Small Mini Album Made With One 12 x 12 Paper - By Request
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Hi Guys, I was asked by a few people to show how I made the little mini albums I am giving away for the Birthday Celebration I did a few weeks ago. There are many videos out there on how to do this but I am happy to show how I created mine and I hope you have fun making some too. They are so cute and make great little gifts. :-)
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I've bought a ton of paper pads, punches, inks, stamps, stickers, project life cards, embellishments and a bunch of other goodies.... and I've seen a hundred videos, and still had no idea where to start! You and your video have inspired me to just go for it!!!! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Hi Melinda. I was the same way. I was a wonderful consumer of scrapbook supplies but never did any scrapbooking. It's great that it works out that these same supplies can be used in mixed media. Sometimes "going for it" is all it takes to spark lots of ideas. And everything doesn't have to be perfect and beautiful. But everything can lead to learning something and making more beautiful art. :-) I like to joke that I will beat something into submission if I don't like it. Layering was really hard for me to get used to. But in time you realize the worst that can happen is you cover something or start over. So I hope you do "go for it" and I hope you have a blast. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great weekend. :-)
Laurie Richardson Haley !
You're too hard on yourself...you are an EXCELLENT teacher!!! Love this little book. I'm going to try this today. I'll video it.
Thank you Cathy. :-) I look forward to seeing what you make. :-)
Laurie! You Are an "Amazing" Teacher!! You are So Patient & Clear & have an extremely Kind & Comforting Voice!! I can't wait to make one of these!! Thank you for Showing us..& Your Lovely Creativity!! ❤️😍🙌🙌🤗👍👍🦋
Thank you very much...you are so kind. I appreciate you watching and I really appreciate your sweet comment. :-)
HISIAM888RUHIS888 I agree, you can tell she's a nice person just by the sound of her voice. Patient, generous and friendly!
Best tutorial for these little books ever! I think it is because you make us feel so comfy n confident and that you are so generous with your time! Thanks!!
Tina...you are so sweet. Thank you for such a nice comment. You have no idea how much it means to me. I am so glad you enjoyed it and I really appreciate you letting me know. It is very encouraging and makes me want to continue on this journey with you guys. Thank you!!!
And you are a teacher by soul,all people that share there knowledge are right!?! Love it ! Thank you.😊
Thank you Laura...that is very kind of you. I don't think of myself as a teacher but I do love sharing what I can with you guys. :-)
Whoohoo, can't wait to see more
Thank you Bridget :-)
This is great for a quick and easy gift! And I personally love the way you did the washi and the little hinges on it too. So cute!
Thank you very much. Thank you for watching, :-)
So adorable. Great tutorial. The green with birds and pink flowers is so cute!!! TFS
Thank you Lynne. :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Cute little mini album. Love it and easy.
Thanks for sharing,made one! YAY !😊
That is awesome Deborah!!! I'm so glad you made one. You are so welcome. :-)
Sweet little books, Laurie! I will for sure be making some. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
You are very welcome Karen. I hope you do make some and I hope I get to see them. :-)
Thank you for doing this video. I have always wanted to do these mini books. You explained the process very well. I am inspired to do some up for gifts for my family and friends.
+Laura Murphy You are so welcome. I am very glad it inspired you. They are cute little books and I know your family and friends will love them. :-)
Beautiful ( like always)! Thank you for sharing.💖
Thanks so much Laura. I appreciate all of your kind comments. :-)
Just found this while looking for something else. I have made a lot of these books and I have watched a lot of tutorials but yours is the best. You go over everything slowly and calmly. Now I'm going to binge on a few of your other tutes. Thank you.
Thanks so much Marilyn. I really appreciate your kind note. :-)
I just found your channel and am having a blast watching this video. I'm enjoying your teaching style. Unrehearsed, real-time/real-life paper crafting issues that are not edited away (plus you show how to remedy each). Happy to subscribe and will be binge-watching your other videos. 🌟
Hi Sue. :-) Welcome to my channel and thanks so much for subscribing. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you will enjoy the others too. I try to do a variety of videos, some full process, some sped up etc. to appeal to all types of watchers but I'm like you and enjoy the ones that are real time best. :-) Thanks again and have a great rest of your week. :-)
Definitely gonna make one of these little cuties! Thank you for sharing your process!
I'm so glad Marsha :-) Have fun and you are so welcome. Thank you for watching. :-)
Your instructions are so thorough and well explained. I made one easily and am very pleased. So keep doing what you're doing!
