Wednesday, May 7, 2025

NEW! School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Kit

Happy Wednesday! Who's ready for a peek inside this week's NEW mini album kit that will be in my shop on Friday? It's titled School Vibes and with the end of the school year fast approaching ... it's the perfect time for this scrapbook. The fact that it's going to be a fun summer project for you is icing on the cake! 🍎🦉⭐

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album with owls, school supplies, apples, and bright cheerful colors

I designed this with a 6x8 inch Doodlebug Design Mini Album in ladybug red and the Simple Stories, Book Fair Collection that's filled with fabulous colors, patterns, and lots of great school supplies.

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album with owls, school supplies, apples, and bright cheerful colors

Check out this close-up of the cover. I ❤️ the cute little owl with its oversized glasses, the apple with the worm, and the colorful row of pencils.

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a pocket, colorful books, and journaling cards

Inside the front cover, I made a pocket with the 4x6 "Paper Keeper" card. Who remembers the Trapper Keepers from the 70's and 80's and the sound of that Velco closure when someone opened theirs? Lol! 

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a folding element, colorful rulers, and lots of other school supplies

The album has 20 scrapbook pages that include 2 fold-out pages, 3 pockets, 7 fun flippies, and space for 50+ photos on the layouts and in the clear page protectors. That's plenty of room for a year's worth of great pics!

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a clock, colorful stripes, and lots of school supplies

You could use this scrapbook for ANY age from kindergarten to high school.
It has bright colors and timeless images of books, owls, apples, a school bus, an alarm clock, and all kinds of awesome school supplies.

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a folding section, colorful stripes, a journaling card, and and a flag banner

I made the "Take Note" flippie on the front flap of this fold-out page 👆 and added some colorful enamel dots and a bright yellow tab sticker. It's a perfect spot to document the name of your child's school, the year, their grade, teacher, favorite subjects, sports, clubs, and hobbies they're involved in! 

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with an apple, a chalkboard, an apple with a cute worm, and lots of school supplies

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a cute owl wearing glasses, colorful rulers, an apple, and lots of fun school supplies

Add your student's official school photo, pictures of their friends, classroom, science fair projects, awards, sporting events, band, clubs, a recital or school play, creative art projects, field trips, and graduations.

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a pocket, journaling cards, plaid paper, and a reading log

Here's a great pocket page with lots of colorful journaling cards. On the front, I added a little "reading log" for your child's favorite books. And, they can even rate them! ⭐

School Vibes Scrapbook Mini Album Page with pretty flowers, a cup with colorful pencils, and plaid paper

Isn't this a good one? I love it. My NEW School Vibes Mini Album Kit is perfect for documenting a year's worth of fun memories, or ... since it has so much space, use it for photos from multiple school years!

The kit and the premade will be available in my shop on Friday. Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and happy scrapping! 😊

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Monday, May 5, 2025

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album & Instructions

Hello! Today, I have a gorgeous new scrapbook folio album to share with you. It's another fun DIY project for spring and summer memories and I'll be adding the simple, step-by-step instructions to the shop on Friday. This mini album is titled Beautiful Reasons and it's filled with pretty flowers and colorful waterfall pages. 

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Folio with gorgeous spring flowers and colorful butterflies

I designed this with a 7.5 x 7.5 inch Graphic 45 Tri-fold Waterfall Folio Album and I have 3 of these available in my shop NOW (link below).

This album is awesome with 2 large pockets and 2 sets of waterfall pages. I also used it for my If Friends Were Flowers Album. Hop over to that blog post to see more pictures of the folio itself.

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Folio with gorgeous spring flowers and colorful butterflies

I decorated the album with the stunning Simple Stories, Vintage Life in Bloom Collection which I also used in my Beautiful Memories Album. I love this collection with its girly colors and "vintage" (aka slightly distressed) images of flowers and pretty butterflies.

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Folio with gorgeous spring flowers and colorful butterflies

Here's a better view of the front cover to appreciate the dimension of the embellishments. I layered some chipboard pieces and included a few butterfly stickers that I bent a bit. Now they looks like they just landed!

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Page with side pocket, gorgeous spring flowers, butterflies, and photo mats

Inside the cover, there's a
diagonal pocket on the first panel with a floral print in shades of pink, yellow, and lavender. I tucked 3 photo mats in the pocket, but you could also add journaling cards or memorabilia.

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Page with a pocket, pretty spring flowers, colorful butterflies, and a photo mat

Next, is a pocket page. I added a chipboard embellishment around the semi circle cutout at the top, a pretty row of butterflies, and a photo mat for a "lovely little moment". This scrapbook would be so beautiful filled with photos of spring, Easter, Mother's Day, fun with family and friends, a spring bridal shower or baby shower, a colorful wedding, birthday, a garden, and everyday memories.

