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FREE Wallet Style Mini Brag Book Tutorial

I first created this project over 12 years ago and was the first project I filmed for my Dawn’s Inspirations YouTube Channel and you can still see my original one here Wallet Style Mini Brag Book.

I felt is was time to refresh this free video tutorial as it is still a popular project, plus modern technology and video cameras have come long way and many of my YouTube Subscribers still enjoy this super cute project.

You will need;

Supplies

  • 2 x Sheets of 12″ x 12″ card stock
  • Decorative Papers I have use 8 sheets of 8″ x 8″
  • 2 x Magnets or Ribbon as a closure.

Tools

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Inches Scoreboard
  • Wet Glue
  • Scissors
  • Bone Folder
  • Corner Rounder

Instructions;

  • Use one sheet of 12″ x 12″ scoring at 2 1/4″ 2 1/2″ 9 1/2″ & 9 3/4″.
  • Do a quarter turn and score at 3 3/4″ 4″ 8″ 8 1/4″
  • Then cut away the 4 corners as I show you on the video.
  • Cut the other sheet at 12″ x 12″ to create Two strips of 12″ x 4″
  • Scoring the two strips of 12″ x 4″ on the long side at 6.
  • Then from what is left cut a piece at 7″ x 4″and score on the short side at 1/2″.
  • Watching the Step by Step Video Tutorial, you will see how to put these together.
  • Don’t forget to attach your magnets or Ribbon before add your Patterned Papers.

Patterned Papers to Decorate;

Outside of Wallet

  • 2 at 6 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  • 1 at 6 3/4″ x 3 3/4″
  • 4 at 5 3/4″ x 3 3/4″

Inside of the Wallet

  • 2 at 6 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  • 1 at 6 3/4″ x 3 3/4″
  • 2 at 6 3/4″ x 3 1/4″
  • 2 at 5 3/4″ x 3 3/4″
  • 2 at 2″ x 3 3/4″
  • 2 at 4″ x 3 3/4″

Now you are ready to gift your super cute Wallet Style Mini Brag Book or keep it yourself to fill with photos and memories.

Wallet Style Mini Brag Book

 

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Our Story Seasons

What do I get with this Workshop
  • Easy Step by Step Video Tutorials in real time- like having me crafting along with you.
  • Workshop set out in 5 stages – Spring Summer, Autumn, Winter & Book Cover so you can work at a pace that suits you
  • Each stage has a 3 Sections – Construction, Decoration & Finishing Off – breaking project down so easy to follow.
  • Easy to follow Printable PFDs to go with each video – you can tick off each piece as you go
  • Workshop allows you to use your own creativity to finish off the final decoration of your project – making the project your own
  • Listed below are the tools & Supplies you will need- allowing you to gather everything you need.
  • Workshop allows you to use your own creativity to finish off the final decoration of your project – making the project your own
  • Angel Policy – as long as you have made a finished project then you can make to sell as many finished projects as you like. However, you cannot copy the PDFs and pass them on

This tutorial includes ScanNCut files and Cricut images.

Tools

Paper Trimmer
Inches Scoreboard and score tool
Bone Folder
Scissors & Fussy Cutting Scissors
Pencil & Pen
Centralising Ruler or Ruler
Wet glue
Red Liner Tape
Corner Punch
Cricut or Scan n Cut if you wish to use cutting files. If not dies and a die cutting machine.

Supplies

Book Cover
2 sheets A4 Card 250-300gsm
3 sheets 12” x 12” Card 250-300gsm
Albums
40 x A4 Sheets 250-300gsm – 10 of each colour if you want to do them in different colours as I have
4 x Different decorative paper pads in 8” x 8”
32 x Magnets

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Easy-Peasy 12″ Folio

Whether you’re a beginner looking to start your foto-folio journey or a seasoned crafter eager to refine and want to learn new skills, my Easy Peasy Size 12″ Foto Folio Online Workshop is the perfect creative adventure for you!

What is a Foto Folio

A Foto Folio is a beautifully designed, interactive album to showcase your photographs in a stylish and organized way.

It’s perfect for preserving special memories, creating gifts, or even selling as a handmade craft!

Holds a minimum of 60 photos – I got 83 with additional photo mats.

What do I get with this Workshop
  • Easy to follow Step by Step Online Workshop.
  • 8 real time videos – like having a ‘one-to-one’ tutorial with me in your own home.
  • Password Protected Online Workshop available 24/7.
  • Printable PDF Cutting & Scoring Guide and Instructions – imperial.
  • List of Tools & Supplies needed to make the project.
  • The Workshop allows you the use your own creativity with decorating your albums.
  • Angel Policy – as long as you have made a finished project then you can make to sell as many finished projects as you like. However, you cannot copy the PDFs and pass them on.
Tools

Paper Trimmer
Inches Scoreboard
Score tool
Bone folder
Centralising Ruler – Optional
Corner Punch
EVA Glue -EVA is great as its Acid & Lignin FREE
Fine Nozzle Anti Clogging Glue Bottles

Supplies

13 Sheets of 12×12 card stock 250/300 gsm, plus extra if you wish to add more photo mats.
21 Sheets of 12×12 papers – plus extra if you want to cover photo mats
9 magnets

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Easy-Peasy Size 8 Folio

Whether you’re a beginner looking to start your foto-folio journey or a seasoned crafter eager to refine and want to learn new skills, my Easy Peasy Size 8 Foto Folio Online Workshop is the perfect creative adventure for you!

What is a Foto Folio

A Foto Folio is a beautifully designed, interactive album to showcase your photographs in a stylish and organized way.

It’s perfect for preserving special memories, creating gifts, or even selling as a handmade craft!

Holds a minimum of 30 photos – I got 42 with additional photo mats.

