Sunday, June 13, 2010

Celebrating our Freedom!

Welcome to the Creative Cuts & More June Blog Hop!
And, HAPPY FLAG DAY!!!!

Kim, from The Scrap-a-Teeny Girls here!
2 years ago, my son, Jacob, participated in a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War with his classmates. Being a snap-happy-scrapper, I was ready with my camera!!!


I began with an 8x8 album with some tabbed, acrylic & chipboard pages; some covered in patterned paper by Karen Foster & Sugar Tree, but the rest I left raw! Unfortunately, the Soldier die is not from CC&M, but from Little Extras.

For pages 1-2, I used the Movie Camera die, a Name plate & 2 buckles
all from Creative Cuts & More!

On pp 3-4, I got really creative with Hinges!
I trimmed the decorative pieces off & used them for the tab & to make a little banner on page 3. then I used the leftovers to make a flag pole on page 4. I also used that sweet little banner at the top from CC&M!

On pp 5-6, I used a small star cut from a sheet of acrylic & then I used some of Tim Holtz's alcohol ink on it! Also on this page is a small antique-style frame around my silly boys face! I just love the little filmstrips Terry has! The are great to use with the proof sheets you get when you pick up your photos!
As you've see in the past, I love to think of different ways to use my supplies, so also on page 6 is a card to showcase some more photos of my son in action! (By the way, pg 6 is an acetate one - so things show through the back too!)


I finished up the last couple of pages with a few more fun dies from CC&M: another great filmstrip, another nameplate & buckle & that adorable schoolhouse!

Other supplies I used were as follows:
Various ribbons from my stash; digital images from Vintage Holidays Shop on Etsy; vintage book pages from the story of "The Dare Boys" by Stephen Angus Cox; Tim Holtz Filmstrip stamp; Teresa Collins; Crystal Sticker Elements (stars); Reminisce & Cosmo Cricket Stickers: 7 Gypsies decorative book edging.

If you'd like to see close-ups of all the die-cuts, you WILL! Just follow the blog hop & when you get to "The Scrap-a-Teeny Girls" blog, you'll see some close-ups at the end of my sister's post there!
But now it's time to HOP on OVER to Holly's Blog to see what amazing things she's crafted for us!

Blog Hop Roll

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy the Hop!

8 comments:

A Sarasota said...

What a great memory mini book! love the hinges...
Happy Blog Hopping!
alecia
freakalecias.blogspot.com

Steph Zerbe said...

What a fun album! You make it look so easy! I am so inspired right now!

Noelle Reese said...

WOW KIM! Your creative juices were really flowing! This ROCKS! I can't belive what you did to the hinges on 3 & 4! AWESOME

Chrissy D said...

FABULOUS Album! Welcome to the team Kim!

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderfu album, great way to showcase all the CC&M Dies!

Holly said...

WOW........ awesome scrapbook!!!!!!! I didn't even see the movie camera die - gotta go look at that one. How creative to use the hinges outside the box!!

A Sarasota said...

Finished the blog hop--what fun!! thanks to Iron Chef Kayla for the 411! Great projects!
Happy Flag Day 2010,
alecia
freakalecias.blogspot.com

pamala said...

Fun Mini!!!