Envelope Album

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This is a type of album I have wanted to make since I made my Travel Smash Book/Junk Journal.  You can view this project HERE.  I actually used the same paper pack that I used on the Travel Book.  I really like it because it is very "antiquey" (I know I just made up a word) and also a very vintage feel.  I LOVE it!  So, I used it once again on this album.  I am going to use this album for pictures of my grandparents and my husband's grandparents and also our parent's pictures.  I have a few 4 generation pictures on my side of the family as well.  I think it will be a good little history album for my kids one day.  With the envelopes, I can also add memorabilla from their lives that will be neat for my kids to have someday.  Anyway...instead of taking lots of pictures of this album, I chose to make a quick video.  Enjoy and remember it is always homemade!  The sizes of the paper are below the video link.

Here are the sizes of my paper that I cut for each envelope face and also the flap.

Face:  5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Flap:  2 5/16 x 5 3/4

Paint Chip Cards

I know this should be a scrapbook page, but I am going to be in and out of town for the next couple of weeks, so, the next two weeks, instead of a scrapbook layout at the end of the week, there will be a craft idea or "what is coming up" on the blog.  So, enjoy and I will be back to do some layouts in a couple of weeks.
I know on Pinterest I have seen MANY ideas using paint chip cards!  From learning tools for kids to any type of crafts.  My kids and I made Christmas ornament trees, snowmen ornaments and also bookmarks with their fingerprints on them for their grandmothers.  A friend of mine walked into Sherwin Williams one day and said, "Look, here's the deal.  I need A LOT of paint chips for a craft idea for my kids.  How can I purchase them?".  Well, the man replied by saying that she could have as many as she wanted for free and she left the store with well over 200 (If I had to guess) of them.  So, the kids and I went to Lowe's the other day and I snagged a few of my own.  They come in so many different shapes, colors, sizes and textures.  So, I went "shopping" through the paint chips.  I picked up several colors and also some that had several textures.  This picture above is what I picked up.  I plan to use them on cards, scrapbook pages and some crafts with the kids.  I am so excited to use them.  I see great potential and to think, they are FREE!  That is the best part! 

Have fun coming up with ways in incorporate paint chips into your crafts.  Have a great day and remember, it is always homemade, especially when thinking out of the box!