I found a very fun tutorial for making this great "Folding Photo Album." You can find the tutorial here at Mariana's You Tube Post.
My album measures 5-1/8" x 5-1/8" x 3/4"
For the outside piece I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock 10-3/4" x 5-1/8". I scored it at 4", 4-3/4" and 10". Then I cut another piece of Basic Black card stock at 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" and I scored that one at 3/4". There should be enough left over from the first piece to cut the second piece.
For the inside piece I cut a 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock to 10-1/4" x 5-1/8" and I scored that piece at 5-1/8". I cut a second piece at 5-1/8" x 11". I scored that one at 5-1/8" and at 10". Glue the two pieces together leaving the folded edge on the "third" page. Cut one more piece at 5-1/8" x 5-1/8". This will be the fourth page. Glue this piece to the 1-1/2" folded edge. Glue it to the top of that edge so it will be hidden behind the last page.
To assemble my album I used liquid glue, Aleen's, School Glue or even a Glue Stick. I used Aleen's Tacky glue for mine. When making albums like this I prefer to use glue because it dries VERY firm so my album actually has some substance to it when I hold it. It has the feeling of a hard "book board" cardboard.
I cut some Island Indigo for my layers. You will have to click on a photo to see that since the base of my album is Basic Black. I chose a "basic" color because I had lots of it and I though it would be easier to build off of it with my layering.
I also chose the Watercolor Wonder decorative paper to decorate my album. You can layer and decorate as much as you would like. Personally I thought this was fun but a lot of time invested in it. More than I cared to spend on it, which means I probably won't be making another one anytime soon!
I also chose the Watercolor Wonder decorative paper to decorate my album. You can layer and decorate as much as you would like. Personally I thought this was fun but a lot of time invested in it. More than I cared to spend on it, which means I probably won't be making another one anytime soon!
I added layered "frames" and on many of them I only glued 3 edges so it became a pocket for adding more photos or for journaling. I added stamped and punched flowers, tags, tabs and of course pockets. There were no real diagrams on how to do each page so I was on my own. I just kept adding different layouts for the pages and was REALLY glad when I had finished it. I had set it aside to dry but still needed to do the front. You can get some fun ideas using the pages posted on the link.
For the front I used the En 'Francais background stamp. I stamped off twice so I could get a softer image so it can be used as a background for a photo or words. I also added a stamped and punched flower to the front.
The album stays closed by some button magnets. I hid them behind a couple of flowers. You can see one of the flowers on the second photo, on the right inside the album. See the little flower? Behind that is a magnet. And on the bottom photo, on the left side you can see a yellow flower. The magnet is hidden behind that. These are very strong magnets and the still "stick" between all that card stock.
Be patient, these take a lot of time to make! I made this for a friend and I'm sure she will find a use for it!
Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda
