LUCKY ME - YOU BRIGHTEN MY DAY MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hello Crafty Friends! It's Conny here from The Daily Life of Creativity with a fun mini featuring the new Lucky Me collection. It's fun to put together!

To make your own, start by cutting your album base from the Rainbow Drops Heavy Acetate measuring 4 ½" x 8 ½".  Once your piece is cut, score it at 4 ⅛" and again at 4 ⅜". This will provide you with two covers that measure 4 ⅛" each, leaving approximately a ¼" spine in the center.  Fold along the score lines to form your album cover.

Now moving on to the inside pages. Cut one strip measuring 4" x 12" from each of the following papers:  Color Me Happy,  Clover Patch, St. Paddy’s Plaid and Rainbow Skies.

Once those strips are cut, score each one at 4" and 8" to create three connected 4" x 4" panels. These will become your flip pages throughout the album. From the St. Paddy’s Plaid, use the first row of the 4" x 4" cut-apart cards, and score those the same way at 4" and 8".

Next, we are going to create the tag flip insert. From the  Color Me Happy paper, locate the rainbow tag strip that includes the Lucky Me leprechaun. Cut three tags together, keeping them attached. Score those tags in the center to create a flip page because the top portion of the tags will be trimmed later, go ahead and punch holes only at the middle and the bottom of this insert. Punch holes at the top, center, and bottom of each piece. The top and bottom holes are about 3/4" on the acetate. (Remember — the pages are smaller so those you punch separately about  1/2" top and bottom- the tag insert only needs holes at the middle and bottom.)

Now for the 3" x 4" card insert from the cut-apart sheet, take the first two 3" x 4" cards on the left side and keep them connected to create another flip page. Mat these with white cardstock to create photo mats, then embellish using the Mini Icon Stickers for added detail.

To assemble the album:   Start with your acetate cover. Add your first 4" x 4" scored pages extension  so it opens toward the left. Add the second page the same way. For the third page, rotate the scored strip so that the extension opens towards the right. This will give you additional space for extra photos.

Continue alternating page directions throughout the album to create longer interactive layouts on both the left and right sides. In the center of the album, insert the 3" x 4" card flip and the rainbow tag flip insert. 

You can also add additional small flip-ups throughout the album using leftover 4" x 4" panels to create more photo space for: 4" x 4" photos, 3" x 4" photos, 2" x 4" photos and 3" x 3" photos.

Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you love creating this mini album - I can't wait to see what you create using this collection. Xo Conny 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

9039 rainbow drops - heavyweight acetate

9041 color me happy - double-sided cardstock
9042 clover patch - double-sided cardstock
9043 st. paddy’s plaid - double-sided cardstock
9044 rainbow skies - double-sided cardstock

9028 lucky me little charmers

9025 lucky me puffy icons stickers

9024 lucky me mini icons stickers

9034 lucky me - all the things

9015 lucky lady icon sprinkles

9047 lucky me - petite prints assortment pack

9038 lucky me this & that cardstock stickers

OTHER 

White String 
Score and Cutting Board 
Liquid Glue 
We R Makers Hole Punch