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* making it easy to fold the cover for your mini album.

• 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.

• 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.