Thank you Corinne :-) I'm so glad you made one and enjoyed it. Thanks so much for letting me know and thank you for watching. :-)
Fascinating! I just watched how you make your inches!! Never seen either of these...I've seen cute mini cards decorated like your mini album, but i've never seen this! This is too cool~! I can think of fun stuff to put in them. Pictures being the fav! And you could mini scrapbook the pages around the photos with really sheer ogura papers and some dry brushing of inks or light watercolor. If I make one of the i'm going to do that first! These would be nice to hold ephemera and other thin flat collaging items. Glue a thin ribbon to both sides of the open ends to tie it securely. Keep them in and safe. Collectors of concert and movie ticket stubs would be perfect for these. Or storing the small cuttings from greeting cards we like. Endless possibilities! Thank you for sharing!!..:) You do cute stuff!
Thanks so much Sage. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And you are so right....there are endless possibilities. Have fun and thanks again. :-)
Good gosh, Macy, you sure came up with some good ideas. I love this video too. TFS!
Perfectly understood! Love this Mini Album and plan to make a few! TFS!!!
Thank you Rose. Awesome! Have fun. Thank you for watching. :-)
I made loads of these a few years back but had forgotten all about them. Thanks for the reminder, I have a tonne of 12 x 12 paper to use up 👍🏻
Hi :-) You are so welcome. It's been a while since I made them too and I was thinking just the other day I wanted to get rid of some 12 x 12 paper so maybe I should make more of these. They are so fun and cute. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
I love this little book so cute! I can't wait to make some later today! TFS
Hi Grayce :-) They are fun to make and so cute and even cuter when you have more than one sitting together. I am so glad you will be making some. Thanks so much for leaving a note. :-)
wow - great project - love love loved this little booklet - awesome - thank you so much for sharing this 🌹🥰
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
I find scoring before folding on most heavier papers (not card) does the trick
Nicely finished little book. Pretty layers and colours. TFS x
+elkeartsandcrafts Elaine Jones Hi Elaine. :-) Thank you, I am glad you like them. Well, I don't know what I did wrong then because I did score the paper. I pre scored before the video to save time and it still broke. :-( Someone told me they dampen their heavier paper so that might work. The next time I make some little books I will try that. Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment. :-)
i think this would be a perfect mini album insert!! Definitely going to give it a go!!! TFS!
Awesome...I'm so glad you are going to make some. I agree...they would be really cute as inserts. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a note. :-)
These are so darn adorable Laurie!! So glad to see you back creating videos!! I have been missing in action also. Everyday life!! LOL Missed you!!
Thank you Denise. :-). Life has a way of doing that doesn't it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. It means a lot to me!
these albums are so cute and beautiful! Thanks for sharing this tutorial! 💖
Thank you Irena :-) So glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Cant wait to receive mine !!!!
:-) Thank you Victor.
These are so cute. I am going to see if I can do this in such a way that the pockets will hold ATC’s. It would be fabulous for happy mail. Even if that doesn’t work, these would be great for sharing little bits and bobs. TFS. 🙏💞🌹
Awesome! I think you can fit ATCs in them. Just be careful when gluing the sides that you leave enough space. Have fun!
Very cute and charming little book...
Hi Anna...thank you very much. :-)
Pretty little book. I love the color combos. We have a frozen wonderland from the same system you had but we got a dusting of snow and lots of sleet. The ground is a sheet of ice. Glad I don't have to go out. Freezing temps the next few days, so it isn't going away anytime soon.
Thank you Carol. :-) We have snow today....so now it's snow on ice. Great combo. lol I haven't been out of the house for a few days except into my own yard. I'm ready for some sun. You stay warm!!!
Yep, we're expecting snow showers this afternoon. Probably from same storm. You get it, then we get it! The next few nights are going to be single digits and teens during the day. Good weather to make some art.
Oh yes...going to be cold tonight. I couldn't have such "nice" weather and not share it with you. lol
Very cute little book! Made one while watching the video...thank you for the 'showing how to'!
Awesome Sharon. I'm so glad you made one. Thanks for sharing that with me. :-) Thanks so much for watching. Have a great day. :-)
It is fun to watch a video of yours which is several years old. The instructions were really clear.
