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.
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 (8.5×11): 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 4×8 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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Thank you so much Ali – dang, girl, you are a machine!!!!
What a beautiful album. It’s great how you set it up.
Beautiful Album! Thank you for sharing and for the amazing download I can’t wait to start playing!
Fabulous!!!! This book is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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.
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.
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…
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
as usual, just ♥
& thanks for the .pdf
beautiful ali, I never get tired of seeing your beautiful art and photos! I want more more more, lol!
Those are Clarks – great shoes for walking!http://www.zappos.com/clarks-unthought-black-leather
Hi Sheri – the chipboard pages that come with the album have holes in place. I adhere one photo (or piece of pattern paper) and punch the holes with a crop-a-dile tool. Then I adhere the paper/photo to the other side and punch again.
I love it!! Thanks for sharing the down load!! Do you have a font out that I could purchase??
I figured it out on my own! You rock! Thanks for offering it for free!!
Absolutely lovely and thanks for the download.
Always inspiring!!
Great album, thanks for the tutorial and the download.
love this ali – so inspiring!
Always so awesome, Ali! Love the pictures and the elegant simple format. Thanks always!
That is the most adoreable book. I love it! Now I’m going to have to make one for myself.
What an awesome mini book! I linked to it from today’s scrapbook news at http://exm.nr/9uCUAe
Love your book…love the download. Thank you so much for sharing both!
Beautiful! Of course!!
Love it. If you could only see my son’s first year album you’d laugh out loud
Beautiful album, Ali! Thank you so much for the journaling strips!
Oh my goodness Ali!!!!!!! this is beautiful:) I love every detail!!!!!!!! you never cease to inspire!
Whata super album! It’s really quite simple…I’m amazed what you were able to bring into it. Patsy from
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Ok, I was at work all day looking forward to coming home and seeing this! It is so beautiful and inspiring. THank you so much for sharing!
Is that paper you used on the last page still available? It’s the same one from your book cover, A Designers Eye, right? I’ve always loved it!
Beautiful and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your album.
I was wondering what the paper was that you used on the final page? I have seen you use it several times and love it. The album is stunning.
I love this, ordered the album right away, what size are the pictures printed at and where did you print them?
What a fabulous book of love.
TFS
Thanks Monika
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The photos are 8 inches x 4 inches – same size as the interior chipboard pages. I printed them here at home on my HP Photosmart B8550.
You can find it here: http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Bertini-Plumes-Fine-Paper/3103.001/11500301.html
Yes – it is the same. You can find it here: http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Bertini-Plumes-Fine-Paper/3103.001/11500301.html
I love, Love, LOVE THIS! Classic AE style. I saw this and gasped. It reminded me to keep things SIMPLE! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this beautiful book.
Glynis
Thank you for sharing this. I had a rough day with my kids – brought them to the office and it was a disaster. I was so stressed and upset but after seeing this project it made me realize it doesn’t matter. I love them in spite of everything.
Thank you!
Sooooo beautiful and wonderful, as always! I love the cover. I have several of those rub-ons by Jenni and I love how you have used one here! I wish I could take horizontal pictures more like you do. 99% of my pics are taken vertically because I struggle to frame my shots on a horizontal shot. I wish you could give me some tips! I always love your photos!!
I love the album, but I can’t see the video
I hear your voice, Ali, but the image is just your awesome AE logo. *cries*
Wow, that is so simple but stunning an such a meaningful little album. So special, just love it!
Keep watching – it takes about 30 seconds before the screen changes to show my desktop with Photoshop Elements open.
perfection!! LOVE every bit of it.
love it !! so beautiful !!!!
Ali-
I’m a HUGE fan of yours & love all of your work. But this mini album is
above all my most FAV ever of your work. The color scheme and premise
behind this mini just rocks!! Love love love this deeply!!!
Thanks for the free download. I will for sure put it to use.
Dear Ali~
I love YOU today because you make me smile with your inspiring message and you just being you. Thanks for the inspiration and the happy feeling you give me by sharing what you do!
~Kimberly C.
This is gorgeous!! I just bought that same album, love the idea of a rub on on the cover!
As always: you just made it beautiful. You are totally doing my style: beautiful, but simple. You just have an amazing eye foe colors and where to put your embellishments. Love it. How long did it take you to make the album? My Son is 6 months and I don’t have the time anymore that I used to. I am barely finishing my week in the life project. (Good that I selected all my stories and pictures and only need to add everything)
This album is totally worth copying
I worked on it in bits and pieces over at least a month
. I left it out on my table and did one thing at a time. One day selecting the papers and trimming them to size. One day printing out the digital elements and rounding the corners. One day adhering and adding the embellishments. One day printing the photos and adhering. One day printing, writing, and adhering the journaling strips. All those tasks add up over time 
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Thank you so much for the free download and the video showing how to create this mini album……they can make a nice gift for my children.
Love so much about this book. Hooray.