NEW! Bookish Scrapbook Album Kit

Hi friends! Ready for a peek inside this week's NEW mini album kit that will be in my shop tomorrow? It's titled Escape Into The Pages and it's a scrapbook / journal that's perfect for documenting your favorite books, authors, readings lists, pictures, and more! It makes a fabulous keepsake for yourself, and ... a great gift idea for book lovers. (Christmas is on its way!) 

I designed this beauty with the Echo Park, Bookish Collection. It's filled with books, flowers, typewriters, bookmarks, library cards, stamps, and loads of literary sayings. Perfect for people who ❤️ reading.

For the album, I used my Acrylic Clear Vertical Album. It's 6x8 inches and has 2 covers made of high quality 1/8" acrylic, white card stock pages, and 3 binding rings. 

On the cover, I added a pretty title card, some cute stickers, colorful enamel dots, and a sage green ribbon. The stamped pattern paper is the first page underneath the clear acrylic cover. 

The album has 16 scrapbook pages that include 2 fold-out pages, 2 pockets, 10 fun flippies, space for 40 photos, and ... lots of custom journaling cards!  Above is a fold-out page with one inside (see below).

When you open the flap, I created this "Books To Read" journaling card. Most avid readers have a list of books they're excited to get to, so ... this page should help to keep you organized and on task.

More custom journaling cards ... the "Reading Tracker" can be used to set a number of books or pages to read each month. This visually tracks your progress and provides a tangible reminder / motivator to read regularly and stick to your goals. By checking the boxes, you'll feel a satisfying sense of achievement. 

Next up ... your favorite authors! If your a dedicated reader, it can be difficult to remember the hundreds of writers and their styles that you enjoy over the years. So, keeping a list can be helpful in guiding your future choices. 

The album has 2 handy dandy pockets filled with cute cards so there are lots of places to journal. Here are some ideas of things you can write about ...

Book Details

• Title, author, genre, publication date, and page count
• Dates that you started and finished the book
• Did you read a physical copy, e-book, or listen to an audiobook?
• A star rating or brief review of how much you liked it

Plot & Structure

• A brief summary of the plot or a timeline of major events
• Critical or favorite scenes and why they stood out
• Parts that you didn't understand, or aspects that made you curious enough for more research
• Guesses about what might happen next or how the story ends, written as you read

Characters & Themes

• The character's personalities, motivations, conflicts, and how they change throughout the story
• Identify recurring ideas, symbols, or messages in the book
• Descriptions of the location or time frame the story takes place in

Personal Response & Connection

• Your feelings and opinions about the book or specific scenes
• Favorite quotes that resonate with you
• How the book relates to your own life experiences, beliefs, or views
• Any important insights or life lessons learned 
• How the book compares to other books you've read by the same author or in the same genre.

BUT ... if you don't love to journal and want a simpler way to keep notes, I've added this custom page. It allows you to list the author and title, then give it a star rating. Easy!

Check out this pretty page! It's actually a folding card with space inside for 2 pictures. In your reading journal, you could add photos of ...

• a beautiful book cover or page
• your book club with reading friends 
• a book signing / picture with the author
• a special book store or library that you love spending time at
• a trip to a location mentioned in one of the stories
• your collection of books and interesting ways you've displayed them 

My NEW Escape Into The Pages Album is a perfect project for those of you who ... love to read, are in a book club, work in a book store or library, write books, collect books, have children who are avid readers, or just want to start reading more.

And don't forget the clear Acrylic Display Stand! It's perfect for showing off this new reading journal, BUT ... it's also amazing for displaying your favorite books! Add this stand to your bookshelf or to a gift for a book lover. 

If you're a book nerd like me, or know someone who is ... then you need my NEW Escape Into The Pages Mini Album. It makes an amazing hostess gift for Thanksgiving, a gift for Christmas, or a birthday!

Visit my shop tomorrow to get yours and be sure to check out the 10 NEW instructions that will also be added. Happy scrapping!  

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Trick or Treat Halloween Tag Shaped Mini Album

Hi guys! Halloween is almost here and I'm so excited. I 🩷 this holiday with its creative costumes, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and sweet treats. So many fun moments and lots of great photos to remember them by. So today, I'm sharing a new Halloween project that's quick, simple, and perfect for your spooky memories!

