Valentine Themed Mini Album!!

Hi Blogger Pals!!!!

Phew , how long has it been! I lose track of the days not crafting and blogging!!! But there is a new found interest here that is keeping me busy!!!

Super happy to announce that I am battling the chores of a 6 month old boy!! Yay to us!

We have named him Arjun :) Will share pictures when the family approves of it!

Valentine themed mini album

I am here today with a valentine themed mini album. I have been wanting to this for almost a year now but due to lack of supplies i was really scared of starting it. Then I came across Sonia's Blog which showed how to visualize a mini with a single 12x12 paper!!!!

Annnd did I have one... Yes, just a single yellow 12x12 sheet... So I gave it a try. I went back to Jess's blog for more detailed tutorial and boy was it easy!

Without a scoring board i somehow managed to get lines right and make the folds. This has 7 pockets which I used to create some flaps out of red and yellow card stock. 

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps

Valentine themed mini album - Pages

Valentine themed mini album - Covers

I don't have any stamps (Yet to invest in them) So I googled for some sentiments and wrote them out using black ink. [Credits to images at the end of the blog].

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

Valentine themed mini album - Flaps & Sentiments

For the front I used handmade textured paper from Itsy Bitsy in deep-red shade. I have added some metal embellishments of a flower button and a leaf sliver. The 'Love' is made out of hot glue so is the heart symbol on top. I have added tiny punched flowers to add some additional touches.

Valentine themed mini album - Front cover

The inside is plain as of now. I am not sure if i want to jazz it up at this point of time. Finally I have used silver fabric ribbon to tie the album together. 

Supplies:

Papers : from Itsy Bitsy

Embellishments : stash

Images on the flaps:
1. toi-et-moi by JoliesGreenCreations
2.Love you so by Julie
3.Sunshine  

Do let me know your comments!!!!
Hugs
Uma :)