Friday 14 July 2023

Mini Accordion Album

 Morning and I have a mini accordion book to share, I bought the cover from Tracy Evans during the lockdowns.Covered the cover with distress inks and made all the backgrounds with smooshed inks,script stamp and a selection of stamps from AALL&Create,Veer&Moon,Chocolate Baroque and Pink Frog all coloured with promarkers.The size of the album closed is 3 and a half inches(9cms)  by 2 and a quarter inches(5and a half cms) but has still taken me a week to finish lol.

Front/Bees and Back/Slugs


 


 


 
challenges-----

creative creases-fun folds

we love to create-ATG

sweet stampin-blooming beautiful

allsorts-ATG--------------------------TOP 5

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

passion for promarkers-go wild

I love promarkers-ATG/Summer colours 

Pennys challenge-ATG

The sisterhood of crafters-In the garden

crafting from the heart-No cards

crafty catz-ATG 

crafts galore encore-ATG 

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-fabulous florals

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

mix it up-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create- ATG/add flowers

Unicorn-no designer paper

park hopping-July

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

59 comments:

meg said...

A keepsake to treasure full of beautiful backgrounds and stamping

Lynne said...

Wow, this is fabulous Carol. Love all those florals with your wonderful backgrounds x

Valerie-Jael said...

Fabulous, Carol, love it, the nature theme is great! Hugs, Valerie

Rainey's Craft Room said...

This is a very cute little album Carol, lovely colours and images. Thanks for sharing with us at Passion For Markers this week.
Lorraine

Janette said...

Gorgeous album Carol, alot of work has gone into this and it shows, I love all those beautiful images, lovely keepsake.xx

Liz said...

A fabulous project, great images and beautiful backgrounds on every panel. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge this week.
Liz xx

Elle-Jeanne said...

Wow Carol, Een beauty creatie .
Prachtig met al die bloemen.
Mooi achtergronden.
Groetjes Elle-Jeanne

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Lovely mini album, the cover is beautiful as well all your backgrounds and stamping. Great colouring too. Those snails make me smile! :)
I have seen also your previous mini album, how gorgeous!

Linby said...

So much work has gone into this amazing concertina card - all of it so beautifully done. Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping

brenda said...

Gorgeous creation Carol, right up my street with all the inkiness and flowers, perfect for We Love Stamping this month, thank you, thanks also for sharing at Allsorts.

B x

Kampin' Karen said...

I love all the images on your card, especially the bees! Thank you for entering your fun fold at Creative Creases.
Karen, DT

Carol L said...

From front to back and all the pages in between, this is a wonderful work of nature with all those pretty blooms and bees! Nice work Carol!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Gorgeous work Carol, you must have the patience of a Saint to make this. And it’s all so perfect and lovely with a fabulous design too.

Faith x

KarinsArtScrap said...

what super sweet on the outside and inside it's beautiful Carol, great job

gr karin

*Vicki* said...

Wow, what a very cool album! I love the way you've smooshed your inks for the background and the collection of flowers are so pretty! Looks like a fun project to put together!

Chris said...

Wow Carol - this is fantastic! So lovely, inside and out, such beautiful stamps! I love it. xx
Thank you so much for joining in at Crafty Catz and also at Sweet Stampin'

Jean said...

Beautiful with so much amazing detail Carol. Awesome creation beautiful colours too x

Mervi said...

Gorgeous project!

Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

Chrissy said...

Oh, wow, Carol, this is awesome, love all the details and images and what a great fun design..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

I'm here again with my DT hat! Your concertina mini album looks amazing and full of fabulous flowers, everyone so beautifully coloured. Thanks for so much for joining us at We Love Stamping!

Beebeebabs said...

Very nice - great job as always!!!

alice k. said...

What an awesome folder! A great way to showcase the loveliest nature stamps. You have inspired me now!

aussie aNNie said...

Absolutely stunning design Carol love it and love that concertia fold looks awesome , also the stamping is amazing x

Lisa said...

Oh my goodness this is a great mini album. Lots of wonderful images and super job folding this.

Renske Wishes You said...

This is amazing. Thank you for joining the Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge. Good luck with your entry.

Crafty Hugs, Renske Penny's DT

StephW said...

Love this! Fab way to showcase little pieces of art ... Steph x

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

Wow! This mini-book is amazing Carol! I absolutely love it and all your stamping to go with it. So much detail and beautifully coloured too. Love it!
Michelle x

Ella's Design said...

A wonderful mini album filled with nature themed images and fabulous stamped details, Carol...
Thanks for playing along with my challenge this week at Passion for Markers, Lisa x

Diane said...

