Thursday, October 19, 2023

12x12 Halloween Night Scrapbook Layouts with Doodlebug

Hi guys! Today, I'm sharing my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project that uses the adorable pastel colored collection called Sweet and Spooky. I made two 12x12 scrapbook pages that would be great for October photos and a night of trick-or-treating!

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Layouts by Artsy Albums made with the Doodlebug Design Sweet and Spooky Collection

I mixed lots of pretty 12x12 pattern papers and a few from the 6x6 paper pad. The addition of the cotton candy pink in this year's collection makes me so happy! #pinkpumpkin 💗

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with spider, web, stars, and pumpkins

I love the acetate die cuts in this line too! I added one of the cute little pink spider webs to the photo mat above. The transparency is so fun to work with.

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with pumpkins, stars, and a haunted house

This first page would be perfect for Halloween Night with pictures of spooky costumes, trick-or-treating, yummy treats, a party, or a fun evening at home with family and friends.

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with a cute haunted house, stars, and a moon

I added two colorful border stickers just underneath the haunted house. Which by the way ... is so cute! I also added some shiny puffy stickers - the stars and moon worked great here.

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with candy, pumpkins, stars, and a frog

For the second page, I created a geometric background design with triangles I cut from 5.75" x 5.75" squares of pattern paper. Then, I added some photo mats in different fun sizes and lots of cute embellishments.

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with a spider web, pumpkin, ghost, and stars

These pages would be great for photos of the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins, making your own costumes, a school costume parade or class party, a visit to a scary haunted house or fall carnival, an office party, or your own very decorated home.

12x12 Halloween Scrapbook Page Layout with photo mats, a pocket, and a journaling card

I added a pocket to the backside of one of my photo mats and made a cute journaling card for the inside. But, you could add carnival tickets or a few small photos to it instead. 

I hope these pages give you some fun ideas for your next Halloween layouts. These would be such a cute addition to your 12x12 album and I highly recommend the Sweet and Spooky Collection. It will highlight your Halloween memories beautifully!


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Friday, October 13, 2023

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layouts

It's Funday Friday and that means ... I have a NEW kit in the shop! Yay! This one is a 4-page 12x12 layout kit titled Home. It's perfect for photos of family, friends, holidays, birthdays, pets, special occasions, your home, and those sweet everyday moments.

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layouts by Artsy Albums

To purchase the instructions for these layouts visit:

I designed these with the Echo Park, Good To Be Home Collection. It has pretty jewel-tone colors, lots of flowers, houses, hearts, and cute items you'd find in the kitchen. 

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layout with patchwork heart

I love this patchwork heart. Nothing says home more to me than a cozy quilt and that's what this reminds me of. I thought it was perfect for this layout kit.

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layout with flowers and kitchen supplies

You can add almost any photo to these pages. Add memories like family dinners, creating new recipes in the kitchen, enjoying wine with friends, movie night or game day, a celebration, or a visit from the grandlittles.

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layout for photos of family and friends

Home is where your story begins and these 12x12 pages can help you tell that story. They will make a beautiful addition to any album!

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layout with a cute little home, a heart, and flowers

For anyone that's new to Artsy Albums ... I have kits and premades available. If you buy the kit, all of the pieces are pre-cut for you, packaged by page and include the simple, full-color, step-by-step instructions. If you prefer my pre-made pages, they will arrive completely assembled and ready for pictures or gift-giving.

12x12 Home Scrapbook Page Layout for photos of family and friends

I hope you have fun creating these layouts and filling them with great memories of your life at home, family, and friends. 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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Friday, October 6, 2023

NEW! Merry and Bright Christmas Mini Album

Happy Friday and new album day! My latest kit is a Christmas cutie titled Merry and Bright. It's designed with Doodlebug's new Gingerbread Kisses Collection and it's adorable! This mini album is fun, colorful, and filled with sweet treats. Seriously, I think there's something yummy on every page! It would make a wonderful keepsake for your Christmas memories, or ... a great gift idea for someone special.

Merry and Bright Christmas Scrapbook by Artsy Albums

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

This holiday collection has gingerbread cookies, wrapped presents, mugs of hot cocoa, candy canes, gingerbread houses, snowflakes, wreaths, Christmas trees, and Santa Claus. See him waving hello?

Christmas Scrapbook Mini Album made with the Doodlebug Design Gingerbread Kisses Collection

I used a limited edition 6x8 Simple Stories binder in lime and added a rainbow of colors and a sled full of goodies to the cover. It's so "merry & bright"! 😉

Christmas Scrapbook Album with a transparent sprinkles acetate page and a gingerbread house

The first page is made with a sprinkle acetate. The transparency is such a fun surprise when you open the cover. You can add photos to the front and back, or ... leave it blank to see the cute page underneath!

Christmas scrapbook album page with plaid paper, a gingerbread house, and cute candies

The album has 20 pages that include 3 pockets, 3 fold-out pages, lots of flippies and interactive elements, and space for 50+ photos! That's plenty of room for all your fun December activities, like ...

