NEW! It Was Always You Scrapbook Album

Happy Good Friday! The Easter weekend is here and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. Today, I have a new kit in the shop titled "It Was Always You" and it is gorgeous. Perfect for photos of a sweet love story, family, friends, spring, Easter, Mother's Day, and everyday memories. I think you're going to love it ...

I designed this with a 6x8 inch Simple Stories Flipbook in whitewashed wood and the Simple Vintage Love Story Collection. It has beautiful watercolor images of butterflies, flowers, a vintage typewriter, journal, pocket watch, postage stamps, hearts, books, vintage camera, a wax stamp, wax seals, a calligraphy pen, and more!

Inside, the album has 20 pages that include 2 pockets, 4 interactive flippies, and space for at least 50 photos. Above is one of the flippies made with the "our story" card. Check out those pretty pastel colors.

Here is one of the pockets, covered in flowers and a sweet sentiment. I added a few tags inside that are perfect for journaling or ... use them as photo mats.

I can imagine this album being filled with lots of different photos, but let's start with documenting you and your partner's love story! Add photos of your very first picture taken together, first date, fun adventures, birthdays, engagement, wedding, holidays, and meaningful moments.

Since this album has a sweet "love" theme that is not romantic, you could also add photos of your family, children, grandchildren, best friends, or anyone that is special to you. 

What about spring and Easter? With all these butterflies, flowers, and pastel colors ... I'd say, definitely! 

It would make a beautiful handmade gift for Mother's Day filled with photos of her and your dad's life together, vintage photos of HER parents' marriage, or pictures of the grandlittles. If she loves doing crafts, give her the kit instead and let her create the magic herself.

What about a gift for a bride-to-be?! Do you know anyone who's recently been engaged, having a bridal shower, or is getting married this spring? What a great keepsake for them to save their photos in.

Whether you're saving pictures of your marriage, family, and friends, or ... looking for a beautiful gift idea, my It Was Always You Scrapbook Album makes a fantastic option! Hop over to my shop and get yours today.

 

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Bunny Hop Mini Album and Box with Doodlebug

Hi my sweet friends! Today, I'm sharing my newest Doodlebug Design Team Project and it's perfect for the Easter holiday. I've been decorating my house and I love having my Easter mini albums sitting out. So, this year I'm adding something new. It's a super cute Easter box with a mini album tucked inside! 

I designed this with the adorable Bunny Hop Collection and a 5x7 inch Graphic 45 Staples Tag Album Book Box in Kraft that I had in my stash. 

 

To make it ... I started by covering all sides in white card stock then, the May Flowers bubblegum paper. For the sides, I added the Springtime Stripe and strips of the eggs and flowers from the Hippity Hoppity paper. Then, I embellished with the cute little Colored Eggs shape sprinkles (all product links below).

With all of the cute Odds & Ends, Chit Chat, and Bit & Pieces in this collection, it was easy to create a fun little scene on the top of the box. I added lots of embellies with the Easter assortment jewels and the Hello Spring shape sprinkles. Love it!

Inside the box I added more pattern paper and some bits & pieces, then ... created a little mini album with the 12x12 acetate called Easter Dots. I love an album with transparent covers!

I folded the acetate to create a 4x6 mini album with a 1 inch spine. I attached the inside pages by tying twine around 2 punched holes on the spine (similar to the binding in a travelers notebook). For the cover, I punched a 3" scalloped circle out of white card stock and a 2.5" circle out of the pink Everything Easter print, then added the Blooming Basket Shaker Pops. So cute. 

On the inside of the front cover, I added the sweet little round bunny and egg sticker from the This & That sheet. And for the 4x6 pages, I covered them with 3x4 cards, cute pattern papers from the 6x6 pad, more die cuts, and some smaller mini icon stickers.

There is room for larger photos too. On this page, I created a photo mat with the 6x6 Easter Basket plaid, white card stock, and a pretty flower piece. Remember to adhere the die cuts to the mat at the bottom only so you can slide your photos in behind them.

I can't wait to add this year's Easter photos to this little album. Besides the mini, you can also use the box to store memorabilia like greeting cards, notes, a cute drawing from your little, or the church program from Easter Sunday. 

 

To see other projects I made with this Graphic 45 Box click:  Made with Love Recipe Box, Thinking Outside the Box, Desk Note Box, Halloween Box, and Christmas Box with tags.

 

To see other projects I made with Doodlebug's Bunny Hop Collection click:  Flower Cart Shaped Mini Album and Spring Snow Globe Mini Album Tutorial.  

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend! 

 

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New! Little Miracles Scrapbook Album

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you've had a nice week. This past Tuesday was the first day of spring (yay!) and my NEW album kit for today is perfect for the upcoming season. It's titled Little Miracles and it's filled with the cutest ladybugs, flowers, and strawberries!

 

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

Little Miracles Scrapbook Instructions

I designed this with a black 6x8 Simple Stories binder and the beautiful Echo Park Little Ladybug Collection by Lori Whitlock. I love the color scheme of red, white, black, and a touch of yellow and green. So fresh!

