Remember Mom
With Mother's Day just a couple weeks away, this special day became the inspiration for my latest project, using handmade paper and some casted elements to create a keepsake for a mother or grandmother or any special lady. A variety of previously formed sheets of handmade paper were used to construct a mini album. Three dimensional flowers are die-cut and colored from plain sheets of handmade paper and leaves are caste in a mold used for clay. The base of the album was die-cut from tan chipboard. NOTE: I used Sizzix Scoreboard XL - Album Photo die, (#657122). The front cover uses a sheet of paper made from a mix of a brown paper lunch bag and white copy paper. This mixture of paper creates a nice mottled look to the paper. NOTE: This sheet is also die-cut to match the chipboard cover. Glue this sheet to the chipboard cover. Paint the back cover and binding piece with Vintage Photo Distress Paint. Use Distress I...