NEW MINI ALBUMS

I have cleared a little space by clearing out the drawers and boxes in the craft room. I also made a few sells this week so I have room for some small albums

After a couple of days away I sat down and made a couple of albums. The first size albums that I make, perfect for a single event or holiday 

These albums are made from three sheets of 12 x 12 and give nine sides of nearly 6" x 6" and four panels of 3" x 6" for Journals or notes. So a good album to make if you want to tip your toes into album making. 

Cut sheet 1 of  the card into  2 strips 5.75"  x  12" 

Sheet 2: cut another strip 5.75 x 12 and the other piece cut 5" x 12" 

Sheet 3 cut one strip 6" x 12" the other piece cut into 2 6" x 6" 

 For each of the 3 strips 5.75" x 12" score each side 3" from each end and fold in 

Lay the three pieces next to each other in a line

Glue the middle flaps to the outside pieces - the outside pieces will fold in 

With the strip that is 6" x 12" score at 3" and 2.75" either end. This piece forms the outside cover.

Glue the back of the middle piece of the triple piece to the base of the cover

The 2 pieces of 6 x 6 can then be added to the front of the album to complete the album..
The last piece narrower than the others can be added to the centre as an additional pull out page
Score and fold so it sits inside the middle section 

MINI ALBUM 

MIDDLE OF ALBUM

OUTER LAYER

Tips: 

• Choose coordinating papers, easier if you select from a collection 
• As this type of album only has one layer of paper per page choose a thicker paper/card stock of 240gsm or more 
• Ensure when you cut the papers you have any pattern going left to right and when putting pages together all the pages are up the right way before gluing
• You can add strips to the inside bottom edge to make a storage flap but I prefer to leave them blank for the album maker to complete and embellish as they wish 
• confused by any of this check out mini albums on 'you tube' where you will find video instructions for this style of album