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HOW TO MAKE A MINI ALBUM USING CARDS AND ENVELOPES

For today’s mini album I continued to use the Joyful Images and Joyful Sayings Ephemera Packs.

I also used the Gold Dipped Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes – Garden Green, Night of Navy, Real Red and Gold.

To start making the mini album take two of the envelopes and glue the flaps together. Take care to align them accurately.

Trim away 1/16″ from the outer edge of each envelope. This will create pockets for photo inserts.

Repeat this until you have two sets of envelope pocket in each of the three colours.

For the photo inserts cut cardstock to 6″x 4″ in each of the colours. Attach a coordinating tab to the card base – I used the Keeping Tabs Punch to create the tabs. Then I attached slightly smaller pieces of Basic White card to each side of each photo insert.

Take six cards, three in each colour, and fold them in half and burnish them with a bone folder. Glue a colour matching card over each pair of glued flaps. This adds more pages to the album.

In the image below, the page with the Christmas tree is one of the cards that was glued over the joined flaps.

Take the same number of cards and carefully cut them in half. Adhere each half over the envelope pocket – be careful not to use too much glue toward the centre of each page because you want the photo insert to fit inside the pocket.

Take a circle punch andcut a semicircle in the side of the pocket to allow easier access for the photo insert.

Rather than adhering the backs of the envelopes together, I cut a 1″ strip from the folded edge of a number of cards. I used this as a hinge to join envelopes – again giving many more pages to the album.

The image below is an example of two envelopes being joined together with one of the card hinges. Idecided to use the cards because Basic White card was not quite the correct shade of white.

Each of the hinge joins, throughout the album, were decorated to enhance the look of the join.

There are so many elements in the Joyful Images and Joyful Sayings Ephemera Packs that can be used to decorate the album. These pages are perfect for journalling, keeping gift tags and other Christmas memorabilia.

.After joining together all the envelopes and then placing the photo inserts in each pocket the album is ready for a cover and ribbon clsure.

The album has 32 pages and 12 photo inserts.

For the album cover I used a piece of Real Red card 10 3/4″x 6 3/4″ with a spine of 1 1/4″.

I embossed two pieces of Real Red card, measuring 6 1/2″x 4 1/2″, using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.

Before adhering these embossed panels to the front and back of the album cover I wrapped a 32″ length of Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon around it and tied a bow.

To finish the mini album, I added a wreath from the Joyful Images Ephemera Pack and a greeting from the Joyful Sayings Ephemera Pack. These were both attached to the front of the album with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

From tomorrow I will have some Happy Hibiscus projects to start sharing with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
1" (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch
1″ (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch
[119868]
$21.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$14.00
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HOW TO MAKE A 3D CHRISTMAS GIFTBOX

For this collapsible giftbox I started with 2 A4 sheets of Garden Green cardstock.

The finished box measures 4″(W) x 4″(D) x 3″(H).

The four 4″x 3″ panels are joined to create the sides of the giftbox. These are the perfect size for cards, of the same size, from the Reindeer Days Memories and More Card Pack.

Once the sides are joined and the cards adhered to them, the top and bottom square 1/2″ flaps were trimmed/wedged and folded folded into the box.

I added some elements from the Joyful Images and Joyful Sayings Ephemera Packs to the top of the box.

This giftbox can be folded flat for easy storage.

Tomorrow I will share a Mini Album I made using the same range of Christmas products.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$14.00
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SOME MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS THIS SATURDAY

The first card I have to share with you today is a super, simple one usingt he same Joyful Images and Joyful Sayings Ephemera Packs and DSP as yesterday.

For this card I used the Basic White Notecards & Envelopes.

All I needed was a piece of the DEsigner Series Paper and then the sleigh and greeting from the Ephemera Packs.

The second card is a step up from the first one.

I created a tucked away pop up corner fold that is revealed when you open the card.

To create the corner fold I scored the Real Red cardbase 3″ along the centre fold and the same distance along the lefthand side.

I added a panel of Real Red card to the card front. and a DSP panel.

From the Joyful Images Pack, I chose this /christmas tree and sleigh to add to the card.

THe greeting, from Joyful Sayings, was also added.

The three pearl jewels were coloured using the dark Real Red Blends pen.

I I chose some of the gift box images to decorate the corner fold.

The card insert was cut and I added a strip of DSP to finish it off.

For the last card, I used the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to give the card front some texture.

The embossed Real Red panel was adhered to a Garden Green cardbase beofre adding more elements from the Joyful Images and Joyful Sayings Packs.

The greeting was added to both the front of the card and the card insert.

I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the bow for a little glimmer.

Using the dark Real Red Blends pen, I coloured three of the Iridescent Pearlsto finish the card.

Making these cards was made so easy with the ephemera packs.

Tomorrow I have a 3D project to sahre with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$14.00