Downtown Girlfriends Mini Album By Patti Milazzo
Presented by Amy Brinkman and Nancy Martinez
Girlfriend’s Birthday
Celebration Mini Album – A gift album or personal keepsake
recording special memories of a birthday celebration shared with
friends. The 4” x 4” accordion mini album opens to
reveal 12 - 4”x 4” surfaces to embellish with photos
and record your special memories. Once you’ve completed
embellishing the mini album with paper, stickers and chipboard
you can easily tie it closed using the ribbon.
Materials
Needed
Patterned Paper: Mum’s The
Word and Paisley Park After Dark (Downtown Collection) by Cloud
9 Design
Stickers: Word Stickers and Tab Stickers
by Cloud 9 Design; Uptown Paisley Chipboard stickers by Cloud 9
Design
Ink: Color Box Chestnut Roan and Charcoal
Chalk Ink by Clearsnap
Rub-Ons: Perfect Quote Memories Rub-Ons
by Cloud 9 Design
Ribbon/Fibers: Twill Words on Dark Teal
and Mum’s the Word by Cloud 9 Design
Computer fonts: Times New Roman
Other: 4x4 Size In a Roundabout Way
accordion mini album
Instructions
1.
Cut Mum’s and Paisley Park patterned papers
into 4” x 4” inch squares; ink edges
2.
Machine stitch around borders of 2-dark brown and
2-teal squares.
3.
Adhere stitched squares to surfaces connected to
the album covers.
4.
Adhere the remaining pieces to the white pages both
front and back.
5.
Adhere pictures
6.
Adhere small photographs as desired *These photos
are printed as wallet size
7.
Print additional journal words or phrases from computer
if desired
8.
Add stickers, tabs, pre-printed journal words and
rub-ons as desired.
9.
Add run-on Paisley shaped to front of cover
10.
Tie album closed using 2 ribbons (1 is included with
the mini album) for extra flair.