NEW! Family Recipes Scrapbook Album

Helloooo Friday, I'm so excited you're here! Today, I have a sweet new album in the shop with a theme I haven't had in quite a while!  It's titled Family Recipes and it would make a wonderful addition to anyone's kitchen. It's perfect for saving yummy recipes and photos of family, friends, your kitchen, holiday meals, pretty desserts, baking with the littles, and all your cooking memories.

I designed this with the Simple Stories, What's Cookin' Collection and a 6x8 inch binder in robin's egg blue. It's filled with lots of flowers, cooking utensils, food, an oven, vintage cookbooks, rolling pins, a teapot, cute houses and furniture, woodgrain, polka dots, plaids, and so much more!!

It has 26 pages that include 2 fold-out pages, 3 pockets, 4 cute flip-up cards (aka flippies), and space for 40+ photos. Above is one of the pockets - perfect for saving notes, recipes, labels, shopping lists, meal planning, or a few photos. I created a flippie on the front of the pocket so you can tuck more photos or recipes inside.

Oooo, I love these pages with the 1950's color palette of pastel pink and mint green. And notice the vintage flower print on the page on the left? So cute! I think a little bit of nostalgia in a recipe album is perfect.

Speaking of nostalgia ... how many of you have some time-worn, treasured, old family recipes? I do and I cherish the wonderful memories that are attached to them. This album can be used as part recipe album / part scrapbook for documenting some of your family's stories. Include photos, who the recipe came from, when was it created, and why it holds special meaning to you.

This is also a great way to keep your recipes organized. Save ones that were passed on to you, recipes torn from a magazine, hand-written cards, and any that you might have printed from the computer.

Do you know someone who loves to cook or bake, is about to get married, or is going off to college? This would make a fantastic gift idea filled with a few of your own recipes. What a sweet way to help them get organized, or start their new life off with some homemade goodness!

I love the idea of separating your recipes by season, holiday, family member, or meal category. This album has chipboard dividers with tabs so that you can customize it for your specific needs.

 

The kit and premade come with 12 recipe cards and lots of clear page protectors / pocket pages. These will keep your recipes and photos clean and safe in the kitchen, because no one wants stains on their great grandmother's biscuit recipe!

 

Hop over to my shop and get my new Family Recipes Scrapbook Album today. It's a great idea for you or for someone as a gift. Holidays are just around the corner!

 

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Halloween Shadowbox Bat Card Tutorial

Hi my sweet friends! Today, I'm sharing a tutorial on how to make this spooky little Shadowbox Bat Card that I created with a fantastic Lori Whitlock cutting file (links below). It makes the cutest card for Halloween! What a great way to let someone know you're thinking of them around the holiday.

To get started, I cut out all of the base pieces first and laid them out on my craft table.

Then I adhered the pattern paper to the base card, making sure to keep the design going the right direction. I learned this the hard way when I glued my hearts upside down. 😊

Next, I added the black bat pieces to the white card stock ...

I embellished the bat's eyes with some sparkly gold gems. Then, I added a cute spider icon sticker (from Doodlebug's Sweet & Spooky Collection) to the white spider space just below the bat's wing.

Once all of the pieces were adhered, I slipped the white page tabs into the base card slots and glued the black base on to create a box.

I love how Lori’s box cards can stand alone to be displayed on a shelf, desk, or a counter AND ... also fold flat for tucking into envelopes and mailing. So fun!

Below are links to the products used. I hope you'll give this cutting file a try. It's simple to create and makes such a festive Halloween card. Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

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Trick or Treat Halloween Acrylic Mini Album

Hi guys! Today, I'm sharing my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project, which is also ... this week's NEW kit! It's an adorable Halloween mini album titled Trick or Treat and it'll be available in my shop tomorrow. This might be one of my favorites!! I had so much fun creating it. It's perfect for photos of October, pumpkins, carnivals, parties, and Halloween night. 🎃

To purchase the instructions for this mini album visit:

Trick or Treat Scrapbook Instructions

I designed this with Doodlebug's newest collection called Sweet and Spooky and I'm SO in love with everything about it! The pastel colors are such a fun surprise for a holiday that typically has a darker theme. I'm loving the pink and lavender and the little Halloween characters. They're so cute!

The album is one of my 4.5 x 6.5 inch Tall Acrylic Albums in black, but ... I replaced the front cover with a piece of Doodlebug's Stardust acetate. It's covered in tiny pastel stars and dots. I think it's fa-boo-lous!

