Anna Griffin - Small Gifts Makes

 Photo Frame & Memory Book

With Anns Griffin Papers

July has been Anna Griffin projects and this my last project ( unless I can think of another), before moving on. 

As Anna’s traditional papers are vintage I thought a Photo Frame decorated with her papers would be a lovely gift for mum or aunt. 

Using grey board for the outer frame I cut 2 pieces 5” x 7” and 1 piece 1/2” x 7”

I then covered them with the crocus paper front and back   By laying the pieces on a sheet of decorative paper  10” high and 12” wide with a board width between the front and middle strip and middle strip and back. Centre the board as much as possible, then run a boning tool around the outside.

Take the middle section and cover with a strip of paper ( you can use the leftover strip) that measure 8” x 3/4”. GLue all over the strip of paper and  place over the end and then down the strip and over the bottom end. Turn over and fold the edges in, It will not quite meet but you will then glue this back onto the main section with the covered side up so you will not see it does not meet and you wont have a bulky edge from overlapping. 

 Lift the front and back panels and add double sided tape and then replace on the paper. 

Fold the paper over the four sides and cut a triangle across the 4  corners then glue the sides down first folded by the top and bottom 

From a second sheet of 12 x 12 cut 2 pieces to line the insides 4 3/4” wide by 6 3/4” high

Glue the pieces to inside front and back. 

Next cut 2 pieces of Black card stock 6 1/4” x 4 1/4” .

Using the strips 1” wide from the 2nd sheet of paper, make 8 photo corners and glue to the back of the card leaving the from clear to slip the photographs in 

Decorate the front of the frame.

I chose to decorate using  piece of white card cut front the die that comes with the easel card die and then line with is silver mirror card cut from the layering die in the set. 

I then fussy cut some of the crocus from the scraps and added to the base of the panel. 

I have left the top open and will probably add MUM or FAMILY or MEMORIES tag to the area, depending on which photograph I wish to display. 

If you have not made photo corners before take a strip of paper 1” wide and lay on your work mat. With wrong side up fold the right side of the paper in so the top edge is running horizontal

Next fold the left side in to meet the new horizontal edge 

Then turn it over and run the scissors along the long section of the triangle using the edge of the paper as a guide

You then have your photo corner. Pop a piece of double sided tape on the back which will hold the corner together.

and once you have slipped it over your photo mat, allow you to glue the whole thing to the page of your project.

Making your own photo corners may seem a little bit of a faff, but it is lovely to have them matching your project papers and it gives a pretty finishing touch.

Happy Crafting 

Dee