I've bought a ton of paper pads, punches, inks, stamps, stickers, project life cards, embellishments and a bunch of other goodies.... and I've seen a hundred videos, and still had no idea where to start! You and your video have inspired me to just go for it!!!! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Hi Melinda. I was the same way. I was a wonderful consumer of scrapbook supplies but never did any scrapbooking. It's great that it works out that these same supplies can be used in mixed media. Sometimes "going for it" is all it takes to spark lots of ideas. And everything doesn't have to be perfect and beautiful. But everything can lead to learning something and making more beautiful art. :-) I like to joke that I will beat something into submission if I don't like it. Layering was really hard for me to get used to. But in time you realize the worst that can happen is you cover something or start over. So I hope you do "go for it" and I hope you have a blast. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great weekend. :-)
Laurie! You Are an "Amazing" Teacher!! You are So Patient & Clear & have an extremely Kind & Comforting Voice!! I can't wait to make one of these!! Thank you for Showing us..& Your Lovely Creativity!! ❤️😍🙌🙌🤗👍👍🦋
Thank you for doing this video. I have always wanted to do these mini books. You explained the process very well. I am inspired to do some up for gifts for my family and friends.
Best tutorial for these little books ever! I think it is because you make us feel so comfy n confident and that you are so generous with your time! Thanks!!
Tina...you are so sweet. Thank you for such a nice comment. You have no idea how much it means to me. I am so glad you enjoyed it and I really appreciate you letting me know. It is very encouraging and makes me want to continue on this journey with you guys. Thank you!!!
Just found this while looking for something else. I have made a lot of these books and I have watched a lot of tutorials but yours is the best. You go over everything slowly and calmly. Now I'm going to binge on a few of your other tutes. Thank you.
I realize this is an older video...but I wanted to let you know it was most helpful to me. My 10 year old great niece is off to sleep away camp this year. Mail call is a daily high point. I am making her a mini album filled with notes, stickers, pictures. I know she will love it. TFS. P.S. I love it too!
What stops the cracking when you fold on your fold lines, is to lightly wet the fold lines with a baby wipe. It works great for me. Try it and see if it works for you. I got it from xennero1. She is amazing. It was a really good tip.
Hi :-) You are so welcome. It's been a while since I made them too and I was thinking just the other day I wanted to get rid of some 12 x 12 paper so maybe I should make more of these. They are so fun and cute. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
These are so cute. I am going to see if I can do this in such a way that the pockets will hold ATC’s. It would be fabulous for happy mail. Even if that doesn’t work, these would be great for sharing little bits and bobs. TFS. 🙏💞🌹
Hi Grayce :-) They are fun to make and so cute and even cuter when you have more than one sitting together. I am so glad you will be making some. Thanks so much for leaving a note. :-)
Cute project. Going to make one today. Little tip : when scoring, don't press too hard plus when you fold on your score , fold opposite on score line. Kids hard to explain but in other words fold against your score line. Hope this helped. Thanks for sharing this project
I just found your channel and am having a blast watching this video. I'm enjoying your teaching style. Unrehearsed, real-time/real-life paper crafting issues that are not edited away (plus you show how to remedy each). Happy to subscribe and will be binge-watching your other videos. 🌟
Hi Sue. :-) Welcome to my channel and thanks so much for subscribing. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you will enjoy the others too. I try to do a variety of videos, some full process, some sped up etc. to appeal to all types of watchers but I'm like you and enjoy the ones that are real time best. :-) Thanks again and have a great rest of your week. :-)
Fascinating! I just watched how you make your inches!! Never seen either of these...I've seen cute mini cards decorated like your mini album, but i've never seen this! This is too cool~! I can think of fun stuff to put in them. Pictures being the fav! And you could mini scrapbook the pages around the photos with really sheer ogura papers and some dry brushing of inks or light watercolor. If I make one of the i'm going to do that first! These would be nice to hold ephemera and other thin flat collaging items. Glue a thin ribbon to both sides of the open ends to tie it securely. Keep them in and safe. Collectors of concert and movie ticket stubs would be perfect for these. Or storing the small cuttings from greeting cards we like. Endless possibilities! Thank you for sharing!!..:) You do cute stuff!
