ORIGAMI MINI-SCRAPBOOK

 

Another mini ! Ah, that one, the principle is not new ... it hangs around in a lot of devoted to scrapbooking blogs ! But he deserves not to be forgotten as we get with it charming and elegant simplicity scrapbooking mini-albums.

In the following tutorial, the principle is only stated: for decoration and embellishments, it will suit your tastes and habits ! Go Mimi, it starts!

Material


For 6 pages, you will need 6 squares of 21x21 paper of your choice (but you can easily adapt all the given dimensions to your photos ).

2 paperboard squares 11x11 for cover and backing, matching paper for cover.

Also plan for 6 paperboard squares size 10 x10 (you can replace them with cutted to size photos )

And finally, your cropped to 10x10photos .

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Making of the first page ...


Put a 21x21 sheet front of you and fold it into 2.

 

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Open the fold and fold each half to the center line, mark out the crease with a bone folder.

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Open the paper, rotate it a quarter turn and repeat the same way. Mark first center crease :

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Then fold each half again to the center.

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Now unfold the sheet and give it flat then turn it over on the table.

Start now by folding each corner on the center and mark out the creases.

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When the 4 corners are folded up on the center, fold back the corners backwards. Mark the creases with the bone folder…

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Courage ! It's almost done ! Unfold the sheet, leaving the corners and turn it over .

Using your right hand and left hand as pliers, press the middle of the sides (see the red arrows):

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A central square appears. Continue the movement to close to the center and obtain:

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the first page is finished ...

Now take the 10x10 cardboard or a cropped photo with same size and insert it into the folded corners. This is the cardboard that will "hold" your page.

First left:

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then right in curving slightly the photo to facilitate its installation :

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In the same way build your 5 other pages ...

Assembling pages ...


To assemble two pages, cut in a Bazzil paper a square with 7cm side.

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Put glue on half of this square and drag it into the opening of a page:

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Now glue on the second part of the square ... then slide and glue into the opening of the second page:

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Embellishments & Décor


Assemble successively 6 pages:

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On the back of your mini, there are four slots available for photos or journaling ...

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We have now to stick a cover and a backing to our mini album. For this, dress paperboards by sticking papers of your choice, put up two ribbons to close the mini and then paste your two covers.

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Your can now embellish and decorate ... according your personal taste.

 

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