Each year I go away with UKS friends for a weekend of scrapping. It's a no frills budget retreat with lots of scrapping room, great company and a few classes and challenges provided by some creative souls. Last year my friend Claire showed us how to make a mini-book based on two tri-fold cards and I got as far as preparing the cardstock base. In less than three weeks I'll be joining my friends again and I thought I had better complete my mini-book before this year's challenges are revealed!
The photos are from a lovely day out at Conkers in the National Forest ... from 2007 (when No.2 Son had longer hair and shorter legs than I did).
By pure fluke, the bright cheery colours in my September Counterfeit kit were a perfect match for the bright green cardstock that I'd folded and scored to make the mini-book pages last October.
There were far too many photos for just one side of the mini-book though ... so I flipped it and covered most of the reverse as well.
The front flap closes with a mini magnet, rather than the ribbon Claire used in her instructions. Unfortunately she doesn't have a blog, so I cannot credit her properly, but there are plenty of tutorials out there for tri-fold cards - just join two together and get folding! Here is a link with a template for the tri-fold card if you fancy a go.
The next stop on the forgery trail is Lesley, but if you get lost along the way, the full blog hop order is published on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog today. Have fun!
21 comments:
Love how your mini book has turned out Jemma and so worth finishing it :)
Really gorgeous !
Super minibook and well done on completing it
I can't wait to have a closer look at this! Very intriguing, and I love that your kit went perfectly with it. Clever solution to use the flip side for the overflow of photos :~)
What a cool little mini! Good for you for getting it done before the next retreat!
I love the interaction of the mini book ,great cheerful colors
Oh, wow-looks like a lot of work with all that folding! Looks awesome, though!
That is a seriously fun project. Cool.
Not only is it clever and lovely..it also pays credit to your safe storage! You must have been keeping that very carefully
they will be happy to see if finished! I have always wanted to do one of these-yours is super cool but I am too scared to attempt!
I'm seeing some really wonderful minis right now - all so very tempting! The colours in this one are just delightful and just in time!
so colourful!! Love all the windows.
Oh my gosh, how clever .... Looks fabulous
Oh my that looks really complicated. Love those bright colours.
I love this, you did a great job!
That looks so cool! Congrats on getting it completed!
Gorgeous cheery colours and such a clever mini album.
This is fantastic!!! I love this!! I have a mini I need to get finished as well. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Blessngs ~~ dawn
Wow, I love it! What a great way of fitting on more photos. I love those MME papers too.
What am amazing mini book - it's a paper sculpture as well!
it's so eye catching! love it! I think i'd get into a right muddle constructing it though x
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