Aloha Everyone! This is Elizabeth from 217 Creations.  I am happy to be sharing a great summer project with my fellow crafters here at Tuesday Treats. This is my tropical inspired pocket mini.   The whole album is made from Sentimentals. This is by far the easiest  mini have made yet.  I spent more time embellishing than cutting and  assembly.
Here's the video  tutorial.  If you prefer a step by step, please view the photo tutorial  just past the video.
Supplies:
Double Sided Paper
Chipboard 
Yes! Paste
Zip Dry
Hole punch or Crop a Dile
Ribbon and Embellishments
Binding Machine (I used a Cinch)
First decide how many pages you want.  In  this case I wanted a total of 8 pockets.  So I knew I would need to cut  the envelope pocket out 8 times and then cut the tag out 8 times from  chipboard. I then repeated my cutting with my paper to cover the front  and back of each tag, to yield a total of 16 cover peices.  I inked all  edges of the white chipboard with Spiced Marmalade from Tim Holtz.
I then took each envelope pocket and followed the scoremarks  to create the pocket.  I used Zip Dry to seal the edges. Each time I  folded the envelope I switch which side was the outside and which side  was the inside.  This is the benefit of using double sided paper.
Once I had all my envelopes assembled. I took Yes Paste and  glued them in pairs back to back.  Each page should have a pocket on it.
Next I took each tag base and  began attaching the fronts and backs with Yes Paste.  I assembled all 8  of the tags.
 I took my Crop A Dile and  punched a hole into the top of each of the 8 tags and tied ribbons  through each hole.  So now all 8 tags fit into each pocket
I added a small amount plastic  Ric Rack that I bought at Joann's fabric department.
Here another one
Then I used my Cinch binding  machine from WeRMemoryKeepers and bound the book with 1 inch white coil.
I tied lots of ribbon to the coils and adhered a super cut  flower to the front. 
I then took these small quote tags (I have had them forever)  and inked the sides with Spiced Marmalade from Tim Holtz.  I then  punched a small hole in the side of each and threaded a small ball chain  through the hole.  I then attached it to the side of the mini album.
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>If you would like to download the free file, please visit my blog http://www.217Creations.blogspot.com
As always thank you commenting and following at both here at Tuesday treats and at my personal blog 217 Creations.
 
