Wedding Album - Breann and Ryan - page 1-4

My formula for this album was lots of black, grey, and white;  paper, cardstock, washi tape, photo mats, and journal tags.

 pages 1 and 2

 swirls of pearls

 pages 3 and 4

 more pearls

 page 4 - waterfall

 The waterfall allows for photos on the front and back, which means 6 photos on one page which is why I tripled the amount of journaling tags.

Wedding Album Cover - Breann and Ryan

For this album I cut chipboard to 10" x 7".  I used my new Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper by Memory makers - VERY disappointing!  It said on the package that it cuts chipboard easily - not so, my hand is still sore, also when I used it on paper no matter how I fiddled with lining up the paper it still left odd corner bits that I had to trim by hand. Not happy with this $25.00 purchase. 

 front view

I did not know their wedding colors, so I used lots of black and white patterned paper, cardstock, and washi tape for this young couple's album, going for a classic yet modern look.

 a little closer

bound with 4 book rings

 top view

8 pages gave me opportunites for 7 layouts

 end view of the cascade of ribbons and pearls

cover detail

Loving Martha Stewart's hydrangea punch.  I used scraps of the grey and white patterned cardstock that were leftover from the album to build my flowers.

 cover detail

 cover detail

                         close up on the bling
Had a blast adding lost of pearl swirls, really added a lot of richness and texture to the album.

Nail Art - Teal

This time I got lucky, Kimmie was all booked so I came in as a walk in and it just so happened that her appointment didn't show, so she squeezed me in real quick.  Simple, but fun, even in a pinch, she continues to amaze me!!

Cool Rogue Robots

For this swap we were asked to design robots.  My first two robots were quickly given chores - washing dishes and doing the vacuuming and dusting.  My third robot was in charge of making cherry pie - mmmm pie!!!  This was a hand drawn swap so I drew with Sharpie pen and colored with colored pencils.

Art Dolls

This was a mixed media collage swap, I used patterned papers, photo portrait images, washi tape, images of butterfly and moth wings, and Bic permanent markers to detail  the clothing.

In the Style of MadArt

The challenge was to use the style of  MadArt. Swaps had to be hand drawn or hand painted - I used Sharpie pen and Bic permanent markers

Nail Art - Purple

This time Kimmie decided to paint every other nail, using no chip gel, and bling.