+elkeartsandcrafts Elaine Jones Hi Elaine. :-) Thank you, I am glad you like them. Well, I don't know what I did wrong then because I did score the paper. I pre scored before the video to save time and it still broke. :-( Someone told me they dampen their heavier paper so that might work. The next time I make some little books I will try that. Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment. :-)
Pretty little book. I love the color combos. We have a frozen wonderland from the same system you had but we got a dusting of snow and lots of sleet. The ground is a sheet of ice. Glad I don't have to go out. Freezing temps the next few days, so it isn't going away anytime soon.
Thank you Carol. :-) We have snow today....so now it's snow on ice. Great combo. lol I haven't been out of the house for a few days except into my own yard. I'm ready for some sun. You stay warm!!!
Yep, we're expecting snow showers this afternoon. Probably from same storm. You get it, then we get it! The next few nights are going to be single digits and teens during the day. Good weather to make some art.
Awesome...I'm so glad you are going to make some. I agree...they would be really cute as inserts. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Oh cool! I have been making these, however, my brain travels in so many different directions sometimes, I confuse myself when it came to the folding. So I made this one with you, and it was great, I got it! Thank you, great video.
My paper cracked also and it is a good quality double sided paper. I am going to try the tips that have been suggested. Good thing I picked a paper that I was not too crazy about to try this for the first time.
Hi I make alot of these ...great gifts ! I use at 2 1/2 in strip of coordinating cardstock score in about a an inch on each side leaving 1/2 inch I use this as my binding I use very sticky double-sided tape on the edge of each side helps cover up any mistakes on the hinge and makes the hinge a little stronger
Love this tutorial. You did a great job. One sugestion you might try scoring all folds. I believe that would fix the cracking problem. Score all folds first. The 6 inch abd 2 inch, then use your bone folder to press folds down. Also, i realize they are a lot more expensive but I believe an actual teflon bone folder would be better. Keep up the great job. I look forward to seeing more tutorials from you!!
love these albums so cute!!! BTW: anne from annescreations uses a little damp cloth to help the paper to fold without cracking I havent tried it! but anything is worth a try!
+Ammiel7 Thank you very much. :-) Thanks for the tip. I'm sure it would help. I remember as a kid licking the edge of paper to help it fold to keep from cracking. I have even done that as an adult. You would think as many books as I made it would have occurred to me but I think a damp cloth is a much better idea than my tongue. lol Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment. :-) :-)
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about scrapbook stores online try Jadonite Amazing Scrap Ideas Buddy (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got excellent results with it.
These are so cute, Laurie! I will have to try it sometime. But you know me....sometime could be quite a while! LOL I liked the layering of the washi tape on the binding. It added an extra special touch.
Laurie Richardson Haley By the way, I forgot to comment on how pretty all the little albums look lined up in the basket. One is pretty, but having a bunch is even prettier...makes a nice display!
Thank you Lori. :-) I liked them that way too. I needed a place to keep them until I mailed them so I grabbed this basket. I got this basket to keep on my table and put loose stuff in but it's too long to really be efficient so I abandoned that idea. It's a metal basket too which makes it really sturdy. I'll find another use for it. :-)
I just wanted to let you know that the two little strips of Washi tape look nice. I would have added a third one in the middle and put them on first then the long strips. Just a thought. You did a great job. You are a great teacher and super tutorial. I love all of the little pieces of advice and tips along the way! Great job and thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this idea 😄 Instead of the washi tape i cut some co-ordinating card 4” tall and scored 1”, 1 and half inch and 2 and half inch and place it around spine. Perfect! 😃
Hi Jammy :-) I love your YT name. Is it inspired by "Flushed Away"? :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and tweaked it to make it work for you. I might give that a try next time I make these. Thank you for sharing. :-)
Hi Liz :-) Oh wow....that's awesome!!! I know they will love them. I would love to see a photo of yours when you are done. If you would like to do that you can email me a photo and my email is on the "About" page on TH-cam. Have fun making them and thank you for letting me know you are doing this. I think it's fantastic! :-)
Hey Liz. I got your email and photos. I have tried to answer three times but my email comes back as being undeliverable. I was going to message you from YT but your profile page does not have the "message" option. So, I'm trying here to let you know I got your email and your journals are awesome!!! Thanks so much for showing me how they turned out. I asked in my email how did everyone like them? Thanks again! :-)
So sorry Laurie, not sure what happened, never mind least you got them :) everyone loved them, I was even asked where I bought them. I will be making more that's for sure, they make wonderful gifts ... all I need now is more room. Happy crafting and once again thank you so much. x
Thank you Josie. Mailing them this week if the snow and ice will go away. We had ice for two days and today it's snowing sooooooo......I'll do my best though.
