Mini Album Archives – Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demo

Fab Idea!! How to Create a Mini Album Using a Stamp Case.

Fab Idea!! How to Create a Mini Album Using a Stamp Case. – Pretty Florals – Stampin’ Up! Crafting with Ashee. Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – UK.

I have an idea to share today using a stamp case from Stampin’ Up! I have loads of spare stamp cases as I don’t store my retired photopolymer in them. You can decorate the front of your album as you wish. One tip is to avoid using dimensional embellishments or rhinestones. The rhinestones poke through the plastic of the cover.

Why you will like this idea

These albums are quick and easy to make, as the stamp case gives the framework. All you need to do is create the pages and decorate as you wish. The pages can be made from any cardstock, but for ease, I used 12″ X 12″. The pages are Willow White. This is a new white cardstock to me, and I’ve fallen in love. Lovely white colour, great weight and texture.

measurements

Mediterranean Blooms / Lovely as Garden designer series paper (DSP) – 26.8cm X 17.6cm – 14cm X 11cm scored at 1cm on 3 sides.
White Willow Cardstock – 12″ X 6″ scored at 4″ & 8″ on the 12″ side.

What will you put in your album?

I’ve put photos of my garden from last year in the first album. I plan to put some family pictures in the second one, but I need to get them printed first. As there is a limited number of photos you can put in the album, I prefer to keep them themed. They are perfect for photos for a specific event, such as a birthday party.

Thank You for Stopping By!

I hope you enjoyed this papercrafting project and found it inspiring! Below, you’ll find a supply list linked to my online shop and a video tutorial to guide you step by step. You can also check out my Basic Craft Products, which include the essential tools I use regularly.

Product List

White Willow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock £9.50	Garden Green A4 Card Stock £10.75	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock £10.75	Mediterranean Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £11.75
Pretty Florals Bundle £47.50	Mini Alphabet Dies £29.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50
Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack £6.75	Fully Flowering Mix & Match Ephemera Pack £7.50

Join the Crafting Fun!
Stay connected and get more creative inspiration by following me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. I also run a Facebook Group where we share projects, exchange ideas, and chat about all things crafty. I’d love for you to join and share your creations!

Online Card Club – Each month in my Facebook Group, we make three beautiful cards and a 3D project. It’s a fun and interactive way to craft together. Click here for all the details.

In-Person Crafting Classes – If you’re in North Lincoln, come craft with me in a friendly, hands-on session. Click here for upcoming dates and details.

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I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below or on my YouTube channel—your feedback means the world to me.

Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!
Ashee xx

Birthday Micro Mini Albums – How to Make One Yourself

Birthday Micro Mini Albums – How to Make One Yourself. – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK.

Looking for a fun and simple papercraft project? These micro mini albums are gorgeous and perfect for holding small photos or journaling! Each handmade mini-book features 10 interactive pages, including the inside front and back covers.

To make the most of my designer series paper (DSP), I’ve only decorated the covers since most pages will be covered by photos. The albums are compact and stylish, measuring just 9.5cm x 9.5cm, and are secured with a pretty ribbon tie closure.

measurements

Pebbled Path / Wild Wheat Cardstock: (Score each piece at 9.5cm from either end on the longer side)
- 21cm X 9.5cm
- 20.5cm X 9.5cm
- 20cm X 9.5cm
Unbound Beauty / Wildflower Meadow designer series paper (DSP) 9cm X 9cm X 5 pieces

Tips for Customization

Experiment with different patterned papers to match your theme.
Use a coordinating ribbon for a polished look.
Add photos, journaling, or embellishments inside for a personal touch.

These mini albums make fantastic handmade gifts, scrapbook additions, or keepsakes for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations.

Have you made a mini album before? Drop a comment below or share your creations with #CraftingWithAshee!

Thank You for Stopping By!

Product List

Pebbled Path A4 Cardstock £10.75	Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock £10.75	Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £11.75	Wildly Flowering 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £11.75
Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim £8.00	Fully Flowering Mix & Match Ephemera Pack £7.50	Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) £7.50	Labels & Layers Mix & Match Ephemera Pack £7.50

Online Card Club – Each month in my Facebook Group, we make three beautiful cards and a 3D project. It’s a fun and interactive way to craft together. Click here for all the details.

In-Person Crafting Classes – If you’re in North Lincoln, come craft with me in a friendly, hands-on session. Click here for upcoming dates and details.

I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below or on my YouTube channel—your feedback means the world to me.

Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!
Ashee xx

How to Make a Dashboard – Travellers Notebook

How to Make a Dashboard – Travellers Notebook- Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK

I love my planners and quite a collection. I use my travellers notebook or TN to plan my Stampin’ Up! business. Of course, it has to pretty as well as functional. I enjoy making various dashboards and inserts for it and thought I would share this one with you.

The designer series paper (DSP) is Heartwarming Hugs. It is a good weight for paper and not flimsy. You could also use cardstock and then mat the DSP on to it. The journaling card is from the Wonder of the Season set and makes the perfect embellishment for this dashboard.

measurements

Heartwarming Hugs – 8 1/4″ X 9″ Scored in half on the 9″ side. Keep the scraps from the 12″ X 12″ DSP to make the internal pockets.
Heartwarming Hugs 5 1/2″ X 3 3/4″ Scored at 1/2″ on the two short sides and one long side
Heartwarming Hugs 9 1/4″ X 3″ scored at 1/2″ on two short sides and one long side

other altered items

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share you creation with us.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Make a Travellers Notebook – Junk Journal

This is my first attempt at a junk journal. I decided to make in the style of a traveller’s notebook. It turned out great, I think. I used the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper (DSP) to decorate it.

