Use Your Stash!

Hi, its Veronica here and today I want to share with you a Halloween mini album.  The entire album was made from my left over stash!  I love using up my stash ... it gives me such satisfaction to know that I am not wasting and I believe it makes me more creative.

There are so many bits and pieces from different lines of paper in this album, some of them are:

My Little Yellow Bicycle
My Mind's Eye
Glitz Designs
Creative Imaginations
Trinity Paper Arts
Prima
May Arts
Bazzill

I try and use stash whenever possible and it can be easily done.  How you ask?  There are just a three basic rules that I follow.  First I match the theme, which in this case is Halloween.  I also make sure each facing page matches; so that when you open your album the pages flow together.

Second, I always choose one base color that will flow throughout the album.  This method is easy on the eyes and helps with the cohesive look of the album.

 Notice how the patterns are not from the same collection but they both have the color black.

Third, when choosing patterns for my mini I try and stick to 2-3 colors in the pattern only.  So in this case with the Halloween album, I chose orange and yellow with an accent of green splattered here and there.

I hope I have inspired you to go into your stash and use some of it up by following my three basic methods.  Happy Scrapping!

Home Sweet Home Mini Album

Hello!  It's Veronica here and it's my turn to post!  I just finished this adorable little 6x6 chipboard album.  This album is so colorful it makes me happy!  I paper pieced a cute "home" on the front color.  Notice I put alot of detail in the little house, from the slat walls to the curtains in the window and stone work on the chimney.

I have always liked Heidi Grace's art and I had to have this bright cheerful "One Sunny Day" collection manufactured by Colorbok.  Heidi has a whimsical style that I just love and this collection inspired me to make this cute mini.

Hope you are inspired to make something bright and cheery as I was.  Next time you make a mini album, go ahead and load up on the embellishments, flowers, brads, buttons, ribbon anything that inspires you.

Enjoy ... Happy Scrappin

Basically Bare mini album~

Hi everyone~Connie here to share with you a mini album done using the fabulous Basically Bare products!!  I won  a pack of goodies at a Basically Bare class, couldn't wait to dig in!

Most of the mini is made with Basically Bare Products, the chipborad shapes take paint, mists, paper and stay strong.

This is a look at the first three pages and some of the shapes I used to complete the album.  The paper is by The Paper Loft (was in my prize pack, too).  The frames are so neat~wish I had had two sets!!I thought of so many uses for them.

This is the last three pages.  The chipboard shapes come in cardboard, corrugated cardboard, canvas and felt.  The felt and canvas really take on the color, when you use inks or paint.  Great  embellishments that you can decorate anyway to match your paper carft projects!!!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see ya soon!!!