"Love Me" Binder

In the military, we are encouraged to keep all of our career-orientated papers and documents in one place for easy access and consistent documentation. This is often referred to as a "Love Me" Binder. I made one a few months ago for someone at work and was asked to make another for someone else! I am pretty pleased with the way it turned out.

Front Cover

Front and Spine - Her last name is Pearson

Back Cover

Mikayla's Keys to Success: 

~ Mixing brands isn't always a bad thing. In this case, all of the papers were from the retired "Tommy" Close to My Heart paperpack, but all of the cards on the front cover that have words on them came from different sources. I have collected a few different brands over time and picked the ones out went with this theme. I would have preferred the colors and styles to match a little more perfectly, but it worked out really great. 

~ Using "second generation stamping" can be a great thing! Sometimes the ink you have is too dark to overlay with other images, but if you stamp first on a scrap paper and THEN stamp the remaining ink on your desired paper, you get a "second generation" stamp that is lighter in color, but still just as beautiful. I used this technique with the butterfly so the words would show up easier. This technique is also often used when making landscapes or many trees. 

~ Measure and cut your background paper before you start! In order to get the paper to fit perfectly, it has to be just the right size. Thankfully, I learned from the first album I made and didn't make the same mistake twice. You don't want to make a beautiful layout and find out later that it doesn't fit and you have to cut 1/2" off the sides. 

Enjoy and have fun. 

Supplies: 

Your Own Kind of Wonderful Stamp

                                                 All the Details Stamp

   

 Handwritten Print Stamp

Outdoor Denim Ink