A Journey Of Love !

Hello crafters..

It’s the month of LOVE and am back again soon with another project to share with you!
this I think will be a small post and has loooots of browns! After a few projects I had done before this, my hands were itching to touch the browns and this has a whole lot of it, lol!

A good friend of mine wanted a “special” gift for her husband and she had a few pointers for me.

These two had met during a flight travel and that’s how their “love” blossomed. So she wanted something that would remind them of that moment, 

no pinks(understandable!), 

no flowers..difficult, but possible, 

masculine and classy…that’s it. 

What do you think…I knew I was going to love doing this and this is what I came up with…

A wallet style album with pockets, flaps, folds and tags! Loads of brown…yummy!

I used Kraft CS and TH wall flower paper pack. My heart allowed me to tear only one page thought I needed three 12X12 sheets…so for the rest, I tore a few pages from an old school atlas (perfect for the journey theme) and a dull red PP from DCWV…I think these 2 papers just complemented the lovely wall flower paper…have a look.

The wallet cover has the lovely TH paper with the script side up and I made the label using TH stamps…stamped it on canvas, distressed the edges and mounted on card board.

The gear is a resin mold, sprayed with black and metallic gold acrylic colors and so is the hand made band “LOVE”. I made this using air drying clay, stamped the word, colored with acrylic sprays and pierced a hole to insert some red twine!

A little ticket tucked says it all…”admit one only in my heart”, lol! On the top I have a eyelet from which dangles a lovely vintage car, metal charm with some gold chain and some mini ornate book corners adds that classy metal look to the wallet!

When the wallet opens..

To the left..

I have used sheets from the atlas, some more stamping on tags, a little vintage clock held together with a little red wooden peg.

The center..

Has a belly band with more tags and space for journaling.

To the right..

More atlas sheet panels and some tags with the vintage jeep this time!

The bottom flap..

Opens up to reveal another pocket which has another photo mat. On the whole, this wallet can hold up to 25 photos of different sizes..PRICELESS!

The wallet is held together with an antique gold magnetic clasp.

I love making albums, and this one is really special cos it really has all the elements that I like to work with and mostly…it has lots of browns and is vintage too. What can I ask for…

My friend loved it and am waiting for the final verdict when she surprises her husband this weekend!  Keeping my fingers crossed..

Before that, I would like to have your feedback, that will make the wait easier for me, lol!

I would like to have my wallet enter the following challenges…

A VintageJourney – metal embellishments, spray, twine and also ephemera and paints.

Lessology- Tic tock (vintage clock embellishment and stamp, and pages from an old atlas re cycled)

CraftHoarders Anonymous- How I love thee

Make MyMonday – Valentine

SentimentalSundays- as much or as little  red

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Until my next creative journey,

Happy Crafting and Re cycling.

Big Hugs