Who said there isn’t any crafting going on here? Actually, I might have said that, only because it is was true. In comparison to last year when I was busy knitting this bag, making these cute ornaments and hanging up our homemade gumdrop wreath, it has been a virtually dry crafting season here. I think it’s due to the fact that now I have two little ones running around the house and I’ve been spending a lot of my free time baking, reading books, catching up on my scrapbooking and enjoying the season.
One thing we did get to do recently was to take a day trip with our neighbors to visit the tree in New York City.
I found this little mini-‘Tis the Season tin album from Shabby Princess (an online digital scrapbooking store) and put it together last night. This easy project uses an Altoid tin, which you first sand lightly and paint. Once it is dry, you then follow the directions to include your photos in the pre-made digital pages on your computer. Once printed out, all you need to do is glue it in place. Add a ribbon to this accordion style mini-album and you are done!
It turned into a really cute photo album to commemorate our day in the city. I have been doing digital scrapbooking for a few months now, but this is the first time I delved into a hybrid project. I will be giving one to my neighbor as a little gift and making another one for Leah to keep.
Next up, homemade biscotti!
That’s a really cute idea and is a great way to use all the Altoids tins we have floating around the house. Your mini-album turned out great!
Dear Stepanie
Have a look at http://www.opusalbums.com/photoaccordion
Have a nice Christmas
Daniel
What a cute gift idea. Have fun with the biscotti. I’ve only made it once, but it was quite yummy! Maybe I’ll find time to make some for Valentine’s Day!
What a fun gift idea!
Have a wonderful Christmas!
Hi Stephanie! Just wanted to wish you and your family a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR! I love the photo album. It will make a great gift! : )
What software do you use for your scrapbooking? I’d love to try this, but don’t know how to begin.
I don’t have any photo editing software other than microsoft photo editor installed on my computer.
Thanks for the advice in advance!
So cute!
And biscotti is so easy to make – you’ll do fine!