Hi everyone and thanks for joining me in this marathon project lol. Apologies for the long video tutorial but its worth it I promise :-)
To make this project I used the Petal Garden DSP. When I first saw this DSP I knew I wanted to make a mini album, I felt the paper was just made to be used in this way. I think the Petal Garden Memories and More Card Pack would really compliment this project. Might have to put that on my wish list!
I have made a mini album using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits before, but this one has a different binding. The original has a hidden hinge but this one uses a Bind It All which is much simpler to do ... if you have a Bind It All that is! lol
I made 4 mini treat bags, you can get 4 out of 3 pieces of A4 if you cut 2 of the big die cuts from a single sheet (repeat) and then cut 4 of the smaller die cuts from one sheet of A4. You have to make sure you lay the large dies in the correct orientation to achieve this. I used Whisper White Cardstock.
To mat the treat bags I used the Petal Garden DSP:
The Front Mat = 4 1/2 x 3 1/2
The Back Mat = 4 7/8 x 3 1/2 - I rounded the top corners of this mat because the treat Bag is shaped at the top.
I made 4 envelopes using the Envelope Punch Board. I used the 6x6 Petal Garden DSP and followed the instructions for a 3x4 card.
For the Large tags for the Treat Bags I used Extra Thick Whisper White and got 4 tags from one piece of A4. They measured 3 1/4 x 5 7/8 - to get the tag topper shape I used the Edge Die from Swirly Snowflakes
For the smaller tags in the small envelopes I used Extra Thick Whisper White Cardstock 2 3/4 x 4 1/8 - I used the Tag Punch for the top and matted the tags with DSP - 2 5/8 x 4 or if like me you wanted to save DSP you could use the off cuts from the Mats of the Mini Treat Bags.
To decorate the tag I used the large rose from Rose Wonder and I used the Water Colour Pencils to colour the rose to match the DSP.
The cover:
I used a cereal packet for this because I was covering with both Cardstock and DSP so would have enough strength. For each cover you need:-
Cereal Box card = 3 3/4 x 5 1/3
Whisper White Cardstock = 5 3/4 x 7 1/2
Mat for each side = 3 13/16 x 5 7/16
Decorate the cover:
I used the Border die from Swirly Snowflakes again and cut from some contrasting DSP for both front and back - for the back that was it.
Then I cut 2 pieces 3 x 5 7/16 to layer under this border. So I was able to get the from and back from one 6x6 page of the DSP
Front cover: a ribbon was stuck on border and a bow tied.
Sentiment: I stamped a sentiment from Better Together onto Whisper White and punched it out with the Pretty label punch, then I cut another label in contesting colour (Old Olive) and cut in half to just mat behind and this was then stuck onto a Sweet Sugar Plum oval cut with the Stitched Oval Dies. As a finishing touch I used 3 enamel dots that have retired but were the right colour for my chosen DSP.
Once all the pages were made I used my Bind it All to punch the holes and add the ring binding. You can use other binding tools or use a hole punch and add separate rings or adapt this and follow my hidden hinge album instructions id you do not have a binder.
I hope you like this project, thank you for reading my post and hopefully you will have viewed the tutorial as well. I f you do make one of these I would love to see your projects. See you again soon
Gez xxx
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