'Penny Black - Golden Moment' Mini Album

Hello.

Chirali here. I hope everyone is doing great. :)

So today I am here with a mini album made from a very refreshing 6*6 paper pad of Penny Black, 'Golden Moment.' It contains papers full of colors which are perfect for almost any themed album.

Here is what I created:

Flowers on front are die cut from this paper pad only. Those birds have been fussy cut from same papers. So cool, isn't it?

Some inside photos:

And yes, how can I forget our ongoing challenge #66, 'Bling a Ding with stamping twist'. Therefore have used a simple stamped and embossed sentiment. Click here to enter with your creations.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Keep crafting.

Thanks,
Chirali. :)

Supplies used:

1. Golden Moment - Penny Black 6x6 Paper pad

Explosion box mini album Tutorial

Hello everyone,
   
             Riswana here with you today. I'll be sharing a very basic tutorial on an explosion box mini album.. There are endless ways to do it and this is just a simplified form of mine & I hope it will be useful if you are a beginner or haven't tried this out yet.!!

Here's the box when open..

Let's get started. I'll go fron the outer layer towards inside.

Layer 1:

Take a 10 1/2" square cardstock and score at 3 1/2" and 7" respectively. Rotate the cardstock to 90 degrees and repeat the same. This is common for all the layers (so i have mentioned the measurements only once in all the pictures).

Take a 3 1/2" square scrap piece of paper, fold it diagonally. Draw a heart and fussy cut it. Use this as a template to draw on all four corners. Score diagonally in the middle of the hearts.. Cut the same template a little bit smaller to cut out the pattern paper hearts.

Take 4 pieces of 3 1/4" square Pattern papers in 2 different designs & matt them on the base. After completing it should look like this..

Outer view

Inner View

Layer 2:

Take a 9" square cardstock & score at 3" and 6" respectively. Cut and score as shown & fold the flaps on each other. This is the easiest of ways to create an interactive design as well as utilizing the maximum space.. You'll need 4 pieces of 2 3/4" Pattern papers in 4 designs for matting. Here's the finished look..

Outer view

Inner view

Layer 3:

This may look a bit complicated but it's actually simple and very similar to the second layer. The difference is that there's an extra 1/4" for the flaps to make pockets.

Take a 8" square cardstock and score at 1/4" 2 3/4", 5 1/4", 7 3/4" respectively. Score and cut along the lines as shown above. The resulting piece should resemble the blue shaded area. Stick the flaps to make the pockets.  You'll need 4 tags measuring 2 1/4" × 2 3/4". Also 4 square Pattern papers measuring 2 1/4" each in 2 designs..

Inner view

Outer view

The Lid:

Take a 6 1/8" square cardstock and score at 1/4" and 4 7/8" respectively. This will give a 1/8" gap between the lid and the box. You can customise as required. 4 pieces of 1" × 3 3/8" Pattern papers & 2 pieces of 3 3/8 square pattern papers will be required for matting.

Since it is a mini album, the center portion can again hold a picture. I chose to have a surprise box inside, which can be used to store small memorabilias..

Add pictures and embellishments like you wish, stick the layers on top of each other using foam adhesive and you are done. I usually add embellies coordinating the photos.!! Also, it's okay to mix and match Pattern papers as long as the color co-ordination turns out right.. Here I've used papers from four different PP packs.!!!

Hope you found this tutorial useful.. If you have any queries, please feel free to ask in the comments section and I'll be happy to help :)

Did you check out the ongoing Challenge on our blog?? Click HERE to check it out.! it's super interesting.!!

Supplies used for the project:
Papericious Mi Estilo PP
Papericious The Gentleman PP


Create. Have fun.
Rhiz.

3D Baby Carriage With a Mini Tag Album

Good morning, friends!

This is Jasleen here, and I'm back with my inspiration project for this month's baby-themed challenge- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. :)

You can view the challenge details HERE.

I've made a 3D Baby Carriage along with a mini tag album using the lovely collection of 6 by 6  Papeicious patterned papers- Little Star. Here's how it looks :-

Do you want to know how I made this? Well, it's pretty easy and you do not require any dies to make this carriage. I'm sharing a picture tutorial to help you understand the making process. It's quite a long and picture-heavy post. So, I hope you enjoy ! :)

Step 1.

