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Summer mini book kits : now in the shop.

All of my ordered pieces arrived today and I put my own book together. I am breaking the summer into four months (I think summer starts in May) and will be adding photos and ephemera into the book rings. This year I promise to keep up with it and share the results here.

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I backed the month pages with patterned paper and added a scrap of ribbon with a staple to serve as little tabs.

Right now, outside my window it's horribly gray, rainy and windy. But if I learned one thing from the East Coast Blizzard of 2010 it's that bad weather does come to an end. I can't wait for blue skies and bright colors.

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22 responses to “summer mini book kits.”

  1. kelly purkey Avatar

    love love love it 🙂

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  2. amy tangerine Avatar

    ooooh!!!
    love these!

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  3. Mandy Dake Avatar
    Mandy Dake

    GOT Mine! Thanks!

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  4. Monika Wright Avatar
    Monika Wright

    Makes me want to go make one right now!

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  5. Michele H. Avatar

    colors and the cover are beautiful! can’t wait to see you fill it up!

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  6. DawnS Avatar

    So, so cute…the colors are gorgeous! Love the Kate Spade ad 🙂

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  7. jodi Avatar

    love!
    totally just ordered one.

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  8. Kimberlee Avatar
    Kimberlee

    I don’t know if its just me but these colors and paper combos just make me happy:) Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us!!

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  9. dianna Avatar

    You.
    Are.
    Gooood.
    Love it!

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  10. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    I love your books and I now have a wonderful collection. I’m enjoying getting things together to put in them. Off to order this one.

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  11. Melissa Gruber Avatar

    really, really cute book, i just might have to get one. i had so much fun with my last mini book from you my dec. daily.
    hope you are doing well!

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  12. jlyn Avatar

    ooo pretty color choices! i kind of have a love-hate relationship with all the early nineties colors that seem to be making the rounds again. makes me wish we wouldn’t have cleaned out my mom’s closet/crafting room/fabric stash so prematurely.
    and…what font did you use on the “months” pages? i love it–plain, simple, makes a statement.
    happy easter!

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  13. Melissa Mann Avatar

    Love it! This was by far, one of my favorite projects that I completed last year!!

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  14. Kim M Avatar
    Kim M

    Are you out of summer books already?! 😦

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  15. elise blaha Avatar

    Nope, follow the link, there are a bunch left. Thank you!

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  16. Linda in KS Avatar
    Linda in KS

    Love this little book and am (im)patiently waiting for the U.S. postal service to deliver it. I have one question… I love that green paper that’s backing August. Do you remember who makes it?

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  17. elise blaha Avatar

    it came from a set of stationery by amy butler. i know thats not very helpful – but thats where i got it!

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  18. Marianne Pollock Avatar

    Very groovy – shame I am in Australia & our seasons are reverse! Can I ask how you made your cool banner?

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  19. elise blaha Avatar

    I made it with my flickr photos and the mosaic maker at bighugelabs.com. Hope that helps!

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  20. Emily S Avatar
    Emily S

    Elise, do you have any more of these kits left to sell? 🙂

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  21. elise blaha Avatar

    unfortunately no, they are all gone for this summer.

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  22. Amy Ferguson Avatar
    Amy Ferguson

    Just finished mine this weekend. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23502754@N06/sets/72157624865279355/
    can’t wait to do the fall book now. Thanks for the inspiration!

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