Piggies album

Well with a dearth of papers and card to use at the moment, I turned to some freebie papers I had stored away in my stash. Knew they'd come in useful one day.
As soon as I saw the piggies I knew exactly who to give this album to. A friend of mine loves pigs in all shape and sizes. I've made her pig cards, crocheted her a pig and so now she can have an album.

I tried a new style of album. Still using a spine but with an overlapping front. Still haven't decided how to close it yet. Might use a metal closure as soon as I can get some. No rush.

I am really quite pleased with how this turned out. I used some old Stampin' Up! papers for the cover along with some ready made paper flowers to decorate. The magazine papers I used on the inside. Although these are not the best quality papers I've used, they have worked brilliantly.

The piggies, I've added glued on just two sides so a photograph can be positioned in it.

I've also used less magnets with this album and tried some alternative closures. The picture above shows a metal coin in the top right corner. Attached by a brad it can be moved out of the way and I really like this idea. I saw a young girl on You Tube (Alagaina Scrap) do this style and had to have a go. 

I love the finished result and hope my friend does too.

Thanks for stopping by

Karen