CUPCAKE MINI FLIP ALBUM | with Shellye

Hip Hip Hooray for birthdays!  Shellye here today with my first ever flip-style mini album. It's so easy to put together and makes an adorable addition to a table display.  Aside from adding small photos to it, guests can also write little notes inside the pages:

To get started I created the triangular base from a 5"X9" sheet of patterned paper and three pieces of chipboard that measured 3.5"X5" (two pieces) and 2"X5".  I placed the chipboard onto the paper as below:

After attaching the chipboard to the paper, I made creases in between the chipboard pieces and folded.  Next, I used a hole punch to make two sets of holes on both pieces of the 3.5" pages:

As you can see above, I also made a small paper topper to hold the base together at the top.

I wanted to make a cleaner transition between the topper and below, so I used the scallop border from the new Doodle Cuts "Borders& Edges" to cut a blue border from cardstock.

For the cover I made a mat with the "Large Tags" Doodle Cuts and then layered with a Doodle Pop, buttons and Chit Chat Die Cut!

I simply crafted the inner pages (as well as the cover above)  from a 4.25"X 6.5" paper that was folded in half.  I corner rounded the bottom edges after folding and hole punched the top.

All sorts of Doodle Cuts were used to make tags and mats for the following pages:

After decorating all of the pages, I used two 1" rings to clip them to the base.  Bows of ribbons were tied on and it's done!

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Doodlebug Product Used:

Hey Cupcake Collection 

Doodle Pops

Boutique Buttons

Tropical Assortment Matte Sprinkles

Key Lime Sweet Shoppe Assortment

Rainbow Stripe Washi Tape

Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts

Large Tags Doodle Cuts

Borders & Edges Doodle Cuts

CUPCAKE MINI ALBUM | with Tegan

I couldn't wait to document my niece's last birthday using the brand new Hey Cupcake collection. The darling color combo just screams birthday fun! The collection also includes super fun graphics like lollipops, candy pieces, pinatas, and more!  ​

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​ I used the Doodlebug So Much Pun - Cupcake and Candles Cut File to create the mini album base. I resized the cupcake to 6 1/2 inches tall and cut out 15 cupcake bases out of white cardstock. I adhered these together in groups of 3 to end up with 5 thicker cardstock pages.

​Using one of the page bases as a guide, I hand drew a little bit smaller cupcake image. I hand cut this out and used it as a template to make the patterned paper page backgrounds. (If you don't want a white cardstock border on your pages you can omit this step.) I then used the amazing brand new Doodlebug Nesting Scallops Doodle Die to cut out about 12 scalloped circles to mix and match.

​ I used the journaling card from the back side of the Sundae Stripe Patterned Paper to tell my story. We had celebrated my niece's 6th birthday at Disney World. A stop at The Crystal Palace was just one of the little celebrations we had. I embellished this page with Icons Stickers and a banner piece from the Odds & Ends pack.
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I made all of my photos 2" x 3" and with a small white border they fit perfectly in the journaling card from the Sundae Stripe Patterned Paper. I also had cut apart the Nesting Scallops cut outs in to little sections. Did you notice I tucked a little piece of it underneath the hearts? I love how it adds just a little aqua accent to the page! 

​I think the Nesting Scallop cut outs make perfect anchoring pieces for my photos. I love the mix of circular elements with the rectangular photos. 
Hey Cupcake has so many adorable graphics, I had to include a couple pages without photos. I mean isn't that little piñata Icons Sticker perched above the Happy Birthday die cut piece just the cutest?!
​I embellished this page with two scalloped circles from the Nesting Scallops Doodle Die Set. I used some Bright Assortment Matte Sprinkles to embellish the Happy Birthday emblem. I just love this plaid patterned paper, don't you?
​I also love all of the tiny stickers on the Icons Stickers sheet! They helped me to add lots of little details to my page here.
​On the last page, I used one of the Scalloped Circle cut outs underneath the Happy Birthday sticker. And that adorable llama patterned paper might be one of my favorites from this collection!
​Thank you for joining me today! I had a blast using the brand new Hey Cupcake collection and Nesting Scallops Die Set! hope I have inspired you to grab some of these for your next mini labum or project! 
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​ Doodlebug Design Products Used:

​ Hey Cupcake Collection

​ Doodle Cuts Nesting Scallops Die Set

​ Bright Assortment Matte Sprinkles

​ Sweet Shoppe Assortment - Key Lime 

​ So Much Pun - Cupcake and Candles Cut File

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SIMPLY SPRING CARDS | with Tya

Hi there! And welcome! I hope you are all staying happy and healthy during this crazy time in our lives. I am finding solace in being creative to pass the time!  Lots of time equals lots of cards I guess LOL! I have 8 cards up for you today using the adorable "Simply Spring" collection. With its bright happy colors and icons such as flowers, butterflies, birds, clouds and so much more... you will not be lacking any spring-themed elements to create oodles of cards!

 Here are the eight cards I created up close for you to see! I used 12x12 pattern papers, the Chit Chat and Odds and Ends die cuts, Icon stickers and the This and That stickers and then lots of embellishments to decorate each card like twine, and Sprinkles.  Here they are:

Aren't they so much fun? Cards are a great way to use up all of the MANY die cuts that you get in our Odds and Ends and Chit Chat die cut packs. I like to make little scenes with the die cuts and then add little embellishments here and there to spice them up. I hope I have inspired you to create some cards of your own with this cute collection. I know lots of people could use a little "happy mail" right now so why not make a few cards and then send them out with a little heartfelt message to lift someone's spirits? That's what I plan on doing! Thanks again for stopping by today! Happy Crafting!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED:

Simply Spring Collection

Lily White Doily

Bumblebee Glitter Sprinkles

Cupcake Glitter Sprinkles

Swimming Pool Bakers Twine

Lilac Bakers Twine

Limeade Bakers Twine

Swimming Pool Cardstock

Bubblegum Cardstock

OTHER PRODUCT USED:

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Simply White

Stickles - Crystal

Yellow Ink 

Teal Ink