Show & Tell - file folder album

Just finished up my 1st file folder album. This was a really easy project to make. I’m going to use this for Nika’s growth charts, the ones we get from her wellness checkups. I thought this would be a cute way to keep those documents for her. She can look back and see how quickly she grew in her 1st year.

This was a super easy project, great for beginners. I started out with a manila file folder. Any file folder will do, I just opened my file cabinet and grabbed an old one. I followed these folding instructions provided by Taylored Expressions. Once I had the album all folded up and scored I used the Basic Grey Precision File Set to even out any edges. If you don’t have the Basic Grey files you can use any nail file to do this. I traced each of the folder panels onto the back of patterned paper. Next I cut out the traced panels and ran them through my Xyron 900 and adhered to the folder. There will probably be a little excess paper hanging over, trim off what you can with scissors and use a nail file to get those pesky little pieces. All the matching embellishments also went through the Xyron. There is a couple doilies I cut out and sponged with Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink {Antique Linen}. Those went went through the Xyron 150. Very quick and easy to do. I’ll definitely be making more of these. I love how shabby chic it turned out!

Products Used

• Manila file folder
• Patterned paper {My Minds Eye} “Out & About” Paper Kit No 2
• Chipboard letter {K & Company} “Roam” Alphabet
• Button {K & Company} Wild Saffron Chipboard
• Brad {Making Memories} Metallic Basics
• Fiber {Really Reasonable Ribbon}
• Adhesive {Xyron} 900 & 150

Check out my previous post on file folder albums for more inspiration and tutorials on how to make these.

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