Monday, June 20, 2016

Summer Memories Album



Hi friends! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so! Today it is Monday and at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge our theme is Patterned Paper. I hope you can join us, we really enjoy looking at the submissions every week. 

Layers of ink - Summer Memories 2016 Album by Anna-Karin
Last year, I prepared a mini album for our summer photos and memories, and I wanted to do the same thing this year. With so many gorgeous patterned papers around, making the base for this album was pretty quick. All I did was to add quite a lot of stamped sentiments to the papers. The album is a 6 x 8 album by Echo Park, and I bought extra pocket pages so that I can fit a lot of memories into the album.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin, Among the Stars Simon Says Stamp Exclusives
The sentiment stamps that I used come from a whole bunch of Simon Says Stamp exclusive sets, such as this brand new one from the Among the Stars release. It is called Uplifting Thoughts, and might be my most favourite sentiment set ever. All the sentiments are wonderful and work for cardmaking, scrapbooking and art journaling.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin with papers by Kaisercraft, Story Book
The album comes with a raw cover, so you can customize it to fit your project. I used mainly papers from Kaisercraft Story Book paper pad.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin, with papers by Prima Flowers
 I also used papers from two Prima A4 paper pads: French Riviera and Vintage Emporium. These are for the full 6 x 8 pockets.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
For the 2 x 2 pockets, I cut squares of patterned paper, using my Tim Holtz Guillotine and stamped sentiments and images on them. You can find all the stamp sets in the supply list below. Some were stamped with Jet Black, and others with the two shades of brown included in the Archival Distress Mixed Media Palette.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 I also cut papers for the 3 x 4 pockets, and stamped on them too.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 And a few papers for the 4 x 6 pockets (which will mainly contain photos).

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I also die cut and stamped some extra embellishments, to use here and there in the album. All three paper pads that I used also contain die cuts, or stickers, which I will use in the album.
 Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The papers were glued to the covers with Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte and Collage Brushes, both of which work great with paper. I sanded the edges of the papers slightly.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The cover was embellished with sentiments stamped on die cut labels. The rusty metallic heart comes from Finnabair and Prima.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The flowers are also by Prima, and were layered together and inked with Ground Espresso. I used a circle cut from patterned paper as a flower center and coated it with Glossy Accents.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I just love this sentiment, isn't it great? And so true. Something to keep in mind in everyday life. The little sun also comes from the Uplifting Thoughts set.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 I die cut Stacked Hearts from woodgrain paper and glued some of it to the cover.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I also used another of my favourite sentiment stamps, from the One With Nature set, perfect for a summer album. It was cut into strips and glued on top of a Heart Parade die cut.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The little book was cut from the Kaisercraft paper pad and I adhered a chit chat sticker on top, as well as a circle also cut from the paper and coated with Glossy Accents. A piece of lace trimmings was also glued to the cover, for extra texture.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The open book was also cut from the Story Book paper pad, and the globe comes from the Uplifting Thoughts set. I placed foam dots under the pages to give it dimension.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 The title was die cut with a Simon Says Stamp exclusive die and coated with Glossy Accents.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 I tucked a piece of paper into the metallic label holder, stamped with a perfectly sized stamp.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 The back of the album was also covered with papers.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I tucked the papers into pockets randomly, and will rearrange them when I have the photos. It is hard to get good photos of papers which are inside page pockets, but it was starting to rain when I took the photos and there wasn't time to take all the papers out.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I also glued paper to the inside covers. These little 2 x 2 pocket pages are fun, and great for scrap pieces of patterned paper.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The album comes with ten page pockets, with a mix of pockets. I also bought additional 4 x 6 pocket, 3 x 4 and 4 x 6 pockets, and a mixed pack.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 Here are more of the small cards, some stamped, some left as is. I will also use them for journaling.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 I am looking forward to seeing the album with our summer photos added to it.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
The larger pieces of patterned paper are great places for journaling. Some of the pages were left without papers, because I plan to add a lot of photos.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 Another wonderful sentiment from Uplifting Thoughts.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 And this one comes from the same stamp set.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 There are some 6 x 8 pages in the album, and I might add a few more, with 6 x 8 photos.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I was considering to ink all the edges brown, but decided to skip that, since it would have taken a lot of time.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
This sentiment also comes from Uplifting Thoughts. Sometimes a smile is enough to brighten someone's day.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
This is one of my all-time favourite quotes and I have used in a lot of times. It comes from the One With Nature set.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 A few more small cards.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 This is the back cover of the inside.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
I also cut some papers from Prima's French Riviera pad, to add here and there. They might also function as extra journaling space, tucked in behind photos. I placed them in a page pocket in the album, so that I can find them easily when I start adding photos and journaling.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 These papers are so pretty.

Layers of ink - Summer Memories Album by Anna-Karin
 The smaller ones come from the Story Book pad.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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18 comments:

  1. Gorgeous album Anna-Karin! the cover is fabulous and then to see all the pages ready for the photos is awesome! You are so organised!! I wish I could me more like that! ;-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. My goodness! You are all set now for summer adventures and fun. Great idea!

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  3. You are so totally ready for summer! Looks so full of great pieces to use for so many things! And what a lot of work you already did!
    Now just hoping on a warm and sunny summer and lots of fun things to do and remember in the summerbook! Enjoy!

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  4. What a wonderful photo album for your summer adventures, Anna-Karin! It's gorgeous! I love the metal hearts on the cover and that Uplifting Thoughts stamp set is my new favorite.

    Hugs,
    Cathie ♥

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  5. What a beautiful album, Anna-Karin! How fun it will be to just add your photos and a bit of journaling and have this wonderful summer memento! hugs, Maura

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  6. What an absolutely fabulous project! I am a lit nerd, so I especially loved all the book images and how they paired with your always-clever quotes! I also really liked what you did with the Simon heart die and how you added bigger hearts to it. Always so creative in the details!!

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  7. Oh WOW!!!!!! Anna Karin -- just love this. I can see you adore printed paper. And so many to play with in this amazing album. What a great way to document the summer. I love the pocket pages. I'm working on some myself today for a project that I'm making for a friend. Amazing details on the cover. They just make me smile. -- Mary Elizabeth

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  8. What a neat cover! So much beauty, Anna-Karin! I love it!


    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  9. Just fabulous - love all the papers, brilliantly combined, and all those amazing words, stamped and stickered to make you think as you enjoy the beauty of each page. Fabulous combining of words and pictures - always my favourite thing!!
    Alison x

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  10. Wow... this is such a beautiful album, Anna-Karin. I love your paper selection and the details you created are awesome! :)

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  11. Fab-U-lous...lovevthe papers you used but also a great idea for using up my ever growing paper scrap pile...hugs kath xxx

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  12. Absolutely beautiful. Love the cover with all the colors matched just perfectly! Great details and patterns. Hugs, Marzena

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  13. Absolutely gorgeous album! You are incredible, you always make stunning project, this is amazing, love all the patterned papers you use and the way that you've used them! fabulous! BArbara

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  14. I love creating mini books and albums and as always, this is huge inspiration and so gorgeous! A wonderful mix of papers and you've showcased this challenge theme perfectly, Anna-Karin! :)

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  15. I'm late, I'm late! Commenting, I mean. What a labor of love this little album is! Such a lot of thought put into it. Wonderful combinations of paper and stamps. Incredible!

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  16. Amazing! iI love the album and teh colour combo!
    such a great project!
    valentina

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  17. Such a gorgeous album, Anna-Karin! Love everything about it. Love the colors and all the patterns. So pretty! Hugs, Sandra

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