Made it from scratch: OA Make it Merry Mini

Visiting Santa Mini Book by Mollie Deem

For those of you with more modern photos,this little mini would be perfect for instagram photos too!

When I was home for Christmas last year my mom had displayed photos of my siblings and I visiting Santa at the mall. Like a sneaky little elf, I grabbed them for a quick scan so I could reprint them and make a little mini book later. So last weekend I got an idea and I thought it would be fun to make a little album for my sister for Christmas, but there was just one problem... with only 6 photos needing just 3 pages, using plain paper would make for a pretty wimpy (aka sad and pathetic) little book. So, I needed to come up with a way to give 3 little pages some substance! Thus the grunge paper mini book idea was born.

 

(And my friends will be shocked to learn that I finished this baby in less than a week! -And so can you.)

 

Here's my strategy:

-Make the cover on the weekend (it takes a little while to get done).

-Make one page a day... in just about an hour a page.

-Have a fabulous gift you want to keep for yourself in less than a week's time :)

 

So, want to make this album too? Here's what you'll need:

• October Afternoon Make it Merry:
• One Make it Merry kit (sold out)
• One sheet of PP676 - Make a Card
• One Sheet of PP684 - Make a List
• One package of buttons
• One package of Flyers
• One package of brads
• One sheet of SS446 - Word Stickers
• One sheet of Oxcober Afternoon Witch Hazel SS437 - Label Stickers
• One sheet of October Afternoon Black and Cream Mini Market Stickers
• One package of 6"x12" grunge paper from Ranger/TIm Holtz
• Ring Binder - Large, Advantus/Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection
• One Christmas Muse Token from Advantus/Tim Holtz
• One "hitch fastener" from Advantus/Tim Holtz
• One safety pin from Making Memories (could use a Fastener from Tim Holtz instead)
• One elastic tie from Seven Gypsies (7ge)
• Green, Black Chevron ribbon from May Arts
• 3 red 1/8" eyelets
• "1" brad from Basic Grey "Clippings" collection
• Silver pipe cleaner (craft supply, Michaels)
• White roses trim, Maya Road
• Red sequins trim (Recollections, Michaels)
• 1.25" Chipboard circle, Bazzill
• Corrugated heart from Jillibean Soup
• Sewing machine and black thread
• .03 Black Pen
• Wonder tape, American Crafts
• 1/8" Tacky (Red line) tape, Provocraft
• Strong runner adhesive (I used a combination of the Xyron Cheetah and the Xyron Tape Runner with permanent adhesive.)
• Clear stamp block
• Versafine Black ink

If you don't have a Make it Merry kit from October Afternoon, you'll need the following:

• October Afternoon Make it Merry:
• Tin Pins
• EM462 - Washi - To/From
• 8x8 Paper Pad
• Tin Pins
• October Afternoon Holiday Style:
• Snowflake Rubons
• Miscellany pack
• SS448 - Mini Market Stickers (peppermint)
• Red baker's twine

So go gather up your supplies and come back tomorrow to learn how to make the the first page in about an hour.