MY SON'S ALBUM

FRONT COVERFRONT & BACK OUTSIDE COVERS

INSIDE COVERS FIRST PAGES- THESE GET MOUNTED BACK TO BACK TO FORM A POCKET PAGE- ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES DO THE SAME THING. THERE WILL BE 12 POCKET PAGES. YOU CANT REALLY SEE THE DETAIL ON THIS PAGE , BUT I STAMPED SEVERAL ITEMS, USED SILVER PENS, AND THEMED EYELETS. THE CAMERA DOES NOT LIKE THE FOILS.. TOO MUCH REFLECTION.

NEXT PAGE. THIS HAS 3 LAYERS TO IT. IT SWIVELS OPEN FOR MORE SPACE.
I JUST LOVE THIS PAGE! I DREW IN THE STRINGS ON THE GUITAR WITH A SILVER GEL PEN TO MATCH THE SILVER FOIL ON THE LEFT. I THEN TOOK A GUITAR PICK AND SOME WASHERS AND USED TIM HOLTZ ALCOHOL INKS TO COLOR THEM TO MATCH THE BLUES ON THE PAPER. I USED 3 GEM BRADS TO ADHERE THE SWIVEL ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND ON THE CHIPBOARD TAG, WHICH I USED A RUB ON TO SPELL ESCAPE.
THIS PAGE TOOK SOME THOUGHT AND SEVERAL PIECES OF PAPER BEFORE I FIGURED OUT HOW I WANTED TO DO IT. I STAMPED THE STARS, MUSIC NOTES, FLOURISH, AND SKULL IN WINGS AND THEN USED GOLD EMBOSSING POWDER. I THEN STAMPED THE GUITAR ON BLACK PAPER, USED THE GOLD EP AND CUT IT OUT. IT IS MOUNTED HALF FLAT AND HALF WITH FOAM DOTS. THEN FOR A FINAL TOUCH I ADDED SOME BLACK STAR EYELETS THROUGHOUT THE LEFT SIDE.

CLOSE UP (BY CLICKING ANY PICTURE MAKES THEM LARGER).
PAGE 4. THIS ONE HAS SOME CHIPBOARD ELEMENTS (ROCK KING TAG, FLOURISH, STAR, 2 SILVER PHOTO CORNERS, AND LIGHTENING BOLT), AND THEN A GUITAR PICK AS THE "A" IN STAR. I ACTUALLY CUT THE LETTERS R,S,T OUT OF THE PAPER STACK... ITS THE TITLE OF THE PAPER.
PAGE 5. SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE.PAGE 6. BACKGROUND IS STAMPED WITH VARIOUS IMAGES, MAT IS TORN & INKIED, CHIPBOARD "ROCK" IN CENTER OF RIBBON.

PAGE 7. HARDER THAN IT LOOKS TO COME UP WITH ALL THESE IDEAS FOR BOYS PAGES TO ALL MATCH THE SAME THEME :( SO THE PAGES ARE GETTING CHEESIER... LOL.

PAGE 8. I STAMPED THE BACKGROUND. IT IS SEVERAL STAMPS. I THEN CHALKED IT AND ON THE BOTTOM STAMPED THE WORD "UNLEASHED". NOW, I KNOW ITS A BOYS PAGE (RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS HERE)... BUT THE GRIFFIN PAPER HAS FLOURISHES ON IT, SO I MIMICKED IT HERE, WITH WINGS AND A SKULL FOR A HEAD ON THE WINGS. I DIDNT PUT A MAT ON THIS PAGE. WE WILL ADD TO IT WHEN WE GET TO THAT MONTH NEXT YEAR. FOR NOW, ITS A WORK OF ART. I DO LIKE HOW IT CAME OUT. ITS REALLY NICE IN PERSON.

THE FINAL FOUR..... WHEW... ITS DONE... AND WOW, THIS WASNT EASY... MY POOR ROOM WAS A MESS... TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO CLEAN THIS MESS UP! BUT THE 12 POCKET PAGES ARE DONE. NOW OFF TO DO THE CALENDAR PAGES... THANKS TO MY FRIEND DEE... WHO DID THEM DIGITALLY FOR ME... SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PRINT THEM OUT... SHES THE BEST! THANKS DEE!!!

OK, SO I HAVE STARTED THE COVERS OF MY SONS ALBUM. THIS TOOK SOME THINKING AS ITS NOT AS EASY DOING MASCULINE PAGES :( AND THE PAPER IS ALREADY SO BUSY AND I DIDNT WANT TO ADD TO IT OR TAKE AWAY FROM IT... SO I STAMPED RESH AN ON A TRANSPARENCY AND USED A CHIPBOARD F & M TO SPELL OUT FRESH MAN... HE IS SUCH A FRESHY TOO... LOL.. BUT HES THE BEST KID EVER!! I ADDED SOME RUB ON SAYINGS AND CALLED IT DONE... I WILL UPDATE THIS POST AS I WORK ON HIS BOOK.

ENJOY,

CHERI

***UPDATED 5/19- ADDED FIRST 8 PAGES.

***UPDATED 5/21- ADDED REST OF BOOK... ALL DONE :0)