Hello Summer Days Mini Album

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025Leave a comment

Hello Summer Days

I wanted to share a fun little album that I put together using

the New Sizzix Hardbound Journal by Eileen Hull* and the

“My Favorite Summer” Scrapbook Collection* by Echo Park.

It’s a simple little album that went together quickly.

Materials Used: (affiliate links)

*Disclosure: This blog uses ads and affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of my scrapbook paper before adhering it to both sides of the Matboard*.
I die-cut the pieces of the album using the Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die – Hardbound Journal by Eileen Hull* and the Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*.
I used Scor-tape* to adhere the sides to the spine.

I used twine and looped it through the top and bottom holes.

I made three little “signature books” to add to the inside of the album.
The book measured 4 1/4″ x 5″.
I decorated the books with the Echo Park “My Favorite Summer” Scrapbook Collection*.

Slide the little books onto the twine.

This was one of the quickest albums I’ve made in a long time.

It’s a great little album for adding Summer memories.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

The Blue Album-Projects Revisited

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Do you have any UFOs lying around your crafting space?

This month the Eileen Hull Creative Team was challenged to

complete an unfinished project.

This one was not as much as a UFO as it was revisiting old stuff.

The Blue Album uses the Sizzix Mini Album by Eileen Hull*

and a very old scrapbook collection from K & Company.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Does anyone remember K & Company?

I created project samples for them for 4 years.

That was 16 years ago.

So, this paper collection is at least 16 years old.

They were one of my favorite companies.

(And this collection was almost too pretty to use.)

To create the mini album…

Add adhesive to the back of the scrapbook paper. I like to use my Xyron Creative Station* to do that. It adds a complete layer of adhesive with no bubbles or puckers.
Adhere paper to both sides of a piece of matboard*.
Use the Mini Album Die* and the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine* to cut the album from the matboard*.
Decorate the front of the album with stickers and frames.
I also like to add a coordinating paper to the spine to give it visual interest.

I created three small “signature books” using cardstock for the inside of the album.
I cut them approx. 1/4″ smaller than the book.

I added them to the album by wrapping a heavy-duty upholstery thread several times around the spine.

On the ends of the thread, I added a large blue button.
The album measures 5″ x 5″ and is a great size for a small photo album or journal.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Spring Mini Album (Scrapping My Stash)

March 25, 2025Leave a comment

Scrapping My Stash

Do you have an enormous amount of saved paper scraps?

Do you have a problem throwing them away?

If you do, you may enjoy my Spring Mini Album.

It’s part junk journal and part bits and pieces.

During March Madness Basketball this past weekend,

I took the opportunity to play around in my studio.

The inspiration was a bag of paper scraps from the many

Spring Paper Collections I’ve saved.

With the excessive amount of paper I’ve collected and hoarded

over the years, I’m trying to use what I have.

The Spring Mini Album measures 5″ x 5″ and uses the

Sizzix Mini Album by Eileen Hull*.

Inside the album, I created a “signature book” that I stitched

together using thin pink twine. I added it to the album by

wrapping the twine several times around the spine.

On the other side of the album,

I made a small waterfall album tied with a cream ribbon.

I made a small embellishment using a metal ring tag* and circles

cut from the scrapbook paper and attached it to the spine.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Summer Blooms Mini Album

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Summer Bloom Mini Album

How to make a Summer Blooms Mini Album…

I love Summer Blooms and fell in love with the new Bloom Collection*

from Echo Park as soon as I saw it.

Using the Sizzix Notebook Die by Eileen Hull* and the Bloom Collection*,

I made this cute little pocket-sized mini album.

Summer Bloom Mini Album

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Summer Bloom Mini Album

Directions:

Cut two 6″ x 8-1/2″pieces of decorative scrapbook paper for the front and inside of the cover.
Lay decorative scrapbook paper (design side up) on the Xyron Creative Station* crank the handle to run the paper through the machine. As it moves through the Xyron Creative Station it adds adhesive to the back side of the paper.
Easy to use and it doesn’t need any electricity.
I like using the Xyron Creative Station* when making mini books because you get complete coverage, no wrinkling, no bubbles!

