4 My Luv Of Crafting: paper bag albums

Wow, this has been a crazy, busy month for me! The next few months will also be a whirlwind. I hope to get to all the blogs that I love to visit so much and get caught up on all the fantastic happenings that I know all of you have been up to! I miss visiting everyone!
I didn't get a chance to do any layouts in the last three weeks but had to squeeze in some gifts and softball projects. Here are two of my bigger projects wrapped into one post.
This first project I just finished is a paperbag album for my neighbor who is having a baby boy within the next month. Each month has a coordinating journaling tag that tucks away behind the photo mat. We all know how busy that first year is and I thought how wonderful it would be for her to have a little book all ready for a picture each month. They grow and change so fast! Her shower was this past weekend and she adored this little book. I made a similiar one for a baby girl last year, but like this one much better!

"1st year" cut using plantin schoolbook end caps feature regular and shadow

new arrival for title and journaling tag is the expecting mommy; photo corners are an svg file

new arrival for plane and banner; plantin for journaling tag; ribbon is from a cute little pack I got at m's

This is the first bag pocket and I made a card out of it; prima flowers; flat back pearls

here is the inside for the journaling tag and photo; plantin for the journaling tag; jasmine photo corners; designer calendar for "moms day"; fabulous finds for tab; script embossing folder; prima flowers and flat back pearls

I wanted dads day to be special also so I made this page a card that flips upward. sizzix die cut for the turn dial and brackets on top; a childs year for dad and son and "june" scalloped oval title

inside top half.. designer calendar for "dads day"; george for journaling tag

inside bottom half..

a childs year for rocket; the journaling tag is the flag cut on that cartridge on regular and blackout

a childs year for baby and umbrella; d'vine swirls embossing folder on background paper, swiss dots embossing folder for the sand. the journaling tag for this one is a starfish cut from acy also

The puppy is an svg file and I attached it to a standard tag for journaling; home decor for bird; paperdoll dressup for fence, wagon and clumps of grass; pooh and friends for kite

this is the next pocket pull out so again I made it a card. paperdoll dressup for trick or treater; a childs year for witch; plantin schoolbook for "moon" and the paperdolls eyes

inside I used martha stewart drippy goo punch; accent essentials for journaling tag holder and photo mat; happily ever after for pumpkin on photo mat

wildcard for the journaling tag which is the card feature

no cricut cuts here; border punch is threading water

christmas solutions for santa and reindeer over moon, the tree, bear and rocking horse; a childs year for photo mat; stardust stickles used on snow and star

joys of the season for journaling tag

accent essentials for snowflakes; jasmine photo corners

joys of the season card feature cut in half for journaling tag the font is scal

plantin schoolbook for heart border from a design studio file that dlh from the cricut messageboard had shared last year; jesse james heart buttons

the journaling tag is a graphic image from The Graphics Fairy that I printed and then trimmed

this tucks into the last pocket of the album. a childs year for clovers and the journaling tag is the shamrock hat from that cart also; accent essentials for photo mat

this is the flip side of march. pooh and friends for easter egg sign; doodlecharms for the eggs; plantin schoolbook for grass; the egg with the legs sticking out is an svg file I made to resemble the quickutz chick and egg die; the journaling tag is doodlecharms egg

I wanted to include a first birthday layout so I made a card to put in the last pocket also. no cricut cuts on the front

inside of the birthday card on the left. the journaling tag is doodlecharms present; swiss dots embossing folder on background paper.

jasmine photo corners; swiss dots embossing folder

This was a gift for my grandniece who turned one. I used a child's year for the scalloped font.

a child's year for the fairy girl; accent essentials for the photo mats; flat back pearls

storybook for photo mats; prima flowers; cotton candy stickles for flower centers

accent essentials for photo mats; flat back pearls; quote, bird and brackets from paper stack

script embossing folder; a child's year for leaves; prima flowers; buttons

walk in my garden for dragonflies; a childs year for photo mats

just a quick card to go with gift. a childs year for card cut, mat background and birthday child; swiss dots embossing folder

I made this to go with the diaper cake and stork bundle of diapers. I used three paperbags for this album. There are three bag openings for little notes or keepsakes. I remember how busy things were when I had a new baby so I thought maybe she would like this all ready for pictures each month. Each month has a pull out tag for journaling and I tried to make it match the theme of the month. I loved doing this little album and it is going to be hard to part with. Hope you enjoy looking at it. If you have specific questions, leave me a comment as there are too many details and carts to list. You can click on the pictures for a bigger view.

Did a page for the baby shower.

The journaling tag- I welded a shape to give her longer hair.

December (baby is due)

the journaling tag

This next one (January) is the card feature on jots and thought it would be cute to open and put a photo inside. This pulls out of the first bag opening.