Tabbed Folders Mini Album

Hello Friends!!

In case you had not noticed, I have not been around for a while.  Four different Birthday celebrations, tied in with Palm Sunday and Easter and worrying about some health issues, kept me from doing much.

I am happy to say, all health issues are no longer needing to be worried about, and we only have one more birthday to participate in this weekend.

I would like to share with you the simple mini album that I have created, using Gecko Galz, & Graphic fairy images and embellishments from

Pro 31 Designs Etsy Store.  
Here is the digital collage I created.

I created the background papers in GIMP, and the Tabbed folder template in Inkscape.  I then used my Black Cat Cougar to cut them out.

The beautiful lady images are from the Flower maids Collection and the tags from the "Tickets please Collection" both from Gecko Galz.

The green frame and pink roses found in the lower right are images from the Graphic Fairy.  The Butterfly in the upper left is a Gecko Galz image.

I used the "Newsprint" filter for all my images.  It was so fun, and added a bit of texture to my papers.

I used a Tim Holtz Butterfly die and a flower punch on my project so that I could enter it in the challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow this week.  The butterfly and punched flowers are all from some recycled scraps that I had left over from another project.  I also recycled a file folder for my tags, and the polka dot paper on the back of them is also some scraps from another project.  "Recycled is the requirement at Tuesday Throwdown challenge this week.  At the Shabby Tea Room this week they ask that you use the inspiration photo as well as Aqua, Pink and neutrals.  I am playing for the first time at the "Stamp Man Challenge" I used one of my shabby roses stamps on my tag, and this week is "Shabby Chic" which is right up my ally.  The 

All the ivory mulberry roes, pink curly roses, ivory ribbon trim and pink flatback pearls, Ivory and cream ribbon roses and pearl sprays are from Pro 31 Designs.  In the photo above you can see the punched flowers, and a bluebird die cut I created from a Graphic Fairy image.

Lucky for me this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show, it is anything goes, same goes for the month long  ABC Design Team Challenge.

At this angle you can see the tabs better :0).

I used a perfect medium pen and perfect pearls in perfect copper by Ranger to add some accents to my pages.  The Lovely Vintage seam binding came from Debbie at the Shabby Tea Room.  I just love it, and this is my first project I have used them on.  Here are the tags.

These are the gorgeous "Tickets Please" from Gecko Galz, I simply used Gimp to make them bigger, to use as Tags!  I inked all the edges of my diecuts and pages with Ranger's Old paper distress ink.  Here I used my favorite Flatback pearls in champagne from Pro 31 Designs.  I used my "crop-o-dile" to punch wholes in the tags and set the antique brass grommets.  I used my Cinch and some binding from Bind it all to create my mini.

This is scrap paper left over from a previous project that I created in GIMP.  I created the darling little pink "live," "love," and "laugh" die cuts.  The green leaves are from my favorite May Arts Leaf trim.  The roses are from Pro 31 Designs. The stamp I carved and applied with Ranger's Peeled paint.  Love how it looks on the aqua blue and white paper.  Here is a close up of the flowers below.

They are just beautiful!  So easy to use!

One last look of the cover.

I will be sharing these with Pink Saturday and Make it Monday for inspiration.

Thank you for Visiting!
Hugs!!
Heather