Hello Everyone!! I had so much fun working with this month's sponsored challenge, a mini-album kit from The Bookers Club. The kit had all the materials I needed to create a fun and festive project to showcase my family's recent holiday photos. The miniature patterned papers by Jenni Bowlin are so cute, a little vintage chic which is totally up my alley. I love them!
The kit also includes a Maya Road chipboard mini-album which I painted with red acrylic paint. Before painting, I first primed the album with gesso which adds a bit more texture on the surface. The gesso makes the chipboard a little stiffer and helps the paint stick better. Gesso is applied like paint. Once the gesso dried, I sanded the album a bit and then painted with red acrylic paint. Then, after the paint has dried, I brushed clear acrylic matte gel all over to seal the album. Mod Podge works great as a sealer too.
Supplies Used: "Home For the Holidays" mini-album kit sponsored by The Bookers Club; Making Memories red acrylic paint; DeSerres white gesso; Kroma acrylic matte gel; Prima blue flowers: 7Gypsies rub-ons; Making Memories stickpin; Technique Tuesday stamps; Old Island Company stamps
It's gorgeous, Anna! Love the gesso tip too:)
Posted by: Sonja McLean | January 30, 2009 at 07:35 AM
Anna, you do such a wonderful job with that vintage chic style. I've never worked with gesso, just might have to try it.
Posted by: Erica | January 30, 2009 at 07:48 AM
That album is gorgeous Anna! And I totally didn't know that about gesso - thanks for the tip!
Posted by: Jenn | January 30, 2009 at 08:22 AM
OH Anna, this is beautiful!!! You did a wonderful job with this album!
Posted by: Cari Locken | January 30, 2009 at 09:41 PM
This is sooo GORGEOUS Anna!!! Love all the layering and details, and the gesso tip, too!
Posted by: Janet | January 31, 2009 at 06:41 AM
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thanks for so much inspiration on this blog!!
Posted by: Anne | January 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM
looks fabulous
Posted by: jenn | February 01, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Anna, this is gorgeous! I love the red pom-poms! I have a bottle of unopened gesso - now I'm inspired to open it!
Posted by: Heather M. | February 02, 2009 at 06:14 PM