Paper crafting... ocbrandy style!

I just love the quote on this album! "The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." by Rabindranath Tagore.  What a great title for a few beautiful pictures.  I love the soft colors of this DCWV collection called The Linen Closet. Despite all the sanding I do on these mixed shape albums, lol, it was very fun to make... pretty sure it just flowed right out of me! :O) Album number two this week is made from the Basic Grey Offbeat collection. This was VERY tricky for me! So many colors and patterns.... I think it turned out pretty nice though :O)  I used a Mellisa Francis envelope and tag album for the base, so each page has a pull-out tag for journalling. I finally decided on "lighthearted" as the title, I knew I needed something a little quirky! :O) I used the "horseshoes and lemonade" font, printed it out on cardstock and cut out each letter. The "rolled" flower on the cover is my second or third attempt at these...they...

I finally have a couple new albums listed on eBay :O) Seems this month has been all starting albums and no finishing them! I finally got some gumption and finished up two new ones. Both albums are made with Basic Grey papers, that I must say I got an awesome deal on from Crafty Steals . Check them out and sign up your email, or you can fan them on Facebook to find out which "steal" they have to offer everyday! I got four 6x6 Basic Grey pads for $15! :O) The first album is done with the Granola line. I used a paper bags for the base, and the cover features weaved strips of paper, and flowers I cut from one of the pages. The second I made with  the Eva line and made lots of the flowers included in it. Below I'll show you how :O) I made the wrinkly little perfectly coordinating flowers, by hand cutting random flower shapes. Then I sanded all the edges to accent the different "petals". Then I crumpled them up and made them into little balls while rolli...