Best Friends Mini Book in a Box by Inessa Persekian

Hey friends! Inessa Persekian here and welcome back to Paige's blog. Today I’m sharing a super sweet and meaningful project - a mini album that celebrates friendship - all tucked into its own decorative case! It’s the perfect keepsake for a favorite memory with your bestie or a thoughtful handmade gift. Happy Haven is the perfect collection for this!

Here’s how I created it:
Cover the inside of the box using Paper 2 (the one with grid lines, perfect for a clean background). Decorate the outside and inner lid with Floral Die Cuts, Foam Stickers, and a heart detail for added texture and pop. Add a Tassel Charm to the ring for extra flair.

Create the mini album pages using a binder ring and papers from the Happy Haven collection (Papers 7, 8, and a variety of 3x4 cut-aparts). Layer in journaling spots, stickers, sequins, and florals to bring the pages to life.

This project came together so beautifully and I love how dimensional and cheerful it is. Whether it’s for a best friend, a sibling, or even yourself, this mini book is a great way to honor those special everyday moments!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, tassel charm: HAPPY HAVEN

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Best Day Layout by Audrey Mutschall

Hello friends! Audrey Mutschall here with a new layout featuring Paige’s gorgeous Happy Haven collection. When I saw Paige’s layout using the cross-stitched heart patterned paper from the 12x12 Project Pad, I knew I needed to stitch those hearts too!

I started by cutting a strip of paper with three rows of hearts, poking holes for stitching, and then using embroidery floss to stitch the hearts. When that was completed I used the solid pink cardstock from the 12x12 Project Pad to cut scalloped borders using Paige’s Scalloped Borders cut file. I arranged the scalloped strips on both sides of the heart paper to form a decorative border that draws your eye to the stitched hearts. Next I placed a ripped piece of striped Paper 1 behind the hearts and layered that onto a tiny floral background paper that can also be found in the 12x12 Project Pad. I printed a photo of my daughter taken on her birthday and framed it using one of the Polaroid frames from the Journaling Die Cuts. I layered elements from Paper 12 around my photo and then embellished with lots of flowers from the Floral Die Cuts. I fussy cut buttons from Paper 3 to use on the centers of the flowers, adding a little extra color and dimension to them. I hope this inspires you to check out Paige’s beautiful new Happy Haven collection!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers: HAPPY HAVEN; white cardstock; Cut file: Scalloped Borders by Paige Evans

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Wavy Stripes Layout by Ashley Neu

Hi friends! It’s Ashley Neu here for the Paige Evans Design Team to share my next layout! Have you ever been struck by a crafty idea and you just had to try it out before you forgot about it?! That’s what happened with this layout. I was trying to decide what I wanted to make with Paige’s Happy Haven collection and this “wave” concept popped into my head.

One of the things I love about the 12x12 Project Pad is that it comes with coordinating cardstock. After cutting out 7 different colors of the cardstock at 1½” wide, I adhered them to a piece of scrap cardstock. I grabbed a pencil and drew a wavy line towards the top. After cutting along that line, I took those cut off pieces and traced the same design on the bottom half so that it was identical to the top. I adhered this fun wave design onto a piece of white cardstock. Then I added faux stitching with a white gel pen and Washi Tape on the cardstock paper strips. Next, I added my 4 photos flat to the layout. I wanted to mimic the design of the waves so I made sure my photos had that kind of variation in placement. My favorite part of this process came next when I did tone-on-tone embellishing with pieces from the Cardstock Stickers, 12x12 Project Pad, as well as a couple of embellishments from the Journaling Die Cuts. Lastly, I finished the layout with enamel dots from my stash. I just love when I can pull in my stash and it all just matches perfectly! Thank you for stopping by Paige’s blog and have a great day!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, washi tape: HAPPY HAVEN; white cardstock 

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Congrats Grad Layout by Valerie Bisson

Hi friends! Valerie Bisson here today and I’m so happy to share a new layout with you featuring Paige’s new Happy Haven collection and her Congrats Grad Cut File.

