Get ready to craft a Christmas masterpiece! Today on the Graphic 45 blog, we’re thrilled to feature Teresa Cruz aka Andor Violeta’s stunning DIY Tag Mini Album created with our vibrant Merry & Bright Collection and all six of our Metal Dies. This festive project is packed with interactive elements, hidden pockets, and endless inspiration for holiday crafting. Whether you’re gearing up for our December challenge or looking to make unique gifts, Teresa’s tutorial and flip-through video are guaranteed to spark your creativity. Dive into the magic and start crafting your holiday memories today!

Tags Mini Album Tutorial

By Teresa Cruz aka Andor Violeta

“Hi everyone!

Today i have a Christmas project to share with you, with the new Merry & Bright collection!! This is also my inspiration for you, to start creating for the December monthly challenge #G45Tag . So for this one i grab many tags and many dies. It was just so fun, I couldn’t stop making all the decorations on this to create a fun and deconstructed album. I combine all the tags together to create a fun and interactive album, with pockets and hidden places to add photos and journaling!!

Let’s take a look, i hope you enjoy this collection as much as i do!

This Christmas collection have so many different embellishments to choose from, that i didn’t even fussy cut anything from the paper collection, that i usually always do. I use some of all the embellishments, the stickers, the tags and frames, the rub-ons, the ephemera assortment and the journaling cards. You can’t go wrong buying the entire package for this new collection, it’s amazing, with vibrant colours and so many options to decorate your projects.

TIP 1: One of my favorite things i create on this album was this vellum pockets, made with graphic 45 Policy envelope die and decorated outside. You have to try this, it looks so beautiful!!

I also created a red police envelope and to close and open I used velcro. It’s very easy to do and add a hidden spot for the journaling or space to store some tickets you want to keep as memorabilia.

On this one you can see how interactive the Large Tags can be. I add a folder on the back of the frame, but i didn’t glue all around, i left the top and right free to add more things on de back. Then we can add photos or journaling inside the folder and a photo on the frame on front. How amazing this is?

Another policy envelope made with vellum and decorated with rub-ons, I am in love with how this one turned out, so beautiful!!!

I add a very simple sticker on this journaling card on the right, with an eyelet and a baker’s twine, so this can easily come out of the folder! Simple but effective!!

The journaling can be used in so many ways, this time i use as a photo mat. This way when we glue the photo on top, it already has lovely embellishments all around.

This collection is so bright and fun to play with, I hope you find this inspiring. Enjoy the tutorial I prepared for you and also the flip through on the same video!!