I thought i'd take today to share this little album that i put together for a Fiskars article that went live on the Fiskars Crafts site last week...
When i planned out this minibook, I really wanted to create something that would "house" Noah's first year - at a glance - with a bit of journaling tucked in from all of the monthly posts that I do here on the blog.
So what i came up with was a SIMPLE concept for a book that would have a page for each month of Noah's first year - with one photo per page - and that photo would double as a "pocket" for a journaling tag that would have some of the details included from Noah's update for that month.
I love the way the book turned out - lots of aqua and lime green - and these CUTE little hearts (a new fave of mine) throughout. Along with super-simple embellies made out of paper punches.
I used this favorite fabric paper on the cover - for a little extra somethin-something other than the normal patterned paper. :)
The 'theme' of this project was SIMPLE and DO-ABLE. :) I wanted everyone to be able to easily do one of their own. I'm so happy that I got it done for him (and me!) and now it can just be filled in for the remainder of the year. It's definitely something that you can do in advance of your baby actually turning one.
You can see all the details & more instructions in the article that I wrote for Fiskars HERE - and I also wanted to mention that this will be my very last project for Fiskars Crafts.
I have been a member of the Fiskars Design/Creative Team for a little over 4 years now, and with the recent release of a competitive tool by another company that I also work with - I unfortunately had to make a difficult decision and relenquish my spot on the Fiskars team. I have LOVED every moment that I spent with this crafting giant of a company (!) - and am so thankful for the experience that they gave me and the projects that I accomplished as a part of their team. ((And I just didn't want anyone to wonder why it disappeared from my sidebar!))
:)
you did a amazing with mini book..
just perfect with one pix each month.
thank for sharing
Posted by: Jennifer Camplin | March 29, 2011 at 08:15 AM
(sigh) Your work makes me swoon. Every time.
Posted by: jennifer | March 29, 2011 at 09:34 AM
This is super cute! I love the idea of the photo as journaling tag pocket.
Posted by: Laurie | March 29, 2011 at 09:35 AM
I love this!! what book did you use for your base and how big is it?
Thanks!
Posted by: Kristyn G | March 29, 2011 at 09:39 AM
what a great project! so simple and perfect.
Posted by: sarah | March 29, 2011 at 10:37 AM
omg - this is amazing!! i'm going to 'attempt' (big sigh!) to make this, following your directions, for maia....hopefully it comes out a bit similar to yours. your work is amazing. i wish someone in my family, including me, was crafty!!
Posted by: Sumi | March 29, 2011 at 11:06 AM
The tutorial is excellent Susan and the finished project is just super-adorable! I absolutely love the colors you used. :)
Posted by: Donna Jannuzzi | March 29, 2011 at 12:09 PM
love your mini; the simplicity and colors are great!! you have done some awesome projects for fiskars.
Posted by: gina f. | March 29, 2011 at 12:53 PM
adorable mini!! you are so talented!!
Posted by: sophie | March 29, 2011 at 02:09 PM
thanks kristyn! it was a Cloud 9 chipboard book that i had in my stash - i believe that it measured about 4x8 - you could definitely also just cut chipboard custom and then bind however you like!
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | March 29, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Hi Susan, you are so talented.I would like to know what camera you use.I'm thinking of buying a good camera but so confused on what to get .
You are a star in my eyes ,I just adore your work.
Posted by: moimoi | March 30, 2011 at 01:15 AM
Love that mini- the colors are fab and I do love the Fiskars cloud punch!:D
Posted by: Anna Sigga | March 30, 2011 at 04:30 AM
wonderful project. kinda hard to make a bad one with that cute little face staring back up at ya. =) adorable.
Posted by: Theresa G. | March 30, 2011 at 09:21 PM
What a lovely mini book -- love the colors, so fresh and pretty. And look at that face! So sweet.
Posted by: LizzyM | March 31, 2011 at 03:18 PM
This is beautiful! Love the colors and how you stitched through the clouds!
Posted by: Keshet Shenkar | March 31, 2011 at 06:40 PM
Love the colors!! Quick question... What kind of adhesive do you use? For both the fabric & the paper in this book? I made a chipboard album about a year ago & I noticed the papers are starting to pull away from the chipboard :( Would greatly appreciate some tips!
Posted by: Amber | April 02, 2011 at 11:48 AM
hi amber! the fabric is actually self-adhesive fabric paper and for regular paper adhesive i mainly use the american crafts tape runners - HTH!!! :) -S
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | April 05, 2011 at 08:52 AM
Hi, your book looks amazing! I was wondering if you can sew the pictures on with a normal sewing machine, and how hard is that to do?
Posted by: Adria | May 09, 2011 at 10:17 PM
hi adria - yes i sew with my regular sewing machine. :)
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | May 10, 2011 at 08:50 PM
Hi Susan, WOW love this idea!! How did you bind the chipboard together? Thaks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Michelle | August 14, 2012 at 02:56 AM