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A Place in Time

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I was just reminiscing on of my places in time from nearly 20 years ago. Oli my gorgeous oldest bean will be 20 tomorrow.  I can't believe it, from small to tall in next to no time, or so it seems.  He's features in a few pf my projects over the past months and pops up again in my "Place in Time" album.  
Made from the 8 x 8 paper pad of the same name its an album to hold a favourite picture for every month of the year.  There are a couple of my favorites of Oli in this one too. 
I set myself a challenge to make the whole album (excluding the cover) from the paper pad using the foundation page and cut a parts in a variety of ways to make each page look different, and then using the Graphic 45 Signature Series 12 x 12 cardstock assortment for the photo mats, and I managed it.  
Here s a quick look at a few of the pages: 

A Place In Time - January 
A Place In Time - March
A Place In Time - July
A Place In Time - October 
If you'd like to see all the pages in the album just click on the video link below: 

Here's the supply list if you fancy making one your self: 

Cover - 2mm Chipboard from philspaper
Cover papers - from the Botanicabella collection by Graphic 45 
Chipboard Embelishments and letters - Imaginarium Australia 
Pages - Kraftcard from Annamariedesigns 
A Place in Time 8 x 8 paper pad by Graphic 45 - Alicraft 
Vintage Seam Binding - The Ribbongirl
Graphic 45 Signature Series 12 x 12 Inch Cardstock Assortment
Distress Inks - various colours 
ATG, Tacky Glue, Foam Tape, Glossy Accents 
Art Glitter 

Happy crafting everyone :-) C
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  1. Kathy/NorthCarolina16 December 2012 at 23:02

    This is so stunning, Clare. I love that you challenged yourself to use just the paper. The simplicity of this is part of its beauty!

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  2. Patricia Howarth17 December 2012 at 07:44

    Morning Clare, WOW, these layouts are lovely, you are such an inspirational lady.
    Happy Birthday to Oli.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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    1. My Creative Spirit18 December 2012 at 22:09

      Hi Patricia, lovely to hear from you. Glad you liked my little layout album. It was a fun one to make. Oli had a lovely birthday, and was back at work this morning at 6am!!!! Have a good day and speak soon Hugs Clare xx

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  3. Pam17 December 2012 at 11:45

    This is a fabulous album! Thanks for sharing so many different ways to do the pages. It is gorgeous!

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    1. My Creative Spirit17 December 2012 at 23:02

      Hi Pam thanks so much for stopping by my blog and your comments. Glad you liked the album. Happy Christmas Bw Clare

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  4. Unknown17 December 2012 at 21:28

    Again love all the ideas you give over and wow what an inspiration Thank you ya one of the greats xxx

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    1. My Creative Spirit17 December 2012 at 22:50

      Hi Mark, thanks for stopping by. Its great to be able to share inspiration with other crafters. Istarted off a couple of years ago by watching vids by other crafters and being inspired by something I saw. Hope you have a fabulous Christmas. I you fancy a crafters retreat I'm running one with Ali from Ali Carft on 12the and 13th Jan. Details are on my blog. Bw C xx

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  5. Unknown18 December 2012 at 19:48

    we love all of your projects -- what type of punch did you use to insert the pictures?

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    1. My Creative Spirit18 December 2012 at 20:36

      Hi Beckie, thanks for stopping by and your message. The cutter is a corner slot cutter bought from my local craft store. The only place to see the pages is on the video apart from the ones on my blog. :-) C

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  6. Unknown18 December 2012 at 20:16

    also -- is there any place other than the video that we can see all of the pages for the calendar book?

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  7. Unknown18 January 2013 at 18:41

    Simply masterful!! A stunning work of art! You have inspired me to create one for a dear friend of mine. Watching you work helps me to feel more capable and confident in my own ability to complete the project. You are such a gifted artist. So many of us appreciate you sharing your talents with us. Also, can you share the dimensions you used for the album cover, pages & spine? That would help me so much. Thank you!

    Mary Jo - U.S.

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  8. keysha1 February 2013 at 20:48

    Oh wow! I love this!!! And I have an Oli as well! :-) My Oli turned 21 back in September...

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