Hey crafty friends! Traci here and today I have a super "sweet" project to share with you. I created a gumball machine shaped mini album with the adorable new Hey Pumpkin Collection. With a fun shaker on the cover, this little scrapbook is filled with bright colors, a festive Halloween theme, and lots of Doodlebug cuteness!
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Cutting files are often a great source of inspiration for me. For this project, I used one from the Hey Pumpkin Collection called Gumball Machine. I cut the base for the front and back covers out of bubblegum and cupcake pink card stock and the pages out of lily white.
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How cute is this shaker?! The colorful Sweet Treats candy pieces are so fun bouncing around inside. I also added the "sweet" from the Spooky Sweet Doodle-pops, die cuts from the Odds & Ends, and Trick or Treats enamel shaped sprinkles. Love! Note: At the bottom of the page, I've added a few instructions on how to create the shaker.
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Inside, there are 6 white scrapbook pages that I covered in 12x12 pattern papers. I used the Plaid It's Halloween print above. Aren't those colors fab-boo-lous!?!
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I made a scalloped circle photo mat for each page using a 3.5" scalloped punch, a 3" circle punch, and paper from the 6x6 inch paper pad. The smaller print sizes are perfect for these.
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Then, I decorated the album with pieces from the Odds & Ends, Chit Chat, and stickers from the This & That. Oh my gosh, every single embellishment is cuter than the next. The little black cat tucked in the flowers is precious and on the next page, the dessert stand is filled with treats that look too cute to eat!
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These are my favorite pages. I love the Halloween Haul print filled with brightly colored candies. I used the 12x12 paper on the left and the 6x6 for the photo mat on the right. The mix of pattern sizes and adorable die cuts go perfectly together!
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Since I used the globe part of the gumball machine for my round photo mats, the lower "stand" section makes a great spot for fun embellishments or journaling.
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Look at the cute pink car! Maybe it's a Volkswagen Bug? It probably belongs to the bright pink house on the next page, lol!
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Ok, time for some simple directions ...
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I made the cover a shaker by creating a frame out of the inner globe piece. I duplicated it, highlighted the shape, and made an internal offset to create another line inside.
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Next, I highlighted both shapes, right clicked, and chose "Make Compound Path" to delete the inner shape and leave the frame portion. And finally, I backed the frame with clear acetate and adhered it to the original background shape with foam tape.
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And
there ya have it! I hope my Gumball Machine Shaped Mini Album
inspires you to create something spooktacular with the Hey Pumpkin
Collection and it's boo-tiful cutting files! Have a great day 😊
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