Junk Journal

 

4x4 Mini Album using Simple Stories Carpe Diem papers!

I created this 4x4 mini album at a weekend retreat a few months ago, and love how it turned out! I used the Simple Stories Carpe Diem 12x12 papers and cut apart pieces as well as 80 lb black cardstock and chipboard.  I used the same style as the directions here, just scaled down to 4x4. Easy peasy!

My first digital download for sale!

I decided to create a PDF of instructions for my mini albums!  It took a lot more effort than I thought, but I got it done after 2 weeks.  It is for sale in my Etsy shop!

Here are a few samples of the completed instructions.

Custom Disney Album #3 ***FOR SALE***

This album is for sale in my Etsy Shop!  This post is a bit pic heavy, butt here is so much inside that it can't be shown to the full extent without them! The cover measures 9 1/2" x 7 1/4" with a 4" spine. The pages are 8 1/2" tall and 6 1/4" wide, so that I could cut in half a 12 x 12 piece for matting and only trim one side of the 8 1/2" x 11" base paper.  I came up with the dimensions to both minimize the trimming of 8 1/2" x 11" paper and the 12 x 2 card stock.  Most of the flaps, tabs, and interior layering pages, etc, are made of the scraps of trimming the pages as well.  I assembled the pages with Scor Tape and Scotch's quick drying liquid adhesive to make sure they are extra strong and durable. The base black cardstock is a heavy 80 lb weight for added strength.  The cover edges that bend have been reinforced with black ribbon to prevent cracking when the album is opened and closed. My next one I will be experimenting with fabric to see how that works as a cover. I used primarily the Say Cheese I and II collections from Simple Stories, with a few other miscellaneous complimentary papers as well.   The finished product is pretty bulky, and will no doubt be bulkier still when filled with photos, but I love how it turned out.       The cover features a pocket with two tags, which is on the front of a file folder flap that opens. This flap is held closed with a magnet. The inside cover has a super large envelope that is closed with Velcro to hold extra memorabilia or photos. The first page has many elements. A flap to hold it closed with a magnet, a pocket with tags, and two extra pages.   The small yellow clip on the top right is not adhered down so can be moved.  All of the similar clips in the entire album are removable. Each page also has a pocket that opens along the outside edge with a large tag, and there are 6.  These round clips have been securely adhered down. The left page has 4 flaps, all secured with a magnet.  The bottom one has a chipboard frame with a slide out tag, as well as the right page/ The right page has a corner pocket with multiple tags and a large envelope.   The left page here also has a chipboard frame and tag. The right side has two pocket flaps with tags. The right side here opens up to the left. The left page here is a large pocket. I realized after taking the pictures that I didn't show the tags that go inside. There are two large ones. The two flaps are held closed with magnets. The pocket on the right has 3 tags. It opens on both sided gate fold style, and has two pockets with more tags.  It is hard to tell, but the brown paper with white polka dots is pretty cool.  The dots had a flocked texture.  There are some other papers this style as well, the ones with black polka dots, and with red ones too. The clip is not adhered. The page on the left is held closed with a magnet.  The grey chevron flap opens to the right, and has a chipboard frame and removable tag. The flaps with the multicolored stars open up to the top and bottom accordion style. The chevron flap holds them closed, but they also have magnets to hold them down. The flap with the camera holds this page to the right closed. Lots of tags in the corner pocket along with a mini envelope. This page has a bunch going on.  The popcorn flap folds down to the bottom, ad holds everything closed with a magnet. The pocket inside has a large booklet style tag. It has two flaps and the entire thing closes with a magnet. Once that is closed back up, the whole page lifts open to the top. This base page has the flocked red dots. The last page has a large pocket with lots of tags as well as a chipboard frame with a tag. The inside back cover has a large accordion pocket.  I added the flap on top to make sure nothing slides out when the album is closed, also with a magnet. The inside ha s a full sized booklet.