Making a Mini Album: Planning Process

Just sharing my thinking process before I start making a mini album. Hope to inspire you to make your own! Stay tune to see this album come to life!

[@BamMum]

I have never viewed a planning tutorial before. Thanks. Rather than making an album "by the seat of my pants" this makes much more sense. Time to brush up on my math and get started.

[@JipsySoul69]

This is AWESOME!! Definitely need a tutorial on this one when you create it. I love everything you do!! And you are such a great teacher. Thanks for all you do to help the rest of us!!!

[@beverlystotz5652]

I use sketches for card making, it only makes sense to make sketches for mini albums! Thank you for this!!

[@sweetwaterscards]

I never thought about sketching it all out before hand but what a great idea! Thanks Rosa!

[@lequitahicks9076]

Thank you, thank you for this video. I struggle with creating mini albums, and I've been searching for a process video like this. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift with us.

[@lindecolumbus370]

I always have so many visions in my head, especially after watching previews of beautiful minis, or perusing all the posts on Pinterest....I am on my 3rd composition notebook full of sketches!! I am finally becoming proficient in digital paper, love Nitwit collections!!....and now, not only do I sketch out, sometimes actually make a MINI out of post-its, I can determine the actual measurements of cardstock and decorative paper and make my layouts so that there is a minimum of cutting!! Love the digital paper!!!

[@mickeythompson788]

A WONDERFUL Video Tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@micheledickey4066]

I seriously can not believe someone hasn’t come up with this already!! Or they have and I have been in a cave! What an awesome idea!! I start my books off and end up making decisions on the fly and then I don’t like it once I’m done or it’s not the right layouts etc. I just really sincerely want to thank you for this idea. It will save so much time, energy, paper and frustration. Especially when I know what pictures I want to use for the album!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[@lynnmartin7123]

It’s a great idea, after all we plan everything else and I make a lot of prototypes- Thank you, for showing how you plan xx💚

[@turtluv2000]

So helpful to watch you work through the process. How do you determine how much patterned paper you will need? Is it based on the number of pages/folds?

[@rosanna229]

Hi Rosa, thank you for sharing it's most helpful. Your so talented, may I ask how did you learn about mini albums xx

[@carriek6999]

Wonderful to watch the process! Thanks so much.

[@edwardhandziak4219]

A lot of thought goes into all your work. Great job Rosa. Judy

[@reshmaattar7669]

Thank you so much. It's so helpful. I like to too much.

[@tammyspruce8213]

so awesoe to get inside your planning mind! thank you.

[@JulieDucastelpanic]

Happy New year! I kinda do understand y'all. I still think it would be easier to show us,. I get lost easily.😢. I also would love to see a floating waterfall with acetate, perhaps waterfall with a shaker in it, I Love you Rosa! Happy New years to all of you! Jules😊

[@JulieDucastelpanic]

Sorry my phone's messed up I mean like a floating waterfall,.

[@jacquelinehardouin9771]

Hello Magnificient

[@traceywalmsley3547]

thank you so much

[@lynfischer1601]

Great idea 👧🏻

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

You have the patience of a saint, my dear!!! TFS!!

[@RosaKellyScrapbooking]

ragdolllibby I actually think I’m the most impatient person in the world...can never sit still 😊😘

[@agrawalpalak]

It's awesome. Didn't know that working on measurements can be so easy. What does the terms gusset and signatures mean in an album?

[@heike7348]

Signature is a single page, and gusset is the gap between the pages on the spine

[@jenram948]

Hi Rosa, did you do this with a paper collection already in mind?

[@RosaKellyScrapbooking]

Jen Ram not really 😊

[@cathyb2281]

Tfs

[@hanliet]

Aaahhhh brilliant! Just what I needed. Thank you, very informative as always, Rosa!

