SUMMER FUN 4x4 MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hello, crafty friends!  t’s Conny here from The Daily Life of Creativity, and I’m so happy to be back with another mini album tutorial! Today we’re creating a 4” x 4” mini album using the Summer Fun collection. This album may be small, but it has plenty of room for creativity! It includes pockets, flip pages, and interactive elements, giving you plenty of space for mini photos, journaling, and, of course, fun embellishment clusters. As always, I love creating my own album bases. They do take a little more time to construct, but I promise—the finished project is completely worth it!

I started with the chipboard pieces:  I cut two pieces measuring 4” x 4” for the covers and one piece measuring 4” x 2 1/2” for the spine.

For the cover, I used Swimming Pool Gingham Linen petite prints from which I cut one piece to 12” x 5”.   I placed the chipboard pieces onto the cardstock, leaving approximately 1/8” between the spine and covers. I centered everything and left an even amount of cardstock around the outside to wrap the chipboard.  Next I trimmed the corners at an angle, leaving about 1/8” from the chipboard, Lastly, I adhered and wrapped all four sides.

Now for the hinges:  I cut a piece of cardstock 4” x 9” and scored it on the 9” side at:

2”, 2 1/2”, 3”, 3 1/2”, 4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 6”, 6 1/2”, and 7”.

I folded the scored sections into three raised hinges, leaving the first and last sections flat; I also left a flat section between the hinges.  To finish, I glued the raised sections together, then attached the hinge to the center of the spine. Three pages worked perfectly for me because I knew I would be adding lots of embellishments and foam adhesive. 

For each pocket page, I cut a piece of patterned paper 4” x 8” and score at 4”.  I folded it in half and added adhesive along the two sides and bottom, leaving the top open to create the pocket.

I added approximately 3 1/4” x 4"  inserts inside the pockets, leaving a little space at the top so I could add embellishment clusters.

For one of the pages, I also created a tri-fold using the Swimming Pool Gingham Linen cardstock. I cut it to approximately 3 3/4” x 11 1/4” and score at 3 3/4” and 7 1/2”.

I adhered the center section to the page, creating another fun spot for photos and journaling.

For the back, I used the adorable Polaroid-style scenes from the collection to create another tri-fold that opens from left to right.

And, of course, we can’t forget the best part—embellishing! I added layers, foam adhesive, mini icons, Doodle-Pops, and fun phrases like “The Life Is Sweet” and “On Vacation Mode.” For the front cover, I created a little beach scene using the palm tree Doodle-Pop, beach embellishments, and mini icons. I finished the album with a rainbow sheer ribbon closure.

And that’s it! A tiny 4” x 4” Summer Fun mini album with pockets, interactive pages, and plenty of space for photos and embellishments.

I hope you love this little album as much as I do. Remember, you can always change the number of pages, add more pockets, or make the album completely your own.   Make it fun, make it yours, and happy crafting! Xo, Conny!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8943 Summer Fun Solid Assortment Textured Cardstock
8938 Flamazing Flock double sided cardstock

5437 Swimming Pool Gingham- Linen petite prints

6085 Bubblegum Floral-Graph petite prints

8925 Summer Fun 6” × 8” Paper Pad
8923 Summer Fun Bits and Pieces 

8921 Summer Fun Odds & Ends 

8908 Summer Fun Puffy Words 

8907 Summer Fun Puffy Icons

 8900 Palm Beach- Doodle-Pops
8897 Photo Op- Doodle- Pops
8906 Summer Fun - Mini Icons 

8927 Summer Fun - This & That 

OTHER

Score Board 
Rainbow Sheer Ribbons 

Liquid Glue 
Foam Adhesive 

Cutting Board 

Chipboard

SUMMER FUN CAMERA ALBUM | with Traci

Hey friends! Traci here and today, I'm sharing a new scrapbook idea for your sunny warm weather photos. It's a camera shaped mini album made with the colorful Summer Fun Collection. It features pretty flowers, palm trees, cute fish, beach umbrellas, surfboards, and more. It's a fun and simple project for your summer memories!

To make this, I used my white Artsy Albums Acrylic Camera Shaped Album, the 6x8 paper pad, some 12x12 cut apart cards, and lots of cute embellishments. On the front, I wanted a beautiful color so I chose the tone-on-tone floral pattern called Pink Paradise.

My camera album comes with a white acrylic circle for the lens, but I added pattern papers underneath for more color. I punched a 3.5" circle out of the blue polka dot called Gull Friends and a 3" circle from the rainbow stripe titled Beach Towel. My white circle was next, then the scenic die cut from the Bits & Pieces. I think the image looks like a reflection in the lens!

Inside, I covered the white scrapbook pages with colorful pattern papers. Here, I used the sunny Summer Fun print in the background and created a flippie with a journaling card from the 12x12 Summer School paper. I added the "memories" sticker from the This & That, then decorated with a palm tree from the Odds & Ends and some super cute mini icon stickers.

