Thursday, March 28, 2013

An Album of Precious Memories - Part 2

I am back with the second and concluding installment of my Vintage/ Shabby Chic Mini Album series. If you want to see the first part, click here. So without delay, let's get to it!



The picture above is page four. Isn't it a gorgeous photograph! A photo like this needed a beautiful but somewhat understated page, so that was I was trying to go for. The roses are all made from this kind of beige paper which I distressed using Wild Honey Distress ink. I also added a rose cutout background  which is a freebie from Birdscards.com over the pattern paper page to give an ornate feel to section.


Another lovely family photograph and for this page I kept it simple. An off centre doily, a big organza bow and a daisy in the middle. Again a few sporadic pearls to make it a little dainty.


The page above is the first page I did. The background as a plain beige so I added a touch of pale pink in the form of pearls, tiny roses and some pink cut outs. The spotted pink organza ribbon also added a nice touch I think. 


If you remember from my previous post, Anita Chechi was in touch to visit her ailing grandmother who  is pictured with her in the photograph above. That's why it was of particular importance that I did justice to the page. I chose a Vintage frame from the Silhouette online store and cut it out on some coffee brown punch paper. Once again pearls and organza ribbon added the appropriate accents. 


I've just added a couple of close ups of the some of the work I did to give you a better view. Once again I must apologise for the photographs. I didn't get the chance to take them during the day so it had to be night shots and we all know how they come out.  Anita Chechi was really touched by the album. Her eyes filled up a little as she found all her favorite photographs put together in one little book.

Thanks so much for stopping by and would love to hear your comments. Also if you want to know any of the supplies used in this project, please write to me at craftingtillthecrackofdawn@gmail.com

29 comments:

  1. This si gorgeous sunehra but just a question.. DO the roses not get squashed??

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    1. Thanks so much Kush! Regs the roses getting squashed, they're not made out of tissue or very soft paper. It was like punch paper so when they were ready they were quite stiff. Plus I used 2.5" rings to bind the 8 pages there was plenty of space between each page. They weren't getting squashed when I made it and when I handed it over. Hope it doesn't get squashed later :)

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  2. Gorgeous stuff..love each and every page and element.. Love the way you adorn your cards and albums..

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    1. Hey thanks Sindhu... This album was all about PEARLS and organza ribbon and swirls... so glad you liked it

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  3. Roses are very beautiful... very pretty

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  4. never imagined such light shades can work out to be so beautiful..love ur use of pearls..great job!!

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    1. Hey thanks Nehal - I just can't have enough of them!

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  5. lovely !!! love d picture frame wid ur grandmum !!

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  6. What a beautiful job. Well done. The pages are all great XX

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  7. The album is a beauty in vintage, loved the rose cut background a lot.

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    1. That background is my ULTIMATE fave!! and it's a freebie from http://www.birdscards.com/free-digital-cut-files/backgrounds/ So just love it!

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  8. Wow...love the rose cut background very much... Inspired by your baby scrapbook i too made one for my nephew ..taken lot of ideas from yours...hope you dont mind...Thank you so much for sharing...

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    1. Oooh Really? Please do share!! Would love to see your spin. And Im so flattered that you like my ideas.

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  9. it is an awesome project sunehra, each and every page of the album is beautiful

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  10. Awesome yet again.Love love love these pages too esp the rose one and a valid question By Khush...do the roses not get squashed?

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    1. Thanks so much Snehal. Regs the roses getting squashed, they're not made out of tissue or very soft paper. It was like punch paper so when they were ready they were quite stiff. Plus I used 2.5" rings to bind the 8 pages there was plenty of space between each page. They weren't getting squashed when I made it and when I handed it over. Hope it doesn't get squashed later :)

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  11. Wow ! Fabulous pages ! Loved your choice of snaps and way to embellish them perfectly !

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  12. These pages are also very good specially like the use of ribbons and the frame..very vintage..the roses in the last pic looks fab.!!

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    1. That frame is a super super one! Just love it and it came out so well on the cameo.

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  13. These pages are just as gorgeous as your previous ones Sunhera ..I really love the subtle colors you have used in this album and your embellishing is just so perfect too ...Like I said before your work compliments the pictures you have used really well!!...this is so so elegant:)

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    1. Thanks again so much Hussena... really really appreciate your kind words. I was really really pleased with the end result and really wish I had taken photos in daylight. Next time for SURE!

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  14. I love the softness and subtle effect of the overall album...each page of the album reveals the photographs in a special way....must say an awesome job ....I love the minimum embellishing done to highlight the photographs

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  15. Mini album is awesome....each page brings out the vintage look very nicely.Your husband's cousin will definitely treasure this album. Keep visting my blog http://craftcollage.blogspot.in/

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  16. Oh, that album is gorgeous - I love how you decorated each page separately - you put a lot of LOVE into it. I guess once more you were up until the crack of dawn.... :)

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