Doodlebug Challenge: All About Me Pocket Album

Happy Wednesday everyone!  It's Traci, back to share my project for the team's All About Me Challenge.

For my project, I created a pocket mini album with an A to Z theme.  Each letter represents something about me ... something, or someone, I love ... something I like to do ... etc. 

To make my album I used white card stock for the pages, chipboard for the covers, and Doodlebug 6x6 paper pads for the patterns.

First, I cut 26 "pages" --  5 1/4" x 11 1/4", and I scored each piece at the 6 1/4" mark.  Then, I folded each page on the score line to create a pocket.  (Tip:  don't adhere the pocket closed yet).

Next, I adhered two pockets back to back so that each "page" would have a pocket on the front, and one on the back.

Once I created 13 pages (26 sides for 26 letters), I cut my pattern paper.  I used 6x6 petite print paper pads because I wanted a mixture of fun colors and patterns throughout my album.

I cut each 6x6 piece as shown below ... the large piece for the front of the pocket is 5" wide x 4 3/4 high".  The small piece for the top of the pocket is 5" wide x 1 1/4" high, and the remaining piece was set aside as scrap to use later.

 Once all of my pieces were cut, I glued them to each side of my pages, and then glued the right and left sides of my pages down to create the pockets.  I punched holes in each page for my binding rings, and then cut my journaling tags (4" wide x 5 1/2" high).

Each page has a 3x4 photo, a Skinny alpha sticker, and an embellishment.  This was the really fun part!  And by the way, sorry for the shameless plug for Artsy Albums ... it's a big part of who I am so it just had to be my "A" ;)

My journaling is hidden in the pockets, and I printed simple labels for the top of each tag.  There is also room on the back of the tag if I decide to add another photo!

I hope our design team's challenge to create a project "All About Me" is inspiring you to create something that's all about you!!  Have fun with this one and show us what you create over on Doodlebug's Facebook page!

Products used in this project:

6x6 Doodlebug Petite Print paper pads (2)

Silver foil Skinny card stock stickers

Gray chunky Twine

Cover collection:  Sweet Things

Bear Hug Shadow Box Card with Lori Whitlock

Hi friends! 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!

Have you seen Lori's shadow box cards? They are SO cute and she has lots of fun themes. For my project, I chose the adorable Shadow Box Card Scene Bear cutting file (link below).

I love these cards. This one opens up to a 3.5" box shape that can stand alone. Then, it folds flat to slide into an A2 envelope! It's 1.5" deep and features a cute shaped window that displays a forest scene inside. Some of the pieces are print-n-cut files, which makes it super easy to create the sentiments, animals, trees, etc.

There are more wonderful projects to see today, so be sure to hop to each blog for more great ideas!

Traci Penrod .. you are here

KATHY SKOU .. your next stop 

Anita MulCahey

Brandie Harding Adams

Brigit Mann

Mitsyana Wright

Michelle Zerull

Ashley Cook

Tya Smith

Below are the links to the cutting files and products used in this project. Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping! 😊

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NEW! Magical Vacation Disney Scrapbook Album Kit

Hey guys! I have a fabulous NEW scrapbook kit in the shop that's so much fun! If you've been to Disney in the past, or have an upcoming trip planned ... you're going to love this mini album. It's titled Magical Vacation and it's perfect for your vacation photos, character autographs, and special mementos from your trip. 

I designed this with the Simple Stories, Say Cheese III Collection and a cute polka dot 6x8 inch binder album from the same line. I also used stickers from the Echo Park, Magical Adventure Collection. 

The album has (16) sixteen 6x8 inch scrapbook pages (8 front and back), 10 double-sided photo sleeve insert pages, 4 fun shaped insert pages, and more!

There is space for at least 70 photos ... which you'll need after taking so many fun pics! And it has lots of fun pockets and a large envelope to hold park maps, character autographs, tickets, notes, or any other memorabilia.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Hop over to my shop next to see this amazing Magical Vacation Disney Themed Scrapbook Album and more DIY kits, premades, instructions, supplies, and shirts!

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My Biltmore Estates Scrapbook Album

Hello everyone! Recently, I had so much fun documenting a trip we took in Fall 2015. I created an album with the new Simple Stories Vintage Blessings collection. Have you seen this collection yet? Oh .. my ... goodness, I LOVE it!! It's a great combination of vintage, family, home, and fall and the colors are awesome. Today, I'm excited to share my new album with you. 

