Matchbox Mini for a Swap!

Well, I don't usually, if ever make a mini under 6" x 6".  As a matter of fact, most of my "minis" are over 7" tall or wide.  So I never thought I would have so much fun making a mini just TWO inches wide!  But I did!

It is for a swap on Gina's wonderful ning site:  myscraproom.  And this swap was hosted by Lydia, whose yt channel is itripledogdareu.  So I just had to join!  Now in this swap we were suppose to decorate a large matchbox and make a little mini to go inside.  Sounds simple, right?  Well I pulled out the only matchbox we had in the house...and it was so old it was falling apart.  So off I go to Walgreens to buy a new one...sounds easy, right?  But when I got home with three new colors of nail polish and a bottle of wine, I knew I had to go back out for a matchbox.  So the next day, off to Walmart...and several ice cream desserts and another bottle of wine later, I got home with no matchbox...

So I decided to just make one out of lightweight chipboard and get going.  I used the beautiful "Lyric" papers from Prima o cover it and make the mini.  The requirements for the swap were to use lace, flowers and an image on the front.  The lace and flowers were a natural, but I had trouble covering the beautiful Prima papers, till I noticed a small snippet on my desk I had saved from a previous project... the words Gypsy Chick.  So I printed an oh so sweet image of a little girl gazing at a small chick and off I went.


 The mini inside is only 2" wide and 4" tall. Not too many embellishments could go in or on it, because it had to fit in the matchbox, but the papers are so pretty, it didn't take much! I just love how it turned out.

Just a bit of lace here and there..some petite flowers and delicate metal filigrees and it came out just perfect. I sure hope Olga, my swap partner likes it!

I want to give a special thanks to Gina of Scrappinology on youtube

and Lydia of ItripledogdareU on youtube

for hosting this swap. I can't wait for the next one!


I'm posting my youtube video below.
Have fun scrapping!

Molly

Here's the video link...

Anna Griffin Haul..it's official...I'm an Anna hoarder...

Okay, it's official...I am an Anna Griffin hoarder.  It started years ago...but was recently raised to new heights when I got an email from Anna's blog or facebook or somewhere, telling me about an upcoming BIG BIG SALE...  Well, of course I set my alarm clock and was there to "just take a look, a quick peak" at the sale.  But nooooo, Anna's website was so overcrowded with like minded fanatics, that the whole site crashed!  Yep, it looked like the gods of sanity had prevailed and were going to keep me from myself and from buying.  But despite the notices from Anna's site and facebook posting, I managed to get in...and of course because now my adrenaline was really pumping and I felt like a "winner" just for making it into the site, I bought to my hearts content...

 

 

And what does a woman do with all that Anna Griffin?  Well here are a few of the projects I made for this year...two calendars.  One is made with Anna's card and envelope kits and one is a large top flip chipboard calendar, both of which I just love having on my desks. 

I know I have shown these before, but here's June and May pages, just to show, I really do use some of my AG papers... 

I just love taking out the next months pages and finding the perfect picture, old of new (see the June calendar below is waiting for a picture we will take on Dad's Day of my hubby and son...

 

In addition to the fabulous albums and kits I bought, there were two "sticker collections" that came in a cute "book like" holder that inspired me.  So I pulled out some beautiful Pink Paislee papers...I know, why not Anna, you ask?  But anyway, following are pictures of the little book I quickly put together and made a youtube tutorial for...

 

 Above is the booklet closed and below is a photo of it opened. It measures 5" wide by 7" tall and 1.5" deep.  So easy, and I can just see making a baby brag book or quick holiday card kit or mini to give... Hope you enjoy and now I have to go see about adding on a new room to the house, for all my new Anna Griffin of course...teeheehee....

 

Here's the youtube video, if you want to take a peak...hope you enjoy...

Have fun crafting...

Molly