OH WHAT FUN INTERACTIVE MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Conny here from The Daily Life of Creativity, and today I’m sharing this bright and cheerful 6” x 8” interactive mini album using the Oh What Fun Collection. This album includes layers, flip pages, interactive elements, and space for over 30 photos — perfect for documenting all your December memories.

Below you’ll find the full supply list and the measurements I used to build the base, cover the chipboard, and create the interactive pages. Check out the YouTube process video.

Back Cover: 8 1/4” x 6”Front Cover: 8 1/4” x 4 1/8”
Spine: 8 1/4” x 1 1/2”

For the outside cover

Light Blue Cardstock: 10” x 12”
All Spruced Up Pattern: 10” x 2”

This will leave a 3/4” border all around after placing the chipboard pieces.
I used a Book Cover Guide Tool to get the perfect spacing, including a 1/8” gap between each chipboard piece before wrapping the cover.
Wrap everything using strong double-sided tape.

Inside Cover Pieces

Light Blue Cardstock: 2 1/8” x 10”
All Spruced Up Pattern: 9 3/4” x 10”

Adhere these inside to finish the cover.

Inside Pages & Base Structure
I used white cardstock for all pages:

Main Pages
Page 1: 12” x 8 1/8”
Score at 5 3/4” and 6 1/4”
Page 2: 11 1/4” x 8 1/8”
Score at 5” and 5 1/4”

These create the staggered, cascading effect when layered together in the album.

Chipboard Measurements

Your closure can be placed on either the left or right side. The album I’m showing today opens from left to right with a cascade-style look.

Covering the Chipboard
Flip Pages

Large Flip Pages
6 1/2” x 6”
Score on the long side at 1/2”

Small Flip Pages
5 1/4” x 3 3/4”
Score on the long side at 1/2”

Placement of Flip Pages

Small Flip Pages
Adhere to the first page (the 5”x 8" page)
Place them 2 1/8” down from the top
Attach one on each side, mirroring each other

Large Flip Pages
Adhere to the middle pages
Place them 1 1/4” down on each side
These also mirror each other.

Matting the Pages

For matting the inside pages, I used the 6” x 8” Paper Pad. Collection. Since the base pages measure 6” x 8”, the patterned mats are trimmed slightly smaller to create a clean border around the edges.

Trim your patterned papers to 5 1/2” x 8” You will need six (6) pieces in this size to mat the larger full pages inside the album.

Smaller Front Page
Trim your patterned papers to 4 3/4” x 8” You will need two (2) of these mats for the first smaller page that sits on top of the cascading layout.

Photo Mats

The album can hold several 3” x 4”, 5" x 7" , 2" x2" photos, so I created my photo mats with a nice border. Photo Mat Size: 3 1/4” x 4 1/2” This gives the perfect landing space for a 3” x 4” photo, leaving about 1/8” border around the photo for a clean layered look.

You can add these photo mats throughout your pages, flips, and interactive elements to maximize your photo capacity while keeping everything cohesive.

To finish the album, I embellished every page using a mix of Puffy Stickers, Cardstock Stickers, Doodle-Pops, Puffy Icons, Puffy Words, and even the Odds & Ends from the collection. I love mixing different textures and elements to create dimension, so you’ll see layers of foam adhesive throughout the album. Every little piece adds personality, color, and movement, bringing the Oh What Fun! collection to life on every page. Xo Conny!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

 8995 all spruced up double-sided cardstock
3394 bubble blue textured cardstock

8984 oh what fun 6x8 paper pad

8961 deer friends doodle-pops

8980 oh what fun odds & ends

8981 oh what fun chit chat

8982 oh what fun bits & pieces

3402 lily white textured cardstock

8967 oh what fun puffy words stickers

8966 oh what fun puffy icons stickers

8983 oh what fun assortment cards & envelopes

8986 oh what fun this & that stickers

OTHER

Double-Sided Adhesive 
Liquid Glue 
Chipboard
Magnets 
Score and Trim Board 
Cover Guide Tool 

OH WHAT FUN - CHRISTMAS CARDS | with Jen

Do you send out Christmas cards? Every year I mean to send them and then run out of time! So how do you get around that? Make them now! 

I decided to use the Oh What Fun Cards and Envelopes Pack along with all the new Doodle Cuts  and Doodle Stamps to make a set of Christmas cards. 

For the first card I kept it very simple. I used a piece of Lily White Candy Stripe Sprinkle Petite Prints for a mat and cut the scalloped end using the Borders and Edges Doodle Cuts dies. I then decorated using the Oh What Fun Puffy Words and Puffy Icons.

For my second card I used the Happy Holidays Doodle Cuts to make my fun Santa. I matted the card with Limeade Gingham Linen Petite Prints. I used the Puffy Words again for my sentiments. 

For my third card I cut a rainbow of trees using the Merry Christmas Doodle Cuts. I cut only the trees that don't have a trunk since that area was going to be covered up. I used a blending brush and inks to ink a little coordinating halo behind the different trees. I blended along the bottom in red. I then added a white strip and topped that with a Ladybug Plaid Polka Dot strip. My sentiment is cut with the die set but I cut it several times out of white and layered them together before topping with the red sentiment.

