VINTAGE JOURNAL

Hello my friends,

Wishing you a very warm welcome

Today I'm sharing with you a work in progress

An album using the "Vintage Journal" papers 

it will be a memory book of my maternal grandparents

Herbert (Bert) Moncrief & Lillian Mary Gedye.

The base of my book is made with a cardboard box, 

which works out perfectly as the spine is already creased. 

I trimmed it down to 13.5 x19.5cm

to cover I crumpled brown paper & glued down with Gel Medium 

on both sides.

 I then wiped stazon over emphasizing the edges & spine 

using distress ink I smeared the pad over & lightly spritzed with water

when totally dry I painted over with gel medium 

the cover now has a look of aged worn leather

I haven't as yet decided upon a finish for my cover, 

it will be held together with a piece of leather with a clasp or buckle .

making the hinges

 which are adhered together the adhered centrally to the inside spine

single pages are then adhered to the flaps

all patterned papers are distressed & inked
 inside cover

 face page

page 1 .. my grandpa

 page 2 .. my grandma ..

pages 4& 5 with a kraft envelope insert

.reverse side of the envelope

photos stored in the envelope  .. the family photo was circa 1952

my mum is on the R front & aunty on the left celebrates her 90 birthday this month.

 pages 6& 7 .. my mum (Margaret Frances ( Peggy)) is the little one seated on the floor

pages 8 & 9

all pages now are covered & ready for pics as I find them

 page 8 flip out

pages 10 & 11

with another envelope

envelope insert

pages 12 & 13

pages 14 & 15

 page 15 flip out
 

 back page & inside cover

I am looking forward to finishing this so my family 

has a knowledge of their heritage  

these papers are just perfect for this kind of project

Happy Scrapping
Hugz Annette x