BelindaAkersThis fun mini was made using the Prima Printery paper collection. It is made from medium weight chipboard. It is available for purchase, contact me here or on my etsy site (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers). Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.
Beauty Mini Album Flip BookBelindaAkers2011-10-30 | This fun mini was made using the Prima Printery paper collection. It is made from medium weight chipboard. It is available for purchase, contact me here or on my etsy site (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers). Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.When the Snow FliesBelindaAkers2013-03-11 | This winter-themed chipboard album measures approx 9.5" x 11.23" and is the largest project I have done with the exception of 12x12 layouts. I used Authentique Bundled Up paper collection. Thank you for watching.Postcards from Venice - MyTeddyBoo Design Team ProjectBelindaAkers2013-03-04 | This mini was created by using a custom chipboard mini album kit created by Amy Franco at myteddyboo.com. Each kit comes with 5 pages, 5 bridges, 3 gondolas and three gondoliers. I loved working on this project and the kit was very inspirational. Please visit www.myteddyboo.com for more information on this and other wonderful kits. Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.Mini Albums Ala Ginger!BelindaAkers2012-10-22 | These cute mini albums were made following a tutorial from Ginger. (Links below for her channel and the tutorial for this project.) I really loved making these minis. Easy gifts that go together very quickly! Perfect to tuck gift cards and sweet notes into for a special before & after gift idea. (use the gift cards, like starbucks or subway, and then add pics to the pages and tags) Thanks to Ginger for her inspiration! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
Ginger's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/mysistersscrapper Vertical TP Mini Album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VKMN7qwfs&feature=plcp Tutorial Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8vndiRxuWk&feature=plcp Tutorial Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l3YfI2QuYc&feature=plcpNightfall Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2012-10-22 | This mini was made using Memory Box Nightfall paper and constructed from envelopes. I used several Memory Box dies as well as EK Success and Martha Stewart punches. Thank you for watching.Treasure the Memory Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2012-10-22 | This mini album was created using envelopes and Bo Bunny Serenade papers. Thank you for watching!Primrose JournalBelindaAkers2012-05-01 | This little journal was made using the Primrose Journal Printable Mini from Marion Smith (website below). The beautiful papers she created made this book so much fun to create. It went together very quickly. Thanks for watching.
www.apieceofcraft.comApril Card SwapBelindaAkers2012-04-30 | Here are the cards for the Monthly Card Swap - April - I hosted at LifeOnTheScrapBeach (www.thescrapbeach.ning.com). The swappers could choose to make a Mother's Day themed card or could pick from other more general themes. Thank you for watching and please leave a comment for all the creative ladies that participate each month.Wonder Mini Album MTB Design Team ProjectBelindaAkers2012-03-28 | This mini was made with the Fleur De Lis custom mini album designed by Amy at My Teddy Boo and Prima Printery paper/embellishments. Please visit http://www.myteddyboo.com to see all of her unique mini albums and kits. Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.March Card Swap, Sneak Peek & Announcement!BelindaAkers2012-03-25 | Here are the cards for March's Card Swap, part of the Montlhly Card Swap I host on thescrapbeach.ning.com website. The sneak peek is for my first design team project for MyTeddyBoo.com! Thanks for watching.February Card SwapBelindaAkers2012-02-26 | Here are the lovely cards for February's swap on The Scrapbeach. For more information on this website, please visit thescrapbeach.ning.com.Memories Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2012-02-04 | This mini was made using the Bo Bunny Edgy mini album base and K&Co Blue Awning paper collection. Foil tags and the mini kit are available at my etsy shop. (etsy.com/shop/belindaakers)
Thank you for watching.2011 Favorites & Must Haves - Tag Youre It!BelindaAkers2012-01-30 | I was tagged several times and finally decided on my must-have list for 2011. I am also tagging the following people:
Jann - yorkieyodaldog
Ginger - Mysistersscrapper
Robyn - Injoystampin
Regan - Emora Designs
