Folio ALbum - USing up your 6 x 6 papers

Hi Crafters

Here is a great Folio/Mini Album made with more of my 6 x 6 papers.

This album will hold 15 photographs on the waterfall section and more in the booklet added to the left flap of the file

It has been made to look like a clutch bag and is held together with an elastic button fastener.

When you open up the folio it has a waterfall on the right side and a pocket on the left side.
The folio is made from 1 sheet of A4 card. I used black 300gsm for a sturdy folder. Covered with a sheet of K & Co paper. Scored at 10cm, 10.5,11,12,12.5, 23,23.5,24,24.5,25,. Fold over all the score lines and use your corner punch at the top. This gives a curved top and bottom to the folio.

There are seven sheets of paper forming the waterfall and these are simply cut to 10cm width and with a cm fold at the top glued in place down the page. The base of the album is covered first making 15 sections altogether. Each sheets has a smaller inset piece of paper and a piece of matching size on the reverse.

The left side has had a double folded flap added so it can hold memorabilia photo mats or as with this one the booklet made yesterday. You could make a concertina panel and cut a half circle in the centre 

I have added the booklet made yesterday to this side of the folio, but you could make more photo mats and slip them in as well as Journal Tags.

I loved the papers used on the outside so have not made any decoration for the front of the album

Just made an elastic button fastener with a shell button and gold elastic. You do this by threadign your elastic through the button and tying in the middle of the ealstic then join the two ends together.

When you place the button in the centre of the folio and wrap the elastic end around the folio, slipping the joined end over the button as a closure.

Happy Crafting 

Dee