A different take on the Pull Out Page Mini Album

Hi Everyone!!!

I hope you all are doing well!  I want to say thank you to all of you who pounced on over and saw the wonderful creations my Den Siblings did. We really appreciate it!!!   I have had a few requests to do a tutorial on my latest file folder album I did for The Pride's Surprise Swap.   I am going to get the tutorial done as soon as I can.  

I have a couple of other things brewing on my work table.  For now, I thought I would show you this little variation on my Pull Out Page Mini Album that I came up with.

 A couple of days ago I posted this book, and how I made the pages.  After I did that I had another idea for how to construct the pages, and so I am posting that idea today. I used some leftover papers I had from a tag project I made for the Just a Few Friends Swap, and some other goodies and made a mini packed with tags and space for photos.

 I made the first piece just as I showed in the tutorial here.

 I then cut the second envelope on the left side, just like before, but I made the card to come out of the top of the envelope.  I cut the slit for the card on the top, after measuring it like before.

 I put the card into the left side, then slipped it up through the top...

 ...like this.

 I made a binding piece, just one because I was only planning on doing one page for this mini.  You can bind them however you wish.

 Then I stacked the envelope pages with the side pull out on top, and the top pull out on the bottom, then I added the binding piece between the envelopes before I adhered them all the way together.

 I took another envelope and sealed it, then opened the top and bottom.  Then scored it and folded it down the middle.  This folded over the bottom of the assembled pages...making a pocket on each side.  And, of course, I didn't get a picture of that...Sorry.  In the next pages you will be able to see it.

 So then I made a card stock cover, and went to town with tags and stickers and patterned papers.  I used Carta Bella's Beautiful Moments. I also used Recollections flowers and bling, and the butterflies are by Momenta.

 This is a mini with only the covers and ONE page assembly.

 I used some papers and made a pocket on the front inside cover and the back inside cover.  In this picture on the right, you can see the pocket created with the folded envelope I didn't get the picture of!

 Here are the tags.  I used a card (from the envelope set) to make a big tag, then some of the papers and the cut out journaling cards from the paper set.  The big red tag is card stock, cut at 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" and left plain for placing a photo.

 Here are the pull outs on the front of this page...

 ...and the back of the page.  Here is also the other side of that envelope pocket I created with that folded envelope.  Also, here is the back page.  I made this pocket with a journaling tag from the set.

 These are the tags I made for this side of the mini.

 The card "tags" are cut at 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" and the border strips are adhered so that you can slip the pictures underneath them.

 I left the cards whole, so I could put 4 pictures on each one.

And the back of the card tags.

I hope you enjoyed this alternative to my Pull Out Mini Album!  Again, please let me know if you have any questions!!!

As always, Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Pull Out Page Mini Album Tutorial

 Here is how I made my "Come Fly With Me" Mini album.  I tried to make this tutorial simple.  I used post-it notes on the pieces, taking pics as I did it.  Then I tried to make descriptions that were clear under the photos.  I sure hope this tutorial makes sense.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

 I used greeting cards and envelopes I got at Michael's.  I think you could use any envelope and card (or card stock cut to fit) set you wanted, but I think the bigger the better so that you can fit nice pictures in it.

 Seal the envelope, and cut a sliver off of it on the left side.  Set aside.

 Take the card, add adhesive and fold it in half to make it double thickness...BUT don't adhere all the way on the right side, leave about 1" of room to attach the pull tab later.  Then, measure 1/2" in from the left, and cut a 1/2" strip off of the top and bottom as shown.

 With the open end of the envelope on the left, line up the card and envelope as shown, center the card piece to the sealed right end of the envelop, mark the envelope.

 Cut a very small slice off of the envelope between the marks.  Put the card into the slit to check to see of it is large enough.  Note that there will be an area above and below the marks that are not cut...this keeps the pullout from coming out.

 Remove the card from the slit just cut, and insert it into the envelope from the left side as shown...

 sliding it all of the way through the envelope, through the slit you just made.  Taa dad, the page is placed, and it will catch and not come through.

 To make the pull tab, I cut a 3" wide paper (shown in black for contrast) the height of the envelope.  I scored it in the middle, folded, and cut away a piece at the 1/2" mark, angling the tab a little so that it won't show on the pull out page.

 Insert the tab between the open area of the card.  Adhere.

 Pull out page inserted into the envelope...

Pull out page pulled out.

I hope this made sense!  To attach the pages you could do a bunch of different things, but how I did it was to use another envelope.  I sealed it, opened both ends. I scored it to create a 1/4" gusset, and adhered it to each page, thus creating the pockets on the outside of the pages.  Then I covered the pages with the patterned papers.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Come Fly With Me, Pull Out Page Mini Album

 I made this album, finishing it today.  I came up with a method of creating a pullout page that hides within the main page of the book, and doesn't come out completely.  I was inspired by an album I saw at the craft store by Echo Park that had sliding pages.  I used the Basic Grey papers, "What's Up".  What a cute cute line of papers!!!  It kind of reminds me of whimsical steampunk.  Or, maybe that's just me.

 Some of the embellishments are by Recollections.  I made the cover out of chipboard.

 I love the embellishments with this line of paper...the felt clouds are the bomb!

 I have made 5 of the pages.  There are 5 pull out pages, and 12 pockets.  I have 18 tags in all as well.  The entire set of pages are made of envelopes and the greeting cards that come with them.

 Here is the inside front cover, and the first page.  I attached the pages to each other and to the cover with another envelope, creating the pockets.

 Here are an example of the tags in the pockets...made of the greeting cards.  I used stickers and die cuts to make several smaller tags for the book.

 And here is the pull out page...front...

 ,,,back.

 This is a little pic heavy, but here are the rest of the pages of the mini album.

 Oh, I love these little toothpick pennants that are a part of the paper line...I used them in every tag, tying them into the ribbons on the tags.

 Cute colors!

Here is a view of the pullouts all pulled out.  These are different than using the usual pullouts for albums.  These won't come out.  There is a way I came up with to make them stop.  I am going to post a tutorial for how I constructed the pages very soon.  If you make an album with this construction, please let me know...I would LOVE TO SEE IT!

Stay Crafty, My Friends!