Graphic 45Super Duper Easy Peasy Mini (Mini!) Album Tutorial

by Susan Lui2012 Design Team Member

Supplies Required:

1 sheet of Graphic 45 patterned paper of your choiceCraft knife or scissorsRuler

Instructions:

1. Trim a 4x12 inch piece from your 12x12 inch Graphic 45 patterned paper. Set thisaside for creating your notebook cover.

2. Take the 8x12 inch piece of patterned paper. Score the paper in half lengthwise.Next, score the paper breadthwise in 3 inch intervals. You now have 8 scored panelsmeasuring 3x4 inches each.

3. Cut along the fold lengthwise as shown, cutting across only 3 panels.

4. Fold the patterned paper as shown.

5a. Bring the uncut panel together as shown and fold the other pages to form thesemblance of the notebook.

5b. Glue the 2nd and third panel together to form a page; glue the 4th and 5th panelsto form a page; and glue the 6th and 7th pages together to form a page. You now have afront and back page of single page thickness and three inside pages of double pagethickness.

6a. Create a cover using the remaining 4x12 inch patterned paper.

6b. Trim off the excess paper and glue the cover to the front and back sheets of thenotebook.

Top Left Photo: Decorate the cover and you're done! A quick mini notebook measuringjust 3x4 inches, perfect for quick notes or even photos and autographs. I used theimages from Graphic 45's School Days patterned paper from An ABC Primer collectionto decorate my notebooks. The book plates are just the perfect size for the note book.