Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Doodlebug At the Zoo Cut Files

Hi friends!  It's Traci and I'm up on the blog today with a few cards that I created with the new At the Zoo cut files.  The koala and parrot are my favorite animals in this collection ... aren't they adorable??!


You can find the file for the koala bear in the Silhouette online store here, or if you have a different machine, the SVG file is available in Lori Whitlock's SVG shop here. I just printed the sentiment on white card stock and matted it with some red.  I also punched out a little red heart for an added pop of color.


The parrot file is in the Silhouette shop here, and as a SVG in Lori's shop here. I did a print and cut for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment, and added some doodle twine for the cute little parrot to hang on to.  


All of the papers I used were Doodlebug scraps from my linen/gingham stash, swiss dots, and an older summer collection, Sunkissed.  The adorable leaf print behind the koala is from the new At the Zoo collection and it's probably my favorite print of all!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll check out all of the cute cutting files in the At the Zoo collection and share your projects with us on Facebook!

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Coffee & Friends Mini Album with Doodlebug

Hello friends! When was the last time you created a project about you and your girlfriends and/or sisters? It's been a while for me, so I decided to make this cute little coffee cup shaped mini album using one of my favorite Doodlebug collections, Cream & Sugar. Since friends and coffee go great together, I thought this would be perfect!


To start, I used Doodlebug's, Coffee To Go cutting file (link below) and cut the base coffee cup out several times. I made an internal offset of the shape and cut the offset out from different pattern papers. 


The first page is my friend Lori. My son is married to her daughter and we are "co-grandmas". We both take care of our little princess and are super close. This picture was taken on one of our "Grandparents Weekend Away" trips. By the way, how cute are those Doodlebug coffee mugs?!

This is Gina.  We met when we both worked at Archivers. I KNOW! ...  we miss it too! We started scrapbooking and traveling to crops together years ago and have been close friends ever since. These pictures were taken in Vancouver at a scrapbook retreat.

The little journaling spot at the top of the page was cut from a sheet in the 6x6 paper pad. I always get 12x12 and 6x6 papers ... both sizes come in handy for any project.
 

This is my sister, Kim. People say we look alike but we don't see it. :) She doesn't drink coffee but is absolutely my best friend in the entire world so she had to be in my book, coffee or no coffee. She does love desserts so the odds & ends on this page were perfect. This pic was taken at my son's wedding. I couldn't have handled that big event without her.

After I designed each page, I punched a hole in the top corner and added some chunky twine (which, by the way, is another thing I can't live without), lol!

Life is soooo sweet and I can't imagine it without my friends. This photo is of me, Gina and two more of my besties ... Roxanne and Rushita. We all worked together at Archivers. Rushita is just one of the sweetest people I know. I love to tease her because she is by far the youngest of the group. She has young children and has had to listen to the rest of us talk about menopause and raising teenagers (now adults) over the years. Rox and I have a ton in common ... we both have sons, enjoy decorating, worry about the same things and can't scrapbook without singing (and not always in tune ... okay, never in tune). I love these girls. 

Thanks for visiting today.  This project was made for Doodlebug design team's "Off the Page" challenge which you can see HERE. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!

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Monday, August 14, 2017

Halloween Scrapbook & 12x12 Page Layout Kit

Hi everyone! Traci here and I'm hopping on the blog today to share my 2 new Halloween kits! First, our October 31st mini album .... 
 
The colors are fun and I love the googly eye enamel dots throughout the album.  
 

Spooky colors, scary titles, pockets, tags and fun die-cuts  are just a few of the things that adorn the pages of this haunted little album. The paper and accents are by Echo Park.

This black chipboard album includes 12 layered card stock pages (6 front and back) and the album measures 6"x8".



Halloween 12x12 Page Layout Kit 

 
In this fun page layout kit you'll get 12x12 base card stock for 6 pages, pre-cut pattern papers, a 12x12 sticker sheet and lots of photo mats for at least 20 pictures.

Thanks so much for visiting the blog today!
 

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Give Thanks Jar Shaped Journal with Lori Whitlock

Hi friends! It's time for Lori Whitlock's August Blog Hop and I'm excited to be joining the creative team to share some fun projects with you! My blog is the first stop on the hop, but be sure to hop back to Lori's site for more great project ideas!  

Today, I'm sharing a project where I played with one of Lori's darling mason jar files. She has several designs that you will love. I turned the Give Thanks file (link below) into a gratitude mini album journal!

To create this cute little journal, I cut the file with brown paper, and offset Lori's file to create a white background file to use as pages. Then I cut out six white pages.
 

Check out the inside ...

 
I covered each of the pages with Lori's pretty fall A Perfect Autumn Collection that she designed for Echo Park (links below).
 

I used a lined journaling stamp from my stash. I picked this one up from Stampin' Up years ago.

Then, I added some cute stickers and chipboard embellishments. I love the little fox, the wreath, and these pretty fall colors!


A gratitude journal doesn't have to be big. It's just a sweet reminder of all the wonderful things you have in your life to be grateful for.

My family will enjoy documenting what we're thankful for this fall ... a Thanksgiving tradition in our house. I hope you find one of Lori's cute mason jar files that you can create something wonderful with!

To see other jar shaped mini albums I've made, hop over to my blog HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Happy scrappin'! 

 
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