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Mini Album and Brag Books

Wedding Album Brag Book that is Easy to Assemble:Page 2

Two envelopes flip open to left in Wedding Album Brag Book
Envelopes to hold tags on page 2 of Wedding Album Brag Book

While blogging about this easy to assemble wedding album brag book, I realized that the order of my pages got mixed up and these were page 1, not page 2!

Check out the original layout here in my Halloween brag book .

The template pages can go in any order, the only limitation is as we move on to my folios is they have so many flip, flaps, pockets, tags and inserts on the pages that it creates a lot of bulk.

You will see what I mean when we get to those template pages.

I have developed many different templates of interactive pages, such as waterfall, slots, accordion, double trifold pull out, folio style and more. The other templates are for pockets, tags, inserts etc.

Templates are a great resource in brag book building as you don’t have to keep reinventing the wheel and you can use the templates to get many different looks.

Before I go on blogging about the Wedding Album Brag Book, and templates, this is a good place to pause and ask you to subscribe.

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When you subscribe

  • Let me know which of the 12 digital template page you want from the brag books collection.
  • By pages I mean the entire layout for a page, for example, page 4 side 2 is a page that you request.
  • Once you request a template, I will send you the file for the page of your choice free of charge in SVG format.
  • depending on which templated page you choose, the file may consist of many inserts so emailing will not be possible and a download link from dropbox will be provided.
  • These are my template files that I created and if you would like to make the complete book, with the files for cover and spine and all the pages you can purchase from me.
  • The images and embellishments used are not included but any image can be merged with a pocket to create a new look each time. The Silhouette Design Store and Cricut access can be a good place to start looking. I also get lots of my files from Creative Fabrica (that is my affiliate link)

Wedding Album Brag Book Template Page 2 Side 1

Here is a quick look at Page 2 side 1. This template page will be held shut with a belly band, magnetic closures I hope! The first page that you see will have a pocket.

This page will open to the left that there is now a space for a large photo and a waterfall page to the right.

The layout is slightly different from the templated Halloween page and can still be changed to be exactly like that page but I may leave it as is!

Photo the Wedding Album Brag Book template page 2 side 1

  • All closed up with Belly band
  • Belly band open, page with pocket
  • Page flip left to reveal waterfall page on right
  • waterfall pages all flipped up.

This is the Halloween layout

Waterfall page with bellyband
waterfall pages filpped up

Cardstock for pages are from Michaels as well as the decorative paper fro the matting but places Like Amazon also carries cardstock and scrapbook paper.

Wedding Album Brag Book Template Page 2 continued

  • to envelopes that flip open to left
    envelopes to hold tags
  • sloted page to inset tage
    slots to hold tags

This side 2 also is a little mixed up from my Halloween layout.

That is the beauty of these templates …they are flexible and parts can be used or not used, and even swapped around from one page to another, there are so many combinations of what the book can look like.

In the Halloween Brag book, this slotted page had 3 tags with a haunted house roof theme. The page flipped the the left have been replaced by the 2 envelopes, but we will see how I feel when its time to decorate everything.

slotted inset page from Halloween brag book

How you enjoyed the post and keep following as I have 4 more pages, each with 2 side of pull out interactive pages to show you all.

Please subscribe below. Thanks Carolyn

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Creating files Mini Album and Brag Books Paper scrapbook

Wedding Album/Brag book

some possible materials
paper and Vinyl

When I was making my Halloween Brag book I had this wedding album in mind, and although the dimensions are different (8 x 8) from the Halloween brag book, I knew that the digital files were going to be very easy to modify.

The album base I got on sale in Michaels and painted it white. so I did not build my own cover , spine and binding. If you want to do so yourself I cover it here.

I wanted to cut ALL the inserts out for ALL the pages and then start assembling and photographing the pages and posting BUT got to page three and looked at the amount of stuff I had cut out and WOW… I am starting to get a bit confused as to what goes were!

So, I am pausing all of that the cutting madness to go through the album, of what I have so far, and catalogue it here on my blog.

I will post both my screenshots of the modified files and the cut files. Note that there is no decorative page matting or embellishments cut out yet and I will post each page as I assemble them

The Album Base

As I mentioned, I did not build the base album from scratch but got this one on sale in Michaels. My Halloween base was built from scratch and if you want to make your own you can review the process here: Brag book Base

  • painted and unpainted side by side

I am trying to keep all the pages as close to the Halloween layout in order to show how ease it is to adjust the digital files I developed. I may rearrange the layout as I go along to illustrate the flexibility of these files, because I know I won’t be able to resit reorganizing them!

