Lori Whitlock February Blog Hop + A Giveaway!

Hi everyone!  Today I'm hopping along with Lori Whitlock's Creative Team for our February blog hop!

For my project, I created a gift set for a little boy.  Lori's easel cards are so much cuter than anything you can buy at the store, and since they are handmade they will mean more to the recipient ... or in this case, the little guy's mom :)

I plan to tuck a small toy, some candy, and a gift card into the little favor box. The box in Lori's shop is called Heart Owl Favor Box and it was originally designed as an adorable Valentine box.  But like all of Lori's designs, it's super easy to change them up to fit a different occasion.  

For both projects, I used papers from a collection that Lori designed for Echo Park called Little Man, and twine from Doodlebug Designs ... I find a place for their new chunky twine on almost every project I create!

Now, back to Lori's blog hop .... don't miss these awesome goodies that Lori has for you!  

>>> and...keep scrolling .... I have a giveaway for you from Artsy Albums too!!

Before you continue hopping, enter to win a $10 gift card to the Silhouette Design Store courtesy of my Artsy Albums shop!  A winner will be announced on our Facebook page and Instagram this Friday!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Your next stop is:  Kathy Skou

Corri Garza 

Mendi Yoshikawa 

Traci Penrod  ... YOU ARE HERE

Kathy Skou ... NEXT STOP

Cathy Harper 

Tya Smith 

Courtney Lee

Angi Barrs

Chrissy Guido

Ashley Cook

Rachael Sheedy

St. Patrick's Day Waterfall Scrapbook Album

Hello friends! I'm kicking off the week over on Doodlebug's blog with a design team project that I created with the super cute Pot O' Gold Collection. You know mini albums are my favorite, so ... this time I made one with a wooden clipboard. It also has a hook on the back and makes a fun decor piece that hangs on the wall! 

For the cascading chipboard pages, I used sheets from the Pot O' Gold 6x6 paper pad. The little scene on the front cover was created with a 2x3 card from the paper pad, icon stickers, lots of adorable glitter sprinkles, and limeade twine.

I wanted a pop of yellow in my album so I threw in a piece of Bumblebee Petite Prints Swiss Dot paper (link below). One of my favorite things about Doodlebug is that everything coordinates ... so the yellow color in the Pot O' Gold Collection matches the papers in the Petite Prints too!

I couldn't resist adding a banner of colorful twine and Boutique buttons to this page!

I love the phrase sheets that are part of the new 12x12 and 6x6 collections. The 6x6 versions work perfectly for my mini albums like on the page above -- super cute with those colorful sprinkle dots!

Since the pages towards the back of my album were longer than 6x6, I combined multiple 6x6 papers and borders from the Fancy Frills stickers.

I hope you've enjoyed my Pot O' Gold mini album. I've added the product links below for easy shopping. Have a wonderful day and happy scrappin'! 😊

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * YouTube

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!

Sweet Things Valentine Scrapbook Album

Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm back over on the Doodlebug Blog today to share my "Sweet Things"  project.  If I had to pick my favorite all-time color combo, it would probably be red, turquoise, black, and white. So, when I saw this adorable new collection ... I couldn't wait to play with it!! 

I was excited to see that a Simple Stories turquoise Sn@p album matched the collection perfectly. For the cover, I created a title card from a piece in the 6x6 paper pad. I also used a bright red flower from the Valentine flowers Craft kit, along with a white boutique button and some beetle black twine.

Here are a few of the inside pages of my album:

The sentiment phrase strips are a fun new addition to this collection. They are on a 12x12 sheet of cards, and you can cut them apart individually, or use them together like I did on the page above.

Fancy Frills border stickers  are also a favorite of mine.  Since they are 12" long, I was able to cut the zig zag in half to line the top and bottom of my 4x6 card .... cute!!  And here's another tip for Fancy Frills ... buy two!  That way you can put a border across a full two-page 12x12 layout!

For the page above, I added a ladybug red envelope from one of my Create-a-Card sets.  Since it's Doodlebug, the red matches perfectly and gives me a fun spot to tuck in journaling or extra pictures!

Thanks so much for checking out the blog today, and thank you to everyone who purchased last week's Winter Mini Album kit using the Polar Pals collection.  If you are also interested in seeing this album as a DIY kit, please leave me comment here, or on the Doodlebug blog post.  If enough people are interested, I'll make it a kit :)

Happy crafting!

