Hello my friends. I'm back today to present the tutorial for the tri-fold shutter mini album that I originally presented for Valentine's Day with the 'Love Notes' collection by Authentique. You can find the original post here on the Authentique blog.
I hope you're all staying safe during this difficult time that we're all going through. Besides working from home & learning from home (for my son)--I've found that crafting has been a distraction for me & has taken my mind away from what's going on around the world right now. I hope you all find this tutorial helpful & provides an outlet to something a bit more pleasant.
For this project, I've used the 'Dublin' collection by Authentique. This is my St. Patrick's Day project. Yes, I'm a little late but better late than never as they say.
This album is also available for sale in my Etsy shop: The Midnight Kraft Desk. Feel free to visit if interested.
As with the 'Love Notes' Tri-fold mini album--I've followed the same design & techniques with the 'Dublin' mini album. The album measures 7" x 8 1/2" inches. It has two 1/4" inch spines and is held closed with a sliding belly band.
The belly band is decorated with mulberry paper & fabric flowers. I also added a St. Patrick's themed sticker from my own stash.
This album is an overload of green! It has all sorts green shades--I love it. :-) The primary pages are held closed with a belly band that tucks in behind the pages. The belly band is decorated with a slider that has an image of what else...but a four leaf clover!
The album has two angled pockets on the inside of both covers. Inside the pockets are tags. Both tags measure 7 1/2" x 3 1/2" inches.
On the inside are two photo mats (one on each side) that can hold photos measuring up to 3" x 4 1/2" inches.
There are two additional photo mats on the back of each page.
In the center of the mini album there is a pocket. Inside the pocket are two tags. The larger tag measures 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" inches & the smaller one measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" inches.
These tags are used to keep the waterfall in place.
Finally, behind the tags is a small waterfall. The waterfall consists of five pages. Each page measures 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" inches & can hold photos measuring up to 3" x 4" inches.
Below you will find two videos. One is a walk through of the mini album & the second one is the tutorial for making the mini album.
Enjoy & stay safe my friends.
