THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS CHALLENGE #13

Hello There Crafty Friends,

This is my second post today as I want to share something extra for our challenge at...

 The Creative Crafters
 Our theme is always 'Anything Goes'

My 11 yr old granddaughter and I each made a mini album using toilet paper rolls.

Yes you read that right, as that's what I thought at first too, lol. But they are so much fun to make. She and I love to craft together, so this is one more thing on our list of things to do.

We looked at YouTube videos and other sites to get an idea of how they are made. Then came up with our own templates for how to cut the paper and for making the large tags.

...Here's the front of my Toilet Paper Roll Mini Album...

...Here's the inside pages...

...Here's the back...

...Here are some of the tags...

 ...Here's How I Made Mine...

Flatten the toilet paper rolls. 

Then cut paper to fit around the rolls, overlapping a little, even on the ends.

The ends only need a little paper overlap, that part you tuck in and glue down...

It's easier if you cut a short slit on each side of the paper ends that will be tucked in the roll.

The page part needs a little more of a paper overlap, just so that it covers the whole thing.

To cover up the overlap on my pages, I added smaller pieces of papers to make pockets.

You can see the paper overlap on the back but I think it looks fine.

The tags were made by measuring the width and length of the toilet paper rolls...

then cutting a piece of white cardstock the size that will fit inside them.

That was used as a template for all the large tags. 

After cutting the large tags, I cut pieces of the same patterned paper to fit each side.

Note: The next time I will probably make the tags with patterned paper...

although my granddaughter lefts hers white and added distress ink on some and left some for drawing, notes, etc. So that's a good idea too. :)

 I rounded the ends on the bottoms of my tags...but that's not necessary.

Then used the distressing tool around the tags and anything else that I thought needed it, lol.

Next I did the same with the distress ink...on the tags and most everything.

Had my dear hubby punch holes in the tags, then added the hole reinforcement stickers.

I used ribbon lace to bind my book together and on each tag.

The ribbon lace on the tags are tied with twine

...Products Used...

KaiserCraft 6.5" Paper Pad 'Keepsake'

Prima Marketing Distressing Tool - around tags

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad 'Vintage Photo' - around pages/tags

Ranger Ink Blending Tool

Darice Hemp Twine - on all tags and to wrap around button for closing

Darice Tag Dies - for smaller tags

Coffee Stained Vintage Ribbon Lace - this was my mother in law's lace

Different Types Of Dies - you can see on the front and on the pages

Toilet Paper Rolls - 5 of them

Hole Punch - for the large tags

Avery Hole Reinforcements Stickers - on front and back of large tags

Shew, I haven't done this much typing in a long time. I can tell ya that my hands don't like it one bit. But I wanted to let you know how I made my mini album, so it was worth it. :)

If you're interested in seeing my granddaughter's wonderfully created toilet paper roll mini album, please Click Here and be sure to leave a comment for her.
She loves getting comments. :)

I hope you like my mini album and it gives you some inspiration.

Our challenge runs from January 15th to February 8th. 

Come on and join us in the fun!

Thank you for visiting!

Happy Crafty Hugs,

Sherry xx

...Challenges Entered...
Mix It Up Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
The Crafting Challenge - Valentine's Day 
Cardz TV Challenge #83 - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times Challenge #91 - A Little Shabby Chic
Mini Album Makers February Challenge
A Vintage Journey - Your Hearts Desire Challenge
Creative Artiste Challenge #46 - Anything Mixed Media Goes
A Inky Mess Challenge #27 - Anything Mixed Media Goes
Altered Eclectics Challenge - Always Anything Altered or Mixed Media Goes