Hey friends...so happy to see you here on a Saturday morning! Thanks for stopping by! We have a special Saturday treat for you... first, a quick announcement:
Well, kind of---our blog anyway! Beginning April 1st {this is definitely NOT an April Fool's joke!}, our blog will be in a NEW place with a fresh NEW look and we are so excited! We'll be starting off our new team posts with a BANG on our new blog, so be sure to visit us there on Tuesday!! No worries, though, this blog and all of it's awesome content will still be available to you!
Now, on to an amazing mini album by the amazing post by Kim Watson--something to get you going on this crafty weekend that I am certain you are all enjoying!!!
I am excited to be able to share another project using the amazing As You Wish collection!
With the colours being so pretty... I thought I'd show you a fool proof way to whip up a cute, quick Spring mini book might get you into the spring mood. I love making mini books like this. Even though small & compact they capture a moment or event easily. Over the years, I have make a fair collection from different times, they fill a reed basket in the living room & I often find the children, family & friends sitting on the sofa, reading them.
There is something so satisfying about making a concertina mini book like this one, in that it only requires one piece of 12x12 paper to make the booklet. Yep...you read right, only once piece :)
Here is how to do it:
- Score a 12x12 piece of paper into x3 vertical 4" folds.
- Now cut the sheet horizontally at 6".
- You will now have x2 three page'd pieces.
- Join them together with a strip of patterned paper.
- Voila! a folded mini book.
Decorate your cover with layers. I used a doily, chalkboard tag, ephemera, cake topper & Flair with the cutest results.
Notice my book closure? I cut patterned paper tab secured on the last page, with a paper 'loop' on the cover to slide it into once closed.
Printing the photos B&W help continuity and also compliment the fun color palette.
I love this collection...as I am sure you do too, so be sure to visit the blog all week to find more great inspiration from the NEW design team using the As You Wish collection.
Before I sign off...I have a bonus freebie for you!!!!
Notice the wireframe titles I overlaid onto some of my photographs before printing? Well the great news is that I have converted them into cutfiles, as well as PNG's for you to use for your own personal use on your next Fancy Pants project!
ENJOY!
What a cute mini! I love it! Thanks for the cut file, Kim!!
Posted by: yuki | March 31, 2014 at 08:26 AM
This is stunning, Kim!!
Posted by: Jenny Evans | March 31, 2014 at 10:25 AM
Adorable!
Posted by: Lee-Anne Thornton | March 31, 2014 at 12:21 PM
Thank you!!!!
Posted by: Pam S | March 31, 2014 at 12:44 PM
This mini book is great! Thanks for the cut file!
Posted by: Tracy | March 31, 2014 at 12:47 PM