Paper Bag Scrapbook Mini Album
"Another great way to make a paper bag scrapbook"
I was inspired after watching a scrapbooking webisode which showed various techniques on how to make different kinds of paper crafts. One idea that came to mind was the use of the paper bag. Since, I had a number of brown paper bags in my pantry, that my son uses when he takes his lunch to school. I took one paper bag and made it into two mini-bags.
First, I thought, what will I decorate with these two mini bags? I searched through boxes of pictures and found three old wallet-size photos of my parents when they were young. I also found pictures of myself and my siblings in our youth. I went to my scrap booking stash and gathered an assortment of materials to start a mini-album, made of tags and brown paper bags.
I started to decorate the cover and entitled it, “Simply Us!”. The inside tag
is a picture of my newly married parents. The frontispiece and subsequent
pages, each, have inside tags with family photos and journaling on the
backsides. Additionally, the pages are embellished with chipboard words,
flowers, ribbons, brads and die-cuts. The back cover shows the photographs of
the entire family at my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. The family is
constantly thrilled to look at this mini-album and reminisce on the happenings
of the last five decades.
Ching Phillips
Clearwater, FL
See Chings instructions to make this paper bag scrapbook or check out some other methods for making these paper bag albums
When the album is fanned-out like this,
one can encompass
50 years of the family
in just a glance.
The cover: "Simply Us!" - 1951 Civil Wedding
A promise of...
giving and sharing,
unending caring,
working and planning together,
and making a dream last forever.
Frontispiece: "best love" - Church Wedding 1951
Our hopes and plansbecome realities.
"wishes / our joy" - Our children
Together, we knew the true joy as husband and wife.
"cherish / you & me" - Taken in 1980's
Experienced more than thirty years of trials and
tribulations, but love conquered it all.
"hope" - Our hopes and plans become realities.
One and only son, with his family
"sweet / dreams" - Our dreams becomes tomorrow's memories.
Eldest daughter, with her family
How to Make a Tags in Bags Mini Album
- Using four 10"x11" brown paper bags,
- Cut each bag to an overall length of 7". Open the bags to the join and cut into two. Trim the other side with paper edger of your choice and make a 4x6 mini-bags. Cut patterned paper slightly smaller than the paper bag (3.75"x5.5").Trim the sides with edger and adhere on the mini-bag. Decorate with embellishments, ribbons, flowers or ant creative elements. Punch two holes on the bottom side. Set an eyelet in each hole and bind the eight bags with book rings. Tie ribbons around the rings.
- Cut eight tags of equal sizes 3"x5" from cardstock. Cover each tags with your matching design paper bag. Punch a single hole at the top of the tag and set an eyelet on the hole and tie ribbon. Decorate each tag, using embellishments, flowers, ribbons and then glue photo.
- Using four 10"x11" brown paper bags, cut each bag to an overall length of 7". Open the bags to the join and cut into two. Trim the other side with paper edger of your choice and make a 4x6 mini-bags. Cut patterned paper slightly smaller than the paper bag (3.75"x5.5").Trim the sides with edger and adhere on the mini-bag. Decorate with embellishments, ribbons, flowers or ant creative elements. Punch two holes on the bottom side. Set an eyelet in each hole and bind the eight bags with book rings. Tie ribbons around the rings. Your paper bag scrapbook is done
Scrapbooking Products Used to make this paper bag scrapbook
- 4 brown paper bags (10x12)
- Patterned papers and Cardstocks - DCWV, Making Memories, K&Company ( Amy Butler, Classic Sparkly Sweet,) and Heidi Grace Designs
- Adhesive
- Chipboards
- Hole puncher
- Eyelets and Brads Making Memories
- Scotch Glue tape & stick
- Book rings
- Ribbons and fibers
- BW Floral: K&Company
- Petals
- Die-cuts: K&Company