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This Photographer Made Me Smile

July 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

Here’s an admission… I might just be addicted to pocket photo albums. Or decorating them at least. I will get around to adding photos, but for now this is too much fun. The photographer image in the new On To Adventure Stamp Set didn’t help either. So I gave in and made this album…

Close up of 4" x 6" Pocket Photo Album decorated with a sponged sunset scene and photographer image from the On To Adventure Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

SCENIC SUNSET

I began with the sunset, which seems a little backwards but there you are…

First I found a petal pink design in the Perennial Essence 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. I thought this would make a nice base for the sunset so cut a piece 3″ x 6″.

Next I punched the corner of a Full-Adhesive Post-It® Note with a 1-1/2″ Circle Punch to act as a mask for the sun. Then with the mask in place at the bottom of the DSP I got to work with pieces of Stampin’ Sponge.

First four stages of sponged sunset scene using Stampin' Up! inks.

You can see from the photos how I built up the layers of colour.

Final four stages of sponged sunset scene using Stampin' Up! inks.

Once I’d finished sponging my scene I cut a 1-1/8″ x 6″ piece of the green design from the Floral Essence DSP. Then I temporarily fixed the two pieces of DSP together using sellotape on the back. Now I had a sunset and some ground for my photographer to stand on.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER

The whole inspiration for this album was the photographer from the On To Adventure Stamp Set, so he came next.

I began by stamping he image onto some Whisper White Card using Tuxedo Black ink then coloured him in using Stampin’ Blends. The colours I chose were; light and dark combos in Mango Melody, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate and Bermuda Bay. I also used light Pumpkin Pie, Flirty Flamingo and Basic Black, and dark shades of Balmy Blue and Pool Party. Finally for his skin I finished off with Ivory.

I wanted my photographer’s sunglasses to really stand out so I coloured the frame with a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I added some shimmer to the lenses using a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

Once my photographer was coloured I cut him out with Paper Snips leaving the stamped ‘ground’ behind. Then I attached him to the scene using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

For the title of my photographer album I thought ‘smile’ was very appropriate. First I die-cut the individual letters from Whisper White Card using the Hand-Lettered Prose Dies. Then I arranged them onto my scene. Originally I was going to have them straight but in the end liked the angled look better. With that decided I fixed them into place with more liquid glue.

Finally I could add the completed scene to a slightly larger layer of Whisper White Card with liquid glue. With that done I slid the finished piece into the cover pocket of my album and I was done.

4" x 6" Pocket Photo Album decorated with a sponged sunset scene and photographer image from the On To Adventure Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

I’m so happy with how this album turned out and it really does make me smile.

PRODUCT LIST

UPDATED 2020: Sadly the following products have retired and are no longer available from Stampin’ Up!

  • Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
  • On To Adventure Stamp Set
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
On To Adventure Cling Stamp Set
On To Adventure Cling Stamp Set
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch
1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch
Hand-Lettered Prose Dies
Hand-Lettered Prose Dies
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stamping Sponges
Stamping Sponges
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Filed Under: Gifts, Memory Keeping, Techniques Tagged With: album, Circle Punch, Hand-Lettered Prose Dies, markers, On To Adventure, Perennial Essence DSP, photo album, scene, sponging, Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Write Markers

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