Star- Accordion Scrapbook ( Mini-Fold Out Album)

I made this Star-Accordion Scrapbook with a Las Vegas Theme. I think it can be a great gift for Father's Day. This Star-Accordion, (others called it Mini-Fold Out ) is so fun to make. It looks so complicated but it is not. It basically consist of 3 pieces of 12" x 12" cardstock connected together. I will try to make a video tutorial on this Mini-Album when I have enough time. I am just swamped with other responsibilities lately.

This Mini-Fold Out Scrapbook Technique is great for making fabulous mini albums, especially when you want to make the most of only a few photos. This can be a great gift for family and friends to commemorate special occasions. Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries..you name it. Or,  why not try to make this album to celebrate your special pet, or use it to scrapbook your "weekend getaway with the girls", "a day in the Spa", or simply make them as special greeting cards. The possibilities are endless. 

If you are new to scrapbooking and need assistance on your layouts. The internet is your biggest resource. 

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Acrylic Album

Cover Part

Scrapbooking using Acrylic Album or  Clear Album is another cool way to show case your photos. Clear albums allow you to use different techniques in Scrapbooking. You can do embossing, hole punching, inking and stamping. You will enjoy to embellish your Clear Album with rub-ons and 3D accents. You will be challenge in positioning your photos because it is a see through, whatever item you put on one page it will be seen to the next page. But, that is the fun thing about  Scrapbooking anyway. You have to LEARN and CREATE.

Page 1&2 

On this page, I used Bo Bunny Rub-ons. Had cut 3D butterfly from my Cricut Expression. For the other one,  I stamped a butterfly and I applied Liquid Embossing and used Glue Dots to adhere. I like the effect on the album. It looks like a butterfly is flying on top of the flower.  

Page 3 & 4 

In this page, I simply used  Flower Embellishments from Prima. The secret in making a nice Acrylic Album is hiding your adhesives wisely. You really  need to position your photos and embellishments properly so no adhesives showing. You can also use a Vellum adhesive because they are really good for transparency projects.

Page 5 & 6

Page 7& 8

Last Page


Try to make this Acrylic or Clear Album and I guarantee that you will have a blast doing it. Please, I love to see your projects once it is DONE.

Scrapbooking 101- Basic Tools and Supplies in Scrapbooking

I always receive compliments from people who have seen my scrapbook layouts. And the second thing I hear is "I wish I was as creative as you". But, I am still learning and continue to learn. In the scrapbook world, there is always something new. It is always a continuous act of creation. But before get too excited, we need to know the basics. Today, you are going to learn the "must have" tools and supplies for Basic Scrapbooking.

8 Basic Scrapbooking Tools & Supplies:

1. Photos
2. Papers or Cardstock
3. Albums
4. Paper Cutter/ Trimmer
5. Scissors
6. Adhesive
7. Embellishments ( blings, ribbon, buttons,stickers, etc.)
8. Label Makers or Computer ( for journaling, Titles or phrases)

Avoid being a resident of Michaels and going crazy buying your basic supplies. Just focus on what you need and slowly you will be able to build your enough supplies as time goes by. For me, I prefer buying my stuff online. Why?,. because when I am at the retail store, I am always tempted to buy stuff I do not need or do not know how to use. At scrapbook.com, you have the option to search for specific products.  For example, you only need basic tools or cardstock.  Another neat thing is,  there are customer reviews available so you know what people are saying about the product you want to buy. Also, you can view photos of finished projects where the product or item you are about to purchased have been used.

Scrapbooking 101- Getting Started With Scrapbooking Ideas

Scrapbooking ideas are easy if you know where to find them.  The internet is one of the easiest resources.  All it takes is a little inspiration and a supplier, and you will be on your way to scrapbooking bliss.  There are also several books available with all types of ideas for layouts.  There are also books available with  titles and phrases, or poems.

But before you start getting crazy laying out all those pictures, you are going to need a few scrapbooking items.  For me, I love to shop at Scrapbook.Com because everything I need is in there.  It is one stop shopping.

The first thing you need to do is to organize your photos.  Your photos dictates what theme, color or story you are going to tell.  It may be a family vacation, wedding or birthday party.  By grouping, or re-arranging the photos, you will develop some great scrapbook layouts. Again, Scrapbook.Com gallery has lots of scrapbook layouts.  You can select from themes, techniques, colors, you name it.

Once you come up with the layout, and have the supplies and embelishments ready, you can start pulling them all together.

Remember, in scrapbooking, there is no right or wrong.  Bottom line is, this is your art, and your masterpiece, as you continue you will learn more and more ideas and techniques.

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