Hi everyone! I’m Laura Vegas and I’m happy to be back on the CK Blog to share some exciting projects with you today.
I hope that you have had a chance to check out the new Keepsake Kits by Creating Keepsakes that are on sale now in their online store. I had an opportunity to work with one of those kits, the Everyday Moments Mini Album Kit.
This kit contains all the products and instructions needed to complete a 20 page mini album. What’s great about this kit is that it doesn’t mean you’re limited to creating a mini album with it.
Personally, I’m not a huge mini album scrapper. So, I decided to use the kit to make a layout and a card. I love working out of a kit because it limits my choices. Sometimes, too many choices in my scrap room makes the design process very overwhelming. I enjoy the challenge of working with a set of products that have been picked out and put together because they match up so well.
The only tools I used, in addition to my paper trimmer, were one border punch and my sewing machine. I wanted to add some interest to the edges of my papers so I added some machine stitching to all my cardstock and pattern paper pieces. I love my large circle border punch and used it along the edge of the light blue grid pattern paper. I wrapped the elastic cord and the twine around my page, and tied it in a bow. If you make a small notch on either end of your layout, your trims will have a place to rest inside that notch, and they won’t slide around the layout and away from where you intended them to be.
I used the white foam letter stickers for my title and then hand wrote my journaling underneath.
I used the twine to thread my buttons and glue dotted them to my layout in groups of threes.
I used some of my paper scraps to make a couple of cards. The package of foam letter stickers had a huge amount of numbers in it as well. So I thought it would be fun to use a bunch of those numbers on the front of a card, making it perfect for birthdays. Because there were so many numbers, I was able to make two of these cards, and I still have plenty of numbers left over.
To add some interest to my yellow ribbon, I created some pleats on one end. I used mini glue dots to adhere half the ribbon. Then I made some little folds for the pleats, using more mini glue dots to secure them as I went. I added a mini staple to each end of the ribbon, to secure it even more. And added a few glittered candy dots to finish it off.
I had a lot of fun using this kit. And the great thing is that I still have lots of product left over to use on other projects, including a really cute mini album to add to my stash and use at a later time.
The other great thing is that Creating Keepsakes is giving an Everyday Moments Mini Album Kit to two lucky winners! Each kit includes:
- 1 — 20-page layered chipboard album from Doodlebug Design
- 1 — 12″ x 12″ sheet of Sunshine patterned paper from Echo Park Paper Company
- 1 — 12″ x 12″ sheet of Lake View Court patterned paper from American Crafts
- 1 — 12″ x 12″ sheet of Travel Ticking patterned paper from The Girls’ Paperie
- 2 — 12″ x 12″ sheets of Ash cardstock
- 1 package of Vintage Findings Trims from Making Memories
- 1/2 yard of Summer Sunrise twill tape from Papertrey ink
- 1 package of Fantastic Foam Alphabets from American Crafts
- 1 sheet of Road Map label stickers from October Afternoon
- 8 orange Glitter Candy Dots from Pebbles, Inc.
- 1 package of Chrsitmas Magic buttons from Fancy Pants Designs
- 1 — 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of white vellum paper
- 1 CD containing project instructions and photos
Leave a comment on this blog post for your chance to be randomly chosen to receive your own free kit!
Laura Vegas, Dream Team member
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loving all the bright colors in your projects too! love that the kit combo is about coordinating and not matchy-matchy
I saw this in the Club CK Gallery and it really caught my eye! I love the colors and the layout. I would not have guessed it was from a mini-kit! Beautiful work!
This kit is gorgeous! I love the unique color scheme!
Barb
Love the colors would love to win!
just love it all and am very inspired with what you can create when resources are limited. lorve your styin’ !!!
Wonderful projects Laura… I especially love your color combinations x
Great kit love the color combo!
Lovely Layout and I love that you can make a wonderful page without using a ton of supplies!!
Great ideas to show the versatility of this great kit and I love your ideas! Thanks for the chance to win!
The colors in this kit are just wonderful! Thanks for the great project inspiration and the chance to win.
Love the kit! Love what you did with it!!! Would love one of these kits!!!
Oh, very nice! So fresh! I already have spring fever!
Laura, your card and page are really cute, love your style.
These kits are too cute! And your new style of scrapbooking is SOOOO just like mine! I love it!
How cute! love it!
What a great kit! The colors are amazing and different things included can be used for so many projects… Thank you for chance to win : )
Love your layout – and the great idea for using numbers on birthday cards!
great color combo
love the colors. love that ribbon fold on the card. i’m going right to my craft room to do that right this minute, i love it!!!
THAT KIT IS ADORABLE!! Thanks for the chance!
Love the Lookin Cool layout. It really is a simple arrangement, but packs a great punch.
Love your layout and cards! Kits can be really versatile and I’m glad to see the directions that you took. Very nice lo!
I always love making cards with my leftover page pieces – your page and card turned out fabulous! I love the color combos!!
Love this kit! The colors are a great combination! Thank you for sharing.
Oh I love this kit! I was just looking at it the other day. Thanks for the chance to win it.
Super cute!!
Oh, that is so cute! Thanks for explaining so much!!
I love mini-albums- they make great gifts and this one looks great! Loved your projects, too! So much fun! Thanks for everything!
What a fabulous layout! I love mini-albums, but am not taking any more classes for them simply because I have so many that don’t have photos in them!
Love this! I’m really into making mini books at the moment & teal with yellow is my favorite color combo
fun kit and love your page!
Your layout is fantastic and I love the bright colors of the papers!
Your ideas are beautiful. I love the colors.
The colors and textures are absolutely beautiful.
cute page!
I love the colors and components used! Great mix!
Cute projects. I love the way you used the numbers on the card.
Love the layout and cards made from this kit!
I love the colors in your layout. Thanks for sharing and thanks CK for the giveaway!
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Nice layout and card! I would love to win this wonderful giveaway!
WOW! I just love these colors together! This layout is BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for the chance to win the kit! Looks amazing!
Laura, Your LO & card are beautiful. Very creative with the card. I love it. Your style is FABulous! Awesome workmanship. TFS.
love the colors in this kit! great job Laura. Thanks for the chance to win this kit.
I am loving this kit and what you made with it!
I love the colors and the letters.
What great colors in this kit and the Lo and card you made is so pretty.
Thanks Laura! And thanks CK for the giveaway!
Cute kit! Love what you did with it!
Very nice. Love it.
Very Cute and love kits, especially since I consider myself a newbie to scrapbooking!