Christmas House Shaped Acrylic Scrapbook Album

Hey guys! It's that time again when I get to share my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project. Today, I have a house shaped acrylic Christmas album titled Merry and Bright, and ... great news!! The white acrylic album is now in my shop! Below, I share each page that I designed with Doodlebug's adorable Gingerbread Kisses Collection so you can recreate it yourself. I think you're going to have fun with this one!

This white acrylic album is like the black one that I created for my Boo Crew Album. It's another fun project that's great for your Halloween photos.

For the cover, I used the Cookies for Santa sprinkle paper on the roof and the Christmas Jammies polka dot below. I separated them with 2 scalloped borders stickers from the This & That sheet, then added a die cut from the Chit Chat and some shiny enamel shape sprinkles. (All product links below.)

Every house needs a welcoming front door with a pretty Christmas wreath. Check ✔ and check ✔.  I used a tag from the Bits & Pieces, die cuts from the Odds & Ends, and some enamel dots for the doorknob and the wreath's ornaments.  

Inside, I covered the first page in the pretty Berry Floral paper, then added a photo mat, the candy jar die cut, and a flippie made with a cute 4x4 card.

On this page, I used a piece of limeade card stock for the background and embellished with more die cuts. I love that "sweet" little gingerbread house.

Who says pink isn't a Christmas color? I think it's fabulous and absolutely love it. I also love the Baking Spirit Bright print I used on these photo mats. So many cute little Christmas images. And ... check out the tiny peppermint sprinkle I added to the gift!

The die cuts from the Bits & Pieces are great for journaling so I included the clipboard on this page. It's perfect for a few notes, dates, or names. I also added 2 tiny enamel hearts and a cute round die cut from the Chit Chat to help break up all those rectangular shapes.

Well, hello Santa! He's so cute with his Ho Ho Ho banner and he fit perfectly into that odd space.

I created this mini album with pages that have a layered look and vary in size. That way you can see lots of Doodlebug's amazing papers and die cuts, on multiple pages all at once!

Here, I made another interactive flippie with lemon card stock, the 6x6 Deck the Halls print, and a gingerbread house sticker from the This & That. So cute!

This last page is my favorite. So many fun things to look at! The patterned paper, Santa peeking out from behind the photo mat, the mini icon train stickers, and ...

... the Deck the Halls Doodle-pops! That little Christmas tree is amazing with its enamel dots (I mean ornaments!) and tiny 3D presents. Love, love, love!!

I hope you'll give this Merry & Bright Album a try with my custom white house shaped acrylic album and the wonderful Gingerbread Kisses Collection. Happy holidays and happy crafting!

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Gingerbread House Card - December Blog Hop with Lori Whitlock

Hello everyone! Today is Lori Whitlock's December 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! 

It's also National Gingerbread House Day, so ... I decided to make a Christmas card using one of Lori’s fun new files called 5x7 Insert Card House. I decorated it like the sweet treat and I think it turned out pretty cute!

To start, I cut out all the pieces with my Silhouette machine. I used white cardstock for the base and paper from a collection Lori designed for Echo Park called Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (links below).

I used the 6x6 paper pad. The house was Cookie Stockings, the roof was the Dashing Deer stripe, and the door and window sills were the green Jolly Snowflakes. I also added a few 12x12 solids in red and green.

I cut the file out 3x in different papers to create the separate pattern pieces, then snipped out the individual shapes. I inserted the red background piece and layered the house and the roof shapes onto the white base. 

To embellish, I chose the bow, holly, and gingerbread cookie stickers from the 12x12 sheet, the Happy Holidays die cut from the Frames & Tags Ephemera, and some pretty red enamel dots. The scalloped border sticker is from the Doodlebug Design, Gingerbread Kisses Collection.

Here is the cutting file that I used ...

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:

 

Lori Whitlock

You Are Here: Traci Penrod 

Your Next Stop: 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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Stenciled Christmas Holiday Card and Tag

Hey guys! Today is National Christmas Card Day so, I thought I'd share a pretty card that I made this week for the holiday. I put this together in less than 5 minutes with some basic solid paper, a stencil, ink, and a few embellishments. Seriously, it was so simple and quick. 

I started with the stencil by Gina K Designs called Harvest Flourish (links below) and a piece of white card stock that I cut to 6x6.

I used a blending brush (also by Gina K Designs) and 3 colors of ink by PinkFresh called Grassy Knoll, Key Lime, and Olive. I layered the inks from light to dark and blended until I got the soft variation I wanted.

Pretty, right?! Next, I cut the 6x6 sheet down to my card size (A2 4.25x5.5) for the panel on the front. I layered that on top of a sheet of Bazzill Kiwi Crush and then to my card base made of Bazzill Marshmallow.

When I cut down the panel for my card front, I had a bit left over so I made a cute tag with it.  

I added some red glitter enamel dots by Doodlebug Design, then finished off the card with the Joyful Blessings sentiment from Pinkfresh's Holiday ephemera set. Voila! A quick and beautiful handmade card.

