#THROWBACK THURSDAY

THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 2015

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For today's Throwback Thursday I am actually sharing a mini file folder album I did years ago, 2005 to be exact, rather than a layout.

I had genuinely forgotten that I had created this album. I was going through some old stuff, doing a clear-out to get rid of some product I have never used and came across this little treasure.

I created this album for a friend who visited me here in London in 2005 just shortly after I moved here. We had been out of touch for a few years due to various house moves on both parts so I was pleasantly surprised when she got in touch to say that she was travelling to Ireland and also to England.  

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She was a bit meticulous and very methodical in her planning for her trip so I jokingly created this mock itinerary on the inside of the album as she was a chronic list maker. I ran the lined paper through my printer and as well a Post-it Note for the "Note to Self". I have to say she saw the funny side of it and she got a kick out of it!

Please note this post is very photo heavy so be forewarned before you start scrolling down! 

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The inspiration for this album was actually from someone I followed on Two Peas in a Bucket.  She had created something similar for a trip she had taken around Europe. I absolutely adored the album and asked her loads of question about how she created it. 

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Apparently it had been a kit that she had purchased which I was disappointed to learn. And why was I disappointed you may ask? Well, I am still somewhat of a budget savvy scrapper nowadays but back then I was even more of a scrimpy budget scrapper. I didn't like spending money on things that I thought I could make myself and it also probably didn't help that my husband (at the time) didn't really understand my hobby or why I would want to spend ALL THIS MONEY on just paper. 

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So I scrutinized all the photos of the album she had created online and thought to myself, I can make this! I can do this! It may not look the same as hers but I could definitely create a good copy. I took some heavy 12x12 craft cardstock and folded it in half, creasing it with my bonefolder and then created another fold about half an inch from the edge of this on the front and back cover of the album to allow the folder to open.

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I was going to hold it all together with some large gold brads but knew that I would need some way to hide the brads on the front of the cover so I used a ragged torn strip from a brown paper bag down the spine of the album. I also thought this would give it a great oldy-woldy feel in tune with the theme of the album.

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Then I just cut the page inserts from regular cardstock and created the file folder tab on the back cover of the album by tracing around a tab on a manila file folder.

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I covered some of the pages with patterned paper (more than likely K&Co and Chatterbox) and left some of them blank.  Most of my embellishments would have been K&Co from their travel line called Journey (very old). I used a lot of Dymo tape,do love my Dymo label maker! Even now!

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The titles were done with simple brown cardstock which I then tore into strips once I printed the titles on them and then inked around the edge with brown ink. 

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They definitely made the rounds with all the sites. Not missing a thing!  I used a mixture of colour, black & white and sepia photos to again give it that old vintage feel. 

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A day was spent with us at Windsor Castle and also at The Crooked Tea Shop in Windsor, definitely a must see for all visiting tourists! 

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This was around the time that the book The Other Boleyn Girl came out so they were a bit obsessed with Henry the VIII which made Windsor Castle a must on the itinerary list. 

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I really enjoyed making this album and was quite pleased with how it turned out in the end. 
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Back of the album - added a few vintage style luggage labels as well as some travel stamps. 

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I hope you are enjoying my #Throwback Thursday series as much as I am enjoying revisiting my old scrap projects. 

As always, thanks for taking the time to drop by my blog.