Hello and welcome! I hope you are all staying healthy and safe. Today I'm sharing a fun mini album technique that results in interactive pages with a surprising, unique look.
I was inspired by the romantic and incredibly beautiful Garden Picks 3D die set by Altenew and wanted to create a mini album that suits the elegant style of the die set.
I started my project by creating the cover. I trimmed down heavy cardstock into 3.5x7.5" and covered them with patterned papers. I attached the two parts with a piece of acetate sheet and two pieces of ribbon. Then I covered the inside of the cover with colored cardstock.
Next, I cut out the pages from colored or glittered cardstock. I used my own designed cut file and my Cameo to cut out the pages. You can find the templates or the downloadable cut file below. I attached the pages to the cover with a decorative brad on the bottom. To embellish my album, I die cut a gorgeous flower using the Hibiscus Garden 3D Die set and placed it to the center on the first page, as a main focal point. On the next pages, I used flat embellishments to prevent my album from being too bulky.
Here you can find the template of the pages:
Blog hop + Giveaway
Today I'm part of the Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop. Happy 6 years, Altenew! I love their beautiful products! The next stop on the hop is the blog of Ashlea Cornell
Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates
- Altenew Academy: 10 class spots
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
- CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate
- Craft Stash: £75 gift certificate
- Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet online workshop(valued at $89)
- Online Card Classes: 3 class spots
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate
- Michelle's Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2020 issue
- Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate
- Seven Hills Crafts: £25 gift certificate
Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/18/2020
Thanks for stopping by! Bea
Don't you love the 3D flowers? These are so pretty..
ReplyDeleteHi from Illinois. Your album is adorable!
ReplyDeleteHi from Arkansas. Love the album.
ReplyDeleteHi from San Fernando! The design of this album is so unique, thanks for sharing your creativity.
ReplyDeleteHi from Indiana USA. What an amazing album! Those memories will be a keepsake for years.
ReplyDeleteHi from Rochester, NY, USA...what a darling album! So different and such a treasure to pass on to share with other family members.
ReplyDeleteHi from Kentucky! That is such a beautiful little album!
ReplyDeleteHi from Los Angeles. I love your album! Love the idea, love the execution. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHello from Dublin, Ireland! Wow, this is so beautiful, love it!
ReplyDeleteHello from Scottsdale! Wow! This is so amazing! Thanks for the giveaway too!
ReplyDeleteHello from Texas! What a gorgeous album and keepsake! The dimensional flowers and the pops of gold are stunning!
ReplyDeleteHi from Millstadt, IL
ReplyDeleteI love this mini-album.
The way the heart opens
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Hi from Vermont. This is an amazing album and really shows off the Hibiscus 3-D set. Thanks for sharing your creative talent.
ReplyDeleteHello from Colorado!! Wow this is such a cool little mini album!
ReplyDeleteHello from west central Florida! Your album is unique and lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi from Florida. This is a great mini album you have created. thank you for providing the template.
ReplyDeleteHi from Southern California! Happy Anniversary, Altenew! Ahhhhhh! Cute cute cute. Thanks so much for sharing with us!!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Seattle, Washington. What an amazing album and fabulous idea. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat is just totally charming, and you are so kind to provide the template!
ReplyDeleteHi from Illinois. Such a beautiful project, so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteHi from Denver, Colorado! I love this slimline format! This project is so cool!
ReplyDeleteHi from San Diego CA - congrats to Altenew and here's to many more years!
ReplyDeleteHi from Yorkville, IL. What an amazing project. Each page is beautiful and I love the pull out die cut pieces. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteHi from Toronto, Canada - what a gorgeous album! So beautiful and what a great little heirloom!
ReplyDeleteHello from South Florida, USA! This is so pretty
ReplyDeleteand a wonderful keepsake.
Hi from Russia! I'm in love with this heart design. Such a clever idea! Thanks a lot for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi from Edgewater, Maryland!! What an amazing mini-album!! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi from NH. Great cards! I love the 3D flowers!
ReplyDeleteHello from Sedona, Arizona! I just love the idea of using an acetate sheet for the spine. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHi from Colorado, love the scrapbook and journal applications
ReplyDeleteHi from NE! Your project is absolutely stunning! Thanks so much for the templates & for sharing this gorgeous idea!
ReplyDeleteHi from Carrollton, TX! Beautiful. I love that mini-album. I've never made one, but you've inspired me.
ReplyDeleteHi from Bellville, TX USA
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully unusual project. I love each page and also the size.
Hi, from Sacramento, CA Truly beautiful project :) Happy Anniversary to Altenew and the whole gang. Staying home, crafting, reading, blog hopping and staying safe.
