Chipboard Altered-Album Project-Suggestions?

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Hello all! I have purchased two unadorned chipboard albums for my Ancestry/Genealogy Research books. They are for 8.5x11 documents. I want to alter the outside and I searched projects here but I am looking for suggestions. I am thinking I can ink/stamp, use metal embellishment, mask etc, but I have too many little ideas in my head and it really has not come together yet. Any ideas or suggestions? I already have the Tim Holtz metal corners I am thinking of using. In my head I am seeing clocks, watches timepieces, but possibly would use other vintage images.

I looked an looked before I settled on these chipboard albums. I wanted something for 8.5x11, but not a regular "school" notebook.

I also think I need one of the new tab makers for the inside otherwise the tabs will be white.

Products Used

Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Metal Corners

$7.99 Sale : $7.43

We R Memory Keepers - Stickers - Tab - File

$3.99

Other Products: Michaels Recollections Brand 8.5x11 D-Ring Chipboard Albums

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	By Kim222 09-Jan-13 Love your idea of vintage and watches! Maybe decoupage using old book pages or maps of where your family is from? If your family has a crest, maybe put that in the cut out on the cover? Also--just a suggestion-whenever I want to tone down paper (patterned or not), I use Antique Linen distress stain. Gives it just enough "aging". Good luck with your project!

	By KadeeBear 17-Dec-12 Love the ideas you have! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

	By Oziem 22-Nov-12 Sounds like you are already on the right track with your ideas. Keeping it vintage you can't go wrong!

	By Chez49 02-Nov-12 yes luv the chipboard albums myself, cant wait to see what you create....xo

	By Helbert 02-Nov-12 All of your ideas sound great! You will have lots of fun creating your heritage albums!

	By Scraphouse 31-Oct-12 I would google for some ideas if it was me, your ideas sound perfect though. Love the Holtz metal corners, and all his embellies, theyre cool!

	By Dsatter 31-Oct-12 With what you have in mind...you might want to try out the Bo Bunny Timepiece collection...so awesome!!!

	By Roosterhead Designs 31-Oct-12 Hi Vicki~ I had a Bo Bunny "naked" chipboard type album (9X9?) and covered it with paper, and muslin fabric:) You can see it in my gallery ( Baby album May 24 2012) the one with Winnie the Pooh-there is a lg white vertical bow - also, Elmer's makes a nice spray adhesive -anyway, what ever you do I wish you the best and will watch for it in the future!~ Karen