Java Jen Creations

Hi there!! Today I have this project featured over at  She's a Sassy Lady  ! You can read the "book" that I wrote about this project by visiting her site! :-) Suffice it to say that I believe that our everyday moments are just as important as the big events so they should be celebrated too! I simply hang each month's calendar page on my fridge and write all of our comings and goings on it. At the end of the month, I put it in our family scrapbook and put all the pictures from that month in the album behind it. I've been using this "system" for years now and it really helps me stay on top of our pictures since we take so many! Even if I don't get the pictures in my album right away, I have them sorted by the month so I can easily scrap them when I have the time! All of these pages are, obviously, 12x12 and I have used a Creative Memories calendar grid. I have used various cricut cartridges for the die cuts and have those detailed under each picture.  ...

I made another mini for  Cricut Mini Albums . This time I made a mini to showcase a trip to the pumpkin patch with our son a few years ago. (He's 13 now so we don't go there anymore!) sniff, sniff!  Most of the elements that I used for this mini were from the Club Ruby Designers October kit. I tried some new color combinations and I'm really happy about how they look together!  The large pumpkins on the cover and inside are from Gypsy Wanderings and are cut at 5.47"H. The little pumpkins and leaves throughout, are from Designer's Calendar and are cut at 1.47"H.  I used a 6x6 bookboard that came in the kit for the cover and used 6x6 Kraft paper for the pages.  This was a simple little album to pull together and I'm sure my pumpkin patch pictures will look great in it!  Thanks for looking and remember to do something creative today!!

Hello everyone! I want to share my latest creation that I made using the August Kit from Club Ruby! For those of you who may not know, Club Ruby is a fantastic community of crafters who share ideas and projects with each other!  To see exactly what I'm talking about, check it out  HERE!  Now, back to this project.  To make the cover: Cut one 5"x12" piece of double-sided scrapbook paper, (I used Kraft paper); score and fold at 1.25" and 7" from narrow end.  To create accordion: Cut two 4.75"x 11" of cardstock ; score and fold one of the strips at 1" and 6" from narrow end.  Adhere 1" section of one cardstock strip to the back of the other one that is scored and folded at .50" and 6.50" creating one long accordion.  Fold .50" section at end of accordion back onto itself and tuck inside 1" section of cover. Set two eyelets through flap of cover and end of accordion to secure. Thread 1/4" ribbon through eyelets and t...