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Project File: The 10 Things Mini-Album

April 5, 2011

Project File: The 10 Things Mini-Album

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Last week I got my crafty on and decided to revisit a mini album I’d made back in 2006. The album was called “10 Things That Make Me Happy” and yes, you guessed it, the contents listed 10 things that made me happy. Each spread of the 4 x 4-inch album contained one item and one corresponding photo.

I wondered how things had changed during the past five years. How many things still made me happy? You know, perennials versus trends. So I copied the design by creating a template for the pages, and started writing. Within about a half hour, I had 10 new items and I was ready to find photos, papers and get down to making the album.

I wanted to show you my finished pages for this very simple hybrid scrapbooking project. (Click on any of the photos to see them larger in a new window.)

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Repetitive, simple, small, and oh yeah, adorable. It has been so long since I’ve made a little album that in and of itself, made me happy.

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You provide the patterned papers, cardstock, jump rings, cardboard and basic scrapbooking supplies, and this set gives you the template pages which are set up as layered PSD files (for use in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements) to create an album of 10 things for yourself.

In this set, I give you ideas for a handful of different “10 Things” themes as part of an illustrated 6-page step-by-step How To PDF that walks you through the production process. The themes that come as part of interchangeable PNGS are:

albums that changed my life
moments I want to remember
movies that mattered to me
of my most favorite photos
people that I most admire
places that are close to my heart
songs I will never get sick of
things I love about you
things that make me happy
things you might not know about me
tv shows that rock my world

You just need to add the “10” either with chipboard numbers, stamps or stickers. If none of these appeal to you, you can create your own with a customizable title strip template.

Note: Even non-Photoshop users can use the templates, as there are printable PDFs included for both title strips and pages. (Non-PS users must handwrite their journaling.) Fully layered digital files are inlcuded for digital scrapbookers as well.

This album took me about an hour to make in all. I think it could be a really charming idea to make a “10 Things I Love About You” gift album for a child, a friend, or a partner as well.

If you have any questions about this album or the template set, don’t hesitate to ask.

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  1. Antoinette says

    April 5, 2011 at 5:26 am

    Your creative style and your blog make me happy πŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing yet another fun project.
    Hugs!

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    April 5, 2011 at 5:32 am

    Lovely!!!!!

    Reply
  3. Amy Z says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:10 am

    tell me where that necklace came from. LOVE IT. NEED IT.

    Reply
  4. Kendra B says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:14 am

    What a great project!! Simple yet very meaningful . . . LOVE IT!!!!

    Reply
  5. Dana says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:29 am

    Great album! Very cute! I did an 8×8 album a few months ago about what I was thankful for. Every day for November, I wrote down what I was thankful for and took a picture. It makes me happy to look through that. Your idea is wonderful and I think I’ll do one!

    Reply
  6. Mary Hogue says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:36 am

    I used this template years ago as part of a Stacy Julian class at BPS. I never realized back then that you had designed the templates that we used. It’s been one of my favorite albums!

    Reply
  7. heidig says

    April 5, 2011 at 7:03 am

    Beth Proudfoot did a class at BPS with this same sort of template. I loved that class! I’m definitely buying the template. Sure makes things easier.

    Reply
  8. celeste says

    April 5, 2011 at 7:12 am

    you should add one about books! πŸ™‚ great mini!

    Reply
  9. dawn says

    April 5, 2011 at 7:43 am

    I love this Cathy, you are so wonderful to us. Thanks

    Reply
  10. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:05 am

    http://thesilvermaple.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=62

    I got this from a cute blog reader named Leslie who won one of my iPod giveaways. Love this thing!

    Reply
  11. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:10 am

    I think I remember that, but I think Stacy had someone else do the actual templates! Its just a fun idea that has been around for a while. I just love the whole idea of making something cute in less than an hour!

    Reply
  12. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:10 am

    Yep. I remember that one. Love Beth!
    : )

    Reply
  13. Jackie says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:18 am

    Very cute! Looks like something I could accomplish in a short amount of time since that is about what my attention span is – thank you!!!

    Reply
  14. Lorie says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Love it! Snoop Dogg really is in da house.

    Reply
  15. Ruth says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:32 am

    Love what you’ve done with this. I’m currently working through Design Your Life and posted yesterday about the Gimme 5 mini-book in week 4. Here’s the link, if you’d like to take a looksee … http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com/2011/04/design-your-life-week-4.html

    Reply
  16. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:38 am

    Sigh. That is my favorite bad photoshop hack ever.

    Reply
  17. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Oh, I LOVE seeing the Gimme 5 book! So fun! good job!

    Reply
  18. katie t says

    April 5, 2011 at 9:38 am

    I bought this last night and started working on it for a project for mothers day. So thank you, and thank you even more for the step by step directions.