[@nildagonzalez1498]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your process. 💕

[@patpowell6684]

This came at a good time for me because I am doing a wedding album for my Grandson. I’ve only done a small christening album before but have a lot of ideas from tutorials and didn’t really know how to organise them. I will now sit down and get some of these ideas on paper. You have saved me a lot of paper because I was just going to go with the flow and decide from there. Thank you very much 😘

[@scrapday_papercrafts]

Great video Rosa. Love seeing your process. That's what I like to do first. Sketch the pages. It really helps a lot. Tfs

[@jeanetteburt3335]

Great to watch your thought process. thank you for sharing this. Jeanette, New Zealand.

[@kendawnccta6]

I do this too. It makes it so you don't repeat the same page making the album unique and fun! Great work Rosa!

[@unknownunknown8266]

😊☺️😚Thank for sharing and your inspiration 😘looking forward to your creation🤗 kai

[@susansteele4454]

Thanks for sharing your thought process! It helps a bunch!!! And can hardly wait to see the rest of the story (album)!!!

[@annpollard9873]

Excellent video Rosa! Definitely plan on making one right along with you! Love the pages!

[@jenniferbaker972]

Brilliant once again

[@RosaKellyScrapbooking]

Jennifer Baker thank you 😊

[@glorydel9217]

Love the way you have your mini albums displayed

[@tasfiahobaid5434]

You plan tooo😍 finally i came across someone who plans!I don't draw (sometimes I do) I directly write the measurements and directions that help me visually it's so fast when you have it all planned!

[@terepardo]

Looks like a great idea.... looking forward to the album

[@anntaylor7781]

thank you for sharing and i am looking forward to your next projects.

[@maureenfelton4012]

Wow! That was amazing! You make it look so easy. Can't wait to see you build this

[@jackieturner3033]

Great tutorial, Rosa. I learned a great deal from you today!! Designing my albums just got a lot easier and less frustrating.

[@reddragun43]

Thanks for sharing your thought process and showing us how you sketch your albums out. It is helpful to see how others do what we do.

[@josiecollado4278]

Great idea to draw out your ideas before actually doing the mini album. Thank you

[@melindagibson8606]

Great video! Thanks Rosa!!!❤

[@patinahendricks]

This was such a big help for me, l always have trouble with what size spine to use. Tfs!

[@zurinebilbao7802]

Asi es como debe hacerse, pero yo lo hago a lo loco, me vienen las ideas y en vez de hacer el dise#o , pues voy y lo hago directo, gran error mio porque asi voy perdiendo material, gracias por los tips, tratare de seguir tu idea, un abrazo!!!

[@gawthami5956]

Thank you 😊

[@suebrozek4305]

Wow. You must be an engineer? Thank you for showing us your thought process. Do you have a list somewhere of what kind of cardstock (pound) you use? Also, I believe you use 110# and 65#? At what point do you use these? I remember you did a video and you were going to reference another video explaining what you use and when in the description box but it wasn't there and if you know which one I am talking about maybe you could give me the link. I have not been able to find it. Thank you so very much for all that you do on your channel. You are incredibly talented. I have some materials to make a baby girl album but I am so afraid to try. I know this sounds dumb but I am. Grrrrrr 😳. I guess I just want to make sure I have what I am suppose to before I start. Or it could just be procrastination because I am afraid to fail. That is one of my downfalls. I do know that without failure there's no success but it is an issue for me. Again, thank you so very much.

[@RosaKellyScrapbooking]

I did do a video of materials. I should be on my Tutorials Playlist. I am an engineer LOL... I would say just go for it, don’t use the design paper jet, just use your cardstock and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. I still do, you will learn so much after you go through a few mistakes. Just have fun and don’t stress too much. Once you’re happy with the album, then you can start adding you pretty paper on it. 😊 Hugs!

[@suebrozek4305]

RosaKellyScrapbooking You're so kind. Thank you very much. I will go through your tutorials again to try to find it. (Funny how I thought you were an engineer by your sketches). Hope you are having a fantastic day. Thanks for the encouragement. Xoxo