Life on the {Scrap} Beach - September Virtual Crop - Vids

Woo hoo - I finally finished the vids of my minis with the September Virtual Crops Challenge Pages. I created these mini's with the thought of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" / "Words of Wisdom for Life" kind of theme.

Several things were different for these minis. The kit I used to create this album was a Girls Gone Scrappy kit I purchased and the pages were 4 x 6. The minis were going to be 6 x 6 pages. I added solid color paper to each page to make them 6 x 6. I wanted to use both sides of the double sided paper; so, I didn't mount the pages on chipboard. I did plan to mount the front & back covers and their inside pages on chipboard.

Originally, this was going to be one mini. When I started adding the pix the mini got chunkier and chunkier. Had to go to two minis. I already had my front & back covers made. I had not mounted the front & back covers or their inside pages.

I had to create new front and back covers for the second mini. As each of the facing pages had relating themes,I also needed to make an additional inside page for the back cover on the first album and an additional inside page for the front cover of the second album.

Going to my photo archive, the titles for these pages immediately jumped at me. So, the first mini closed with the page - "End Each Day With a Kiss". The second mini opened with - "Start Each Day With a Hug". I think maybe those are my favorite pages.

Hope you enjoy my Challenge Minis

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

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Mini Trade Albums

I'll be dropping my GGS (to Jenny P) & TWS (to Mary Mc) Mini Trade Albums in the mail today or tomorrow. I can't wait for next month's mini trades. I hope to be able to take on two trades again. I loved doing two for September.

Life on the Scrap Beach is having a virtual scrap night this evening. Kathryn promises lots of fun challenges. I've never been able to participate in a virtual scrap event; but, tonite's the night. Scrubby and I have a dinner engagement; but, when I return home, I'll be logging on to scrap the night away. (Sleep is way over rated.)

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Mini Trade Albums

My Pink Martini Silent Auction Mini and Altered Cigar Box did very well at the Breast Cancer Fund Raiser, woo hoo. There was a lot of bidding activity. I felt very good about how my project was received.
I have completed my September Mini Trade Albums for GGS and TWS. The vids are done and they're ready to mail. Thought I would add the vids to my blog. I make both of these albums as envelope pocket page (a la Marion) albums. I had so much fun with these albums. I'm thinking I need to change up my next mini and move away from the vintage distress look. I seem to do a lot of that. Tata for now.

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

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Silent Auction Mini Album

I have finished the Mini Album. I'll be posting the YouTube video as soon as it finishes uploading. Thought I would add a couple of pix of the final stages of the closure and binding as I changed it up a bit.

The binding is zip ties (cable ties) to which I added fibers and ribbons.



Instead of a paperclip on the hairtie for the closure, I used a short length of 30 guage wire.


Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Breast Cancer Silent Auction Mini

I've completed all the pages for the mini. I need to bind it and add the closure. I also need to alter the cigar box that will house the mini. I took some still pictures of the individual pages and cigar box. I'll be trying a new binding method and will post a video after I've bound the mini and finished the cigar box. I like the way the completed pages look and flow.



Live long & prosper, Weezie

GGS August Trade Album

I have finished my August Trade Album for Laura De La Rosa. I like the way this album turned out. I wanted to do a rather monochromatic album with simple but striking pages. I had this card stock from Club Scrap that just fit the bill - black, grey, white and lime green. It took me longer than I anticipated to complete this album because most of my work has a vintage and distressed look. IRL the album colors are very eye catching and the album looks just the way I envisioned it. Hope you like it.

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Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Wire and Bead Binding Tutorial

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Weezie

Closure Tutorial

I've finished my August Trade Mini to the point I am adding the closure and completing the binding. I'm making tutorial vids for the closure and for the binding. I've posted the closure vid and will be working on the binding vid today.

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Tutorial for Wire & Bead Binding

I've been working on the mini I'll be trading with Laura. I have the pages all composed and I'm about ready to put it togeter. Since I'll be using the wire and bead binding on this mini, I'm going to try a tutorial. We'll see how it goes. I'll be taking a few days hiatus from my Craft Cave; but, hope to get this done the first of next week. Wish me luck with the tutorial video. GGS Sistahs are the best.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Blog Candy from Arlene

Check out Arlene's blog or YouTube site. She will be hosting a drawing on YouTube on August 23rd and will select a winner "live" on video. She'll have her5 year old draw the name. You can enter the blog candy drawing several ways. Check out her blog to get more info.
http://www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Tutorials

I have had requests for tutorial on the various techniques I use when I assemble my albums. As soon as I figure out how to make a video/slide show that would be an effective tutorial, I'll be posting them. I need to figure out how to mount my camera to record from the correct perspective for videos. On the vids I have thus far made, I have done quite of bit of recording and erasing to get them to the point where I think they are acceptable for posting. I love it when others share their techniques and will be glad to follow suit as soon as I get the "production" elements figured out. Like many of my projects, it's in the R & D stages.
Tata for now.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Paper Bag Mini - Family Heritage Album

