Aloha, all!
As many of you know, my husband was quite ill for most of 2010. It really made us both focus on how precious is our time together. For this Valentine's Day, I decided that a card was not enough. During the past year we had many opportunities to be together in places and times where we had our pictures taken together, more than is normal for us! So an album of some photographs of our times together in 2010 seemed to be just the thing.
This album is a simple Accordion Album, made with one piece of Stampin' Up! Card stock, and decorated with papers from the Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper Set, featured in the Stampin' Up! 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog. The quote for the front of this album – the perfect quote for it! – is from the Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set, Occasional Quotes. I punched the flowers from the same paper set and added a Sweet Stitches Fabric Brad, also from the Occasions Mini Catalog.
Inside the album are six photos. The two on the left were taken on a March 2010 trip to the island of Maui. The middle two photographs were taken while Harry was in the hospital on the island of O'ahu, with the 4th picture taken the evening before his surgery in June. His surgery was to take place on his birthday, so we celebrated a day early – the reason he's wearing a lei! The 5th photo was taken on an October trip to visit the property in Lawrence, Kansas, where his grandparents had their dairy farm when Harry was a child. The final photograph – and a tribute to his having made it through a very difficult year – was taken in December when we visited the island of Kaua'i.
I wrote the notes on pieces of Whisper White card stock which I printed from images made with My Digital Studio. The stamp set that includes these images, Notes and Details, is also available in the Occasions Mini Catalog. These were just perfect for my hand-written journaling in this little album.
When you're thinking of making cards and gifts, don't forget that small albums such as these are oh so quick and easy to make! And they are often just the most perfect gift you can give someone. Certainly the perfect gift for my husband this Valentine's day 2011!
Have you seen the word, "Perfect," all through this blog post! It's really a tribute to a perfect husband.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Vicky W says
Love your album Robin & I am sure your husband will too.
Claire Ventre says
What a wonderful tribute to the two of you!! You're right – it's perfect! Good health wishes to you both!!
Tricia Butts, Northglenn CO says
What a beautiful gift you have created for your husband. Definitely something to be treasured for years to come. I love the colors you used and the DSP is gorgeous. Would you mind sharing the dimensions you used for the accordion album? Thanks for sharing.
Robin says
I just posted a one-page tutorial for this project under the Tutorials Section of my blog.
Elizabeth says
This is too cute! Thanks for sharing 🙂
TXJennyWren says
What a wonderful gift for your husband and for you. It is PERFECT. Thanks for sharing with us this great idea.
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