Christmas Traditions Mini Album

By Spotlight

Create a keepsake album to hold memories of your Christmas traditions.

These can be times you share with others or activities your family does together leading up to the merry day (decorating the tree, making cookies, Christmas Eve activities, cooking special Christmas recipes, drinks with the neighbours, wrapping gifts and so on).

Final Result

Materials

• Bella Mini album
• Bella 2 patterned papers
• Bella Ribbon pack
• Bella Felt border
• Bella Twinkles
• Bella Bella Alphabet
• Bella Expressions
• Bella Journaling tagz
• Craft knife
• Cutting mat
• Metal ruler
• Scissors
• Brown ink pad
• Journaling pen
• Your photos
• Double-sided tape
• Glue stick

Step 1

Front Cover:
1: Smudge ink on all the edges of the album cover.

2: Cut three strips from each of the papers in different widths no wider than 1.5cm each.
Doodle on the edges of the paper strips to add detail.
Cut the strips in half then weave them together at the bottom left hand corner of the cover. Adhere in place using the double-sided tape.

3: Lift the photo frame on the album cover slightly and thread the ribbon underneath, then tie a bow.

4: Spell out the album title using the adhesive alphabet.

5: Attach an Expression embellishment to the frame - we have used the word REJOICE.

6: Add a strip of felt over the woven papers at the left hand side of the album then add twinkles.

Step 2

Album pages
1st page:
Use this page to announce the intention of the mini album -
that is to show the fun and memories of your family traditions at Christmas.

Remaining pages:
We have used torn and cut strips of the patterned paper, journal spots, cork words and ribbon strips, felt and twinkles to decorate each page.

Start by attaching paper cut into strips or small squares, with torn edges, and journaling spots through the album.

By filling each page this way, you won’t run out of embellishments before your album is complete. Add your photos.

Note

• We have smudged ink from the ink pad all over the edges of the album and various embellishments.

• Use twinkles to make your album sparkle.

• Think of those special traditions that make your family Christmas special then decorate the inside pages to suit.