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 as the last step 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 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.