ReplyDeleteLove your album! Those swing-out pages are a wonderful addition. Loving me some Altenew, down in SE, TX
ReplyDeleteHi from Wilmington, DE! This is so beautiful and unique and I really love it. Thanks for sharing how this was created!
ReplyDeleteHi, Meghan from Chicago...This is sooo clever! I love how it opens and the beautiful layers!
ReplyDeleteHi from Cypress, Texas! Gorgeous mini album and I love all the fun and beautiful additions. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi from TX! Happy Birthday Altenew! Thank you for the amazing inspiration Bea, your book is stunning, I love the unexpected twist of the heart insert, thanks for sharing the template, must try this technique!
ReplyDeleteHello from CT. This little project is AMAZING!!! Thank you for the template!!
ReplyDeleteHello from Vancouver, Canada. So pretty and creative!
ReplyDeleteHi from Minnesota. Oh what a lovely mini album - stunning!
ReplyDeleteHi from Indiana....too cute. Thanks for the template!
ReplyDeleteHi from Minnesota! Congrats to Altenew on their six-year anniversary. And thank you for sharing your album and templates, Bea!
ReplyDeleteHello from California!! Awesome journal book!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Illinois. Love your beautiful 3D rose on the slimline card. Wonderful updated look.
ReplyDeleteHello from Carol Stream, IL. This is such a beautiful project. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color choices, love all of your projects!
ReplyDeleteHi from Arlington, VA! This is such a cool interactive mini! Love how the pages open up, and love the dramatic change in the shades of the flowers on the color!
ReplyDeleteHello from Tennessee, USA! Oh wow, fantastic album with lots of beautiful details :) Love your work! <3
ReplyDeleteHi from Black River Falls, WI. This is just darling!
ReplyDeleteHello from Sterling Heights, Michigan. Beautiful scrapbooking pages. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi from Michigan! Your little album is amazing!
ReplyDeleteIn love with your mini album 😍 and that interactive page is so cool
ReplyDeleteHello, great use of the die cuts.
ReplyDeleteHi, great use of the die cuts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special project! Thanks for the templates so we can make our own memory album. So pretty...
ReplyDeleteHi from Alaska. Your mini album is stunning! I love the colors, how you put the 3D flowers together and how you did the pages! Just amazing!!
ReplyDeleteHello from Sammamish, Washington. Your book is darling, and the 3-D die created flowers are so pretty. Thanks for sharing something a bit different, and I look forward to seeing the other things you make and visiting your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi from WA! Amazing mini album and great card! Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteI’m from Brisbane. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi from Australia 🇦🇺 Thanks for what you all are doing to help get us through these troubling times. Thanks for the inspiration and keep it coming 💖
ReplyDeleteHi from Myrtle Beach SC!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to do a darling album and you have instructions and templates to share with us! So sweet - you and the project. How delovely! Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
Hi from Arizona! Such a stunning project! Such amazing details!
ReplyDeleteHi from West Cape May, New Jersey!! Beautiful project! Thanks, Denise
ReplyDeleteOh thats gorgeous!! So inspiring!
ReplyDeleteHi from Russia.It is fine! Thank you for the cut file in Studio3!
ReplyDeleteHello from Chicago. I absolutely love your book! Definitely one of a kind and so much fun!
ReplyDeleteHi from Maryland! So creative and lovely - thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteHi from NW Arkansas. Such unique designs! Really creative.
ReplyDeletehi from Seattle.. Bea.. i love how your projects are so true to the name Shiny Studio.. the shiny element in all of your projects is so adorable.. i love the projects totally.. While i was going thru i was thinking of asking you to share how youve created the heart with so many panels.. and look what you have already shared with us.. thanks for the generosity.. Thank you so much.. XOXOX
ReplyDeleteHowdy NYC here. What a lovely composition and making a mini album - nice inspiration. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHello from Norther lake Garda, Italy! I love this project, it's so inspiring. I'm gonna try to make it during these tough weeks at home.
ReplyDeleteHi from Canada. Such lovely work!
ReplyDelete"Hi from New Baltimore,Mi" Happy 6th Anniversary Altenew! I wish I had more time to attempt something like this. So very pretty. Thanks for showing this, you are very talented. Please stay safe and healthy!
ReplyDeleteI like the new long, narrow format because cards done that way fit into a standard business envelope.
ReplyDeleteHi from Uniontown, Ohio! Wow! LOVE your mini album. Simply gorgeous and wonderfully designed ♥
ReplyDeleteHello from Central, LA..... Wishing you all a Happy 6th Anniversary for altenew! I love the cute album you created. Thanks for Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteHi from Panjim, Goa! I love this mini album. It is so creative and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi from North Carolina...
ReplyDeleteWow what a beautiful creation...love all the piecing of flowers. Love, love, love. Thanks for sharing.
