Recently I was sent the Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die #657122, otherwise known as the photo album die by Eileen Hull.  This is an image of the official sample from the Sizzix site and then an image of the die below it:

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The die cuts three shapes: a cover, a spine with a decorative edge and perforations for folding, and a bookplate frame shape.  And it cuts matboard!

I mixed the die up with some paint from EcoGreen Crafts, the stencils I designed for The Crafter's Workshop, and a couple of file folders and this is what I came up with:

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Though it looks tiny my album actually has twenty-four pages! So this die is great for making a mini book with lots and lots of photos!

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You'll notice that I trimmed off the scallop edge detail on the spine.

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It was easy to trim it off and I like the versatility of being able to have it or not.

Now take a hop around and see some of the other wonderful projects people have created with this fabulous die!

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

197 thoughts on “Sizzix Blog Hop: Painted Photo Album

  • Love this Julie! So happy and colorful. You fit a lot of pages- file folders was a great idea… Thanks for joining us on the hop 🙂

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  • Love this Julie! So happy and colorful. You fit a lot of pages- file folders was a great idea… Thanks for joining us on the hop 🙂

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  • Love this Julie! So happy and colorful. You fit a lot of pages- file folders was a great idea… Thanks for joining us on the hop 🙂

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  • Love this Julie! So happy and colorful. You fit a lot of pages- file folders was a great idea… Thanks for joining us on the hop 🙂

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  • I LOVE this little book…..the colors and design. I’m ready to break out my paints!

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  • I LOVE this little book…..the colors and design. I’m ready to break out my paints!

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  • I LOVE this little book…..the colors and design. I’m ready to break out my paints!

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  • I LOVE this little book…..the colors and design. I’m ready to break out my paints!

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  • that book is very inpressive, I haven’tpicked up a paint brush in a while no but I will paint today, I love the colors and the texture, layers that you have. Thanks, I am not in the hop but I’m gonna check on the others. thans.

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  • that book is very inpressive, I haven’tpicked up a paint brush in a while no but I will paint today, I love the colors and the texture, layers that you have. Thanks, I am not in the hop but I’m gonna check on the others. thans.

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  • that book is very inpressive, I haven’tpicked up a paint brush in a while no but I will paint today, I love the colors and the texture, layers that you have. Thanks, I am not in the hop but I’m gonna check on the others. thans.

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  • that book is very inpressive, I haven’tpicked up a paint brush in a while no but I will paint today, I love the colors and the texture, layers that you have. Thanks, I am not in the hop but I’m gonna check on the others. thans.

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  • love love the Julie touch to this book. I will have to drag out my gesso and paints and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • love love the Julie touch to this book. I will have to drag out my gesso and paints and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • love love the Julie touch to this book. I will have to drag out my gesso and paints and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • love love the Julie touch to this book. I will have to drag out my gesso and paints and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • I agree! the colors are awesome and i love this idea!

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  • I agree! the colors are awesome and i love this idea!

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  • I agree! the colors are awesome and i love this idea!

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  • I agree! the colors are awesome and i love this idea!

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  • Wow! You never cease to amaze with your gorgeous designs! Love the bright colors!

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  • Wow! You never cease to amaze with your gorgeous designs! Love the bright colors!

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  • Wow! You never cease to amaze with your gorgeous designs! Love the bright colors!

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  • Wow! You never cease to amaze with your gorgeous designs! Love the bright colors!

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  • Gorgeous color! This is fab!

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  • Gorgeous color! This is fab!

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  • Gorgeous color! This is fab!

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  • Gorgeous color! This is fab!

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  • Very nice mini album. Love what you did with your stencils. Thanks for sharing,

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  • Very nice mini album. Love what you did with your stencils. Thanks for sharing,

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  • Very nice mini album. Love what you did with your stencils. Thanks for sharing,

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  • Very nice mini album. Love what you did with your stencils. Thanks for sharing,

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  • I don’t usually leave a comment…even though I do visit your blog…but these are past fabulous and I just had to say so!

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  • I don’t usually leave a comment…even though I do visit your blog…but these are past fabulous and I just had to say so!

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  • I don’t usually leave a comment…even though I do visit your blog…but these are past fabulous and I just had to say so!

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  • I don’t usually leave a comment…even though I do visit your blog…but these are past fabulous and I just had to say so!

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  • groovy little book, like your bright flat colors and treatment. looks textured and lovely!
    thanks

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  • groovy little book, like your bright flat colors and treatment. looks textured and lovely!
    thanks

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  • groovy little book, like your bright flat colors and treatment. looks textured and lovely!
    thanks

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  • groovy little book, like your bright flat colors and treatment. looks textured and lovely!
    thanks

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  • A very bright and colorful book!!

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  • A very bright and colorful book!!

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  • A very bright and colorful book!!

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  • A very bright and colorful book!!

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  • I love the colors.. My day was just made a little brighter due to your project. Thanks,

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  • I love the colors.. My day was just made a little brighter due to your project. Thanks,

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  • I love the colors.. My day was just made a little brighter due to your project. Thanks,

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  • I love the colors.. My day was just made a little brighter due to your project. Thanks,

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  • love the book, colors are amazing

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  • love the book, colors are amazing

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  • love the book, colors are amazing

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  • love the book, colors are amazing

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  • What can I say but WOW and oh yeah, WOW. Love it. The colors are poppin’ off the page.

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  • What can I say but WOW and oh yeah, WOW. Love it. The colors are poppin’ off the page.

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  • What can I say but WOW and oh yeah, WOW. Love it. The colors are poppin’ off the page.

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  • What can I say but WOW and oh yeah, WOW. Love it. The colors are poppin’ off the page.

