Business Reply mini album

I made this a few months back and just now getting to record this video.

This is made from the pre-posted reply business envelopes that the credit card companies send to you - to try and get you to use their creidt cards.
Well - I shred the application portion but keep the enveloped to use a base for mini albums.

The video will show you the simple but pretty mini album in detail.

Tis the Season Mini Album

I created this mini album quite some time ago, it has a die cut cover. The best way I could think of was to use acrylic paint to cover the cover.
I added two Tim Holtz medallion die cuts to the cover. I need to add some ribbon to the rings to dress it up.

I made a video to show more contents if you like to take a look.
The mini album has 4 chip board pages, the kit came with 8 pages and two rings. The book kit is from GCD Studios "Chip Art Christmas Collection". I have a few more I got on clearance so not sure if they are still available. The label says 2011. Oh - I Googled it and found it here.

Beaded Mini Album

Repurposing a pasta box for the base of the mini, it yield a perfect 1 1/2" spine!

Making two signatures from ColorBox textured white card stock, I used jean type thread to bind it to the box. I used some beautiful beads for the spine accent.

I put together a a video for you to see all the pages and the gorgeous spine too!

Business Size Mini Album

I made this mini album this weekend using My Minds Eye paper stack and junk mail business reply envelopes.

Here is the video with details.

Take 4 business size reply envelopes that were 8 1/2" x 4. I scored each one at 2 1/2" to make two pockets.

Once I covered each envelope, the pull out pocket mat was 8 1/2" 3 3/4" and then scored at 6". I used a deep Martha Stewart border punch to add more details to the page.

The photo mats are 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" inked and used a SU punch as a pull tab. (It's retired punch but the best tab punch out there!

Hope you give it a try!

Autumn Mini Album

I enjoyed making this mini album yesterday, as we just got two feet of snow, I liked the fall colors.

 Here is a double page spread with some simple mats and fabric leaves.

Here is the cover, cut from Cricut cartridge. I inked and raised some elements. Please click the picture or watch the you tube video for all the pages of this 6 x 6" top loading s.e.i album.

Rosewood ColorkBok Scrapbook mini album

I picked up this pad of beautiful floral print ColorBok scrapbook papers at Wal-Mart for 5.00! I love ColorBok selections and creations.

Using my creation process of minis I went to town to create this using some new Martha Stewart and Spellbinders supplies.

Had some old silk flowers to tie the theme and papers together which I hot glued to the cover. Please see the video for more details if you like.

Mini Album using Belladonna paper

My sister gave me this Colorbok paper pack for my birthday. They are beautiful and you can get it at Wal-Mart!

I wanted to create a mini album to showcase the paper and of course couldn't resist using my traditional method for pages. (Take an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of solid cardstock and score down the middle, turn score at 2 1/2" or 3" to form the pocket) For a twist I used a brand new Martha Stewart border punch that I purchased off of HSN to add the daily cuts to the pockets.

Please see the video for more details if you like.

Chipboard Christmas album

Hi all, this is a album kit I have had forever. The paper and embellisments are from Me and My Big Ideas. (In the video I stated it was My Mind's Eye in error. Lack of sleep will do that to you!).

I inked all the edges and adheared the pages to chipboard using a glue stick. Tied on ribbon to the binder rings that I had in my stash.

Please see the video for more pictures of the album. Thanks for looking!

6 x 4 mini album using Spellbinders dies

I recently bought this mega Spellbinders die, and when I measured the largest die was 4 x 6", I thought it would be perfect for a minialbum,
I used my Cinch to bind the edge and used Stampin' Up pattern paper to create the inner pages and medallion.

Please enjoy the video and have a great day!

Black and Pink 6" x 5 1/2" mini pocket album

I recently went to Michael's and bought a pack of all black 8 1/2" x 11" card stock to use as a base for mini albums.

Using my traditional pocket pages, I glued the folded pages to also make side tag pocket. 

To make a double page take 8 1/2" x 11" card stock score down the long side at 5 1/2". Turn and score the short size at 2 1/2".

Take a border punch and punch the 2 1/2" endge - this will serve as your pockets.
See the video for more details.

Camping 7 1/2" x 8" mini album

I made this mini album for my sister and her family as they are camping for the week.
I repurposed the ard board from a cereal box for the covers, and for the basic idea for the pages I repuposed two large manilla envelopes for pocket pages. All covered in card stock and pattern pages with a camping theme.
It was fun trying to figure out how to cut down these huge envelopes and use some old 8 1/2 x 11" printed scrapbooking paper.

I can't wait till they get back to see how they journaled in it.
Here is a video that takes you through the pages.

