Rose Scrapbook Journal

 I've had this fabric in my stash for a while, it wasn't until I had a vintage rose book cover request that I this fabric came to mind.  This vintage rose design is made of upholstry fabric.  I added two rose book marks -- one for him and one for her.

The inside signature pages are stamped with a burgandy rose, and in the back of this rose scrapbook journal are 20 double sided burgandy pages for pictures.

Think Green!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Everyone is thinking green today, so I thought I'd share some new green designs I just got in the studio this week!

All different shades of green, these new paper selections come from three different paper stacks by KandCompany and DCWV.

So now that you've seen my green, how green are you today?

Simple Punched Pages

Brown is one of those soft warm colors that make the warm winter season seem so much more cozier. I love this textured paper with just the tracing of a flowered branch across it.

When I first started putting together this cover with paper I couldn't decide if I wanted to keep it simple or give it a little punch.

Of course, I was in my local craft shop and I came across this edge puncher and knew I had to have it. I used a EK Success border punch (affiliate link) on all the pages of this guest book album.

Here's a close up of the page edges below.

I got so excited by this punch that I didn't think to add any scrapbook photo pages inside the guest book album. I guess it could also be used as a journal, too.

The pages are simple, yet I think the punched border gives it a simplistic elegance of all it's own.

I slipped it into a brown felt sleeve with a piece of ribbon to hold down the flap closure.

What do you think, to punch or not to punch pages?

Amore Album Video

So I uploaded a new video of the Amore Video. I tried something different with videoing this album. No song or dance, just me, the pages, and a commentary of the book.

So compared to the A Lifetime of Love Video, what do you think? Song and dance or Commentary through pages?

Leaf Guest Book Album

Normally, I like to give my albums a title. What's a book without a title right? This album we're simply going to call "Panda". My oldest daughter said the designed reminded her of Pandas. Her best friend likes Pandas and everyone knows Panda's like to eat bamboo leaves. That's what reminded her of the Pandas...the leaves.

I thought they looked more like palm leaves, but who am I to argue with the mind of an eight-year-old?

So.. PANDA it is.

As you can see, once the parchment paper dried, it came out very nice. I cut it to size and laid it in as our first page. You can see through the parchment paper to the next page of the book. I actually did a cut out of  leaf and the green you see is the next page attached.

It's a perfect page for writing in the name, date, or event of this album.

As you can see in these two photos, I added some special photo pages. Like my other albums, you can slide a 3.5" x 5" photo graph into the rounded corners of these pre-designed areas.  I added some dimensional and stamped and glittered leaves along with some simple word usage like: believe, hope, cherish.

In between the green photo pages are ivory card stock pages stamped with a single leaf.

Since all the pages of this album are acid-free and lingign-free. These blank pages can be used for signatures and well wishes for a guest book or additional photographs for a lovely album.

And it wouldn't be a MRsCHADT handcrafted book without my new signature book pouches.

This one I stamped with the same green leaf that I used in the album. I took some green netting for the closure and a simple white bead.

My favorite feature of this album is the see through parchment page stamped and traced in glitter. What do you like best?

You'll find it, along with many of my others in my shop at http://www.mrschadt.etsy.com/

A Love Like Ours... Guest Book Album

I was in my local Joann's when I spotted these white Victorian buttons. They reminded me of a book I'd made a few years ago for a gift for my husband's grandmother. Knowing I had just made a green set of book covers and with the lace left over from that book project, I got the idea for the "A Love Like Ours" Guestbook Album.

I wanted to keep it simple, elegant, and one of a kind. So with a few little hands, we started gathering up supplies and working out the design.

This is what we came up with. I love the heart punch corners of the blank pages. Simple, yet elegant. Since they're card stock they can be used as signature pages or for photos.

I added a few special pages, just for photos. Using my photo punch I adhered these green background tags that make it easy to slip a 3.5" x 5" photo onto the page. (Ends of photo slide under punched sections of each corner to hold in place.)

I couldn't resist ribbon ties and the bow on the back page.

I left room on the top of the front cover for placing a set of initials or a monogram card. However, I think it looks nice the way it is too, don't you?

A Lifetime of Love Album Video

So I said I would show you my video of the A Lifetime of Love Album. First, however, let me give a little disclaimer.

Here is goes:

DISCLAIMER: This was MRsCHADT's first attempt in making a video of one of her creations. Therefore she gives no guarantee of the quality of this video.

Okay so now without any further ado... I present (drum roll....) A Lifetime of Love Album Video:

I'm actually quite proud of this first video. I know some of you aren't equally impressed, but like a child learning to walk, I feel like I've just taken my first step. I'm planning on making more videos of my creations. Since etsy only gives me five photos, I'm thinking a video show of each album linked in my description would be helpful to those viewing my books in the shop, don't you?

I've signed up for a class on making movies over at our local college, but if you have any suggestions of resources I can use to improve these video book previews I'd love to hear them.

A Lifetime of Love Photo Memory Album

I put this together last week.

With the stores replacing all the Christmas stuff in preparation for Valentine's day, it had me thinking about my sister. Her anniversary is on Valentine's day. She's been married now for over twenty years.. sorry sis but I can' t keep track of exactly how long.

Anyway, with those two factors, I was inspired and put together this memory album. Everyone knows a book has got to have a title, so I'm calling this one, "A Lifetime of Love."

I picked up some great Valentine's papers right after Christmas when they were first putting them on the shelves, and those same little hands that helped me make book covers, threaded and laced the hearts on the front cover.

What do you think?

There's eleven inside pages, twenty-two if you count front and back, and not counting the various flaps and tags that I stuck inside.

I had gotten this corner rounder punch about a year ago and picked up the wrong kind. Didn't know what to do with it until now. Great for punching corners to stick tags in the album!

Here are just a few photos of the inside pages.

I made a felt envelope to slide the album in and protect it. The idea came from Martha Stewart for gift wrapping alternatives. I used buttons on mine instead of ribbon and added the double hearts to match the theme of the album.

The two hearts on the outside, and the cover of the album can actually be personalized with names, too.

There are so many details of this album I'd like to show off, but it would take a hundred pictures to capture them all, so I tried to make a video of the book. I'll see if I can't get it loaded to share with you all soon.