if you did not start at the beginning of the blog hop, please go here www.adornitscrapbook.com/bloghop so that you can see everyone's lovely projects.
first i went through product & supplies to figure out what i wanted to use for my pages.
i tried to get a good mix of media, as i think that really makes it interesting (you can also check out the studio re-do in the background, it surely is messy!)
here is the initial part of making the album. the cover is actually a cardboard inset that came with a set of sheets that i got for 006's birthday last month. when i saw it's cool shape, i couldn't help but keep it. i don't do a lot of measuring, just lining up and cutting so for the outside i cut 2 squares, a rectangle for the binding and a couple of narrow strips for transition. the inside is essentially the same, minus the strips. be warned, this project will take a lot of paper (at least by my standards) minimum 6 12" sheets, more if you can spare. great way to use up your stash, i used a ton of my older stuff, and i still just really like it.
if you can't tell, i'm using gel medium for adhesive as it is super tacky. i think it works better than mod podge, but is much more expensive. but it is extremely thick so it can be easy to use too much. makes a great bond, really good for something that is going to be handled a lot.
after drying, it looks like this. not too bad so far. now i want to use binder rings to hold all the pages together, so i have to punch holes in the binding. big bite to the rescue!
you can see him there in the background (i love the orange version, reminds me of my buddy warren) and you can also see the inside covers covered. is that redundant?
next is a series of pages.....
oh, before i can punch, i need to sand everything down. i like to use this method to trim up my uneven edgies...
i used the one page to line up where the holes are to go.
here's my big stack of pages waiting patiently for attention.....
here are the rings in place. i actually hate them, but now it is too late, but i did learn lots! like space them a wee bit farther apart. not sure if there is a mathematical formula for that, but....
page 1 is 4 pockets of a sports card collector page. the number one is from my coasterbetz collection.
2 is some chip i cut to 6" square. the backside of page 1 has a journal spotz in it.
3 is a white lunch sack with the top trimmed down. room for ???
4 is actually leftover packaging from a karen foster mini book. i just covered up the logo, but i liked the neutral design. it also has one of my journalz spots
5 is the back side of said packaging, and a bingo card from my christmas collection. the next page has an overlayZ in a music theme, also soon to be available at my store.
6 is again some up-cycled packaging, don't remember what from, perhaps the boys skivvies??? i just really liked the shape.
7 is a red envelope from hobby lobby. nothing extremely fancy and another coasterbetz
and last, but not last, is 8, which is some upcycled chip, probably from the back of a paper pak, cut to 8" square.
sorry i don't have 9-25 done, but they will all be similar to this, please forgive me for running out of time. your next blog to go peekie at is Sandra Correale at http://sandracorreale.blogspot.com who has an absolutely beautiful couple of projects for your drooling oops, i mean, viewing pleasure....
thanks so much for putting up with my crazy sense of humor, lack of time management skills and inability to say no to something very fun, it has been a tremendous pleasure having you as my guest. please stop back by soon!
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Very ambitious. But you got so much done! The album is looking great!
ReplyDeletethanks!! i've been in a slump lately, so i guess it's just the kick in the pants that i needed cause now i'm totally stoked at doing it and getting it done! :)
ReplyDeleteTFS! I'm just starting my Dec. Daily so I'm sure to be back for inspiration!
ReplyDeleteTFS! I love it!
ReplyDeletegreat book TFS :D
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!!! Love it!! TFS!!
ReplyDeleteOh it is such a pretty book! Thanks for all the pictures! Details always help:)
ReplyDeleteWhat am awesome project!! I would LOVe to try something like this!
ReplyDeleteI'm making a few of these for different occassions too...they are a great way to use stash and a great way to just journal the small stuff....great project and I loved your pics & explanations!
ReplyDeleteOh this is REALLY CUTE!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Hopping!
I love seeing how this came together, so awesome.
ReplyDeletethank you to everyone!! i'll post a comment here when i get it done, so if you're following the comments thread you'll get a notification. scrapping girls are the best!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Awesome job, creative mama!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat album, thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great start on the album and its really cute, TFS!
ReplyDeleteThis is great I love to see how everyone puts their dec album together
ReplyDeleteI'll be back
ReplyDeleteGreat inspiration ... love what you did ... tfs
ReplyDeletegreat book love the way you have used the book rings:)
ReplyDeleteOh your project is gorgeous... you're really going to enjoy it when all the other pages are done... I admire you for making a whole album from scratch too... wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this blog hop with me.
wow ~ this is beautiful. You did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeletelovely!
ReplyDeletewow, very, very cool and such great step-by-step
ReplyDeleteinstructions, thanks for that!
Thank you.. I love the step by step instructions.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun blog you have! I will come back and check on the finished book. You have a beautiful start!
ReplyDeleteI love how honest you were, and since I also tend to do what you did, I will be back to see how it turned out!
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Everyone - wow, thank you so much! I can't believe how many of you left comments! yes, i love step-by-steps too, must be the trainer in me! lol I do have it done other than the cover & some last minute embellishments so I hope to take pictures of it today and post later, I forgot, I have another "big" project this week too. It ended up only being 20 pages, but I think that is plenty. I'll post a comment when it's done so you get a notification.
ReplyDeleteAgain, thank you to all of you for your very sweet and kind words, scrap girls are the best! :)
WOW! i loved your album - nice job, very pretty!
ReplyDeletelove all the details for us beginners! thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteI really like it - great job!
ReplyDeleteVery good start on your album..can't wait to see the end results :)
ReplyDeleteLove it too! I'd love to see how you attached the binder rings to the album. Do they go through the spine and stick out on the outside of the spine? Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThe rings went through the spine, 2 holes top, 2 holes down. crazy thing, the covers wouldn't go closed with them because the rings were too fat! arrghh! i have it done, i need to snap some pictures to post. I ended up doing it differently, and I think I like it better. You let me know, OK?
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