Wedding Pics & a Mini-Album Tutorial!

Well, it's about time --- been married almost 24 years and still no wedding album! There is an explanation. Our wedding was low budget and we had no formal photographer and what I ended up with was a big pile of crappy snapshots - none of which really do anything to help me remember the day.

But, when I received this wonderful product from Imaginisce, I knew it was time to do a little something with at least a few of my photos! Love & Cherish is a gorgeous black & white product line that is perfect to pair with any wedding photos!

I only had a few photos and they were all low quality and not able to be enlarged. So, I decided to make my own 6 x 6 album. You can't really tell from the above photo, but each page of my album contains some filler between 2 pieces of paper stitched together. This creates fun dimension and a cushion to each page.

Supplies needed:

12 pieces of 6 x 6 patterned paper
6 pieces of foam batting or thick fabric 5.5 x 5.5
Sewing machine
2 rings - can be any size over 1 inch
12 tags - can be any size
Misc embellishments & ribbon

Step #1 - Gather all supplies and determine order of paper

Step #2 - I usually use regular batting for the stuffing --- but I had a scrap of fleece left over from another project. It worked perfect.

Step #3 - Working on wrong side of a 6 x 6 sheet - evenly place & adhere both tags so that top of tags stick out about 1 to 1.5 inches. Make sure to measure the distance from the bottom of the tags to the edge of the paper so that you can make every page the same.

Step #4 - place batting on top of tags.

Step 5 - Place top piece of patterned paper on top and stitch all the way around the edge. Pull bottom thread to top and tie off.

Step 6 - Repeat for all 6 pieces of mini album.

Step #6 - Insert rings and decorate!

Here are the inside pages: