NEW! Welcome Winter Scrapbook Album Kit

Happy Friday! I have so many new things to share with you today. First, there's a new Crafty Girl Valentine's Day shirt in the shop that's filled with cute crafting supplies, hearts, and beautiful roses. I think you're going to love its pretty shades of red, pink, and aqua blue! I've also added some mystery boxes to the shop that are packed with great supplies! And ... I've added a fabulous little winter acrylic album with a gorgeous laser cut snowflake cover. Take a look ...

This is the first time I've created a kit with a design this intricate and I love it! The album is 6x6 inches and made with white acrylic and a wonderful Lori Whitlock snowflake cutting file. This lace pattern is stunning and looks great against the blue background, don't you think? 

I also used Bella Blvd's new Snowflake Season Collection. It has such cute snowmen, polar bears, snow covered houses, reindeer, and the funniest little moose. I created my latest Hive exclusive kit titled Snow Place Like Home with it and it was super fun. So, I really wanted to make a special acrylic mini with it for everyone!

Inside the front cover, I added the chipboard house, the little bluebird, and "snow day, hooray!" die cut. 

The album has 18 scrapbook pages that include 2 fold-out pages, 2 pockets, 1 flippie, 1 snowflake acetate page, and space for 28 photos of your fun winter moments!

Add photos of your family all bundled up, a winter vacation, skiing or sledding, building snowmen, or your beautiful home covered in fresh fallen snow.

Here's a colorful page that's perfect for "snowflake season". It has a cute little polar bear, snowflakes, and a bright blue tag with ribbon. 

This pocket is so whimsical with it's colorful stripes and polka dot scalloped border. I tucked a few cards inside for journaling or extra photos but you can also add memorabilia. Save the special little mementos from your activities like lift tickets, postcards, brochures, or matchbooks.

And check out this pretty acetate page filled with colorful snowflakes! I love transparent pages. Such a fun element!

This new Welcome Winter Mini Album, the NEW Crafty Girl Valentine's Day shirts, and the mystery boxes are now available in the shop. Hop over there next and load up your cart before these fun new items are gone! Have a wonderful day! 😊 

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * You Tube

Let It Snow Winter Mini Album with Doodlebug

Hi ladies! The winter temperatures have arrived and if you're like me ... you're spending more time indoors. So, I have a fun new project idea for you! Today, I'm sharing my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project, and ... I've also added the instructions for it to my shop. It's a pretty mini album titled Let It Snow that's perfect for winter photos of family, friends, fun in the snow, a ski vacation, and everyday memories. 

I designed this with Doodlebug's adorable Snow Much Fun Collection and my Acrylic Circle Petal Album. It has a great shape with cut-outs on the cover so, it shows off all the beautiful patterns, super cute images, and gorgeous colors. This happy scrapbook is sure to chase away the winter blues!

Inside the cover, I added a pretty pistachio snowflake print in the background, then embellished with 2 die cuts from the Chit Chat. And for a little winter bling, I added sparkling mini jewels to each of the snowflakes.

I cut 4 white card stock pages out for this. The Acrylic Circle Petal Album does NOT come with pages ~ only the 2 acrylic covers and a binding ring. But, you can easily use one of the covers as a template to trace and cut as many pages as you'd like. OR, use a circle cutter, Silhouette, or Cricut machine (links below).

This first page is the one that shows through the cover's cut-outs, so I used a 2" circle punch and lots of colorful pattern papers to decorate it. Then, I added a photo mat made from the beautiful blue jean paper called Wintery Woods. 

This next page is filled with cuteness! The print in the background has ahh-dorable snowmen, polar bears, penguins, yetis, skiers, and more! I added a square photo mat and embellished with some fun die cuts and a word bubble sticker.

I added 2 handy dandy pockets to this scrapbook. For the one above, I decorated the front with a scalloped sticker and more die cuts. Then, I tucked some really cute journaling cards inside. These are perfect for dates, names, events, locations, and great stories.

