Mother's love

A  Mother's Love and Mother's day... I have started to miss doing Mini Album's so I figured I would play around with a mini album. Lately I have been wanting to use up some of my paper stash, and so I figured it would be fun to use this during the process of making the Mini Album.

Step 1
It starts out with a 12 x 12 paper, and Score at 2 3/8” and 7 1/4”.
Now, rotate your cardstock clockwise so that the score lines are horizontal.  The 2 3/8” score line should be towards the top of scoreboard.
Step 2
Score again at 3 7/8”, 4 1/8”, 8”, and 8 1/4”.
When you look at your scored piece of 12” cardstock, you will have 3 top flaps and six similarly sized rectangles.
Trim the the 1/4” scored area from the bottom row and top flap.  Always stop trimming at the first horizontal score line.
Step 3
For the inner right hand pocket,

• Trim the top flap so that it measures 1 3/4” from the score line. Using a corner rounder, trim the outside edge of the flap.
• Trim the lower flap so that it measures 3 3/4” from the score line.
• Cut a piece of patterned paper that measures 3 1/4” by 3 3/8”.  Cut a mat that measures  3 3/8” by 3 5/8”.  Adhere the mat and patterned paper to the outside of the lower flap.
• Using a 1 1/2” circle punch, punch a semi circle in the lower flap edge.
• Attach closure mechanism to the lower flap.
• Using 1/4” ScorTape, tape the two side side edges and bottom edge of the lower flap and fold up to make a pocket.
• Flip the lower flap up and using 1/4” ScorPal tape, adhere to center section to make a pocket.

Step 4
To decorate, cut various patterned papers at 3 1/4” by 4”.  You will need a total of ten pieces of this size.  I added a 3 1/2 ” x 4 1/4”  solid mat under each patterned paper, you will need ten of those as well.

I made a pocket out of another Flap to put more photo's in.

I added a belly band to band it all and to make it store easier.

 

Hope you have fun making this....

 

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