WORD BOOK ALBUMS

i had a few requests to post this on here to show you how i made this.  although being simple, it took more thought than i had planned.  my next one i'll say, will be much simpler because i won't be 'wasting all that energy thinking needlessly'.  i used 4" x 12" double sided self adhesive chipboard.  i'm telling you, this stuf is the 'cats meow'.  peel, stick and trim.  done!  love it!  i cut the chipboard, with both sides decorated and used a NEW mat.  after a few adjustments these are the settings i used on my gypsy:

speed @2
pressure @4
multi cut @ 2
blade depth setting in the holder @6 with the deep cut blade.

because this is a 4" x 12" chipboard, i designed the album to be slightly smaller than the 4".  placement on the mat is 'CRITICAL' in order for the cuts to be within the chipbooard.  i did a trial cut on cardstock for each page just to make sure it worked.  i used: George for the rectangle welded onto the letters which came from Base Camp.  these are the only 2 carts i used except for the embellishments.  that you can use/do whatever you want.  i also cut the letters out again, hiding the inside contours for the back of each letter so as not to 'peek' at whats behind.  i hope this is helpful.  if you have any questions, feel free to ask.  i hope you enjoy this.  now lets see if i can post the pictures in order.

and a big 'SHOUT OUT TO ERICA' and 'THANK YOU' for my wonderful cropodile!

i love it!  if it weren't for this, i couldn't have punched the holes for the rings. 

thanks for looking and i hope you leave me a 'kind word'. 

(((hugs)))