Oh, baby, baby. . . .

WARNING: Picture-heavy post ahead!!  Today I want to share a project that I made for Allie's 4th grade teacher.  Mrs. Ciancio is having a baby at the end of the summer, and I made a mini baby album for her for Teacher Appreciation Week.  I had a great time creating it, and I hope she enjoys it as much as I do. 

This mini album was inspired by a mini-book created by Tresa Black.  You can see her original here.  I've just recently discoverd Tresa's blog, and WOW!!  She does amazing work!  So, thank you, Tresa for the inspiration!

Like Tresa, I used Close To My Heart's 3-Ring Binder as the base of my book.  This little gem is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", and comes with 5 inserts with tabs.  By folding the inserts in different ways, I was able to make pockets to hold little tags.  I'm thinking that a mini-album similar to this would make a GREAT Off-the-Page class!  So here are the pictures of my album.  I used the More To Adore Level 1 paper pack, and a set of My Stickease.  I have to admit, a few of the embellishments are not CTMH. . . but hey, I'm a newbie consultant, and I have a LOT of stash in my craft room that needs to get used up!!  :-)  The pictures show the album pages first, and then I took pictures of the individual pages, so you can see details.  The last 2 pictures show the matching gift bag and thank you card I made as well.  Enjoy!