Beautiful Reasons Scrapbook Album Layout with waterfall pages, pretty flowers, colorful butterflies, and a vintage camera

The album also has TWO fabulous waterfall elements. Above is one of them and they both have magnetic closures to hold your photos in place. I 🩷 how these layers show off so many of the pretty papers inside.

I hope you enjoyed today's pretty DIY scrapbook project. The instructions for this Beautiful Reasons Mini Album Folio will be in my shop on Friday. Thanks for stopping by the blog today and happy crafting!

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page with Bella Blvd

Hello again! I hope everyone is having a wonderful National Scrapbook Day. Lindsay Wahl and I have been hosting the "You Are My Sunshine" Virtual Scrapbook Retreat since 9am and it's been so much fun! Also, Bella Blvd asked the Design Team to make a project with their Let's Scrapbook Collection to celebrate NSD. So, I created a 12x12 layout that would be perfect for your crafting photos. Take a look ...

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page Layout with bright colors, buttons, washi tape, a rainbow and a craft tote

This colorful page is perfect for saving photos from today, a weekend crop, a scrapbook expo, a retreat, or an afternoon scrappin' with friends! 

Here's how I made it ... I started with white card stock as the base. I cut the 12x12 Kaleidoscope paper into 4 sections and trimmed them down to 5.75" x 5.75" so the white background would show in between. Then, I added white mats on top of those sections. (Product links below) 

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page Layout with bright colors, buttons, a camera, and washi tape

Next, I focused on decorating each quadrant. For the upper left corner, I layered the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes in punch, 2 small white photo mats, and die cuts from the Ephemera icons.

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page Layout with hearts, bright colors, buttons, and a rainbow

In this section, I added the cute 12x12 polka dot print titled Cut It Up, a white mat, and die cuts from the Ephemera Icons and the Ephemera Words.

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page Layout with bright colors, buttons, and a paint brush

In this bottom section, I added the green 12x12 Junk It Up paper, a white photo mat, and a few more die cuts. I love the cute row of colorful little buttons!

12x12 Crafting Scrapbook Page Layout with bright colors, hearts, and a cute craft tote

In this last section, I added the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre paper in bell pepper, 2 white photo mats, some tiny hearts from the Doohickey sticker sheet, and more wonderful die cuts. 

For another project idea that uses the Bella Blvd Let's Scrapbook Collection, check out my Crafty Friends Mini Album ...

Crafty Friends, Scrapbook Mini Album with bright colors, a craft tote, a scalloped border, and lots of fun craft supplies

The simple, step-by-step instructions for my Crafty Friends Scrapbook Album are available in my shop HERE.

If you haven't seen my post from earlier today, hop over there next for two 12x12 Spring Layouts made with a pretty Doodlebug collection. Happy National Scrapbook Day! 😊

 
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12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layouts with Doodlebug

Hey crafty friends! It's National Scrapbook Day and our "You Are My Sunshine" Virtual Scrapbook Event begins at 9am! 🎉🥳🪇 I'm so excited! I know it's going to be a great afternoon and I hope everyone has fun creating something wonderful. Earlier this week, Doodlebug asked the Design Team Members to make a project celebrating NSD today, so ... I created two 12x12 layouts with a happy spring theme!

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layouts with butterflies, pretty flowers, a ladybug, and happy colors

I designed these pages with the beautiful Butterfly Kisses Collection that's perfect for highlighting your photos of family, friends, Easter, spring, Mother's Day, any day, every day, and ... summer memories!🌞

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with colorful stripes, butterflies, pretty flowers, a ladybug, and a cute little frog

To make these, I started with Doodlebug's pistachio solid card stock as the base and layered the 12x12 Happy Thoughts stripe, the Petite Prints Candy Stripe - Sprinkles in lemon, and white card stock on top. 

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with colorful stripes, butterflies, pretty flowers, a ladybug, and a cute little frog

Next, I divided the white space into sections and made photo mats out of the Petite Prints Candy Stripe - Sprinkles in citrus, the Rainbow Skies print, and solid card stock in bubblegum (links below).

At the top, I added the ladybug die cut from the Odds & Ends and the "Happy" and tab stickers from the This & That sheet. The pretty yellow butterfly in the middle is a die cut from the Bits & Pieces and I popped it up with some foam tape so it looks like it just landed on the page!  

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with colorful stripes, butterflies, pretty flowers, a cute frog, and a journaling card

In the bottom right corner, I added a colorful journaling card from the 12x12 Garden Gingham paper and an adorable smiling frog icon sticker. I love his sweet little face! The "You & Me" are die cuts from the Chit Chat and the flowers with the butterfly is a die cut from the Bits & Pieces. 

