MINI ALBUM KISSES

Hi! Wouldn't it be nice at Christmas, to give a mini album to the people we love? You could post lots of beautiful photos to remind them why they are so special to us!

One of the minis that I’ll give is the one I propose today, made using the new paper collection “The Magic Of Christmas”. I love these papers because they are not necessarily Christmas themed and therefore can lend themselves to so many different projects.

The pages are actually pockets and to make them I used 15.2 x 15.2 cm papers and Double-Sided Papers Wild Flowers 06, Pastel Pink, Pastel Strawberry. I folded at 0.8 - 1.6 - 2.4 on both the right and left sides creating a bellows. I rotated 90 degrees and folded in half (7.6 cm). At this point I cut along the 2.4 cm folds (both folds) stopping where I meet the fold of the middle. I folded along the middle and glued the bellows.

With the smaller “Dashing Circles” die I created the notch on each page. The finished pocket measures 10.4 x 7.6 cm. I created 9: one will be attached to the inside of the cover on the left while the other 8 are glued to each other and then fixed inside the cover on the right. With the “Dashing Squares” die (size 9.5x9.5 cm) I created the cards on which I will attach the photos and I put them in every pocket. I embellished by adding the “Sentiment Strips Xmas Wishes Black”, the Die Cut “The Magic of Christmas” and some flowers from the “Flower Mix” die.

To make the cover I used two pieces of 1.5 mm Vegetable Cardboard measuring 11.4 x 12.3 cm, one piece measuring 11.4 x 4 cm and I coated them with White Woodstock Paper and with a patterned paper from the “The Magic of Christmas” collection. For the title of the album I chose the "Kisses" die: I created various die cuts and glued them on top of each other to give the writing thickness. Finally I added the silver twigs using the “Eucalyptus” die.

The mini is finished ready to give! I hope the project will inspire you, thank you and good creativity to everyone!

Francesca.