Journals

For CHA, I was lucky enough to get to play with one of the new Studio Calico mini albums! This is the 5x5 size, embossed with the alphabet…and I love it!

I was also lucky enough to play with a lot of Studio Calico’s newest stamps, including Silhouettes, My Happy, and Hooray.

I decided to make this album kind of a quote book of memories from my son’s first year (I write in a “one line a day” book for him every night and I used memories from that).

The first step for me was to come up with a common design that could be easily replicated throughout the book. I decided to use the circle word stamp from the Silhouettes stamps on each page, and then use a different stamp within the circle.

Next, I picked out the stamps I would use in the middle of the circle stamp.
Then I stamped the circle stamp on about 40 pages in different ink colors.

Next, I picked out complementary patterned paper to act as filler pages in the album.

Then I stamped the image in the middle of the circle stamp.

Then I misted the covers of the album.

I repeated the circle stamp with a stamp in the middle on the back cover.

Then on the cover, I used one of Studio Calico’s wood veneer alphabets, and the “note” sticker from the new Scrap Pads.

Finally, I took the pages and wrote down the memories!
Supplies: Classic Scrap Pads, Hooray Stamps, 5x5 Journal Kit (Alpha Pattern Embossed), Silhouettes Stamps, My Happy Stamps, Classic Calico Woodgrain One paper, Classic Calico Dot One paper, Classic Calico Folio paper.

Voila! You guys are going to love these mini albums and stamps!

Comments

[Michele H.]

love how you are using this album Laura! great design:)

[Linda]

So adorable Laura! Thanks for sharing!!

[tami]

LOVE this idea!

[Margrethe]

This is great! Hope you'll show us the entire album one day :)

[heathyr]

you = amaze me.

[Dalia Chapman]

Love your corner decorations and the idea of 1 sentence a day!

[Monika Wright]

super design that i'll have to use in my next mini...love it!

[Ellie A.]

DROOLING...just drooling.. I need them stamps in my life! Ha :)

[Jennifer L.]

Ooooh, I can't wait to get this and I'm going to do exactly what you've done, Laura! I love it!

[laura]

Thanks for all your sweet comments! I am in love with the new stamps and see myself using them all the time in the coming months!

[Laci M.]

You'll have to do a tutorial on how to get a perfect full stamped image. 'love' in the last pic is perfect, I would mess it up.

[Dawseasefew]

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