The cover and first page may not look like "travel" themes, but I didn't really want them to.  This trip was about our time together, celebrating life, and touring a beautiful home ... the Vintage Blessing collection worked perfectly.

My husband took me on a weekend trip to Asheville, NC for my birthday.  We stayed at the Grove Park Inn and got tickets to the Biltmore Estate and a Segway tour of the grounds.

The Grove Park Inn was gorgeous ... decorated for the holidays with huge fireplaces, candles, and lots of beautiful Christmas trees. The stickers sum it up perfectly :)

 

Our segway tour on Saturday afternoon was tons of fun.  We had never done this before but our little adventure turned us into Segway tour junkies ... now we do one on every trip we take!

I think the little houses and vintage tea cups in this line are so cute...perfect for my tour of a beautiful old estate home.

Have fun using Vintage Blessings for all of your fall, family, heritage, and everyday memories this season!  It's truly a beautiful collection ... happy crafting!

Vintage Blessings Products used for this project:
Combo Sticker
So Thankful 12x12 Sheet
Love & Laughter 12x12 Sheet
3x4 Element Sheet
4x4 Element Sheet
4x6 Element Sheet
6x8 Paper Pad
6x12 Chipboard
Bits & Pieces
6x8 Brown Binder Album 

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Koala and Parrot Greeting Cards

Hi friends!  It's Traci and I'm up on the blog today with a few cards that I created with the new At the Zoo cut files.  The koala and parrot are my favorite animals in this collection ... aren't they adorable??!

You can find the file for the koala bear in the Silhouette Design Store or at the Lori Whitlock's SVG shop here. I just printed the sentiment on white card stock and matted it with some red. I also punched out a little red heart for an added pop of color.

The parrot file is in the Silhouette shop here, and as a SVG in Lori's shop here. I did a print and cut for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment, and added some doodle twine for the cute little parrot to hang on to.  

All of the papers I used were Doodlebug scraps from my linen/gingham stash, swiss dots, and an older summer collection, Sunkissed.  The adorable leaf print behind the koala is from the At the Zoo Collection and it's probably my favorite print of all!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll check out all of the cute cutting files in the At the Zoo collection and share your projects with us on Facebook!

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Coffee & Friends Mini Album with Doodlebug

Hello friends! When was the last time you created a project about you and your girlfriends and/or sisters? It's been a while for me, so I decided to make this cute little coffee cup shaped mini album using one of my favorite Doodlebug collections, Cream & Sugar. Since friends and coffee go great together, I thought this would be perfect!

To start, I used Doodlebug's, Coffee To Go cutting file (link below) and cut the base coffee cup out several times. I made an internal offset of the shape and cut the offset out from different pattern papers. 

The first page is my friend Lori. My son is married to her daughter and we are "co-grandmas". We both take care of our little princess and are super close. This picture was taken on one of our "Grandparents Weekend Away" trips. By the way, how cute are those Doodlebug coffee mugs?!

This is Gina.  We met when we both worked at Archivers. I KNOW! ...  we miss it too! We started scrapbooking and traveling to crops together years ago and have been close friends ever since. These pictures were taken in Vancouver at a scrapbook retreat.

The little journaling spot at the top of the page was cut from a sheet in the 6x6 paper pad. I always get 12x12 and 6x6 papers ... both sizes come in handy for any project.

 

This is my sister, Kim. People say we look alike but we don't see it. :) She doesn't drink coffee but is absolutely my best friend in the entire world so she had to be in my book, coffee or no coffee. She does love desserts so the odds & ends on this page were perfect. This pic was taken at my son's wedding. I couldn't have handled that big event without her.

After I designed each page, I punched a hole in the top corner and added some chunky twine (which, by the way, is another thing I can't live without), lol!

Life is soooo sweet and I can't imagine it without my friends. This photo is of me, Gina and two more of my besties ... Roxanne and Rushita. We all worked together at Archivers. Rushita is just one of the sweetest people I know. I love to tease her because she is by far the youngest of the group. She has young children and has had to listen to the rest of us talk about menopause and raising teenagers (now adults) over the years. Rox and I have a ton in common ... we both have sons, enjoy decorating, worry about the same things and can't scrapbook without singing (and not always in tune ... okay, never in tune). I love these girls. 

Thanks for visiting today.  This project was made for Doodlebug design team's "Off the Page" challenge which you can see here. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!

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