Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Santa Shaped Mini Album - November Blog Hop with Lori Whitlock

Hey crafty friends! Today is Lori Whitlock's November Blog Hop and my blog is the first stop on the hop. But be sure to visit Lori's site too because she has a sale and more great products for you!

For my project today, I made a really fun Santa Claus shaped mini album that would be so cute filled with your photos of the holiday season. It would also make a unique gift idea for your parents, a friend, teacher, babysitter, dog walker, or a hostess!

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Scrapbook by Artsy Albums

I chose one of Lori's fabulous cutting files called Santa Shaped Card (link below). Yep, it's a card! By thinking outside the box, you can used her files to create all kinds of fun mini album shapes. I cut the front and back covers out of white acrylic, but you could easily use cardstock or chipboard instead.

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with Santa, a Christmas tree, and presents

For the inside, I cut 6 pages out of white cardstock and created an internal offset for the pattern paper that covers each page. This layering of papers makes the pages super sturdy.

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with a scalloped photo mat and colorful presents

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with Santa driving a cute green car and Christmas trees

I used paper and embellishments from the Doodlebug Design, Candy Cane Lane Collection (links below). What a great companion to Lori's adorable Santa shape!

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with cute houses, a Christmas tree, presents, and a kitty cat

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with a reindeer, Christmas tree, and a mailbox

On each page, I added a scalloped photo mat that I cut out using a 3.5" scalloped circle punch and a 3" circle punch by Marvy Uchida.

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with a neighborhood snow scene and snowflakes

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with cute, colorful stockings flled with toys

You can create this scrapbook in any size, but I made mine approx. 5x5 inches. It's a great size for a small gift and looks so cute displayed in your home. Add it to an entry table, bookshelf, or coffee table for the holiday season.

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with with super cute houses in bright colors

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album Page with houses, a car, and presents on top

And speaking of displaying ... all of Lori's projects are so wonderful whether they're a card, a mini album, or another creative work of art. So this season, I encourage you to set out your projects as decor!

Santa Shaped Christmas Mini Album displayed on an acrylic stand

My clear Acrylic Display Stand is perfect for showing off your projects and it's available in my shop. 

There are more inspiring projects to see today, so be sure to hop to each blog for more great ideas!

Blog Hop Order:
 

You Are Here: Traci Penrod 

Your Next Stop:  Ashley Cook

Cathy Harper

 Chelsea Van Wyk

Sue Kment

 Noelene Apap

Tamara Tigchelaar

In addition to the creative team's projects, don't forget about the other great things Lori has for you today!


 

Below are links for the cutting file and the products used in today's project. Thanks for stopping by and happy scrappin'!

 
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