This time, I used a mix of miscellaneous papers I had on hand, that seemed to work together. I used six of the tan lunch bags again. The bags are 5" wide, and I cut the tops of the bags off to make the page 7 1/2" tall.
After that I created the small tags to tuck into the pockets. I made mine 2 1/2" x 3". Then larger tags that tuck into the actual bag at the top of the page. These are 7"x4".
I made a flap for one side of each bag. I choice to have my flap on the back side of the bag, the side without the bottom folded up. My flap was 5 1/2" wide and 7" tall. I scored in 1" down the long side and used a liquid glue to attach the flap into the fold of the bag.
On the other side of the bag, I used the liquid glue to glue the bottom to the side of the bag and create a pocket. I decorated this side of the bag before I glued.
From here, I decorated all the pages and flaps. All the pages are the same size, so you can cut each part of the page 6 times... Once for each page (bag).
Creating the spine was a bit tricky, and I got the info off YouTube. I watched several videos and ultimately just sort of came up with my own happy medium. Once I had a spine, I attached the bags to the spine using double-sided tape. Attach the bag to the spine in the opposite fold of the bag from your flap.
The I added my cover and decorated my cover. I added a ribbon to the front and back cover so I can tie the album closed.
Very fun to make and great for photos, cards, tickets, notes, etc. A cute keepsake too.
I think I will get some colored craft bags and make a few more. I can't wait to try this with black bags and the CTMH Yuletide paper packet and embellishments for a holiday album. Coral or blue bags with the CTMH Seaside collection ...
Oh the choices. What can you come up with?