Oh gosh Susan....that is an old one. :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Oh my goodness, that is just the cutest little book and you made it so pretty with the embellishments! Thanks for showing us how to make them! xoxoxo
Thank you Cathy. :-) You are welcome. :-)
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Too cute!! You made it seem really easy. I'm going to try it. Thank you
Thank you Rebecca. :-) I hope you enjoy making them. They are so cute and fun. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a note. :-)
it was so easy, this is the 3rd one that I have done and will be doing this way. the other 2 were not so good. thank you. really enjoyed making mine.
Oh that's awesome Teresa. :-) I'm so glad you made some and enjoyed it. Thank you for telling me. Thanks so much for watching. :-)
Cute project. Going to make one today. Little tip : when scoring, don't press too hard plus when you fold on your score , fold opposite on score line. Kids hard to explain but in other words fold against your score line. Hope this helped. Thanks for sharing this project
Thank you for watching. Happy New Year :-)
Hi I make alot of these ...great gifts ! I use at 2 1/2 in strip of coordinating cardstock score in about a an inch on each side leaving 1/2 inch I use this as my binding I use very sticky double-sided tape on the edge of each side helps cover up any mistakes on the hinge and makes the hinge a little stronger
Thanks for watching Victoria :-)
Cute little booklet. Thanks for demonstrating.
Thanks Susan :-)
I remember making these book as a kid in elementary school. I was pretty excited to find this video. Memories.
Cool...I didn't get to make stuff like this in school. I'm glad you had some nice memories. :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
Thank you Laurie,I was making theses, but did I different process yours I like the best as you get pockets on all the pgs.
Thank you Pam. Thanks for watching. :-)
Just found this video/you!! Love this....will be subscribed today!!
Hi Mendy and welcome. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
Great tutorial. Such a cute little album great for a gift
Thank you Lucia. :-) They are cute little things. :-)
Awesome Tutorial Laurie it is a fabulous little ephemera Journal tfs Laurie...Kia Kaha...
Thanks Maggie. Wow, you went way back in time with this video. :-)
I need to try this!!! love it!!! 😍
+Rosalyn Lopez They are really cute and fun to make so I hope you do try it. :-) Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
So beautiful !
Hi Glenda...thank you very much. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. :-)
I realize this is an older video...but I wanted to let you know it was most helpful to me. My 10 year old great niece is off to sleep away camp this year. Mail call is a daily high point. I am making her a mini album filled with notes, stickers, pictures. I know she will love it. TFS. P.S. I love it too!
Thank you Bethann. I'm so glad you will make one for her. I hope you enjoy it and I'm really happy you were inspired to make one. :-)
Perfect explantation, after you done it looks easy to go with.
BTW Love your way of creating and thinking!
Thanks so much Mia. :-)
love these albums so cute!!!
BTW: anne from annescreations uses a little damp cloth to help the paper to fold without cracking I havent tried it! but anything is worth a try!
+Ammiel7 Thank you very much. :-) Thanks for the tip. I'm sure it would help. I remember as a kid licking the edge of paper to help it fold to keep from cracking. I have even done that as an adult. You would think as many books as I made it would have occurred to me but I think a damp cloth is a much better idea than my tongue. lol Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment. :-) :-)
thats great then! glad I sent that tip to you!
Beautiful. I will make and add tea bags for the car. In their favorite flavor. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Joyce. :-) Awesome! Throw in some Peach tea bags it's great. lol Have fun making them. :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Thank you, I just made one using Graphic 45 papers. Love it.
Thanks Joy...that's awesome!!! Thanks so much for watching. :-)
so cute..i seem to adore miniature stuff
Thank you Chevy. :-) I appreciate that you commented and watched. :-)
Oh cool! I have been making these, however, my brain travels in so many different directions sometimes, I confuse myself when it came to the folding. So I made this one with you, and it was great, I got it! Thank you, great video.
You are so welcome Linda and thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate it. And thanks so much for watching. :-)
What stops the cracking when you fold on your fold lines, is to lightly wet the fold lines with a baby wipe. It works great for me. Try it and see if it works for you. I got it from xennero1. She is amazing. It was a really good tip.
+Cathleen Hansen Thanks Cathleen. :-)
Great tip
I love your creative flow!
Thanks Connie😊
So cute ,cant wait to receive mine !!!!
Thank you Josie. Mailing them this week if the snow and ice will go away. We had ice for two days and today it's snowing sooooooo......I'll do my best though.
josie gitto i
These are so cute! :)
Thank you Paulette. :-)
You Are Great!! What an “Inspiration!!” Can’t wait to DO This!! God Bless!!🙌⭕️🙌😍🙌⭕️❌
Thanks so much :-)
Very sweet little book
Thank you Laura :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
I think you did great. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Kelly :-)
Perfect Instax Album - love it! :)
Thank you very much. :-) I hope you make one. :-)
I just wanted to let you know that the two little strips of Washi tape look nice. I would have added a third one in the middle and put them on first then the long strips.
