Make Minis with the Lovely Botanical Tea and By the Sea
Today is a lovely day to share albums! We really have some beauties to share with you this fine Tuesday. There's a brilliant Botanical Tea notebook by the talented Nadya Lifa. Then, Donna Espiritu shares a By the Sea mini and tutorial perfect for those summer photos! Sit back, relax, and enjoy today's inspiration!
First, let's see Nadya's beautiful creation!
"Notebooks, notebooks, notebooks... I just love them so much! They need anytime, everywhere, because our life is running and all that we can - keep and record the moments with photo, video and with words! I love doing different notebooks, I especially love to create beautiful inside details and to create a cover. Of course, I again used the favorite Botanical Tea collection ! It is so beautiful that it is difficult to break away!)))" ~Nadya
We adore how Nadya incorporates fabric into her designs. How amazing!
Supply List
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea 12x12 Pad
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Banners
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Flowers
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Tags & Pockets
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Stickers
Graphic 45 Cling Stamp Botanical Tea 2
Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Key Holes
Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads
Tim Holtz brads
Tim Holtz Typo Sharms
Prima Typo Zippers
Fabric
Shabby ribbon
Glue
Many of us are holding onto those days of summer, and this By the Sea mini by Donna is just perfect to keep those treasured memories. Enjoy her tutorial below and create your own!
Donna's By the Sea Mini Album Snapguide Tutorial
Supply List
Graphic 45 "By the sea" papers
Graphic 45 "By the sea" chipboards
"Graphic 45 "By the sea" cardstock stickers
Distress ink (brushed corduroy)
Real sea shells
Twine
Brads
Inkssentials craft tags
Beautiful mini albums just make our day. Many thanks to Nadya and Donna. What about you, G45ers? Will you try the tutorial above? We hope you have a great Tuesday and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Happy Mini-Making,
Graphic 45
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Stunning!!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | August 05, 2014 at 05:07 AM
Amazing!!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | August 05, 2014 at 05:11 AM
Lovely!
Posted by: Pat ford | August 05, 2014 at 05:44 AM
Fantabulous Albums! ! !
Posted by: Linda Chidster | August 05, 2014 at 05:51 AM
Love mini albums.
Posted by: Karen | August 05, 2014 at 06:43 AM
Amazing albums! I certainly will try the tutorial. Such a lovely present for a friend.
Posted by: Marijke Maris | August 05, 2014 at 07:10 AM
Beautiful and fun.
Posted by: Carol Mc | August 05, 2014 at 07:35 AM
I love mini albums, and these are terrific.
Posted by: Marsha Bouters | August 05, 2014 at 07:37 AM
WAUW such amazing albums here today. I´m blown away with the beauty from these girls all the time, and today is just the same.
Posted by: Maryann | August 05, 2014 at 07:39 AM
Just stunning!!!!!! I love seeing you you creative people make!!!!!!
Posted by: Melisa | August 05, 2014 at 07:58 AM
Such serendipity! I am using the Botanical Tea papers right now to make a baby album for a little girl! The colors are perfect for a little girl's baby album, plus lots of flowers! The finished album will look very similar to Nadya's album:) And, now I've found a great use for my remaining By-the-Sea collection, thanks Donna!
Posted by: MaggieM | August 05, 2014 at 08:18 AM
Beautiful projects!
Posted by: Kathy Jo | August 05, 2014 at 08:45 AM
Beautiful, sigh-worthy projects, Nadya Lifa's so graceful and refined yet sturdily made and useful, and Donna Espiritu's with a salty dash of vintage summer nostalgia. Thank you :-)
Posted by: Danielle | August 05, 2014 at 08:57 AM
Lovely minis...thanks for the tutorial.
Posted by: Yolanda | August 05, 2014 at 09:03 AM
Graphic 45 designers always offer the best inspiration projects! Thanks for the morning creativity lift!