I love the gorgeous flower print on the fold-out page above. To make it, I used the 4x4 "Life is Good" card from the Flamazing Flock sheet on the front flap. Then, I added a matching 4x6 card from the 6x8 paper pad on the inside. They look great together and give this page space for journaling and photos!

For this colorful pocket page, I used the green Paradise Palms print in the background and the Summer Fun paper on the front. Then I added the beautiful flower die cut from the Bits & Pieces and tucked some cute cards inside from the 12x12 Flamazing Flock and Beach Towel prints.

This fun layout has a flippie for 2 pictures AND a pocket! I created the white folding card and adhered it to the page on 3 sides. I added the scenic This & That sticker to the front and tucked a Bits & Pieces tag inside the back. Then, I decorated with the sun from the Odds & Ends and the cute lifeguard mini icon sticker.

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you liked my camera shaped mini album and it inspires you to create something wonderful with the Summer Fun Collection. Its cheerful colors and cute images are sure to brighten your day!

If you'd like to recreate my Summer Fun Scrapbook, the acrylic camera album is available in my shop! Thanks for stopping by the blog today and happy scrappin'. 😊

 
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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8925 Summer Fun 6x8 Paper Pad

8921 Odds & Ends

8922 Chit Chat

8923 Bits & Pieces

8927 This & That Stickers 

8906 Mini Icon Stickers 

8930 12x12 Summer School Paper

8938 12x12 Flamazing Flock Paper

8939 12x12 Beach Towel Paper 

8901 Sam and Sally Seahorse Doodle-pops

 

OTHER 

Acrylic Camera Shaped Album

Clear Acrylic Display Stand

SUMMER FUN - BEACH VACATION DOUBLE PAGE LAYOUT | with Inessa

For today’s project, I created a fun double-page layout using the Summer Fun collection, and I really had fun creating with it — pun intended!

I love creating double-page layouts when I have several photos from the same day or event because they give me plenty of room to tell the story while still leaving lots of space for all the cute embellishments. I documented a few photos from our family trip to Punta Cana

For my background, I started with two sheets of Gull Friends paper. I used the navy blue side with the white polka dots as the foundation for both pages.

Next, I added two sheets of Seashells by the Seashore. One piece was trimmed to approximately 9.5 x 9.5 inches, and the second was trimmed to 9.5 x 10.5 inches. I distressed all of the edges before adhering them to my background. I positioned the patterned papers approximately 1.25 inches from the top, with each piece sitting flush along the outside edge of its page.

To add another layer of color and pattern, I brought in the Water Babies paper. I trimmed one piece to 3 x 7 inches and another to 2 x 7 inches, distressed the edges, and tucked them underneath the Seashells by the Seashore paper on each side of the layout. I love how just a little bit of that wave pattern peeking out adds another fun detail.

For my photos, I used one 4 x 6 photo along with four 3 x 4 photos. One of the photos is hidden underneath an interactive flap, which gave me an easy way to include another photo without making the layout feel too crowded.

On the left side of the layout, I spaced the photos approximately a quarter to half an inch apart. On the right side, the spacing is closer to an eighth to a quarter of an inch. I mostly eyeballed the placement rather than measuring everything exactly.

For the flap, I used two of the 3 x 4 cards cut from the 12 x 12 patterned paper, placing one on the front and another underneath. This created another little interactive element while also adding more of the adorable Summer Fun artwork to the page.

Then came my favorite part — embellishing!

I used lots of pieces from the Odds & Ends, mixed in a few pieces from the Bits & Pieces, and added titles and phrases from the Chit Chat pack. I spread the embellishments throughout both pages to help visually connect the entire double-page design.

Of course, I couldn’t resist adding some Doodle-Pops! I used the adorable Tropical Trio Doodle-Pops, featuring the toucan, seagull, and the cutest little iguana, along with some fun seashell accents. They add so much personality and dimension to the layout.

To finish everything off, I added just a little bit of sparkle glue to the center of the flowers, coconuts and the ice in the drink cooler.

I absolutely love how bright, playful, and summery this double-page layout turned out. The Summer Fun collection was perfect for documenting these photos, and all of the little tropical details made this one especially fun to create.

I hope this layout inspires you to pull out your Summer Fun collection, gather a few favorite summer photos, and give a double-page layout a try!

Happy crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8932 water babies double sided cardstock

8940 gull friends double sided cardstock

8936 seashells by the seashore double sided cardstock

8930 summer school double sided cardstock

8938 flamazing flock double sided cardstock

8923 summer fun bits & pieces

8922 summer fun chit chat

8921 summer fun odds & ends

8899 tropical trio doodle-pops

2987 doodle-twine bubblegum