Simply Spring Acrylic Mini Scrapbook Album

Hi guys! Sunshine, flowers, butterflies, and warm weather! Spring has arrived here in Georgia and despite the incredibly high pollen counts, I'm ready! I've been having so much fun playing with the Doodlebug Design, Simply Spring Collection and I'm excited to share my latest design team project!

I created a scrapbook using one of my 6x6 inch clear acrylic albums and added lots of Doodlebug cuteness! The colors are beautiful and there are frogs, flowers, a sun, plaids, bumblebees, clouds, and exactly what you think of when you imagine spring!

 

I love the transparency of the covers. I added fun stickers and die cuts to the front and matched them on the backside. I also used a few of the may flowers enamel shape sprinkles. Love those!

 

Inside, I covered the white cardstock pages with pattern papers from the 6x6 paper pad and a few 12x12 as well. I used the "If friends were flowers" card to create a fun tri-fold element and added a tab to open it with (see video below).

I included some colorful Doodlebug envelopes. I punched holes in the bottom and added colorful mats to the front for photos. These are also great for saving memorabilia, journaling cards, or extra pictures.I also made some flippies out of the cute cards

 

I just can't get enough of this Simply Spring Collection. I love the bright happy colors, the flowers, and all the cute little critters!  

Check out my video below to see all the interactive elements I added and please subscribe to my YouTube channel. 😊

Here's to warmer days and lots of spring sunshine in your part of the world! Thanks for stopping by!

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Spring & Easter Scrapbook Page Layouts

Happy Spring everyone! You may still have snow on the ground where you are, but that doesn't mean you can't start dreaming of warmer weather, spring flowers, and a visit from the Easter bunny!  

We've been super busy at Artsy Albums prepping all of our new spring kits!  We're so excited about these and have more to come very soon so be sure to follow us on Instagram and on Facebook to stay up-to-date. Or visit my online shop, Artsy Albums here!

Easter Sunday Scrapbook Page Layout

 

To purchase the instructions to make these pages visit:

Digital Download Instructions

Spring Scrapbook Page Layout

To purchase the instructions to make these Spring pages:

Digital Download Instructions

Update: These kits have sold out but the instructions are available in my shop. They are simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos of each page. Links for the instructions and the products used are below. Happy scrappin'!

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Our Little Princess Scrapbook Album with Simple Stories

Hi everyone! Today, I'm sharing my latest Simple Stories Design Team project, and ... my new kit that will be available in my shop this Friday. It's a sweet and oh so girly mini album titled Our Little Princess. This was a fun one for me because I'm a mom of two boys. Pink and princess themes haven't been something I did a lot with. Well, until now. My granddaughter has helped me add a lot more pink to my projects!

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

Our Little Princess Scrapbook Instructions

I designed this with a 6x8 inch Simple Stories Sn@p binder in pink and the adorable Simple Stories, Little Princess Collection. It's perfect for highlighting fairytale memories. There are flowers, swans, castles, gems, princesses, a knight in shining armor, a cute dragon, and a frog wearing a crown!

Isn't this page so cute?! I love it and it was super easy. I used a print from the 6x8 paper pad and just adhered a few little bird die cuts with foam adhesive to give them some dimension.

I used the bits & pieces die cuts (love the cute dragon!), chipboard stickers, and added a few of the adorable bow clips here and there.

Here are some of the other pages I created before adding my photos ... 

The album has 16 scrapbook pages (8 double-sided) that include 6 flippies, 2 fold-out pages, 2 pockets, and space for over 60 photos. On the page above, I added the "totally enchanted" flippie to the front of the pocket that holds a few journaling cards / photo mats.

The colors in this collection are perfection and I love all those pretty flowers! I added another cute flippie to this page and inside, I added a pattern paper covered in jewels!

Speaking of jewels, this page is filled with them! And doesn't every princess love a few gems? Yes please.