Wow, what a fun and creative accordion book, love the fun snails and the pretty florals!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B and The Sisterhood of Crafters!
Diane TB Co-Owner and TSH DT
{Nellies Nest}
{Triple B}
{Simply Clean & Simple} NEW

Debbie Mageed said...

Oh, Carol, this mini album is incredible! I love every single page you so lovingly made. I hope you are keeping it since you put so much love into it. Thank you for playing with Creative Creases Challenge, and I hope you can join us again soon. We really appreciate your support!
Debbie, DT
Secrets To Stamping

pinky said...

This is such a beautiful project Carol. Love the shape of the cover too.

Leslie Miller said...

Bees and snails... the bees pollinate and help things grow and the snails eat the growing things. I guess nature has a place for everything. Love the awesome accordion design on this and all the stamping and coloring. You put a lot of work into it and it was worth it!

Dee's Craft Room said...

OMG Carol, another fabulous project. I love your country garden theme, it reminds me of a Diary of an Edwardian Lady. I wonder how an alphabet theme would work out; something you could read with a child, lol).

This really is gorgeous.

Dionne xx

Freubelmina said...

Ooooo I love your creation Carol, with lots of nice picts 🤩

Mrs A. said...

The smaller they are the more time consuming. This little beauty was well worth the time and patience (probably a few choice words along the way too).I'm making some desk organizer/ notepad folders and they are taking forever and their quite a bit bigger. Hugs Mrs A.

Cheryl W said...

Your mini book is amazing! I'm so glad you've entered it in our latest challenge at Let's Craft and Create. Cheryl W, DT

craftytrog said...

This is a beautiful project Carol!
Alison x

Gina said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous, and even more gorgeousness with every page. Love this mini journal! Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafting From The Heart XXX

The Crafty Den said...

What a beautiful mini album Carol. The covers are beautiful and your images are coloured perfectly. The inside looks amazing too with such pretty florals. Thanks for sharing with us at Passion for Markers this week. Hugs, Denise x

Makira said...

Wow, this card is awesome! The design, colors, and overall composition are impressive. If you're open to exploring more opportunities to showcase your talent, I encourage you to consider participating in another exciting challenge: Park Hopping My Happy Place. Your contribution would undoubtedly add an extra spark of creativity to the challenge. Have a great week!
Cheers, Makira
https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/

Cards By MI said...

Such lovely looking card. Fabby cute images and real happy mail. Thanks for playing with us over at PFM.
Love n hugs
Marie

pinky said...

Back again Carol. Just opened the most beautiful card from you this morning. Such a lovely unexpected surprise!! Thank you so much xxx

HilaryJane said...

This is wonderful, so much work and so beautifully presented. Brilliant to see you in the we love stamping gallery too. Thanks for sharing xx

R's Rue said...

So cute.
www.rsrue.blogspot.com

Pia S said...

There is lots of detail in this mini book, so I'm surprised it took you a week only to finish. So many gorgeous stamps representing both flora and fauna, beautiful backgrounds too.

Pauline C said...

Wow Carol this is making … so much beautiful detail, love it!
Pauline x

tilly said...

what a great project, lovely images and a super gift, thank you for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge, Tilly

Curly said...

OMGoodness this is such a cute Project.

Thank you so much for joining us at Crafty Catz Challenge,
this week we hope you will join us again,
Crafty hugs,
Bridget

Darlene said...

Oh Carol this is just BEAUTIFUL! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Owner
Sisterhood of Crafters
Co-Owner … Can You Handle the Pressure, Double D, Four Seasons, Peace On Earth, Stencil Fun, Simply Clean & Simple, Two Old Bats, Triple B

Sarn said...

Absolutely awesome project. X

Brenda said...

Well, my goodness, Carol. I am impressed you got this completed in a week. That is a ton of beautiful work you have done. I love it!

papierelle said...

Wow, this is stunning!! What a job and there are so many beautiful flowers to discover.

Rae said...

Carol, this is one amazing project. The fact that you created all of your backgrounds and images with so much thought. A true treasure! Thank you for entering Creative Creases Challenge #61. See you for #62.

Shabneez said...

This is fabulous Carol - I made one a few years ago. They're such fun. Love the florals in yours. Shabneez x

creationsnz said...

Lovely lovely lovely what super collections of colour and stamps (specially love that cheeky snail. CarolG

EmmaT said...

Gorgeous accordion, a lovely way to use lots of fabulous stampsx

SandyC said...

Wow, what a great project! Thanks for playing along with 613 Avenue Create!

Dagmara Gorczyńska said...

Beautiful mixed media work!

Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.
~ DT Dagmara

Chana Malkah said...

Fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing with us at A Place to Start!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, Owner