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Purse Mini-Album Learn how to make a purse mini-album for your Mother's Day scrapbook pages. From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-535

Guest Dena Fishbein joins host Sandi Genovese and creates a purse mini-album for mom. An album becomes a purse when its spine becomes the top and a real purse handle is added.

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Dena shows you a clever way to create a mini album for Mother's Day that looks like a purse.

Materials:

Colorbok--The Perfect Scrapbook--Beverly Hills Pink Album #26458
plastic purse handle with flat ends
scrapbook paper #1--(#31419--girl paper) and #2 (#31382--brown polka dot)
aqua pom-pom trim
flower punch
small rhinestones
1 medium lime green flower-shaped button--La Mode #34575
1 small round button--La Mode #3626
1 turquoise flower-shaped button
Colorbok woven "Smile" label from Dena's Guest Closet green embellishment kit #28721
6" string
small hole punch
2 clear self-adhesive page bubbles (1-1/4")
Mod Podge
small craft brush for glue
hot glue gun with glue sticks
straight and scalloped scissors

Project by Dena Fishbein.

Purse Mini Album

1. To make the purse, place the album with its spine away from you. Create the purse flap by butting a triangle from Paper #1. Scallop the bottom of the triangle. Glue the flap to the top using Mod Podge and a brush (figure A).

Note: The Colorbok album style used has a small pocket behind the front cover that makes this easy to do.

2. To embellish the purse, make paper flowers using Paper #2 and the flower punch. Glue them randomly across the purse using Mod Podge and a brush (figure B). Glue small rhinestones to the flower centers. Attach the woven label to the front cover using hot glue.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Attach the plastic handle behind the front cover using hot glue.

4. Attach the pom-pom to the bottom edge of the inside cover using hot glue (figure C).

5. To create the purse clasp, attach the flower button to the point of the purse flap using hot glue. Attach the round button to the center of the flower button using hot glue (figure D).

6. To finish, cut and write the nametag on the disc of scrapbook paper, then place it between the self-adhesive page bubbles. Punch a small hole in the tag and attach it to the purse handle with string.

Figure C

Figure D

RESOURCES :

Dena Designs
Website: www.denadesigns.com

GUESTS :

Dena Fishbein
Dena Designs
Website: www.denadesigns.com