Good Morning, everyone. This weekend was extremely busy with lots of things going on but I did manage to finish a huge project I was making for my mothers 83rd birthday. I wanted to give her something really special and I figured whats more special than a mini album full of memories. The basic design of the project was from a very amazing artist Kathy Orta and can be found at her blog
ttp://www.paperphenomenontutorials.blogspot.com/ . She always has alot of fun little pockets and places to put pictures and tags.
The closure I used for this was simply a magnetic clasp that I found in the jewelry department at my local Joann Fabrics attached to the cover with some suede paper straps and d rings.
This allowed for a space to add a chain to which I added trinkets for the bling factor that you know I love.
I embellished the cover with crystal scrolls and flowers. I actually found these little butterflies that look perfect on the flowers.
They were purchased from Michael's at a deep discount, they were in the dollar bin and they were on clearance 5 for a dollar, you got about 4 or 5 butterflies per package and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite embellies.
As you can see in this close up they really add just a touch of whimsy.
The book itself consists of about 10 pages, but as you can see from the photo there is room for about 5 pictures.
This book really was as much fun to make as it was to look at and I learned some really cool techniques working this tutorial and would absolutely encourage anyone to go try out one of Kathys projects it was well worth the 10 or 15 dollars I paid. I can't wait to take some of the tips and incorporating them into my next project.
Thanks for stopping by and looking at my latest.
Jennifer
