well, my streak is over. i have officially let myself off the hook for making any more valentines projects. lol! i lost my steam. and needed a break from all that pink and red. but i did remember this mini album that i have laying around, and figured i would share it.
so, this is a mini album that i created 4 years ago. want proof? check HERE. i made this for a class, back when i was teaching at a local scrapbook store. i really loved this album when i came up with the idea. and i still love it. it's still my style and i still think it's cute. which is why i still have it laying around the house. even though i apparently did NOT love it enough, to actually put any photos or journaling inside. lol! what can i say? i'm really bad about things like that. you know, actually going back and finishing things i started 😉
this is a 6×6 mini album, an older preservation album from SEI. i always loved using these in my classes. i used kraft cardstock for all my pages, and then green and maroon cardstock blocks and strips. i loved these playing card style cards from bazzill, and used the "L" on the title page, and the numbers on all the other pages. i think i got 2 albums out of each package. which means, that to this day, i still have about 10 packages of these cards laying around. with the exception of the letter "L" and any numbers. lol!
this is pretty much what all the pages looked like. except i altered which side i had the number card and the embellishment clusters on. i also had cardstock circles and manilla tags. and all those papers, cards, and tags had their edges inked. every single one. i was really into inking everything back then. so usually the first 15 minutes of class would consist of inking edges. yes, my students loved me. or not 😉
the embellishments were simple. a variety of chipboard hearts, little vellum tags, metal hearts, metal clips, buttons, brads, and pieces of ribbon. everyone got the same mix, and could use them in whatever way they wanted. although i'm pretty sure that most of the ladies did whatever i did on mine. after all, mine was totally thought out. i would never just randomly throw stuff on my pages in any random order. lol!
there are 7 more pages like these. 10 spreads total. for 10 reasons. the idea was to put a photo on that second page. and then write one of your reasons for loving that person on those 2 white journaling strips. it's a brilliant idea. no idea why i never did this. i obviously intend to do it, since i still have the album.
and with that, my valentine's blogging week is done. lots of other things to share. but that's for next week 🙂
Laura Vegas 
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