Paper and Embellishments

  • Base pages white Cardstock 8.5 inches x 11 inches from Recollections 65 lb. I was going to use the heavier weight Cardstock but I think it will make the album too bulky.
  • Decorative paper for matting is Recollections Wisteria 12 inch x 12 inch.
  • Decorative paper from Dollar tree Metallic silver 11 inches x 14.28 inches come in a pk of 5 different colours for $1.25
  • Silver Vinyl
  • Embellishments love birds purchased and free.
  • Other wedding symbols to be determined
  • Quotes to pint or cut to be determined.
  • Magnets for closures
  • Ribbon and other nick knacks as I find them
  • paper and Vinyl
Paper and Vinyl to be used

Will add as I go along but this is the basics of what I intend to use.

Measurements for this project

  • The Cover Measurements : 8 inches x 8.5 inches.
  • The base page will be 8 inches x 8 inches and allow for a large photo mat 7.75 inches x 7.75 inches insert.
  • The matting for base pages will have a 7. 75 inches x 7.75 inch

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Cards Celebrations Events Greeting Cards Kids Can Do Paper Pop Up Cards Service project Template

POP UP CARD: CAT

My popup card was made by the children when they went to deliver gifts of old blankets to the animal shelter.

This is an easy card to put together: if you are not using a cutting machine like Silhouette Cameo or Cricut, it will take a little bit longer to cut the pieces… but not a HUGE amount of time, as the pieces are big.

Here is what you need if you are going to make the card

  • 2 colour Card stock for the card
  • Scrap pink cardstock
  • Scrap red cardstock
  • 1 colour for cat head, and body
  • 1 colour cardstock for tag
  • pen
  • glue.

Cut out the pieces

  • Download the link to my template below and print out. You can use as is and cut the images out out use the image to cut your own colour choices.
  • the two card bases are cut from 2 different colours. I used pink on the outside and grey on the inside
  • Cut the body and head of the cat out of one colour cardstock
  • Cut the nose out of pink cardstock and Tongue out of red cardstock
  • cut the tag pieces out.
cat body and head, nose and mouth as well as the first inside card base

Glue it all

  • Use the smaller card base and glue the back of the cat with tail onto the top of the card, glue the paws down to the bottom of the card.( right close to the centre line where the card folds. Glue the middle of the cat on to the cat a little way down from the tail.
  • Back of cat with glue
  • Back of cat stuck down and body piece glued
  • Next add the nose and mouth to the head of the cat.
  • glue to the head to the front of the cat .
  • Glue all to the body of the cat.
  • head with nose and mouth.
  • head attached to front of body and glued to back of cat
  • next write your message on the blank tag provided or print the tag with the quote of kindness to animals.
  • I used dimensional foam tape to attache two tags and then glued to front of card.
  • Glue the inner card with cat inside the larger outer card
  • Inner card glued to larger outer card
    Cat with inner card (grey) attached to larger card
  • message written on tag.

Hope you card turns out fabulous!

Here is the link to the template to cut and use your own colours or print with my colours.

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10 minute craft Cards Greeting Cards Kids Can Do Naw-Ruz Ridvan Template Uncategorized

Shadow Box Template

Shadow card with beach scene
Shadow Box: summer at the beach

For all of you card makers/ crafters who love shadow box cards AKA tunnel cards, here is a free template for you to use: Your card in 10 min

Ok so 10 minutes for those of you who own a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut. For those of you who do not own a machine then this will take about 20 to 30 minutes

Shadow card with beach scene
Shadow Box: summer at the beach

The photo above is the free template to download ( see below) with free images I found on public domain welded on to the card.I used different colour cardstock so that I could show the layers better. You can use one colour or many colours. You could add cut out pieces, for instance to the palm tree, add green leaves etc.

The Template has the following pieces:

Front and Back pieces of Shadow box card. Dashed lines are fold lines.
The inside parts that “slot in” to the main frame of the card.

Extra Back piece that can have a background scene

How to use the template:

To use this template with Silhouette or Cricut,

  1. Download and open the file.
  2. Gather the images you want to use in your card from files you have or free images on Google. If they are PNG images you need to trace and make them Studio or SVG
  3. Make sure each section is ungrouped from the dashed lines (the fold lines)
  4. Place your image on card and use Weld (Silhouette) /Attach (Cricut) to attach the image to the card so that it is one piece. The template has a few extra pieces that can be used in a merge and will form hills or clouds.
  5. Group dashed lines to card before you move around
  6. Send to cut.

To Use Without a cutting machine

  1. Download the PDF file.
  2. Print the images of the Shadow box onto cardstock.
  3. Cut out the pieces including the inside rectangles of the pieces.
  4. Use scrapbook embellishments or photos printed on cardstock and cut out. The template has a few extra pieces that can be used as hills or clouds.
  5. Glue images to the inside of the frame ( the cutout section rectangle section)

How to Assemble

  1. The front and back of card glue together to form a box that is open on top and bottom.
  2. The inner pieces slide in to this open frame box in the order that you like and the tabs glue to the sides.
  3. Note that the tabs should all be glued to one side first and bent in the same direction.

Enjoy

Download template in PDF and SVG format here