There are almost no pictures of me in the albums I do. In fact, there are almost no pictures of me at all. If you look at our albums it looks like I don't exist. That's the reason this month's Studio Calico class originally attracted me. It was going to force me to document my existence.
But I have to say, its turned into much more than that. I haven't gotten many pages done, but thinking about what to include and how to organize the album has turned into a journey where I am learning about me. And I'm experimenting with things that I might not try in my albums ordinarily, taking the opportunity to play with feminine colors and products, and generally stepping out of my creative box. This might be the best class ever!
So I thought I'd share the start of my album.
I chose a SNAP album for my project, but am using it with a landscape orientation. I'm really liking this format. I decorated the cover with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Prima wood veneer, October afternoon washi, divine twine, and Amy Tangerine. Those Amy Tangerine alphas are my all time favorite.
The first page I did was the title page - I originally started with the gray and white Heidi Swapp paper just because I like the bold gray and white stripes. After I cut the page to size, I had a scrap left. I sprayed it with some mint color shine and silver Mr. Hueys just to see what would happen. I loved the end result and ended up using pop dots to apply it to my page for an interesting dimensional effect. I added some of my favorite embellishments - shipping tags, flair (from Fancy Pants) and sequins plus some Glitz giant rhinestones. One of my biggest challenges is letting go of control, so I pushed out of that box and used random squiggles of glossy accents to attach sequins - they landed where they landed.
I'll share more from my album later - its slow going but lots of fun. I'd love to know what fun projects you are working on. Have a great Tuesday!
But I have to say, its turned into much more than that. I haven't gotten many pages done, but thinking about what to include and how to organize the album has turned into a journey where I am learning about me. And I'm experimenting with things that I might not try in my albums ordinarily, taking the opportunity to play with feminine colors and products, and generally stepping out of my creative box. This might be the best class ever!
So I thought I'd share the start of my album.
I chose a SNAP album for my project, but am using it with a landscape orientation. I'm really liking this format. I decorated the cover with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Prima wood veneer, October afternoon washi, divine twine, and Amy Tangerine. Those Amy Tangerine alphas are my all time favorite.
The first page I did was the title page - I originally started with the gray and white Heidi Swapp paper just because I like the bold gray and white stripes. After I cut the page to size, I had a scrap left. I sprayed it with some mint color shine and silver Mr. Hueys just to see what would happen. I loved the end result and ended up using pop dots to apply it to my page for an interesting dimensional effect. I added some of my favorite embellishments - shipping tags, flair (from Fancy Pants) and sequins plus some Glitz giant rhinestones. One of my biggest challenges is letting go of control, so I pushed out of that box and used random squiggles of glossy accents to attach sequins - they landed where they landed.
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I've never seen anyone use a sn@p binder in a landscape orientation, and I am intrigued! The sequins are fabulous - they look so good where they landed :)
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