Making a Hybrid Accordion Card with Digital Scrapbooking Supplies as Printables

Mini albums are always fun to make! May 2009's Scrap Girls Club Collection includes the perfect frames that can be used to create an adorable mini album. I chose to use the double frame tag in Amanda's Take Wing Frames Embellishment Mini as the basis of my album, but you could use any of the other frames to create your own. Let's get started.

The folding hybrid mini album will have two sides. To begin the first side, open a new document (11" wide x 8.5" tall, 300 dpi) in your photo editing software program. (If you have a wide format printer, you could make a larger size.) Drag the double frame embellishment onto the first layer. Resize the tag to 2.5" x 4 3/8" or the size you prefer. Keep in mind the printing area available. (Money saving tip: Decrease the height of the tag to allow you to print both sides of the album on one sheet of paper.) Duplicate the frame layer three times and move the frames so they are horizontally aligned and adjoining one another.

You could create a journaling block by placing paper behind one of the frames. Instead, I chose to use one tag for my journaling. To do this, I used the Magnetic Lasso Tool to select the outline of the tag frame only, filled the selection with black, and clipped a patterned paper to the tag.

Next, have fun using the Take Wing Collection Biggie to create the mini digital scrapbook layouts on your tags. Then, use the same process to create the back side of your mini album.

I printed the hybrid mini album using double-sided matte paper; however, I decided a wanted a sharper image and ended up using a premium photo paper (Studio Gloss). Cut out each side of your album and accordion fold each side separately. Be sure to cover the printed layout with a piece of plain paper when creasing to protect it.

Adhere the two sides together using aerosol artist's adhesive. Use a bone folder to re-score and define the glued folds. Spray the entire mini album with an aerosol digital photo and paper protectant and allow to dry.

Finally, decorate your new hybrid mini album with ribbons and/or other embellishments and enjoy!

Hybrid Accordion Card Mini Album by Kim Meeder
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Free hybrid scrapbooking tutorial written by Kim Meeder.

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