CD Album or Bracket Album

[Mandi N]

I'm used to creating 12x12 pages, printing them, no big thing. These two albums on the other hand are a little harder for me to understand. I notice in the shoppe there are endless qp cd albums... but what do I do with them after I've added my pictures and journaling? Print them on what? How? Same goes for that new bracket album that came with the Bunny Tails kit... How do I make it after I've done all the digital work? Somebody please help me! I'm so anxious to do something with that WONDERFUL bunny bracket album.;)

[ColleenSwerb]

For the bunny trails album, you do whatever you want digitally. Print them (either at home, or at Walgreens/CVS/Costco/whatever you use). Cut them out. Buy the Basic Grey Bracket Album (http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/shopping.asp?f=c_208&c=37&product_id=56237). Adhere. Add whatever else you want (ribbons, paper flowers, rhinestones, etc). Call it a day! :)

It's very easy I promise.

ETA:I linked you up to the bracket album at 2peas. A scrap-specific store (not a michael's) will usually carry them too, like Archiver's.

[Mandi N]

What's the best way to adhere? Also, do they print out onto a 12x12 sheet of paper?

[ColleenSwerb]

They are 6x6 essentially, so you'd have to print them 1 on 1 8x10 or 8.5x11. I think Costco does 12x18 prints, so you could fit a whole mess of them on there. I know several people online have said they print their 12x12 lo's on that, and add either photos, or a few 6x6 or 8x8 lo's on the extra space.

To print them someplace else or at home, flatten the layers, open a new 8.5x11 or 8x10 document depending on where you want to print it (places like Walgreens offer 8x10 prints but not 8.5x11, 8.5x11 you can do at home), move the flattened page over to the new blank document (just drag and drop), flatten that, upload to the store site and order your prints. Or print from home.

I usually use my Tombow roller adhesive. Some people use their Xryon machines, some use modpodge (which is a liquid glue/sealant), just depends on your own preference.

[Susan Bartolini]

For all my sample albums (Bracket, Keyplate, Luggage Tag, etc) I always you my Xyron Cheetah...which is just a big tape runner.

I have posted directions on how to assemble these albums (along with pictures) on my blog (http://susanbartolini.typepad.com/).

Susan

[digi-gee]

They are 6x6 essentially, so you'd have to print them 1 on 1 8x10 or 8.5x11. I think Costco does 12x18 prints, so you could fit a whole mess of them on there.

I would love to know if 6 of the bracket pages would fit onto the 12x18. That would be very worth it! Has anyone had the bracket pages printed as 12X12? I'm looking for a good alternative than printing them myself. I haven't been able to print at home since I got my new computer with Vista. :(

As far as adhesives, I like the zyron or tape adhesive best. I use mod podge when I'm making cans but it tends to cause the paper to bubble a bit. I agree it's personal preference.

[ColleenSwerb]

I just opened up one of the bunny trails pages. It's 6x6. So as long as you don't mind those little points touching, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to put 6 of them on a 12x18 canvas and get it printed at costco. There are 10 pages in the album, so if you wanted to make sure you didn't waste space you could duplicate 2 of them and print out 12 on 2 big prints.

[FlirtatiousBrat]

Can you believe I don't have a LSS?? lol..

I get mine from Blackberry Paper they are a bit cheaper than 2peas there :)
LINKY (http://www.blackberrypaper.com/bg.html)

[Joan]

So Michaels doesn't carry the Basic Grey stuff?

[mormishmom]

I really want to make one of these for my mom for Mother's day. Thanks for all the tips!

[ditzyscrap]

So Michaels doesn't carry the Basic Grey stuff?
I haven't seen any of it there (at least their chipboard albums). They do carry ProvoCraft and some BE (Bare Elements) by Creative Imaginations.

[ColleenSwerb]

So Michaels doesn't carry the Basic Grey stuff?

Nope. Sometimes you can find random single sheets of paper in the racks but that's it. Nothing else. The Bare Elements stuff is pretty good though, they have all kinds of fun things to alter. :)

[Shawna]

Here's a couple of links I have bookmarked for the BG albums (and other chipboard albums) for those that don't have a LSS nearby -

http://www.franticstamper.com/bg-chipboard.htm
http://www.generationscrafting.com/chipboard-albums-c-176.html
http://www.frugalities.com/ProductList?ProductType=Albums-SmallerThan8Inches
http://papercents.com/papercents-scrapbook/chipboard-albums/ (I think they are the cheapest right now)

I haven't ordered from any of these yet as I just buy mine at my LSS. For my pages I print at home on my HP Photosmart printer. I put as many finished pages on an 8.5x11 as I can and then print on double sided matte photo paper. I use either Mod Podge or my Xyron Cheetah to adhere my pages to the chipboard. Also for the round CD type albums I use 12x12 sheets of chipboard (LSS sells them for 5 cents each but you can buy online as well) and cut 4 CD sized circles out per page using my circle cutter and its much cheaper than using real CD's.

[Christy Lyle]

So Michaels doesn't carry the Basic Grey stuff?
As some of the girls have already said, Michaels doesn't carry Basic Grey but I know that Photo Express (http://www.pephotos.ca/) and Clipper Street (http://www.clipperstreet.com/) both carry BG stuff. HTH :)

[Joan]

Bad, evil, naughty enabler you are, Christy! :p

[Christy Lyle]

Bad, evil, naughty enabler you are, Christy! :p
:p