4x8 MiniBook : I Love You Today Because (Includes Free Download + Video Tutorial)
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
I use a tablet but you can also handwrite on a piece of white paper, scan it into your computer and use Photoshop to extract the areas you want (with the words). I scan at 300dpi - you can do it higher if you want and then use the brightness/contrast to get the black really black and the white really white. I usually use a sharpie marker and plain computer paper.
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thank you for sharing this and the download! such lovely meaningful eye candy to cherish-this is totally going on my list of projects!
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A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Thank you so much for sharing and the tutorial. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!
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This is simply delightful and always inspirational. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and thoughts on memory keeping, it truly means so much to me!
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Question: did you show us each page in the album, or is there more? I think my problem with finishing things is sometimes I try to put in too much (I have always found it hard to edit, whether it's writing or pictures or whatever, I love it all!). I need to remember it's ok for an album to only have a few, important things in it, rather than 25-50 pages ;-) I started to learn this lesson with your day in the life project last time - I was shocked that one week was all you'd put in a BIG ALBUM!
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The setup of this album is so clever. I love how you used the binder for a landscape format. Thinking of a lil' album as a birthday present for my dh … thanks for the inspirtation (and free download)!
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love this ali!!!
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Absolutely beautiful! I love the photo of Anna & your husband. =)
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Such a sweet album, Ali! Thank you for the video tutorial and for the journal strip download. SOOOOOOO sweet of you!
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Just LOVE this album-well done
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This is it :).
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Hi - Great album. I love the pictures you take. Do you have any recommendations on online classes or books for DSLR's? I just got one and there is so much to learn, I don't know where to start! I was looking for something that is technical AND creative. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Love it!
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Love the simplicity of the whole album, the transparent dividers, and unity & flow as you flipped through for us. What a perfectly sweet mini album! :>
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Amazing! as usual your work, and thoughts, and creations are fantastic. Thanks for the inspiring mini-book. I see another project forming...
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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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