Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here and that means ... crafting time! So, I have a fun new mini album idea for you. It's my latest Lori Whitlock Design Team Project and it's a cute suitcase shaped scrapbook that's perfect for vacation photos. The fun shape is versatile and can be made with any paper collection to suit your travel needs. Since summer is ahead, I made mine with a sunny beach theme.🌞
I used Lori's brand NEW cutting file titled Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase (link below). She's designed many hidden binding shaped albums, and ... I love them all! I've made the rectangle, apple, house, flower, telephone, and tag shape. Since today's mini is about traveling, the suitcase shape is perfect.
I decorated the album with Doodlebug Design's Seaside Summer Collection (links below), but ... you could change that up and make it for a winter ski trip, a visit to the lake, a cabin in the mountains, a road trip, a cruise, or any vacation!
Let's take a look inside, then I'll explain how I made it.
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What a great little scrapbook
for a weekend getaway or a family beach trip. Add photos of your resort or rental, the beach, collecting seashells, building sand castles, the
palm trees, and relaxing in the sun.
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I covered the pages in paper from the 6x6 paper pad and added lots of fun die cuts, cute stickers, and my favorite little enamels sprinkles (links below).
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You could also use this album for photos of a cruise, a trip to the islands, boating, fishing, and a boardwalk.
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This is such a fun little scrapbook! I love how Lori designed the album's hidden binding feature. It has a lot of space in between the pages
so you can add layers of pattern papers, pop-dots, photos, and
thicker embellishments.
Now, for the tutorial ...
1. First, I cut out the pieces. Since all of the suitcase shaped pages are sandwiched using 2 pieces, I needed 10 total ... 2 for the front cover, 2 for the back cover, and 6 for the 3 scrapbook pages inside.
2. Note that the center piece is scored for the binding. The score
lines are a bit hard to see on the brown image 😊. I folded along each
of the score lines to create “mountains” and “valleys”.
3. Then, I added adhesive inside the “valleys" and stuck the sides together.
4. Once the binding piece is adhered, it should look like this ^.
5. And the back side (the spine) will look like this ^.
6. Next, the cutting file comes
with pieces for the pattern paper that go on top of the white spine, front and back covers, and suitcase shaped pages. I chose the blue waves print and adhered it to one side only of the exterior pieces.
7. Once that was done, I adhered the front cover to the front of the first
spine fold. Then, the back cover to the back of the last spine fold. When it's opened up flat, the
album covers and spine should look like this ^ on the outside.
... and like this ^ on the inside.
8. Next, I adhered my 6x6 inch pattern paper to ONE SIDE ONLY of the 8 remaining
suitcase shapes. Since these will be stuck back to back to another suitcase page, only one
side will show.
9. Now it's time to add the pages to the album. I adhered one suitcase page to the inside of the front and back covers. Then, I added one to the front and back of each spine fold, sandwiching them on the
"mountain" and creating 3 double-sided pages. Including the inside covers, this gives you 8 scrapbook pages in total.
Look how perfect this cute suitcase shaped mini album is sitting on my clear Acrylic Display Stand. These allow your amazing projects to be part of your home's decor, and they're filled with your fun memories too!
I hope you’ll try Lori’s Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase cutting file. It's makes a perfect keepsake for your vacation photos and an awesome gift idea. Product links below.
Thanks for stopping by the blog and have a wonderful day! 😊
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