If you have photos of a little princess that need a home, hop over to my shop and get my Our Little Princess Scrapbook Album today! Available as a kit and premade.

Update: This kit has sold out but the instructions are available in my shop. They are simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos of each page. Links for the instructions and the products used are below. Happy scrappin'!

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Lots of Luck Photo Heart Box Tutorial

Hello everyone! Today, I'm sharing my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project that I made with the colorful Lots O' Luck Collection and some petite prints. I found a super fun 3D box cut file by Lori Whitlock called Heart Box and I just loved the little cut outs on the sides. It gave me an idea for a cute St. Patrick's Day project that holds 12 photos in a super unique way! ✨️

First, check out my video to see how it works, then I'll give you some tips on making one for yourself.

 

As you can see, there's a ribbon attached to the inside of the lid that has photos all along it. As you lift the lid, the pictures come streaming out. So cute & you can make this for ANY occasion by simply changing out the paper collection.

To begin, I used my Silhouette machine to enlarge the two box pieces of the file so that the square in the center of the lid was 4"x4". Then, I cut the top piece out of Bazzill's lime crush card stock and the bottom out of white card stock. I used a strong liquid glue to adhere them. 

Next, I cut a small slit on the inside of the lid. I put one end of my 30" ribbon through it and glued it to the top. 

On the outside, I covered the lid with white card stock, a petite prints floral and graph in cherry, and the So Charming print from Doodlebug's 6x6 Lots O' Luck paper pad. I punched out a 3" scalloped circle and added a sticker from the This & That, a 1 3/4" polka dot circle, and a clover die cut from the Odds & Ends on top.

Next were the photos. I adhered six 3.5" x 3.5" white card stock squares along the ribbon and layered some pretty pattern papers (3.25" x 3.25") on top of each. Then I added 12 photos cropped to 3x3 inches. 

Now that the photos were done, I finished the base of the box. With the green lid on the white base, I added the enamel heart shape sprinkles to the sides using a craft knife to position them through the cut outs. 

I adhered a small strip of the 6x6 print called Rainbows End to the bottom of the white box. I love the way it looks with those heart shaped sprinkles. And check out all the cute patterned papers peeking out from behind my granddaughter's photos. I used a mix of 6x6 and 12x12 prints.

Finally, I added the All My Love Doodle-pop hearts (back-to-back) on the end of the ribbon to finish it off. What a fun way to showcase a few pictures of "the bug", aka my granddaughter :). 

Below are the product links. I hope you have fun with this and thanks so much for stopping by. 😊

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Watering Can Card & Gift Bag - Lori Whitlock March Blog Hop

Welcome back crafty friends! Today is Lori Whitlock's March Blog Hop and my blog is the first stop on the hop, so be sure to hop back over to Lori's site too because she has some goodies for you ... a sale, a giveaway, and a cute freebie!

For my project, I created a pretty gift set that includes a watering can with flowers card and a sweet little gift bag. So cute and such a thoughtful handmade gift for mom! 

 

With spring, Mother's Day, Easter and birthdays in mind, I wanted to make a card and gift bag that could be used for any of these occasions. 

 

 

For the card, I used one of Lori's cutting files that's part of a bundle called Spring Shaped Card (link below). I just loved the watering can with the pretty flowers sticking out the top. I used a paper collection that Lori created for Echo Park called I (Heart) Crafting. Isn't that plaid is beautiful?!

 

Then to create the adorable gift bag I used a cut file called Favor Box Tag (link below). I used the same plaid so that it matched the card and added a tag from the I Heart Crafting ephemera. I hope you'll give this project a try for your next gift!

To follow the rest of the creative hop ... 

Your next stop is Anita's Blog!

Order for the Hop:

Traci Penrod  (you are here)

Anita Mulcahey (your next stop)

Brandie Adams

Brigit Mann

Michelle Zerull

Aimee Kidd

Ashley Cook

Cathy Harper

Corri Garza

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