Tim Coffey - TimCoffeyArtJanuary Card SwapBelindaAkers2012-01-30 | These are the cards for January's swap. This monthly swap is hosted on the Scrapbeach ning website. Ihe creativity of the group continues to inspire me. Thanks to everyone that participated.December Card SwapBelindaAkers2011-12-07 | Here are the cards from the December swap, a monthly card swap I host on the Lifeonthescrapbeach.ning.com website. Each participant submitted 6 identical cards and will received a set of 6 different cards back and they could sign up for more than one set if they wanted to. Each month a general theme is suggested but swappers can also select from a list of alternatives as well. Thanks to all the swappers, you did an amazing job! Please leave a comment and thank you for watching.All Hallows Eve Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2011-10-30 | Happy Halloween! This mini was created with the Ravenhead Manor paper collection and a file tab chipboard book. The display stand is by 7gypsies and is available at Bluemoonscrapbooking .com. This mini album has been sold for the buynow price. More items are available on my etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers). Thanks for watching.October Card SwapBelindaAkers2011-10-12 | Here are the cards from October's Card Swap. This is a monthly card swap I host on Life On The Scrapbeach. (thescrapbeach.ning.com) Thank you to all the talented ladies that participate each month, it's alot of fun. Please leave a comment and thanks for watching.G45 Halloween BannerBelindaAkers2011-09-17 | This banner was made using the Halloween in Wonderland paper by G45. Thanks for watching.September Card SwapBelindaAkers2011-09-17 | Here are the cards that were created for a swap I hosted at Life on the Scrapbeach in September. All the talented ladies that participated did a marvelous job! Can't wait to see what they come up with in October.Crazy Haul from Boise!BelindaAkers2011-08-27 | Viewer discretion advised! This haul was obscenely huge! (That's said in jest; great fun, wonderful shopping and I can't wait to do it again. So happy to have finally met you my sweet friend, aka Jann The Enabler!) These goodies came from Hobby Lobby (so glad they aren't in Oregon yet, omg!) Archievers, Stampers n Scrappers, Joanns and several thrift shops.Dream Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2011-08-15 | This lovely mini features pretty pink pastels framed with sophisicated black backgroud and embellishments. I used Basic Grey's Porcelain collection. This mini is for sale on Ebay, http://shop.ebay.com/belinda_akers/m.html? Please leave a comment. Thank you so much for watching.Remember Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2011-07-31 | This fun mini was made using a Punky Sprouts album and the MME Stella & Rose collection. I loved this project, its fun colors and textures really inspired me. This mini is available on EBAY, http://shop.ebay.com/belinda_akers/m.html? Thank you for watching. Please leave a comment.Springtime Mini Page Swap - Group 2BelindaAkers2011-03-22 | These pages are from a mini 4x4 page swap I recently hosted on the Scrapbeach. Thanks to everyone that participated.Springtime Mini Page Swap - Group 3BelindaAkers2011-03-21 | I recently hosted a spring mini 4x4 page swap on the Scrapbeach. Group 3 used the Flora and Fauna paper collection by Brenda Walton from K & Co. Many thanks to the talented ladies that created these beautiful pages. Thanks for watching.Cottage Garden Springtime Mini Page Swap - Group 1BelindaAkers2011-03-15 | Here are the pages for Group 1 in the Spring Mini Album 4x4 page swap I hosted on the Scrapbeach. This group used Tim Coffey's Cottage Garden paper and embellishments by K & Co. This beautiful paper was such a great inspiration for creating some beautiful pages. You can learn more about fun swaps and more by visiting www.thescrapbeach.ning.com. Thanks so much for watching.Special Mini for a Special FriendBelindaAkers2011-02-27 | This is a gift for my very special friend, the lovely and talented Jann. Please visit her youtube channel to see the beautiful mini she made for me, Yorkieyodaldog. http://www.youtube.com/user/Yorkieyodaldog Thanks for watching.Quick project for a childs giftBelindaAkers2011-02-21 | I made this book last year for my niece's 6th birthday. It is VERY basic and not my usual style but is a fun idea for gift mini book for a child. Just use random pics to tell a story for your favorite kid! And to one of my favorite kids, I love you Taylor!Projects & a Sneak PeekBelindaAkers2011-02-19 | Two swap projects and a sneak peek of a mini album swap with a wonderful friend. We decided to wait until after the busy holidays to swap Christmas themed minis.Christmas Mini Album (drawing closed)BelindaAkers2010-11-29 | WooHoo! 1000 Subscribers! To celebrate and to thank all my subscribers I am giving away this mini on Dec 15th. Be a subscriber and leave a comment below to be entered in the drowing. (Also, please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers to see the foil tags, chipboard pocket pages and more.) Happy Holidays and thank you for watching. ~Belinda~
***Due to technical difficulties, I had to repost this video. The 8 comments left on the first version of this video have been added by me below to ensure those viewers are also included in the drawing.12 Days of Christmas Tag SwapBelindaAkers2010-11-27 | This 7 Swans a Swimming tag is for a tag swap on the Scrapbeach, hosted by Hope. Sorry about the choppy video, I had to edit the heck out of it to fit into 15 minutes. Please leave a comment and THANK YOU for watching!Foil Tag TechniquesBelindaAkers2010-11-08 | I have received many requests for a tutorial on how to use these great foil tags. Tags can be colored using Alcohol inks, Stazon inks or a permenant marker. Please visit my etsy shop for these tags and also for the flocked ribbon. (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers) Thank you for watching!Two Mini Albums for swaps - Fun & Easy ProjectsBelindaAkers2010-11-06 | These two TP minis were for swaps on the Scrapbeach. The challenge was to use only black, cream, tan and red. One mini has a Christmas theme. They were