LDD's July hybrid challenge

Before I go to the snow (woohoo) I thought I better share this challenge. I will be super busy when I come back I might forget to share hehehe :)

Adapted from the LDD blog:

My challenge this month at the Little Dreamer Designs blog is to create a freestyle album. Freestyle, as in album shape, means to mix different sizes and shapes in your album. For this challenge I have created a basic mini album designed from an A4 sheet, just to keep things simple, but feel free to add other shapes and sizes when creating your own project.

Here is how to do it:

Create an A4/Letter document and cut it up in 4 different sized parts (or use the challenge's freebie). Design your pages based on each part you have cut, in my case, I have just used Michelle's Tried and True Quick Pages - Serendipity and adapted the pages to the sizes I wanted, easy peasy:

Now to the fun part of putting together a freestyle album. I have had a lot of people approach me to complain they can’t get their favorite shaped chipboard album anywhere. Well, you don’t have to worry about that with a freestyle album, just use whatever you have available to create your own shapes. Heavy cardstock, photographic paper (of a heavier weigh) and cardboard are my favorite alternatives to chipboard bases.

So, get a box, any box! (I used a diaper box, because I have lot’s of those around LOL) and open it up:

Cut to the size/shape of your page and then tear the print from the box:

(I love the grunge look of tore corrugated cardboard)

Adhere your page to the cardboard.

I tore parts off some of my pages to let the corrugated cardboard show through.

Also, remember to do any stitching/ stapling/ punching BEFORE you adhere your pages to the cardboard.

Repeat the process for each page and then mark where you need to punch holes to tie all of them together. You can use metal rings or just ribbons. Then you are done.

Here is my finished project: you at 4

Hope you come to LDD and play along :)

All righty, see you next week!