A 'Hooray' Sliding Panel Birthday Mini Album

Today's project is a birthday themed mini album made with the festive 'Hooray' collection by Authentique.  This mini album measures 7 1/4" x 5" inches & has a 2 3/4" inch spine.

The mini album was for sale in my Etsy shop, The Midnight Kraft Desk but has since sold. However, I can make this type of mini album in any theme.  If interested, feel free to reach out to me either via here or my Etsy shop.

I did not have the opportunity to create a tutorial for this project. If enough requests come in, I'll add this project to the list of tutorials that I can put together for the future.  At a minimum, I'll create a brief tutorial on how to create the pages used in this album.

I've created a large shaker on the cover of the album. As soon as I saw this collection, I knew I wanted to embed a shaker in my project.  At first, I was going to use the shaker as the spine of the album, but after some thought I decided to add it to the cover instead.

Each page in the album consists of a sliding panel on one side & a pocket on the other. 

The sliding panel keeps the photo mats underneath closed. The sliding panel can move from left to right & reveals a photo mat underneath each side. When the sliding panel completely moves to one side, the photo mat on the opposite side can then be opened.

On both the front & back covers there is a belly band.  Inside each belly band I've put a folded photo mat measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" inches. These photo mats can hold up to 4 photos each measuring up to 4" x 5 1/4" inches.

Each photo mat underneath the sliding panel flips open revealing additional space for photos. These photo mats measure 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" inches and can store photos measuring up to 3" x 4" inches.

Each pocket page measures 7" x 4 1/2" inches. These pockets can easily fit 4" x 6" inch photos--no cropping necessary.

Supplies: Paper - Authentique, Other - Sequins

Below is a video walkthrough of this mini album. Enjoy & stay safe!

A 'Flawless' Cascading Mini Album

Happy Mother's Day everyone!  I hope you all are staying healthy & safe. Mother's Day took a whole new meaning for me some seven years ago with the birth of my son. Having him introduced me to the world of motherhood & let's just say that I finally understood many things about my own mom when I became a mom myself.

I'm fortunate to have my mom still with me.  She's in her early 80's and in relatively good health.  For my Mother's Day project, I've created another version of a cascading mini album. I've used the lovely 'Flawless' collection for my project.

This album is for sale in my Etsy shop, The Midnight Kraft Desk.

The album measures 5" x 3 3/4" inches with two 2" inch spines. I've decorated the outside of the album with a mini mushroom bird & fabric flowers.  The pink star organza flower is from my own stash. I still have a few of these flowers in different colors available for sale in my Etsy shop.  

The album is held closed with magnets.

The album consists of 10 pocket pages.  Each pocket page measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" inches. Inside each pocket there are photo mats measuring 4 1/2"x 3 1/2" inches. Each photo mat is decorated with a cut-apart from the collection.

I've further decorated the borders of every pocket with silver washi tape. The backs of each pocket were all decorated with the coordinating Spectrum card stock 'Tickled Pink'.

The pages are attached with an accordion binding to the album. 

The first pocket page is attached to the front cover of the album with magnets. All pages of the album can extend giving the album a cascading effect.

Here's a side view of the album. As shown, the accordion binding is not attached to the album itself.

This album would provide a unique way for storing pictures & journaling of mom or for mom. Below is a video walkthrough of the album.  

Supplies: Paper - Authentique 'Flawless' collection, Other: Mushroom Bird, Fabric Flowers, Magnets

Enjoy & stay safe!

A 'Purebred Pets' Pop Up Star Mini Album

For today's post, I've revisited the pop up star mini album technique.  I've made an attempt in the past at this type of mini album with the Mister collection--see original post here on the Authentique blog. I have to say that I prefer this current technique better.  It's easier to add photos to the album as well as organize & manage.  I do not have a tutorial for this album--unfortunately I could not find the time to make it.  Between working from home during the day & then distance learning at night with my son; I'm busier now than I was before.  However, if enough requests for a tutorial come in--I'll find some time in the near future to put one together.

I've used the adorable Purebred Pets collection for this album. The mini album was for sale in my Etsy shop, The Midnight Kraft Desk but has since sold. However, if you like this style of mini album, feel free to reach out to me either via my blog or through my Etsy shop & I can make this type of album in a theme of your choice.

The front of the album is kept pretty simple. I've added a bit of dimension to the dog by fussy cutting the image from a 2nd piece of designer paper & adhering it on top of the first image with foam pop dots.  I then colored in his collar to add a splash of color.

The album measures 7 1/2" x 7 1/4" inches when closed.  There are a total of five pages & has a ribbon closure.

Each page has a pop up element. These pop up mats measure 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" inches & can hold photos measuring up to 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" inches. On either side of the center pop up element is an additional space for photos.  These mats measure 5 1/4" x 6 5/8" inches and can fit photos measuring up to 4" x 6" inches.

Each pop up page is decorated with different elements such as flaps, corner & middle belly bands, 3" x 4" inch cut-aparts & stickers from the Purebred collection.

Each pop up page was created by adhering one page to the other & in turn creating a large pocket.  There are a total of four pockets in the album.  Inside each pocket is a large photo mat measuring 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" inches.  These photo mats can store several small photos or one large photo.

Since this is a pop up star mini album--the album can be opened & put on display on any shelf, desk or table.  

The top view of the album clearly shows why these sort of albums are called 'star' mini albums. The album can be held open by using the ribbon or by using one of the decorative bone shaped paper clips that come with the album.

Supplies: Paper - Authentique 'Purebred Pets' collection, Card Stock - Paper Studio 65 lb, Other - Ribbon

Below is a video walk through of the album. These sort of albums are a bit difficult to photograph--so the video really helps to visually understand how this album works.

Enjoy & stay safe!