Summer Bloom Mini Album

Cut a piece of mat board 6″ x 8-1/2″.
Adhere the decorative paper on each side of the mat board.
Lay the covered mat board over the notebook die* sandwiched between two cutting plates.
Crank the handle of the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine* and run the die through the machine. The Big Shot will cut and score the mat board.

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The notebook die creases the center of mat board as it goes through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine* making it easy to fold the cover for your mini album.

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Cut a 2 1/4″ x 5″ strip of decorative paper to use for the spine and run it through the Xyron Creative Station*. Adhere the strip to the spine of the book.
Cut 5 cardstock pages using the notebook die.
Crease the cardstock on the center score lines.

Summer Bloom Mini Album

Wrap the twine around the inside creases and around the outside of the book cover to secure the pages.
FYI…I wanted this Mini Album to be all about the pictures, so I kept the pages white. There are no fancy embellishments or special pages inside this album.

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After I had all my pages together, I tied the pieces of twine together in one knot on the spine and added a small metal heart charm. I placed a small floral sticker from the Bloom Collection* to the center of the heart.
As an afterthought, after I took the above pictures, I added Sizzix Effects™ Liquid Gloss* over the heart. The Liquid Gloss gives the heart a clear domed look and will seal in the sticker.

Summer Bloom Mini Album

Decorate the front of the album with Stickers from the Bloom Collection*.
For added dimension, place the sticker on a small piece of matboard.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Love Notes Tag Album

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Love Notes Tag Album

Creating a Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine’s Day.

My husband and I are not particularly gushy or romantic people.

But we have, on a rare occasion, left a love note or two.

One year for Valentine’s Day, he declared he would write me a love letter

for each day of the week. I think he made it to day #3.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

For Valentine’s Day this year…

I thought I would pull out my Valentine’s Stash and create a small Love Notes

Tag Album using the Sizzix Library Pocket Die by Eileen Hull*.

I think I need to “Craft My Stash” more often.

It’s amazing the misc. things I found in my Valentine’s drawer and how well

they all went together.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

Materials Used for the Love Notes Tag Album: (*affiliate links)

Miscellaneous Valentine’s Day Themed Scrapbook Paper and Stickers
Sizzix Library Pocket Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Thinlets Tile Alphanumeric Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*
Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker*
Xyron Tape Runner*
3D Foam Mounting Squares*
DecoColor Chisel Point Gold Leaf Pen*
Tim Holtz ¾” Mini Book Rings*
Red Striped Ribbon* and Red and White Twine*

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

To create the Mini Tag Album:

I used the Library Pocket Die* and a variety of double-sided paper to create several pocket pages.
I decorated the pockets with Valentine stickers, ephemera, and hearts.
On the front cover, I used a library pocket cut from red cardstock and two from scrapbook paper. I cut off the pocket portion of each one to make them into tags. For quick assembly, I used a Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker* to add adhesive to the back of the scrapbook paper tags. I adhered the scrapbook paper to the front and back of the cardstock tag. I created a second layered tag for the back cover.
I added a gold edge to the sides of the front and back cover using a DecoColor Chisel Point Gold Leaf Pen*.
I created letter stickers using the inside letters of the Tile Alphanumeric Die, and white cardstock ran through the Xyron Sticker Maker.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

The Mini Tag Album is bound together using a ¾” Mini Book Ring*.
The little Valentine’s coupons are from a very old “Authentique Papers” scrapbooking paper.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

To finish my album, I might add a few sweet love notes.
And I may even fill out those Valentine’s Day coupons.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

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Home for Christmas Mini Album

How to make a Holiday Mini Album…

I wanted to share with you a Simple little Christmas Album that I made for

the Eileen Hull Comfort & Joy Event over on Eileen’s Facebook Fan Page.

I used the Sizzix Notepad Scoreboard Die by Eileen Hull* and paper from

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Collection* to create the mini album.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Home for Christmas Mini Album

The album may be small, but it has plenty of room for Holiday pictures.

