Technique Tuesday: Miniature Envelope Album

Here is a sweet little (4.25"x 4.25")
album made of envelopes and scrap paper.
Using just 5 standard size evelopes, you can make two albums.
Total cost for each album is less than $2!!

After making lots of heavily embellished and expensive projects, I wanted to take a couple of hours and make something with supplies on hand and NO 3-D embellishments. By sticking to ink and stamps, the little album is light and easy to make. It is also a very inexpensive gift that looks nice! So dig out those stamps and get to work!

The following is a simple tutorial.

1. Get 5 standard letter-sized envelopes and alternating directions, use the flaps to adhere the envelopes to one another. This makes a tall accordian style album.
   







2. Cut the album in half. You now have 2 albums that are open at the top. You will adhere some of the sides together and leave some open for flaps. This is done by personal preference.
   
   
   
   



3. Now cut 6 4"x4" squares out of a solid cardstock and adhere these to the album making sure to have a solid on the front and back.


4. On the flap pages, you can choose to cut off the top of flap or just fold it down and use the white base. I have both options shown.







5. Next decorate the pages as you wish. I chose to keep my colors simple. Paper is done in solid and patterened paper from Close To My Heart in Clover Meadow. The inks and stamps used are CTMH as well.