Hi Laurie! Cute little booklet. I'm thinking that you may be able to glue the side and bottom of the center pages ( the ones that are glued back to back) and turn them into pockets! Insert a small tag with a cute ribbon and these can be used for journaling! Just a thought.... Love all your videos and thanks for sharing! Abi 😊
Hi Abi....thank you. Yes, you can absolutely do that. There are so many variations you can try. I hope you make some. :-) Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. :-)
I now know how to make your mini, and also the 3" x 3" minis that are so cute. Do you think it's possible to make one sheet into a little 3" by 4" journal without the pockets?
Thank you Carol :-) It may be possible but I have never tried it. You could play with the paper and measurements and see if you can achieve the results you want. :-)
Hi Laurie! Thank you for doing this! There so cute. I'm going to try and make some of these! Sorry I'm a day late commenting but my hand wasn't letting me hold my ph while I type since surgery .
Hi Debbie. You are very welcome. I hope you have fun making them and share a photo of them too. :-) Don't worry about being late....I totally understand. :-)
+Rosalyn Lopez They are really cute and fun to make so I hope you do try it. :-) Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
Do you score the paper before folding in half? Scoring the folds first is suppose to stretch the paper fibers. You then fold the side where the score is a valley. I notice the two folds you made after scoring didn’t crack.
Hmmm, it's been so long since I made these that I really don't remember but I think I remember scoring some but I might not have scored each time. I'll have to re-watch the video when I can. Thank you for letting me know what you noticed though. Next time I do anything like this I will try scoring the paper first. :-) Have a great New Year!!! :-)
I'm sorry Ruth, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. This video is quite old so I'm not sure what you might be referring too. If you could give me more info it might help. :-)
It has been so long since I bought that paper that I really don't remember. But, most likely I bought it from The Scrapbook Superstore in Sevierville, TN when I lived in Gatlinburg. If not, then it came from Hobby Lobby or Michaels.
Awesome. :-) I'm so glad you made one. The only place to send me photos is my email address unless you posted a photo on Instagram that I can see. If you go to the "About" page on my TH-cam channel you can scroll down to "View Email Address" and click on that. Then you can see my email address. Here is the link for my About page on TH-cam. th-cam.com/users/BlackbearyForestabout?view_as=subscriber
I like your little books you can put little tiny pictures and like little wallet size pictures and them they're cute so I like those I like the washi tape you used to it's beautiful
Oh I'm sorry...I forgot to answer your question. It's been several years since this video so I don't remember which bone folder I used for this video. :-) Thank you for watching. Have a great day. :-)
This video came up in my recommended list.....love the idea of these mini albums. I can't help but wonder.....as much as I love & use my score board, that if instead of folding--if everything was scored then folded and burnished with a bone folder....the "breaking" of the paper could be avoided? I may try it and let you know my results....it might not make any difference. 🤔🤔
Hi :-) This video is old so I had to take a look to see if I did any scoring and bone folder using. lol I did score the paper and burnish with the bone folder (off camera but I checked the transcript and I did say that is what I did) but the paper still broke so I have no idea if it was just that particular paper or if I did something wrong. I haven't made any since then to try out other papers. Do let me know what happens when you make some. I'd love to hear how it goes for you. There are other tips in the comments about wetting the paper first etc. but I don't worry about it and just go with the flow. lol Hope you have good luck. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Thanks so much for watching. :-)
The things I use have come from many places and I have been doing some sort of sewing or art for over 30 years. I would say most things came from places like Michaels or Hobby Lobby or online. When my mom passed away I wound up with a lot of her things too.
I've bought a ton of paper pads, punches, inks, stamps, stickers, project life cards, embellishments and a bunch of other goodies.... and I've seen a hundred videos, and still had no idea where to start! You and your video have inspired me to just go for it!!!! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Hi Melinda. I was the same way. I was a wonderful consumer of scrapbook supplies but never did any scrapbooking. It's great that it works out that these same supplies can be used in mixed media. Sometimes "going for it" is all it takes to spark lots of ideas. And everything doesn't have to be perfect and beautiful. But everything can lead to learning something and making more beautiful art. :-) I like to joke that I will beat something into submission if I don't like it. Layering was really hard for me to get used to. But in time you realize the worst that can happen is you cover something or start over. So I hope you do "go for it" and I hope you have a blast. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great weekend. :-)
Laurie Richardson Haley !
