Not-so-mini Book ;)

Happy Thursday!  I promised that I was going to post this other graduation gift I have been working on and off for my niece who is graduating 8th grade at the end of this week.  I must warn you though....picture heavy!  

I started out with this cake platter because I couldn't find any cardboard to serve as the cover for a mini scrapbook I planned on making for my niece Julia.  Hard as I tried (and I tried a lot, even with a deep blade!) I couldn't cut them with my Expressions without getting a heart attack because of the horrible noise that was coming out of it while cutting unsuccessfully (I think my Expressions was calling out for help hahaha!). 



So I just went ahead and cut  two with a ruller and my utility knife to get straight edges.  I then covered the shiny sides with cardstock and punched the holes with my new Cinch (I love this tool!).  I bound all the pages together before decorating them.

I couldn't find an exact scalloped image in all of my 140+ carts to match this cake platter so I just went ahead and used a circle from George and Basics Shapes cart at 10.5 inches and offset it in my mat on the Gypsy so it doesn't cut the whole circle.  I ended up with 34 pages - not by design, but because I ran out of the particular cardstock stack I was using ;)

So here goes.  I am not going to bore you guys with all the details of how I designed each page, but will post on the bottom the carts and supplies I used.  I  made it easy for this 13 year old to just drop pictures in this not-so-mini album using the designated mats.  I even used journaling stamps so she could jot down whatever she wants to remember pictures with.   

Carts and supplies used

* my trusted Gypsy

* Expressions

* various sentiment and journaling stamps

* various MS punchers for the picture mats

* Peachy Keen stamps

* irock gems

* stickles

* some Prima flowers

* various Cuttlebug embossing folders

* some twines, ribbons and glass beads

* George and Basics Shapes

* Bags, Tags, Boxes and More

* Lyrical Letters

* Straight From the Nest

* Disney- Princesses Dreams Come True

* Stretch Your Imagination

* Create a Critter

* Gypsy Font

* Paper Lace

* Gypsy Wanderings

* Celebrate With Flourish

* Once Upon A Princess

* MS Elegant Cake Art

* Rock Princess

* Forever Young

* Boys Will Be Boys

* Dude!

* Blackletter

* Smiley Cards

* Wild Card

* Quarter Note

* Life is a Beach

* Everyday Paper Dolls

* Locker Talk 

* Home Decor and More

* A Child's Year

* Elegant Cakes

This is by far the most extensive project I have ever made and I enjoyed every minute of it, especially the look on my niece's face when I handed it to her!  Thanks for looking!