What do I get with this Workshop
  • Easy to follow Step by Step Online Workshop.
  • 8 real time videos – like having a ‘one-to-one’ tutorial with me in your own home.
  • Password Protected Online Workshop available 24/7.
  • Printable PDF Cutting & Scoring Guide and Instructions – imperial.
  • List of Tools & Supplies needed to make the project.
  • The Workshop allows you the use your own creativity with decorating your albums.
  • Angel Policy – as long as you have made a finished project then you can make to sell as many finished projects as you like. However, you cannot copy the PDFs and pass them on.
Tools

Paper Trimmer
Inches Scoreboard
Score tool
Bone folder
Centralising Ruler – Optional
Corner Punch
Strong Tape – for magnets
EVA Glue -EVA is great as its Acid & Lignin FREE
Fine Nozzle Anti Clogging Glue Bottles

Supplies

10 Sheets of A4 card stock 250/300 gsm, plus extra if you wish to add more photo mats.
Minimum of 24 Sheets of 8×8 papers – plus extra if you want to cover photo mats
9 magnets

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2024 Album Retreat Project

At my Mini Album Retreat, I designed this bespoke project to include a storage box with frame as so many people like to give them as a keepsake gift.

My weekend retreats are open to anyone – novice or seasoned crafter, it doesn’t matter as my projects are easy to do follow and can be completed by anyone.

At this years retreat I had 2 new non-paper crafters who had never made an album before. As well as having a thoroughly enjoyable weekend, they took home their completed albums and their projects were as good as anyone else’s that attended my retreat.

Thank you Dawn and your glamorous assistants for another fabulous weekend retreat.

Hard work but so much fun and laughter and what a stunning keepsake!! Roll on so we can do it all again.

Margaret

Thank you, Dawn for another fantastic weekend. Great instruction and kits.

You really knocked it out of the park this time ??

Kaz




Everyone that attended created exactly what you see here – a fantastic album and storage box with frame that will hold 60+ 6×4 photos – a brilliant way to share your memories or to gift someone for a wedding or milestone birthday or other celebration.

Do I need to be an expert crafter to make this?

Absolutely not! Everyone attending the Retreat had a mixture of experiences from an absolute beginner to a seasoned expert and everyone went away with a finished album.

I believe with the right tuition anyone is capable of making wonderful Albums. With my workshops you can watch the videos as often as you like so you can take your time, measure twice, cut once, but most of all, enjoy.

The videos are broken down as follows:
  • Construction – 10 videos with imperial measurements
  • Decoration – 10 videos with imperial measurements


What do I get with this Workshop

My 2024 Project only comes in inches (Imperial measurements) and you will also receive a PDF Cutting & Scoring Guide to accompany my Step by Step Videos.

The videos are recorded in real time so you can watch what I do then pause or rewind or you can work on your projects as I do it – you are in full control for what works best for you.

I like to have a video for each stage so they are not too long and you can craft along with me if that’s what works best for you. There are 10 Construction Videos and 10 Project Decoration Videos.

You do not have to be an expert crafter to make one of these projects either. At 1 of the Weekend Album Retreats, I had 2 non-Paper Crafters plus 2 who had never made an Album before either and their projects were as good as everyone else’s.

So, gather your supplies, sit down and craft along with me and let your creative juices flow!

Tools & Supplies to make the project:

  • PDF Print Out of the Cutting & Scoring guide (provided in a download when you purchase the project)
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Score board
  • Bone folder
  • Quilting Clips
  • Scissors
  • Acid Free Glue
  • Red Line 12mm & 6mm Tape
  • Ink Pad and Blending tool to match your papers
  • Corner Round Punch
  • 16 x thin craft magnets
  • 2 sheets of A4 Double Sided Adhesive Sheets
  • 4 sheets of 12 x 12 Card (preferably 300gsm)
  • 30+ Sheets of A4 Cardstock
  • 2 sheets Grey Board
  • 4 sheets of Mountboard to match project OR an additional 4 sheets of 300 gsm A4 Card
  • Old blade for your Trimmer to cut Mount & Grey Board
  • Pattern Papers to decorate. Approx- 50 8×8 papers
  • Ribbon
  • Eyelets & Big Bite

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2023 Retreat Album

At my Mini Album Retreat, I designed this bespoke project and was finally able to share my BRAND NEW easy way to HARD COVER an album.

Everyone that attended created exactly what you see here – a fantastic mini album that can contain up to 58 slightly trimmed down 6×4 photos – a brilliant way to share your memories.

As you can imagine, there has been an enormous amount of work putting together 2 days Retreat in an online workshop.

To make it easier for you to digest and to help break each area up in to individual and manageable chunks, I take you step by step through the processes that everyone went through making their albums.


Do I need to be an expert crafter to make this?

Absolutely not! Everyone attending the Retreat had a mixture of experiences from an absolute beginner to a seasoned expert and everyone went away with a finished album.

The videos are broken down as follows:
  • Construction – 8 imperial & 8 metric videos
  • Decoration – 7 imperial & 7 metric videos
  • Embellishments – 8 imperial & 8 videos
  • Page Attachments – 2 imperial & 2 metric videos

 

What do I get with this Workshop

27 individual videos with me taking you step by step through cutting your card, creating my Brand New easy way to HARD COVER an album, constructing your different page designs, attaching your patterned papers & embellishments and then finally attaching the pages to the main cover.

Also included are downloadable PDF documents that you can print to accompany the workshop. As with the videos, I have created 2 documents – one with Imperial and the second Metric with measurements.

So, gather your supplies, sit down and craft along with me and let your creative juices flow!

Here is a list of the supplies you will need to create your album.

Supplies:

Tools:

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Score board
  • Bone folder
  • Glue
  • Crop-a-dile
  • Corner Rounder