Mini School Album What a Great Kid!

Hello and good day to everyone!  Today I would like to show you my little School Days Album that I just finished for a customer.  

Mini School Album

As you can see from the front cover I used matching textured cardstock from American Crafts and Doodlebug Designs.  Incorporated a few of my favorite chipboard embellishments that she wanted for her son.  The star was handmade - using a pattern.  To do this cut out the pattern on chipboard - then adhere your favorite cardstock - then put glue dots on the back to hold the chipboard piece in place.  Be careful - if you  decide you don't like where you put the piece, it will tear the paper.  I always layout before I adhere my glue dots!

This is a much closer image of the Star and the Field Trip Sign that was made using chipboard and matching papers.

This is something I recently found out.  At Walmart - you can now print off 4x4 photos. The photos are 4x4 and you have the whole picture in tact. Using this size will allow you to fill up a small mini album. 

My customer wanted the waterfall effect for her school album - you can put photos on both sides and you can adhere ribbon to close the album.  On the binds - are chipboard crayons - same concept make them and cut them out. This saves money buying chipboard embellishments!!

If you notice look at the corners and how they are folded to look like the inside of a book.  The papers are protected and will not come loose.

This is what I love about American Craft cardstock - see the woven paper. It is soft, easy to apply photos, and it lasts.  I adhered a label at the top to write the dates of events.

The final page of the waterfall has a cute pocket I made out of cards.  Take cards and adhere your adhesive around both sides and the bottom.  I adhere glue dots at all corners so the pocket will not expand. Don't over load pockets with photos - remember it is only cardstock.  Limit 4 photos on photo mats for your pockets.

Thank you and enjoy and see you tomorrow for a step by step tutorial on how to make a hard bind cover book from wood and cardstock.