Category: Silhouette

School Folio Mini Album Tutorial

Hey guys, Traci here and today I have a cute folio style mini album to share with you! I designed this with a school theme that’s perfect for some of your child’s “big memories”. I used one of Lori’s creative cutting files called Multi Flap Mini Album (SVG, Silhouette) and had so much fun putting this little 5.5″ x 4″ scrapbook together!

First, let’s take a look inside then I’ll explain exactly how I made it. I decorated this little scrapbook with paper and embellishments from the Bella Blvd, School is Cool Collection.

The album has 2 interactive pages with 4 flaps and one envelope style fold-out in the center. When you open it, the page above is the first one you see. It has a great spot for a photo of your child’s first day of school or a fun picture with friends. Flip that over …

… and you’ll see this! On the left is a gate-fold style page with 2 flaps and space inside for more photos. In the center is an envelope style fold-out. Use the clock embellishment to lift up, the bottom section folds down, and inside …

…  I added a plaid paper and white photo mat. I covered the flaps in a black patterned paper filled with more school supplies.


On the right, there’s a second gate-fold page. You could add photos to all the flaps (front and back), cover them in a cute pattern paper, or … both!

On the backside of that gate-fold page, there’s another page with a photo mat and a cute bookworm sticker.


Here’s a broader look at the folio. Check out all those fun spaces for photos of your child’s school days! If you add pictures to all of the flaps, this mini album will hold 15 photos. I decided to add cute papers to some of mine so, this one holds 9-11 photos.

Now for the tutorial …

  1. I cut out all of my pieces using black card stock and patterned papers.

2. There is one base piece that folds around the flap pages. I folded this piece on the score lines and added the red and plaid prints.

3. There are 3 flap pages that are all the same size and have 2 score lines on each. Fold the score lines on all three pieces, then adhere the flaps back-to-back as shown in the photo above. This becomes a tri-fold with two flaps that open to the right and left, and each flap has two additional flaps.

  1. The envelope style fold-out gets adhered in the center of this piece, and then the entire piece gets adhered to the base. It will help to fold up all of the flaps into a 5.25” x 4” bundle and adhere the entire thing between the score lines on the base cover.

5. Add photo mats and embellishments as desired.


6.  You can finish by wrapping a ribbon or twine around the album, or choose a large embellishment to keep your cover flap closed. To do this, I added a piece of foam tape to the right side of the back of my embellishment, added it to the larger side of the cover, and tucked the smaller side of the cover underneath.  

And there ya have it! This super cute mini album can be made with ANY paper collection in ANY theme! It would be fabulous designed for fall, Halloween, or Christmas and displayed on one of my Artsy Albums Display Stands as decor in your home. So fun!

For a video tutorial of this album, please see Lori’s YouTube video here:

https://youtu.be/XilujNe8Im8?si=uD0qPvYaatU-C8h9

I hope this inspires you to create Lori’s Multi Flap Mini Album. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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A2 Box Card Halloween Mailbox Bat

Hi there friends! Do you send cards for Halloween or know someone who loves spooky season? If so, Lori has some cute new Halloween cards available. I made the A2 Box Card Halloween Mailbox Bat (SVG, Silhouette). But the entire bundle is worth having! (SVG). I love the cute characters and all the florals in these cards. I used papers from the Halloween Party by Echo Park Paper Co.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and happy spooky season!
Brandie

Money Roll Gift Bag Set Tutorial

Happy Thursday everyone! I’m here today to show you how I made this cute birthday money roll gift bag set (SVG, Silhouette).

I always start by making sure I have all my pieces cut

Then I start by assembling the bag by placing the decorative paper on the cardstock. I also put adhesive on the 3 flaps as shown below.

The last flap gets adhered to to the 3rd flap as shown.

I then add the decorative paper to the money roll portion of the project. Adding adhesive as shown.
Make sure not to remove all adhesive strips or you will have a money box with no money. Complete the box by leaving the back side open to get your roll money into it. I taped my bills together using washi tape. Once your money is in the box and the tab is through the slot, fold the ret of the box together and adhere it closed.

The money roll fits perfectly in the little gift bag.

You can decorate the bag however you like. I had this little Doodlepop that looks kinda like our birthday girl so I added a black circle and the little pops. Also tied the bag together with matching ribbon.

What a fun little birthday gift and perfect for a kiddo turning 18. We filled it with $2.00 bills for a little added fun.

Hope you will give this fun project a try. Happy Crafting!
Chelsea

A2 Box Card Pumpkin Flowers Tutorial

Fall is in the air, cooler crisp mornings and the days are getting shorter.  It’s my very favorite time of the year to create, with all the wonderful Fall and Halloween collections.  I have an easy little tutorial on one of Lori’s new box cards.  They are my all time favorite and I just couldn’t resist this one.  This is the A2 Pumpkin Flower Box that you can find here in Lori’s Shop or here in the Silhouette Online Design Store.

I used Lori’s Echo Park Collection, I Love Fall!  So cute and amazing little details for my card.

First get all your pieces cute and separated to be able assemble easily.

Next, I fold all of my score lines for the box components.

 

Then I ink all the edges!

 

Now you are all set to assemble and glue all your pieces.

 

Once everything is adhered you can add adhesive to the flaps of the box components
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Start with the orange piece to form the box.
Next add the piece 2, the easiest way for me to know where to adhere it, is just to have the flaps touch the back of the box and then you know you will have perfect spacing.  So I always start from the back and work my way forward.
Add piece one and have it touch to piece two for perfect placement.
Here it is before I embellished…so cute already but you know I can’t help myself!
And omgosh!  Isn’t it the cutest!?  Love it!
Thanks for joining us today!
~Cathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tiered Scallop Album

Hi friends! Traci here and today I’m sharing a cute new mini album filled with a colorful farm theme. I used one of Lori’s amazing cutting files called Tiered Album Scallop (SVG, Silhouette) and I love the layered waterfall pages. Lori has so many of these files with different edges and they’re all so fun!  

 

 

To make this, I cut the 5 pages out of white cardstock but, you could use any color or pattern paper you like. Then I decorated each of the pages with the Doodlebug Design, Down on the Farm Collection.

 

 

I covered the white pages in colorful prints that I cut slightly smaller than the base. To do this, I created an inset for the pattern paper. Layering the papers like this makes the pages super sturdy.

 

 

Next, I added cute embellishments and some fun interactive elements like this little folding card (aka the “flippie”). What an easy and fun way to double your photo space!

 

I also added a handy dandy little pocket. I fussy cut this one out of pattern paper but you could make a simple square one out of cardstock. These are great for saving journaling cards, extra photos, or small memorabilia.

 

 

This Tiered Scallop Mini Album can be made with ANY theme or paper collection and it would make such a great gift idea. Oh! … and be sure to check out Lori’s other tiered mini album shapes, like … the bracket, curved, flag, tabs, rounded, pennant, pinking, rounded, waves, and ticket in her shop.

I hope this farm themed scrapbook inspires you. Have a crafty day!

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