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I wanted to create an album that was specifically geared towards using Prima Marketing A4 paper pads. I find these pads are the greatest value and I waste much less when using them for cardmaking. This album maximizes the pad and allows you enough pages to showcase the various patterns in the Georgia Blues pad. I've linked all of Prima's A4 pads at the end of this post so you can choose the one that works for you.
I find this method of album construction the easiest. I determine my scrapbook paper page size and build from there. To cut the A4 paper in half it is roughly 4 1/8". From there I determined a height I thought was proportional, 7 3/8". Next I cut watercolor pages to the sizes in the photo above.
7 1/2 x 8 7/8"
7 1/2 x 9 5/8"
7 1/2 x 10 3/8"
I scored each piece 4 1/4" from each side.
I wanted the gutter between my pages to have some color, since many of the pages were dark blue, so I wrapped washi tape around the panels to the back, between the score lines as shown. I burnished the tape very well.
Next, I used my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board to make some small envelopes to add as flaps to a couple of my pages.
I cut chipboard covers to (two) 4 1/2 x 7 3/4" and (one) 3 x 7 3/4" . I glued them onto fleece/batting with a small gap between each panel and cut the edges even all the way around. Then I wrapped the panel in cloth and mitered the edges, as shown. I covered the inside with paper, carefully using a bone folder to gently make the folds in the paper, as not to tear it.
I nestled the pages together and glued them to the inside spine of the book. The result is tall and skinny but super chunky mini album!
I glued elements to the cover in collage style.
Here's a look at the inside...
I was down to the wire to get this one finished, but will try to share a video in the next week or so, so make sure to bookmark or Pin this post and revisit. We hope you will join our challenge at Mini Album Makers and make sure to visit our DT posts for a chance to win the blogaversary prize!
