Hi! Odessa here with some spooky pages using Simple Stories Boo Crew. Full of all things creepy it was just what I needed to go with some Halloween-y photos

I used the SN@P! Binder with a black spine to coordinate with Boo Crew. I used the So Fantastic cardstock on the chipboard cover and then used the back side of the 2x2 Element cardstock to create faux book corners. I thought giving the album a spooky old album or book feel would be fun.

Keeping the spooky book feeling going, I made a little book plate for the middle. Using one of the Journal Bits as the base, I added a title using the Foam Stickers and sprinkled on some  Decorative Brads and Cardstock Stickers. It came together pretty quick but looks like the perfect album for Halloween memories!

Inside is all things haunting. I filled my pockets with fun pictures from Halloween. This page has more general pictures and lots of fun touches. The Tag cardstock is packed with fun tags and I used a few in my pockets. I folded some of the Boo Crew Washi in half and threaded it through punched holes on top of the tag. It’s a great way to add a coordinating ribbon to a tag without having to find it in your stash. I finished the tags off with a brad over the hole. 

The embellishments in Boo Crew are great. Lots of spooky bits and simple embellishments that work with some less spooky photos like these. I layered on some stars and flowers with some phrase embellishments. After using the floral sticker from the Cardstock Stickers in the left corner I balanced it with a bit of washi in the bottom right. And those new stick on Decorative Brads are so great!

I just had to use this pumpkin Boo Crew Decorative Brad in my coffee cup over my pumpkin spice coffee. Such a perfect touch. And that list of fall fun on the card from the 3x4 Elements is just great.

This page is a little more spooky. I used more tags put together like on the other page. They’re such a fun embellishment and alternative to fill up a pocket. I used some stickers on the picture on the bottom right to cover up some things in the background that didn’t work. The little pumpkins work great on the hay.

I used a big foam star sticker to help the candy phrase pop a bit with a few embellishments around it. That little spider brad is so cute!  And a close up of the tag. The brad and washi is the perfect touch to make the tag pop. Boo Crew is just the right mix of cute and spooky.

Are you looking to host a bridal shower or need a house-warming gift for a recent graduate? Today I'm sharing a unique Recipe Keeper featuring the new "Apron Strings" Collection!

The keeper starts will two pieces of 4.25"X7.25" chipboard dressed in patterned paper for the covers.  To the front cover, I added layering of die-cuts and stickers.  

For the inner pages, I used an assemblage of die-cut apron shaped pages (see the PDF to create your own!) and sheets of 6X8 page protectors that were cut in half to accommodate the 4x6 recipe cards in the collection kit.

After assembling the apron pocket page, tags were cut from the Tags paper and tucked inside of the pockets.  I used left-over tags and attached them (by the top tab) to the top of the clear page protector.

I used various images and sentiments from the clear stamp set and added them to small premade tags.  These tags were attached to the clips that were used to hold the tags in place.

To the back of each apron page I added a small photo mat and tab stickers.  These pages can be used for photos of completed dishes or working in the kitchen!

In finishing, two holes were punched at the top of each page, page protector and cover page, and 1.25" rings were used to hold the pages together. If you're planning a bridal shower, have guests complete the recipe cards and add tips and tricks to the tags...such a meaningful keepsake!

NOTE: To use the PDF template simply print, trim out and trace.  You may also wish to scan and reduce the size to fit your project.

Thanks for joining!

Shellye