0807-my_boy-album069_large

Materials needed:

  • Square top tag acrylic album-Apple Pie Memories (6040191)
  • 12" x 12" Brown Mod Circle transparency-Hambly Studios (6045914)
  • 8 1/2" x 11" Chartreuse text weight paper-Yours Truly (6032158)
  • Lily White Hopscotch letter stickers-Doodlebug Design (6032112)
  • Puffy White Thickers-American Crafts (6045942)
  • Satin brown with blue dot ribbon (5/8" width)-May Arts (6021855)
  • Dark colored staples-Making Memories (517801)
  • 3mm blue round dots-Mark Richards (6036233)
  • Summer card buttons-Hero Arts (6036875)
  • Simply Sweet Swimming Pool rub-on alphabet-Doodlebug Design (6036267)
  • Vellum adhesive runner--Tombow
  • Dry adhesive, such as a tape runner
  • Mini Glue Dots

Suggested tools:

  • Paper trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Stapler

Instructions:

  1. Cover: Trim a piece of brown dot acetate to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and adhere UNDERNEATH front cover using vellum adhesive.
  2. Trim a piece of green cardstock to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and adhere under the acetate.
  3. Use sticker letters to spell "[my]" and puffy letters to spell "boy" on cover.
  4. Page 2: Staple a piece of ribbon folded in half to a 3" x 4 1/2" photo and adhere to the green paper mentioned in step 2.
  5. Page 3: Adhere one end of ribbon to bottom right hand corner and the other end on page 4, creating a loop.  Adhere two 3" x 2" photos and add three blue dots to left of top photo.
  6. Page 4: Adhere two 3" x 2" photos on top of the photos from page 3. Add three blue dots on top of dots from page 3.
  7. Page 5: Trim brown dot acetate to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and adhere with vellum adhesive. Adhere 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" photo. Spell "yum" with sticker letters and add puffy brackets, as shown.
  8. Page 6: Adhere 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" photo over photo on page 5. Use rub-ons to spell "enjoy". Add two buttons to brown circle centers. Tie ribbon in single knot and adhere to upper left corner.
  9. Page 7: Adhere a 3 1/2" x 1 1 /2" piece of brown dot acetate to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" green cardstock.  Adhere this UNDERNEATH page 7 with vellum adhesive, so the brown circles face page 7.  Adhere 3" x 3" photo and add heart sticker.
  10. Page 8: Adhere 2" x 4 3/4" piece of brown circle acetate to left edge of green cardstock. Adhere two 2" x 2" photos near right edge of green cardstock. Add puffy monogram sticker to top left corner.
  11. Page 9: Adhere 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" green cardstock. Adhere 2" x 4 3/4" brown dot acetate to left edge of green cardstock. Fold 3" piece of ribbon in half and staple to 3" x 3" photo.
  12. Page 10: Adhere 2" x 4 3/4" brown dot acetate to right edge of green cardstock. Adhere two 2" x 2" photos.
  13. Finish album by tying three ribbons to metal jump ring.

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