Trick or Treat! Sweet and Spooky Album!

Hello spooky friends! It’s Conny and Autumn here, finally! Eek! I’m excited to be here Today I’m sharing a 7” X 5 “ album using the sweet and spooky collection. This is a very interactive, fun album - filled with pockets and pages for a ton of photos and space for journaling! I know that some of us can take pictures of everything spooky this time of the year and sometimes is hard to choose between those awesome spooky photos! I mean, I take pictures of everything- even the decorations at Target or Costco! Hehe! Spooky houses in the neighborhood, food, my daughter, and much more. Let me know if you are planning to make spooky cards, layouts, or maybe this album. Ha! 

Eek! Let’s get started! 

To make the base of the album you will need(2) 7” X 5” chipboard pieces for the front and back cover and (1) 7” X2” for the spine! cardstock paper either white or black to cover the chipboard- put the spine and covers together leaving about 1/8” of an inch gap between the covers and the spine. This prevents the album from breaking/ tearing when opening and closing! 

Next, let's make the hinges, 

You will need card-stock paper measuring 6 7/8” X 12” in the color white or black! It’s your choice- Score at 2”, 2 1/2”, 3”, 3 1/4”, 3 3/4”, 4 1/4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 5 3/4” 6 1/4”, 6 3/4”, 7”, 7 1/2”, 8”, 8 1/4”, 8 3/4”, 9 1/4”. Add double-sided tape to every half on one side and adhere leaving the 1/4” of an inch in between every hinge! Add double-sided tape or liquid and glue to the hinge and adhere to the spine of your album. I added 1/8” of the mirror card-stock between the hinges from the first page to the last! 

I matted the front and back cover of the album with trick-or-treat double-sided paper using the scene with the spooky houses and the back of that for the pockets! 

For the pockets for the front and back you will need 3 1/2” X 6” score 1/2” on the long sides and once at the bottom to create the pocket! I used a circle punch to create the openings! 

Okay.. we are looking great! Now, let’s put the pages for the hinges. The first four pages with side pockets. You need four pages of 4 3/4” X 7 1/2” score bottom and top on the longest side 1/4” of an inch! For the backing of that paper you will have four pages measuring 4 3/4 X 7”. Adhere those together leaving the sides open creating a pocket with two sides open! 

Adding the pages to the first four hinges, sliding the hinges in the opening of the pocket. Add double-sided tape or liquid glue to both sides of the hinges to make sure the pocket is glued on both sides. 

Inside the pockets, I added pages and cards! 

Single page 4 1/4” X 6 3/4” and 8 1/2” X 6 3/4” for the cards scored at 4 1/4”. Add tabs from the bits and pieces- Halloween, Trunk and Treat, October, and I Heart Candy! 

For the fifth, I used the heavy-weight acetate to make a pocket, 10” X 6 7/8” scored at 4 3/4”, 9 1/2”. The last page has the same measuring as the fifth! 

Interactive pages, 

1. On top of the first page, I added this page that flips up and down- 4 1/4” X 5, 4 1/2” X 6” score at half of an on the longest side. 
2. You need a paper measuring 8 1/2” X 6 3/4” score at 4 1/4”.
3. This one is fun, you need a cardstock

Measuring 11” X 6 3/4 scored at the longest 

On 4 1/4” and 8 1/2”, in the middle, you will 

add a flip-up page measuring 4 1/4” X 7 1/4” score at 6 3/4” adhered to the back of the page. 

4. You will need two pieces measuring 6 3/4” X 3” and 6 3/4” X 4” score on the longest side at 1/2” of an inch! I added magnets to all these pages to keep them close! 

It’s time to embellish, for the cover I kept it pretty simple by bringing the images from the background, the spiders, bats, and ghosts creating little clusters. Sprinkled mini jewels! On the spine I added the charm and tulle 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I can’t wait to see what you create using Sweet and Spooky Collection! 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet and Spooky Collection 

Heavy Weight Acetate 

Charms 

OTHERS 

Chipboard 

Tulle 

Mirror Cardstock paper