Someone asked about mini albums on one of the forums I frequent - I have had a lot of fun making mini albums, so I thought I would share a couple of them here.
I make the covers myself out of chipboard, and just cover them with paper, and the pages are done by cutting some 12 x 12 carstock in half so it is 6x12, and just folding them in half and gluing them together in an "accordian" fashion. The ribbon holds the book together at the binding, as well as at the tie.
This first one I made for my sister after she had taken me to the "Tulip Festival" at Thanksgiving point. We had such a lovely day touring the gardens, and I had taken tons of photos, but I didn't really have much to journal about, so I "googled" some quotes about gardens and nature, and added one of those to each page.
She was so tickled with it! I also made one for myself, and each time I look at it, it's a fun reminder of that day.
This other one I did after a "Sister Retreat" we had a few years ago. I decided not to do regular size pages on it for the family album, because it was just about me and my sisters, so I decided a mini album would be more appropriate for this occasion. It turned out to be a very poigniant experience, because right after this we found out my oldest sister has a degenerative lung disease, (which is incurable) and so it will have been the only trip of it's kind for us.
(I really need to get around to finishing the journaling for this one - I never quite finished it.)
