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

BUNDLE BONUS – The Hand-Lettered Prose Dies can be purchased by themselves, or as part of a bundle with the coordinating Praiseworthy Prose Stamp Set (not used today). Buying products as part of a bundle will save you 10% off the cost of buying the same two items separately. For this reason I’ve included a link to the bundle so you can explore this option if you wish.