Just a thought. You did a great job. You are a great teacher and super tutorial. I love all of the little pieces of advice and tips along the way! Great job and thank you!!!
Thank you. :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
These are so cute, Laurie! I will have to try it sometime. But you know me....sometime could be quite a while! LOL I liked the layering of the washi tape on the binding. It added an extra special touch.
Thank you Lori. I know exactly what you mean. My "sometimes" are unknown too. lol
Laurie Richardson Haley
By the way, I forgot to comment on how pretty all the little albums look lined up in the basket. One is pretty, but having a bunch is even prettier...makes a nice display!
Thank you Lori. :-) I liked them that way too. I needed a place to keep them until I mailed them so I grabbed this basket. I got this basket to keep on my table and put loose stuff in but it's too long to really be efficient so I abandoned that idea. It's a metal basket too which makes it really sturdy. I'll find another use for it. :-)
Love it!
+Mary L Duncan Thank you very much Mary. :-)
My paper cracked also and it is a good quality double sided paper. I am going to try the tips that have been suggested. Good thing I picked a paper that I was not too crazy about to try this for the first time.
I hope some of the tips work. :-)
I coat my papers with mod podge before hand so it doesn't break :)
+Melissa Martin Hi Melissa. Thanks for your tip. I'll give it a go. :-)
Love this tutorial. You did a great job. One sugestion you might try scoring all folds. I believe that would fix the cracking problem. Score all folds first. The 6 inch abd 2 inch, then use your bone folder to press folds down. Also, i realize they are a lot more expensive but I believe an actual teflon bone folder would be better. Keep up the great job. I look forward to seeing more tutorials from you!!
Thank you for watching. Happy New Year. :-)
great job. I love it.
Thank you Melissa. :-) I appreciate it. Thank you for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Hi Laurie! Thank you for doing this! There so cute. I'm going to try and make some of these! Sorry I'm a day late commenting but my hand wasn't letting me hold my ph while I type since surgery .
Hi Debbie. You are very welcome. I hope you have fun making them and share a photo of them too. :-) Don't worry about being late....I totally understand. :-)
Thank-you for your video, you're a great teacher.
Thanks so much Karyn....that is very kind of you. :-) Thank you for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Thank you for the great tutorial!
You are so very welcome Lynn. :-)
Thank you so much for this idea 😄 Instead of the washi tape i cut some co-ordinating card 4” tall and scored 1”, 1 and half inch and 2 and half inch and place it around spine. Perfect! 😃
Hi Jammy :-) I love your YT name. Is it inspired by "Flushed Away"? :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and tweaked it to make it work for you. I might give that a try next time I make these. Thank you for sharing. :-)
@@BlackbearyForest hah no, my real name is Jamie and Jammydodger is my nickname 😀
That's even better. I love your nickname. I love saying it. lol It's adorable. I have a sister named Jamie. :-)
@@BlackbearyForest yay another female Jamie, there aren’t too many of us around lol
Hi Laurie! Cute little booklet. I'm thinking that you may be able to glue the side and bottom of the center pages ( the ones that are glued back to back) and turn them into pockets! Insert a small tag with a cute ribbon and these can be used for journaling! Just a thought.... Love all your videos and thanks for sharing! Abi 😊
Hi Abi....thank you. Yes, you can absolutely do that. There are so many variations you can try. I hope you make some. :-) Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. :-)
Thank you for posting !!
Sure thing. :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Oh how cute
Thank you Crystal :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Making these for colleagues at work for christmas. Thank you so much for sharing :)
Hi Liz :-) Oh wow....that's awesome!!! I know they will love them. I would love to see a photo of yours when you are done. If you would like to do that you can email me a photo and my email is on the "About" page on CZcams. Have fun making them and thank you for letting me know you are doing this. I think it's fantastic! :-)
Hi Laurie :) 29 made now to embellish. I will send you photo's when they're finished.. so far they have great fun. :)
Awesome! I can't wait to see them. :-) :-)
Hey Liz. I got your email and photos. I have tried to answer three times but my email comes back as being undeliverable. I was going to message you from YT but your profile page does not have the "message" option. So, I'm trying here to let you know I got your email and your journals are awesome!!! Thanks so much for showing me how they turned out. I asked in my email how did everyone like them? Thanks again! :-)
So sorry Laurie, not sure what happened, never mind least you got them :) everyone loved them, I was even asked where I bought them. I will be making more that's for sure, they make wonderful gifts ... all I need now is more room. Happy crafting and once again thank you so much. x
Perfect!
