My home made Photo Albums for Gifts

It is this simple. You Can make  

  Digi-Scrapbooks
  Holiday Book
  Personal Journal
  Memory Book
  Family Yearbook
  Vacation Book 

  Baby Book
  Wedding Album
  Pets
  Nature
  Portfolio 

  Cookbook
  School Projects

I made a chart so you would not have to guess at how many pages you can put in your albums. 


SPINE SIZE              NUMBER OF PAGES
1MM                         1-10  pages double sided photo paper


3MM                         10-25 pages double sided photo paper


5MM                          25-40 pages double sided photo paper


7MM                          40-55 pages double sided photo paper


9MM                          55-75 pages double sided photo paper


I used an 8 x 8   3MM Spine/No window album in black. I used my Imagine Machine/plus Christmas Wish and Floral Emporium Pattern Cartridges to print all my paper for the outside and inside of the album jacket. Printed on 12 x12 white Bazzil cardstock and cut papers according to size album you are using. 

I wanted this album to look like a purse...so I cut out one of the scallop images that is stored on the Imagine Machine/colorfill with the Lime Dots pattern/ hit print and cut feature. This scallop was cut at 6/6". 

Ran all paper through my Xyron Machine for edge to edge adhesive.  My book will be a gift  I just love the colors. I used another fun tool called the I-top to make matching button to use in the center of the flower that I cut from the Cricut Cake Basic Cartridge, embossed and placed on the front for my closure. Score the scallop at center point/fold and glue to back side of album.  Underneath the flower I hot glued magnets to hold the album shut.

Punched out with a ribbon punch on both sides of the scallop so I could thread ribbon through for the handles. Before attaching the ribbon I added white pearl beads for added girly bling. Ran the ribbon through the top of the scallop and lined all the inside of the album with matching paper. 

Scallop border at the bottom of the album was cut 8" using the Imagine and Ribbons and Rosettes/embossed ( 2 white and one lime green) ran through xyron for edge to edge adhesive. Tied green ribbon/bow. Added my pages, placed spine side down into the  book binding machine and within 90 seconds I had a professional looking photo book.


I am in love with my Imagine Pattern cartridges. Floral Emporium,/ Christmas Wish/Ribbons and Rosettes  They have patterns I can use all year and bright and colorful too...well you can see for yourself above, lol


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