I created a new mini album with one of my favorites ... the Doodlebug Design Sweet and Spooky Collection! I love the pink and lavender colors, the star acetate, those cutie patootie puffy stickers, and all the adorable characters and patterns. Soooo, yeah ... I love everything about it. Lol!

For the base, I used my Acrylic Tag Shaped Album that I specifically designed to fit Doodlebug's cut apart 12x12 tag sheets. The album comes with 1 binding ring and 6 acrylic tags that are 2x4 inches and made of clear 1/16" acrylic. But, even though the shape fits Doodlebug's tags ... you could easily cut out your own from any paper collection.

Above, is the 12x12 sheet of tags I used for today's project. It's called Hello Sugar and I've added the product links below.

For the cover, I used the back side of one of the tags that was white with stars at the top. I added the Trick or Treat title from a 3x4 card that's part of the 12x12 Hallo-Weave paper, then embellished with the This & That orange scalloped sticker, the cute house mini icon sticker, and some puffy stickers.

Inside the cover, I thought that sparse little tree needed some zhuzhing so I added some tiny colorful dots from the Halloween Night shape sprinkles. The owl is an icon sticker that I popped up with foam tape. And, the next page is a tag I cut from the beautiful Stardust acetate (link below). You could add a photo to the front and back, or leave it as is! 

This page is boo-tiful. The pink color is so fresh for Halloween and the ghosts are adorable. I added a photo mat, the October This & That sticker, and the little ghost mini icon sticker. With a pop dot behind it, she looks like she's floating!

This next page is stacked with cuteness. The yellow tag has the pumpkin, cat, owl, and spider printed on it and I just added the matching icon stickers on top. See? This project is super easy. 

Don't forget a little page for journaling! Here, I adhered a piece of lined paper on top of the star covered tag. Then I added the squiggly pink This & That border sticker and the sweet little owl puffy sticker.

Wow, these colors and polka dots are giving me candy store vibes! I'm loving it and that tiny pink pumpkin!  On the other page, I made a fun shaped photo mat by using a 2.5 inch scalloped oval punch by Marvy Uchida (link below). Such a fun shape.

Don't forget about my clear Acrylic Display Stand. It's perfect for showing off even your tiniest works of art!

Great Gift Idea - My acrylic tag album can be designed for ANY occasion with ANY theme. Simply use the 12x12 tag sheet from ANY Doodlebug collection, or ... decorate it with your choice of paper collection to create a mini for Christmas, baby, birthday, school, dog or cat, any season, and all of the holidays! 

For more tag album ideas, check out my Bunny Hop Easter Tag Shaped Album and Fall Give Thanks Tag Shaped Album.

 

If you'd like to recreate my Halloween Tag Shaped Scrapbook, the product links are below. 👇👇👇 Thanks for stopping by the blog and have a great day! 🎃

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10 New Scrapbook Instructions

Hi scrappers! Today, I'm sharing 10 new instructions that will be in my shop on Friday. Some of these include the measurements and some do not, so you would need to estimate the photo mat and paper sizing for those. For an explanation as to why some of my instructions have measurements and others don't, click here.

ALL of my instructions are simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos and a complete materials list. Anyone can recreate these projects with their own supplies making them a GREAT opportunity to use up your wonderful stash!

⭐ Below, I've added blog links so you can see more photos of them until they're available on Friday.

1.  Boo-tiful Night Scrapbook Album - click HERE to see more.

 

2.  12x12 Creepy Halloween Layouts - click HERE to see more.

3. Let It Snow Scrapbook Album - click HERE to see more.

4. Say Hello To Adventure Scrapbook Album - click HERE to see more.

5. Friends Forever Scrapbook Album - click HERE to see more.

 

6. 12x12 Halloween Memories Layouts - no blog post available, but these layouts were designed with the Doodlebug Design, Candy Carnival Collection.

 

7. Sweet Baby Boy Scrapbook Album - click HERE to see more. 

8.& 9. October 31st Halloween Scrapbook Album and 12x12 Spooktacular Halloween Layouts - click HERE to see more. 

 

10. Fall Memories Together Scrapbook Album - no blog post available but this album was designed with the Simple Stories, Pumpkin Spice Collection.

My instructions are simple, fun to create, and perfect if you're looking for a pre-designed guided project. Don't forget, these 10 instructions will be in my shop on Friday! Thanks for stopping by the blog today and happy scrapping! 😊

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