Tuesday, May 24, 2016

'Glorious' Mini Album

Finally getting a chance to enter for Lulupu's challenges. So here is my first ever entry :).

My 'Glorious' themed mini album is 4x3 inches in size (pretty miniature, I know! I love creating miniatures!). It hosts 5 pages, with flaps or fussy cut pockets or tags or with certain surprise features (that you can get to see in the video at the end of this post). 

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The cover is heavily decorated in a very ornate and dreamy way. Loads of flowers and paraphernalia, accentuated by pearl trims, shiny/textured Prima brad to balance the design and colours.



I've used papers that are heavy on the design aspect and contrasted that with subtle embellishments. For the spine, I glossy accented the word 'Glorious' and to give it a raised effect, stuck it on multiple cardstocks and design papers. To highlight the spine's exclusivity, I used glitter glue on all 4 sides.


For the back, I've used different strips of pattern papers and tried to elevate the back in a subtle way, instead of giving it a plain Jane look.


For the closure, I've used a metal chain, secured it with Prima brad, and added some kewtness with an Eiffel Tower charm.


Because the album is of a really small size, and because the cover is so heavily embellished for its size, I have used intricately designed papers (that provide style on their own) and contrasted them with a tad simplicity w.r.t. embellishing them. I've added a magnetised foldable tab that gives you 4 sides to stick pictures. All the pages have contrasting pearls/rhinestones at the corners. Some have lace or flowers or other embellishments. There's a lot of stamping on some of the pages and flaps.
   

Here you can see fussy cut flowers that have been made into a pocket for keeping tags and pictures.


For a quick run-through of my album, you can watch the video below.


Participating in:
Crafty Sentiments - AG
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Always AG
Crafting From The Heart - AG
Avenue 613 - AG + Create your own challenge
Brown Sugar Challenge - AG
Crafting With Friends - AG
PDE Linky Party - AG
Crafty Girls Creations - AG
4 Crafty Chicks - Favourite Era

10 comments:

  1. This is absolutely gorgeous and so carefully thought out.So much beautiful detail inside and out.Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments.Hope to see you again next week.
    Lisa x

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    1. Thank you so so much for such lovely appreciation :).

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  2. This is your first entry on Lulupu and I am so glad you could join us! Your miniature album is really gorgeous and looks very neat! Beautifully decorated! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Lulupu this month! :)
    Suchi- DT xx

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by and appreciating. Means a lot :).

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  3. This is so beautiful! Stunning project, I'm so glad you linked up with us at the PDE linky party!
    Marji DT

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