What A Beautiful Mess: Crealies Guest Designer/Mini Album "Best of Memories" Mini Album

Hello Beautiful people! I was asked by Annelies Karduks to Guest Design for her company Crealies, and I graciously accepted her invitation. I created a min album from the ground up. How easy it was using the wonderful Crealies Dies. You may have seen a previous project I did with the Crealies Camera die. This inspired me to create yet another mini album. But this time, I have the dies that creates the spine, and it was so much easier.

This is the cover of the Mini Album. I have used the biggest rectangle die for the base, and the next 2 smaller ones to layer to make the cover strong. The middle layer is chip board and the other 2 layers are white heavy cardstock. This created a solid front and back cover as well as the spine. The papers I used throughout the entire album are from 49 and Market. The collection is Irrevocable Beauty. I used a few sheets from the 12x12 paper and some from the 8x8 paper. All of the embellishments and flowers are 49 and Market.

For the spine I used the rectangle stitched die, but customized it for the spine by replacing the die onto one already die cut. This gave me the perfect size for the spine. I did the same for the title strip. The title strip was once again, the strip you cut off of the 12x12 paper. There is always a wonderful design on the strips of each 49 and Market 12x12 paper.

This is the back cover constructed the same way the front was. I left it blank, and now that I think about it, I may add a tuck pocket for a letter for someone special. Crealies has awesome pocket dies.

This is closeup of the top of the album showing the insides of the different interactive pages. Each page has a different interaction with slides, pockets, and foldouts. Since the pages are layers, they are very sturdy.

These 2 pages have flaps that open up to reveal more space. The flaps were created with the tags die, and pockets were added using the rectangle die to hold smaller tags. I layered the rectangle die cuts over the top of the Big Labelzz and Tagzz that are tucked into the pockets. These tags are perfect for photos or journaling or both!

Here is the left side flap opened. I created a small bellyband to hold some rectangle die cuts that can be used for photos or journaling in the back. Again, the belly band was created by the cut away strip from the 49 and Market 12x12 paper.

Here is the right side opened and this one has a small pocket created with the rectangle die and it holds another tag.

I die cut 3 tags and created a staggered effect for 3 flaps that open like pages. I then die cut the patterned paper to fit the covers of the flaps. Once again, I just readjusted the die over the die cut tags to create shorter die cuts. This way, the stitching remains all around the tag.

On this page there are 2 flaps that open up vertically.

When closed, each flap holds a tag. I punched a semicircle into the patterned paper used for the pocket, to hold the tag.

On the inside of the back cover I created a waterfall slider card. These are so much fun, and so easy to create using dies. Can you imagine the waterfall slider on the cover of a card?? So many uses!

I left the backside plain for photos or journaling.

I thought this was the perfect end to a mini album that I had so much fun creating using the Crealies Dies. I know I will be using these dies over and over to create future projects.