Lori Whitlock June Blog Hop

Welcome back crafty friends!  Today is Lori Whitlock's June 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 Father's Day card using Lori's adorable box card golf cart. 

Isn't this adorable?  It folds flat to put into an envelope and will be perfect for the golfers in my family!

You can get this cute cutting file today on SALE! Once you've checked out all of the awesome hop designs, head back over to Lori's site for her sale, give-away, and freebie!

Now, on to the rest of the creative hop!  

Your next stop is Kathy Skou!

Hop Order:

Traci Penrod -- you are here

Kathy Skou  -- next stop

Anita Mulcahey

Brandie Adams

Brigit Mann

Michelle Zerull

Aimee Kidd

Ashley Cook

Cathy Harper

Corri Garza

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July 4th Scrapbook Album Kit

School's out here in Georgia, the heat has kicked in, and the pools are open! Before we know it, we'll be planning for July 4th fireworks so here's a little red, white, and blue inspiration for you!

For this mini album, I used the Yankee Doodle collection and lots of petite prints. I combined 6x8 pages, pockets, and fold-out elements in a binder from Simple Stories. And yes!, this album is available as a do-it-yourself kit in my Etsy shop at Artsy Albums.

The patterns and die cut odds & ends pieces for this collection are perfect for lots of activities ... fireworks, BBQs, parades, family fun, and anything red, white, and blue!

The tab stickers above, and several of the cute border stickers, are from the Stars and Stripes Fancy Frills sticker sheet.  I love how cute they look on the chipboard tabs of this binder!

The Odds & Ends package has lots of great acrylic pieces like the "America" above, and the "July 4th" on the cover. I hide clear glue dots behind these pieces to adhere them to my pages.

I don't want to rush my summer along too much, but I do always love the July 4th holiday. Stop by my shop if you're interested in making this album for yourself, and until next time, happy scrapping!!

Doodlebug Supplies

Yankee Doodle Collection Kit

Yankee Doodle Odds & Ends

Stars & Stripes Fancy Frills

Red Chunky Twine

Floral/Graph petite prints

Dot/Stripe petite prints

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8x8 Farm Pages

You may remember that I recently shared my 8x8 Storybook album with you (previous post here).  It's an album I'm working on for my granddaughter and I've completed a few more pages so I thought you might like to take another peek!

For these pages, I used another Doodlebug favorite, Down on the Farm.  This line worked perfectly for our family photo shoot even though we weren't at a farm.  

This 8x8 album is a great size for putting the focus on the photos.  The photos in the pictures above are 4x6.  

Most of these photos on these pages are 3x4 and I love how the Storybook Album highlights them.  

My granddaughter had a little stuffed pig that she brought to the park for the photos ... perfect piggy inspiration for these pages ;)!

Hope you all have a wonderful, crafty week!  See you next time!

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Preorder: By the Sea Nautical Album

Nautical Scrapbook Album Kit or Premade Anchor Cruise Beach Vacation Sailing Boating Ocean Sand Sea Lighthouse

NOTE: This is a pre-order item. The kits and albums will begin shipping during the week of June 3rd if not sooner.

This wonderful nautical themed scrapbook album is available as a DIY kit or pre-made and will be a wonderful keepsake for your memories! This album's theme is perfect for:  

Cruise
Boating
Beach
Sailing
Ocean
Coast Guard
Travel
Gift
and more ... 

The chipboard binder album is packed with interactive pages, pockets, plastic photo sleeves, chipboard dividers and tons of embellishments. It includes 12 white 6x8" scrapbook pages (6 double-sided), 3 double-sided tabbed chipboard pages, plus 10 photo sleeve pages. The album will hold at least 75 photos !! 

Fabulous acid free archival safe paper and embellishments are from the Carta Bella Deep Blue Sea collection, and the chipboard album is by Simple Stories.

I always create my albums so that photos can easily tuck under embellishments, and I always use only acid-free, photo-safe supplies. The title on the cover says "By The Sea" and some of the other pages say "Ahoy There", "Bon Voyage", "Ride the Waves" and "Adventure", and "Life's A Beach".

Instructions: You have a choice to receive the instructions digitally via email, or color printed and shipped with your kit. Please know that once the digital instructions are emailed to you on the day of shipping, the kit becomes a final sale and can't be returned since at that point you will have all photos and instructions for the design.

