Thanks to Odeline and her
tutorial, I've tried my hand at creating a special foldy mini-album, and discovered it's actually a very frugal method. It's made from one 30x30 page, so you don't use much paper; you can add a fair few photos, concentrating the theme and clearing some of your backlog; and it's small, so it only takes a few hours. A great solution for a quick fix!
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It folds up like a twisted accordion...
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...and it opens out to a full 30x30 page. And because of the way it folds, you decorate both sides, which means double the coverage of your chosen theme:
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The pages are small (10cm x 10cm) but you can make them as busy - :
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or as simple -:
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as you like. I'm now on a mission to make a whole bunch of these little babies as gifts, and my challenge will be to make sure each differs greatly in its colour theme. To the paper stack!
What a great idea, I must try this. I really like the papers you have used.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! Would love to see the real thing! I didn’t know that existed… I love the concept!
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