This album can be used for almost anything. Add photos of everyday, spring, strawberry picking, a family vacation, fun in the backyard, Mother's Day, brunch with friends, birthdays, and all the moments in between.

Inside, there are 20 pages that include 2 folding pages, 3 pockets, 10 flippies, and space for at least 75 photos. That's a lot of storage! And check out the page above with the ladybugs, a fold-out, and the flippie made with a cute journaling card.

 

Wouldn't this also be a sweet album for photos of a baby shower, gender reveal, or new baby pictures?? After all ... it is titled Little Miracles! And since it's not the traditional baby theme, it would be so unique.   

Or ... make this a friendship album and fill it with photos of you and your bestie or your whole crazy girl squad!

It would also be an amazing gift idea for Mother's Day, a birthday, or for anyone who just loves ladybugs.

I just adore the little saying on the page above ... "though she be small, she is fierce".

Here's a cute diagonal pocket - great for saving extra photos, journaling cards, or special memorabilia.

I hope you like my new Little Miracles Album! It's so versatile and perfect for photos of family, friends, spring, and everyday fun. Hop over to my shop today and get your kit or premade before they sell out! 🐞💛🌼

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

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Butterfly Shaped Acrylic Mini Album with Tutorial

Hey friends! Today, I'm sharing my latest Lori Whitlock project and it's perfect for spring. Last Thursday was National Butterfly Day and I realized ... I've never made a mini album in the shape of a butterfly! So, with the help of two of Lori's amazing cutting files, I created a super cute little butterfly scrapbook. Take a look ...

I chose the first cut file titled Butterfly Set because it had the perfect wings, however it didn't have the separate body piece that I needed. So, I found a second file called Shaped Card Butterfly & used them both!

I thought the delicate patterned cut-outs in the wings were beautiful and would really stand out against some colorful papers. I added the Pinkfresh aqua gems for a bit of sparkle. 

Let's take a quick look inside, then I'll walk you through the steps of how I made it ...

I used the file to cut white card stock pages, then covered them in a mix of 12x12 pattern papers from Bella Blvd's Birthday Bash and some Bella Besties prints. Look how cute the colorful polka dots, flowers, and different shaped photo mats are! 

Check out this sunny yellow paper ... it's a Besties print called Hearts and Ombre. I love it with those pretty flowers.

I created photo mats for each page in varying shapes and sizes and decorated with lots of cute die cuts.

On this page, I made two round photo mats by punching a 2.5" scalloped circle out of a pattern paper, then a 1 3/4" circle out of white card stock.

Oh, these flowers! So many pretty colors, shapes, and sizes. This Bella Blvd collection is bright, playful, and so much fun. The cute die cuts on this page were from the Doodlebug, Fairy Garden Collection (links below).

March 19th was the first day of the new season and I think this mini is just in time. Hellooooo spring!! 😊

Ok, time for the tutorial! Here's how I made the album with Lori's awesome cut file ...

1. I duplicated the shape first so that I would have a front cover, back cover, and pages.

2.  I wanted the pages and back cover to be a solid shape so next I highlighted my second butterfly and clicked release compound path — this separates all of the little inside shapes.

3. I moved the base butterfly shape off the the left, and deleted the little bits and pieces that were left behind. 

4.  Next, I created an internal offset of the solid butterfly so that I would have a smaller shape to cut pattern paper layers. 

I cut the cover pieces once, and then cut 5 solid pieces to use as pages.  Finally, I cut various pattern papers out of the smaller butterfly. 

I've added the product links below. I hope today's tutorial helps you to create your own shaped mini album with Lori's butterfly cut files. She has so many great ones to choose from. Hop over to her shop today and have fun exploring. Happy crafting!

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New Scrapbook Albums in the Shop!

Hey there friends! Good news ... this past week, I was organizing my scrapbook room and found 11 premade scrapbook albums that will be available in the shop this Friday! Some of them are one-of-a-kinds. All are handmade, preassembled, and ready for your fun photos. They would also make wonderful gift ideas! 

Since these are not available until Friday, I've added a blog link to each album so you can see more photos.

1. Camera Shaped Travel Mini Album - click HERE to see more.

2. Lots of Love Acrylic Circle Album - click HERE to see more.

 

3. Hello Summer Mini Album - click HERE to see more.

4. Daddio of the Patio Summer BBQ Album - click HERE to see more.

 

5. Friendship Mini Album - click HERE to see more.

 

6. Baby Boy Circle Acrylic Window Album - click HERE to see more.

 

7. Summer Fun Waterfall Style Album - click HERE to see more.

 

8. The Perfect Recipe Album - click HERE to see more.

 

 9. Dog House Shaped Mini Album - click HERE to see more. 

 

 10. You Make Me Happy Jar Shaped Acrylic Album - click HERE to see more.

11. Princess Waterfall Acrylic Album - click HERE to see more.

These premade albums will available in my shop this Friday, so be sure to check back. I'll also have a brand NEW kit for you as well! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 😊

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