Hi everyone! It’s Ashley, and I’m here today to share a Travel Mini Album with you! The new Cool Kid collection has some travel themed images, so I decided to go with this collection for the album. I created my own base pages, which was really easy. I started by cutting White cardstock to 8x6 inches. This way, when I folded my album in half, the page sizes would be 4x6.
I chose several patterned papers from the Cool Kid collection and cut them to the same size of the cardstock. I adhered the patterned paper to the front and back of the cardstock. Once I had each of the base pages completed, I folded each one in half. To secure the pages together, I machine stitched through the folded center of all of the pages, while holding them together.
Since I wasn’t working with a specific travel themed collection, I decided to keep the embellishing to a minimum. For the front cover, I added an album title using the Play Thickers and fussy cut letters from the Superhero patterned paper. I also added one of the paper clip stars from the Embellishments pack for texture on the front cover.
Inside the album, I added photos from a trip to Arizona. My photo sizes range from 2.25x2.25, 3x3 and 3x4. When I create a mini album, I like to layer embellishments right over my photos to add interest and save space on the pages. I had White space in several of the photos in the album, so this layering technique worked perfectly.
I also wanted dimension throughout the album, so I used some of the thicker embellishments from the Cool Kid collection. I chose wood veneers, chipboard, stars and puffy stickers that went with the theme of the album. I like how these type of embellishments give a “chunky” look to the finished album!
This type of mini album is perfect for documenting a day trip, vacation or staycation. And they are quick and easy to put together, so you could make additional albums for family and friends if you’re traveling together!
Cool Kid Products used:
Crate Paper Cool Kid Awesome (680474), Crate Paper Cool Kid Adventure (680478), Crate Paper Cool Kid Handsome (680475), Crate Paper Cool Kid Boys Club (680468), Crate Paper Cool Kid Superhero (680476), Crate Paper Cool Kid Wild One (680469), Crate Paper Cool Kid Embellishments (680489), Crate Paper Cool Kid Pennants (680488), Crate Paper Cool Kid Chipboard Stickers (680482), Crate Paper Cool Kid Accent Stickers (680484), Crate Paper Cool Kid Ephemera Pieces (680483), Crate Paper Cool Kid Puffy Phrase and Accent Stickers (680481), Crate Paper Cool Kid Play Thickers (680480), Crate Paper Cool Kid Stars (680486), Crate Paper Cool Kid Embellishments (680487)
Thanks for some alternate uses for Cool Kid collection.
Posted by: Marianne Gonzales | August 30, 2016 at 06:00 AM
This is awesome, Ashley!
Posted by: Paige Stirling Fox | September 02, 2016 at 07:30 AM
I'm going to Arizona in October! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Sarah | September 03, 2016 at 12:56 AM
Love this and thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: MichelleB | September 03, 2016 at 02:12 PM
This is beautiful. Definitely a big inspiration for the travel book I really want to make.
Posted by: francis | September 05, 2016 at 02:23 PM
Very cute! I love the different take with the boys collection.
Posted by: Fauve van Maanen | September 07, 2016 at 11:56 PM
Great work! All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Wow! This is amazing. Thanks for your blog on travel mini album inspiration. Thanks for this, again.
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