Mini Smash Book (Memories In Tyme Blog Hop)

Welcome to the Memories in Tyme blog hops - where you will find some seriously talented people who love to share their ideas with you!

If you are looking for my BugBytes Guest Design post, please go HERE.

Our hop today and tomorrow is anything relating to mini albums - doesn’t matter the size as long as it’s mini and it’s an album!!! This is Lynda’s favorite project - making mini albums - where you can take a set of pictures and scrapbook them and complete a project in a day or less! Great for gifts for special people, (Mothers Day is coming up you know), and just fun to showcase a trip, birthday or shower even!

Now, if you just happened upon my blog, then please go back to the beginning which is at Lynda’s blog (http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/). Besides, the beginning is always the best anyway!!!

Here is a complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

1.  Lynda - http://www.memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/

2.  Rhonda - http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/

3.  Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/

4.  Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/

5.  Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

6.  Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE***

7.  Blue - http://www.craftingwithblue.blogspot.com/***NEXT***

8.  Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com

9. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com

With Smash Books being all the rage, I started collecting things to put into mine.  I keep all of my left over cricut cuts and cute paper and embellishments in a folder.  The problem is, I just can't seem to put anything in my book just yet ~ fear of commitment!!!  I am afraid to stick something down just in case I find a better place for it later.....lame I know but that is the truth!  

My son is a junior and has already been invited to several Graduation parties, so I decided to make a mini Smash Book as a graduation gift for one of the girls!  I just might need to make some more!!

I started with these large tags from 7 Gypsies and some of my cricut cuts, scrap paper and a coin envelope. I added my Zutter Bind-it-all and a little ink and got started.

Inside the front cover I added DREAM and a pocket.  I cut the top of a coin envelope off and used a circle punch to cut a half circle.  I put some Tim Holtz tickets inside the pocket.  I punched the side of this burgundy left over shape and added it to my book.

I included this Things to Do tag.

I layered some papers and added them to the book.

I created a pocket with this striped paper and put some smaller beige cardstock papers inside.

I punched holes in this Bingo Card and added it to the center of these two pages.

I inked a red LOVE cut out with some brown to distress it and smashed it to the back cover.

Thank you for checking out my project, now follow the links below and remember to visit all the stops for MAXIMUM ideas and LOTS OF FUN!!! Next up on the hop is BLUE, make sure you check out her fun project!!!