Halloween MiniBook 2007
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This is a Halloween minibook for 2007 that I began last year. Some of you may remember the cover which was used as a demo on working with beads and glaze for Method Playground. You can read the step-by-step here.
As many of you know, I don't scrapbook in any specific order. I don't feel like I need to finish up Halloween before I can do Christmas, etc. I am more interested in being inspired by the story or the photos and feeling motivation to be creative. There's no guilt, just a nice list of projects I want to do when I have a chance (and when inspiration strikes).
If you are into minibooks or looking for more concepts and ideas to
inspire you definitely take some time to check out my latest book: Sharing Your Story.
First step in the process for this minibook is to assess the photos. I had a ton from last year and I had no plans to include them all in this minibook. I went through all of them (all printed 4x6 with white border at scrapbookpictures.com) and figured out some general categories/stories I wanted to make sure I included.
I separated the photos into the story categories and jotted down my list. Stories/topics included house decorating/pumpkins, trying on costumes, deciding on being a vampire, cookies, getting ready for the big night, car ride to Jill's, Halloween night + decorations.
From there I cut my patterned papers to size (the same size as the interior acrylic pages) and adhered them back to back because I knew I was going to need more pages than came with the acrylic album. I actually did not know exactly how many I was going to need yet so I cut a few more than I really needed.
[ specific papers will be identified in photos below ]
Here's a look at my finished Halloween minibook with product information included:
[ Clear Album: Picture It/Page Frame (listed as 6x6 but it is actually larger); Die Cut Patterned Paper: Narratives Cream Tab ABC Cardstock Stickers; Cobweb Rub On: Hambly Spooky Halloween; Felt Skeleton: Making Memories Spellbound Halloween Collection; Chipboard Letters: Heidi Swapp Center of Attention; Glass Beads: JudiKins: Glaze: Diamond Glaze ]
The Spooky Halloween Hambly cobweb rub ons came out last year and I stockpiled a few sheets because they were a cool set I could see myself using on this project and in the future. This is one of the things I have always thought is such a bummer in this industry: things come out and then they are simply gone. A bunch of the products I used in this album are from last year. Products that I picked up because I loved them but they are now not available anymore. Luckily, the Spooky Halloween Hambly cobweb rub ons are still available on their website.
Click on the photos below for a larger version.
[ Glitter Tree: Making Memories Spellbound Glitter Foam Stickers; Happy Halloween Stamp: Catslife Press ]
One of the things I wanted in this album was to maintain some of the transparent pages and not cover them with photos and a bunch of stuff.
[ Felt Bird: Making Memories Spellbound Halloween Collection; Circle Accent: Making Memories Die Cut Journaling Stickers; Patterned Paper: Making Memories Black Glitter Dot Spellbound Paper; Word Stickers: Making Memories Halloween from 2007 ]
The general foundation for this album is really simple: white border photos with a strip of journaling along the top. Journaling was printed onto white cardstock and the top two corners rounded.
[ Patterned Transparency: Creative Imaginations Harvest Moon Spider Web; Felt Pumpkin: Making Memories Spellbound Halloween Collection; Rectangle Accent: Making Memories Die Cut Journaling Stickers; Spider Web Rub On: Hambly Spooky Halloween ]
[ Transparent Skeleton: Making Memories Spellbound Glitter Clears; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Crushed Velvet Cardstock ]
[ Patterned Paper: Making Memories Halloween collection 2007; Felt + Button Accent: Evalicous ]
After it was all done there was one very happy camper around here...one who LOVES costumes and Halloween. He loves the photos and another thing I noticed was that he was really touching and feeling the textures of the paper and the felt accents. Cool.
HOLIDAY NOTE: For those of you starting to think about creating a December Daily album, I will be diving into mine and sharing my process next week.
Oh I love that, but especially the picture of Simon looking through it!
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omg! thanks for the tuitorial! I totally love this as I love anything halloween AND overlays!
thanks for the inspiration!
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I love it very cute and simple to do,TFS what i love the most is Simon's face.
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I love your mini albums. They are gorgeous and yet simple enough for someone like me to create. You are so inspiring!
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Aww... that photo of him looking at it is so sweet. I love the idea of making a book that is more touch-interactive for kids. I love it!
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Great mini!!!
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That album is great! Love the neat style and your well chosen photographs. I always struggle which ones I do NOT take ...
Here's a link about taking pictures of the glowing pumpkins: (It really helped me taking excellent shots, we carved two yesterday.)
http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/pumpkin_photographing.html
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Absolutely beautiful, Ali. I LOVE that photo of Simon looking at the album. That's what it's all about, huh? :)
Jennifer
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Hi Ali,
I love your halloween ideas minibook. I have question to ask about picture printing. Do you print most picture through home printer? or did you order to have it printed?
I love all of your week of the life. It is so neat idea that you create that. I hope to start something like that sometimes. Thanks for everything you give a great idea!
Christy
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hello Ali, I just like to tell you how beautiful your album became. So cool, so wonderful photos. A real piece of art. I'd wish to be able to create as beautiful mini albums as you do. Keep on showing us treasures like this!
Greetings from Germany
Franziska
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LOVE the Halloween album! Fave time of year... fall, holidays, the weather, everything. (posted pics before I journaled in it, but you can see my Halloween album from my Halloween party last year here:
http://reallifedetails-scrapbook.blogspot.com/2008/03/halloween-album.html
I'm not good about posting work I've done on my blog, all the people that read my blog see all my scrap stuff, LOL!)
WAY excited about the December Daily.. didn't get a chance to do it last year, and hoping I stick with it this year, it's now or never! Just found out I was pregnant and go on Wed. to see if it's TWINS! WOW! :)
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What a beautiful album, so inspiring. I was wondering what you did with the extra photos you didn't use - do you keep them for another project?
Sam
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What a lovely little Halloween album!!!
You make so many gorgeous and inspiring things.
I also wanted to tell you that today I bought those card-holder pockets that I saw you used in your Week in a life-album! I completely fell in love with that kind of scrapping (especially since I am completelt hooked on ATC's at the moment ;)
And right now I am working on the advent-ATCs-"layout"
Looking forward to the December Daily :o)
Have a lovely day!!!
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A wonderful album. It makes me jealous. You are so talented. Jill S
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Gorgeous album!! I love the spiderwebs!
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Thanks Ali! This is excellent. I have had a 4x6 clear Maya Road album and never knew what I'd do with it - I'm going to make a Halloween mini for my little guys 1st Halloween. You are a great inspiration!!
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Love the mini! I have a few and just need to try one. I have taken 1 acrylic album class and wish I had more experience with them. I know I'd absolutely love to make them if I could just start it! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh I love it!! Great job :)
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I remember you sharing the photos from Halloween last year and how good they were. They look even better in this awesome book! I can't believe Simon would let you put the makeup on his face to look like a vampire. That's one thing my sensory kiddo just will not do. So glad he is experiencing all the fun again by looking and touching the book. Love that! Thanks as always for sharing.
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That is such a cool album. It would take you ages to take the pics and upload the photos here with all the links. Thanks for making the effort - I love the inspiration!!!
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I love this album! And the picture of your "happy camper" checking himself out is SO CUTE!
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Album looks great!
ava, cottagerca
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I love the look of the acrylic album. What would be the best way for me to learn how to do this? I'm a digital scrapper, so not skilled with glue, etc., and unsure how to deal with the transparency of an album like this. Does your new book give practical tips or is it mostly inspiration?
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THis is so cool ali...
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very cool! excited to see your thinking for the December daily.
Cherie
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