    Reply
  19. Dar says

    April 5, 2011 at 11:12 am

    What a great homeschool project for my kid!! This combines art/photography with English, as he writes down the ten things that make HIM happy, and uses my camera to get the pictures. (This also gives Mom a glimpse into what’s going on with this kid of mine at this point in his timeline.) Someday, I may have Photoshop and can take advantage of your great templates. Till then, we’ll “make it work.” Thanks, Cathy!

    Reply
  20. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 11:33 am

    Im going to make another one for Aidan, a 10 things I love about you. Bought some other sheets of really cute October Afternoon paper and its just calling for it! : )

    Reply
  21. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Fun idea! And yeah, you can just copy the idea! Or, in the template package, you print out the PDF pages which are totally blank, then write in your numbers and your words. : )

    Also, you can try a free version of Photoshop Elements for 30 days. Its downloadable from their website!

    Reply
  22. cinback says

    April 5, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    I am so longing to do something like this, but I am having printer troubles (as explained on my blog here… http://seriousplay.typepad.com/cinback/2011/04/printer-help.html ). Can you offer any advice as to how I could get printing again? I’d so appreciate it! Thanks!

    Reply
  23. RobinD says

    April 5, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    I LOVE this! I wish I saw your post BEFORE the templates were on sale in the store last weekend!

    Reply
  24. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    Oh man, I am horrible at printer troubleshooting. Have you contacted any of the Epson help boards?

    Reply
  25. cathy says

    April 5, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    Doh! Sorry! I didnt have this post planned to run until today. I know the set was probably marked $1.00 off. Sorry about that!

    Our next sale is coming soon. Stay tuned!
    : )
    c

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  26. Stacia says

    April 5, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Ali had a cute Valentine’s Day book with red felt that I was planning to make (but I didn’t have red felt, and then they had two kinds and I didn’t know which one to get, and…you know how it goes!). I even wrote out the “Ten Things I Love About You” for each of my (four!) boys – but never made the books! So maybe I’ll just use this format instead.

    It’s so easy when you have a template…maybe I’ll actually do it!! πŸ˜€

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  27. Stacia says

    April 5, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I *love* this idea, Dar. I don’t homeschool but I think it’d be a great weekend project! πŸ˜€

    Reply
  28. Lorie says

    April 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    I once had a client who wanted a hairy chested man in a dress on their ad. That was my worst Photoshop hack ever. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  29. Lee says

    April 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    LOVE IT!
    Many thanks!
    ;o)
    – Lee

    Reply
  30. ale says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    love this!

    Reply
  31. Amy Z says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    thanks lady!

    Reply
  32. RobinD says

    April 5, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    LOL it’s not the price. I am kicking myself because I spent WAY too much time deliberating and I should have just hit BUY! Sheeesh, I so
    have to get over stuff, huh?!

    Reply
  33. Karen F form New Zealand says

    April 5, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    This is so funny I drop in to check out your witty and crative blog entry for today and up pops the image of the mini book I just had to buy when I checked DD sale items( a common occurrence from this newbie digital/hybrid scrapper) in the sale! Of course usually my fist check is what does Cathy and Ali have in the sale so it popped up and said BUY ME!.
    Thanks so so much. Super cool pictures and examples thanks.

    Reply
  34. Jan B says

    April 6, 2011 at 6:17 am

    Headed right over to DD to pick this up. Love your stuffs, Cathy. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  35. Barbi D. says

    April 6, 2011 at 7:32 am

    Love!!

    Reply
  36. Claudia says

    April 6, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    very cute album, great idea!

    I hopped over to DD to check out your other templates and I was wondering: since I scrap at A4 format, could I use an 8,5×1″ template and adjust the image size in PS to 21cmx29.8cm i/o 8.5×11″? I’m not too proficient at PS, so I don’t know whether that would work or not…

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  37. cathy says

    April 6, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Claudia, I think you could, but youd have to be confident in grouping layers and tweaking them to fit. So Id have to say it would be questionable. Id hate for you to get something and not be able to use it!

    Reply
  38. wenjing says

    April 7, 2011 at 3:04 am

    Edit this paragraph brand strength

    Reply
  39. Wendy says

    May 12, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Thanks so much for this! I bought the templates and cranked out my album in no time. You can see it here if you’re interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendycopley/sets/72157626582437385/ I absolutely love it!

    Reply
  40. cathy says

    May 12, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    Oh, i just love it! Would you mind if i shared it via a Tweet?

    Reply
  41. Wendy says

    May 16, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    Thanks! Feel free to share away if you like!

    Reply
  42. Anna says

    October 22, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    Hi Cathy! I was so excited to buy this wonderful guide to make a gifty for an aunt for Christmas and I looked through October Afternoon’s paper but I can’t find the one you used, which I think is absolutely perfect! Do you still remember the name? Thanks so much in advance πŸ™‚

    Reply
  43. Anna says

    October 22, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Oh I’m an idiot! I just found your link πŸ™‚ Thanks to pieces!

    Reply

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