Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Live Out Loud

Sweet Nothings Album


Hello again!

I think as crafters we go through creativity spurts where we find our passions ignited by various ideas.  For me, at the moment, it is mini albums.

I followed a pattern by Kathy Orta at Paper Phenomenom.  The pattern was very easy to follow, step by step photos and very clear instructions, I'll definitely be trying a few more from her store.  This is one of the more grandiose projects I have tried and it was quite difficult to photograph well due to the scale, but I hope you get the idea.

The album itself is constructed from chipboard which I covered with manila folders.


Sweet Nothings Album


The front has a simple but elegant gold clasp to hold it closed, and a small spray of flowers and a pearl bling, both by Kaisercraft.


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The edges have all been inked with Tea Stain Distress Ink and all the designer papers come from the Sweet Nothings collection by Kaisercraft.  This side on view shows you the depth of the album.  It's quite slimline, but as you will see shortly there is still a lot of space for displaying photos.


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When you open up the sides the first thing you see is a flip style arrangement of three panels.  Each one is 6" x 4" and can easily hold a photo.  Each is also a pocket so small keepsakes can be stored within.


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This is the view when the album is open.  Isn't that paper line just gorgeous, I love the colours, which is unusual, orange is not usually my thing!


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On the inside sleeve are more pockets for photo mats, the photo above I have removed them so you can see the sleeves, the photo below you can see the mats inserted into the sleeves.

Sweet Nothings Album 

When you open up the flip sleeves you see behind the centrepiece of the album, the main photo mat.
 
Sweet Nothings Album

On the feature mat you can see one of Mo Manning's beautiful images, called Mummu.   I have used a Sizzix die to create the strip of music, which acts as a catch for the photo mat and the coloured image.  The rubber stamp says "'If you ask me what I came to do in this world I will answer you: I am here to live out loud."  I have stamped this onto a clear acetate overlay, so a photo can be placed underneath.

But wait, there's more!  The main photo mat lifts back to reveal...

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Tucked away behind the main mat are more 6 x 4 photo mats tucked into sleeves.   The album has a 2 photo mats on each sleeve, and 4 behind the centre piece, for a total of 8 removable photo mats.
 
Sweet Nothings Album 

This was the very first stamped image I coloured, digital or otherwise. I did this over a year ago and put it away in a safe place waiting for just the right project.  It's not perfect, but I love it, and it reminds me of my mother, who also is not perfect but I love her too.  I created this is album for her 60th birthday.
 
I am entering this into the following challenges:
 
Mo's Challenge Blog - Singing and Dancing
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Before I let you go, if you haven't heard yet, Christmas Crafting is celebrating it's first birthday, which is being extended, there's a blog hop and prizes so head on over!

8 comments:

  1. wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Morgan this is gorgeous.
    what a lott of work butbeautiful made.

    greetings karin

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  2. This is just wonderful. Love all your details and the work that has gone into this is just awe-inspiring. Its just WOW I love it. Saw this on MIM Sandy :)

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  3. I LOVE mini albums and this is just beautiful. The more pockets and room for photos the better. Wonderful job with the image too. Thanks so much for sharing this with us this week at Mo's!

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  4. wow what a stunning mini album...so many beautiful details and the papers are stunning
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  5. Wow! This is fantastic. I saw you on MIM! I have blog candy if you're interested. My Blog Candy

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  6. I saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to come visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS! My entries are: #89, #90, #91, #151, #154, #155, #173, #254 and #255.
    I would love to have you visit my blog!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  7. Absolutely beautiful. Wow. I alos love your colored image.

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  8. Deze is ook byzonder mooi, ik zie dat jij ook van projecten maken
    houd en niet alleen van kaarten.
    Gr Elly

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