Posted by: Wendy Wakefield | August 05, 2014 at 09:11 AM
Love these designs thank you
Posted by: Cheryl Craddock | August 05, 2014 at 09:22 AM
Beautiful mini albums!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | August 05, 2014 at 09:24 AM
Love both the albums! I'm a sucker for anything G45, add mini albums and I'm hooked!!
Posted by: Deborah Cox | August 05, 2014 at 09:30 AM
Gorgeous Ladies! Every time I look at these creations on here, I just want to drop everything and start making! Do you think the family would mind if they didn't get Dinner tonight? ;)
Posted by: Michelle Flower | August 05, 2014 at 09:35 AM
Donna's album is beautiful! Would love a tutorial from Nadya for her incredible book!! LOVELOVELOVE!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | August 05, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Botanical Tes is such a lovely paper collection! By The Sea is just too much fun to ignore. Love seaside themes. Wonderful projects for today. I think I'll give that folio style mini a try.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | August 05, 2014 at 11:46 AM
The albums are beautiful and thank you for the tutorial! I love these collections and they are both awesome!
Posted by: Nancy Lorenz | August 05, 2014 at 12:48 PM
Wonderful creative projects!! Love the Mini.
Posted by: Mary Longberry | August 05, 2014 at 01:18 PM
I love the pink gingham notebook! And the card is so cool. Your DT amazes me every day.
Posted by: Sue Kendrick | August 05, 2014 at 01:51 PM
WONDERFUL projects!
Posted by: Tona | August 05, 2014 at 02:20 PM
I am already well into making my own "By the Sea" Tag album !! Thanks for the inspiration....my niece will love this when she returns from Myrtle Beach !!
Posted by: Barbrar | August 05, 2014 at 02:37 PM
Great mini albums, each is very different from the other but they are both equally charming.
Posted by: Elizabeth Etheridge | August 05, 2014 at 02:38 PM
Such sweet projects! Love tag books!
Posted by: Anne Schilling | August 05, 2014 at 04:51 PM
Beautiful. i love mini albums and the pink and white gingham mini is so adorable. The By the Sea album is so much fun for summer at the beach.
Posted by: Kim | August 05, 2014 at 05:17 PM
What beautiful albums! Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Marsha | August 05, 2014 at 08:47 PM
Какие талантливые девочки! Миник Нади-шедевр!!!
Posted by: Марина Толоконникова | August 05, 2014 at 09:59 PM
Charming mini's!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | August 05, 2014 at 10:07 PM
This is such a beautiful album. I would love to see a tutorial on how she made this. I am especially in love with the fabric cover.
Posted by: Lynn Wayne | August 05, 2014 at 10:08 PM
Nadias book is stunning. I love the use of fabric on the cover. It makes such a difference. Im very tactile and have to touch everything, I know I would enjoy receiving such a beauty! And made with one of my favorite paper lines too!!!
Donnas By the Sea book is adorable. The line is so versatile. Very nice!!! Thank you for the tutorial, I love seeing how all these lovely books are made!!!!
Posted by: Tammy Whitley | August 05, 2014 at 10:23 PM
What a beautiful notebook Nadya created!
And I love the mini tag album, with the variety of pockets she did.
Posted by: Noreen | August 05, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Have just come from watching video for mini albums so couldn't be more relevant!
Beautiful Botanical Tea, so soft & pretty.
Tyfs. Need the Typography collection this week to make my 1st ever mini!!😃
Posted by: Caroline | August 05, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Two very different projects. Both equally beautiful and creative. Love all the options and variety!!
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | August 05, 2014 at 11:33 PM
Wow !! Wow !! Wow !! fabulous projects, especially the Notebook, Nadya has created a 'Work of Art' !!!!!
Posted by: Patricia Howarth | August 06, 2014 at 12:33 AM
AWESOME projects, thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Elisabeth | August 06, 2014 at 01:31 AM
Amazing stuff! xxx
Posted by: Christine Smith | August 06, 2014 at 03:16 AM