Mini Book

Appearances can be deceptive... because this little mini is made from one sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock.

I was trawling Pinterest when I came upon it here and though it isn't in English, it is easily understood and the measurements are very easy to follow.

So when you unfold it, you have three sections.

The right hand one is a pocket with a tag inside.

I added extra tags to the other sections, so there is plenty of room for photos and journaling.

and then unfold the last section and you have two more.

I added a little book to the bottom left page and tags to the others.

and this the bottom row on the other side...

and the tag inside the pocket...

and this is it stood up... you have to admit, its a lot of real estate for one sheet of paper!! 

I'm thinking they would make great little gifts for Christmas.

Chipboard Book

A mini book I made for a little girl down in the complex who had a birthday last week. She loves popping in here to see what I have been up to and loves to do anything crafty, so I thought she might like this to put her summer holiday photos in.

It started out as a child's board book. I pick these up in charity shops when I see them, they make great mini books or just chipboard covers - 3 pairs from one book!

I learned the hard way not to just leave the book intact and try to decorate it... my pages tend to be on the 'fat' side and the board book usually ends up not closing at all. I now remove the pages from the spine and trim them up and punch them with the BIA.

Because the books are made for very young children they tend to have a very shiny coating on them so that sticky finger marks can be wiped off... this makes adhering paper to them a tad more difficult so I always give the pages a good sand down so that adhesive keys to them.

I also made her a little box to keep the book in. I thought if she collected stuff from her holiday, postcards, pictures etc that she has somewhere to keep them all ready for when she starts to fill the book up.

Lots of pockets and tags for her to journal and add things.

I used Luxe papers for this project and a 1" red o'wire.