For the next two cards I stamped and colored the images from the Oh What Fun Doodle Stamps set and cut them with the coordinating dies. There is a little tag die on that set that I used for the front of this card. I added two 1 1/4" wide strips of Limeade Gingham Linen Petite Print to look like ribbon on a package. I tied Ladybug Chunky Twine on my tag and adhered it with foam tape. The sentiment is from the Puffy Words. 

The next card I matted with a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Candy Stripe Sprinkle Petite print. I used the Puffy Words again for my sentiment on a strip of white cardstock that I lightly inked with red ink. I put all my little colored gingerbread men at the top and my ornaments at the bottom. I added some Ladybug Doodle Twine to make an ornament garland or sorts. 

For my last card I used the Deck the Halls Doodle Cuts to make a shaker. I filled the shaker with the new Christmas Confetti and Peppermints Shakers. I matted the front with Bumblebee Dot Stripe Petite Prints topped with a white panel that had been lightly inked in pink. I finished it off with the sentiment from the Puffy Words and some snowflakes from the Snow What Fun Shape Sprinkles.

I  have a process video for you, detailing my cards on my YouTube channel!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8983 Oh What Fun Cards & Envelopes
8966 Oh What Fun Puffy Icons
8967 Oh What Fun Puffy Words
8977 Deck the Halls Doodle Cuts
8978 Merry Christmas Doodle Cuts
8979 Happy Holidays Doodle Cuts
8975 Oh What Fun Doodle Stamps
8976 Oh What Fun Doodle Cuts
8953 Snow What Fun Shape Sprinkles
8963 Christmas Confetti Shakers
8964 Peppermints Shakers
6739 Borders and Edges Doodle Cuts
2988 Ladybug Doodle Twine
4806 Ladybug Chunky Twine
9001 Oh What Fun Petite Prints
8089 Lily White Candy Stripe Sprinkles Petite Print

OTHER

Foam Tape
Ink in coordinating colors
Alcohol Markers (I used Olo R0.5, R0.6, R1.5, R2.2, R5.3, R5.7, RV1.3, B0.2, B0.3, B0.5, B2.2, B2.3, G1.5, YG1.4, Y2.2, Y2.3, O4.3, O4.6, O7.3, OR2.0, OR7.6, W-G0, C-G0, C-G3)

OH WHAT FUN TRUCK SHAPED MINI ALBUM | with Traci

Hey guys! Traci here and today, I'm sharing a new Christmas mini album that I made with the adorable Oh What Fun Collection and a Doodlebug truck shaped cutting file. I was inspired by all the colorful gift and toy pieces in the Odds & Ends and thought this scrapbook would be a cute way to highlight them! 

For the shape, I chose the cutting file titled Truck - On the Farm. I sized it to 6x9 inches, tweaked the back a little, and cut two covers out of white acrylic. You could use card stock for these instead. 

Next, I covered the front in a festive 12x12 polka dot print called Here Comes Santa and added accents from a few other patterns called Merry and Bright, Merry Magic, Twinkle Time, and Swiss Dot in swimming pool.  

I filled the truck with presents, toys, candy canes, gingerbread, and a fun little plaid tree. Aren't these Odds & Ends great? Then to finish the cover, I added a few enamel dots in swimming pool to the tires. 

Just inside the cover, I created a photo mat with the rainbow stripe paper called Merry Bright. Then, I took advantage of the fun shape by filling in the extra spaces with more die cuts. How cute is the reindeer and the Christmas tree headband on the little girl?! 💕

The album has 16 white scrapbook pages that include 2 pockets, 3 flippies, 2 fold-out pages, and space for 30 holiday photos. I covered each layout in a colorful 12x12 pattern paper, then added photo mats and more embellishments. The snow globe above is my favorite!

Oh wait ... maybe the Santa Express helicopter is my favorite. The little elf and gift flying underneath is so creative. I can't pick just one! 

I'm also loving the little touches of Bubble Blue throughout this collection. This "vintage book shop" die cut is a great example. Unexpected and soooo pretty! 

Here's one of the 2 little pockets. I added the Cookies and Candy plaid print in the background and more of the Merry and Bright stripe on the front. I tucked a few 3x4 cards into the pocket, which btw ... are fabulous. They have elves, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, reindeer, and cute holiday sayings. Love them!

Check out this fun detail ... since the Santa's Toy Factory die cut was a larger size, I adhered only the bottom of it to the page and made a fun little holder out of it for my photo mat. Perfect!

I hope you have as much fun creating with the cute new Oh What Fun Collection as I did. And don't forget to check out all the great cutting files Doodlebug has. The possibilities are endless! Have a wonderful day. 😊

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Truck - On The Farm Cutting File

9000 Oh What Fun Collection 12x12 Paper Pack

8980 Odds & Ends

8950 Enamel Dots Oh What Fun Assortment

   5076 12x12 Petite Prints Swiss Dot Assortment

 

 OTHER 

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