I am so honoured to take part in this blog hop alongside these amazing Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all around the world. To view all of the amazing projects they have made, please scroll down to the end of this post and click the links to visit their blogs.

I'd like to say a big thank you, I wouldn't be featuring in this blog hop today without all of the amazing blog readers of all of the demonstrators who showcased their work in Kylie's International Blog Highlights and who took the time to cast a vote.
I made this album based on a mini scrapbook that my upline Michelle Last designed for a Pinkies team training day. The actual design is completely all of my original work but I can't take any credit for the fantastic layout and great instructions that I have referred to time and time again. Thanks Michelle!

I work full time as a Finance Manager and I have the best team of staff. I love to make things for them, when the occasion arises. One of my team had a baby boy last year and I made her a similar book (I will blog about it soon). When my team member Andrew announced his partner Lauren was expecting, I knew that I had an excuse to make another.


I have great fun designing these albums and I always feel quite sad parting with them when the time comes. Both versions I have made are completely unique and for this version I chose to use muted tones of beige to match the gifts we had bought for them and their baby boy Bailey.

The colours I have used are Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand.

I decorated the album using two different stamp sets. The stamp set I used the most in this project is the Made With Love stamp set - the cute animals and sentiments for the cards are just perfect. I also used the Baby Bear stamp set for the message 'Welcome to the world' on the front cover.


I used various framelits and thinlit dies to decorate the album, I used the Hello You Thinlit dies for the die cut the Hello sentiment on the front cover. I used the Layering Ovals Framelit Dies, Layering Circle Framelit Dies and Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies throughout the album for all of the ovals and circles. I just love the look the stitching effect gives, just the right amount of interest and detail so your eye is still drawn to the stamped image. I also used the Up & Away Thinlit Dies for the hot air balloon, the Baby's First Framelits Dies for the baby grows and the Large Letters Framelit Dies for the centre where I spelled out Bailey's name. I was in die cutting heaven!

I usually buy a card for everyone at work to sign for birthdays and special occasions, I felt a a shop bought or a handmade card for this occasion would be too small for all 22 of us to sign and I wanted to make something handmade and unique.

With this in mind, the idea to make a keepsake album came about. Instead of leaving spaces for photos, I included pockets where I could put note cards we wrote our congratulations messages on. Each card is double sided and can easily be taken out to read both sides. They can't fall out easily either, so no worrying they will be lost.


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My project today features the Balloon Builders photopolymer stamp set and the coordinating Balloon Bouquet punch.

There is so much inspiration on Pinterest, which is right where I looked when creating this project. My inspiration is taken from a number of cards - click here to see cards on Pinterest made using this stamp set.


This project was actually designed for a make and take that I created for a group of 40+ fellow demonstrators at a crafty weekend in Birmingham held by my upline Michelle Last. We had so much fun. There were 6 make and takes altogether and we had 3 hours to make them - time certainly flies when you are having fun!


I've made two versions of this card so you can see how versatile the design is by just using different colours and accessories.

I've used Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride & Watermelon Wonder, a watercolour background using Pink Pirouette, coordinating Subtles Enamel Shapes and Cooper Metallic Thread. For the other card I have used Soft Sky, Pool Party and Island Indigo, a watercolour background using Soft Sky, coordinating Subtles Enamel Shapes and Silver Metallic Thread.