Making mini albums is one of my favourite things to do. I love how out of a few pieces of chipboard you can create something unique and beautiful to hold all your precious memories and mementoes.

This travellers notebook (TN) is made from chipboard. It measures 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ with a 1 1/2″ spine. You can make them whatever size you want though. If you wanted to you can make the basic album and instead of making a TN you could widen the spine and use a hinge binding system instead.

measurements

Chipboard 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ X 2, spine – 7 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
Early Espresso cardstock – 9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ X 2, A4 sheet cut to 7 1/4″ on the short side

other albums

Thank you for visiting. There are a supply list and video tutorial below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper	Blueberry Bushel 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon	Rococo Rose 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine	Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots
Tear & Tape Adhesive	Snail Adhesive	Bone Folder	Simply Scored	Mini Glue Dots	Paper Trimmer

Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album – Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to share with Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album that I’ve made. I really enjoyed making this and am so proud of the way it turned out. The album uses the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP). The whole suite is amazing and is perfect for this mini-album.

There is no stamping at all in this album. I used the DSP as well as the co-ordinating Memory and More cards. The cards come with 6″ X 4″ cards, 4″ X 3″ cards a number of sticker sheets. They are perfect for this album.

Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album - Back Page — Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album – Back Page

The album is made from 6 brown paper bags. This gives you 6 large pockets at the top and another 6 small pockets on the back page. I’ve matched the colours in the DSP in my cardstock mats.

Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album - First Page — Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album

I’ve used the Memory and More cards as embellishments, as well as tags and photo mats. The stickers make great accent pieces as well. You can also fussy cut images out of the DSP to make embellishments.

Other Projects

I did say in my video that I would put up the measurements here. However, I am not going to do that as I realised that without a tutorial video they don’t make that much sense.

If you want a tutorial video then please let me know in the comments and I will do it for you. Here is a video showing you a flip through of the album as well as the supply list.

Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Snail Adhesive	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack	Night Before Christmas 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Detailed Trio Punch	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Paper Trimmer

Envelope Album – Perennial Essence – Stampin’ Up!

Today, I’m sharing this lovely envelope album with you. The construction is very simple, in that it consists of only 10 envelopes. That’s right you only need 10 envelopes and you are ready to make your album.

Envelope Album decorated with the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! — Envelope Album decorated with the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

I’ve been watching lots of videos on YouTube of mini-albums. They are may ways of making a mini album and I wanted to try an envelope one. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t find a style of construction that I liked so I decided to make it up as I went along.

Measurements

The envelopes used are a standard C6 which will fit a normal A6 cardbase.
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper (DSP) 6″ X 4″
Blackberry Bliss and Blushing Bride mat pieces 6″ X 4″

The album holds 9 photos. Below is a double-page spread in the album.

Envelope Album - Double page spread. — Envelope Album – Double page spread.

A photo is on the right side and the Perennial Essense DSP on the left. I want to take this moment to mention the Praiseworthy Prose stamp set. This set contains seven definitions eg grateful, cheerful and family which have been stamped in Blackberry Bliss. I’ve placed a picture to correspond with each definition.

This album is so easy to make. I’ve made a video tutorial below along with the supply list.

I’m in love with making mini albums. I am making one currently with the Dino Roar DSP and have just completed one with the Magnolia Lane DSP. I will show you them in the next few weeks.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White C6 Envelopes	Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad	Praiseworthy Prose Cling Stamp Set	Praiseworthy Prose Bundle	Beautiful You Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Stitched Rectangle Dies

Mini Album – One Sheet Wonder

Mini Album made from one sheet of 12″ X 12″ cardstock with supplies from Stampin’ Up!

I have a mini album to share with you today. This is a great one sheet wonder project that uses only one sheet of 12″ x 12″ cardstock for the basic construction. I first found this project online when I became a demo back in 2012. I’ve tried to find my original source but it’s too long ago now.

Mini Album - One Sheet Wonder using supplies from Stampin' Up! — Mini Album – One Sheet Wonder using supplies from Stampin’ Up!

This is a very simple and easy project to make for a beginner crafter. It looks complicated but is not. I did this album as my first demonstration piece at my upline, Amanda Fowler’s team training and it was a hit.

Measurements

Black cardstock – 12″ x 12″ – scored on one side at 2″, 6″ & 10″ and then turned 90 degrees and scored again at 3″, 6″ & 9″.
Soft Suede cardstock – 1″ x 8″
Soft Suede cardstock – 4″ x 4″
Whisper White cardstock 2″ x 3″ x 8
Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- 3 3/4″ x 2″ X 2
- 2 1/2″ x 3″ X 8
- 1 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ X 8

This mini-album can hold tags, little photos, sentiment quotes, really whatever you fancy. It is a great size to carry around as it fits into your hand well.

The paper used is the Pressed Petals speciality DSP which is thinner than our normal DSP but really great for projects such as this. You get 24 sheets in a pack so you have plenty of paper to use as you so wish.

There is a video tutorial for this great project and the supply list below.

My question for today is what is your favourite type of papercraft? Do you prefer to make cards, scrapbooking, mini albums or something else?

Thank you for stopping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Neutrals 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock	Bone Folder	Simply Scored	Delightful Tag Topper Punch
Rococo Rose 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon	Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Botanical Bliss Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad	Timeless Label Punch	Rhinestone Basic Jewels