Vintage Album for a Man

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Welcome back to my blog...and today I have a new Mini album/ Scrapbook for you all. I am still making vintage themed albums and all of these are made on commission....a lot of vintage themed project fans out there. I have been using Eno Greetings Retro series paper pack along with this awesome paper pad from DCWV called VINTAGE MEMORIES.

 This is a 9" by 7" in size with a 2 1/4" spine and has 4 very interactive pages which can hold 36 to 40 pictures. A variety of picture sizes can be used right from 3" by 4" to 5" by 7". I also added some white photomats so it becomes easy for my clients to know where to place pictures and of what size.....also it gives me an idea about the final thickness of the album....so it doesn't have crocodile mouth. I encourage you to watch the walkthrough of the album to see it upclose.

 The front of this album is decorated with beautiful paper from the 12" x 12" papers from the same collection. These papers come with gold accents and black accents which is beautiful in real. A black chequered lace runs on the front and back cover which is sourced from local stores. I have a shaker window in the front with my clients name and filled with super fun sequins in all shades of gold, silver, clear and back along with some gold sparkle dots. To add the finishing details, I added a pocket watch charm with a chain in the front while keeping the spine simple. Here are some closeups of the decorations in my album.

I am putting this album up at the following blog challenges:

1. Mini albums Makers Challenge -February 2020 Challenge

Vintage Scrapbook for a Man | Mixed Media | Steampunk

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Today I have a mixed media scrapbook to share with you all. I reason why I call this project as scrapbook as each page is a 12" by 12" layout filled with mixed media techniques and keeping a picture as the focal element......Super happy to share the way it has turned out.

This project was exclusively made for a client who wanted every page to be treated as a mixed media layout perfect to celebrate a man. A lot of hardwork has gone into making this scrapbook and its all worth it because she loved it.

This album measures 12" by 12" and is 3" thick. It has 6 mixed media pages which are beautifully embellished with chipboard shapes, paint splatters,stenciling and heat embossing and each page takes 1 or 2  5" by 7"  pictures.

I have used a lot of magical shakers from Lindy's stamp Gang, Art Alchemy waxes from Finnabair a lot of embellishments from Prima Markerting. The papers used are from Eno Greetings Retro Series which gives this scrapbook a very vintage steampunk masculine feel.I am in love with this album and I hope you guys love it too.

Without much adieu I am sharing  a video walk through of this mixed media goodness and a few pics of the inside.

I am putting up this album at the following blog challenges:-

1. Lindys Stamp Gang - January 2019 Challenge
2. All Sorts Challenge Blog - Week 503 - Make it Masculine.
3. Double D Challenge - Looking back in time - This scrapbook is made to hold memories.....so almost like looking back in time.
4. HLS Mixed Media Challenge January 2019- Layers - This scrabook has a lot of layering on every page....as every page is a layout.
5. Mini album Makers challenge - January 2019

Supplies used:-

1. Eno greetings Retro Series Paper pack
2. Black Cardstock - 220 gsm
3. Chipboard 900gsm
4. Binder rings -75mm
5. Finnabair Art alchemy wax - Vintage gold, Copper 
6. Pima Marketing Doily die
7. Itsybitsy - stencils, modelling paste, stamps etc
8. Tinted metallic paints - ItsyBitsy
9. Chipboard gears - ItsyBitsy
10. Lindys Stamp Gang - Magical shakers 

• Cowbunga Copper -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/cowabunga-copper-magical-shaker
• Bratwurst Brown - https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/bratwurst-brown
• Black Forest Black -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/black-forest-black

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Black Romance Mixed Media Scrapbook

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I am so excited to share this project with you all......a mixed media scrapbook album where there are layers, textures and embellishments on every page.....ohhhh SUPER FUN!!!!

This scrapbook is 12" x 12" in size and 3" in thickness. The scrapbook had 6 beautifully decorated mixed media pages and each can hold 1 to 2 pictures an few secret message tags. This project is a custom order for a special client who asked me to do what I love but include black in my creation with more focus on the pictures.....so I built this Black Beauty....YUM YUM YUM!!!

This is a romance album and I wanted to give it this futuristic feel......as she wanted to put pictures from her married life from the coming important events in the FUTURE.....thats good planning I must say. Here is a video walkthrough of this album.

