Live Out Lout Mini Album, Part Two

 OK, here it goes...Part Two of my mini.  I am going to show you the finished product today.

The butterflies are cut from paper bags that I use to contain the spray when I do my spray inking.  I thought the layers of ink and glitter were super pretty and decided not to let that go to waste.  The flowers and die cut are from the paper line Antique Paperie by Colorbok.  I added the buttons and the foil stickers (from K and Co.).

 Here is a side view of it.  The yellow flowers are by Prima.  The fabric buttons are by the Colorbok line.

 I got rub ons from this paper line, and these die cuts are also from the line.  I layered 4 of them to create a pocket.

 These tags are what I put in the pocket.  They back can be used for photos or journaling.

 The next page.

 And the tags in those pockets.  Again, the flower pocket is layered diecuts.  The envelope came with this line as well.  I added the key diecut into the pocket, I made the tag out of scrap paper and the ticket is two stickers stuck to eachother.  You can see the tags peaking out of the inside middle pockets.  I will show you those later.

 The next page...I used a die cut "Memories" to create another pocket.

 And the tags in those pockets.

 The last page, the inside back of the book.  More pockets.

 More tags.  These all came from this line of paper.  Isn't it delicious?!

 Two of these tags were created from the packaging of the diecuts and such that I bought with the line.  The other two are scrap papers.  These tags are in the top loading pockets of the pages created by the folding of the base grocery bag paper.

These tags are journaling tags from the line, and some more scrap paper and packaging.  They go into the side loading middle pocket on each side.  I fit three tags in each one.

Well, that's it.  If you have any questions please let me know!

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Live Out Loud Mini Album, Part One

I made another mini album using a variation on my Double Zine Fold. This tutorial and mini you can see here.  I thought about how I could use the same concept to make a sort of "gatefold" mini. I also incorporated some recycling in this project, using an oversized grocery bag for the base of the book.  I am going to do this in two parts, the first being how I made it, the second, the final embellishment of it.

 I recycled a very tall grocery bag for this project.  I cut out the bottom and made it one long piece, then folded it lengthwise to make a long skinny piece.  Then I did a little measuring and created two zine folds, one on each side, with a 1" spine piece.  Each side is four "sections" and the spine piece.

 This shows the folded piece, after cutting the two midsections on each side.

 All folded up.

 It is hard to see, but the parts that become the front and back covers are 1/2" longer than the inside pages, so that I could utilize the middle pocket created by the fold on the inside.  You will get two top loading pockets and one side loading middle pocket on each side of the mini.

 After folding and gluing, I inked the book.

 I found these GORGEOUS papers from Colorbok called Antique Paperie at Jo Ann's.  OMG...Love this line!  The closure is seam binding by 7 Gypsies.

 This is the first opening...

 Then the first page opened,

 The second page opened,

And the third.

On the next post, I will show the finished project.  I think it turned out beautiful.  The final dimensions are 7 1/2" tall by 4 3/4" wide.  It has so many tags that you won't believe it.  I also used some interesting recycling ideas for filling it and decorating it.  If you have any questions about how I made the base book, please let me know.

Stay tuned, and stay crafty!

Double Zine Fold Mini Album, Part Two

Here is the finished album!

 I had leftover papers from a Button Farm Kit that I had bought, so I thought I would use it up.  I also had some dimensional stickers from K and Co. and a Jolee's Passport book that I used as well.  The tags are from a LSS and the seam binding is from 7 Gypsies.

 Here is the other side of the book.

 And here are the pages.  I created a mini pocket with a sticker and some extra paper.  The tags in this pocket are the bottoms of the tags that I had to cut off to make them fit,  that are in the top pockets.

 More pockets on one of the pages.

 I love the filmstrip stickers!

 More pockets created, one to hold the Passport book.

 I cut the tags to fit, then inked and put stickers  on them.  These are the tags from the pockets that open to the top of the book.

 These pockets come out of the side of the book.

 I decided to fold these and create more space for pictures.

Thanks for looking!  I think that this turned out pretty cute!  This would make a cute little journal for a day trip.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

The New "Double Zine Fold" Mini Album, Part One

I have another project in the works.  I have seen double sided mini albums around the net, where one side opens, and then you turn the book over and it is another mini album.  You know, the ones where the back cover is actually the front cover of the other side of the book...are you confused?  I am!  HAHA!   Anyway, I was playing with a new way to fold a mini album and I figured out how to do it, and I want to share it with you.

This one is made out of a paper bag, my practice model, if you will.  See how the two sides have pages, and a common "back of the album" in the middle?

Just another view of the practice model.  I wanted to create a "two albums in one" kind of thing, and I thought that the "zine fold" would be perfect.   This is made with one sheet of paper, you can use any size you like.  Here is what I did...

 I have these huge 12x15 1/2" envelopes.  I sealed it after removing the metal clasp.

 Then I cut the right side off, and opened the sides so that it would be one long piece.  You need seven equal sections to create the pages of the book.  I measured the length of my now opened envelope, and did some math.  I trimmed it from 31" to 29 3/4 total length.  That length divided by 7 gave me 4 1/4" lengths.  This is the width of my pages.  Since the envelope is 12" wide, after folding in half, my pages are 6" tall.

 This just shows the paper folded in half lengthwise, then sectioned off into 7 equal pages of 4 1/4" each.

I scored, and folded things to show this next part easier...you need to make two slits in the middle scoreline, keeping the left, center and right pieces intact.

 Now, do the zine fold.

 You will end up with this...

  Now just fold one side one direction, and the other the opposite way.  TAA DAA!  Now you have two books in one if you want, each with 7 pages and three pockets.

Part two will show you what I came up with after using my papers and other embellishments.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!