Hello from Malta, New York. Happy Anniversary Altenew. Wow I just love this mini album. This would be a great Mother's Day project for my first graders. Now what I need is for the schools to open again.
ReplyDeleteHi from Australia. Your mini album is gorgeous. Love the fold out heart pages.
ReplyDeleteHi from Des Plaines! Thanks for sharing your beautiful project!
ReplyDeleteHi from Penn Valley, CA! Gorgeous details for your mini album! Love all the dimension and the colors you used!
ReplyDeleteHi from Oregon! Thank you for sharing how you keep your memories, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi from Germany! Bauetiful project!
ReplyDeleteHello from Florida. Love your beautiful album!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing.
Hi! Helen from Brisbane Australia! Such beautiful use of die cuts on your gorgeous projects! Lovely colours and designs! Stay safe! :)
ReplyDeleteHello from India
ReplyDeleteI love your mini album, that floral diecuts add elegance to it. Love the glitter cardstock.
Hi from Mumbai, India! Gorgeous project! Love the color combination xxx
ReplyDeleteCiao da Reggio Emilia, Italia.
ReplyDeleteAlbum dalla struttura e contenuto veramente originale !!! 😍
Howdy from Houston Tx...and congrats to Altenew!!! Such a neat mini album project. And thank you for sharing the template
ReplyDeleteHi from snowy Wyoming! What a beautiful mini album! I love the heart page, such a clever idea!
ReplyDeleteWow, your album is stunning! I love the layering and all of the details. Thanks for sharing and I’m from Michigan in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteHi from Ohio. What a great and inspirational idea. I love the little touches of gold sparkle!
ReplyDeleteFrom Wisconsin. Great projects.
ReplyDeleteHello from Montreal, Canada. Thanks for sharing this awesome project with such fun interactive element!
ReplyDeleteHi from Lake County, IL. Wow! This mini album has a retro look, with modern design but soft colors. Love the heart effect. TFS and Happy 6th Anniversary Altenew.
ReplyDeleteFantastic album! Such a great design!
ReplyDeleteHi from Port Huron, Michigan. What a beautiful album. I love the colors and creative design. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi from Washington, Illinois! Truly unique!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Central Finland! That is a very cute and creative album. So interesting to look a at.
ReplyDeleteHello from Tasmania, Australia. A gorgeous mini album, love all the florals and sparkling gold. Congratulations Altenew.
ReplyDeleteHello from Barrie Ontario. Very fun and unique album idea. Love your creation!
ReplyDeleteHi from Northern California. MY EYES ARE BUGGIN OUTTA MY HEAD! That is just so creative and lovely. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHello and hugs from Wisconsin! What a wonderful idea - your album is just beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Orlando, FL! Glad to celebrate Altenew's 6th year!! Love these Altenew 3D dies and thank you for the tutorial and template!! Love the heart!
ReplyDeleteHello from Southeastern Ohio! Ok, I have to say that I was extremely puzzled when I saw the first page of your journal. I'm thinking "what in the world is that supposed to be?" Then I see the next picture with the heart opened up and I'm like " that is such a cool heart!" I like the fact that it is interactive and opens up. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteHello from Maryland, USA. What a very sweet and pretty album to remember some great times.
ReplyDeleteHello from Illiniois. I love how it opens and the beautiful layers! Very pretty album
ReplyDeleteHi from Alberta, Canada. WOW what a great mini album! I love it. how that heart opens up is so great! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi from Florida. Love the design and idea of this mini album- so adorable!
ReplyDeleteHello from Wisconsin-- What a fantastic idea. Make your own travel book. I love the new layered dies that Altenew came out with.
ReplyDeleteHello from Rochester, NY! What a stunning project!
ReplyDeleteHello from Montana! Love this album - 3D florals just begging to be touched!
ReplyDeleteI'm stopping by from Northern California. Fabulous projects. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHi from Tin Can Bay, Australia! Gorgeous project! What an awesome idea! Thanks so much for sharing. 🥰
ReplyDeleteHi from India...Love ur minialbum...Layered florals are so beautiful...love the heart...
ReplyDeleteHello from Cleveland, Ohio. I love your creativity for your mini album you created.Sooo beautiful. Be a great Mother's day gift. Thank you for inspiring.
ReplyDeleteHello from Minneapolis. Fabulous album!!! Love the fan out heart!
ReplyDeleteHello from Clarence, New York! I love your fun mini album. Those Altenew 3D flowers look fantastic
ReplyDeleteHi from Slovenia. Wonderful mini album. Love all the details.
ReplyDeleteHi from Illinois. Beautiful mini album! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi from NE Ohio. Beautiful and creative mini album.
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