You're too hard on yourself...you are an EXCELLENT teacher!!! Love this little book. I'm going to try this today. I'll video it.
Thank you Cathy. :-) I look forward to seeing what you make. :-)
Laurie! You Are an "Amazing" Teacher!! You are So Patient & Clear & have an extremely Kind & Comforting Voice!! I can't wait to make one of these!! Thank you for Showing us..& Your Lovely Creativity!! ❤️😍🙌🙌🤗👍👍🦋
Thank you very much...you are so kind. I appreciate you watching and I really appreciate your sweet comment. :-)
HISIAM888RUHIS888 I agree, you can tell she's a nice person just by the sound of her voice. Patient, generous and friendly!
Thank you for doing this video. I have always wanted to do these mini books. You explained the process very well. I am inspired to do some up for gifts for my family and friends.
+Laura Murphy You are so welcome. I am very glad it inspired you. They are cute little books and I know your family and friends will love them. :-)
So adorable. Great tutorial. The green with birds and pink flowers is so cute!!! TFS
Thank you Lynne. :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Best tutorial for these little books ever! I think it is because you make us feel so comfy n confident and that you are so generous with your time! Thanks!!
Tina...you are so sweet. Thank you for such a nice comment. You have no idea how much it means to me. I am so glad you enjoyed it and I really appreciate you letting me know. It is very encouraging and makes me want to continue on this journey with you guys. Thank you!!!
Just found this while looking for something else. I have made a lot of these books and I have watched a lot of tutorials but yours is the best. You go over everything slowly and calmly. Now I'm going to binge on a few of your other tutes. Thank you.
Thanks so much Marilyn. I really appreciate your kind note. :-)
This is great for a quick and easy gift! And I personally love the way you did the washi and the little hinges on it too. So cute!
Thank you very much. Thank you for watching, :-)
And you are a teacher by soul,all people that share there knowledge are right!?! Love it ! Thank you.😊
Thank you Laura...that is very kind of you. I don't think of myself as a teacher but I do love sharing what I can with you guys. :-)
It is fun to watch a video of yours which is several years old. The instructions were really clear.
Oh gosh Susan....that is an old one. :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :-)
I realize this is an older video...but I wanted to let you know it was most helpful to me. My 10 year old great niece is off to sleep away camp this year. Mail call is a daily high point. I am making her a mini album filled with notes, stickers, pictures. I know she will love it. TFS. P.S. I love it too!
Thank you Bethann. I'm so glad you will make one for her. I hope you enjoy it and I'm really happy you were inspired to make one. :-)
What stops the cracking when you fold on your fold lines, is to lightly wet the fold lines with a baby wipe. It works great for me. Try it and see if it works for you. I got it from xennero1. She is amazing. It was a really good tip.
+Cathleen Hansen Thanks Cathleen. :-)
Great tip
I made loads of these a few years back but had forgotten all about them. Thanks for the reminder, I have a tonne of 12 x 12 paper to use up 👍🏻
Hi :-) You are so welcome. It's been a while since I made them too and I was thinking just the other day I wanted to get rid of some 12 x 12 paper so maybe I should make more of these. They are so fun and cute. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
These are so cute. I am going to see if I can do this in such a way that the pockets will hold ATC’s. It would be fabulous for happy mail. Even if that doesn’t work, these would be great for sharing little bits and bobs. TFS. 🙏💞🌹
Awesome! I think you can fit ATCs in them. Just be careful when gluing the sides that you leave enough space. Have fun!
I love this little book so cute! I can't wait to make some later today! TFS
Hi Grayce :-) They are fun to make and so cute and even cuter when you have more than one sitting together. I am so glad you will be making some. Thanks so much for leaving a note. :-)
Your instructions are so thorough and well explained. I made one easily and am very pleased. So keep doing what you're doing!
Thank you Corinne :-) I'm so glad you made one and enjoyed it. Thanks so much for letting me know and thank you for watching. :-)
I remember making these book as a kid in elementary school. I was pretty excited to find this video. Memories.
