this is the first page of a little mini I whipped up this weekend
at a craft for cancer retreat.
I was going to show you pics of the album splayed (is that a word??) open
but I sold it and forgot to take a finished project pic.
so please bear with me as I show you
page
by
page
with cutting dimensions
page 2
round the corners on
one end of all the 4 1/2" strips
page3
fold the 8 x 3 1/2 piece in half (4 x 3 1/2)
this will flip up in the album
One of the things I did when I started this album was to stamp
half a dozen of these flowers (C1494-card word puzzle)
cut them out
ink the edges and then added some stardust Glitz glitter to the center
and set them aside to dry.
page 4
I wanted a pocket on this page
so I could just stuff some photos' in it
I cheated and
glued the flap down on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 envelope
and then cut it in half lengthwise (I now have two pockets 2 1/8 x 5 1/2)
then I just trimmed it down to 2" wide
adhered it to the page and then added a decorative strip over top.
Instant pocket
I love the zip strips that are found on one end of each of CTMH B&T's
one side is a decorative 1/2 border (which I used on this page)
and the flip side has all the paper pack info--colors and product code.
page 5
I also stamped some of the smaller flowers & butterflies (found on C1494 --card word puzzle)
cut them out & inked their edges before added them to the page
page 6
Hint--when starting a project like this I like to pick a few stamped images that I will use throughout the album. I stamp about 6 or 7 of each, cut them out and have them ready to add where needed
I also stamped a flower from the Workshop on the Go (G1033)
cut it out and used some 3D foam tape to make it pop off the page.
page 7
page 8
page 9
page 10
front cover
I also added some bitty sparkles and a dragonfly and flower
from my stash of pre-stamped and cut images.
back cover,
no cutting direction photo for this one
(I forgot)
but I used a zipstrip, and then double matted a small rectangle