CTMH Cricut and Halloween

I found a recipe for the most wonderful Halloween mini album created by the most talented graphic designer, Annette Green.  You can find instructions for this mini album from Annette HERE.  It took me a several days to set up that pages for cutting for your Cricut Explore in Cricut Design Studio, but finally got them all set up so that it used only one paper pack and everything was cut with the Cricut.  There are extra pages of black cardstock that are needed.  Also, my project didn't use the new Saffron papers.  I didn't like how it looked with these papers.

 

Here are the photos of this amazing mini album:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The supplied included the following:

 

x7198b Nevermore Paper Packet

x7198c Nevermore Complements

z1906Cricut Artbooking Cartridge

B1488 Pumpkin Chevron Stamp set

B1503 Steampunk Scoundrels Stamp set

Bulk Black Stars (you could get these from your consultant or me if you don't have one)

Bulk Black Flourishes (ditto)

Ribbon, Baker's Twine

 

I have added this to the Heart to Heart Cricut Capers - in using your Cricut with Close To My Heart!

 

More Workshop Fun

Recently in my last workshop we made adorable Mini Albums with LaBelle Vie Papers.  The real purpose behind the workshop was to teach using the Cricut die cutting machine.  Several years ago, I bought a Pazzles Inspiration die cutting machine (which I LOVE).  That was before Close To My Heart came out with their own Cricut cartridges.  It took me over a year to actually not be afraid to use it (since I had never seen one used).  After CTMH came out with the new cartridge, I bought a little Cricut Create (for $74 which was being discontinued at our local Wal-mart).  Now I use both die cutting machines because I no longer have to hand cut out anything!

As a matter of fact, the super nice thing about the Close To My Heart Stamp sets is that I can scan in the printed acetate sheet the stamps are attached to and create a .pdf file.  Then I turn that into a cutting file for my Pazzles Inspirations die cutting machine.  Wow, I really never have to cut out anything again!

Now, onto the Mini Album.  I started out with these chip board (Dimensional Elements) mini  album pages Z1791 (click to see on my shopping site):

In the mini album I used the LaBelle Vie Exclusive stamp set from the Workshop on the Go:

Here is the Outside Front Cover:

Inside Front Cover and Page 1:

Page 2 & 3:

Page 4 & 5:

Page 6 & Inside Back Cover:

Back Cover:

You can find the Instructions and Cutting Guide here.  In your Cricut Artiste cartridge, all of the mini album pages are on page 60 of your book.

My Mini Album is not quite the same as the Workshop on the Go kit.  I used some old retired papers.  The great thing about the instructions is that you always have room to add your own touches.  So have fun with these instructions.

Splendor 3-Ring Mini Album - continued

Here are the rest of the pages of the album:

Page 3 with tags:

Tags

Page 3 without tags:

Page 4:

Page 5 with insert in envelope:

Page 5 with showing full insert:

Page 6 with insert in envelope:

Page 6 with full view of insert:

Page 7:

Page between pages 7 and 8:

Page 8:

Page 9 (blue page flip up is in the down position):

Page 9 with flap up:

Page 10:

These pages are based on pages Teresa Black had in her tutorial for the 3-ring mini album.  You can find the videos on YouTube - there are 5 videos!  Here is a link to Teresa's site where you can find the cut-out guide and videos!  http://fabulouslyartsy.com/

Splendor 3-Ring Mini Album

Saturday's workshop is a 3-Ring Mini Album and while I tried to conserve by suggesting to use a paper set that everyone already had (because of a workshop that we did last month or so) most tried to talk me into the Splendor papers.  Today is a preview of the Splendor 3-Ring Mini Album.  Today you will see cover and page 1.  But I assure you that the rest is just delightful.

Front Cover:

Inside Front Cover:

Inside Back Cover:

Back Cover:

Page 1:

Page 2:

Page 2 with tag:

So now this will help along your decision.  See all of your who are coming to the workshop on Saturday.  And for those who aren't but would like instructions - email me for cutting guide, etc. 

FAC - Pages 5 - 10

I finished the rest of the mini album and took a break for Fourth of July. I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th, remembering that our Founding Fathers were profound in their recognition of the threat that comes from Globalists wishing to destroy our freedom, especially FREEDOM OF RELIGION, SPEECH and RIGHT TO BEAR ARM AGAINST a tyrannical government. Hmmm seems our Founding Father's knew what Globalist could do to a government and a country.  How amazing and brilliant our Founding Father's were!

So, continuing with the Fabulously Artsy Challenge. Here is page 5--which is a pocket:

Here is page 6:

This is the front of the pocket insert (below):

And here is the back of the pocket insert (below):

Next we have pages 7 & 8 which is made into 4 small half pages.  This is page 7.  The tag is made by gluing 5 punched circles of cardstock together:

Here are the center pages of page 7 & 8:

The page below is the back side of this  -- page 8:

Page 9 is a fold out page:

Here is the page with the fold out flipped up:

And finally page 10.

I think that Teresa Black is an amazingly creative person!  Hmmm I wonder if she is left handed?  Well, next Saturday we will be putting together one of these little babies but it seems like the Splendor Paper Pack is the paper of choice.  So now, I'm off to start those creative juices flowing!!  Wish I could borrow some of Teresa's creativity....