So I recycled this discarded cereal box to make it. Just cut it out flat with the help of a sharp pair of scissors.

Step 2:-

Then, I drew two circles, using the edge of a round utencil as a stencil. If you have a circle die, a  compass, you can definitely use that or just about anything circular. We need two circle cut outs which would make the sides of our baby buggy.

Step 3:-

This is what we need to have before assembling our buggy- two circles(mine were approximately 5 inches in diameter), four tiny circles(for making the wheels) and a long strip(measuring about 8 inches long and 2 inches wide)

Step 4:-

Cut out the same from the patterned papers as well, and keep in mind, we need four large circles from patterned paper, since we want the carriage to be covered with PP on the outside as well as on the inside. Stick the patterned paper on the inner side, do not stick the outer one yet. You will know the reason for this in the following steps. Stick your choice of PPs on the long strip and the four little circles as well.
 Cut out a quarter portion each from both the large circles, as shown in the pic.

Step 5 :-

Now, it's time to assemble the two circles together with the help of the strip. As you can see in the picture, I scored the long strip at about half an inch from both the sides, and made small horizontal cuts over both the edges, so that it curves and sticks over the circular edges with ease.

Step 6:-

After we are done sticking the strip along the two circles(It doesn't look very neat uptil this stage, but don't worry, that would be sorted )  stick the patterned paper on the outer sides.

Step 7:-

Now it's time to make the fan-shaped 'roof' of the buggy. For this, I used a 6 inches length and 2.5 inches width  of patterned paper and scored at 0.5 inches along the width. I think the above picture gives you an idea.
We need two of these for the two sides of the buggy.

Step 8 :-

Now, stick the four smaller circles to make the wheels. Embellish the little carriage with your favorite trinkets. I embellished it with laces, ribbons, bows, pearls and a wooden star embellishment. :)

Sharing a few pictures of the mini album it holds :-

 This tag album was made with the help of  die-cut cards by Simple stories-Hello baby and Papericious 6 by 6 paper pad- Little Star from the store.

I've added a shaker element with colorful sequins on each tag and there's a pocket behind each die-cut card to insert a photo. I liked keeping my embellishments to a minimum for this mini album. That cute baby footprints Washi tape is also from the Lulupu store. There are some lovely designs of washi available HERE.

Okay, so that's it. I know it was a long one this time. I hope you are not bored.:P

 Do let me know how you liked this. I always look forward to what you have to say about my work. :)

If you have any doubts, leave in the comments below and I'll try to get back asap.

Eagerly awaiting to see your baby-themed projects now. Link them up HERE. 

Until then, happy crafting !

Supplies from www.lulupu.com :-

1. Papericious 6 by 6 paper pad- Little star

2. Simple stories Snap cuts-- Hello Baby

3. Fiskars Paper Trimmer

4. Martha Stewart Score Board

5. Adhesive

6. Washi Tape

Love,
----Jasleen.

Winners for May Challenge # 61!

Hello Everyone!
It is time to announce the winners for May Challenge! I have to say , we had really amazing entries showcasing Mini albums. We had a tough time choosing the winners- it was tough! :)

So without further delay, here you go!

Top # 3 (In random order)

 Khushboo from Snowflakesandlilies

This is her first entry and so beautifully made! 

Meetu from The Quill Mill Crafts

Meetu's explosion box album was really gorgeous!

Chirali from Cardiggerzz

Chirali's love themed album was really sweet!

And

the winner is....drum rolls please!! 

Suchismita from Scrappittarius

Suchismita's beautiful and neat album stole our heart!

Congratulations to all the winners! We love your enthusiasm and projects! :)

You can grab your blinkies from HERE.

Suchismita, please write to hello@lulupu.com to claim your goodie bag! ;)

And do check out our current Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars. 

Good luck and hope to see all of your entries this time too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Suchi :)

June Challenge - Celebrating Babies!