It's finally done - what a wonderful work of the heart. This album was a magnificient project. I thought it would be a simple album; but, it turned into a most lovely project. I'm ever so glad I made this album. I'll be starting on another, as I have pix I didn't use in this one that would make a great mini album. Tata for now.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

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Family Mini Album

I have finished my paper bag mini album. Wow, creating this album became a real emotional experience for me. I have mounted 86 pictures in this 6" by 7" paper bag album. I love the way the album came together. I think the look of the final album is quite pleasing. I hope to post a video tomorrow to share with everyone.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

New Paper Bag Mini Album

I've been putting the finishing touches on the paper bag mini. It's taken longer than I anticipated due to the selection of the pix I'm using. I decided to make it a ancestry album. I've tried to locate some dates for my journal entries and I had only moderate success. I really like the way it's developing. I've been playing golf and spending Grammie time with the Perfect Prince Dylan and Perfect Prince Austin. This has slowed the progress on the mini. Ah; but, Grammie time is priority for me. Tata for now.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Slide Shows on Blogs

Ok, so I'm not exactly happy with the Smilebox slide show. GGS Sistahs, let me know what software you use for your slide shows. Thanks

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

A Return to an Old Project

I started this great mini paper bag album several months ago after viewing Marion's Madeleine album. The basic construction of this mini went great. I absolutely love the basic album. My mojo flew right out the window when it came to embellishing the pages. I set it on the side of my work table and kept thinking, "the inspiration will come, oh, yes it will." Nothing happened and I put it on the shelf with my other "starter" projects.

Yesterday, I viewed Hope Simpson's 2008 American mini and, voila, I couldn't wait to take it off the shelf and start embellishing. Her America mini is dramatically gorgeous. I plan to use so many of her ideas. Thank you Hope.

I've taken some pix of the album without embellies (I'm going to attempt one of those neat slide shows the GGS girls post.) and will post a vid when I have it completed (hopefully by Friday anyway). Usually once the R & D is complete, I move pretty rapidly to completion. (Sometimes I do R & D while I sleep - geez -and hope I remember my ideas when I wake up. It seems anal to keep a notepad beside the bed with an Itty Bitty Booklite to jot these things down!) My family insists that I continue with my daily mundane tasks, i.e. cooking, laundry, etc. even though creative genius is at work here. Do you suppose Monet or Cezanne had that problem? Back to the Craft Cave. To use an old phrase my mama used, gotta make hay while the sun shines. GGS Sistahs are the best.

Live long & prosper,
Weezie

My Happy Heart

I just finished preparing my mini album to send to my GGS Sistah, Hope. I don't believe I've been this excited about sharing one of my "creations" with anyone in a long time. It'll go out in the mail on Monday. I'm sending it Priority Mail because I want her to get it in short order. Connie just posted the slide show of her mini. Wow, it looks great. It inspired me to start my mini from my GGS July kit. It's coming together very nicely. I've used some of Connie's ideas for composition. Thank you Connie. I'm going to use some pix of the Perfect Princess Chloe Elise (dance pix) and Perfect Princess Sara Jessica (karate pix).
I've had some comments relative to the binding method I generally use and the closure I used on my last album. I'm going to take some pix as I make my upcoming albums and hopefully post them with some tutorial information.
Gonna eat a bit of chocolate (yum, yum - dark chocolate is the best) and then it's back to the Craft Cave. GGS Sistahs are the best.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

YouTube Video Struggle

I was successful in uploading my July, 2009 video to YouTube. I will attempt to post it to my blog. Wish me luck. Okay, I don't have a clue how to embed my YouTube video into my post. Help me, help me. I really would like to get back to the Craft Cave. I already have a plan for my August Mini Album trade. Woo hoo, I figured it out!!!
GGS Sistahs are the best.


Live long & prosper,
Weezie

I completed my GGS July Mini to trade. Made a video and I'm trying to upload it to YouTube. It seems to be taking quite some time to load. I love my finished mini and hope my GGS Sistah will love it too. As soon as, I know I actually have the video on YouTube, I'll be posting it to Hope Simpson. Had a wonderful weekend celebrating my grandsons first birthday (July 3) . Our youngest son had his 23rd birthday on Sunday. With the Fourth of July in the middle, we had quite a good time. Gotta love the fireworks Independence Day brings. Ok, so now I'll try and post my video to my blog and see what that brings. Tata for now.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie

Altering the Altered Cigar Box

Ok, so now I've decided to try another theme for my Pink Martini Box. Gonna experiment with a bling theme and a travel theme. It's off the Craft Cave for more R & D. Thank goodnes I don't have to finish this project until September 6. These things would go so much quicker if I could just act on my first ideas. Oh well, life the Weezie way.
Live long & prosper,
Weezie