Thanksgiving, Cocoa Daisy, & a couple winners
First, we have the bowl:
And then we have the special guest to draw the names:
And the winners are:
Terry and Yvonne - email me and I will get you in touch with Shimelle for the class. After reading through all the comments yesterday I totally want to do it again - thinking that maybe I will just do it when I can as the month goes by. It is such a great way just to celebrate the season (and does not have to take much time at all).
And next up, I wanted to share a Thanksgiving album I made from a new kit club created by my friend Tricia: COCOA DAISY. Tricia lives just up the road from me. We met a year or so ago when we drove together (with our other friend Emily) down to some classes I taught at No Bare Pages. Since that day we have had lots of great lunches and chats - most recently she and I and Emily have been going to Dream Dinners once a month (I need to do a whole post about that place - I LOVE it) and then out to dinner afterwards. Awesome girl time.
I was so excited for Tricia when she told me she wanted to start a monthly kit club. She has great taste and a fantastic work ethic. When I got this first kit I totally knew I wanted to create a Thanksgiving album - the idea was to get it done before Thanksgiving so all I will need to do is add in my photos and journaling. And you guys know how much I love miniBOOKS.
So here's my creation from the November kit:
A close-up on the cover: chipboard circle pieces + rub ons + stamps (from my own collection) + glossy accents on top for the coating + clock
And the inside. Once I have some journaling I plan to print it onto cardstock and add it to the left side (mixed in with the other elements). Photos with a white border will go on the right side of the album.
The chipboard swirl accents were painted with Delta Trail Tan acrylic paint and stamped with the Remember stamp (product 294E) from Catslife Press.
The "give thanks" accents were created using my Wacom tablet + printed onto cardstock + and the edges inked. I also used the Delta paint around the edge of each of the interior pages - felt more finished that way.
And the ribbon is super yummy.
Here's an in-process image and the inks I used:
Excited about filling this up over the next week.
super cool album. I also love the minis.
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Simon looks like he grew up a little since the last picture posts... unreal how fast our sweet babies can grow up. There have been a few times I really felt like our girls grew overnight. :)
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Ali,
I have been working on a Thanksgiving mini album, too! I can't wait to finish and put in the pictures from the day. Thanks for sharing... your is beautiful!
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Love this mini album Ali!!!! I have been keeping my eye out on this kit club!! Can't wait to see what she offers next month. TFS, Michele
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I love this little book, Ali. You've inspired me again to do something like this. :)
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Love it! The papers are so "fall-ish" (I think that is almost a real word...) Glad you are feeling better!
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love your idea... i'm making an incomplete mini book tonight with fall colored papers so i too can put my photos in the book, wtg ali for such a great idea. i'm using different papers, etc. but i can give credit to the inspiration and idea to you! thanks!
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Note to self: add ALI E to "what I am thankful for" list....you are SO inspiring -- I love your style and your generous spirit...thank you thank you thank you for sharing ....cannot wait to get my KIT!
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Ali - I'm always inspired by your work. Your creativity and the process you use is just amazing. Thanks for sharing your creations.
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ali ali ali. your mini books are my fave. best thing- how you did the chipboard swirls cut off at the edges.
and so excited about jan. at cocoa daisy.
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wow. ok. wow! what an awesome book!!!
and dream dinners, don't get me started...LOVE this! been going since the summer, just LOVE this! did you make the french toast last month?
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Love Simon's jarmies! He makes an excellent lotto draw dude. I wish we had a Dream Dinners here! That looks like such cool fun and a terrific idea for us working mum's. If I had the money I would love to set that up here.
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love minibooks!! this is so cute!!
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cool Ali! It is fun to see the process! Thanks for sharing!
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Gorgeous Ali! Thanks for inspiring! Jane
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***Gorgeous*** album!!!!! Love it:)
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I had the same question as some others...
How do you get the holes and the pages to line up? Do you take the whole book apart first? Is it a sketch book you're using? If so, they come with a lot of pages. Do you save the excess and use it somewhere else later?
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Alright, the Thanksgiving Album looks inredible, and it just highlights something I learned after your newsletter on stamping: that I have a lot to learn about the versatility of stamps.
You opened my eyes to the possibilities, but I still feel I am grasping at straws. I have tons of stamps! And maybe my problem is that most of them are a style I no longer care for. Part of it is also that I have never seen them used in the way that you use them. And I realize now that I must not be identifying what I am seeing on yours and (and probably others') pages.
You may not want to return to the subjects of stamps for a while, Ali, but if you ever feel like doing something where you show a bunch more examples (an online class, a CK article, a blog entry, or newsletter?) I would be so happy!
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Just plain YUMMY! LOVING those colors and the stamping.
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That minibook is completely fabulous!!! Thank u for always sharing your incredible work!
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thought i would let you know (if you didn't already) - creative memories has the cutest 7X7 cranberry colored album with mickey on the right corner on cover. i bought extra natural pages, left the protectors off, threaded a pen with a piece of elastic through the spine and got signatures on one side and photos w/embellishments on the other side that corresponded to each signature. it was very easy to use for both the character and my 3 year old (now 5). my only other advise is take baby/anti-bactrial wipes with you everyday to the park. i think i will be using wipes the rest of my life - so many great uses for all
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yum yum yum-such a great little book- i love how you can take a kit and take it to new levels..i would NEVER have thought to make a mini album from it.Love your use of stamps-keep on talking up the use of them as i own a stamp/scrap store and every time you use them in a project my sales go up-heehee!
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Ali - I love your album. You have inspired me to make something similar for a Christmas Album as we don't have Thanksgiving in NZ. Thanks :-) I wish you could come back to NZ some day soon to teach some more of your awesome projects. Talk to David!! Happy Thanksgiving!
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This little book is just perfect. So beautiful. I really enjoy your blog, and have even ordered from Catpress stamps after reading about them in your stamp layout. Since I'm new to all this, one thing I can never understand is the ribbon on those spiral - do you just tie several ribbons on the spirals? or do you do it in a different way? How did you tie on that beautiful metal flower? And thanks for sharing pieces of your life and your beautiful artwork!
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