Structure Your Storytelling With This Farm Scrapbook Layout

Silos — structures for storing bulk materials and keeping them secure and safe from the elements. And while silos can store different grains, coal, woodchips, wheat, fermented feed and more agriculture needs, this DIY silo on this farm scrapbooking layout will store and protect your precious photos, memories and memorabilia with Peekaboo Pockets™! Open up (literally!) to new ideas with this innovative idea from blog contributor Sachiyo Omitsu!

To create this layout you will need:

• Wide Open Places Paper Pack or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wide Open Places Texture Paper Pack or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wide Open Places Laser Cut Borders or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wide Open Places Laser Cut Mats or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wide Open Places Stickers or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wide Open Places Variety Mat Pack or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Black, Charcoal & Hot Fudge Solid Cardstocks or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Field Fence Border Punch or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Wildflowers Border Punch or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Custom Cutting System with the Jumbo Circle Pattern or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• 4×6 Peekaboo Pockets™ or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• 12-inch Trimmer or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• All-Purpose Scissors or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Repositionable Tape Runner Refill or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Foam Squares or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Brown Dual-Tip Pen or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)

Step 1: Use a piece of Hot Fudge Solid Cardstock as the base of this layout. Cut the sheet metal texture paper to measure 11-3/4″ x 11-3/4″ and add to the base.

Step 2: Cut a piece of corrugated tin texture paper to measure 8-1/4″ x 11″. With the inside edge of the Jumbo Custom Cutting System Circle Pattern and the Red Blade, cut the top as shown. Use the Brown Dual-Tip Pen to ink the edges. Adhere to the layout.

Step 3: Cut a piece of red barn wood texture paper to 8″ x 6″ for a mat. Add the “Making memories” variety mat and the barbed wire laser-cut mat, and then cut in half. For the backside of the red barn wood texture mat, cut out the panel from the variety mat. Add stickers and inset the mats to Peekaboo Pockets™.

Step 4: Use the Field Fence Border Punch to punch one border from Black Solid Cardstock and one from Charcoal Solid Cardstock. Layer the borders (with the charcoal border on top) and add to the page. Punch a border with the Wildflowers Border Punch and tan windmills designer paper. Adhere this border over the layered fence borders.

Step 5: Cut a piece of the straw texture paper to 1/8″ wide and twist it to make it look like twine. Tie a bow and add to the page with other stickers and embellishments as shown.

Step 6: Adhere the Southwestern laser-cut mat and a few stickers, using Foam Squares on some for added dimension.

Step 7: After you insert the completed page to a Page Protector, adhere the Peekaboo Pockets™.

What do you think of this creative, layered and welcoming farm scrapbook idea? What photos or memorabilia would you place inside as a secret surprise?