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with butterflies, pretty flowers, a sun, a window, and colorful stripes

For the second page, I used the
pistachio solid card stock as the base and half of the 12x12 Happy Thoughts striped paper. I added the Petite Prints Candy Stripe - Sprinkles in lemon to the other half and adhered the This & That scalloped border sticker down the middle (links below).

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with butterflies, pretty flowers, a sun, and colorful stripes

The white card stock came next, then 3 more photo mats and the beautiful
Bits & Pieces butterfly die cuts. In the center, I added a strip from the 12x12 Happy Hoppers paper and notched a triangle out of both ends. I love the flower paper I used for the last photo mat. It's the 12x12 Garden Party print and it's soooo pretty!

12x12 Spring Scrapbook Page Layout with butterflies, pretty flowers, a sun, a window, and colorful stripes

Finally, I created a sweet little scene in the bottom left corner with the window and sun die cuts from the Odds & Ends and a tiny cloud sticker from the mini icons (links below).

For another project idea that uses the Butterfly Kisses Collection, check out my Happy Looks Good On You Mini Album. 

I hope today's layouts inspire you to create something wonderful! Have a fun, creative, and fabulous National Scrapbook Day! 😊

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Friday, May 2, 2025

Suitcase Shaped Travel Mini Album with Tutorial

Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here and that means ... crafting time! So, I have a fun new mini album idea for you. It's my latest Lori Whitlock Design Team Project and it's a cute suitcase shaped scrapbook that's perfect for vacation photos. The fun shape is versatile and can be made with any paper collection to suit your travel needs. Since summer is ahead, I made mine with a sunny beach theme.🌞

Suitcase Shaped Travel Mini Scrapook Album for vacation photos

I used Lori's brand NEW cutting file titled Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase (link below). She's designed many hidden binding shaped albums, and ... I love them all! I've made the rectangle, apple, house, flower, telephone, and tag shape. Since today's mini is about traveling, the suitcase shape is perfect.

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album with a summer beach theme

I decorated the album with Doodlebug Design's Seaside Summer Collection (links below), but ... you could change that up and make it for a winter ski trip, a visit to the lake, a cabin in the mountains, a road trip, a cruise, or any vacation!

Let's take a look inside, then I'll explain how I made it.

What a great little scrapbook for a weekend getaway or a family beach trip. Add photos of your resort or rental, the beach, collecting seashells, building sand castles, the palm trees, and relaxing in the sun.

I covered the pages in paper from the 6x6 paper pad and added lots of fun die cuts, cute stickers, and my favorite little enamels sprinkles (links below).

You could also use this album for photos of a cruise, a trip to the islands, boating, fishing, and a boardwalk.

This is such a fun little scrapbook! I love how Lori designed the album's hidden binding feature. It has a lot of space in between the pages so you can add layers of pattern papers, pop-dots, photos, and thicker embellishments.

Now, for the tutorial ...

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

1. First, I cut out the pieces. Since all of the suitcase shaped pages are sandwiched using 2 pieces, I needed 10 total ... 2 for the front cover, 2 for the back cover, and 6 for the 3 scrapbook pages inside.

2.  Note that the center piece is scored for the binding. The score lines are a bit hard to see on the brown image 😊.  I folded along each of the score lines to create “mountains” and “valleys”. 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

3. Then, I added adhesive inside the “valleys" and stuck the sides together.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

4.  Once the binding piece is adhered, it should look like this ^.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

5.  And the back side (the spine) will look like this ^.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

6. Next, the cutting file comes with pieces for the pattern paper that go on top of the white spine, front and back covers, and suitcase shaped pages. I chose the blue waves print and adhered it to one side only of the exterior pieces.

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

7.  Once that was done, I adhered the front cover to the front of the first spine fold. Then, the back cover to the back of the last spine fold. When it's opened up flat, the album covers and spine should look like this ^ on the outside.  

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

... and like this ^ on the inside.    

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

8. Next, I adhered my 6x6 inch pattern paper to ONE SIDE ONLY of the 8 remaining suitcase shapes. Since these will be stuck back to back to another suitcase page, only one side will show. 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

9.  Now it's time to add the pages to the album.  I adhered one suitcase page to the inside of the front and back covers. Then, I added one to the front and back of each spine fold, sandwiching them on the "mountain" and creating 3 double-sided pages. Including the inside covers, this gives you 8 scrapbook pages in total.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album displayed on a clear acrylic stand by Artsy Albums

Look how perfect this cute suitcase shaped mini album is sitting on my clear Acrylic Display Stand. These allow your amazing projects to be part of your home's decor, and they're filled with your fun memories too! 

I hope you’ll try Lori’s Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase cutting file. It's makes a perfect keepsake for your vacation photos and an awesome gift idea. Product links below.

Thanks for stopping by the blog and have a wonderful day! 😊

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