I always struggle how I am going to depict our trip in our family scrapbook album and decided to make a chipboard album just for this particular trip. I really enjoyed completing this little project and it took almost an entire afternoon to finish.
I had received the blank chipboard album as part of a gift while attending one of the many local crops in my area, however you can purchase these for less than $5. The thing I love about these albums is that it allows you to focus on a smaller area and they can sometimes be a lot less overwhelming than making a large 12 x 12 scrapbook. This is a great beginner scrap booking project for that very reason!
I had previously purchased some "Chicago" themed stickers and paper which I also tried to incorporate into the album as well.
Many of these chipboard albums have spines that cover the front which allow for a little extra pizazz!
Many of the craft stores now carry the Amercian Girl scrapbook line which I have added here. The letter's were made with the Cricut "Lyrical Letter's" cartridge and the flowers were created using the "George" cartridge. I added the rhinestone emblishment and doodled around the edges, and for added dimension I bent up the edges of the flowers.
And on the last page, I struggled because I still had not used the 12 x 12 scrapbook paper I had previously purchased, so I cut out the sign on one of the pages and added it to the back page!
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