How to Make a custom scrapbook for $30 or less.

My sister called me 2 weeks ago and asked me to make her a custom blank scrapbook for a friend of hers that was having a baby on July 23. She wanted it to be ready in time. I said that I could finish it by the 23rd, but she wouldn't have it in hand until the 26th or 27th. Oh, and she only wanted to spend about $30 on the project. Yikes! She wanted a brag book style album and said just do whatever you can for $30 plus shipping. Okey-dokey, says I. Her friend was having a boy and using a safari theme, so I immediately thought of Tall Tales DSP and the Animal Stories stamp set.

Basically, I used half a pack of DSP, coordinating scraps from my pile, plus some inexpensive ribbon and eyelets that were left over from a custom order. So it came in at $30! And it was fast to make--once I had cut the dsp, the whole thing came together in about 2 hours. I think it's pretty cute!

Sorry about the blurry photos; I needed to ship it in a hurry and couldn't retake the photos.

Supplies:
6x6 ring bound linen (natural) album
Tall Tales DSP (half pack)
Rose Red, Brillant Blue, Old Olive and So Saffron cardstock scraps
Crop-A-Dile
Silver, antique brass, gold and copper eyelets
Modern Label Punch
Ticket Corner Punch
Animal Stories Stamp set
Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa Inks
Close to Cocoa 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (scraps), Old Olivey 5/8" stitched grosgrain (from Pearl Crafts), 3/8" twill tape