corners of the 4 different pieces if you like.





Take the ribbon and glue it centered to the cardstock.

Then, glue the two pieces of cardboard to the cardstock as shown in the picture.

Also, take double sided tape across the center of the book. This is for the spine.

Adhere the patterned paper on top of the cardboard pieces. Now you are done with the first part of the book; the cover.

Next part is to do the pull-outs. For this you will need;

• two pieces of 3" x 12" cardstock or double sided patterned paper
• two pieces of 18" ribbons

Fold the paper in half and then half again. You will have a fold at 3", 6" and 9".

Glue the ribbon,centered, to one end of the pull-out. Do the same with the other piece. Then adhere the pull-outs with the ribbons,to your book. Make sure that they both open outwards.

Now you are basically done with your little scrapbook.:)

The fun part is left - to decorate;the cover and the pull-outs. I do both the inside and the outside of the pull-out, but that's totally up to you.

Here is one that I did with the June kit from Kraft Girl Kits:

If you give this a try, please let me know how it goes;)