Score, Cut, Fold: Your Quickest Mini Album Yet

 

A couple of weeks ago at OnStage in Long Beach, Elisabeth Bellville with Stampin' Up! showed us how to create a genius mini album using just one sheet of 12" x 12" Basic White Cardstock for the base. I immediately thought about how perfect this is for crafting with limited supplies! I paired the base with my two favorite pieces from the Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper, and ta-da a simple mini album was born using only three sheets of scrapbook paper!

Pro-Tip: I highly suggest making an extra template with scrap cardstock to keep on hand! Practice folding it without any glue first; this helps you visualize how the pockets and pages come together before you commit to your beautiful Designer Series Paper.

Mini Album Base Instructions

1. Prepare Your Paper: Start with one sheet of 12" x 12" Cardstock.

2. Vertical Scoring: Score the cardstock vertically at 4" and 8".

3. Horizontal Scoring: Rotate or stay oriented and score the cardstock horizontally at 6".

4. Create Three Cuts:

• On the left-hand middle horizontal score line, cut from the edge and stop at the 4" vertical score line. 

• Looking at the bottom right 4" x 6" rectangle, cut up the left vertical score line and stop at the 6" score line.   

• Trim the Bottom: Cut 3" off the bottom of the 4" x 6" rectangle in the bottom right as pictured above.  (this should leave you with a 3" x 4" piece). Save this strip for later use.

5. Hold the Details: Do not glue any sections or cut the half-circle thumb notches yet. These steps should only be done after you have adhered your Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper.

6. Cut Your Page Layers: You will need 9 pieces of designer series paper measuring 1/4 inch less than your panels. In this case, 5-3/4" x 3-3/4" each. If your paper is directional, be mindful of the orientation when you make your cuts. Take one of those pieces and cut it down to 3-3/4 x 2-3/4" for your pocket. 

7. Embelish: Cut one piece 5-1/2" x 3-3/4" to pull out of the pocket. Use your leftover pieces to create a tag and a little card for the pocket. 

Here's a video of how it all comes together.

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