LOVE Accordion

Designed by Marah Johnson

Send a special message to the one you love, or announce your feelings to the world on the mantel piece. This accordion display uses the rich color of red, floral accents and cherished photos in a composition that honors someone important in your life.

Craft Category:

Scrapbooking

Machines:

• GrandeMARK
  Roller Die Cutting System

AccuCut® Dies:

• Flower #3
  Itty-Bitty Itty-Bitty
• Flowers #16 Long Cut
• Flourish #1 Small
• Tags #4 Mini
• Album-Rectangle-Accordion Crease - Super-Jumbo
• Typewriter Uppercase 1 3/4" Uppercase

Other Materials:

• Creative Imaginations® Sonnets Patterned Paper -- Love in Bloom, Love Cameos, Love Letters, Rose Trellis
• Assorted Contact Prints
• Ink Pad -- Brown
• Brads
• Cardstock -- Brown
• My Mind’s Eye™ Bohemia™ Cardstock

Tips:

Create beautiful three-dimensional flowers with AccuCut® flower dies.

Instructions:

1. Cut album. Fold on scored lines.
2. Smudge page edges with brown ink.
3. Cut inset pages and adhere to album, making sure no like patterns are next to each other.
4. Cut two large flowers and one Itty-Bitty flower. Layer on brad smallest to largest. Adhere to end pages with brads.
5. Adhere “LOVE” letters, one per page, beginning with second page. Stagger letters and leave room for contact-print-sized photos.
6. Adhere photos.
7. Cut more inset pages. Adhere to reverse side of album.
8. Cut flourishes. Adhere to backs of first and last page.