Friday, May 24, 2013

File Folder Mini Album - A London Daybook

Happy Friday! Yipee! This week was Open House so Friday couldn't come soon enough!

Here's a project I created for my local scrapbook store, Pages From the Heart. This month I was asked to work with the Simple Stories Urban Traveler collection. This is a travel themed line. As I haven't taken any big trips lately (insert sad face here), I asked my BFF if I could make her an album with pictures from a trip she took to London for New Year's. She graciously agreed and off I went!

I have seen a lot of DIY versions of the Amy Tangerine Daybook lately (If you want to drool over some seriously amazing Daybooks, check out Hello. I'm a Paper Addict) and decided to give it a try. I also wanted to try and use a file folder to make it a little sturdier.


I started with a regular, legal-sized file folder. I wanted to keep the tab so I cut from the other side of the folder, leaving the crease in the middle of the front cover. I wanted pockets so that BFF could save any brochures or other memorabilia without having to glue it down. I folded the bottom of the folder up so that I had a pocket on the front and back covers. After choosing and arranging the paper for the inside, I used embroidery thread to sew a seam down the center. I secured it with some washi tape. Shall we have a peek inside?


I even dared to doodle and stitch!
Lots and lots of layers.
Put my We R Lucky 8 punch to use.
I also FINALLY used my Smash* Label Maker.

I can see why people enjoy Daybooks - it came together fairly quickly! From start to finish, the whole project took me about 3 hours (which is a MIRACLE for me).

You can check this album out at Pages From the Heart in Monrovia. Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful weekend!

Linking up with:
Use Your Stuff: Challenge #85 Tool Time (We R Lucky 8 Punch and Smash* Label Maker)
Purple Mailbox: April Layout Love Linky (soapHOUSEmama also recently made a file folder album!)

XOXO,

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is complete perfection!!!! Love the attention to detail and the fun colors! Thanks so much for linking up with purplemailbox :)

Saucy Siciliana said...

I have been to London and love it! What a nice idea!

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Leslie Germain said...

Love it, Becky!

Julie H said...

Awesome daybook, I'm sure your friend will love it!

Milena said...

I really like this book. Isn't it nice to sit down and complete something from start to finish in 3 hours? Great work! Thanks for playing along with us at the Use Your Stuff Blog!

maria f. said...

This is so modern and fun and such a wonderful idea. I truly believe if you have something like this with you, you tend to use it. Thanks for your sweet comments, BTW, and I was rooting for Dortmund and they lost. But the game was excellent!

Terhi Koskinen said...

Oh my, this is fabulous!
The hole album full of inspiration and amazing details! Love it :)

scrappymo! said...

This is wonderful. It is after 1 am so i am going to look at it again tomorrow as something similar would be perfect for my England trip this year!
I loved the peek at the inside...what a treat!

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