Christmas Album

I decided to make a Christmas album. I've been working on it for a few days, and finally finished it today. Some of these photos are really blurry. I upgraded my phone, but the camera on this one doesn't seem to be as good as my old one.

This album contains mostly K&Co paper, but a few sheets were from my stash. The album is 6x9, so it will hold 4x6 and some 5x7 photos. It is bound with my Cinch.

The first photo is the front of the album.

This photo is the first page. It has a place for photos, and also has tags. The photo below shows the page with the tags removed, and the front side of the tags.

This page has a flip up to hold two 4x6 photos, with tags behind it. I forgot to take a picture of it flipped up. The photo below is the front of the tags.

This is another page with a place for a photo, and also a little 12 page book sewn with ribbon. The book is 5x5, and contains plain ivory CS. It is suitable for remembrances such as theater tickets, writing in, or wallet sized photos.

The two photos below show the book. The tag on the front is for labeling the book.

This is another page with room for a photo, as well as a separate little book with space for four 4x6 photos. The photo below shows the booklet open.

This page also has a flip up and will hold three photos. I forgot to photograph this one open.

This photo and the one below it show how this page flips open to hold three photos.

This photo and the one below show how this page also has room for three photos.

This photo and the one below it shows a gatefold which opens to hold another photo.

Here is another page with room for a photo. It also contains another ribbon sewn book designed for 4x6 photos. The four photos below show the inside pages and the back cover.

This photo and the one below show the inside back cover. It also has a flip up for photos.

This is the back cover. I hope you liked it, and that inspires you to make your own Christmas album!

I made a third album

This album was made mostly with the Mariposa Stack by DCWV. It's one of my favorites. I also like that the CS is printed on only one side, since I always mount everything to make the CS thicker and more sturdy. I have also used a bit of paper and embellishments from Anna Griffin, Graphic 45, and K & Co in this Album.

Each page is mounted on a 6x9 envelope, and extra photos or souvenirs can be slipped into the envelopes. Almost everything is also outlined in gold. I started out with a Krylon pen, then that ran out, and I ended up using two Pen Touch pens. Both of those ran out as well. I don't think I will try outlining a whole album in gold again!

I also used a lot of Stickles throughout the album.

This is the front of the album. I die cut another piece from the same sheet with my Spellbinders and mounted it with dimensional tape. The butterflies are from K&Co and Anna Griffin.

The next pages both have places which flip up for more photos. The back of the cover also has a flap which opens to access the inside of the envelope.

The opposite page has a tag and a mini album which opens to reveal two places for journaling or photos.

The next set of pages each has a booklet. The page on the right also flips up.

The small album has a sewn border and has 16 pages. The larger one has three pages.

Here is the next set of pages. The flip up section on the left has three tags for journaling and photos behind it.

The one on the right is gatefold. When you open the doors using the pearl doorknobs, there is space for more photos and journaling. This page has ribbon outlines.

Since the next two pages are rather complicated, I am showing them in two separate sections of photographs.

This page flips up, and then flips out. There is a tag, and also a little sewn gatefold book with eight pages in each side.

When you open the flip up section on the next page, there is another flap to flip up, and a three way flip out section blow it. In the side pockets of that section are two more tags. I forgot to take them out and photograph them separately.

The page on the left contains a pop up album. The photo at the bottom of this image shows the album open.

The one on the right has a flip up, and also a flap to open to access the inside of the back envelope.

I didn't embellish the back of the album because it will mostly be laying down on surfaces, which might catch and tear any embellishments.

Every section of this album except for the smaller items is large enough to hold a 4x6 photo.

My Second Album is Finished

The beautiful Botanica Bella paper by Graphic 45 had one of the designs printed on heavy glossy cardstock for the back of the paper stack. I decided to use the glossy printed one on the back and front of my album.

I sure wish Graphic 45 paper was easier to get in my area, because I love their designs. The most difficult part is deciding which side of the paper to use, since on almost all of my projects one side is always hidden from view.

Anyway, this is the front of the album. It is mounted on a 6x9 envelope. The central motif is mounted on foam tape, and the two corner motifs are mounted a little higher to give plenty of dimension to the cover.

The inside of the front cover has a flip up flap. Photos could be mounted on both sides. under the flap, there is access to the inside of the envelope, which can be used to hold more photos or memorabilia. There is also another flap which flips up, providing more space for journaling or photos. The tag slides into the butterfly strip to hold everything in place.

The next page has a tag for journaling or photos holding down a square flippling section.

This photo shows how the section flips out into a twelve inch square. This section can be used for photos and journaling.

The next page has two booklets to hold photos and journaling. I forgot to take pictures of the inside of the one with the fish.

I love the paper on this page, so I wanted to cover as little of it as possible. I made two little booklets for journaling or pasting little photos or memorabilia. One booklet flips open like the earlier page, and the other is accordion folded. On the sides with the busy patterns, I glued tags from the paper stack for added interest.

This page has a flip up section for photos, and behind it are three tags for journaling or photos. There is also a motif with ribbon woven through it on one side.

This page has a little four page booklet for photos or journaling under the raised pocket and raised tag. The whole page also flips out revealing two more places for photos inside.

Inside the pocket on this page is an accordion fold section for more photos and journaling.

This section has gatefold doors to reveal another spot for photos. It is decorated with diamonds of paper from the stack, and has half pearl doorknobs.

The pocket on this page contains two tags for journaling and photos.

Inside the back cover is another spot for a photo. It is also done on a 6x9 envelope. The flap opens up to give access to the inside of the envelope, providing more space for storing extra goodies in.

The back of the album is not dimensional. I glued the motif on flat because it will probably be lying down on a surface most of the time, and I figured it would be more durable this way.

The whole album is bound in my Cinch, and I used old photo distress stain around the edges. There are a few other brands of paper used, but the majority is Graphic 45. Most of the places for photos are sized for 4x6.

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Working on another album

This is an example of some of the pages. I have mostly used Graphic 45 Botanica Bella paper. I love the Graphic 45 paper, but no one carries it in my area. I got this when I was in Rochester, NY, but they only had this G 45 paper, and only one pad of it. Since I can't get any more easily, I am having to use other papers when I run short of a particular design.

The Finished Album

This is the finished album. Half of the front flips open. I have placed a light colored panel on the right hand flip open side so it can be labeled if the user desires. The pearl represents a door knob.

This is the front flipped open. There is a panel for a 4x6 photo with a label below, and a journaling panel on the flip up side.

Inside the front cover is a place for a photo, and one for journaling. Ooops, I flipped the photo instead of rotating it, the binding holes should be on the right hand side.

This is the back cover. I flipped it instead of rotating this one too. The binding holes are really on the opposite side.

Inside the back cover is a raised panel which holds two removable panels.

This is the front of the panels. Each has a place for a photo, and one for labeling.

The backs of the panels are for journaling.

Making this journal was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun! If you would like to make your own, be sure to visit Susie McGuire at the Creative Cafe for her wonderful tutorial.

Also, be sure to see part one and part two of this album, which I posted over the past few days to see all the pages.

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