Update: I was chosen as one of the top 3 at Lasting Memories! What a wonderful recognition, especially considering the quality of all of the other submissions (not to mention the design team projects).
Clipper Street but my Class Card doesn't lie. Thanks to my wonderful friend Jacqui, I ended the learning drought by taking "Tattered memories". The class was a lot of fun as it involved using distress inks, glimmer mist and alcohol inks. Nothing beats getting messy! I finally finished up the album this week by adding the last few embellishments and photos of a recent family vacation to the Calgary Zoo so that I could give it to my parents as a gift.
Pretty well all the papers used in the album are from 7 Gypsies, as well as most of the embellishments. And, of course, there is liberal use of Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink. For the book cover, we used heavily distressed chipboard letters, a bingo card embellishment, the EK Success binder border punch and some mica. This was my first use of mica and I'm still not sure of what I think about it. The shine is nice and it is really cool that it can be left thick or peeled into many, many thinner layers, but I can't help but think it looks like old cellophane tape (lol).
Pretty well all the papers used in the album are from 7 Gypsies, as well as most of the embellishments. And, of course, there is liberal use of Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink. For the book cover, we used heavily distressed chipboard letters, a bingo card embellishment, the EK Success binder border punch and some mica. This was my first use of mica and I'm still not sure of what I think about it. The shine is nice and it is really cool that it can be left thick or peeled into many, many thinner layers, but I can't help but think it looks like old cellophane tape (lol).
- Creative Belli - make your own embellishments
- Do You Stack Up? - chipboard
- Everybody Art Challenge - shapes
- Just for Fun - acrylic
- Lasting Memories - album with a summer theme
- Papertake Weekly - anything goes
- Shopping Our Stash - use something from a swap/RAK/won or from a kit (the project itself is a class kit and ribbon is from a card kit)
- Simon Says Stamp & Show - use a flourish
Very nice album! Thanks for playing along with us this week!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful album. Thank you for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
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Very very nice!! And what a gift your Parents will treasure. Thanks for joining us at Lasting Memories this week!!
ReplyDeleteWOW, what a beautiful album. This is the perfect gift. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Lasting Memories.
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Brenda
Your Acetate page and use of Acetate embellishments through the book really do add an extra dimension to the project. Great book as well! Thank you for sharing with us at Just for Fun XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeleteGreat album - bet everyone loves looking through it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mini! Thanks for joining us at Lasting Memories.
ReplyDeleteHello!! Wow, this is awesome! I love your use of the acetate! I agree with Zoechaos, it adds a whole different dimension. I love it. Thank you so much for joining us at Lasting Memories and good luck in all the draws! Be sure to leave the DT some love as you'll be finding some candy along the way!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you played along, Shelley! This is just a beautiful album with such a great mixture of elements!! I'll put you in my drawing for a $25 gift certificate, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your lovely book with us this week over on JFF. Love your acetate flourishes coloured with AI's.
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Hi Shelley. I really enjoyed your mini album. It's very nicely done and I love how you added the flourishes and all the techniques you used on them. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. <3 Candy
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely book and the added acetate brings it to life :)
ReplyDeleteThank yu for sharing it with us at just for Fun
Von x
great album Shelley, looks wonderful and with a lot of chipboard
ReplyDeletethanks for joining the DYSU challenge this week
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Miranda
A beautiful book
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful and a great use of acrylic
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Gorgeous little book Shelley
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What a beautiful memento :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing this with us over at Papertake for our anything goes challenge this week.
xx Happy crafting xx
Sazzle
A really lovely album and a great use of acetate. Sandra XX
ReplyDeleteLove your album! I bet it was indeed a fun class!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge!
What a great album! Love the different elements you used too. Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love mini albums like this. So much detail and full of memories. Fabulous. Thanks for sharing at Papertake this week. Hugs Tracy GDT
ReplyDeleteBeautiful project! Clearly you put a lot of love into that and it's a great memento. Thanks so much for playing at Shopping Our Stash this week and we hope to see you next time!!
ReplyDeleteSuper book. Full of lovely treaures to keep.
ReplyDeleteRegards Florence.
Acetate - so difficult to hide any attachments from the back but you have managed it with those words. Well done! Lovely album right through. Thanks for sharing at JFF - Hugs, Neet x
ReplyDeleteDarling little book - I love books
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Love your mini album! Thank you for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
ReplyDeleteJoan
Fabulous project! I love your use of acetate!
ReplyDeleteI love the mini album! AND all of the beautiful people in it!
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