Hi friends! It’s Amber here, and I’m so excited to be on the Crate Paper blog today sharing a creative mini album just in time for all of Fall’s delicious food and festivities. I had the easiest time crafting this mini album thanks to the newest addition to Designer Destination at JOANN!
If you didn’t already know, Maggie Holmes’s collection Heritage is now available in stores! In addition to many of the collection’s products, there’s also an amazing all-in-one Project Pad. It’s never been easier to obtain and create with incredible scrapbook items.
And with it being Fall, I wanted to use the Heritage products to create something that fit the theme! I had also been itching a make a new mini album. After some brainstorming, I decided to create a mini album that contained some favorite Fall recipes – a Fall Recipes “cookbook” if you will. I gathered some of my favorite recipes I make every year around this time of the year and filled out some recipe cards to fill it!
To make the actual album, I adhered two 12 x 12 patterned papers back to back. This way, the album would have a pattern on the outside and inside. Then, I trimmed it down to 7.5 inches tall x 12 inches wide. Afterward, I scored a line at inches 5 and 7 long ways to make a two-inch spine. I then folded along to score lines to make the book shape.
I then used an accordion style technique to add page dividers onto the inner spine. One this was secure, I began making my pages. To do this, I trimmed down patterned papers to 7 inches tall by 9.5 inches long. I made six pages my for mini album. I then scored a line at the 4.5-inch mark long ways.
I used strong adhesive tape on the sides and bottoms of each page but left the top edge untouched. Then I folded each page along the score line and adhered the sides/bottoms onto the page dividers. This made each page a pocket with an open top. The dimensions of each page were 7 inches tall by 4.5 inches long.
Once each of the pocket pages were secured into the album, I began my embellishing the pages and cover! For a few of the pages, I made fun little tabs using the pretty wax seals to seal them closed. After the pages were embellished, I decided to add label tabs to each one so I could easily identify the recipes inside.
I used the tab punch by EK tools make the label tabs. It’s the perfect little punch that added the cutest touch! I adhered a tab onto the top right corner of each page and wrote the recipe names directly on them. You best be sure I added my favorite recipe onto the very first page – my white cheddar Mac n Cheese! I make it every year for Thanksgiving.
After the pages and album cover were finished, I inserted my recipe cards into their designated pages. I adhered a ribbon onto the album and used it to secure the mini album closed. And that’s it, friends! I now have an adorable mini album containing my favorite Fall recipes to use as a Fall “cookbook.” It’s the perfect Fall project that’s as practical as it is pretty. You can also use it as a decoration to display in your kitchen, so you always have it handy while cooking in the Fall.
I hope you feel inspired by this fun project! Be sure to head over to JoAnn’s to pick up Heritage products to create your own Fall recipes mini album. Happy scrapping, friends!
Supplies: Heritage – Washi Tape (350955), Cardstock Stickers ( 350945), Ephemera (350948), Project Pad (350992), Homestead (350926), Elsie (350923), Perennial (350921), Grandma (350929), Olive (350924), Wax Seals (350946)
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