made using tisse rolls, If you haven't tried on of these easy projects you are missing some fun! Thanks for watching.Halloween Mini Album - The Witches InnBelindaAkers2010-10-18 | This mini was inspired by a cute halloween sign I spotted at Michaels. The paper is MME Spider Web collection. The foil tags are available on my etsy shop, (www,etsy.com;shop/belindaakers) Thank you for watching and please leave a comment.Finally - a Haul Video!BelindaAkers2010-10-11 | I recently attended an all day workshop put on by the folks at Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes. I had a great time, worked on some fun projects and found some good buys. I love the foil relief papers they will offer in January. Luck for us we got a sneak peek, so I am sneaking a peek out to you all. Enjoy!Tuscan Sunflower Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-10-10 | This drawing has already been closed and a winner selected. Thank you for your wonderful support and feedback! I appreciate it very much. (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers)Steampunk-y Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-10-04 | This paperbag mini is for a swap on the Scrapbeach. The theme was Friends and my swap partner asked for an album she could use for the special friendship she has with her husband. Please leave a comment and as always, thank you so much for watching! (my etsy - www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers)Halloween Tag SwapBelindaAkers2010-09-20 | This tag is for a swap at the Scrapbeach. It was inspired by a Halloween mini I am currently working on. (Watch for that video coming soon.) The house was cut using a Sizzix die called Spooky House. Thanks for watching.Fall Mini Album SwapBelindaAkers2010-09-06 | This mini is for a dear friend in Idaho. The theme of the swap was fall and the album had to be constructed using coin envelopes. I have extra coin envelops, metal tags and pins available at my etsy shop.(www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers) Thank you so much for watching and please leave a comment. I sincerely appreciate your feedback. Hugs!Techniques - Eat Pray Love Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-08-31 | This video is in response to questions about techniques in my last two projects, Eat Pray Love Mini Album and Altered Box Tag Mini. Thank you for your comments and feedback. Some of the items in this video are available at my etsy store. (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers)Tag Mini - Eat Pray Love Altered BoxBelindaAkers2010-08-27 | Once again my tags wouldn't fit into the paperbag mini I made so here is how I used those tags. The foil tags are available on my etsy store (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers). Thank your watching. I really do appreciate your comments and feedback.Mini Album - Eat, Pray, LoveBelindaAkers2010-08-23 | This is a paperbag mini using 7Gypsies papers and some from my great papers from my stash. I have some of the foil tags like the one in this video on my etsy store (www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers). Thank you so much for watching. Please leave a comment. I appreciate your feedback very much.Mariposa Tag Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-08-08 | This little mini features the beautiful Mariposa paper and embellishment line. It will be used to save notes and thoughts about an upcoming trip. Thanks for watching.Junque Journal / Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-08-07 | This journal will be used for notes, drawings, ideas, pics, articles, etc. Just a fun place to store things I want to keep track of. Thanks to Jade for her inspiration. (Her youtube channel is JadedStudios)Envelope Mini Album - Jovi the CatBelindaAkers2010-06-14 | I made this album for my Mom to keep some photos and stories about her cat, Jovi. He is such a character, he needs his very own book. Enjoy and thanks for watching.Tag Mini Album - Bontanica BellaBelindaAkers2010-06-14 | This mini album was made using 6 coin envelopes. The paper collection is from Graphic 45. I have given away all the extra envelopes but I now have some on my etsy store. Please visit www.etsy.com/shop/belindaakers for if you are looking for coin envelopes, white or goldenrod.On the Boardwalk Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-05-14 | This gatefold mini was made using the Graphic 45 On The Boardwalk Collection. Thanks for watching!Once Upon a Time ~ there was a second miniBelindaAkers2010-05-02 | This mini was made using the extra pages that weren't included in my Once Upon a Time mini album. This could be Once Upon A Time ~ Vol. 2. My camera batteries died just as I showed the last page. Thanks for watching.Le Romantique Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-05-02 | This mini will be a gift for one of my sisters for Mom's Day. It was made with Graphic 45 paper. Thank you for watching.Once Upon A Time Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-04-10 | This mini will be used to store memories of my trip to Italy. Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.Pocket Page Mini AlbumBelindaAkers2010-04-03 | Here is my first mini album video. My inspiration has been all of the talented ladies that share their work here on YouTube. You all keep my creativity flowing, thank you! This album is for my sister for Mom's Day. Please leave a comment. Thanks for watching.