6 x 6 mini album acrylic painted covers made from corrugated box

I wanted to use the natural material from a shipping box. My daughter had received some shoes from an online store and the shipping corrugated box was in perfect condition with hardly any writing to it. I cut (2) 6" x 6" pieces and painted them with my acrylic paints.
Cut 12 x 12 cardstock in half and glue stick the 6 x 12 in half to make studier pages. I bound it all with my Cinch.


Great way to repurpose and get a different feel to the covers of your mini.
Please see the video for more details on the cover and the pages. Thanks for stopping by!

Dove mini album

Here is a 4" x 6" mini album which I created by cutting the black 12 x 12 textured card stock into 4 x 6 pieces. You get 6 pages from one piece!

The cover denotes hand made roses I created by using 3/4 satin ribbon.. The dove is cut very a very thin piece of leather, it feels like suede.

The pocket pages are 1 1/2" strips of Stampin Up card stock that I cut with my Tim Holtz Sizzix edge die and inked them. The flower ensemble is made using a Sizzlet die and paper flowers from Michaels and pearls from Stampin' Up.

 

Thanks for viewing and your comments, and here is a video to show you all the details.

4 x 6 leather swirl mini album

I love how this came out! All paper and card stock from Recollection at Michael's.
The swirl on the cover is a Sizzix die that I cut out of very thin leather!!! Inked and added Stampin' Up flat back pearls, all hot glued in place.

The flowers are also from Michael's recollection collection I got in the clearance section. The lace is vintage lace I bought at  a quilt show hot glued to the covers and a piece tied to the Cinch binding.

The charm on the side is three layers of the leather that I die cut, glued, inked and punched a hole with my Crop-A-Dile. Added a couple jump rings to a seed bead necklace I broke down to make the dangle.

The pages are all 4 x 6 double matted and used the labels Cuttlebug embossing and cutting die. They are inked and raised on foam squares.

You can watch the video for more details, thanks for stopping by would love comments.

Father's Day 6 x 4.5" Mini Album

A friend of mine requested a mini album for a Father's Day gift. I set out Tuesday night to make this one.

Each double folded page is made by taking a 12 x 12 piece of cs and cutting it in half.

Take the 12 x 6 piece of card stock and score it horizontally at 1 1/2" and turn and score at 6". You will have a double page with folded pockets as seen in the video.
Added simple elements and my Cinch to bind it all.

4 x 5.5 mini album

Hello!
Hope your Memorial Day went well. It was bright, and mildly warm. Rain was anticipated but no thunderstorms arrived. I finished this in the early morning while all was sleeping

This mini album I started a week or so before but had the opportunity to embellish the pages with Prima Flowers and gems from Michael's. I have a video if you like to see the details.
This is similar to the one loaded earlier from a file folder and acrylic items repurposed for this intent.

4 x 4 mini album from children's board book

Hi Folks, here is my second mini album using a Sesame Street board book I picked p at Target dollar spot area. My video is available if you like to take a look at all the page elements.
The paper line I used is from My Mind's Eye Bella Bella paper stack with says it's dated back to 2009.

Paper flowers and rhinestones at to the height element to the cover. I hot glued the lace down the spine for texture.

Mini Album from file folder and packaging

Repurposing is what I like to do with household items.
Here for this mini album which is 4 x 5 1/2", I put clear plastic (acrylic or acetate) packaging as a protective covering over this beautiful file folder cover.

I picked up a package of these file folders at Michael's with the intent of cutting them up and using them in mini albums. Here is one of three that I worked on this weekend.

The video can be viewed to see the page elements.
Thanks for looking and taking the time to stop by my blog and videos.

4 x 6 acrylic cover mini album

Created this mini after reading a post on fb.

I cut clear packaging that had a nice thick acrylic cover and base so I'll be able to make a few minis out of it. This was cut at 4 x 6".
The cover card stock is textured from ColorBok, the inside pages is from My Minds Eye which I cut at 4 x 12 then scored at 6, glue stick together to make thick pages.
There are a total of 6 (12 sides) pages to this mini.
I used the Martha Stewart border punch and Sizzix butterfly, heart and leaf dies.
I made the stick pin that is pinned to the lace to the Cinch binding.

(video is below (or click the link) for more details)

Mini Album using Children Board book

I was watching a few youtube video's quite awhile ago, where they took children's little board books and made mini's.
So when I was in Target at their dollar spot - I picked up a set of (2) 4 x 4" books.
I finally got around to creating this one this week. I spent a couple hours (I think 3 hours in total) cutting the paper, gluing and designing the cover and pages.
I love how it turned out.
Please take a look at the video for more details.
Thanks!