Mini Album made with CTMH Artiste Cartridge

I cut this mini album using both Colonial White cardstock and CTMH Flirty papers at 3.75 inches.  I alternated the side of the papers for each page of the book.  I haven't decided how I'm going to cover the backs of each page yet.  I'm thinking of having facing pages in the same pattern.

The only page that you have to decide before cutting is the one with the file folder tab. For the second side, you have to figure out which side of the paper you want showing and make sure the cricut cut matches.  All of the other pages are symmetrical and you can flip the papers to fit.

Here are each of the inside pages.

 This is the closed album before decorating.

To decorate the front, I actually used the scraps after cutting with the cricut.  I cut each flower out that I could, even partial ones.  If they were on the edge of the paper or from a cut, I used them on the edge of my book cover.  I layered them so that the cutouts didn't show. I layered 2 with 3-D foam tape and layered one with 2 layers of 3-D foam tape.

This is one of the projects that students in my Adult Education classes will be making in the fall term.

All products used are available from Close to My Heart.

Close to My Heart Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Once again, I want to let you know about a wonderful Cricut cartridge available from Close to My Heart.  The newest cartridge is called Artiste. It has 700 images many of which can be used to create 3-D items.

I am getting ready to return to school in a couple of weeks, so I decided to create book boxes for my students to keep their little reading books in.  I used the magazine box which comes in 2 parts. I cut the images at 9".  It required me to let half of the top part of the box to hang off the mat on the Gyspy and I cut it twice.  The finished boxes are large enough to allow the students to keep some of the very small books and the reproducible books that we print out for them. I used 3 12 x 12 sheets of cardstock for each box, but there is a lot left over to use in other projects.

If you notice, I put the green one together upside down but it works just as well. 

I you are like me, and must have the CTMH Artiste cartridge, please contact your CTMH Independent Consultant.  If you do not have a CTMH Independent Consultant, I would love to become yours.  I offer reliable dependable customer service.

You can order directly from my website by clicking this link carolhorton.ctmh.com  or by calling, texting, or emailing me.  

Anyone who orders using the "Join this gathering" (Wed Scrappers) on my website or by contacting me will be entered into a drawing to win $25 of free products.  Drawing closes on August 15 at midnight.  You can find this link at the top of the shopping cart page.

Enjoy your crafting!

Carol