'The Man Who Won' - Nat's Matchbook Mini Album

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and getting some crafting in 😊

My second November project for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft is a cute little matchbook mini album.  I love this design as you can fit lots of photos in it (reduced size of course) and it is easy to store away - not like big bulky albums. This was a fun project to use this month's Tim Holtz 'Dapper' Paper Stash on because the sheets with 3x3" and 4x3" papers were perfect to use to cover the craft cardstock base.
I made use of the Tim Holtz 'Noble Gents' stamp set too, using a word stamp for the front. I coloured the Tim Holtz 'Foundry' Adornment with a gold oil pen to change it to more of a brass colour than silver, which worked well with the papers, bulb pin and eyelet used to attach it.

The Tim Holtz 'Small Talk' stickers were handy as always to add some lovely sayings to the pages. i also made use of the Tim Holtz 'Field Notes' stamps I had previously stamped onto tea-dyed paper scraps - making cool embellishments.

I printed old family photos on matte photo paper.  The ones I chose were of family that used to own a brickyard.  I have so many fond memories of playing around it when young.

This is the inside of the album completely flipped open. It has three small pockets.............

..............where I slipped in some journalling cards made with craft cardstock and stamped with 'Noble Gents'.  I will write details of the photos on the back of these.

Flipped over, once all opened - this is the back of the album. The 'Dapper' papers are so versatile, especially having so many sizes to work with in the Paper Stash.

Here is a process video of making the base of the mini album, then a flip through and explanation of the embellishments:

This was a fun little project to make and I hope has inspired you to give it a go.

Happy crafting and stay safe,
Love Nat xxx  

Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft products on sale that I am using for the month of November are:

Tim Holtz:

Idea-ology - Paper Stash "Dapper"

Idea-ology - Stencil Chips

Idea-ology - "Small Talk" Sticker Pad

Idea-ology - Adornments "Foundry"

Idea-ology - Vignette Divided Drawer

Idea-ology - Ruler Ribbon

"Noble Gent" - Cling Rubber Stamps

"Field Notes - Cling Rubber Stamps