Nature Walk Mini Album and Walk Thru Video

I am back! I know it has been awhile but I am finally getting my mojo back and getting back into scrapbooking, card making and paper crafting. For those who don't know I had shoulder replacement surgery on my right shoulder (my dominant arm) in December. This makes me now with both shoulders having been replaced. This time it took me a little longer to get up to crafting. But I finally did and will be sharing with you my recent work over the coming days and weeks!

One of the first things I did is this mini album project. My wonderful husband gifted me a subscription to Your Book of Memories for my birthday/Mother's Day. I have long been inspired by Frances Long and the mini album projects through the classes on their website. I was thrilled to receive this gift and there are so many projects to choose from! I decided to make a mini album as a gift for Mike using the Kindful Mini Album class directions. I am so excited with how this came out!

You can see the pages of the mini album in the following pictures. I have also included a walk thru video at the end of this post.

You can see my Walkthru of the Mini Album in this video from my YouTube Channel.

I hope you like this paper crafting project. Thanks for stopping by!

Best Friends Mini Album Project and Process Video

My oldest had their best friend visit this past September and they had such a great time together. I wanted to create a mini album for each of them as a gift to record the memories from their time together. I created this simple mini album for each of them. This was a simple design mini album and measures 6" x 6" with a spine that is 1 3/4" wide. There is a strap with a magnet to keep the album closed. There are 10 pages in total in the album and holds 21 photos. There are also pockets on the inside of the front and back covers for memorabilia along with some tags for journaling their memories together.

You can see the pages of the mini album in the following pictures. I have also included a walkthru video along with my process video at the end of this post.

Inside front cover and Page 1

Page 2 and 3

Page 4, 5 and 3

Page 6 and 7

Page 6, 8 and 9

Page 10 and Inside back cover

I used the a fall paper collection I found along with medium weight chipboard and medium and heavy weight kraft cardstock to create this mini album project. You can find a PDF with the supplies list and cutlist by following this link - Supplies and Cutlist.

You can see my Walkthru of the Mini Album in this video from my YouTube Channel.

For this project I did a process video which walks you through creating the base album along with decorating the pages. You can see this video on my YouTube Channel.

I hope you like this paper crafting project. Thanks for stopping by!

Mini Album in a Gift Box Project and Process Videos

I have not been doing much scrapbooking lately as I have gotten bitten by the Mini Album bug! I watched a few videos and found some posts on Pinterest and they have sparked my creativity in a way that I needed! I tried a couple of project samples and then came up with the idea of a Mini Album in a Gift Box. I thought this would be perfect to make and add photos to as a gift for someone special or to make and give without photos for the receiver to add their own photos and journaling to.

The box measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 3" and has spaces for 16 3" x 3" photos and 8 2" x 2" photos. You can see the pages of the mini album in the following pictures. I have also included a walkthru video along with my process videos at the end of this post.

I used the Painterly Pears Suite from Stampin' Up along with some medium weight chipboard and medium weight kraft cardstock to create this mini album project. You can find a PDF with the supplies list and cutlist by following this link - Supplies and Cutlist.

You can see my Walkthru of the Mini Album in a Gift Box in this video from my YouTube Channel.

I split my process videos for this project into 3 separate videos - creating the gift box, creating the pages, and decorating the pages. You can watch each of these videos from my Youtube Channel.

I hope you like this paper crafting project. Thanks for stopping by!

Divided Gift Box Details and Process Video

The last papercraft project I did for last weekend's event is this Divided Gift Box. This was a fun box to make and you can easily customize the dividers for whatever treats you want to give. I added a gift card holder into the lid of the box to add something extra to it for gift giving.

To create this gift box you will need the following: 

    Cardstock - 8 5/8" x 9 1/2" for box, 4 1/2" x 4 7/8" for main insert, 1 5/8" x 6 1/4" for second insert
                        and 3 1/8" x 4 1/2" for patterned paper mat

    Patterned paper - 3" x 4 3/8" for lid and 4" x 1 3/4" for pocket

    Tools: trimmer with scoring blade or scoring platform, scissors, Tear Tape, 1" circle punch

1.  Score the cardstock pieces according to the following diagrams.

3. Fold each piece along the score lines. On the box piece, cut away the areas shaded in grey and cut the tabs for the box base at an angle

4. Place Tear Tape on the front side of the box base tabs as shown. Place Tear Tape on the inside of the box base sides as shown.

5. Place Tear Tape on the bottom of each insert piece as shown. Remove backing from adhesive on center fold and create inserts as shown.

6. Assemble box base by first adhering small tabs to sides then folding over sides as shown. Use a 1" circle punch to create a notch in the front side of the box base.

7. Adhere the larger insert to the box bottom first then the second insert over the first one.

8. Punch a notch in the pocket piece and adhere inside the lid. Mat the lid piece and adhere to the lid of the box.

9. Add some stamped and die cut pieces to embellish the box lid.  

You can watch my process on this video from my YouTube channel.

I hope you like this project. Thanks for stopping by!

Z-Fold Gift Card Holder Details and Process Video

The next papercraft project I did for last weekend's event is this Z-Fold Gift Card Holder. I was trying to think of items that would work for this time of year with end-of-year gifts and treats. This is a quick and easy gift card holder that can be made for any time of the year.

To create this gift card holder you will need the following: 

    Cardstock - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" for base, 9 3/4" x 4 1/4" for z-fold, 3" x 4" for inside

    Patterned paper - 4" x 5 1/4" for base, 3" x 4" for front, 3" x 3/4" for band on front, 3" x 4" for inside
                               pocket section and 3" x 1 3/4" for pocket

    Tools: trimmer with scoring blade or scoring platform, scissors, Tear Tape, 1" circle punch

1.  Score the 9" x 4 1/4" cardstock at 3 1/4" and 6 1/2". Fold along score lines.

2. Adhere the patterned paper pieces to the base and fold out sections as shown. When adhering the gift card pocket use a thin strip of Tear Tape only on 3 sides. I use a leftover gift card as a placeholder when adhering to make sure there is enough room to slide the gift card in and out.

3. Using Tear Tape on the back side of the rightmost fold out section adhere the fold out centered on the base.

4. Add some stamped and die cut pieces to embellish the holder.  

You can watch my process on this video from my YouTube channel.

I hope you like this project. Thanks for stopping by!