Thanks Wendy :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Thank you.
You are so welcome and thank YOU for watching. :-)
I've made these before but I like the twist you put on it!
Thank you Donna. They are fun little things aren't they? :-)
Yes they are and I will have to make some more now that I've watched your video. It brought my interest back to them!
I'm so glad Donna....that makes me happy. :-) Have fun!!! And thank you again. :-)
You are so welcome!
I would love one of your mini albums...
So glad you like them LIse :-) Thank you. :-)
if your 12x12 comes with an edge on it I use my scoreboard and and exacto knife and cut it off in 1/4 in sections
Thank you for watching. :-)
Score lightly on both sides of your paper so that you stretch the fibres both ways
Thank you for watching. :-)
Awesome
Thank you Glenda :-)
I like your little books you can put little tiny pictures and like little wallet size pictures and them they're cute so I like those I like the washi tape you used to it's beautiful
Thank you very much Cynthia. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
I got a tip that may help, if you score it and then fold, it won't crack
Thanks Mette :-)
TFS and when I show it on my channel I will link this tutorial :)
Thanks Lori :-)
Have you tried to dampen the score line, after you score but before you fold? Some paper cracks regardless though. I love these they're so adorable!
Hey Kat....No, I have not tried that. I'll have to try it next time. Thank you. :-) I'm glad you like them. :-)
I now know how to make your mini, and also the 3" x 3" minis that are so cute. Do you think it's possible to make one sheet into a little 3" by 4" journal without the pockets?
Thank you Carol :-) It may be possible but I have never tried it. You could play with the paper and measurements and see if you can achieve the results you want. :-)
Thank you
You are very welcome Gwen....and thank YOU! :-)
great tutorial love it
Thank you Vicki :-)
I'm super late but one way to keep your paper from tearing is to mist it with water before you score.
Thank you. :-)
depends on the paper, spritz the paper before scoring
Thank you Shan. :-)
Beautiful so sad I missed your giveaway 😓
Thank you! Thanks for watching Tricia :-)
Lightly watered paper towel very lightly and rub it on the paper first where you going to fold it up and it will help it bend so it doesn't crack
Thank you Jean. :-)
I just did it while looking at the video. Where can I send the pictures to.
Awesome. :-) I'm so glad you made one. The only place to send me photos is my email address unless you posted a photo on Instagram that I can see. If you go to the "About" page on my CZcams channel you can scroll down to "View Email Address" and click on that. Then you can see my email address. Here is the link for my About page on CZcams. czcams.com/users/BlackbearyForestabout?view_as=subscriber
Do you score the paper before folding in half? Scoring the folds first is suppose to stretch the paper fibers. You then fold the side where the score is a valley. I notice the two folds you made after scoring didn’t crack.
Hmmm, it's been so long since I made these that I really don't remember but I think I remember scoring some but I might not have scored each time. I'll have to re-watch the video when I can. Thank you for letting me know what you noticed though. Next time I do anything like this I will try scoring the paper first. :-) Have a great New Year!!! :-)
Sometimes I get less breakung 2ith a metal ball score tool,they are also clay tools and fingernail painting tools but they do the same job just get atleast a1nhalf or 2cm ball i think tiny balls break paper.
Thanks so much Melissa. I appreciate that. :-)
pretty
Thanks so much Brenda :-)
Love the video. Did you make the flowers yourself? If so, is there a video for instructions?😊 Thank you.
Thanks Andrea. :-) The flowers I used on these little books were store bought flowers I had in my stash. :-)
Where did you find the Dragonfly paper? I love dragonflies of any type!
It has been so long since I bought that paper that I really don't remember. But, most likely I bought it from The Scrapbook Superstore in Sevierville, TN when I lived in Gatlinburg. If not, then it came from Hobby Lobby or Michaels.
Is that a teflon bone folder? I heard that teflon bone folders don't make markers on the paper maybe use thicker paper that looks kinda thinnish!
Thanks Beth. :-)
Oh I'm sorry...I forgot to answer your question. It's been several years since this video so I don't remember which bone folder I used for this video. :-) Thank you for watching. Have a great day. :-)