Eileen's Hand Bound Journal - The Old and the New

I love ALL  of Eileen Hull's journal.  There are so many of different sizes and designs.  But what I love even more, are all the elements she's created to be used with her journals that I can use over and over with so many different things.  This month her creative team is mixing the old with the new.

I used her recently released Handbound Journal to create this mini album packed with elements created using many of her older dies, mostly Thinlits.  On the front of the journal, I tucked in a bookmark and a butterfly; these are both made with recent die releases.

Have a look at this quick video flip through and see how many of Eileen's diecuts you can spot.

I'll help you out in these photos!  

On the right side I used the waterfall die for lots of photo storage.  You can add 10 photos here!

On the left side I used the Library Pocket, Faux Postage, and Floral, Pockets & Paperclips set.

Here, I used the Envelope, Folder, and Flowers set to make a tuck spot for two little cards on theleft and a file folder that can hold most anything.

There's a little pocket on the left from the Bookmarks & Pockets set and on the right I embossed the red cardstock with the Floral Damask embossing folder.  I love that floral design!

I love this page with the crinkle cut slits and tiny tags, all cut with the Bookmarks & Pockets thinlits set.

A Mini Album and Tutorial for Mini Album Makers Challenge

I am thrilled to be guest designing for the Mini Album Makers Challenge Blog this month! This is a great place to go if you're looking for mini album ideas and tutorials.
Now, I know it's December and  I know many of us are deep into holiday projects, but I thought it would be fun to take a break from that and do something really colorful and fun.  Bright and bold colors are my favorites and so I've chosen Graphic 45's World's Fair collection to make a really fun mini with lots of interactive pages.

In the process video tutorial below, I show you how I made all the pages and share some of tips and tools with you.  If you like my tutorial, please subscribe to my channel and give me a thumbs up, I surely would appreciate that!

Now here's a look at some of the pages inside.

This page features a set of photo mats that are layered over each other and flip up; this is called a waterfall.  These are great fun to build and I used a Spellbinder's Tammy Tutterow  die set to make my waterfall.

I also incorporated a couple of Graphic 45 Policy Envelopes in my mini.  They are great for holding little loose objects that you don't want to lose.  You can use most envelope in your mini, it does not have to be a Policy Envelope.  On the right side there's a tuck spot and a flap that opens up to reveal another photo or journaling spot.

The left page has a flip up that hides a pull out that can hold 5 photos.  The right side is the front of another Policy Envelope.

The right side has a flip up that hides a journaling spot.  It's also a pocket page and you can see the red pull tab peaking out at the top right.

I think this is my favorite set of pages.  The left features a simple pocket, but the right has lots of fun flips.  The below photo shows the page with the first part flipped open.

 After flipping the horizontal layer out, you can flip the floral page up and underneath that is another page that also flips up.  You can better see all the action on this page in the video tutorial.

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Worlds Fair Collection
Cardstock
Light weight chipboard
Zip Dry Glue
1/8" thick foam tape
Scor-Tape assorted widths, 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"
Miscellaneous Petaloo flowers
Cinch machine for binding - Note you could easily punch two or three holes and bind with rings.