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Just Sayin’ Book Ring Mini Album with Kelly Bangs and Spellbinders

Hello, crafty friends! I’m so happy to be back with a brand-new project that’s full of color, joy, and creative possibilities!

Today I’m sharing a fun and playful mini album made with the gorgeous Just Sayin’ collection by Kelly Bangs for Spellbinders. As soon as I saw this collection, I knew I wanted to create something that would reflect its cheerful vibe and storytelling elements. And what better way to do that than with a mini album bound with metal book rings?

This project is a celebration of everyday moments, bright colors, and meaningful little details — perfect for documenting your favorite photos, journaling, and adding your personal touch. Let’s take a closer look at the structure and all the fun embellishments I used to bring it to life!

For today’s mini album, I used:

*** Complete Product list – HERE ***

Mini Album Structure and Cover:

Cut three pieces of chipboard. You can use grey chipboard or the white chipboard. In my case, I used the white chipboard from Spellbinders. The pieces to cut are: a) 2 pieces measuring 4” wide x 7” tall, b) 1 piece measuring 2 1/4” wide x 7” tall
Cover the back cover along with the spine using a patterned or colored paper. You should leave a 1” flap to attach the resulting piece to the front cover.
Make the holes for the rings in the spine before covering the inside. Here’s how you should do them:
– Bottom holes: Punch at 1” and 2” from the bottom edge (this means they are spaced 1” apart in height). Horizontally, they should be 3/8” from each edge. Do not insert the eyelets yet.
– Top holes: Repeat the same steps as the bottom ones (mirroring the placement). Do not insert the eyelets yet.
Cover the front cover individually with white textured cardstock. Fold and secure all four sides.
Attach the front cover to the rest of the structure.
Add a closure ribbon, centered vertically on your mini album.
Now you can add the paper to cover the inside.
Once the paper is in place, you can re-punch the holes and insert the eyelets!
Insert the rings. You’ll notice they can be a bit tricky to handle-this is normal due to the type of binding.

Interior:

To build the structure of the inner pages, start by cutting 18 paper strips measuring 3/4”wide x 6 3/4” tall. Cut an extra strip to make a hole-punching template. Place this strip centered inside the spine and mark the height of the 4 holes. Then, measure inward (width) and mark the center point to punch at 1/4”. These strips will serve as supports for the pages/- booklets. Glue them in pairs and then punch the holes.
The interior consists of small booklets made of 1 piece of patterned paper + 2–3 sheets of thinner white paper (intended for journaling and adding photos).
All pieces should measure 6 1/2” wide x 6 3/4” tall, folded in half at 3 1/4” wide.
You can create full-sized booklets with the measurements above or cut them in half vertically, ending up with 3 1/4” tall by the same width.
You can also create pockets, fold-outs, or any interactive elements as long as you respect the maximum width (3 1/4”) and height (6 3/4”).
Each booklet, pocket, etc. can be glued to the edge of the support strips we created, and you can even add a stitched detail—it looks amazing!
After that, all that’s left is to decorate and insert your pages.

Flip-Through Reel and YouTube Short

Watch the flip-through video in the IG Reel here!

Thank you so much for being here today. I hope you liked the idea! See you!

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