My creative time is precious, so I love to find time-saving tips and tricks. Using the 4x6 journaling cards from the fun new I Love Sunshine collection as the base for my summer themed mini album was just the trick to make this project come together quickly and easily.
Last summer at our family reunion we spent a day at the city pool. The cousins had so much fun playing together, and my youngest daughter had a great time. It was one of her favorite days from the whole summer, so I decided to create a quick and easy mini album that she can pull out and look through to remember her favorite day last summer.
When creating mini albums sometimes the hardest thing for me is embellishing the pages with enough visual interest and dimension, but not too much bulk. Fortunately Echo Park collections include plenty of ideal embellishments like ephemera, stickers, chipboard, enamel dots, washi tape and coordinating dies + embossing folders that create a dimensional feel but don’t bulk up my albums.
Here are a few more time-saving tips and tricks you can pick up from this mini album:
- Coordinating dies make great custom embellishments—you can choose the color and pattern to fit with your page design
- Popping up some elements on your album pages with foam squares helps to add dimension and interest without adding too much bulk
- Use something to unify each page of your two page spreads (ie, same background paper, same embellishments, same border, same color elements, etc)
- Ephemera is great for layering behind photos or journaling tags
- Alter journaling cards, ephemera, and stickers to fit your needs (trim a bit off, add embellishments, color with permanent markers, etc)
- Use embossing folders on background paper, die cuts, or ephemera for increased texture and dimension
Mini albums are a great option when you have multiple photos from the same day, event, or occasion but you don’t want to create a full 12x12 album. And they’re super easy to make when you use Echo Park journaling cards and embellishments. Creative cheers, and happy almost summer!
Supplies:
I Love Sunshine 4x6 Journaling Cards Paper
I Love Sunshine Sun Beams Paper
I Love Sunshine Blue Sky Paper
I Love Sunshine Border Strips Paper
I Love Sunshine Yellow/Blue Paper
I Love Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad
I Love Sunshine Element Stickers
I Love Sunshine Alpha Stickers
I Love Sunshine Ephemera Pack
I Love Sunshine Chipboard Accents
Mini Triangles Embossing Folder
At The Pool Designer Die Set
Summer Days Designer Die Set
Sweet Flower Designer Die Set
Jack & Jill Enamel Dots
Jack & Jill: Jack Alpha Stickers
buttons
foam squares
circle punch
jute twine
manual die cutting tool
binding tool and ¾” wire