Christmas scrapbook album page with gingerbread cookies, a recipe book, and baking utensils

... making holiday cookies, decorating a gingerbread house, or participating in a cookie swap! This would be a great page for those photos.  

Christmas scrapbook album page with folding element, journaling card, flowers, and a gingerbread house

I've also added some cute places to journal so you can add your children's wish list,
a funny story, favorite holiday traditions, or the Christmas recipe you're most famous for!

Christmas scrapbook album page with folding element, flowers, a gingerbread man, and snowflake cookie

Add photos of your Christmas tree, wrapped presents, a visit with Santa, your home's decorations, a school or church event, a festive light show, holiday parties, family gatherings, fun with friends, and Christmas Day. Yep ... you're going to need these 20 pages for all that fun!

Christmas scrapbook album page with a pocket and cute journaling cards

If you love saving memorabilia, then you'll love my 3 pockets. You can fill them with Christmas cards, a note from Santa, recipes, shopping lists, a church or school program, gift tags, or tickets to a holiday show. Or, use the cute little cards I've included as photo mats for extra photos.

Christmas scrapbook album page with 2 folding cards, a gingerbread house, and a cute baking truck

Ohhh, that Gingerbread Express truck is so cute!! The string lights, the peppermint wheels, and the little pink logo! My niece owns a cake business. I think she needs this truck. 😍 ... and YOU need this mini! Hop over to my shop on this super fun Friday 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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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Jar Shaped Halloween Mini Album with Doodlebug

Hey guys! Today, I’m sharing my latest Doodlebug Design Team Project and this one was reeeeally fun! It's a jar shaped Halloween mini album with a shaker on the cover filled with rainbow sequins. So cute! It makes a perfect little scrapbook for photos of pumpkins, parties, costumes, and Halloween memories!

Jar Shaped Halloween Mini Album by Artsy Albums

I designed this with the Sweet & Spooky Collection and a cutting file called Happy Haunting, Jar of Eyes (links below). I tweaked the file just a bit to create the shaker & I'm loving the pretty colors of those sequins!!

Jar Shaped Halloween Mini Album with a shaker and sequins

To make it, I used my silhouette machine and cut out the album covers and pages. I glued a piece of Stardust acetate behind the front window and layered some foam tape and white paper to create space for the sequins to float around in. Then, I glued black chunky twine around the edge to hide the tape and tied a cute bow around the top.

Jar Shaped Halloween scrapbook album page with candy, a pumpkin, and a haunted house

Inside, I covered each of the white pages with a different 6x6 print. Then, time for the embellishments! On the first page above, I added the clip board for journaling, some candy icon stickers, and a few puffy stickers.

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page with a haunted house, a bat, and a moon

For more photo space, I made a haunted house flippie with white paper and a This & That sticker. Then I tucked an acetate tree in the back and added a few more puffy stickers. I love that these are shiny.

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page with rainbow colors, a ghost, and pumpkins

These pages would be great filled with pictures from school, a costume party, carving pumpkins, and "spooky" trick-or-treaters!

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page with ghosts

I like to mix up the shapes of my photo mats for interest. The one on this page was made with a 3.5” scalloped circle punch and a 3” circle punch (links below). It's cuter than a rectangle and it's the perfect spot for a family photo!

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page with colorful pumpkins, stars, and ghosts

I love this little cluster of pumpkins. Different sizes, different colors, and even some shiny ones!

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page for holiday photos

The Bits & Pieces make perfect journaling spots - add names, dates, events, locations, or notes. The flippie on the right has a funny saying but it's the 3 little trick-or-treaters just above it that I really love.

Halloween Scrapbook Mini Album Page with candy, skeleton, and a ghost

I hope this Sweet & Spooky jar shaped mini album inspires you to create something fun. If you’ve never played with a Silhouette machine, I encourage you to try it! Doodlebug has so many adorable files to choose from that match each collection.

Below, I’ve added the product links for the supplies used to make this album, including the Silhouette machine. Happy scrappin’!!

 
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Friday, September 29, 2023

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album by Artsy Albums

To purchase the instructions for this album visit:

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!!

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with a pocket, journaling cards, and a folding card

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with an apron, journaling space, and flowers

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with houses, food, and a recipe card

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page made with the Simple Stories What's Cookin Collection

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with beautiful flowers and a photo mat

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!

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with fall tree, leaves, and pumpkins

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.

Family Recipes Scrapbook Album Page with clear page protectors for recipe cards
 
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.

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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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Halloween Shadow Box Bat Card Tutorial

Hi my sweet friends! Today, I'm sharing a tutorial on how to make this spooky little Shadow Box 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.

Halloween Shadowbox Bat Card Tutorial

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

Halloween Shadowbox Bat Card Tutorial made with a Lori Whitlock cutting file

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. 😊

Halloween Shadowbox Bat Card Tutorial

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

Halloween Shadowbox Bat Card Tutorial with spiderwebs, a spider, and hearts

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.

Halloween Shadowbox Card Tutorial with bats, gems, and a spider

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.

Halloween Shadowbox Card Tutorial with bats, spider, spider webs, and gems for eyes

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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