Cool...I didn't get to make stuff like this in school. I'm glad you had some nice memories. :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
Cute project. Going to make one today. Little tip : when scoring, don't press too hard plus when you fold on your score , fold opposite on score line. Kids hard to explain but in other words fold against your score line. Hope this helped. Thanks for sharing this project
Thank you for watching. Happy New Year :-)
Sweet little books, Laurie! I will for sure be making some. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
You are very welcome Karen. I hope you do make some and I hope I get to see them. :-)
I just found your channel and am having a blast watching this video. I'm enjoying your teaching style. Unrehearsed, real-time/real-life paper crafting issues that are not edited away (plus you show how to remedy each). Happy to subscribe and will be binge-watching your other videos. 🌟
Hi Sue. :-) Welcome to my channel and thanks so much for subscribing. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you will enjoy the others too. I try to do a variety of videos, some full process, some sped up etc. to appeal to all types of watchers but I'm like you and enjoy the ones that are real time best. :-) Thanks again and have a great rest of your week. :-)
Fascinating! I just watched how you make your inches!! Never seen either of these...I've seen cute mini cards decorated like your mini album, but i've never seen this! This is too cool~! I can think of fun stuff to put in them. Pictures being the fav! And you could mini scrapbook the pages around the photos with really sheer ogura papers and some dry brushing of inks or light watercolor. If I make one of the i'm going to do that first! These would be nice to hold ephemera and other thin flat collaging items. Glue a thin ribbon to both sides of the open ends to tie it securely. Keep them in and safe. Collectors of concert and movie ticket stubs would be perfect for these. Or storing the small cuttings from greeting cards we like. Endless possibilities! Thank you for sharing!!..:) You do cute stuff!
Thanks so much Sage. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And you are so right....there are endless possibilities. Have fun and thanks again. :-)
Good gosh, Macy, you sure came up with some good ideas. I love this video too. TFS!
wow - great project - love love loved this little booklet - awesome - thank you so much for sharing this 🌹🥰
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Very cute little book! Made one while watching the video...thank you for the 'showing how to'!
Awesome Sharon. I'm so glad you made one. Thanks for sharing that with me. :-) Thanks so much for watching. Have a great day. :-)
Very cute and charming little book...
Hi Anna...thank you very much. :-)
I find scoring before folding on most heavier papers (not card) does the trick
Nicely finished little book. Pretty layers and colours. TFS x
+elkeartsandcrafts Elaine Jones Hi Elaine. :-) Thank you, I am glad you like them. Well, I don't know what I did wrong then because I did score the paper. I pre scored before the video to save time and it still broke. :-( Someone told me they dampen their heavier paper so that might work. The next time I make some little books I will try that. Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment. :-)
Beautiful. I will make and add tea bags for the car. In their favorite flavor. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Joyce. :-) Awesome! Throw in some Peach tea bags it's great. lol Have fun making them. :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Cute little booklet. Thanks for demonstrating.
Thanks Susan :-)
Pretty little book. I love the color combos. We have a frozen wonderland from the same system you had but we got a dusting of snow and lots of sleet. The ground is a sheet of ice. Glad I don't have to go out. Freezing temps the next few days, so it isn't going away anytime soon.
Thank you Carol. :-) We have snow today....so now it's snow on ice. Great combo. lol I haven't been out of the house for a few days except into my own yard. I'm ready for some sun. You stay warm!!!
Yep, we're expecting snow showers this afternoon. Probably from same storm. You get it, then we get it! The next few nights are going to be single digits and teens during the day. Good weather to make some art.
Oh yes...going to be cold tonight. I couldn't have such "nice" weather and not share it with you. lol
Cute little mini album. Love it and easy.
it was so easy, this is the 3rd one that I have done and will be doing this way. the other 2 were not so good. thank you. really enjoyed making mine.
Oh that's awesome Teresa. :-) I'm so glad you made some and enjoyed it. Thank you for telling me. Thanks so much for watching. :-)
i think this would be a perfect mini album insert!! Definitely going to give it a go!!! TFS!
Awesome...I'm so glad you are going to make some. I agree...they would be really cute as inserts. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Thanks for sharing,made one! YAY !😊
That is awesome Deborah!!! I'm so glad you made one. You are so welcome. :-)
Oh cool! I have been making these, however, my brain travels in so many different directions sometimes, I confuse myself when it came to the folding. So I made this one with you, and it was great, I got it! Thank you, great video.
You are so welcome Linda and thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate it. And thanks so much for watching. :-)
Perfectly understood! Love this Mini Album and plan to make a few! TFS!!!
Thank you Rose. Awesome! Have fun. Thank you for watching. :-)
Great tutorial. Such a cute little album great for a gift
Thank you Lucia. :-) They are cute little things. :-)
Beautiful ( like always)! Thank you for sharing.💖
Thanks so much Laura. I appreciate all of your kind comments. :-)
Cant wait to receive mine !!!!
