My crafting journey started with papercrafts. It was just a material I always had at home. Easy to manipulate. Cheap. Anyways, I’m super excited to share with you a project I recently completed…a mini album!
I’ve been a big fan of Paige Taylor Evans and I knew I wanted to use one of her templates to create a mini album. After scrolling in awe of her various templates, I came across the heart squash mini album cut file. It’s Design ID#271643 on the Silhouette Design Store site.
I learned a new technique (zig-zag stitching two pieces of paper together) that felt so daunting that I didn’t even want to try it. But I’m glad I did! I am HOOKED! Yup, it is more time-consuming but I feel like it really adds a personal touch. It’s those little details that make a big impact.
The only thing I would change is angling the photos correctly (-45 degrees) so that you don’t have to tilt your head. Paige’s YouTube example shows that but I got too excited in starting this project that I missed that detail. Guess I’ll have to make another heart squash mini album!! 
If you’re thinking about making one, you totally should! The best way to start is to have coordinating scrapbook papers. I have a tendency to buy loose 12″x12″ papers so it took a bit of time to find somewhat coordinating papers.
I’ll list some papercrafting supply recommendations below. Please note below are a few affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission, which helps me continue to share fun project ideas with you. Thanks!
- Solid cardstock for base of template
- 6×6 paper pads (link, link, link) – so many great choices!
- Tombow Mono MultiLiquid Glue (link) – hands down, my favorite papercrafting glue. It holds papers together really well!
- Taperunner XL (link) – ultra-thin layer of double-sided adhesive, perfect when you don’t need glue
- Embellishments like stickers, print-and-cut diecuts, adhesive letters, washi tape, and ribbon
- Coordinating thread (if you’re sewing)
