SUMMER FUN CASCADING POCKET MINI | with Conny

Hello crafty friends! It’s Conny here from The Daily Life of Creativity, and we’re playing with the Summer Fun Collection once again!

Today we’re creating this fun little cascading pocket mini album. It has six pockets that get smaller as you work your way down, creating a fun layered look. You can add photos, journaling, or little memories inside each pocket.

Let's get started!

I started with a piece of cardstock measuring 5” x 8”, scored at ½” on the 8” side and ½” on both sides of the 5” side. This created the base. I added a piece of cardstock measuring 4” x 7½” to the front of the base.

Next I created the cascading pockets, Here are the pieces I cut for to make them:

• 7½” x 4” finished, cut 5” x 8”

• 6½” x 4” finished,  cut 5” x 7”

• 5½” x 4” finished, cut 5” x 6”

• 4½” x 4” finished , cut 5” x 5”

• 4” x 4” finished , cut 5” x 4½”

• 3” x 4” finished, cut 5” x 3½”. 

On each piece I scored ½” from both sides of the 5” width, and scored ½” at the end of the length.

I folded along thescore lines, trimmed away the corners, and adhered the pockets one on top of the other, starting with the largest and working down to the smallest.

For each pocket, I used a circle punch along the front edge to create a little thumb notch. This makes it easier to pull out your photo mats or cards. I decorated the pockets with pieces from the Summer Fun Collection, including the adorable toucan, turtle, seagull, and crab from the Odds & Ends. I also added some of the Puffy Icon Words, including Say Cheese, Hello, and Time to Relax, along with the fun Beach Hair. Don’t Care. phrase.

And that’s it! A simple little cascading pocket album that’s perfect for adding summer photos, journaling, and memories!  Happy crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

7067 Blue Jean Buffalo Check/woodgrain Petite Prints

8940 Gulf Friends double sided cardstock
8934 Let's Luau double sided cardstock

8934 Polka Dot Bikini double sided cardstock

8931 Pink Paradise double sided cardstock

7069 Bumblebee Buffalo Check/Woodgrain Petite Prints

 8943 Summer Fun Solid Assortment Textured Cardstock
8923 Summer Fun Bits and Pieces 

8921 Summer Fun Odds & Ends 

8908 Summer Fun Puffy Words Stickers

8907 Summer Fun Puffy Icons Stickers
7274 Bright - Cards & Envelopes 

8906 Summer Fun - Mini Icons Stickers

8927 Summer Fun - This & That Stickers

OTHER

Score Board 
Ribbons 

Liquid Glue 
Foam Adhesive 

Cutting Board 

1" Circle Punch 

SUMMER FUN FINTASTIC PAGE | with Traci

Hello crafty girls! Traci here and today, I have a 12x12 scrapbook layout that's "fin-tastic" for some beach, pool, fishing, and warm weather memories. I designed it with the colorful Summer Fun Collection and used one of its cute 🐟 fish patterns as inspiration. Take a look ...

I chose the 12x12 rainbow stripe Beach Towel print as the base and layered lily white cardstock on top. Then, I cut five 2" strips out of the pattern papers titled Gull Friends, Summer Fun, Pink Paradise, Water Babies, and Seashells by the Seashore. I varied their lengths for interest, then punched small fish shapes out using an EK Success Paper Shaper. Next, I added foam squares to the fish and popped them up for dimension.

Above, I added two 3x4 inch photo mats cut from the polka dot Gull Friends paper. To embellish, I added the sun 🌞 die cut from the Odds & Ends and the adorable toucan bird from the Tropical Trio Doodle-pops. I placed him along the top edge as if he was just hangin' out on the photo mat.

At the bottom, I cut the 12x12 Summer School paper into a wave shape and adhered it to the page. Then, I added the Donnie Dolphin Doodle-pops and a few of his enamel water drops. So cute and such a fun name.  

Here, I added the "you're" and "fin-tastic" stickers from the Puffy Words. I love the little bit of shine and dimension they add, along with the Doodle-pops and the popped-up fish. 

I hope this colorful layout inspires you to be creative with the fabulous Summer Fun Collection. Have a wonderful day and happy scrapping everyone! 😊 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8941 12x12 Summer Fun Collection Kit

8943 Summer Fun Textured Cardstock Assortment

8921 Odds & Ends

8927 This & That Stickers

8908 Puffy Stickers Words

8902 Donnie Dolphin Doodle-pops

8899 Tropical Trio Doodle-pops

OTHER

EK Success Paper Shaper

SUMMER FUN VACAY MINI ALBUM | with Inessa

I had so much fun creating this bright and colorful mini album using the Summer Fun collection !

The idea for the album actually started with the light pink card included in the Bright Cards pack. It measures about 4" tall by 5.5" wide, and I loved it so much that I decided to build the entire album around it. I kept the finished album at approximately 4" x 6" and used my We R tool to create a fun spiral-bound mini.

The album has six pages, including the front and back covers, which gave me plenty of room to play with all of the adorable embellishments in this collection. I used lots of Doodle-Pops, ephemera, stickers, enamel shapes, and even added a little touch of gold with some puffy alphabet stickers.

One of my favorite pages is the sequin shaker! I created it using two pieces of acetate and filled the inside with a mix of bubbles and little fishy shaker pieces. I love the extra movement and texture it adds to the album!

I added a photo to each page, with most of my photos sized at 3" x 4". I also mixed in a few 3" x 3" square photos throughout the album just to change things up and make each page feel a little different.

For the back page, I created a small pocket and tucked a few tags inside. It's such an easy way to add another interactive element and gives me a little extra space for journaling or even more photos.

This collection is just so cheerful and perfect for documenting all of those fun summer memories. Between the bright colors, adorable icons, and all of the little interactive details, this mini album was definitely a fun one to put together!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8925 summer fun 6x8 paper pad

8923 summer fun bits & pieces

8922 summer fun chit chat

8921 summer fun odds & ends

8907 summer fun puffy icons

8926 summer fun icons cardstock stickers

8927 summer fun this & that stickers

8891 summer assortment sprinkles

8892 island tropics shape sprinkles

8894 summer school double sided cardstock

8896 flora flamingo double sided cardstock

8905 fishies shakers

8904 bitty bubbles shakers

7274 bright cards & envelopes

8220 gold alphabet soup puffy stickers

2992 doodle-twine blue jean

2989 doodle-twine tangerine

OTHER

Cinch binding tool
Acetate