Hi there, I am Maggi Harding and I am super excited to be the guest designer this month! This is such a great blog, with so much inspiration for all mini album makers from those that are just learning to those that have been making minis for years. There's something for everyone.
Now, I know it's December and I know many of us are deep into holiday projects, but I thought it would be fun to take a break from that and do something really colorful and fun. Bright and bold colors are my favorites and so I've chosen Graphic 45's World's Fair collection to make a really fun mini with lots of interactive pages.
In the process video tutorial below, I show you how I made all the pages and share some of tips and tools with you. If you like my tutorial, please subscribe to my channel and give me a thumbs up, I surely would appreciate that!
Now here's a look at some of the pages inside.
This page features a set of photo mats that are layered over each other and flip up; this is called a waterfall. These are great fun to build and I used a Spellbinder's Tammy Tutterow die set to make my waterfall.
I also incorporated a couple of Graphic 45 Policy Envelopes in my mini. They are great for holding little loose objects that you don't want to lose. You can use most envelope in your mini, it does not have to be a Policy Envelope. On the right side there's a tuck spot and a flap that opens up to reveal another photo or journaling spot.
The left page has a flip up that hides a pull out that can hold 5 photos. The right side is the front of another Policy Envelope.
The right side has a flip up that hides a journaling spot. It's also a pocket page and you can see the red pull tab peaking out at the top right.
I think this is my favorite set of pages. The left features a simple pocket, but the right has lots of fun flips. The below photo shows the page with the first part flipped open.
After flipping the horizontal layer out, you can flip the floral page up and underneath that is another page that also flips up. You can better see all the action on this page in the video tutorial.
Supplies:
Graphic 45 Worlds Fair Collection
Cardstock
Light weight chipboard
Zip Dry Glue
1/8" thick foam tape
Scor-Tape assorted widths, 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"
Miscellaneous Petaloo flowers
Cinch machine for binding - Note you could easily punch two or three holes and bind with rings.
I hope this has inspired you to play along with the December challenge for a chance to win an Eileen Hull Sizzix Scoreboard XL Mini Album die.
