Hello everyone! Traci here and today, I have a cute little Christmas scrapbook to share with you titled Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. I made it using one of Lori’s fabulous cutting files called 5×5 Mini Album with Gusset Pages (SVG, Silhouette) and it’s the perfect small size for gift giving this holiday season!
Lori’s files make it so easy to create the sweetest handmade presents and this one was super simple.
The album is made with a cover piece and 3 gusseted pages (which gives you 6 scrapbook pages inside). To start, I cut the base out of white cardstock then decorated the pieces with paper and embellishments from the Bella Blvd, Merry Mingle Collection.
Here is a photo of the gusseted edges. The white pages go in the cover piece and the holes line up perfectly for binding.
I ran 3 strands of twine through the
cover and each page, then tied them in a cute knot on the inside.
Next … the decorating! I layered the pages
with 12×12 pattern papers, photo mats, and colorful embellishments.
And that was it! See? Sooo simple and such a fun project!
Here are the other pages for some holiday inspiration …
Above, you can see the first gusset where I tied the pink and white twine.
While I decorated this mini album in a festive Christmas theme, the cutting file is literally a blank canvas and could be designed with ANY paper collection. Imagine winter, Valentine’s Day, spring, Easter, Mother’s Day, or … anything! I love Lori’s projects … the possibilities are endless. 💕
Happy Monday! Can you believe it’s December already? Where has this year gone? Time to get started on Christmas cards. I’ve been looking at this adorable iris shutter latte card (SVG, Silhouette) and know I could make it festive.
When you slide the lever down the side of the card, the shutter opens/closes to reveal the heart.
I used Echo Park Paper Have A Holly Jolly Christmas by Lori Whitlock. I added some holly stickers from the paper line to the sentiment and the heart.
I removed the flowers from the card and added the holly instead. (SVG, Silhouette). And if you haven’t figured out by now, I’m a fan of puns/play on words so I had to change up the sentiment as well.
You can find a tutorial on how to make this and other iris shutter cards HERE.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Chelsea
I also made the Reindeer & Santa. For my Santa I have used white polar fleece on parts of his clothes. I have never had luck cutting fabric on my Silhouette. So I chose a more simple approach. I cut the white cardboard pieces then glued onto them the polar fleece. I placed something heavy on them as they dried to keep them flat. Once they were dry I just trimmed off the excess polar fleece around the shape. Then proceeded putting my Santa together as normal.
Lastly my Snowman
Happy Thanksgiving! Traci here and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday filled with blessings and warm, happy moments. Today, I have a tiny scrapbook to share with you titled Give Thanks that would be so fun for those memories. And, it might be the “miniest” mini album I’ve ever made!
Look how small it is! 💕 I created it with one of Lori’s amazing cutting files called 2×2 Accordion Mini Album (SVG, Silhouette) and the Echo Park, I love Fall Collection also designed by Lori.
First, let’s look at this little cutie, then I’ll explain exactly how I made it with a tutorial below.
I just love that it looks like a miniature book. It has an orange and green scalloped spine, pretty pattern papers, and a Give Thanks title sticker on the cover from the 12×12 elements sheet.
Inside, there are 16 little scrapbook pages (8 double-sided). I added some fun shaped journaling spots and photo mats using a 2″ scallop circle punch and a 1.75″ circle punch by Marvy Uchida.
You could use each page in this album for photos, or … mix it up and add embellishments on some of them like I did. Above, I added the Harvest Blessings sticker from the sticker book.
The journaling spots are perfect for adding dates, names, locations, events, or … what you and your family are most grateful for this year.
This project could be a cute little gift idea for after Thanksgiving. Make them for your guests with pictures from the holiday. Or … create this tiny album with ANY paper collection and it could be a fun Christmas present or stocking stuffer idea!
Now, for some instructions …
3. Then, I adhered each 1/2” tab to the back of the page before it until I had all 8 pages glued together.
4. The very first page still has a tab on the left side, so I adhered the inside front cover here.
5. The inside back cover has a tab on it, so I adhered this to the last page of the album.
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Finally, I adhered the 2 scallop accent pieces next to the spine on the
front and back, then used liquid adhesive to fold the orange spine around the
entire left side of the book.
There
is no need to adhere any of the pages back to back or to the spine. They stay nicely in their accordion shape once the spine piece goes on. Once the book is complete … it’s time to decorate!
I hope you’ll try this fun project made with Lori’s 2×2 Accordion Mini Album cutting file and her fabulous I Love Fall Collection designed for Echo Park.
For a video tutorial of this album, please see Lori’s YouTube video here:
Have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy your day with family and friends! 🍂🦃🧡