have i ever mentioned how much i love nichol's work? well, i do. and when i saw THIS album cover she made over a year ago … i really wanted to make one of my own. but i didn't … because honestly, it seemed like a lot of work. but then last friday, she posted THIS how-to-video on her blog … re-creating the same idea on a new album cover. one of the things that i love about watching video's like this … is that i realize that the ideas are not always as hard as i think they are. lol! and by sunday night … i had this totally done.
it really wasn't hard at all. i totally went with her same basic design … because i loved it. and i had the same 8.5×11 album that she used. i actually use it for all my design team paperwork and receipts. that's why i have "MM stuff" … as in my "making memories stuff". i did decide to go with the red. i had the exact same color paints that she used on hers … so it was a tough call. i liked them both … but after much thought, the red won.
and this was way less messy than i thought it would be. it really is as simple as she made it out to be. adhered the chipboard letters down and let them dry. painted on 2 coats of the red paint. and those makeup sponges worked like magic … each coat went on in about 2 minutes. so easy. then i put 2 coats of the glitter glaze. i didn't have the clear glaze that she added on the top … but i think it still looks great.
supplies:
album – making memories
chipboard – making memories, KOTM, heidi swapp, basic grey
paint – making memories (wagon red), lil davis (strawberry glitter glaze)
flowers – making memories
glitter brads – making memories
ribbon – making memories
so thank you nichol. i've loved this idea for over a year … and within 48 hours of seeing your video … i have this gorgeous album on my shelf! makes doing paperwork so much more enjoyable. lol! and what was even funner … is that carla was doing this same album at the same time. she mentioned she had the album and was going to do it. and i emailed her back saying i already had my chipboard on and the first coat of paint. so then it became a race to see who could finish first. we were emailing back and forth … telling each other what step we were on. even though i had a little head start … we finished at exactly the same time. kind of cool!
Laura Vegas 
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