Vintage Photo Album

 

Hi everyone! 

It’s Emilie here. 

I’m showing you today how to make a simple "Vintage Photo Album". Making handmade books is one of my favorite things to do. This book is basic and can be used to store notes, birthdates, photos, quotes, etc…

I started to apply a coat of grey color acrylic paint on a 9x12 canvas sheet. I let it dry completely. This is going to be used as cover of the book.

Then I applied some off-white acrylic paint with a sponge through the “botanical backdrop” stencil designed by Kae Pea.

I added more texture by stamping first with some “Watering Can” (grey color) Archival Ink pad, staying in similar color tone, then with a bright green acrylic paint color. The stamps I used are “Handwritten Letter 1788”, “Twig Cross Section 1”, “Paris Cancellation”, “Simple Post Card” and “Spry Evergreen Branch” from 100 Proof Press. 

The next step was the preparation of my pages. I cut 3 sheets of cardstock (Beige color) in half to get 6 pieces of 8 ½ x 5 ½ inches. I scored each piece at 4 1/8, 4 ¼ and 4 3/8 inches. This is to give some flexibility to the pages. 

I embellished my pages by stamping “Dandelions” ArtFoamies stamps by Red Tin Roof with the white part of Moonlight Duo Ink pad first, then with “Watering Can” archival Ink. I just like the look of it.

I also stamped few pages with the 100 Proof Press stamps previously used and a new floral stamp called “Bouquet”.

For making the hinge of the book, I chose a “kraft” color cardstock. I cut my cardstock in half and stamped with two previous stamps from 100 Proof Press using again some archival ink. It gives a vintage look that I like. It is also a great way to make your own patterned paper. The reason why I cut my cardstock in half and used two different stamps is because I didn’t know which one I wanted to choose for my hinge at the beginning. Finally, I used the one with the floral pattern. I cut a piece of 2 x 5 1/2 inches and scored at 5/8 of a inch and 1 3/8 inches.

I cut 2 pieces of 4 1/8 x 5 ½ inches from my canvas sheet for the front and back cover. At that point I was not completely satisfied how the cover looked like so I added more stamping using again the “Dandelions” ArtFoamies stamps with a different green color.

The last part is the assembly of the book, see video below. 

Please be aware that my oral English is imperfect as it is not my birth language (I’m French). Nevertheless, the visual instructions are clear enough to follow along. 

Voila! 

The assembly instructions of the book I showed you today are really basic and simple. You can now let you imagination and creativity go to make your own. The possibilities are endless. 

Have a great weekend and see you next time! 

Emilie

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Full Supply List:

 

Rubbermoon Stencil :

 

  “Botanical Backdrop” 5x7 by Kae Pea

 

100 Proof Press Stamps:

 

“Handwritten Letter 1788” (5642)

 “Twig Cross Section 1” (6311)

 “Spry Evergreen Branch” (3794)

“Paris Cancellation” (6681)

“Simple Post Card” (478)

“Bouquet” (5556)

 

ArtFoamies stamps:

 

“Dandelions” by Red Tin Roof

 

Other supplies:

 

Moonlight Duo Tint & Hue Ink pad (Black Hole) By Rubbermoon

Archival ink pad (Watering Can) by Ranger

Acrylic paints:  (Slate Grey, Teal Mint) “Americana” by DecoArt, (Unbleached Titanium) “Basics” by Liquitex and (Leaf) by HandMade Modern (Target brand)

Micron 0.8 pen

Cardstock (beige, Kraft)

Canvas sheet pad (9x12)