I finished this order and shipped it out today, I'm hoping she likes it as much as I did creating it. I will say, I used about 4 collections to put this one together and hope it flows cohesively....what do you all think? I viewed one of Gingers older videos, and used one of her techniques, but I basically took it apart and spread it over a couple of pages. Although this album is a 6x6, it's quite thick and full. Lots of places for photos and journaling. I love doing 'special orders', some are challenging but all are so cool to create a one of a kind creation. I hope she likes this one.....
This is the cover. Beachy papers decorate the albums cover as well as starfish. I added a few golden stud embellishments and there is a bottom corner pocket that I used my 'wave' punch on to carry the theme. I have 3 tags/mats in the wave pocket. The flap is magnetized (these are pretty popular and well liked), and it is also adorned with a nice size starfish.
The spine has a metal embellishment with a heart on it. There are several ribbons tied up so pretty to add the blues/purples accent colors that were requested.
The back cover....has the beachy paper of course with some glittery accents.
Flap open, exposes a stationary tag that says: "I have found the one which my soul loves". The tags out of the wave pocket, and I fussy cut a bride and groom from a wedding collection and put them in the beach scene. The right spine has a wave pocket along the bottom and 2 tags/mats.
The album opened shows how full it is! I love nice full albums with lots of inter-actives, don't you?!
The inside cover and first page. I put a handmade envelope on the inside cover....it has a nice large card inside. How cool would it be to write a nice note to the bride and groom and put it in that envelope so it remains private. Cool idea........I think so. A pretty purple ribbon keeps it closed. Page 1 has a wave pocket at the bottom which holds 2 nice size tags/mats. Starfish and seashells adorn the page and mats.
A close up of page 1.
The 2 tags/mats out of their wave pocket.
Pages 2 & 3. Beachy....but wedding also.
Page 2. This page has a triple pocket which holds 3 tags/mats. The pocket is embellished with some beach shoes saying "just married".
The 3 tags/Mats from the triple pocket.
Page 3 is a super inter-active page! This is a pocket in more ways than one and it flips open to show the other side is also inter-active. Starfish and seashells adorn the front flap.
Open the flap and there are more pockets! Beachy papers...and wedding ones combined.
Nice size tag/mat from the 'heart' pocket.
There is actually 2 pockets under that flap...so there are of course 2 tags/mats that are perfect for picture and or journaling.
Flip that 'booklet of pockets' open and there are MORE pockets. It also shows the full page that resides under it and has a bottom bumper which holds a cool tag/mat.
The nice tag out of the bumper has 2 golden hearts.
Pages 4 & 5. Beachy and wedding for sure!
I really like these two pages. On page 4 seashell paper covers the 'sand' colored cardstock page and there is bottom corner pocket that holds the 2 tags/mats that are out of their pocket. The bottom corner pocket is embellished with a very cool silver palm tree I found at an antique shop. It was a brooch, and I removed all the backing and used it as a cool embellishment that worked out perfectly! Page 5 is another very inter-active flip pocket page.
Close up of the palm tree embellishment!
Page 5. Lots and lots in this page....front flap...
Open that flap and there are pockets and more pockets. Under the flap there is a double matted pocket that holds 2 good size tags/mats. Below that is another pocket with a fold down and a blue starfish. Inside that pocket is a larger tag/mat.
Tags/mats from the 'peacock' pocket.
Larger tag/mat from the fold over pocket.
Flip pockets opened to show page 5. Such a sparkly pretty beach scene with "Welcome to our beginning" matted on the bottom of the page. On page 4 the back side of the flip pockets shows the good size mat.
Opening that flip pocket on the back side and again, you have a pocket which holds a good size tag/mat.
Look at all the goodies that flip pocket holds! Yes, this is the same flip pocket, just flipped open to the back side. Very good size tags/mats perfect for pictures and or journaling.
Page 5 close up.
Pages 6 & 7. Pretty beachy colors.
Page 6 has a bottom stop that holds the tag/mat you see out of the stop. It is adorned with a pretty purple ribbon.
Page 7. This page has another triple pocket that holds a tag in each pocket. Pretty purples shine on this page.
Look at all the tags/mats those pockets hold. Photo placement or journaling or both!
Pages 8 & 9.
The tags/mats from page 8. Lots of space in this album!
Page 8 that holds all the tags/mats is a wave pocket page. So tropical looking. There is a seahorse down there on the wave.
There is also a seahorse on one of the tags/mats.
Close up of that seahorse! So cute!
Page 9 heck yes, have to have a waterfall!!!!!! Lots of starfish adorn the waterfall pages. 11 4x6 photos will fit in this waterfall! Untie that ribbon and flip flip flip.
Pages 10 & 11. Page 10 has a magnetic flap embellished with a pretty purple ribbon. Under that flap hides 2 very nice size tags/mats. Very much wedding oriented. Page 11 is a pretty golden dotted paper with a bottom corner pocket. Inside are 3 pretty tags/mats.
Open that flap on page 10 and there is also a metal seashell embellishment, along with the 2 pretty tags/mats. Backside of the magnetized flap is a big fat starfish.
Close up of the tags/mats from page 10.
Under those tags/mats is the pretty sparkly wedding paper.
Close up of the metal seashell embellishment.
Page 11 shows the 3 large tags/mats. "forever in my heart" adorns the pocket.
The tags/mats from that bottom pocket.
The inside back cover and the inside right spine. Tags/mats a plenty!
One of the starfish on the front cover....he is from the magnetized flap.
These are all the giant tags/mats from the pages. Each page has a side pull giant tag/mat!
The album opened to show all it's glory!
Oops I missed these pages..... I was wondering why my numbers were off........hehehe These pages are most likely 8 & 9...at any rate, the page on the left has a heart/wedding theme...with an embellished belly band. Inside that band are 2 embellished tags/mats. On the right page, is another stacked triple pocket page. I just love those! Also I showed one of the very large side pull tags/mats pulled part way out. All pages have a side pull mat/tag. Loads of space in this book.
I will be posting some pictures on Facebook shortly, after the recipient receives her gift. I do believe she will receive it at a wedding shower..... I hope she likes it. How sweet of the buyer to order a special one of a kind album for her. Hopefully it will be a keepsake for her to enjoy for years to come.
Thank you for coming by and viewing another creation, I will be posting more soon. Feel free to comment, I can take it.... ;-) I do a lot of special orders, and really enjoy doing them, so if there is an occasion you would like something created, just let me know.
So very sweet...crisp work, creativity galore!
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