DT Tutorial Laurie

Laurie’s DIY - Neat Little Packages in the New Year Photo_Albums_Header For me, January is all about getting organized. I like wrapping up the previous year, and starting off the new one with a clean slate.

One thing I always struggle with is keeping all my digital images orderly. Everything is backed up, but I also like to burn DVDs just incase systems fail. I have binders with pockets that store these discs, but I thought that this year, I could create a more attractive storage solution. So, I went straight to my Hambly stash, and made several paper pockets to contain these discs. Now, all my pictures from the year are all packaged in neat little bundles.

Besides using these pockets to organize my own images, I thought this might be a lovely way to present a collection of photos to friends or family.

There are a lot of steps, but it’s all just cutting, folding, and a little bit of gluing - so nothing is too difficult.

I hope you enjoy this project!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

- Laurie

To start, gather the following materials:

6 whole sheets six of Hambly Paper

Woodgrain,
Antique Doily
The Birdcages
Doily Décor
Little Hearts
Assorted scraps, trims, stickers and rub-ons to decorate the pocket covers
- On Edge and Garden Party papers
- Woodgrain Alphabet Stickers
- Urban Frame Stickers
- Vintage Journal Bits Kraft Stickers
Paper Trimmer (or an xacto knife, ruler, and cutting board)
Paper Glue
Scissors

Begin by folding a 12” x 12” sheet of paper in half and crease - keeping the printed side on the outside. Then, fold in half once again and crease. Photo_Albums_2 Open up the folded paper and lay printed side down. Fold the bottom right corner to the center of the page and crease. Then, fold the bottom left corner to the center and crease. Photo_albums_3 Fold the bottom half of the page upward on the horizontal crease in the middle of the page. Then, fold in half , to the right Photo_albums_4 Place the pocket under the arm of the cutting blade with the “spine” of the pocket on the right, and the triangle inside pointing up. Cut one inch off the open end of the pocket. Photo_albums_5 Lift the arm and turn the pocket counter-clockwise so the spine is now on the top, and the triangle inside is pointing to the left. Put the arm down, and cut one inch off. You should be left with a square measuring 5” x 5”. Photo_Albums_6 Open up the pocket, and fold down the triangular flap. Put a dot of paper glue where indicated by the arrows. Fold the flap back up and apply pressure for a few moments at each glued point. Photo_Albums_7 Use your Woodgrain Letter Stickers and Vintage Bits Kraft Stickers to label your pockets. Photo_Albums_8 Close your pocket, and create a cover design using coordinating papers, stickers and rub-ons. Photo_Albums_9 Create additional albums in coordinating papers to house each of your discs. Photo_Albums_10 Load your discs into the appropriate pockets. Photo_Albums_11 Cut a paper strip measuring 2” high and 12” long. In the center, embellish this strip to coordinate with your album designs. Photo_Albums_12 Wrap the band around the stack of albums. Use a dot glue to adhere the overlapping ends. The band should be tight enough to hold the bundle together, but loose enough for the band to easily slide off. Photo_Albums_13 And now, you have your year in pictures, neatly contained in one pack! Photo_Albums_14