Hello All!!
I am Suchi with you all today! It is time for a new challenge on Lulupu and this month is Kenisha's (Karuna's Daughter) Birthday and that is why we are celebrating babies theme! Yay! :)

Here is the theme:

CHALLENGE #62

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars- Celebrating Babies

The Rules for Challenge #62 are:

1. Anything goes- cards, scrapbook layout, albums, tags, etc
2. Must be baby theme
3. Must have STARS in your project

Please read the general guidelines for the challenge HERE. :)

Now, check out the project that I made. We are featuring beautiful pattern papers from Papericous. The papers used here are from "It's a girl" set.

I made a 4*4 flip flop album! :)

It expands this way! I have used Bedtime for babies cardstock stickers. You can find it HERE on the store.

The pattern papers contain stars. I have glued them using Tacky Glue.

When opened, the album looks like this! I have used a crochet lace to tie up the album

One closer look at the opened album!

Hope you all liked my project! Don't forget to link up your project below. 

This is going to be one fun month! We are going to have a lot of surprises for you all! So, stay tuned! :)

List of supplies:

1. It's a Girl- Papericious pattern paper set

2. Bedtime for babies cardstock stickers

3. Crochet Lace- Green

4. You are here! Insta Square- Simple Stories

5. Alenee's Tacky Glue

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Hugs xx

Suchi

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Mini Albums made easy!

Hello My Crafty Friends! :) 

I am Suchi here with you all! Today I am excited to share my very first Mini Album! I got these wonderful Julie Nutting Paper Dolls pattern papers and paper doll Ephemera die cuts in my DT kit, I had to try them out! :)

Here is my mini album! Hope you all are participating in this month's challenge! I know that making a mini album sounds like too much of work but once you begin, there is no going back. 

Today, I have made some easy peasy , not-so-time-consuming tricks for you to make an album! Hope this helps and inspires you all! :)

Denim Bag using Papericious Pattern Paper

Hello Everyone,

It's Roshni here and today I have a Denim Bag Album to share with you that I made for Challenge #61 - Mini Albums.

I have used  Naturals Paper Pack by Papericious. As soon as I saw the denim papers I wanted to create a bag and after looking at some denim bag images for reference this is what I made :)

The album has a total of 6 pages and the pages measure 6" x 6.5". Every page has a top loading pocket. To embellish the album I have used Papericious adhesive buttons and White and Brown Fabric Tapes.

The album looks like a bag from the outside.

Challenge #61 | Mini Albums

Hello and Good Morning, friends!

This is Jasleen and I'm here to announce a new challenge for the month of May. But before that, let me take this opportunity to thank all of you who participated in our April Mood Board Challenge. It seems you really enjoyed playing along. All the entries are amazing and we are having a tough time choosing the winners.  Stay tuned, we'll be announcing the winners very soon ! :)

So, the theme for this month's challenge is:

CHALLENGE #61

MINI ALBUMS

Yeah, get those pretty pattern papers out and show us how you rock this theme. ;)
(Read the General Guidelines for the challenges, here.)

The Rules for Challenge #61 are:

1. Album can be any shape (square, rectangle, triangle, alphabet, circular, etc.) or size (4x4, 6,x6, 8x8, 12x12, etc.)

2. The completed project should look like an album/booklet. You can:

   a. Use box files with rings and insert page protectors,

   b. Punch holes in your pages and use album rings,

   c. Bind the pages together using any handmade or machine made binding.

   d. Any other method to put pages together.

BUT loose individual pages will NOT BE CONSIDERED as an album. The final project must look like a booklet.

3. An album needs a minimum of 5 pages (or 4 + cover decoration.)

4. It can be an interactive (with inserts, folds, etc.) album or a plain flip-album.

5. Only pasting pictures and binding pages will NOT BE CONSIDERED. Pages need to be embellished.

6. Photos in the album (if personal) can be blurred. But blank pages stating that photos will be added later, will NOT BE CONSIDERED. However, photo mats with other embellishment(s) will be okay.

7. There's NO SPECIFIC THEME for decoration or colour(s). You can pick whatever you like. :)

The album I made measures 5 by 6 inches in size. I have used the gorgeous Ephemera papers by Papericious for making this one. These papers are just perfect if you like to make romantic , shabby chic styled albums with lot of flowers.

This album has total of 5 pages, and I've added a tag or two or an interactive flip page for adding photos on every page.

Here's the outer cover of my album I made :-