Saturday and brrrr that’s cold … looks like winter has started but on the bright side at least it’s dry.

Some more pics of Amber’s album and how it looks when opened.
On the left is the hard chip board cover and on the right is the start of the pages … eh, only one at the moment. Behind the tag and twine Amber can slip in a photo if she wants plus she could add a little photo on the other page … between the dresses.

There will be four pages by the time it is finished and each page is double sided … eight pages in all with lots of hidden pockets for tags and piccies. Also included will be envelopes and these are for the journalling/photos. Love this album because you can work on the pages before you add them.

When you have finished a page simply add by gluing to the spine, then make two holes with the cropadile before adding the ribbon. The picci below shows how it will look on the outside. When completely finished there will be four bows showing … might even be lace … not sure yet but that is the beauty of this album you can change how you want the spine to look when finished.

The above pic is the page when opened again she can add a photo behind the twine, also there is a pocket behind the corset. Come back tomorrow and you will see another page added, this time showing one of the envelopes.

Long time no see … ages and ages in fact since I posted … must be two weeks … well 10 days … no wonder I was getting withdrawal symptoms!!!

Better late than never I say and in between lots of other things I have been working on, here is an album which I am going to give to Amber.

That girl is crazy about anything Victoriana, vintage and just oldie worldy. If she sees anything that has lace, ribbon and vintigie she is like a kid in a sweet shop. Hence I love making things for her because they are so appreciated, loved and well looked after.

This album has a flap to it which will eventually hide some writing which her grandma … me … will write for her … and in my own fair hand. There are too many piccies to show everything in one hit so I am going to bore you with lots of piccies over the next few days.

First two pics are the front which has a flap opening.

These two pics show the front flap when opened, this is where I am going to write a journalling piece for her and it will stay hidden behind the flap … no writing in there yet … that’s between Amber and me ha ha.

I do love making albums especially when I create lots of pockets for tags and photos.
Have used loads of techniques again inking, stamping, stencilling, embossing, frantage, made my own flowers also used some of my new stamps from Anna Griffin.

Papers used are My Minds Eye, used 3 pads actually, Breeze, Paris & Co also Sunshine. Lightly inked over all the pages so that not too much white shows through.

Entering for: Frilly & Funky Challenge – Anything but a card with a twist … the twist is you must have somewhere to hide something.

Showing what I made on Sunday … well it is and it isn’t, OK let’s explain a little!!
These are the papers I used for the project they are from Prima called Rondelle. We used the A4 paper pad but couldn’t get a good enough piccy. Such a pretty set and I came home with the box album all covered but nothing else … my choice because I wanted to use the new stamps I bought.

Eve was the person taking the class from Crafty Queens, link here … have to say a very talented lady. First time at one of her classes but it won’t be the last I hope.

Wish I had taken a piccy of the before and after because it looks nothing like I came home with on Sunday.
By the time I had gessoed, loads of acrylic paint, moulding paste, ripped, tore, distressed, stencilled, stamped and pulled everything around to an inch of it’s life, all those papers look nothing like the original article.

Isn’t that face just adorable, I have wanted these stamps from Tim Holtz forever but the postage when buying was always just toooo much. Anyways Kate had her shop there and I was able to get them.

Lots of flippy floppy pages inside ready for adding loads of goodies … when I get around to it … but I may just give this to Amber and let her work her magic on the inside lol.