Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Years Fly By…

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Hello, my friends!

A fun little project to share with you today, inspired by my beautiful mother…and some really fun new products I was able to play with this week!

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A fabulous album from Maya Road—in the shape of a purse—complete with handle & everything! 

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I covered it with some scrumptious  aqua foil from Vintage Street Market’s “Dimestore Vogue” Paper Sheets & Tags kit…

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…topped it off with a beautiful Maya Road rhinestone-encrusted chocolatey brown flower…

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…then covered the pages with a variety of adorable papers from Vintage Street Market’s new “Family Fun” kit…

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…I really had fun with this!

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I decided to fill it with pictures of my mother, Karen…such lovely portraits taken of her all throughout her life, it was easy as pie to put this together!

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As I was working on it, I thought of how quickly the years pass by…turning adorable, chubby little girls into beautiful, capable young women…

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…the years really DO fly by, don’t they?

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Scrapbooks like this don’t have to take a long time to put together…this one literally took me two days—start to finish!  When you’ve got the good stuff to work with, it’s easy peasy, my friends!

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And Mom—thanks for always inspiring me…every single day…I love you.

See you soon with something new…

Julie

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18 comments:

  1. NanSeptember 28, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Just a beautiful album using your Mom's lovely images. Very nice job I'm sure this will be a family treasurer.

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  2. liszhaSeptember 29, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Wow! Gorgeous, love the 50's style.
    Lisette

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  3. Maura @ Kisiwa Creek PhotographySeptember 29, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Julie this is absolutely gorgeous! I've never seen anything like this before...I love it. What a great project for a gift to a daughter. I have two girls who are all grown up that I know would LOVE a keepsake like this. Well I need to start going through my pictures....thanks for showing this. Have a great day!
    Maura :)

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  4. MargieSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    I bet your Mum will absolutely love this Julie and what a fabulous way to present some very special photos! You've made a great job of it and I'm sure it will be treasured.

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  5. ImagiMeriSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    How very lovely, what an amazing job you did, too! I love that aqua foil. I made purse "journals" for a few young ladies a couple of years ago, but I had to buy the handles apart from the journal. I used the sets you can buy to make your own purses and hand cut the different, unique shapes of the purses by hand. If you're interested, I can send you some images of the ones I did.

    Hugs,
    Meri

    Hugs,
    Meri

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  6. Blondie's JournalSeptember 29, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    I love what you did with the purse...beautiful!! The pages are fabulous, a lovely tribute to your pretty mom! Are you going to give it to her as a gift? It would be perfect!

    Have a great day, Julie!

    XO,
    Jane

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  7. Vicki - Paper SquirrelSeptember 29, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    What a great album! The foil and flower make it look like and actual fancy purse!

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  8. Something SpecialSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    That foil paper is really cool. Yes, when you do have the good stuff to work with it is easy, but you would make anything look easy. You do such a fabulous job on all your projects. How nice you could do such a sweet album of your Mother's pictures.

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  9. Mariette's Back to BasicsSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Dearest Julie,

    That purse turned out fabulous! Great project.
    Love to you,

    Mariette

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  10. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    Hi Julie, that is a great project, and I love all the photos of your mom throughout the years. That chubby baby picture with curly hair and pink dress, so precious! I don't have any pictures of my mom from when she was a baby -- only a few of her as a little girl. You are right -- when you have the right supplies, it is easy to put together ... and time does fly! Have a fabulous Friday. Tammy

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  11. Celestial CharmsSeptember 30, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Hi Julie,
    How very creative...love all the photographs of your Mom through the years. Funny, she always had her hair perfectly coiffed for her photo shoots. I enjoyed looking at the different hairstyles...such fun!
    That "Dimestore Vogue" blue paper is fantastic. Looks like something I would have seen decorating store displays from the 1960's, like maybe Woolworth's. Love it!
    Maureen

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  12. wendySeptember 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    OH WOW...I think this has to be one of my favorite projects you've shown us. An album in the shape of a purse.
    each page with a different. progressive. photo of your mom.
    Brilliant and beautiful

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  13. koraleeOctober 1, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Oh my goodness...this is darling! All I can say is where oh where do you find the time to do all this wonderful creating? You really to inspire me my sweet friend. xoxox HUGS

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  14. Castles Crowns and CottagesOctober 1, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    OH EXCELLENT! Julie, your art is always a joy to behold! I am opening up an etsy shop in a couple of weeks and plan on selling my illustrations as cards, tags and prints! Thank you for coming by my dear...everything is as beautiful as always! Anita

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  15. Lynn StevensOctober 3, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Beautiful Julie! Such a treasure for your mom.
    and YES the years are flying by much to fast. I was just thinking of that yesterday, the circle of life I suppose....
    hugs Lynn

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  16. Marie RaynerOctober 4, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    What a lovely job you did Julie, and what a beautiful subject!! I loved every page and I just know your mother will treasure it too! Love and hugs, xxoo

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  17. The Jule Box StudiosOctober 4, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Hello Julie! My name is Julie and I have to tell you, this was very inspirational to me...I love looking at my mom's older pics too...she is still very beautiful! Although 72 she's still so spunky!! I hope to gather some of her pics too for a gorgeous little but beautiful book like this:) Thanks for sharing!! Jules:)

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  18. HanneOctober 9, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    Such a wonderful project again Julie. Just perfect, as always:)
    Hugs Hanne

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