Pre made:
If you order the album pre made, it will be shipped completely assembled and ready for photos or gift-giving.  

Do-It-Yourself Kit:
You can also order this album as a do-it-yourself kit!
The pre-cut scrapbook kit includes all of the materials and instructions to make this fabulous album! 

Included in the Kit:
Chipboard Binder album with plastic page protectors
Precut pattern paper
Pre cut photo mats
Coordinating stickers
Coordinating Die Cuts
Title and Journaling Cards
Twine
Hole Reinforcement Stickers
Full Color instructions 

Tools & supplies you will need to complete this project:
Paper trimmer and/or scissors
Adhesive -- wet and dry
Pop Dots or other dimensional adhesive
Standard 1/4" hole punch

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As always, thank you so much for visiting my shop! My goal is to create scrapbooks, memory albums, and kits that encourage people to share their stories, preserve their photos, and document their everyday lives.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!  I have a fun, mom-inspired mini album to share with you today using one of my fave Doodlebug collections, Hello!

For this album, I wanted lots of the pretty pattern paper to show so I created a cascading effect by sizing each page one inch shorter than the page below.  They are 6" wide, and then 4", 5", 6", 7", 8" and 9" high.

Isn't the pop of gold in this collection pretty? The "Love You Bunches" piece from the Chit Chat pack worked perfectly on this page.

Dark pink and lime green are one of my favorite color combos!  

For the page above I used an envelope from the Hello card assortment pack.  This will be a fun place to tuck notes and photos!

Well, I'm off to spend Mother's Day with my boys.  I hope everyone has a great Sunday and will join us again tomorrow for more crafty inspiration!

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New Summer Scrapbook Kit

This summer scrapbook mini album is available as a DIY kit or pre-made and will be a fun album to save some of your favorite summer memories.  

This 6x8" binder album has 16 layered card stock pages (8 front and back) that include 2 pockets and 2 fold-out pages. The design uses paper by Bella Blvd called Splash Zone and Doodlebug Designs, and the album will hold at least 30 photos on the scrapbook pages, and additional photos of varying sizes in the plastic pocket sleeves that are included.


Fun colors, cute titles and phrases, and lots of embellishments -- these are just a few of the things that adorn the pages of this way-to-cute memory album. The album includes pattern paper, photo mats, stickers, cards, pockets, die cuts and journaling spots.

Pre made:
If you order the album pre made, it will be shipped completely assembled and ready for photos or gift-giving.  

Do-It-Yourself Kit:
You can also order this album as a do-it-yourself kit!
The pre-cut scrapbook kit includes all of the materials and instructions to make this colorful album! 

Included in the Kit:
6x8 Binder album by Simple Stories
Precut pattern paper by Bella Blvd and Doodlebug Designs
Pre cut photo mats by Bazzill
Doodlebug sprinkles
Bella Blvd Stickers
Die cuts
Journaling spots
Die cut title by Miss Kate Cuttables
Element cards
Hole reinforcement stickers
Full Color instructions 

Tools & supplies you will need to complete this project:
Paper trimmer and scissors
Adhesive -- wet and dry
Pop Dots or other dimensional adhesive
1/4" standard hole punch

To stay up to date on new product, coupons, and giveaways..."Like" Artsy Albums on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/artsyalbums and Instagram @artsyalbums

As always, thank you so much for visiting my shop! My goal is to create scrapbooks, memory albums, and kits that encourage people to share their stories, preserve their photos, and document their everyday lives.

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Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Happy Scrapbook Day friends!  I'm spending the day playing with some new Doodlebug Design goodies.  I've actually had a project in mind for a few months, but haven't gotten the chance to create it until today.  

Doodlebug's new stamp sets inspired me to make a little coloring book for my granddaughter!  

I'm using several different sets ... a sun from one, a bunny from another...to create little scenes on her pages.  Oh, and the cute "coloring" title is from the Hoppy Easter Odds & Ends!

Well, I'm off to go stamp some more pages for her.  Hopefully this little book will entertain her for more than two minutes during a road trip we have coming up in a few weeks! 

 Happy scrapping everyone!!

Doodlebug Supplies:

Hoppy Easter Odds & Ends

Simply Spring Odds & Ends

Rainbows & Unicorns stamp set

You're Sweet stamp set

Hoppy Easter stamp set

Dino-mite! stamp set

Flower Girl stamp set

Simple Spring 12x12 pattern paper

Petite Prints 

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