M is for Magpie

This is a page for Billy’s Alphabet Album. If you havn’t heard of an alphpabet album before, they are a great to do for children as they discover more about the alphabet through themselves. As an adult I have so many odd pics from parties and get-toghethers over the years, with these photos I am making an album titled, The A toZ of me.

We get so many native birds in our backyard and Billy drew a magpie on his chalkboard, what a great photo for the “M” page. My formula for the pages in a childs album is to keep it simple, with a combination of a big on board letter, a 5×7 photo, a bold alphabet and a coordinationg stamp set.

With the base cardstock for this page being very close in colour to the patterned paper used for an accent, I have roughened the edges of the letter with a sanding block, giving a defining edge to the letter and helping to draw it out from the background. These chipboard accents are great for adding that little extra something to your pages and Stampin’ Up! have four different On Board packs on the retiring list at 25% off. At the moment they are all sitll available, be sure to get in quick before they disappear.

This cute little stamp set is called Be Happy and I am a little sad to see it on the retiring list. If your looking for a fun and versitile stamp set for children, this is it. Not only is it fun and dynamic for scrapbooking, it’s also great for cards, invitations, gift boxes and a whole range of off-the-page projects, it also lends itself to projects for boys and girls. What more could you want?

I have used the Stampin’ Write Markers on the Laugh,Play, Share stamp to get a multi coloured image. The brush tip end of the markers are great for isolating a section of a stamp, while the fine tip is great for journaling in a coordinating colours.

The Ingredients List

Stamps:

• Be Happy (Retiring)
• Big Deal Alphabet

Cardstock:

• Brilliant Blue
• Whisper White

Ink:

• Brilliant Blue
• Real Red
• Green Galore

Other Bits:

• On Board Simon Lower (Retiring)
• Jersey Shore, Double Sided Paper (Retiring)
• Bold Bright Buttons (Retiring)
• 1/4″ Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
• Stampin Dimensionals
• Anywhere Glue Stick
• SNAIL Adhesive

If you’d like to know more about this project or the products used, please contact me.

Warmest wishes for yor day.

Melanie Packham