How To Make A Clear Laminated Mini Book

by Lisa Garay

Ready?
(don't forget that you can click on images to make larger)

You need:

• A laminator (I bought mine at target for around 25 bucks)

• Laminating sheets

• Stuff to sandwich in between the plastic (flowers, ribbon, memorabilia, fabric, anything not too thick would work)

Lay stuff out in between your laminate sheet. I have found that it's better to have your sheet as close to the laminator as possible to avoid your stuff shifting around.
(Ialso stamped in between the plastic with staz-on)

Carefully feed sandwiched sheet (seam side toward opening) through laminator
Let plastic cool, and cut into desired sizes and shapes!

The possibilities are endless!
In another one of my clear mini-books, I laminated a piece of Hambly to make it thicker and stronger.
for an example, click here

I know not all of us have a heat-set laminator...
I've seen self-laminating pouches (where you just stick them together, no machine needed), they're not very expensive, and come in lots of sizes....you could also use contact paper, or clear plastic book covers, or to make a very small mini, you could use clear, wide, packaging tape!

Here are some ideas of things you can use:

1) Silk Flowers
2) Lace
3) Ribbons
4) Tissue Paper

To see the full mini album, click HERE!

Comments

[Jill]

wow what a great idea!! I'm so going to have to try this!

[lalalee]

Hey cool - love the idea of a challenges blog - totally adding it to my bloglines feeds!
Keep up the ace work girls!
Cheers,
Lee :)

[maggie]

this is fantastic :)
Maggie

[Mel]

I finally did one!!!! I ran out of laminate , though so I used the plastic from milk bottles!
Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!

[Mel]

ps .....this is the link
http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=86994&user_id=6431