St Patrick's Day Accordion Mini Album with Lori Whitlock

Hey friends! Today is Lori Whitlock's March 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, I made a cute accordion style mini album for St. Patrick's Day using one of Lori's fun cutting files. It's perfect for pictures of the holiday, March, spring, or the people you feel lucky to have in your life.🍀

To start, I chose a greeting card file called Shamrock Card 2 and the Echo Park, Happy St. Patrick's Day paper collection (links below).

This little scrapbook is filled with spring colors, leprechauns, rainbows, stripes, and flowers. I added a cute polka dot ribbon to hold the accordion pages together.

To make it, I cut 5 card bases out of white card stock and glued them back to back to create the accordion album.

The cutting file includes a separate inset shape for the front of the card, so I cut out 10 of them in different colors and patterns for the pages.

I added the inset pieces to each page, then decorated with lots of cute stickers and photo mats.

To make the shaped photo mats, I used a 3" scallop circle punch and a 2.5" circle punch by Marvy Uchida (links below).

This little scrapbook would be great for photos of a festival, a parade, everyone wearing green, a traditional dinner of corned beef & cabbage, an evening with friends at an Irish pub, green beer, green cocktails, Irish whiskey, or Irish coffee!

This collection is so pretty ... I just love all the flowers, tiny polka dots, and stripes. Perfect for spring!

While I chose a St. Patrick's Day theme, you could use ANY of Lori's card files and any paper collection, and replicate this accordion mini album idea. It would make a sweet gift for Easter, a birthday, Mother's Day, or Father's Day.

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

Blog Hop Order:

 

Lori Whitlock

You Are Here: Traci Penrod

Your Next Stop:  Ashley Cook

Cathy Harper

Chelsea VanWyk

Sue Kment

Noelene Apap

Tamara Tigchelaar

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

Below are the links to the cutting files and products used in this project. Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping! 😊

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12x12 Baseball Scrapbook Page Layouts

Hey guys! This past weekend, I found the instructions for my 12x12 Baseball Page Layout Kit that I made years ago. Apparently, I never shared it on the blog or made the instructions available in my shop! Not sure how that happened, but ... since baseball season starts next week, it's high time I did. Better late than never!

These 6 scrapbook pages were made with the Bella Blvd, Baseball Collection. Some of you may have this collection in your stash, or ... have something similar. If not, you could use the Simple Stories, Baseball Collection or the Carta Bella, Home Run Collection (links below). Both would make great substitutes!

These pages are perfect for photos of your children or grandchildren playing in little league, travel baseball, or high school games. Add pictures of the team, the coaches, practices, and lots of action shots.

You could also add photos from a Major League Baseball (MLB) or a collegiate game. Include memories of tailgating, famous athletes, autographs, friends, family, the stadium, the mascot, and fun new merchandise.

Do you love to celebrate the World Series or All-Star game with a party? These pages would be great for those memories. Add pictures of decorations, the food, and everyone sporting their team's jersey or hat.

Many baseball fans love to play in a Fantasy League and often get together for the draft. Fantasy baseball is a game in which the participants serve as owners and general managers of virtual baseball teams. Photo op!

If you have a serious baseball card or sports memorabilia collector in the house ... then you probably have photos from the National Sports Card Convention or local card shows. These are fun and great for all ages. 

These Baseball Layout instructions will be available in my shop on Friday. They're simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos and a complete materials list, so anyone can recreate these pages.  

Note: I've added the links below for the Bella Blvd products. I also included two baseball collections that would make great substitutes. Enjoy and happy scrappin'! 

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