Pocket Page Mini Album

As promised yesterday, I will show you the inside of my mini album. I made six pocket pages to go inside, ( I made the pages first then made the cover as I find it easier that way). Each pocket has a tag/insert to go inside where you can either put a photo or journalling. As I said yesterday I had a great time decorating the pages using various techniques to give it a grungy look. I used the Epic Day DSP and colour scheme, focusing on crumb cake, pool party and calypso coral. I used morning post, just the ticket, six sided sampler and baby prints stamp sets and ticket, butterfly, hezagon and circle punches and chalk talk framelits.
Here is the inside cover and first page and pocket page.  Every right hand page also has a little pocket and tag.

 The next two pages: This picture shows the back of the insert. I decorated the backs of all the inserts but I'll only show you one side of each insert, other wise there will be a dozen photo's!

The next two pages, this one shows you the back of the insert

 Next two:

Next two:

 Last double page:

Finally the last page and the inside of the back cover.

 This is the outside of the back cover, there is an extra strip of washi tape on this to cover where I had to cut the spine open as my hinge system didn't work as expected, more of that another time though.

This is the grid paper I used to cover the table, you can see I had a very inky time!

I haven't got this album anymore as I sent it to Stampin' Up! for the creative design contest, I really like it though and am contemplating making another one from the epic day DSP, not sure though as I've lots of other lovely DSP to try out.

Stampin' Up! Creative Design Contest

Last year (2013!) Stampin' Up held a creative design contest open to all European Stampin' Up! demonstrators. You could enter up to two projects, a card, scrapbook page or 3D item, the only limitation being that it used only current Stampin' Up products.  They would display the entries at the Stampin' Up European Convention in Manchester, there was also a prize, (Stampin; Up shopping spree) for the winner and two runners up for each country, (UK, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands).  As my foot was in plaster at the time I thought it would keep me occupied so I decided to make one of my mini albums. I came up with a new hinge system which when I discovered, when I had finished the album, didn't work how I anticipated so I had to cut the cover open and do some adjustments. After putting it back together I sent it off and forgot about it. At convention I was over the moon to find out that my little album had been chosen as Runner Up!
Here is my album:

I used the Epic Day DSP and washi tape, Morning Post, Baby Prints and That's the Ticket stamp sets. I made the front and back covers using the hard board we get in the glimmer card and specialty DSP to keep it flat. Its covered with Epic Day DSP, the spine is made from canvas creation which I stamped, heat embossed and sponged to match the paper. The canvas is a great material to use on the spine as it is strong but very flexible.
This is a close up of part of the canvas and front decoration. I had lots of fun using different techniques, embossing, emboss resist and sponging to give it a grungy look. I used Stampin' Up! trim to close, tie the album, it doesn't look it but it's so soft to use, I love the feel of it and added to the different textures on the cover, canvas, DSP, Embossing and washi tape. The two 'tickets' are held on with a Hung Up Cute Clip.
 This photo gives you a peak of the pages inside and is from Stampin' Up's face book page here, (you can see all the winning entries on there, there are some gorgeous projects so take a look, I love the coffee cup and the Fairy Lights).

I will tell you more about the inside pocket pages in my next post.