Eileen's Full Size Journal XL Scoreboard die is so perfect for making mini albums. This one is dear to me as it is my great niece and nephew and I made it for their grandmother, my sister-in-law.
I made a very quick video showing you how I made the journal with the edges completely paper wrapped. Sometimes I apply the paper to the chipboard before I die-cut and that works well EXCEPT when using that gray industrial looking chipboard and no matter how much I ink it, it still looks, well, industrial. AND, sometimes chipboard pulls apart from the paper so when I do it this way the chipboard is completely covered in paper, adding an outside layer of paper to help hold everything together.
Two simple pages; the page on the right is a pocket page and you can see a tag peeking out the top.
I die-cut star charms from the new Charms Thinlits set for embellishments on the left side.
I embellished the photo by cutting a label tag in half and topping with a button.
I created a background on the right side page using Eileen's new Plate and Pattern stencils.
Here's a quick video showing you how the stencils work.
On the right bottom is a pocket created with Eileen's new Bookmarks, Pockets, Toppers Thinlits.
The pocket is a perfect place for me to tuck a photo and my "trademark" poodle quote. It's just something I do in most of my mini album gifts.
