Hello, G45ers!
It is time to rethink the album making process. What if we start by making our dimensional pages, and then we create the album base to fit our pages? Genius, right?!?! Well, today Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador, Sabaa Hassan shows us the correct way to make a thick and beautiful Interactive Mini Album using our Cottage Life paper collection. So grab your papers and embellishments and create along with this brilliant video tutorial.
Cottage Life Interactive Scrapbook
By Sabaa Hassan
“Hello G45ers!
This is Sabaa and I welcome you to the beautiful world of creativity.
“Beautiful memories are so precious for all us, them why not to save it in the most beautiful manner?”
Yes, today I came here to share one of the most beautiful and interactive albums, but this time the making techniques will be absolutely different.
Sharing some gorgeous clicks before starting the process.
-Video Tutorial-
Interactive Scrapbook Tutorial – Cottage Life – by Sabaa Hassan
I am super-duper excited to share this new technique with you all.
I love to decorate my scrapbook page in 3D floral cluster format, but the most challenging part is to maintain the proper gap between each page. So that it doesn’t press or damage the flowers and spoil the floral cluster. The best thing about this technique is that you don’t have to worry about damaging your 3D work done inside the pages.
So, without any delay, let’s start the process.
-Step by Step Instructions-
I have taken 8 pieces of 6*8 inches pattern papers. And distressed it using Natural Linen Ink Pad from Graphic 45.
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Raw Material
PAGE – 1
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
4 ½” * 5 ¾” pattern paper: 1 pc
4 ½” * 6 1/8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
PAGE – 2
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
3 ¾” * 6” pattern paper: 1 pc
4 ½” * 6 1/2” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
PAGE – 3
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 2 pcs big card and 1 pc small
PAGE – 4
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 1pc big card and 1 pc small
PAGE – 5
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 1pc big card and 2 pc small
PAGE – 6
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 2pc big card and 1 pc small
PAGE – 7
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 1pc big card and 1 pc small
PAGE – 8
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” pattern paper: 1 pc
2” * 8” pattern paper strip : 1 pc
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Cottage Life Journaling Cards : 2pc big card and 1 pc small
I have shared each page layout raw material and measurements. Also, I have shared the finished page pictures for your reference. If you want to see how I worked on each page layout and decorate it, you can hop on to the Making Process of the same.
So, as we are done with all our pages, now its time to work on the album base and cover page according to each layout and floral arrangement done in each page. Yes, we need to roughly measure the gap between the pre-prepared album pages and accordingly we will design our album spine.
Below attaching the image to for the products used in Album Base and Cover Page making.
Raw Material
Measurements and list of products
6” *8” Black Chipboard Sheet: 10 pc
Cotton Fabric
Lining
Black 12×12 Chipboard Sheets (10 pack)
Spine Measurements
0.75”*7.75”
0.75” chipboard sheet strips : 4 pcs
PS: We will paste all the chipboard strips on a piece of pattern paper with the gap of 0.2” each
I have shown the step by step detailed process video of album base and cover page making on my YouTube Video. You can check it here.
Once the base will be ready, we will attach all the pre- prepared layouts on the base and finally will work on cover page and that’s` how you will get the perfect album without damaging your hard worked handcrafted flowers and the decorative floral cluster.
I really hope you all love the entire making process and the end result.
Below is all the list of entire products used:
Cottage Life 12×12 Collection Pack
Black 12×12 Chipboard Sheets (10 pack)
Thank you so much for stopping by and investing your valuable time. Do create and Make sure to tag your Graphic 45 creations so we can find them on social media.”
Lots of Love, Sabaa
Looking for more inspiration from Sabaa? Check out these tutorials.
Easy 6-Page Mini Album Tutorial featuring Ephemera Queen by Sabaa Hassan
Bedtime Story Diorama Tutorial featuring Mother Goose by Sabaa Hassan
Happy Papercrafting!
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