Well today is my turn...and I guess you could say that my mini is certainly different from all of the others? Not necessarily different in techniques, but different in content. Ya see, I am from the South...WAY SOUTH! I mean you can't really get anymore south than Louisiana, right? And things are different in Louisiana. We love rich, spicy food, we have a very distinct accent, there is lots of green, and not much concrete. Which brings me to the topic of my mini-album. Our state's nickname is "Sportsman's Paradise" because we have an abundance of water and forests that house plenty of animals. Yep, animals and one in particular gets a lot of attention...the alligator. Now they are not walking the streets per say, even though in some places within the state they can be spotted sunnin' on the side of the road, but they are in most bodies of water. It is just life here, and we are oh so fascinated with the dinosaur! Last summer I took my 4 kiddos to visit the local alligator park...yep, you heard me, we have parks designed around the monster! And let me tell ya, it was a great time!! We learned soooo much and had such a great time that we plan to visit again in the next couple of weeks! Take a look...
This is the second page even though it can be viewed through the first. All of the shapes of the pages of my mini are different, which totally added to the fun of my album. I covered the chipboard with the oh so fabulous KI Memories Wildlife and punched holes around the chipboard using my Crop-a-dile...I love that thing! I then threaded the holes with twine and wrapped it around the side of the page.
Pages 3 and 4
Page 3 is covered with a coordinating patterned paper and the strip of ribbon down the side is actually the twine from the other side. I just tied tons of ribbon on it to give it a different look. And that adorable little journaling block is more of the KI Memories Wildlife line.
Page 4 is quite simple...except for those totally cute brads!!! Yep, more KI Memories!
Pages 5 and 6
Pages 7 and 8
Pages 9 and 10
The strip of tickets were actually cut from a piece of KI Memories lace cardstock! I love the way the cardstock looks, but I have trouble using the entire sheet as a whole. I have learned to cut-it-up and works much easier!
The entire album is put together using the totally fabulous Bind-it-All!! As Lynn mentioned in the previous post, the Bind-it-All is super easy to use and gives your mini-album a great look!
The back cover is also doubling as the last page of the mini-album. I really wanted to comment on "The Grand Finale" page, but to be able to add so many pictures, I could not add a journaling spot. So, I used the back cover for a place to journal and managed to fit it all in!
So that is it! I believe mini madness is officially over at Right at Home. I'm kind of sad though...it was super neat to see everyone's different mini-albums. Well the summer holds more fun and inspiration. Check back soon!!
cute album, love how you threaded the twine & ribbon through the chipboard, I'll have to hold onto that idea. Great job!
Posted by: Cory Mace | June 03, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Sooo cute Frances !! Lots to look at and the paper collection is FUN !! I like the acrylic as the cover !! Cool ribbon ties also !!
Posted by: Lynn Kopas | June 03, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Awesome as usual! You did a great job rounding out the month of minis!
Posted by: Kathy | June 03, 2010 at 08:50 PM