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.
Materials Used: (*affiliate links)
- #663635 Sizzix Notebook Die by Eileen Hull*
- Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
- White Mat Board*
- Bloom Scrapbook Collection by Echo Park*
- Xyron Creative Station*
- White Cardstock*
- Silver Twine*
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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!
- 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.
- The notebook die creases the center of mat board as it goes through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
- Cut a 2 1/4″ x 5″ strip of decorative paper to use for the spine and run it through the Xyron Creative Station*
- Cut 5 cardstock pages using the notebook die.
- Crease the cardstock on the center score lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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