Altered DAD album using Webster's Pages Scrapbook papers

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share with you more photos of the DAD album I finished recently. This is not an album made of chipboard. It's actually made of MDF and it is a massive and impressive album. It stands at 8" tall and is almost 13" long.

It's the perfect album for memorabilia, keepsakes, letters and lots of pictures. It will look gorgeous decorating a mantle or a dresser. It will certainly impress anyone who sees it.

I will share the first 3 pages which make the word DAD. And the next few days I will share the rest of the album. There are a total of 7 boards which makes a total of 14 pages altogether.





The butterfly is my own. Hop over my OTHER BLOG to find out what she is made of. :)

Board #2, the letter A. Below you will see the front and the back of it. This was a custom order and with all my custom orders I like to provide some photo mats, but also allow for freedom for my customer to place more than one photo in each page if they so wish. The mats are really not confinements to your photos, but sometimes you can find yourself restrict by them. So if the page does NOT necessarily have a mat then we can think freely of how to use our photos.





Sometimes when I am already taking pictures I realize that I need to add more things to the album, that's how the BABY DOLL tag showed up. :)

Below the front of the third board, the letter D. Each page involves a lot of work done. I paint each board, layer my patterned papers then I add my embellishments. Make sure to check my OTHER BLOG to find out some of my techniques.







This is the back of the same board.

I would love to hear your comments and if you are looking for a memorable gift for someone special please email me. I would love to work with you! I am at the moment working on 2 albums for 2 little precious boys. I will share them when they are finished.

Have a great Sunday! :)

Tereza

It's a GIRL!!

I am 23 weeks pregnant and 2 weeks ago we found out we are expecting a little girl! :) The canvas above was made by me in 2007 and I used one of my first born many ultrasound pictures to showcase it.

Can you guess how old that baby is? Would you believe that she was 12 weeks old in uterus??? She is completely formed, as you can see, and she is sucking her thumb. My first born was not shy at all. She loves the camera today and when she was in my belly she loved the ultrasound machine. I have many different poses of her: yawning, kicking, sucking her thumb, praying on her knees. LOL She is amazing!

Each child is really a completely different unique individual. My other two were more reserved and we could never get a really good picture of them because they were always hiding their faces.

This one is also a bit more reserved. LOL The ultrasound machine wasn't one of the best either so I don't have any really good shots to share. But enjoy my firstborn's one!

I am always amazed at God's creations! Be blessed today.

I will share more photos of the DAD album and other custom work later this week. :)

Tereza

Wedding Gift for Father of the Bride has Shipped!!!

This gorgeous album is going to NY. A very special bride asked me to create this album for her so she can honor her Dad on her Wedding Day. I can foresee precious photos of both of them in this keepsake. :)

I will share more tomorrow on this album as well as the MOM album that I also created for her.

I also have an announcement to make. So please come back.

I am taking custom orders again, so email me if you would like something special created for you!!

Be blessed,

Tereza

Give Away at Crop Spot!!

I am still trying to scrapbook. I have managed to clean out my scraproom. I will try to post photos and a card I made some time soon. In the meantime, I am hoping this awesome Give Away will get me inspired!!

I am looking forward to finding out the baby's sex. Maybe this week or the next. :) I will keep you posted.

Blessings,
Tereza

What happened???

So, it's been over a month since I last posted on my blog. My Etsy shop is closed, my Ebay listings are down and my customers are emailing me asking what is up.

So if you have been wondering too...here is the big news: I am pregnant again!!! yes, Our fourth child is in the oven. Due to make his or her great appearance in February 2010.

I have been feeling very tired, nauseous and tired. Did I already say that? Yes, very tired. My working hours have been resumed to 0 per day. I am usually like this on the first trimester of all my pregnancies, so I am not worried at all. Just taking it easy and trying not to throw up (my gagging reflex is so bad, I have a hard time brushing my teeth.).

Yesterday, we went to see the baby and it is growing. I am at about 14 weeks along and baby is perfect!!

So, if you need anything from me, please email me but please be patient. I will probably be back in full swing in another month or so, but in the meantime, I am doing the best that I can. :)

Here are a few snapshots of 2 custom orders I did finish in the last 2 weeks. I will share more next week. My parents are going back to Brazil next week and we go back to our routine. :(

I want to thank everyone who have emailed me and those that follow my blog and have been asking "What happened?" Well, now you know! :)

Be blessed,

Tereza

The versatility of Damask

I have been away. My parents and my brother with his wife arrived 10 days ago from Brazil and we are having a great time enjoying each other. The children just cannot have enough of the grandparents. :)

I am finishing a couple of custom orders and have closed my ETsy shop temporarily. I will be re-opening in August. If you are interested in a custom bridal card or scrapbook album please contact me through the button on the side bar.

For now, I wanted to share the versatility of damask. I just love the classic look of a black and white damask background with any color on top of it. Just take a look at some examples below.





Below the latest custom order, the bride customized her own text. Each card has a special message for each bridesmaid.




I also have some news that I will be sharing another day. I hope you are enjoying summer. It's my favorite time of the year. :)

Thanks for stopping by,
Tereza

Mother of the Bride Scrapbook Album

I just wanted to share another sneak peek of the beautiful gift one of my clients is giving to her Mom. She is getting married and she is presenting her Mom with a beautiful keepsake filled with photos, letters and other memorable little things from their lives together.



I am almost done. :)

have a great week.

Tereza