I chose a graduation photo of my daughter that I hadn’t scrapbooked yet and printed it at 8x 0” but ended up trimming it down to 5.25x10” - it fit my design better at this size. To document this photo I selected the Congrats Grad cut file. I started with white cardstock for the main outline of the cut file, followed by 3 of the floral papers: Paper 5, Paper 8, and Paper 9, a yellow cardstock, and a black cardstock, for a dynamic looking backed cut file. Next I took the cut file, placed it on the left side of the page, and lightly traced around it on the background to give me a guide so that I could add stamped flowers with the Happy Haven Acrylic Stamps in black ink. I stamped the seed pack image 3 times on different papers, fussy cut parts of the image, and layered them together on the bottom right. I also watered down the ink for some tiny sprinkles mixed in with the stamping. Before adhering the cut file to my page I added hand stitching using a back stitch in white thread outlining the star and the 2022 of the cut file. To me the stitching adds a wonderful textural element. Next I punched 2 border strips from Paper 9 with my favorite edge punch and added it to the top and bottom edges of the page. For a little embellishment I added pieces from the Floral Die Cuts, Journaling Die Cuts, Cardstock Stickers, and gold glittery stars from my stash. Lastly a little sprinkle of Distress Spritz in Fossilized Amber adds the perfect gold shimmer. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you’re inspired to create with Happy Haven and Paige’s Cut Files.

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: HAPPY HAVEN; white cardstock; Cut file: Congrats Grad by Paige Evans

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Spring Layout by Sophie Delorme

Hello scrapbook friends! Sophie Delorme here and I am happy to share this layout with you today! I used the gorgeous Happy Haven collection and a cut file from Paige named Spring Overlapping.

I cut the Spring Overlapping from white cardstock and backed it with several papers from Happy Haven. I also hand stitched each letter with matching thread. I placed my photo to the right of the big title and mounted everything on foam adhesive. I embellished the page with Cardstock Stickers, Foam Stickers, Journaling Die Cuts, and Floral Die Cuts, and hand wrote my journaling directly on the background. I ADORE this collection so much! It's so soft and delicate I can't wait to use it again on my next layout! I hope that this was inspiring for you, thank you for stopping by, and happy crafting!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: HAPPY HAVEN; white cardstock; Cut file: Spring Overlapping by Paige Evans

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Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Sequin Album by Paige Evans

Hello scrappy friends! Today I want to share photos & details of the rainbow sequin scrapbook I made last month featuring photos from our Spring Break in Honolulu.

Here is a video flip through so you can see the size, scale, and details:

I have been collaborating with Gi DeMello (my “Bestie in Brazil”!) making custom sequin albums ever since my Halloween kit & class back in 2023. We’ve made over 20 sequin albums together since then with lots more in the works!

When I sent Gi a sketch with my idea for a rainbow sequin album to match the Rainbow Avenue collection by Celes Gonzalo she brought it to life more beautifully than I could have ever imagined!

The size of the rainbow sequin album is approximately 8½x9½” with a 2” spine so it can hold lots of pages and memories. I documented 346 photos from our recent Spring Break vacation to Oahu, Hawaii in this album - the perfect destination for all-things rainbow!

I LOVE to add ribbons & trims to the edges for the perfect and tactile finishing touch.

I put the pom pom trims in rainbow order to go along with the all-things-rainbow theme.

On Sunday May 4th I got started on my sample album and released the kits on May 23rd & 24th. That's 19 days from start to release - it was a very busy 19 days! But I had a goal to release the album during my 40th birthday month and I had to smash that goal!

The kits sold out in 1 hour and 13 minutes! I opened up orders to my "first-to-know" list that I'd been gathering since March for one hour on the evening of May 23rd and then I released the rest of the kits to my PaigePals on the morning of the 24th and those sold out in 13 minutes. I love scrapbooking sooooo much and I'm so happy that you love it too!

HAWAII has 6 letters and it just so happens there are 6 sections of sequins on the spine - perfect for the title! I love when serendipitous things like that happen. It's meant to be!

I finished off the album with a handmade tassel and paper baubles charm.

From cover to cover, this album makes me smile!

Let's look through some of the spreads:

I love hand stitching.

I had so many photos I wanted to include that for most of the spreads I created a collage on the left and a fun foundation page on the right.

A backed cut file page.

Rainbow fringe!

Paper weaving.

Folded hearts to make paper flowers.

Folded paper circles to make a textured diamond background.

Semi-circle rainbow stripes.

Watercoloring & rainbow string art.

A pocket to hold more memories.

I absolutely loved filling this rainbow sequin album with memories!

The purchase of the rainbow sequin album includes access to the 6.5 hour class but I have sold out at the moment - check MY SHOP frequently for when they're available again!

I have sold out of pastel sequin rainbow albums but I might have a couple extras after I ship out pre-orders next month.

I will open up pre-orders for a traditional rainbow sequin album soon!

Let me know if you have any questions and have a happy scrappy day!

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