Colour INKspiration #45 A Birthday Mini Album

Firstly, just a little sneak peak - I was blown away when I was asked to be a presenter at Onstage and was given the gorgeous Needlepoint Nook suite to present.

Here is one of my cards which does meet this week's challenge- it uses Tranquil Tide and Berry Burst and the beautiful Needle and Thread stamp set. I am posting the other samples each day this week, and you'll find them all on my Pinterest board too.

But you can see more of that in another post. (I have been writing up all my Needlepoint Nook projects this week so you can check the Pinterest board etc)

   Because that's not the project I made for this week's blog......

 It's my birthday this week and would you believe I have actually made a mini album with some special photos from my birthday 4 years ago!!! (Not getting any faster as time ticks on!)

It was lovely to reminisce. A very close friend and I did a little road trip. One of those beautiful friends who instantly makes you feel special, so the photos instantly make me laugh and remember the conversations and adventures we shared.

Top left is the Album closed and tied with some wide organza ribbon.

I'm actually hopeless at even choosing which photos to feature, and I did print these some time ago, so its' been a steady process.....
I have created a mini album on the same style and dimensions as one I did recently. I'll add the link to the tutorial at the end of this post.
It's super easy and I used only one In Colour- Lemon Lime Twist, with black and white.

I have used predominantly cards from various Memories and More packs.

I have quite a few packs since I always have good intentions of making up the albums, but never quite get to the finish line. So I went through and selected all the cards with just lemon lime twist or black and white, and added in some scraps of DSP in the same colours.

I had printed the photos in a multi frame format so most of them were 2 x 3 inches- a great size for this album.

Some great things about this mini album:

• quick and easy to put together
• allows you to use up M&M cards for the journalling pages
• great idea for a farewell or thankyou card when there are a large number of people to sign the card
• terrific as a Christmas card - journal recipes, christmas traditions, countdown, advent etc
• great for a graduation card - photos of school journey, can journal positive messages for a bright future.
• looks complicated when it's not
• everyone loves a mini-album
• can add as many pages as you need.

This mini album might be just the ticket to get me going with my other photos - or with all those M&M cards!!
In fact I have made several (and will have them at the Christmas markets), check back later this week for some more pictures.

Here's the first one I made as a farewell card. You can find the measurements and instructions on this page

Thanks so much for hopping along today, be sure and check the other inspiration pics from the rest of the design team, and don't be shy- show us a photo of what you have made using these colours. Jump onto our Facebook page.

Next on the hop this week is Nicole. I had such a lovely time at ONSTAGE catching up with so many demonstrators, maybe that should be my next mini album????

I hope you have a creative week and remember,

"don't just post online,

 post something pretty!"

cheers, Liz