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.

Yesterday you saw the front cover of the album we made on Sunday, well today this is the first page when opened and you also get a little peak of the next page.

Used the freebie stamp which came from Craft Stamper the other month and can anyone guess where the embroidered tag came from??? The image of the girl in the middle of the second page was blended over very lightly with the DI Iced Spruce then triple embossed before being cracked but you can’t see this very well in the pics. Also added my fave ladies from the Graphics 45 A Ladies Diary … bit time consuming to cut out but well worth it … love these papers.