Christening / Memory Album

Hi Crafters,

*As a heads up this post is very photo heavy.*

 

A few weeks ago it was my great nephews' Christening and as a gift I made a Memory Album for the parents to record the day.

 

I made the album myself, I'm not sure what the technique is called but I joined the pages together using strips of folded and gusseted card to form a spine that would allow some embellishments on the pages.

 

The finished album measured 18 x 14 x 6 cm and had room for five standard photo's.

 

Here is the front and back cover, the papers I used throughout were Echo Park - A Bundle of Joy - New Edition

Each page has a photo mat and a place for recording the details of the day together with a verse...

 

 

You can also see here the strips joining the pages together, I punched them with an EK Success Scalloped border punch...

 

 

Some of the embellishments were cut on my Cameo and others were dies..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The photo mats were cut and the corners were punched using another EK Success punch which makes this pretty swirly corner to tuck your photo's under...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you liked my little album I really enjoyed creating it.

 

 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Not Just Cards - #19 ATG

Creative Fingers - #80 ATG

 

No great plans here for the weekend, just the normal housework, crafting and family time but I do hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you are up to.

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

 

I'm Back !

Phew, it's been a busy 2 weeks. I've been beavering away in my craft room almost non stop since my last post trying to finish everything on an ever increasing list of Christmas cards, commissioned cards, and a Christening album. The latter is what I would like to share with you today. The Christening was yesterday so I can safely show pictures now.
Just a warning, there are quite a few....

The front cover

The album was made from chipboard and all the pages were covered with papers from the 'First Edition - Up, Up & Away' 8 x 8  pad.
I used silk ribbon and heart buttons for the binding and the flair button came in a set from 36 Shades of Flair .

I did some fussy cutting and made a raised photo frame.

 

Inside front cover has a pocket and gift tag.

First page has a verse

Next page - I've fuzzed out the name and details

Space for a photo, it just tucks under at the corners

Space for photo and journaling

Page for Godparents

Page for family photo

Page for guests photo

more photo's and journaling

Name banner and more photo's

Verse and inside back cover and pocket

Back cover

 

I was really pleased with how this turned out, it's only the second mini album I have made and I learnt a lot from the first one which made this one a little easier.

Well I will be back tomorrow to share some of the Christmas cards that I have been creating and maybe enter them in a challenge or two.

TTFN,

 

Lorraine