December Daily® 2024 | 4x6 Album Idea

Hello everyone. It's Kelly Ishmael here and today I am sharing some ideas for using the Vertical Floral 4x6 Album and the Cover Cards from the 2024 Advent Calendar.

The original inspiration for these ideas came from a question asked during one of Ali's Q&A's on Instagram recently. The question was if the cover card from the advent calendar would fit inside the page protector of the 4x6 album.

Note:Just to add some context to the question, each envelope in the advent calendar comes with a cardstock cover card to conceal the surprise inside.

We loved this idea so much and thought it would fun to play around with other ideas for using these cover cards.

Idea #1 | Inside the page protector

The cover cards measure 4x6 inches and fit perfectly inside the full-size page protector. This would be a fun, simple way to use the cards to document the month with a streamlined formula!

Idea #2 | Outside the page protector

My next idea was to punch holes in the side of the cover card to use it outside the page protector. I love that it is slightly narrower than the page protector and that it is a perfect spot for using a tab sticker along the edge.

Idea #3 | 4x3 pocket card

Another simple idea is to trim the top and bottom of the cover card to use inside one of the 4x3 pockets. There are 10 of these 3x4 two pocket page protectors included with the album and I think this makes for a really cute pocket card.

Idea #4 | Flip-up card

For this idea I cut down a piece of patterned paper that measures 5x6.25 inches as a base (this is the full size of the page protector). I then lined up the cover card along the top and left a small margin along the left side for the holes. I created a flip up by adding a piece of the color block wash tape along the top and then folding it over the back side of my patterned paper. I added a second piece of the words pattern washi tape to give it a little more interest.

I ended up trimming about a 1/4" along the right side to match the width of the cover card. Under the flip you could add photos or journaling or other embellishment. This tag + pocket from the main kit are just the right size for this darling album.

Idea #5 | Circle punch

Another simple idea for the cover cards is to punch out the number with a circle punch. I cut down a piece of transparency from my stash to 5x6.25 inches and added the circle on top. On the back side of the circle I added one of the fun color block circles from the main kit, but you could add a photo or journaling too.

Idea #6 | Scalloped edges

Anyone have some of these scalloped edge scissors in their stash?? I adore all of the scalloped edge details included in the this year's product release, and I remembered that I still had my pair from WAAAAYYYY back in the day (lol). I thought it might be fun to add that edge treatment to a cover card. I started by cutting one inch from the top and bottom to create a 4 inch square. Next I trimmed along the edge with my scissors. (Pro tip! make sure you have them turned the right direction lol.)

It turned out really cute and it's a fun way to include that design element in other ways in your project. If you don't have scalloped edge scissors, you could use a scalloped edge craft die (scrapbook.com has quite a few options) or a square paper punch (here's one from Amazon).

You can watch my process for each of these ideas in the video below.

Thank you for joining me today. I hope this post has given you some ideas for working with the 4x6 album and the advent calendar cover cards. Sound off with your ideas in the comments below!