It measures approximately 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

Sue’s Tips for Making the Home for Christmas Mini Album:

I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of the paper before adhering it to the mat board and die-cutting the pieces to make the notepad.
I adhered the spine of the front and back cover using Rapid Fuse Adhesive*.
For the inside of the album, I created four small “signatures” to place inside the album.
To secure the “signatures” inside the album, wrap thin twine around the spine and the paper.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

I added beads to the ends of the twine and tied them again near the bottom of the spine.
Decorate the front of the album using stickers from the Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Sticker Sheet*.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

When it comes to family, Home is the best place to be.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Album

January 15, 2022Leave a comment

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Album

I thought I would share with you a fun little album I made for Xyron using

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Collection by Photo Play Paper.

A great album to add your photos.

“This post is sponsored for Xyron. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Materials Used:

LOV3151 Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Collection Pack*
LOV3159 Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Cardstock Ephemera
Xyron Creative Station®*
Xyron 9” Permanent Adhesive Refill for Creative Station*
Xyron Tape Runner*
3″ Xyron Disposable Sticker Maker*
Xyron Adhesive Eraser*
Sizzix Mat Board*
Book Binding Machine*
Book Binding Coil*
Cardstock: Black, White
Paper Cutter*
Scoring Board and Scoring Tool*
1” Circle Punch*
1/8” Hole Punch*
Red and White Twine*
Turquoise Ribbon
White Thread and Small Red Button

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Directions:

For the cover, cut the matboard into two 5” x 7” pieces.
Cut two 5” x 7” pieces of black dot scrapbook paper and two 5” x 7” pieces of diagonal stripe paper.
Place the scrapbook paper into the Xyron Creative Station®* design side up. Crank the handle to run the scrapbook paper through the machine. As the scrapbook paper goes through the Xyron Creative Station, it adds a complete layer of adhesive to the back of the scrapbook paper. (You will need to add adhesive to all four pieces of scrapbook paper.)
Remove the clear protective coating. Peel the paper from the white backing and stick it directly onto the matboard. Each piece of the mat board* will have black dots on one side and diagonal stripes on the other.
The Black Dot Scrapbook paper will be on the front and back cover with the diagonal stripe paper on the inside.
Cut two 1 ½” x 7” strips of diagonal striped paper. Run the strips through the Xyron Creative Station®* to add adhesive to the back.
Stick onto the edge of the front and back cover. Pay special attention to the placement on the back cover so that the pieces line up on the right side.

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For the inside pages, cut six 5” x 7” pieces of black cardstock.
Cut two 9¼” x 7” pieces of black cardstock. Score the cardstock at 5” lengthwise to create a page that has a flap.
Adhere a variety of Tulla & Norbert Love Story scrapbook paper onto the front and back of each section of the black cardstock using the Xyron Tape Runner*.
Using a Book Binding Machine*, bind the album together.
Cut apart the 3” x 4” journaling cards to adorn the front cover and some of the inside pages.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

A great way to add adhesive to the Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Ephemera is to place them into the 3″ Xyron Disposable Sticker Maker*. Just pull, rub, and stick. To remove any excess adhesive around the die-cut pieces, use the Xyron Adhesive Eraser*.
Create fun page flaps and pockets to add your album using stickers, die-cuts, ribbon, and twine*.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

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Simple Vintage Fall Memories Scrapbook Album

The Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album is the perfect place for your Fall Memories.

The album uses Simple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest Collection*

and the New Full-Sized Journal Die* from Eileen Hull and Sizzix.

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

One Important Thing to Note…

with the NEW Full-Sized Journal Die* is that you need to have a machine that is wide enough to cut the die. The original Big Shot is not. You’ll need to have a Sizzix Big Shot Plus* or Sizzix Big Shot Pro*.
Because I don’t have the New Full-Sized Journal Die* yet, Eileen sent me mat board cuts of the album. (you can purchase the album cuts in Eileen Hull’s Etsy Shop)

I’m in love with the beautiful papers from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest Collection*. I used them for the front and back cover of the album. (and I will add them later to embellish the inside of the album)
I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of the paper before adhering to the mat board. I get great coverage on my albums with no wrinkles or bubbles. (Xyron is my favorite adhesive to use when making albums.)
I trimmed my paper with a craft knife* and cutting mat* and sanded the edges with a sanding block*.

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

I folded six 8 1/2″ x 11″ pieces of cardstock in half to create little “stories” to insert inside your album.
I used thin twine to add my “stories” to the spine.