Inside, there are 16 pages that include 2 pockets, 2 folding pages, and 4 flippies. Above is one of the folding pages and I'm loving the stripes with the candy jars! And that cute purple haunted house card is a flippie with space for 2 photos inside.

How cute are these ghosts with the bows on their heads?! Lol, I love them! I made this into a little square page with space on the back for a photo or journaling. And just behind that is a transparent page I made with more of that pretty star-filled acetate!

No Artsy Albums scrapbook would be complete without a pocket so, here's one of the two that are in this mini. I filled it with die cuts that are perfect for journaling, photos, or memorabilia.

These pages are perfect for photos of a visit to the pumpkin patch, making holiday treats, a school party or costume parade, a fall festival, a hayride or a corn maze, carving pumpkins, a haunted house, a costume party, your spooky decorated home, trick or treating, and all the candy that was collected!

I added some fun die cut shapes that extend off the edge of the pages. You can use these as tabs to flip the pages, for journaling (add dates, names, locations, or events), or ... use them for photos! 

I absolutely love the paper above with the candies, pumpkins, and stars. The pastel colors are beautiful and the little images are so FUN! Such a cute backdrop for those little trick or treaters.

I hope you love this mini as much as I do!! Don't forget ... this sweet Trick or Treat Album will be available in my shop tomorrow as a DIY kit and premade. See you then! 

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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New! My Happy Place Disney Scrapbook Album

Happy Friday! Check out the cutie I have for you today. It's my new Disney inspired scrapbook kit titled My Happy Place and it's perfect for your theme park memories. If you or someone you know has been to Disney World or Disneyland, has an upcoming trip planned, or just loves all things Disney ... then this is a must-have!

To purchase the instructions for this project visit:

My Happy Place Scrapbook Instructions

I designed this custom shaped black acrylic album with the cutest mouse ears, then filled it with the Carta Bella Believe in Magic Collection. There are fireworks, castles, Main Street buildings, a train, balloons, cameras, tickets, and so many fun sayings!

Whether you get there by car or plane, visiting a Walt Disney Theme Park is such a magical experience. With so many exciting rides, sights to see, and all your favorite characters ... you're going to need a place to save your fun pictures. This mini is the perfect keepsake.

 

Inside, there are 16 scrapbook pages that include lots of interactive elements like ... 4 fold-out pages, 2 handy little pockets, 4 flippies, and space for 30 fun-filled photos!

That's enough space for photos of family, friends, the castle, rides, a parade, meeting Mickey Mouse, shopping on Main Street, lunch or dinner, and like this page says ... the best fireworks.

I love this star-covered pocket. Perfect for saving extra photos or memorabilia like your park map, character autographs, postcards, stickers, room key, or park pass.

Here's another pocket you could use for journaling cards. What a great spot to list everyone's favorite rides, like ... the haunted mansion, the teacups, space mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dumbo, or the Walt Disney Railroad. They're ALL pretty wonderful!

This new Disney inspired scrapbook would also be a great gift for someone who loves Disney or visits the theme parks often. Think ... Christmas or birthday present!

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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Love You Lots Card - September Blog Hop with Lori Whitlock

Hello everyone! Today is Lori Whitlock's September Blog Hop and my blog is the first stop on the hop. But be sure to visit Lori's site too because she has a sale and more great products for you!

For my project today, I made a beautiful greeting card using one of Lori's creative cutting files titled A2 Card Theme Park Birthday. It's original design has a nod to Disney but you can easily change the papers and the sentiment and use this for ANY recipient / occasion like a holiday, a baby, a man, etc. So versatile!

I made the card using white card stock, 6x6 pattern paper from Echo Park's Life is Beautiful Collection (also designed by Lori), and a dark blue/pink solid 12x12 sheet from the same collection (links below). 

I popped up the heart and the white panel for dimension and added a pretty coral twine around the top.

Below is the cutting file I used ... so cute!

I hope you'll give this wonderful card a try. It was super easy and such a fun project to make! There are more inspiring projects to see today, so ... be sure to hop to each blog for more great ideas!

Blog Hop Order:

You Are Here: Traci Penrod 

Your Next Stop: Brandi Adams

Cathy Harper

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Chelsea VanWyk

In addition to the creative team's projects, don't forget about the other great things Lori has for you today!

 

Below are the links for the products I used. Thanks for stopping by the blog and have a great day! 😊

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