What an ADORABLE mini album! Baby mini albums have always been my favorite, and this new Making Memories line is PERFECT for creating an adorable album for your little one. The new line is called Pitter Patter. We carry tons of brads, stickers, and other embellishments that coresspond with this line, but putting them all together is the fun part! I have the instructions typed below, or you can click on the picture below to see the orginals!! Heather made this album while at CHA, and ever since we’ve had this line in its been flying off the shelves. We thought that this mini album would be a good source of ideas, for those who might have been stumped!

Ready, set, scrapbook! Kaitlyn

Items Needed:
Assorted Pitter Patter Papers
Pitter Patter Ribbons and Trims
Felt Stars
Pitter Patter Clear Stickers
Beads
Transparency Sheet

Tools Needed:
Adhesive- liquid or other
Bone Folder
Paper Piercer
Paper Trimmer
Poop Dots
Scissors
Slice Cordless Digital Designer
Slice Cutting Mat
Slice Embossing Kit
Slice MS+ Baby Design Card
Slice Animal Cracker Design Card

Slice-Cutting (Baby Card):
1. insert the Baby design card and cut a 3″ baby onesie on the right side of one of the 6″h x 9″w kraft pieces. Position the slice at the top of the page as shown above. the top edge of the cardstock should be in line with the blue/pink edge of the slice. The right edge of the cardstock shoul dbe in line with the right edge of the label on the back of the Slice.
2. Die-cut the word ‘baby’ at 3″ out of kraft cardstock.
3. die-cut a 3″ baby rattle out of kraf tcardstock and out of solid blue patterened paper preserving text block to use on front cover.
4. Die-cut  two 1& 1/2″ hands out of orange newsprint patterned paper. Use the mirror function for one hand. Die cut on FAR left or right side of paper preserving center section.
5. Deboss a 2 1/2″  bow on white or silver metallic paper then use shawdow feature to cut out the bow.
           -To do this, place metallic paper facing up on embossing mat. Lightly trace around Slice machine with pencil before debossing. After switchingto the cutting blade and selecting the shadow feature, place slice exactly where you traced. Remember to turn your mat over for the glass & embossing sides!
6.Die-cut a 2 1/2″ heart diaper pin  out of kraft cardstock
7.Die-cut a pin using the shadow feature out of orange newsprint patterend paper.

Animal Crackers Card:
1. Insert Animal Crackers card and die cut a 2″ arrow out of blue check patterend paper cutting on FAR left or right side preserving the center section.
2.Die-cut a 2″ star button out of glittered trails patterened paper.
Die-cut a 3″ open scalloped circle out of stars patterned paper,

Embellish Your Die Cuts:
1. Create a shaker box out the baby rattle.
        a. Trace circle part of kraft rattle on orange newsprint patterned paper then cut.
        b. Cut off handle portion of blue baby rattle. Glue circle portion to rattle on transparency then cut and glue to the kraft side of the blue/kraft rattle.
        c. Place thin strips of foam tape all around edge of orange circle.
        d. Add white beads inside foam tape.
        e. Place kraft/blue/transparency rattle on top of foam tape, making usre all the edges are sealed.
        f. Wrap star brad around hangle, tucking prongs up so they are not seen.
2. Paper piece safety pin:
       a. Cut heart portion from orange safety pin and adhere to kraft safety pin.
       b. Add star brads, tucking prongs up so they are not seen

Assemble Album:
1. Fold six of the nine 6″h x 9″w kraft cardstocks in hald, then die-cut onesie piece.
2. Punch a 1″ hald circle in the top right side on one of the kraft blocks.
3. Adhere to a 6″h x 9″w unfolded kraft piece one hald of one folded block (#1) to the back left side. Repeat the same with the right side (#2) making sure uncreased edges meet in the middle. Reinforce the back section by adhering a 6″h x 9″w to the base creating a seamless black portion.

Left Side Pages of the Album:
1. Adhere a folded blakc (3#) on top of the first block (#1) that was glued to the left side.
2. glue the sides and bottom of the onesie die cut page (#4) to the top folded block (#3), creating a see-through poket page

Right Side Pages of the Album:
1. Take the folded block with the half circle punched out on the right side (#) and glue the LEFT side of the block on top of block #2.
2. Glue the sides and bottom of the half-circle side to another folded block creating a poket page.

The Left and Right Covers:
1. Cut the last 6″h x 9″w kraft block in half and adhere to the front of the book to reinforce.

