Welcome to a new year, i havent written on here since my mums passing last year, but have been creating a bit this year , best start & add things to here
Today i thought i would create a mini album for my friend, Helen
ingredients used
Bee Arty 350 gsm white cardstock they come in packs of 10 ( ive used A4 cardstock but you can use 12 inch cardstock depending on which size you use, depends on how many sheets mine wasnt a full packet when i started .so if you use scraps for photo mats then only need 4 -5 sheets ,
Kaisercraft range of Lilic Mist collection
lilic mist collectables
purple kaisercrft bling flowers
lilic ribbon from my stash
flourish
chipboard for cover
brass corners ( 4 )
corner rounder
Card deco platinum blue purple ink -- Ink on your patterned sheets
How to create Album cover
(1 ) cut 2 pieces of box board or chipboard out at 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
& 1 piece at 2 & half by 6 1//2 , if you wish to make more pages this will have to go wider for the spine.
(3 ) Tape ribbon to the inside of the chipboard half way in gives it strength , ,on the 2 longer covers to tie in bow when complete ,
(4) join the 3 sections together,keeping a small gap between each for folding your album as a rule its a quarter of a inch, but can be smaller as long as you can bend the book cover keeping the smaller one in the middle ( i use cloth tape )
(5) now starting in the spine area ,cover patterned papers to both outside and inside of spine ( smaller box board ,)
(6) cut 2 peices of patterned papers that measures 8 1/2 " x 7 1/2 "
this goes on the front & back covers. mitering ( cut off the corners of outer edge ) the 2 corners , then fold in .
cut 2 - . 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 " and add to the inside of both front and back covers then add your brass corners
on inside of album i have placed a pocket , as when giving this away as gift , i usually make a birthday card to go inside the pocket
To Create pocket
7 1/2 x 3 1/2" score on 3 edges, mitre the bottom corners,
Hint i add clear tape to half of the folded section around the 3 edges on the inside ,it just stops the card hitting against the half inch bit , ( this is my theory, works for me hehe) then glue to the inside of the front cover, ,
patterned papers is 6 1/4 x 3 1/4" then add bling if desired.
card folder , one cardstock 8 " x 5" score in the middle and cover with deired papers on all four sides or if creating a card create as desired .
Pages
cut 4 sheets to 6 x 6 1/2" of white cardstock, score at half a inch, flatten so its easy to bend either way , here i have used a corner rounder to make a fancy edge on 2 outer edges .
add your patterned paper a 1/4 " smaller and glue to cardstock .
Joining
Starting at one end of your spine, add your pages .
i have cut 5 strips to go over the half inch peices . 6 1/2 x just a touch smaller than half inch , ( 1 cm)
Front cover
here i have inked the edges of the flowers collectables & decorated .
embellish with collectables throughout your album
seeing its a gift i have placed white cardstock with the sizes of photos required for the person or you can add your own photos any size .
2 cardstock pieces 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" inked
4 cardstoock " 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 " inked
3 cardstock " 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" inked
card folder 
brass corners
bling on butterflyHope you enjoy this , i certainly did, it only took me around three and half hours to complete ( had lunch also ) and gets some more papers and scraps out of the drawer .
Until next time happy crafting .
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