Here, I created a folding card with space inside for 2 photos, AND ... another fabulous little pocket. I used a 3x4 card to create the flippie and adhered it to the page on 3 sides only. This way, I could tuck the Bits & Pieces tags and clipboard in the top for journaling!

Look how cute this album is sitting on my clear Acrylic Display Stand. It's perfect for showing off your minis ... especially those fun shapes that don't always want to stand up on their own.

To see my spring version of this acrylic album that's made with Doodlebug's Over The Rainbow Collection, click here.

If you'd like to recreate today's Let It Snow Scrapbook, the instructions AND the Acrylic Circle Petal Album are available in my shop. All product links below. Thanks for stopping by the blog and I hope you have a wonderful day! 😊

BLOG | SHOP | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST

 

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!

Heart Shaped Box with Mini Album Pages Tutorial

Hi sweet friends! It's time for my next Lori Whitlock Design Team Project and today, I'm sharing a fun Valentine's Day project and a tutorial. I made a heart shaped box with scrapbook pages tucked inside that are perfect for photos of your loved ones.💕

To make it, I used Lori’s beautiful cutting file called Big Heart Shaped Box Roses (link below). It turned out so pretty! I love the lid's scalloped edge and rose flower cut-outs. For the base, I used cardstock from Doodlebug Design in bubblegum pink and lily white. Then, I decorated with their Lots of Love Collection (links below).

Here's what the file looks like ...

The box measures 6" x 6.75" x 2.5" and could be used for small gifts like jewelry, heart shaped photos, a toy, love notes, cookies, candy, a gift card, money, or directions for a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt. How fun!

I used the same file to create the heart shaped pages. I didn't bind them because, with a ring, they didn't fit properly in the box. But that's ok ... they're perfectly secure inside and now they're even more interactive! 

I covered the white pages in 12x12 and 6x6 prints from the Lots of Love Collection and created photo mats with a 3" scalloped punch and a 2.5" circle punch. Then, I decorated with lots of cute die cuts. Love!

Now, time for the tutorial ...

1.  First I cut out all of the pieces. 

2.  The pink ones are for the lid.  

3. And the white pieces are for the base of the box.  

4.  Next, I folded all the long strips (2 pink and 2 white) along the score lines. The little notches will be glued around the flat heart shapes to create the sides of the lid and box.

5.  Each strip fits around one side. I prefer liquid glue for this so that each of the notches can slide into place around the curves of the heart.  

6.  Once both strips are adhered, the lid will look like this.

7.  I repeated the same steps for the box, folding on the score lines and then adhering each strip around the base heart shape. The cutting file includes 2 heart shapes for the box, and two for the lid. Once the sides are adhered to each piece, the extra hearts are glued over the notches for a seamless look.  

8. For my shaped pages, I made a smaller heart by creating an internal offset of the original and cut out 4 pieces. This gave me 8 scrapbook pages (4 double sided), but there's plenty of room in the box for more.

9.  I created another internal offset to get an even smaller shape for the pattern paper. 

10. I layered the card stock pieces, making these pages nice and sturdy. 

11. And finally, I adhered the intricate rose design on top of the white scallop heart and added both pieces to the lid of the box. It's so pretty!

I hope today's project and Lori's amazing cutting file inspire you. This box and mini album make a beautiful gift idea for Valentine's Day, a birthday, Mother's Day, graduation, or any day! 

Below are the links for the products used. Thanks for stopping by the blog and happy scrapping. 😊

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * YouTube

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using some of the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!

NEW! 12x12 Things Are Looking Up Page Kit

Hello friends and happy Friday! I've just added TWO new 12x12 page kits to the shop. The first one, titled My Best Life was introduced on Wednesday. With its pretty flower-filled pages, it's perfect for everyday photos. The second one is titled Things Are Looking Up and it's a fun and a colorful way to document your daily activities, goals, and memories. 