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest

Winter Polar Pals Scrapbook Album with Doodlebug

Happy New Year friends! I'm so excited to be back with Doodlebug Design for another year. My first project for 2016 is a mini album made with the super cute and colorful Polar Pals Collection. Its winter theme is just adorable. I also used a 4x6 binder from Simple Stories and the new Petite Print Swiss dots!

 To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

Winter Polar Pals Scrapbook Instructions

For the cover, I used a Silhouette cut file for the snow globe (see link below), some papers from the 6x6 paper pad, and chunky twine in swimming pool. How cute are those little critter stickers?!

My inside pages are a combination of white card stock and the page protectors that come in the album. I love to mix-and-match page sizes, pockets and divided photo sleeves to make my mini albums more interesting.

Oh my goodness, that baby walrus is the cutest!!

I love that Doodlebug includes sheets of 2x2 and 4x4 cards in their collections. They're the perfect size for mini albums!

I hope you've enjoyed this Winter Polar Pals Scrapbook Album. I love Doodlebug's collection and I think you will too. Have a great day and happy scrappin'! 😊

Update: This kit has sold out but the instructions are available in my shop. They are simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos of each page. Links for the instructions and the products used are below. Happy scrappin'!

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * YouTube

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!   

My Story Scrapbook Album with My Mind's Eye

Hello everyone! Today's beautiful little scrapbook album is dedicated to your very own personal story. Document YOU for a change! This album is all about you, your family, your friends, your favorite things, your goals, and everything that makes you, YOU!

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

My Story Mini Scrapbook Instructions

This mini album makes a wonderful keepsake that's full of reminders that your story is important. It would also make a wonderful gift for your daughter, mother, friend, or sister to remind them of how special they are. 

On the cover, I layered cute pattern papers, flowers with enamel brads, a butterfly, and ribbon. It's hard to see in the photos but this collection is filled with pretty gold foil accents!

I designed this scrapbook with the My Mind's Eye, My Story Collection. The sturdy black chipboard binder album by Graphic 45 measures a bit larger than 8x8 inches and the inside pages are approx. 6x8.

There are 12 card stock pages (6 front & back) and 3 double-sided, fun tabbed pocket pages, and space for at least 30 photos.

There are lots of gorgeous embellishments that include beautiful colors, ribbon, stickers, chipboard and brad accents.

Thanks for stopping by the blog. Hop over to my shop next to see more album kits, 12x12 layout kits, Instructions, and scrapbook supplies! 

Have a great day and happy scrappin'! 😊

Update: This kit has sold out but the instructions are available in my shop. They are simple, step-by-step, and include full color photos of each page. Links for the instructions and the products used are below. Happy scrappin'!

Blog * Shop * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest

 

Supplies: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Affiliate links are used in this post at no additional cost to you. I receive a small amount of compensation when you click through and shop using the provided links. This helps me to continue building my small business. Thank you!

January Blog Hop with Lori Whitlock

Hi everyone!  Today I'm hopping along with Lori Whitlock's Creative Team for our January blog hop!

For my project, I created some of Lori's adorable mini tea light houses for a winter apothecary jar scene.  These are really fun to make and super easy!

For the houses, I used Doodlebug glitter card stock to cut out three different houses.  They each cut out in two pieces, the house and the roof, and they fold up easily.  I used a strong liquid adhesive to hold them together.

Once my houses were complete, I created a cute little winter scene with battery-powered LED tea-lights, salt (for the snow) and a few small trees I had from other village decor.

I plan to leave my winter jar out all season, and then I may cut the houses out in various colors for other seasons throughout the year!

Now, back to Lori's blog hop .... don't miss these awesome goodies too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Your next stop is:  Kathy Skou

Paper Creative Team:

Corri Garza 

Mendi Yoshikawa 

Traci Penrod 

Kathy Skou 

Tya Smith 

Digital Creative Team:

Chrissy Guido

Ashley Cook

Rachael Sheedy

Thank you!

As we begin a new year in 2016, I want to thank you all for supporting Artsy Albums in 2015.   I started this business in late 2011 and, in the past 4 years, many things in the scrapbooking industry have changed ... products, trends, companies, and the way people save their memories ... 

But one thing that hasn't changed is my commitment to create scrapbooks and kits that encourage people to share their stories, preserve their photos, and document their everyday lives.  There are other mini album kit companies, and other designers that create custom albums, and I am very thankful that you choose Artsy Albums!

Thank you for following me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and of course, in my Etsy shop.  Here is a look at a few of my favorite projects from 2015 .... I have lots of wonderful new albums and kits planned for 2016 so stay tuned!!