Mini Albums Week - Dawn Heald

Welcome to the weekend everyone!

What a week it has been, snowy, rainy and freezing cold!

Typical British winter weather at its best.

So this is our last Mini Albums post for the week and today we have

Dawn showing us what she has created.  

And what a beauty it is too!

Here's what she made ......

“Hello there, so many different ways to make mini albums, so I chose one I like to make.

  Often for the children to decorate as all you need is a piece of A4 Paper and 

it's an easy one to fold.  I decided to make my own pattern paper 

but you can use any paper you like.

I've put the instructions in picture format with instructions on.

To make -

Choose some patterned papers and tear into pieces.  Glue these to a piece

 of ordinary A4 copy paper.

When dry, paint over with a light wash of Nougat paint, dry, then paint a light

 wash of Cinnamon paint.  The nougat brings the papers more together and

 the brown adds some more warmth back in.  Dry.

Sponge Ganache Stazon ink through stencil randomly all over paper.

Paint on a coat of MixedMedia Satin Glaze all over.  This adds a nice sheen, stability

 and it made the paper feel more pliable.  Great for folding!

Then fold your paper as shown in photos, to create your mini album.  The basic fold is

 in landscape, fold in half then in portrait, fold into quarters.  Cut along the middle of the

 long middle line.  Crease well.  

 The basic fold is

 in landscape, fold in half then in portrait, fold into quarters.  Cut along the middle of the

 long middle line.  Crease well.  

  Cut along the middle of the long middle line.  Crease well.  

  I used tape to secure my pages together.  This is optional. Experiment!

You can have pockets by not taping all.

To finish off, line edges with tissue tape and colour with distress ink and edge all pages

 with Ganache Stazon.

To finish off, line edges with tissue tape and colour with distress ink and edge all pages

 with Ganache Stazon.

                       Make a title for front with alphabet stamps.                       

Add pictures.  Job done” 

Well how amazing is that??

Think I might have to have a go myself!

This is what Dawn used - 

Perfect Prints Paper pad, Vintage 1

Tando Creative Flourish Mask

Decoart MixedMedia Satin Glaze

Fresco Finish paints, Nougat and Cinnamon

Stampendous Small Typewriter clear stamps

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape

Stazon ink Ganache

Distress Ink Vintage photo

From stash

Plain white A4 paper

I do hope you have been inspired this week.

We'd love to hear your comments and what you think of the blog 

now we are back here.

I shall be back tomorrow with a weekly challenge.......

Don't forget to join us!

Have a great weekend,

Jane x