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

I covered the small label with some faux leather paper. (That I’ve hoarded for the last ten years.)
I cut the words “Fall Memories” out of StyleTechCraft Brushed Gold Chrome Adhesive Vinyl* and my Silhouette Cameo Electronic Cutting Machine*. It looks like gold embossed leather.
I used a piece of ¼” white elastic* and lightly inked it with vintage photo distress ink* to give it an aged look.
The finished album is 6 ¼” x 8 ¾”.

Simple Vintage Fall Memories Album

I’m happy with the way the album turned out…

and I love the size of the New Eileen Hull Full-Sized Journal.

♥ Now I’m off to take More Fall Photos.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

May 25, 2021September 23, 20217 Comments

The Sweet Life Tiny Book

The Sweet Life Tiny Book.

The theme for Eileen Hull’s teams this month was “Crafting with Unconventional Materials”.

I do love a crafty challenge. I’ll admit this one stumped for a minute or two.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

This challenge had my waistline taking one for the team.

The mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were leftover from Easter.

I can’t think of a better way to use them up.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

Materials Used:

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

Directions:

Carefully unwrap the peanut butter cup wrappers. Smooth out the wrinkles using your fingernail.
Place the wrappers into the opening of the disposable sticker maker. Pull the wrappers through on the back of the machine, tear.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

Cut the wrappers into smaller strips and pieces.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

Carefully peel the wrappers from the adhesive backing and place them randomly onto a 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of matboard.
Lay the matboard on the Sizzix Tiny Book Die facedown.
Run the die through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine* to cut out the Tiny Book cover.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

Carefully fold the book on the score lines.
Cut two pieces of white cardstock 2 3/4″ x 11″. Score both pieces of cardstock every 2 1/8″ to create a long accordion piece. You will end up with a small tab at the end of both strips. Use the first tab to connect the strips. Cut the second tab off. Refold to make a long accordion strip.
Adhere both ends of the cardstock into the front and back cover.

Crafting with Candy Wrappers

To embellish the front of the album, I cut the words “The Sweet Life” using White Glossy Craft Vinyl* and a Silhouette Electronic Die-Cutting Machine*.

Kaisercraft’s Flower Shoppe Accordion Book and Card

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Leave a comment

How to make an Accordion Album

How to make an Accordion Album using Kaisercraft’s Flower Shoppe Collection.

A quick way to make a mini album to showcase a few memorable pictures.

The album would make a great gift for someone special.

How to make an Accordion Album

Materials Used: (*affiliate link)

*Disclosure: This blog uses affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

Accordion Album made with Kaisercrafts's Flower Shopped Collection.

Directions:

Cut two 4″ x 6″ matboard panels.
Cut two 5″ x 7″ green polka dot paper pieces. You will need to generously apply adhesive to the back of the paper. I like to use my Xyron Creative Station to add adhesive. Run the paper design side up through the machine to add a “complete layer” of adhesive on the paper. (no wrinkles, no electricity)
Lay matboard on center back of polka dot paper. Miter paper edges by cutting diagonal triangle off each edge of four corners, leaving 1/8″ space between cut and matboard. (TIP…save triangles to cover edges if corners don’t meet) Fold edges over the matboard and adhere. Repeat with the second set of panels.
Decorate the front of the album using designs from the “Arrangement” paper. I layered the “bloom where you are planted” 3″ x 4″ section onto a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of cardstock. For added dimension, I adhered the layers onto a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of matboard.
Paint four metal corners with white multi-media paint. After the paint has fully dried, lightly sand over the corners to reveal the embossed design. Fold around edges of the matboard layer. Adhere layered matboard to the front of the album cover.

Kaisercraft Flower Shoppe-Accordion Album

Cut two 5-7/8″ x 12″ strips of “sunroom” scrapbook paper. Score lengthwise every 3-7/8″. You will end up with 3 panels and a small narrow section at the end of each strip approximately a 1/2″ inch. On one panel, cut the extra 1/2″ strip off. Adhere the 1/2″ tab onto the back of the other panel to create one long 6-panel accordion strip. Refold the panel if necessary.
Adhere each end of the accordion strip to the 4″ x 6″ covered chipboard panels.
Create pockets and flaps using extra scrapbook paper pieces.

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