Gift Bag Mini

Yes, these are your regular, ordinary kraft giftbags.  But I used them to create a unique mini album.  I so enjoyed transforming these bags into a memorable keepsake.  Over on my YouTube Channel(FayRaiDesigns) I have a more detailed presentation but I'll show you little bits here on my blog.

Here is the front cover.  I used some black rosette trim and a black metal flower that I created from an energy drink can.  The papers I used through the mini are DCWV Lady Couture and Black Currant.

Here are some of the inside pages:

November Photo-a-day Challenge

So here's what the sneak peek is all about.  Over at Scraps of Color.ning, Classygirl did a photo a day challenge.  The prompts for each day where generated from this site:  FatMumslim.com. Each month the creator of this site has a challenge.  So the challenge that I participated in entailed taking or using a photo everyday based on the prompts.  I decided to create a journal showcasing all my prompts. Let me

share a few pages with you:

This is inside front cover.  The covers are chipboard and the base pages are made using kraft cardstock. The first page gives an overview of the challenge.

On Day 17, the prompt was "the last thing you bought" and Day 18 was "happened this weekend". So something that happened that weekend was that I completed a mini album.

For Day 13, the prompt was "where you slept". So I took a photo of my bed and journaled about how it wasn't made up and that over the years I have slacked in this area.  But I was raised to always make the bed when you rise in the morning.  Even so, I am grateful for these life lessons. Then on Day 14, the prompt was "man-made". I took a photo of my watch and told about how this man-made item makes it easier for all of us to be on time.

I really enjoyed participating in this challenge and putting together this journal.  I am definitely going to try this again.  You can check out my YouTube Channel(FayRaiDesigns)for more details.

SNEAK peek

Here is a sneak peek at an upcoming journal/mini project.  Stay-tuned

Cricut Mini Series - Cricut Mini Album

On my YouTube channel(FayRaiDesigns) I  do a Cricut mini album series. I take a Cricut cartridge and create a mini album.  This is a fun crafting project just seeing what I can create with Cricut cartridges. So here is the latest mini but if you want to see more, head on over to my YouTube channel and check it out.

October Tag Swap

Every so often Stephanie Miller (Steffogal1 - YT) does a tag swap.  It is an event that everyone wants to be a part of.  This has been going on for a while.  Well, I finally got in on one of her swaps.  I received 20 stamp tags and some goodies to boot.  So what did I do with my tags?  A mini of course.  Yes, I made a mini to showoff my tags.  I got the inspiration from Jane(velocityvette1 - YT).  She has a tutorial for creating a mini that I just had to try.  So here is a sneak peek.  If you want to see the mini in its entirety then check out my YouTube channel (FayRaiDesigns).

A mini STACKED or HIDDEN?

There is a lot of talk in the mini album making arena about the best way to attach the pages of a mini album. It started with Laura D. "stack the deck" method and Kathy O. "hidden hinge".  Then a YouTuber named Ozegran created the "stacked hinge".  This is the method that I tried in this mini.  I followed the instructions given in a tutorial by Sheryl (gemzisle on YouTube) and I love how this turned out.  It is in my plans to make many more of these.

Mini Books are my Passion

I created this mini after being inspired by a fellow YouTube crafter.  It is a chipboard album that has a wire binding.  The inside pages are made using one sheet of 12x12 craft cardstock.  Check out my YouTube channel(FayRaiDesigns) for more details.