Bella Blvd + Kerri Bradford Team Up | Christmas Mini Album...

Hi Friends!  I'm back again with my final project created for the Bella Blvd + Kerri Bradford Team Up challenge.  This little (or rather large) mini album was a labour of love for me.  I don't often get the chance to create minis but I definitely couldn't go past creating this Christmas countdown booklet for my youngest son. 

The idea is simply a flip-style countdown booklet to help my four year old keep track of the days leading up to Christmas.  I have used the appropriately named Christmas Countdown patterned papers by Bella Blvd to bring it all together.

The front and back covers have been made using the left over packaging from the crochet hearts.  I've just traced around the cardboard, including the hole, onto the patterned paper.  It gives me a sturdier base to support the rest of my album.

The Kerri Bradford cut files allowed me to play with the idea of creating windows.  Days 23 and 22 are essentially the same cut file except, with "Day 22" I recut the same image onto my back ground patterned paper.  The next step was to layer the red "Day 22" ( a second cut) directly over the first cut.

Day 20 was simple.  *grin*  I love the idea of using chipboard to spell the date.

Some of the words were cut at a large size and a small circle welded to a part of the file. This allowed me to punch a hole and create a hanging element from the cut file for my mini.

Most of the pages have been cut at different sizes and I have even used some of the paper pieces, such as Day 15.  The feathers have been added between the layers for extra texture. The crochet hearts, tabs and chipboard were also add for the textural element of the album.

 

On the last page, I have created a little surprise. Using three white Crochet Hearts, I have built a little snowman. I have hand stitched the eyes and mouth and used an orange exclamation mark sticker from the Yellow High Five Alphabets. The arms are also sticker letters from Making The Team Alpha+Bits. And of course the buttons were added to finish and compliment the Kerri Bradford number cut file.

 

 

Now if you have lasted this long and scrolled to the bottom of this post, please don't forget the giveaway on the Bella Blog is still open.

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Supplies:
Christmas Countdown: City Sidewalks, Tree Park, Christmas, Believe, Christmas Cuties, Borders, Christmas Countdown, Daily Details, Paper Pieces, Alpha+Bits; Daily Chevies: Chevy Bell Pepper, Chevy Pickle Juice, Chevy Gulf, Arrows Pickle Juice, Arrows Gulf; Love and Marriage: Chipboard Icons; Making The Team: Alpha+Bits; Play Date: Alpha+Bits; High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red, Yellow, Gulf, Green, Brown-Cream; Simply Simona Chipboard Numbers: White; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice; Flags: Sunshine & Happiness; Crochet Hearts: White, Gulf; Button Market: Gulf Squares; Feathers: Ice, McIntosh, Pickle Juice; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron, Yellow Stripe, Gulf Stripe

Kerri Bradford Studio: December Additions, December Twenty-Five, Bloom