Hi everyone! It's Leanne here today to share with you a quick and easy mini album, inspired entirely by the awesome new Halloween mini placemats. I love that these placemats are the perfect size to fit in your hand and once you choose the one for your front cover, you have a template ready to trace and trim for the remaining pages. The hardest part about creating this mini is deciding which patterned papers to use from the two new release 6x6 mini paper pads, Owloween Stew and Witches Brew.
For my front cover, I selected the 'spooky' mini placemat and with the Butterfly/Dictionary Stamp & Stencil Set, stamped the dictionary images randomly on it. Before choosing embellishments to decorate, I adhered the spider web patterned paper behind the card to allow it to show through the negative space of the letters. Next, I used the cover card as a template to create the rest of my pages. Using a hole punch, I added a small hole to the top center of each page and a small jump ring to keep the album together.
Embellishing the pages was the easiest part. I selected several Pea Pod Parts (Owloween Stew and Witches Brew) for each page, making sure I leave room for future photos to be added. I also liked to have the Pea Pods overlap the edges of the pages to allow a little peek of what's to come, before the reader gets to turn the page!
On the final page, I added a mini kraft envelope to hold any special messages or tiny ephemera. To make it a little more interactive, I adhered a "Happy Halloween" Pea Pod Part frame to the lip of the envelope.
Thanks so much for joining me and I hope I have inspired you to create a fun mini album, ready to add all those wonderful Halloween photos you have stashed!
Spooky Mini Album By Leanne Allinson
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Paper Pad: Owloween Stew, Witches Brew
Mini Placemats: Halloween
Pea Pod Parts: Owloween Stew, Witches Brew
Wood Veneer: Halloween
Clothespin: Halloween
Stamp & Stencil Set: Butterfly/Dictionary
Enamel Stars: Orange, Yellow, Black; Green, Gray, Purple
Kraft Mini Envelopes
Alphabeans: Blended Black
Beanstalks: Green Baker's Twine
Love this!
Posted by: Cathy Harper | August 20, 2014 at 08:07 AM
LOVE IT!
Posted by: {vicki} | August 20, 2014 at 10:08 AM
So cute Leanne! Love the cover!
Posted by: Jill Yegerlehner | August 20, 2014 at 11:08 AM
BOO-tiful :)
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | August 20, 2014 at 09:10 PM
That album is toooo cute!!
Posted by: Jessy Christopher | August 20, 2014 at 10:04 PM
That is adorable!
Posted by: Marcia Dehn-Nix | August 20, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Fabbbbbbb
Posted by: Kim Jeffress | August 21, 2014 at 10:36 AM
This is soooo cool!! Love it Leanne ♥
Posted by: Bernii Miller | August 21, 2014 at 05:01 PM
Adorably spooky!
Posted by: jan metcalf | August 23, 2014 at 09:55 AM