Scraps Of Time

a couple of blank christmas mini chipboard albums

ready for your imagination, these little "bare beginnings" might be helpful to start your christmas   creating and gift giving.

  

new christmas album kits and a new machine-woohoo

today i listed 2 new christmas album kits, i hope they spur your imagination!

                  

this "jolly christmas cheer" 5.75" X 6" album kit has over 120 goodies to create an fun holiday album. i have listed this kit in my etsy shop here if you would like to get a closer peek at what is in this package.

                                          

this "Christmas past kit" kit will create a 3.5" X 5.5" chipboard album with binder clips and basicgrey card-stock papers, some are double-sided. you can get a closer look here.

i have 2 more kits to list, just have to take the photos.

ohmygosh my dear husband has ordered my christmas present and it is scheduled to arrive on the 30th. i can hardly wait, it is a new die-cut machine, a real one by accucut with the same set of die cuts that i used on my last christmas album kit, "yuletide joy", with all those fun shapes! it will save time and money and i will be able to create a chipboard album right at home at the spur of the moment, instead of trying to figure how the papers will go with the album. also, with the way all of our brick and mortar scrapbook stores are disappearing, and only 1 in this area with a die cut center, i feel it is a wise investment, and lucky me, so did steve!  yeah!  i am very excited and hope it will arrive early, but actually, thanksgiving will be keeping us busy this week huh?.

i best get busy, have a great night, i'll be back with more kits...-rebecca

another new album listed "christmas memories"

This 5.5" X 6" Christmas album was created from Paper Loft's "Home For The Holiday's" Christmas collection. With 4 hand cut chip board pages, plus 2 chipboard covers.

It has 11 uniquely designed pages, 15 photo/journaling pockets, 11 double-sided tags with printed vintage Christmas postcard images on the front and Paper Loft card-stock on the reverse.i have listed it here in my etsy shop:

 

                                           

                                              cover of "christmas memories"

this 5.5" X 6" Christmas album was created from paper loft's "home for the holiday's" christmas collection. With 4 hand cut chip board pages, plus 2 chipboard cover.

                                   

                                                              pages 1 and 2

there are 3 pockets on these pages.

                                
                                                              pages 3 and 4

4 pockets here on pages 3 & 4.

                                   

                                                            pages 5 and 6

there is 1 large pocket on page 5 and a liittle library pocket on page 6 with a decorated manila shipping tag tucked inside

                                 
                                  

                                                            pages 7 and 8

there are 2 pockets on page 7 and a little mat with a photo turn on page 8

                                           

                                                           pages 9 and 10

2 pockets on these last pages and 2 tags

                              

all 13 tags with vintage postcard images on the front and paper loft card-stock on the reverse.

thank you for visiting my blog, taking the time to look at the photos, and for your comments emails and purchases! you're the best, you are my inspiration! have a wonderful friday! -rebecca

new christmas album "jinglebell christmas"

here are 2 new albums that i have listed in my etsy shop for christmas, i'm working on some christmas kits for albums, collage or journals too, i just have to take some photos, maybe i will get them listed this weekend, i hope, i hope!

anyway, the first little album is created with a vintage (1920 something i think) greeting card that was perfect for a matchbook album:

                                   

"jingleBell Christmas" is the name of this 3.5" X 5.5" matchbook album. originally a vintage greeting card, i have added  5- 118lb. card-stock pages using vintage buttons, vintage christmas postcard images as photo pockets and the always sweet, daisy d's christmas papers to make this a special christmas album.

                                   

the 4 vintage buttons are sewn through the 5 layers of papers to re-purpose this vintage card in to an album that you can keep or give as a gift, filled with special holiday photos.each page measures 3.5" X 4.25".

                                

the back of each page has a photo mat created from "Flair Designs christmas collection.

                                 

                                  
                                     

                                      

the last page with santa contemplating the list has 2 little pockets. you may slip your photos behind the book and behind santa himself.

                                  

are these photos wonderful? can't you see a family taking the time to cut out these photos and placing them on this card? the greeting itself is slipped into little slits.

                                       

"jinglebell christmas" open

                                    

the back of this album.

new christmas album kit "yuletide joy"

brrr, my gosh we have 38 degrees and wet out here, hello winter! we actually had snow mixed with rain last night, i thought everyone said it was going to be a warm winter around here? really, i love the cold and snow, as long as we have wood to burn and cocoa to drink-oops forgot cocoa at costco and i really do need to get our scarves and mittens out for the winter! well that's tom0rrows work- today, okay, tonight,  i have just  listed this new chipboard christmas album kit in my etsy shop , i love these papers by my mind's eye, i also had some of the graphic 45's christmas papers delivered today, oooh they are sweet! anyway- on with this album kit:

                            

all the goodies you will need to create this...

                               

5.5" X 8.5" chipboard album with each page a unique shape. the cover has 2 pockets to slip in pictures, journaling, or memorabilia- like a letter to santa? his answer? a christmas wish list? the santa tag from graphic 45 creates a pocket on top of the bottom pocket. a  tag of the "night before christmas"  hangs from a spiral clip with cream(although it looks stark white in this photo, geesh!) ribbon and a bit of fluffy white fiber.

                  

                                                              pages 1 & 2

2 pockets on each page with velvet ribbon tied to the top pockets with red buttons and vintage white buttons-you can slip little pictures under the velvet ribbon to show them off. 2 large tags are slipped into 2 of  the pockets, and a manila shipping tag for  journaling, hangs from the top binder clip with vintage seam binding.  you will have to provide the tiny stamps for stamping, alas, i couldn't find good ones for the kits- why does that always happen?

                                                          

this is the reverse side of the journaling tag, decorated with music paper and a vintage christmas tree.

                 

                                                                  pages 3 & 4

two more pockets on each of these pages sewn to the pages with embroidery floss, with 2 large tags tucked in and another journaling tag attached to the binding clip. there are 2 little santa cut outs on the front of the pockets.

                                                            

reverse of journaling tag on pages 4 and 5, with a little santa car and happy christmas cutout, on a polka dot background.

                 

                                                                  pages 5 & 6

2 pockets on each of these pages attached with silky seam bimding, with large tags slipped into the pocket and one last hanging journaling tag . you will create this layered paper snowflake for page 6 and attached to the pocket with a button.

                                                            

back side of the journaling tag on hanging between pages 5 and 6, a cute vintage postcard image layered on top of a snowflake background.

                          

5 large tags with vintage christmas postcard images on the front and bazzille card-stock on the reverse.

                           

the opened "yuletide joy" album.

with these double-sided papers and differently shaped pages, you can construct any album design you would like. i include full step by step instructions  and colored page pictures for placement referral, with each kit.

thanks for looking,back to work for me! enjoy your night! -rebecca