{"title":"How to Make a Mini Scrapbook Album","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/scrapbooking/how-to-make-a-mini-scrapbook-album","category":{"slug":"scrapbooking","name":"Scrapbooking"},"creator":{"name":"Lyric Lover Crafts","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxE-qwgTL1nByKOtOTfXoA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1XS9bvL35A"},"tldr":"Make a mini scrapbook album from six sheets of 12x12 paper. Fold, cut and glue three little books into one, with pockets for photos and tags.","totalDurationSeconds":1084,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["paper trimmer","bone folder","scissors","cutting mat"],"materials":["six sheets 12x12 patterned paper","tape runner or ATG adhesive","liquid glue","seam binding or ribbon","die cuts and stickers"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Pick Six Sheets of 12x12 Patterned Paper for the Mini Album","text":"Gather six sheets of 12x12 scrapbook paper: two of each of three patterns. Amber picked open stock paper that is a little heavier than copy paper but not cardstock, so it folds cleanly. Choose prints that look good together, because every page of the album will show one of them. You only need one patterned side."},{"number":2,"title":"Trim One Sheet of Each Pattern to 8.5 x 12 Inches","text":"Leave one sheet of each pair at full 12 by 12. Cut the other down to 8.5 by 12 inches on a paper trimmer. Do the same for all three patterns, so you have three full sheets and three narrower ones. Keep the leftover strips. They come in handy for the spine and decorating at the end."},{"number":3,"title":"Run Adhesive Along a Half Inch Edge to Join the Mini Album Pages","text":"Flip the 12x12 sheet face down. Run adhesive along a half inch strip at one edge. A quarter inch tape gun needs two passes. Lay the 8.5 inch piece face down over that half inch so the two overlap, making one long sheet. Wipe off any excess. Repeat with the other two pairs to get three long strips."},{"number":4,"title":"Fold the Long Mini Album Strip in Half Lengthwise","text":"Take one long strip, patterned side out, and fold it in half along its length. Line up the edges carefully before you crease, because an off-center fold makes every page crooked. Run a bone folder along the fold to set a sharp crease. Thinner paper folds especially neatly here, which is one reason Amber chose it."},{"number":5,"title":"Fold the Mini Album Strip in Half and Back Into a W","text":"Fold the strip in half the other way, so the short ends meet, and crease. Then fold each end back toward the center fold so the strip forms a W or M shape when you look at it from the side. Crease every fold well with the bone folder. Now unfold it so you can see four panels."},{"number":6,"title":"Cut the Fold to Open the Two Middle Mini Album Panels","text":"The two middle panels need an opening at the top. Open the sheet and fold it in half the other way so the center fold line sits on the edge. Cut along that fold through the two middle panels only, stopping at the outer panels. Then open it back up and refold it lengthwise."},{"number":7,"title":"Push the Panels Together to Form a Little Book","text":"Hold the folded strip with the cut at the top. Separate the cut edges and push the two middle sections toward each other, so the panels pop out into a cross shape. Bring the last panel around to close it into a little book. Crease everything down with the bone folder. You now have a small booklet."},{"number":8,"title":"Glue the Mini Album Panels With Wet Glue","text":"Open the booklet flat with the plain side up. Add liquid glue along the edges of each panel and a little in the middle. Use wet glue so you have time to straighten the pages. Fold it back into the little book and press. Turn each page and run the bone folder over it so every edge is stuck down."},{"number":9,"title":"Glue the Three Little Books Together at the Spines","text":"Make all three little books the same way, then decide the order. Add wet glue to the back of the first book, edges first, then a little in the middle. Press the second book onto it with the spines exactly lined up. Repeat for the third book. Let the stack dry for a few minutes."},{"number":10,"title":"Wrap a Spine Strip Around the Mini Scrapbook Album","text":"Cut a leftover dark strip to about 6 by 1 inches. Stick it along the front edge of the album with a thin line of adhesive, then fold it around the spine to the back. Glue only its outer edge so the spine can still flex. Burnish it with the bone folder, then decorate the cover and tie it closed with seam binding."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-10T15:53:26.978Z","published":"2026-10-10T15:53:20.719Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}