Joy & Alec, No.8 and a TUTORIAL

Joy and Alec were married in November 2008 and were ready to do something fantastic with their professional wedding photos :) Joy mailed me 86 photos in various sizes (taken by Whitney Lee Photography in Austin, Texas) and asked me to make a classic but rad album using their wedding colors and a simple, beautiful design :) Joy and Alec are so full of love & cuteness and their Wedding looks like it was SO fun! Kazoo's, board game center pieces, and a really ugly cake they threw in the dumpster (lol, easily a great photo opp that made it into their Wedding Album). Joy, I've loved getting to know you thru the design process...your name couldn't be more perfect for you :] Thank you Joy & Alec, Enjoy :) Joy and Alec also sent me pieces of their handmade tablecloth/backdrop to incorporate in the album. I used the red lace and b&w zebra paper as the skin inside the album :) After Joy saw Chloe & Sean's album, she remembered a Q&A her and Alec had done and asked for it to be included in the album. While I typed their questions and answers with my little red typewriter, Lola barked so much, it was hilarious ;) Full Set HERE :) I save this step for last, and each time, it's so exciting to put my seal and the album number... I'm kinda a dork about it :) Tutorial: How to Make this Cover I learned this album cover technique from Ali Edwards at Artistry in Vancouver a few years ago. 1. Use raw chipboard letters (pre-sticky works best) and stick your title onto a cardboard album cover or panel. Press them down good. I used this technique to line them up nicely :) TIP: If your letters have a colored/smooth surface (like my 22), sand the gloss off with a nail file. 2. Paint the album and letters the same color with acrylic paint. Get in the crevices, and do 2 or 3 coats, letting each dry in between. TIP: For the red album, I poured squirted paint directly on the album and spread it out... But I found it worked better (and didn't dry blobby on the album) to use a paint plate & dip my brush instead. 3. After your coats are dry and solid, give your album a coat of Matte Modge Podge. Let dry, then do one more coat. It works best to apply the modge podge in sections and all in one direction. Also, I'm working on a new little kit... i will premiere it on Monday, eeek :) XO! LA :)