I created these with the Echo Park, Plan On It Collection that features typewriters, flowers, paper clips, pencils, coffee cups, clipboards, and planners. And it has bright shades of orange, pink, green, and blue so it's super cheerful!

There are 6 scrapbook pages (3 coordinating layouts) with space for 23-24 of your favorite photos. 

These pages are great for birthdays, date night, coffee with friends, a girl's night out, and family gatherings. Or, maybe you have a fun hobby you'd like to document like scrapbooking, crafting, yoga, pickleball, book club, or volunteering.

What about travel? You can add pictures from a quick weekend getaway or a longer family vacation. Whatever your plans are that make up your life and bring you joy can be saved on these layouts.

They're also very versatile and can be used over time. One month, you may add photos from a house remodel or a church event. The next, photos of an anniversary, a local festival, or fun moments at your job. These pages can simply evolve throughout the year.

Let's not forget the journaling! I've added cute spaces to make notes and document your plans, goals, reminders, schedules, and highlights.

My new 12x12 page kits titled Things Are Looking Up and My Best Life are available in my shop now (DIY kit and premade). I hope you have fun saving your fun memories on them. Thanks for visiting the blog and have a wonderful day!😊

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * YouTube

Let's Celebrate Scrapbook Mini Album with Bella Blvd

Hello friends! Today, I'm sharing my latest Bella Blvd Design Team Project and this week, designers were asked to create something fun with the wonderfully festive Let's Celebrate Collection. I created a 4x6 inch mini album that's perfect for photos of New Year's Eve, a wedding, birthday celebration, graduation, or an anniversary party! 

The covers are made with Bella's Clear Cuts acetate called Sparkle that's filled with metallic gold fireworks / starbursts. It feels so celebratory!

On the front, I created the round shape using two 12x12 pattern papers, a 3.5" scallop circle punch, and a 3" circle punch. I added the gold foil star from the Ephemera Icons and the "Hooray" from the Ephemera Words (links below). But the main attraction is the ohhhh so pretty "Party Cake" Bella-pops sticker in the center. I love everything about this embellishment, from the adorable little flowers to the shine of its epoxy dots. 💛

Inside, there are 36 pages (18 double-sided) that include 2 flippies, lots of cute die cuts and stickers, and space for 40 photos of milestone worthy moments. Above, I used the Bling Thing hearts pattern in the background and decorated with the champagne die cut from the Ephemera Icons. So festive!

 

Speaking of festive, how fun is this cupcake filled with sparklers?! It's another die cut from the Ephemera Icons that I added 3 shiny diamond shaped Party Epoxy Stickers to. 

This little keepsake is perfect for documenting your "good times". The Polaroid frame on the left is from the Ephemera Words and makes a great spot for a picture. On the right, I used the punches again to create a photo mat, then embellished with more fabulous die cuts and gold sparkling epoxy stars. 🌟

I love a scrapbook that's not too big, not too small ... but just right. That's what this album is. It can hold pictures from one very special evening or an entire weekend of fun celebrations. Whether you’re documenting a party, a milestone, or a happy memory ... this mini is great. 

Above, I created a flippie using a 3x4 card from the 12x12 Daily Details. I love the champagne bottles and the party props. I can just imagine fabulous photos tucked inside of champagne toasts and guests wearing silly hats, crowns, glasses, and mustaches! 

Here, I added the confetti print appropriately called Party Time in the background, then used the "celebrate" card to create another flippie for 2 more photos. On the right, a photo mat and more festive embellishments.

 

I hope you've enjoyed my Let's Celebrate Mini Album. It's perfect for saving memories and photos from New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, a birthday celebration, a wedding, an anniversary, a graduation, or a retirement party. The Let's Celebrate Collection is perfection!

Below are the links to the products used in this project. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting! 😊

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * YouTube

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using some of the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!