:-) Thank you Victor.
Too cute!! You made it seem really easy. I'm going to try it. Thank you
Thank you Rebecca. :-) I hope you enjoy making them. They are so cute and fun. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Whoohoo, can't wait to see more
Thank you Bridget :-)
Thank you Laurie,I was making theses, but did I different process yours I like the best as you get pockets on all the pgs.
Thank you Pam. Thanks for watching. :-)
so cute..i seem to adore miniature stuff
Thank you Chevy. :-) I appreciate that you commented and watched. :-)
these albums are so cute and beautiful! Thanks for sharing this tutorial! 💖
Thank you Irena :-) So glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Thank you, I just made one using Graphic 45 papers. Love it.
Thanks Joy...that's awesome!!! Thanks so much for watching. :-)
My paper cracked also and it is a good quality double sided paper. I am going to try the tips that have been suggested. Good thing I picked a paper that I was not too crazy about to try this for the first time.
I hope some of the tips work. :-)
Hi I make alot of these ...great gifts ! I use at 2 1/2 in strip of coordinating cardstock score in about a an inch on each side leaving 1/2 inch I use this as my binding I use very sticky double-sided tape on the edge of each side helps cover up any mistakes on the hinge and makes the hinge a little stronger
Thanks for watching Victoria :-)
Love this tutorial. You did a great job. One sugestion you might try scoring all folds. I believe that would fix the cracking problem. Score all folds first. The 6 inch abd 2 inch, then use your bone folder to press folds down. Also, i realize they are a lot more expensive but I believe an actual teflon bone folder would be better. Keep up the great job. I look forward to seeing more tutorials from you!!
Thank you for watching. Happy New Year. :-)
So beautiful !
Hi Glenda...thank you very much. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. :-)
Awesome Tutorial Laurie it is a fabulous little ephemera Journal tfs Laurie...Kia Kaha...
Thanks Maggie. Wow, you went way back in time with this video. :-)
love these albums so cute!!!
BTW: anne from annescreations uses a little damp cloth to help the paper to fold without cracking I havent tried it! but anything is worth a try!
+Ammiel7 Thank you very much. :-) Thanks for the tip. I'm sure it would help. I remember as a kid licking the edge of paper to help it fold to keep from cracking. I have even done that as an adult. You would think as many books as I made it would have occurred to me but I think a damp cloth is a much better idea than my tongue. lol Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment. :-) :-)
thats great then! glad I sent that tip to you!
Oh my goodness, that is just the cutest little book and you made it so pretty with the embellishments! Thanks for showing us how to make them! xoxoxo
Thank you Cathy. :-) You are welcome. :-)
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about scrapbook stores online try Jadonite Amazing Scrap Ideas Buddy (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got excellent results with it.
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These are so cute, Laurie! I will have to try it sometime. But you know me....sometime could be quite a while! LOL I liked the layering of the washi tape on the binding. It added an extra special touch.
Thank you Lori. I know exactly what you mean. My "sometimes" are unknown too. lol
Laurie Richardson Haley
By the way, I forgot to comment on how pretty all the little albums look lined up in the basket. One is pretty, but having a bunch is even prettier...makes a nice display!
Thank you Lori. :-) I liked them that way too. I needed a place to keep them until I mailed them so I grabbed this basket. I got this basket to keep on my table and put loose stuff in but it's too long to really be efficient so I abandoned that idea. It's a metal basket too which makes it really sturdy. I'll find another use for it. :-)
Very sweet little book
Thank you Laura :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
I love your creative flow!
Thanks Connie😊
I just wanted to let you know that the two little strips of Washi tape look nice. I would have added a third one in the middle and put them on first then the long strips.
Just a thought. You did a great job. You are a great teacher and super tutorial. I love all of the little pieces of advice and tips along the way! Great job and thank you!!!
Thank you. :-) Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
Thank you so much for this idea 😄 Instead of the washi tape i cut some co-ordinating card 4” tall and scored 1”, 1 and half inch and 2 and half inch and place it around spine. Perfect! 😃
Hi Jammy :-) I love your YT name. Is it inspired by "Flushed Away"? :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and tweaked it to make it work for you. I might give that a try next time I make these. Thank you for sharing. :-)
@@BlackbearyForest hah no, my real name is Jamie and Jammydodger is my nickname 😀
That's even better. I love your nickname. I love saying it. lol It's adorable. I have a sister named Jamie. :-)
@@BlackbearyForest yay another female Jamie, there aren’t too many of us around lol
Perfect explantation, after you done it looks easy to go with.