Add Patterned Papers:
-Cover of Album:
1. Adhere two 5 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w circle patterned papers to the front of the book, centered on each page.
2. Adhere a 2 1/4″h x 3 1/4″w text patterned paper block to the front left of the cover at an angle.
3. Adhere a 6″h x 12″w organge diagonal patterned paper to the back pf the album wrapping around the left and right sides of the book.
-Left Side Pages of Album:
 1. Page One: Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w text paper to the center of the page.
2. Page Two: adhere the two 1″h x 4 1/2″w strip deco papers to the page 1/4″ from the to pand 1/4″ from the bottom.
3. Page Three: adhere the 4 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w alpha block paper to the center of the page.”
4. Page Four” Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 2 1/4″w stripe paper to the center of the page. Cut the orange circle paper for the pocket. Glue the sides and bottom to page four, creating a pocket.
-Right Side Pages of Album:
1. Page one: adhere the 5 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w animal paper to the center of the page.
2. Page Two: Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w growth chart patterned paper to the center of the page.
3. Page Three: Adhere tje 5″h x 4 1/4″w stripe patterned paper 1/4″ from the bottom.
4.  Page Four: Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 4 1/4″w blue word paper to the center of the page.
-Back Pages Of The Album:
1. cut off the edges of the 5 3/4″h x 12″w Sweet  Baby Paper. Cut the right side between the T and E in “Gazette.” Cut the left side between the S and W in “sweet.”  Save all the pieces.
2. Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 8 3/4″w Sweet Baby paper to the center of the page.
3. Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 3 1/2″w orange diagonal stripe patterned paper to the left and right pages.
4. Adhere the end pieces of the sweet baby patterned paper to the indise of the left and right pages.

Create Tags:
1. Adhere the 5 3/4″h x 3 1/2″w star patterned paper to a 6″h x 3 1/2″w kraft cardstock.
2. Adhere the 5 1/2″h x 3 1/2″w blue mini check paper to a 6″h x 3 1/2″w kraft cardstock.
3. Adhere the 4 3/4″h x 3 1/2″w orange diagonal paper to a 5″h x 3 1/2″w kraft cardstock.
4. Add a tab to the star tag y cutting two blokcs from the alphabet block apper. Adhere these back to back then adhere to the top of the star tag.

Decorate Your Album:
1.Select stickers and put on solid patterned paper or cardstock then cut out shape and adhere to album.
2. Adhere die-cuts to your album. Use foam tape on shapers for added dimension.
    a. “Baby” letters on cover.
    b. Baby Rattle on cover.
    c. Hands on right page 2.
    d. Bow on left page 4.
    e. Arrow on right page 4.
    f. Scalloped circle on left page 5.
    g. Star on right page 5.
    h.Heart pin on right page 5.
    i. Adhere trim, flet embellishments, button, and photos.

With Only a Few days left until Christmas, i know we are all frazzled and needing those few last minute gifts. You all know what im talking about, the gifts for the coworker or the neighbor. A Gift you really don’t want to spend a lot of money on, but you want it to look nice. While today i bring you a perfect idea! I came across this the other day and realized it was too good to not share! Making Memories Line Mistletoe is one of my favortie  Christmas lines this year, the bright colors make any project pretty and fun, while helping us look back on the memories of the special season. In this project they used the Making Memories Mistletoe line to create a CD holder! Music is something that is dear to my heart, and i know that it can give off the message that you want to give to friends, and family, that you might not otherwise be able to express. And EVERYONE loves new free music The instructions are below, along with a link to our store, where you can purchase everything you need to create this project.

Enjoy your holiday season!!

Kaitlyn

Purchase Making Memories “Mistletoe” Products

Follow these easy instructions to create this gift idea. 

1. Cut two 12” x 5 ½” strips of patterned paper from Making Memories’ Mistletoe collection.

2. Adhere pieces together with the desired pattern on the outside.

3. Lay the adhered piece in front of you lengthwise. Use a bone folder and ruler to create a fold mark at 5 ½” and 11”

Note: You can add additional strips of paper to the front and back of piece if you want to see more patterns.

4. Trim a 5 ½” x 3 ½” piece of patterned paper. This will be used for the CD pocket. Put adhesive three sides and adhere to the inside of CD holder.

 

 

5. Decorate CD holder as desired.

Hey Everyone!!

Hope everybody’s weekend is going  great!!

Today you are getting two videos!! The slice has been flying off the shelves! So I thought I would show a project and informational video for all of you.

This project is too adorable!! I love the line, and the way the incorporate the slice to make it perfect! What would we do without our personal die-cut systems!!

Hope you all are doing great!! And that you have a fantastic Saturday!!

Enjoy,

Kaitlyn