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  • This book is amazing!! I MUST get this die and I’m working towards getting all of your stencils too. You’re the best enabler ever Julie! : )

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  • This book is amazing!! I MUST get this die and I’m working towards getting all of your stencils too. You’re the best enabler ever Julie! : )

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  • This book is amazing!! I MUST get this die and I’m working towards getting all of your stencils too. You’re the best enabler ever Julie! : )

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  • This book is amazing!! I MUST get this die and I’m working towards getting all of your stencils too. You’re the best enabler ever Julie! : )

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  • VIBRANT! Sorry for shouting, I was just so excited about your beautiful painted photo album! Love.

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  • VIBRANT! Sorry for shouting, I was just so excited about your beautiful painted photo album! Love.

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  • VIBRANT! Sorry for shouting, I was just so excited about your beautiful painted photo album! Love.

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  • VIBRANT! Sorry for shouting, I was just so excited about your beautiful painted photo album! Love.

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  • Your creativity ideas and creative spark are always an inspiration. You’ve shown us how we can take this die and truly make it our own. Just awesome, as always!

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  • Your creativity ideas and creative spark are always an inspiration. You’ve shown us how we can take this die and truly make it our own. Just awesome, as always!

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  • Your creativity ideas and creative spark are always an inspiration. You’ve shown us how we can take this die and truly make it our own. Just awesome, as always!

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  • Your creativity ideas and creative spark are always an inspiration. You’ve shown us how we can take this die and truly make it our own. Just awesome, as always!

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  • Such bright happy colors, thanks for sharing.

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  • Such bright happy colors, thanks for sharing.

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  • Such bright happy colors, thanks for sharing.

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  • Such bright happy colors, thanks for sharing.

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  • wow you know how to use your colors. very bold and abestact. You truly are inspiring. Love all the colors you have used. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
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  • wow you know how to use your colors. very bold and abestact. You truly are inspiring. Love all the colors you have used. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  • wow you know how to use your colors. very bold and abestact. You truly are inspiring. Love all the colors you have used. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  • wow you know how to use your colors. very bold and abestact. You truly are inspiring. Love all the colors you have used. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  • Awesomeness… how did you fix the pages in the album? It looks like some invisible magic binding!!!

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  • Awesomeness… how did you fix the pages in the album? It looks like some invisible magic binding!!!

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  • Awesomeness… how did you fix the pages in the album? It looks like some invisible magic binding!!!

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  • Awesomeness… how did you fix the pages in the album? It looks like some invisible magic binding!!!

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  • Its an accordion fold binding as explained on the die packaging!

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  • Its an accordion fold binding as explained on the die packaging!

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  • Its an accordion fold binding as explained on the die packaging!

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  • Its an accordion fold binding as explained on the die packaging!

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  • WOW! What an artistically designed album! Love the bright colors! I really want this die for sure!

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  • WOW! What an artistically designed album! Love the bright colors! I really want this die for sure!

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  • WOW! What an artistically designed album! Love the bright colors! I really want this die for sure!

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  • WOW! What an artistically designed album! Love the bright colors! I really want this die for sure!

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  • Gorgeous album… I would want it just to gaze at each page… forget putting pictures on those lovely pages!

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  • Gorgeous album… I would want it just to gaze at each page… forget putting pictures on those lovely pages!

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  • Gorgeous album… I would want it just to gaze at each page… forget putting pictures on those lovely pages!

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  • Gorgeous album… I would want it just to gaze at each page… forget putting pictures on those lovely pages!

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  • So colorful and cool looking!

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  • So colorful and cool looking!

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  • So colorful and cool looking!

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  • So colorful and cool looking!

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  • AWESOME album! Your brightly painted pages are so amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • AWESOME album! Your brightly painted pages are so amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • AWESOME album! Your brightly painted pages are so amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • AWESOME album! Your brightly painted pages are so amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • The paints are brilliant and the colors just pop. I am digging your interpretaton of this mini album.

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  • The paints are brilliant and the colors just pop. I am digging your interpretaton of this mini album.

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  • The paints are brilliant and the colors just pop. I am digging your interpretaton of this mini album.

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  • The paints are brilliant and the colors just pop. I am digging your interpretaton of this mini album.

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  • Still haven’t had the chance to hop around, but I have to tell you how much I love these colours Julie! Inspiring!!

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  • Still haven’t had the chance to hop around, but I have to tell you how much I love these colours Julie! Inspiring!!

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  • Still haven’t had the chance to hop around, but I have to tell you how much I love these colours Julie! Inspiring!!

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  • Still haven’t had the chance to hop around, but I have to tell you how much I love these colours Julie! Inspiring!!

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  • I love the fun, bold colors you used, such a great little book of inspiration!

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  • I love the fun, bold colors you used, such a great little book of inspiration!

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  • I love the fun, bold colors you used, such a great little book of inspiration!

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  • I love the fun, bold colors you used, such a great little book of inspiration!

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  • Bold & THERE. Love this!
    Ronnie

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  • Bold & THERE. Love this!
    Ronnie

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  • Bold & THERE. Love this!
    Ronnie

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  • Bold & THERE. Love this!
    Ronnie

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  • GREAT colors!

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  • GREAT colors!

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  • GREAT colors!

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  • GREAT colors!

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  • What a fantastic mixed media project! So bold and fun!

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  • What a fantastic mixed media project! So bold and fun!

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  • What a fantastic mixed media project! So bold and fun!

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  • What a fantastic mixed media project! So bold and fun!

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  • Love seeing all your great new stencils incorporated! The colors make me cheerful!

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  • Love seeing all your great new stencils incorporated! The colors make me cheerful!

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  • Love seeing all your great new stencils incorporated! The colors make me cheerful!

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  • Love seeing all your great new stencils incorporated! The colors make me cheerful!

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  • Love the colors! What size is the book?

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