Fold those over and adhere just as we did in step 2. Once all three pieces are attached, there will be a little bit of patterned paper hanging over the top and bottom. This is leave approximately a millimeter of space between the spine and the front cover so it can easily bend open.įinally, you can adhere the front and back cover to that same spine piece. You do not want the covers touching the spine directly or else you will not be able to open or close the album correctly. Try to adhere it exactly to the middle because the two cover pieces will go on either side and we want it to look as even as possible.īefore you adhere both your covers to the 7×10 inch paper, take the height of two cardboard pieces and place it directly up against the edge of the spine. Tape or glue your chipboard spine piece to the middle of your 7×10 inch paper. Attach the front and back cover to the spine to form an album Again, adjust these measurements accordingly depending on how big you make your album. Choose your preferred paper and cut it at seven inches by ten inches. This is what will be seen from your bookshelf. The spine of your photo album may be considered just as important as your front cover. Cut a 7×10 inch patterned paper for the spine The wider the spine, the more page layouts your mini album will be able to hold. Keep in mind, you may adjust the width of the spine in order to hold more pages. This will be used for the “spine” of your mini album scrapbook. Just as we did in step 1, use your paper trimmer to cut another piece of chipboard in a three by eight inch rectangle. Cut a 3 inch by 8 inch chipboard for the album spine Make sure that the paper is dry from any glue or else it may cause a tear. If you encounter air bubbles, always have a smooth tool to assist in scraping the air bubbles out of the paper. Repeat this whole process a second time for the back cover. By now, the entire chipboard (front, corners, sides) are covered. Thus, ensuring no chipboard pokes through the four corners. When you get to the corners you can carefully fold over the few millimeters of paper we left. This will also help prevent air bubbles around the sides. Folding over the paper makes it much easier when taping it down. Then, with the paper that is left hanging off on all four sides you will want to fold it over the edges. Cut each corner off at a diagonal leaving only 2 millimeters of space between the chipboard and paper. The next step is to cut off the four corners of the paper. Once the paper is attached, you will have paper hanging off the sides. To avoid crooked patterns, it is recommended to use a ruler or a mat with measurements while adhering the two together. Otherwise, the design may become crooked if not done intentionally. Keep in mind that if you are adhering a pattern paper with a design on it, the paper will need to be a straight as possible. These two chipboard pieces will be your front and back cover of the album.
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Using either mod podge or double sided tape, adhere your decorated paper onto the two chipboard pieces.
Adhere patterned paper to your two 8×8 chipboard pieces
Typically, an 8×8 inch album is enough to hold one 6×4 inch photo, two 4×4 inch photos, or multiple smaller sized photos. This will give you a good idea on how large each page layout must be to fit everything necessary. Of course, you can make your mini albums as big as you would like too, but keep in mind the other measurements must be adjusted as well.īeforehand, it is a good idea to plan out which photos exactly you wish to scrapbook. I prefer this size because it is big enough to hold many pictures but small enough to fit in your hands.
The mini album measurements are eight by eight inches. Cut 2 chipboard pieces 8 inches by 8 inches
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