Hello Carta Bella friends! Did you ever make a mini book ahead of time for a new season, family trip, or a special occasion? I’ve done it many times and it’s one of my favorite approaches! Since I don’t have the photos yet, I simply let my creative juices flow without over thinking how and where the photos will go. There are always enough photos to fill the album later. Anya here today and I want to share a mini book with you that I created using the Fall Break collection by Carta Bella.
I created the album cover using the Chipboard Cardstock by Carta Bella, faux leather pieces in two colors and bits and pieces from the Fall Break collection. Chipboard pieces and Brads always look great on the cover!
I loved playing with the variety of patterned papers in the collection to decorate all the pages. Since I knew I wanted to use a lot of chipboard stickers in this album, I made it possible by creating a 1.5” wide spine. It also let me add some interactive elements like pockets and foldout pages.
Since I plan to add photos to this album later, I had to think of the placements of decorations in some places. For example, the long chipboard piece with pumpkins, before adhering it to the photo mat, I removed the backing and attached it just by the corners, leaving the middle section free of adhesive so that the photo could easily be slid under.
To create this mini album I used the following products:
