Thursday, December 4, 2008

My first acrylic album




Wow, I can't believe it's been a whole month since I had a chance to post! It's been crazy around here -- two siblings got married, Thanksgiving, a craft fair, plus every day life!

My favorite current project is this acrylic album -- I've been wanting to try one of these forever, and I just love how it turned out. It was a fun challenge, having to think about how each page would look layered with the others instead of just taking one page at a time. This album is about Eliza's baby blessing and the beautiful dress that my dh's mom and grandma made for her. In our faith we don't believe in infant baptism, but we do gather together as a family for the father to give the baby a special blessing. Dan's mom and grandma put so much work and love into this dress, I wanted something special to honor that. The album itself is from Scrapworks, I believe, and the paper is from Fancy Pants. I used a Sizzix flourish die, and the flowers are my own design, cut with my Cricut machine and SCAL. I also added some rhinestones and ribbon. So sweet! TFL!


6 comments:

Becky said...

I've missed you! Sounds like you've been super busy-I can relate! :) I love your album, its beautiful!

Tonya said...

It looks so pretty! Great job...tfs! I've missed your creations lately...glad all is well, though. Take care!

ScrapMomOf2 said...

VERY pretty! I've never done an acrylic album! It's just perfect for a special occasion like this!

Sharon Caudle said...

Oh my goodness Tomi, this is utterly gorgeous!!!! What a tribute you paid to your mom and grandma for making that beautiful gown! STUNNING!

Jen said...

Gorgeous! Matches the dress and the baby wearing it!
Big hugs!

Regina Easter said...

oh my word, how sweet....just adorable,,,,by the way, your ornaments on your etsy shop are stunning..