I hope you liked this one! To make shopping easy, I've added the links for the supplies used down below.  Happy scrappin' and ... Happy Christmas Card Day!

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NEW! Happy New Year Scrapbook Mini Album

Happy Friday my friends! We're inching closer to Christmas and 2024. I can't believe how fast this year has passed. It's crazy, but the New Year means new memories ... starting New Year's Eve! I recently read that civilizations from around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least 4,000 years. Seriously? 4,000? That's a really long time and aaaaa lot of celebrating.

So, in keeping with that time worn tradition let's celebrate the new year in style and save our holiday memories in this week's Happy New Year Album! It's perfect for your photos or as a fabulous hostess gift.

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

Happy New Year Scrapbook Instructions

I designed this with one of my 5 x 4.5 inch custom acrylic albums in black and the festive Simple Stories, Happy New Year Collection. There are stars, party horns, balloons, a clock striking midnight, champagne glasses, confetti, and lots of colorful ribbons! 

I also added some cute enamel star and dot sprinkle stickers to the cover. Love those!

It's the perfect size for photos from a special evening and/or the next day's activities. It has 26 pages that include 2 fun acetate pages, 2 fold-out pages, 2 pocket pages, and space for 25 photos.

Whether you spend a quiet evening at home with the family, a night out on the town with friends, or have people over for an afternoon of football and BBQs, be sure to take pictures so you'll always remember how you started 2024.

Add pictures of a festive countdown party, a special dinner, everyone dressed up, party hats, noisemakers, balloons, a fireworks display, the iconic ball drop at Times Square, champagne toasts, and midnight kisses.

Check out this colorful folding page. On the flap, I added a great spot for documenting your (& your family's) New Year's resolutions.

This mini is also great for photos of a New Year's Day brunch, game time with the family, a 5k walk for charity or a marathon, a big traditional family meal, a visit to a museum, a beautiful hike in nature, ice skating, or baking a pie with the littles!

Here's one of the acetate pages. I love the colors, the stars, the asterisk shapes that look like little fireworks, and ... the transparency! So fun. It's perfect for back-to-back photos.

The pockets are a great place to save more pictures or memorabilia like ... an invitation to a party, tickets from an event, a recipe for a favorite cocktail or meal, a love note from your sweetie, or a bucket list for the upcoming year.

This mini was a fun one for me and I hope you enjoy creating it too. If you or someone you know has fun plans for New Year's ... this would make an ideal scrapbook for those memories. Hop over to my shop and get yours today. 🥳

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! A Year in Review Scrapbook Album

Hello friends and happy Friday! I've just added a beautiful NEW kit to the shop titled "A Year in Review" and it's the perfect project for the upcoming new year! It's a planner / scrapbook album for all of you that love to journal and document monthly about the fun events that happen throughout the year. 

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

A Year In Review Scrapbook Instructions

I created this with the Echo Park, Year in Review Collection designed by my friend Lori Whitlock and a 6x8 inch Simple Stories binder in robin's egg blue. It's divided into 12 months to use as a planner, however ... you could remove the monthly calendar cards / stickers and simply use this as a beautiful photo album!

This mini has 26 pages to record your fun, happy, romantic, stressful, eventful, and amazing moments. There are 3 chipboard tabbed pages, 5 pockets, 3 fold-out pages, 9 flippies, and space for 70+ pictures! 

Each month has space for photos, planning, journaling, taking notes, writing schedules, and documenting all the highlights. So, by the end of year ... you'll have a really special keepsake for 2024.

Isn't this page pretty? I love the colors, the flowers, and the beautiful saying ... "You make my soul happy". This pocket is a great place to save notes, tickets, brochures from a fun activity, hotel key card, postcards from your travels, a program from a show, or anything that's meaningful to you.

There are wonderful images of books, plants, flowers, a typewriter, hearts, pencils, clipboards, push pins, notebooks, a camera, leaves, etc.

And I've added cute enamel dots here and there. I love the little pops of color and the shine they add.

The photos you add each month can be as simple as a quick selfie or an everyday moment. Or they can document a special occasion like a birthday, date night, a holiday, a family gathering, a wedding, a new baby, anniversary, a bridal shower, a new job, or a new pet.

I love the card this flippie was made with. The saying, the birds, the daisy - so lovely.

This album has clear pocket pages that I've added cute cards to but, this is YOUR album. If you prefer to add pictures, journaling, or memorabilia to them ... do it! I encourage you to be creative and make these pages fit your needs.

If you're someone that likes to try new things and explore new hobbies, document them! Add details, pros and cons, what you liked or disliked, who you did the activity with, and how you discovered it. Whether it's yoga, a cooking class, painting, knitting, karate, kick boxing, chess, photography, or ax throwing (lol!) ... this is your life! Document your adventures!

If you love to read, this album could also be used to record all your favorite stories. Add the titles, authors, the date read, a star rating, genre, and your personal thoughts.

So many fun ways to use my new album, including ... giving it as an amazing handmade gift for the holiday! My kits are fun projects for you to create, then meaningful keepsakes for loved ones. 

Hop over to my shop today and get my new A Year in Review Album today!

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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