Blessed With Love Mini Album - Creative Inspirations DT Project #1

Hello, my dear friends!
I'm recovering from the flu, just like so many of you have been doing! Today I was finally able to finish and photograph my latest Mini Album. This is my Design Team project for Creative Inspirations! I've entitled my album "Blessed with Love". It's my version of a Valentine Album. It's filled with tags and pockets and many spots to fill with photos of those I love, as well as quotes about love! I can't wait to fill it! I don't think I need to tell you how much fun I had...you'll see it! I have LOTS of photos for you. I did fit two pages in each photo but because I wanted you to see the front and back of all the inserts...this post is loaded. I'll have a complete list of products used at the end of the post, and just tell you a bit about what I did as we go through!
I hope you can hang in to the end! lol
Let's start with the front cover:

The base of the album is a 7gypsies Portfolio in the medium size, and red in colour. 

I left the closure as it was with the black elastic. It holds it all together beautifully!

I made all the flowers in the album except the two little white ones on the cover. 

These flowers have been sprayed with Perfect Pearl Mists. 

I finally used my first Ornate Plate. Yup...took it out of the hoard vault! :o)

Close-up of the flowers. A little tuft of tulle under them.

The cover flips up. The first page was so pretty I only added a Tim Holtz Facet to the binding.

This is my first time using Carta Bella papers and I think they're fabulous!

Not only are they gorgeous but they're so thick and textured that there was no need for chipboard!

Here's a close-up of the Facet. I added a fussy cut bird to the back of it with Glossy Accents.

This picture shows you better how the portfolio actually opens up. 

The pages were cut, inked and then bound with my Bind-It-All.

The last page is covered chipboard, and that is what is adhered to the portfolio back.

A Cinch or several rings could be used just as well.

Mini Paper Clips by Tim Holtz hold little journaling tickets to the back of most of the inserts.

This pink page is an embossed Core'dination paper. 

Instead of doing any sanding I just inked it.

These are really fun papers to work with!

On this side of the pink page is a large pocket full of tags.

Another ticket on the back of the insert, and a smaller ticket in the Memo Pin that says "the best moments."

There's lots of room for lager photos on both of these pages.

I had fun with these pages. 

The "5 Reasons You Make Me Happy" tag was turned into a vertical pocket. 

Inside is a layered tag.

On the back of the pocket is clipped another tag. I added the stamped "a love story".

I can't do a book about love without including 1 Corinthians 13:13:

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love."

More fun with dies and stamps!

Last page! A fun quote that I love...and a band full of more diecut tags! This striped paper covers the chipboard base.

There it is, my friends! So many photos but I tried not to ramble too much! ;o)

If you have any questions about anything, please ask!

With the exception of the pearls, ribbons and lace, and the silk leaves;

all of the items can be found at Creative Inspirations. 

Not only can they be found but they can be found very easily! 

When you go to the store there is a category for "Design Team Projects" in the list. 

When you click on the "Blessed With Love" tab, you will be taken to a complete listing of everything I used that is available in the store. The 7gypsies Portfolios come 2/package. They show very bright red in the store but my colours are true...it's more a burhgandy red. These make fabulous album bases and I'll be doing some more with them for sure!

Also, when you purchase $60 worth of goodies from Creative Inspirations, 

you can choose a wonderful free gift!

If enough people are interested in making an album like this Sue will put together a kit containing: 

the paper, diecut labels, some of the diecut tags, and an assortment of the embellishments I've used.

Just leave a comment below, or email me, if that would be something you would like.

Okay, so I managed to get a bit of rambling in! lol 

I had the best time making this album...I hope you enjoyed seeing it!

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Materials Used and Available at Creative Inspirations:

Papers: Carta Bella - Beautiful Moments by Carina Gardner,

Core'dinations Core Impressions - Cosmo Cricket;

Base: 7gypsies Portfolio - Medium - Red;

Inks: Ranger Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Victorian Velvet,

Ranger Archival Ink - Black;

Stamps: Prima Cling Mounted Stamps - Londonerry, Printery;

Mists: Perfect Pearl Mists - Biscotti, Interference Red;

Bling: Prima Say It In Crystals;

Tim Holtz Embellishments: Jump Rings, Ornate Plate, Memo Pin,

Swivel Clasp, Tiny Attacher, Mini Paper Clips, Facets, Trimmings - Lavish;

Tim Holtz Alterations Dies: Elegant Flourishes, Tattered Florals, Baroque,

Ornamental, Tattered Pinecone, Hanging Sign, Caged Bird, Tag & Book Plates,

Base Tray, Movers & Shapers - Tickets. 

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Linking Up To:

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #63 - Anything Goes