Paper Bag Album

I've been showing off my latest paper bag album.  I thought I had better share a few pictures here too.  While the occasion was somber - family pictures after my father-in-law's funeral - it was momentous because my husband and his most of his cousins had not been together in years.
I used the last of my paper bag album "blanks" but I will use this tutorial again to create more.  I may try some other ideas I've seen too but I love how Jessica creates and I regularly haunt her blog Kids Napping I'm Scrapping!.

One thing I like about these albums is that you can take a relatively small number of pictures and create something.  10 pictures in the main album.  I then use the bag openings for pull out pages where in this case I have 6 more pictures.
I've learned a lot making these types of albums - such as the need for a super-sticky tape. 
Let me know what you think. 

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Well, I'm back at trying my blog.  My goal is to be a bit more realistic.  Start off by updating my blog once a week on Wednesdays and then see if I can't work my way up to twice a week - adding in a Saturday or a Sunday blog. 

Speaking of Sunday - last Sunday I was up before the rest of my sun-burned family and hit my craft room to try out something I had found when bloghopping the internet.  I found this project over at Cinnaberry Suite and I think my little version turned out just dandy! 

here is the link to Cinnaberry Suite's blog and this project.
 http://cinnaberry-suite.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-supposed-to-be-guest-posting-this.html

 I did not have an old book that I wished to use -- I'm already displaying most of my old books.  So, I took a small book that I didn't want to get rid of, used craft paper to make a book cover; stamped some images on the craft paper.  I had a narsty looking blue metal frame -- tossed the frame and kept the easel and glass.  A little ribbon and tulle and a stamped, distressed tag and viola!  The snapshot of my husband's parents on their wedding day is much more lovingly displayed. 

I love this look!  My photo collage is showing the front view (bottom and top - I couldn't get it all in to one view) then a partial side view showing the book and the back view.  I only used a bit of adhesive to attache the easel to the book cover -- just to ensure there was no slippage.  My arm is absolutely sore from patting myself on the back over how well this turned out!  Bad me!  I know.