I have used Eno Greetings Retro Series paper pack  along with plain black cardstock to build this album. Every page holds 1 or 2 5" x 7" pictures and I have also added secret message tags on few pages. This album holds a total of 18 pictures...but a lot more can be accommodated if few interactive elements be added to pages....but my client wanted only 1 or 2 pictures per page and to keep all the focus on the pictures.

I have used a lot of embellishments from ItsyBitsy and Prima Marketing to decorate my cover. The colors used are from Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical Shakers and Tinted Metallic paints from ItsyBitsy. To give it more shine, I used art alchemy waxes from Finnabair......supplies are listed below.

Each page has a lot of texture and dimension created using splattering, stamping, stenciling, heat embossing and embellishing.....a lot of effort had gone into making this album....and i hope you all like it. Here are a few pictures of the pages.

I am putting my album up at the following challenges -

1. More Than Words November 2018 Challenge - Future and Stars.- My album cover has starts and the overall cover has a futuristic appeal to it. I also feel that scrapbooks hold pictures we take in the future and then they become memories of yesterday......I see Future and Nostalgia in this one project.
2. More Mixed Media challenge - Anything Goes Black - My album has a lot of black used in it in form of stamping, embossing , splattering , embellishing and coloring.
3. Lindy's Stamp Gang November Challenge - I have used similar colors on my album cover page. Supplies mentioned below.

Supplies used:

1. Eno greetings Retro Series Paper pack
2. Black Cardstock - 220 gsm
3. Chipboard 900gsm
4. Binder rings -75mm
5. Door Knob Charm
6. Metal chain
7. Finnabair Art alchemy wax - Vintage gold, Copper 
8. Pima Marketing Doily die
9. Itsybitsy - stencils, modelling paste, stamps etc
10. IOD Moulds
11. tinted metallic paints - ItsyBitsy
12. Lindys Stamp Gang - Magical shakers 

• Bavarian Blue - https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/bavarian-blue
• Time Travel Teal -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/time-travel-teal-magical-shaker
• Cowbunga Copper -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/cowabunga-copper-magical-shaker
• Bratwurst Brown - https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/bratwurst-brown
• Black Forest Black -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/black-forest-black

Thank you so much for stopping by.

My Best Friend | Handmade Mini Album | Vintage Scrapbook for a Man | DCWV

Hello Guys

Welcome back to my blog...and today I have a new Mini album/ Scrapbook for you all. I am still making vintage themed albums and all of these are made on commission....a lot of vintage themed project fans out there. I have been using Eno Greetings Retro series paper pack but they are discontinued now and are very hard to find in the market.........its a little sad. But them I came across this awesome paper pad from DCWV called VINTAGE MEMORIES which is launched this year itself....and so now I am back with making vintage albums....A quick happy dance.

This is a 9" by 7" in size with a 3 3/4" spine and has 6 very interactive pages which is housed in a custom made box and can hold 100 plus pictures.I have used the gorgeous VINTAGE MEMORIES paper pad from DCWV...which are very vintage and scraps from the earlier papers I would use....and together they just look awesome. A variety of picture sizes can be used right from 3" by 4" to 5" by 7". I also added some white photomats using repositionable glue so it becomes easy for my clients to know where to place pictures and of what size.....also it gives me an idea about the final thickness of the album....so it doesn't have crocodile mouth.

The front of this album is decorated with beautiful paper layering and chipboard embellishments which I used to my advantage and gave it a little mixed media effect. Since this album is meant to cherish friendship, I added this paper cut of two men out which looked just perfect. I added few splatters and enamel dots to bring everything together. I kept the spine pretty simple and added just strips of black glitter paper. For the album closure, I used Tim Holtz belt buckles and tyvex sheet to make the belt.

The box made to house this album is 11" by 9" by 6" and is made from scratch using 1400gsm chipboard. I have used black cardstock to cover this album as well the box. I have kept the box pretty simple and also used pattern paper to decorate it. A lot of effort went into making this album and I really hope you all will like it.

I am putting my album up at the following challenges -

1. Mini albums Makers Challenge - July Challenge

Supplies used are mostly from ItsyBitsy

1. Vintage Memories - DCWV
2. Cardstock 
3. Eyelets 
4. Ribbons and twine 
5. Distress ink - Black Soot 
6. Red tacky tape
7. Clear Actetate sheet 
8. Aleene's Tacky glue
9. Chipboard 
10. Chipboard embellishments - Wycinanka
11. Handmade glitter papers
12. Tyvek sheet
13. Tim holtz belt buckle

Thank you for visiting me and I hope you all liked my new project. Have a great week ahead.