Now that Christmas is over, I finally have some time to record a tutorial for the albums I made this year. These are so cute and really not that difficult to make.
They open up to form a star which can be hung as an ornament.
I think they would be a great first Christmas gift for a new baby or a newlywed couple. Each year for 12 years, a new picture can be added. They’re also great as a collection of photos from Christmases past (as I did) or a year in pictures (one for each month).
I made 18 of these little albums this year for my parents, siblings, nieces and nephews.
If you’d like to make one, here’s a tutorial.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Materials list:
- 12 photos sized no larger than 1.75” x 1.75”
- 18” ribbon (anywhere from one half to one inch wide)
- White glue
- Glue stick
- Scoring board
- Plain scrapbook paper
- Three coordinating sheets of scrapbook paper (I used Winter Flannels from Hot Off The Press)
- Distress ink
- Paper board (I used a cereal box)
Cover:
- Cut a 4 1/8” x 7 1/2” rectangle from the plain scrapbook paper.
Score lengthwise at 1/2” and 3 5/8”.
Score crosswise at 1/2”, 3 5/8”, 3 7/8” and 7”. - Cut two 3 1/8” squares from paper board (the second largest Nestabilities square die works perfectly for this)
Pages:
- Cut three 3” x 12” strips and one 9” x 12” strip from the first color. Score every 3 inches.
- Cut two 2.5” x 12” strips and one 2.5” x 10” strip from the second color. Score every 2.5 inches.
- Cut two 2” x 12” strips and one 2” x 4” strip from the third color. Score every 2 inches.
