Greetings from the beautiful Smoky Mountains! I have a confession…I’m a bit of a mini book fanatic. It’s actually my go-to medium for documenting our family’s stories and I’ll choose a mini book before making a layout most any day.
For the mini book idea I’m sharing with you today, I’ve left my embellishments to a minimum, just letting the papers, photos and words shine, but you could certainly add layers and trinkets and chipboard until your binder rings won’t hold another thing!
After printing off your free mini book page download, decide whether you wish to use 6×4 photos or to trim them to 4×4 as I did. Using the 4×4 photos allowed me to make my album pages have staggered sizes. Each page of the album gets progressively longer and more of the patterned paper shows.
We’re a family of five, hence the “we are 5” title, and each of us has our own page in this mini book describing what our loves were at the time these photos were taken last Easter.
It can be tricky trying to thread baker’s twine through the eye of a needle, so let me share this nifty trick using floral wire which will make your life so much easier.
And here’s a more detailed shot of a page from my mini book.
Be sure to leave a comment below to be entered to win a $20 shop credit to I Love It All, my Etsy shop, featuring subway art prints, modern typography posters, and mini books. I hope you enjoy your mini book page template and I invite you to join me on my blog where I share project inspiration and downloads.
Enjoy!
Monika Wright
I love minis too, and I’m a big fan of your work and blog. This little mini is no exception. Love the simplicity of it!
Thank you for sharing! Love the floral wire trick! That will be handy for all sorts of crafting…good thinking!!!
This is just the jump start I needed to scrap after a few weeks of slacking. I’m just getting started with mini albums and am excited to learn more. Thanks!
Love it Monika!
I have never done a mini album, but love your tips. I have plenty of stuff and should try it soon! Think maybe you have encouraged me to try it out! Thanks.
Kristi
Love this and will give it a try! First mini-album yeah!
This is precious!! I might have to make the mini book my go-to method for documenting stories too!
Fabulous mini Monika…thanks for sharing your super ideas!
I love mini albums too! they are perfect for gifts or a special occasion. I like that yours is showing what is happening now, a good timeline to look back at in later years!
Great Mini-album. I am a big fan of letting the paper be the star. I recently organized all my scraps and this would be a great way to use them! Also, thanks for the tip using the floral wire.
Love this mini, simple but impactful! Thank you for sharing your templates.
Awesome Mini Monika!
THANK YOU~
This is too cute! Thanks for the chance to win!
Very cute album! Excellent idea!
Just started my first ever mini album last week. Love the ease of doing something so small after many years of only doing 12 x 12 layouts. I just may be addicted!
People keep giving me mini books; I am never sure what to do with them. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I love your mini books, Monica! Thanks for sharing the downloads and the tutorial.
Great project! Thanks for sharing!
Great mini ideas–enjoyed seeing yours!
Oh my goodness – that floral wire trick is genius! I have a larger eye needle I’ve been using and still get frustrated so I’m excited to learn this trick! This is such a great mini album for any occasion. Thanks for sharing the template!!
Love this mini album. I’m inspired by all your work. Thanks for sharing.
I love the mini book Monika and the concept is fabulous! I do love minis – they are just so much fun and the subject matter is really endless. Thank you for sharing.
What a cute idea!!! Your mini looks great Monika!
What a fabulous mini book. I love mini books too….I just need to make more of them to keep for myself. I tend to make them as gifts so, they fly out of here way to quickly!
This is soo cute! I love how it’s simple and adorable all at the same time!
love this.. very cute ideas.. and I really love your color scheme! very inspiring
This is great, thanks for the template!!
I love the mini album, I love doing them too. thank you for the download. I also want to than k you for a chance to win:)
You are so creative! I love how you keep it simple and fresh and I love your shop too!
what a super adorable mini and i just love your personal blog-thanks for sharing and as always for your continuous inspiration
sarabeth
I’ve been wanting to get into minis because so many beautiful embellishments are too dimensional to fit into scrapbook page protectors… but the small canvas seems too constrictive for me!
that’s a darling little mini book – thanks for sharing a peek!
I love all of your mini albums! Here’s to hoping I win the giveaway!!
I love this Monika! Thanks for the inspiration, and the great tip for threading twine!
It’s such a joy when one of our designers from The Twinery gets such wonderful spotlight! We love Monika and are so thrilled to see some of our brand new twine colors featured. Great choice for your guest today!
I <3 mini albums! I'm excited to try this one
Adorable!
Cute mini. Thanks for the template!
Thank you for sharing such a great album! It is perfect for a gift I wanted to make for a family member!
oooh, I love mini books too, and prefer them over making LO’s. Thanks so much for the download and tutorial, such an adorable project!
Such a cute mini album! and love the Springtime papers, too! Always love your projects!
What a great idea! I love mix of colors and prints.
great mini Monika!!
and I too am a lover of Dr. Pepper!
cute
I love it !!
What a great mini album, love this and thanks for the tip I’ll definitely give it a try!
I’m always on the hunt for new “mini” ideas and this one fits the bill wonderfully!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
just in time for my grandmother who is in the hospital! Thinking this will surely brighten her spirits!
OMG! What a gorgeous mini and a fantastic idea! I don’t make many mini books but with your download I think this would be perfect for the children to make and send to grandparents back in the UK! Thank you so much for the inspiration and the chance to win!
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Great mini book!! Thanks for the template and tip on the floral wire! It’s the little things that help put our memories on a page for all to see!
LOVE it!