A Creative Life: Hey Santa Mini Album for Tres Jolie

Friday, November 21, 2025

Hey Santa Mini Album for Tres Jolie

Hi everyone,

I have a fun project for you today using the 2025 November Card, Tag and More Kit along with the 2025 September Card, Tag and More Kit which has the Graphic 45 Mini Album. I hope you enjoy this tutorial that has tons of inspiration for your Christmas Mini Albums and Folios. ***I did use two 2025 Nov. Card Kits *** I have the step by step tutorial below and the video tutorial as well. All links are down below for your convenience. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I will see you all next week.

2025 November Card, Tag and More Kit 2025 September Card, Tag and More Kit

To start our Christmas Mini Album Cut 2 pieces of pattern paper 5 1/2 inches x 6 inches. One will be to cover the front and one for covering the back of the mini album.

For the front lay one of the pattern papers underneath the window opening of the box. Take a pencil and draw around the square opening. **That is what I am doing in the photo below***

Next take the xacto knife and cut an "X" from one corner to the other inside the box you just drew on top of your pattern paper. **as shown below**

Next fit the little flaps inside the window area and you can adhere down the top and bottom of the papers. Be sure to glue down the flaps to inside of the window area.

Here is what your box should look like when it's all done.

Cover your mini album front, back and spine. I used the pretty red music note papers. I inked all my paper edges using Memento Rhubarb ink.

Next cut all the pattern papers for your mini album pages and adhere down. You can decorate these how every you'd like or leave blank for your photos. **to view mine you can view the Video Tutorial***

For the inside front and back cover use the pattern paper with the pattern collage. Cut these at 3 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. Next place double back tape around the edges on the backside of the pattern paper.

Next use your xacto knife, make sure to start cutting about 1/4 inch below the top edge of the paper and to cut a slit following along the left side of the green line for both pattern papers.

Now you should have an opening like the photo below.

For the inside front cover place the glue on the side of your slit. And for the back cover place the glue to right side of the slit.

Place down and adhere.

Once you have adhered and burnished down you can place your cut apart tags inside.

****For more details please View Video Tutorial***********

Cover inside of box.

Below are a few photos of the finished Mini Album and Tags and other items I did within the video.

****For more details please View Video Tutorial***********

The page below is the inside cover of the mini album. I used the pretty button on top of the Santa tag and used some trim from my stash.

Below I have one of the pocket pages I covered with the tag I decorated used the a tag backed up with some red pattern paper and some of the some ephemera pieces with silver button and bow from one of the glitter wreaths.

Here is one of the pages I used the word ephemera pieces on as tuck spots and placed a small little journal card inside.

Here are a few of the tags I decorated using the ephemera pieces, glitter wreath and buttons from the Card Kit along with various trims from my stash.

A close up of one of the pocket pages and tags .

Here is an opened area of the mini album sharing the pages and pocket page. The tag I decorated using large poinsettias I fussy cut from one of the pattern papers from the Card Kit and I used one of the cut aparts to cover the left page.

Here are the little booklets I did using the cut aparts folded in half for small photos to fit inside the side pockets within the mini album. I also hot glued the buttons on to use as a pull tab.

*****Please View Video Tutorial for more details*********

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial and Please check out the video tutorial for more details. I hope you found some inspiration to use the 2025 November Card, Tag and More Kit along with using the 2025 September Card Kit (still available). I just love how this "Hey Santa" mini album turned out, super cute and so fun to place some photos inside.

Thanks for joining me.

I invite you to please stop by our page to see what new items our design team has created using our monthly kits.

You can always post your projects on Tres Jolie FB page - Tres Jolie Club Cafe.

Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.

We would love to see what you create.

For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.

Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting.