Hello fellow stampers and crafters. Just doing some catching up on my blog. At the end of February I hosted my Scrapbook 101 Class. We made a mini folio which could be used for just about any occasion. I pretty much copied Candace's Canvases Mini Album. Here is a link to her video https://youtu.be/7b9aUuTAmwU. I couldn't believe how quick and easy it was to put together.
The book consists of six 6"x13" designer series paper or any patterned paper you have for the inside pages. Scored at 1", 6" and 11".
The cover is a 6"x12" piece of card stock. Scored at 5", 6" and 7".
The spine is a piece of 2"x6". This is scored at 1".
The inside pages get folded in half and glued just at the bottom to the score line. This creates a pockets so we can add inserts (yay, room for more pictures and memories).
Then you gather all the inside pages (trim about 1/8" of the open side of the folded pages) and tuck the side with the score fold inside the cover. So once secured in the cover they all become pockets.
I adhered the spine to the cover and held all the pages together and punched three holes on the spine. Then I fed some ribbon through and tied a bow to hold the pages in.
Then this is where YOUR creativity takes place. The inserts I made for the pockets are 4.5"x5.5" or 9"x5.5" and scored at 4.5" to create a folded insert (more space for pictures!).
Other than that, just make more pockets where you want them to add inserts. Or if you glue a picture on a blank page, you can always turn that into a pocket by not gluing either the top or one of the sides.
If you watch Candace's video right to the end, you can see how she finished it.
The ladies in my class where going to use this for all kinds of things. One put all her favorite pictures in it, another will use it for memorizing her bridal shower and I may use them to house pictures of my nephews. One young lady had brought pictures to add as she was going along! They all came out awesome!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my project!
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