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Guilt free Crafting Day 1

I have to admit that before the craziness of the Pandemic, I was not actively getting my blog post out AND was I not actively crafting! It happens, we get busy and we are now in the position of staying at home and practicing social distancing; now there is a lot of time for guilt free crafting!

Today I will share the last two pages of the wedding brag book and the next post will be the spine and cover redone. This post will be all about the images of the pages and the matting: no technical stuff , only want to give you the idea of how the folio pages I have can be used for any type of brag book.

To see these crafting pages used as a Halloween bragbook: check them out here:

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Quick note on upcoming posts

The posts that follow will be about different crafts, I am thinking activities for parents and children to help pass the time.

I also now have access to posting courses on my online school and will link content to my blog posts so YEAH!!!! Will have online tutorials for Cricut and Silhouette available soon for my readers, free of charge so we can all be using our machines, crafting guilt free to the max!

My Cricut machine I just got: was using my neighbours all the time!

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Remember that if you see a file that gets your crafting juices flowing, send me a request and I will try to get it to you as soon as I can. If I don’t have a file or craft that you would like to see, let me know and I will try my very best to get it done for you.

Ok, page 5

Page five was very much how I posted in the earlier posts for the page layout:

See page 5 layout here

Page 5 has a large amount of space for larger photos and journaling. I limited the pockets as it will create more bulk when items are inserted later on.

FRONT: Page 5 side 2

Page 6 Side 1

possible pocket for page 6

Note that page 6 side one of the page has a accordian style page and the matting is very similar for both sides. I may or maynot include some pockets: still trying not not feel guilty over the bulk I am creating!

Page six did get scaled down even though I had already decided that I was going to redo the cover and spine and make the book thicker. The problem with crafting somethims is that you just want to keep adding to what you are doing and it does have to have an ending, as sad as that is.

Photos of page 6 side 2

CLOSED: Page six, side 2
TOP VIEW: Page 6 side 2
FRONT VIEW: page 6 side 2

Before I End

Before I go, a reminder of the wonderful free commercial use of fonts, images and crafts at Creative Fabrica. My affiliate link provided: this means that if you use my link a purchase any of the images that are not free, I will get a small compensation. So far there is nothing as I think like me , people find so many images and fonts free that there is no need to buy lots!

Another great site is Cricut Design Space with free images daily.

Silhouette Free image of the week at Silhouette Design Store

For materials I head out to Michaels where they have curbside pickup during this social distancing period

One of my favorite places to pick up Vinyl in Mississauga is Sign Supply Canada

Kijiji and Letgo are also a fun places to shop.

Next up

I hope that my Day 2 guilt free crafting will be tomorrow and I will have the new cover, and spine to show. Wish me luck!

Carolyn

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Free Mini Album and Brag Books Template Wedding

Easy to Assemble Wedding Template Page 3

Easy to assemble brag book template is just a small part of what this beautiful wedding brag book is all about! These pages are super flexible and adapts to different page sizes. In this case an 8 inch x 8 inch page.

Past Template pages

My halloween brag book was 6.5 by 8.5 and used the same pages. I took the template brag book page and resided to 8×8. Super easy to do.

Super Easy to Assemble

  • Once the temple file is downloaded,
  • The pages can be cut out using a Silhouette or Cricut machine.
  • OR Print the file and use it to trace out and cut your pages
  • All you need is double sided tape or glue and decorative paper to mat the pages.
  • Add Photos and any other embellishments you have.

This brag book is a beautiful gift for any occasion, let them add their own cherished photos and memories.

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Flexible Brag Book Page 3 Side 1

This page 3 is starting to get interactive . For side 1 of page 3 the first page you see is one with a pocket.

Use the template pocket and customize

I used the template pocket file and welded the love birds to personalize it for a wedding album look and feel. The image of the love birds came from a wedding card I purchased on Silhouette Design Store : LOVE BIRDS LAYER CARD by Daniela Angelova.

The flexibility of using these files is that you can add one pocket, 2 pockets or just leave it empty for a large photo.

With the template pockets, you can weld any object or words to create a theme for your occasion. Below is one of the basic template pockets with the word “LOVE” and a heart welded on to it.

second envelope with "love" welded on
Turn the page and the second envelope is on the back of the easy to assemble wedding album brag book

So the first page has the pocket with the birds, it opens to the left and on the backside is another pocket with “LOVE” as seen above.

Attached to this page is another page that has a pull put accordion page.

accordion  page
accordion page in the easy to assemble wedding album brag book

Accordion pull out standing up. I welded the love birds, the word “LOVE” and the heart onto the top of the three different accordion page

Brag Book Page 3 Side 2

This side has an impressive double trifold. The view below is sideways and when opened it will go from top to bottom of the album.

double trifold page
Page 3 side 2 is a double trifold page on the easy to assemble wedding album brag book

This trifold is very impressive!

opened double trifold page
This is a huge pull out in the easy to assemble wedding album brag book

The double trifold page when closed, flips to the right and the 2 page spread has a pocket on the page to the left and a page with 4 panels to the right. The 4 panels open to a large base for a large photo.