BTW Love your way of creating and thinking!
Thanks so much Mia. :-)
I coat my papers with mod podge before hand so it doesn't break :)
+Melissa Martin Hi Melissa. Thanks for your tip. I'll give it a go. :-)
You Are Great!! What an “Inspiration!!” Can’t wait to DO This!! God Bless!!🙌⭕️🙌😍🙌⭕️❌
Thanks so much :-)
Making these for colleagues at work for christmas. Thank you so much for sharing :)
Hi Liz :-) Oh wow....that's awesome!!! I know they will love them. I would love to see a photo of yours when you are done. If you would like to do that you can email me a photo and my email is on the "About" page on TH-cam. Have fun making them and thank you for letting me know you are doing this. I think it's fantastic! :-)
Hi Laurie :) 29 made now to embellish. I will send you photo's when they're finished.. so far they have great fun. :)
Awesome! I can't wait to see them. :-) :-)
Hey Liz. I got your email and photos. I have tried to answer three times but my email comes back as being undeliverable. I was going to message you from YT but your profile page does not have the "message" option. So, I'm trying here to let you know I got your email and your journals are awesome!!! Thanks so much for showing me how they turned out. I asked in my email how did everyone like them? Thanks again! :-)
So sorry Laurie, not sure what happened, never mind least you got them :) everyone loved them, I was even asked where I bought them. I will be making more that's for sure, they make wonderful gifts ... all I need now is more room. Happy crafting and once again thank you so much. x
These are so darn adorable Laurie!! So glad to see you back creating videos!! I have been missing in action also. Everyday life!! LOL Missed you!!
Thank you Denise. :-). Life has a way of doing that doesn't it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. It means a lot to me!
I think you did great. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Kelly :-)
Just found this video/you!! Love this....will be subscribed today!!
Hi Mendy and welcome. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
So cute ,cant wait to receive mine !!!!
Thank you Josie. Mailing them this week if the snow and ice will go away. We had ice for two days and today it's snowing sooooooo......I'll do my best though.
josie gitto i
Hi Laurie! Cute little booklet. I'm thinking that you may be able to glue the side and bottom of the center pages ( the ones that are glued back to back) and turn them into pockets! Insert a small tag with a cute ribbon and these can be used for journaling! Just a thought.... Love all your videos and thanks for sharing! Abi 😊
Hi Abi....thank you. Yes, you can absolutely do that. There are so many variations you can try. I hope you make some. :-) Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. :-)
I now know how to make your mini, and also the 3" x 3" minis that are so cute. Do you think it's possible to make one sheet into a little 3" by 4" journal without the pockets?
Thank you Carol :-) It may be possible but I have never tried it. You could play with the paper and measurements and see if you can achieve the results you want. :-)
Hi Laurie! Thank you for doing this! There so cute. I'm going to try and make some of these! Sorry I'm a day late commenting but my hand wasn't letting me hold my ph while I type since surgery .
Hi Debbie. You are very welcome. I hope you have fun making them and share a photo of them too. :-) Don't worry about being late....I totally understand. :-)
I've made these before but I like the twist you put on it!
Thank you Donna. They are fun little things aren't they? :-)
Yes they are and I will have to make some more now that I've watched your video. It brought my interest back to them!
I'm so glad Donna....that makes me happy. :-) Have fun!!! And thank you again. :-)
You are so welcome!
I need to try this!!! love it!!! 😍
+Rosalyn Lopez They are really cute and fun to make so I hope you do try it. :-) Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. :-)
Thank-you for your video, you're a great teacher.
Thanks so much Karyn....that is very kind of you. :-) Thank you for watching and leaving a note. :-)
Do you score the paper before folding in half? Scoring the folds first is suppose to stretch the paper fibers. You then fold the side where the score is a valley. I notice the two folds you made after scoring didn’t crack.
Hmmm, it's been so long since I made these that I really don't remember but I think I remember scoring some but I might not have scored each time. I'll have to re-watch the video when I can. Thank you for letting me know what you noticed though. Next time I do anything like this I will try scoring the paper first. :-) Have a great New Year!!! :-)
Love it!
+Mary L Duncan Thank you very much Mary. :-)
Have you tried to dampen the score line, after you score but before you fold? Some paper cracks regardless though. I love these they're so adorable!
Hey Kat....No, I have not tried that. I'll have to try it next time. Thank you. :-) I'm glad you like them. :-)
great job. I love it.
Thank you Melissa. :-) I appreciate it. Thank you for watching and leaving a note. :-)
How do you know which seecthe pages t stick together? See i do not get the part like when you fold it up.
I'm sorry Ruth, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. This video is quite old so I'm not sure what you might be referring too. If you could give me more info it might help. :-)
Thank you for the great tutorial!
You are so very welcome Lynn. :-)
Where did you find the Dragonfly paper? I love dragonflies of any type!
It has been so long since I bought that paper that I really don't remember. But, most likely I bought it from The Scrapbook Superstore in Sevierville, TN when I lived in Gatlinburg. If not, then it came from Hobby Lobby or Michaels.
Perfect Instax Album - love it! :)
Thank you very much. :-) I hope you make one. :-)
Thank you for posting !!
Sure thing. :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Perfect!
Thanks Wendy :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
I just did it while looking at the video. Where can I send the pictures to.
Awesome. :-) I'm so glad you made one. The only place to send me photos is my email address unless you posted a photo on Instagram that I can see. If you go to the "About" page on my TH-cam channel you can scroll down to "View Email Address" and click on that. Then you can see my email address. Here is the link for my About page on TH-cam. th-cam.com/users/BlackbearyForestabout?view_as=subscriber
Oh how cute
Thank you Crystal :-) Thank you for watching. :-)
Love the video. Did you make the flowers yourself? If so, is there a video for instructions?😊 Thank you.
Thanks Andrea. :-) The flowers I used on these little books were store bought flowers I had in my stash. :-)
These are so cute! :)
Thank you Paulette. :-)
I would love one of your mini albums...
So glad you like them LIse :-) Thank you. :-)
I like your little books you can put little tiny pictures and like little wallet size pictures and them they're cute so I like those I like the washi tape you used to it's beautiful
Thank you very much Cynthia. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Thank you.
You are so welcome and thank YOU for watching. :-)
Is that a teflon bone folder? I heard that teflon bone folders don't make markers on the paper maybe use thicker paper that looks kinda thinnish!
Thanks Beth. :-)
Oh I'm sorry...I forgot to answer your question. It's been several years since this video so I don't remember which bone folder I used for this video. :-) Thank you for watching. Have a great day. :-)
Score lightly on both sides of your paper so that you stretch the fibres both ways
Thank you for watching. :-)
Awesome
Thank you Glenda :-)
thank you forsharing saying what side will be on what side! you do this very well!! I will be making this!
Thanks Cindy. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and plan to make one. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. :-)
Lightly watered paper towel very lightly and rub it on the paper first where you going to fold it up and it will help it bend so it doesn't crack
Thank you Jean. :-)
I got a tip that may help, if you score it and then fold, it won't crack
Thanks Mette :-)
Very cute!
Thank you Charlotte. :-)
TFS and when I show it on my channel I will link this tutorial :)
Thanks Lori :-)
great tutorial love it
Thank you Vicki :-)
if your 12x12 comes with an edge on it I use my scoreboard and and exacto knife and cut it off in 1/4 in sections
Thank you for watching. :-)
What is the name of that board you used and brand
It's a Score Board by Martha Stewart.
This video came up in my recommended list.....love the idea of these mini albums. I can't help but wonder.....as much as I love & use my score board, that if instead of folding--if everything was scored then folded and burnished with a bone folder....the "breaking" of the paper could be avoided? I may try it and let you know my results....it might not make any difference. 🤔🤔
Hi :-) This video is old so I had to take a look to see if I did any scoring and bone folder using. lol I did score the paper and burnish with the bone folder (off camera but I checked the transcript and I did say that is what I did) but the paper still broke so I have no idea if it was just that particular paper or if I did something wrong. I haven't made any since then to try out other papers. Do let me know what happens when you make some. I'd love to hear how it goes for you. There are other tips in the comments about wetting the paper first etc. but I don't worry about it and just go with the flow. lol Hope you have good luck. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Thanks so much for watching. :-)
Thank you
You are very welcome Gwen....and thank YOU! :-)
Where do u fine you're materials?
The things I use have come from many places and I have been doing some sort of sewing or art for over 30 years. I would say most things came from places like Michaels or Hobby Lobby or online. When my mom passed away I wound up with a lot of her things too.