BUTTERFLY KISSES TAG FLIP MINI ALBUM | with Kathy

Butterfly Kisses just makes me happy.  I have fallen in love with the colors, the icons, the spring patterns... just everything!  I couldn't wait to play with it!  I decided to make a fun Tag Flip Mini Album to celebrate spring.  Take a peek...

I started by making my cover.  I cut 3 pieces of chipboard... 2 pieces  4.25" x 6.75" for the covers, and one 1.25"x 6.75" for the spine.  I arranged and glued them to a piece of the Garden Gingham plaid paper leaving about 0.5" around and wrapped to form my cover.  I covered the inside of the book with a piece of the bubblegum colored side of the Butterfly Kisses paper.  

To decorate my cover, I added a rectangle of the Butterfly Kisses paper to the front, and lots of butterflies and flowers from the Bits & Pieces pack.  I used some Beetle Black Alphabet Soup letters and a Chit Chat piece for my title. 

Inside the front cover I added a photo spot, with some Odds & Ends and a Chit Chat speech bubble.  On the right side, I punched a hole about 0.75" down and in the center to hold my book ring/ tags.

The Happy Thoughts Tag paper is one of my favorites!  I cut all six tags from the paper to use as the pages of my book.  I stitched coordinating papers to the back of each tag using my sewing machine.  I also cut a few smaller tags using a die from my stash to mix it up a little.  Then came the fun part... decorating the pages/tags!

For my photo spots, I used some stitched rectangle and square dies from my stash.  I added some tabs to some of the pages using a tab punch.  It was fun decorating all the pages!  I used Chit Chats, Odds & Ends, This & That Stickers, Icon Stickers, Puffy Icon Stickers and the new Puffy Words!  And let's not forget all the fun shaped sprinkles!

I also traced one of the tags onto the Butterfly Kisses Heavyweight Acetate and cut it to make another fun page.  I added rectangle photo spots to each side and some This & That Sticker words.  I lined them up  so that they matched on both sides!

I love how this turned out!  It's all ready for my spring photos!  I created a video short flip through, I always think it's more fun to see things in action!  

That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek!

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Butterfly Kisses Petite Prints
Butterfly Kisses Heavyweight Acetate
Alphabet Soup Stickers

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Stitched Rectangle & Square Dies
Tag Die
Tab Punch

Sewing Machine
Ribbon
Book Ring

BUTTERFLY KISSES HELLO MINI ACCORDION ALBUM | with Conny

Hello, Crafty Friends! It’s Conny here from The Daily Life of Creativity, and today we’re embracing the beauty of the Butterfly Kisses Collection. We’ll be creating an accordion project using the cards from the Spring Assortment Cards & Envelopes in this collection. 

 Let’s get started! I began with two of the larger card bases, which measure approximately 6 1/4" x 4 1/2". I placed them in a zigzag pattern before joining them. In the middle of these cards, I added a pocket. To create this pocket, I used my 1.5" circle punch to make a hole in the center of the longest side of each card. Instead of gluing the pocket directly to the paper, I cut out two pieces of cardstock, each measuring 4 1/2" x 1". I scored them at 1/2" in the middle of the 1" width and adhered them to the top and bottom of the pocket. Then, I applied glue on three sides of the pocket, leaving the side with the half circle open.

Next, I used two smaller cards measuring about 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". I hand-stitched these into the middle of the larger cards to create extra pages on both sides. For matting on all of the pages, I used the new 6" x 8" paper pad. On the cover, I selected the happy hoppers paper, featuring cute frogs, cut to 6 1/8" x 4 1/4". On top of this, I matted a green coordinating cardstock piece measuring 3" x 5" and centered it on the cover. At the top, I embellished with a beautiful icon cardstock rainbow, Doodle-Pops ("Hoppy to See You"), Butterfly Kisses Bits and Pieces, and Puffy Words ("Hello," "Just a Note"), along with enamel dots to complete the top. At the bottom, I created a closure using a 1.5" circle, Doodle Twine in "Cupcake," and standard eyelets.

Inside the album, you all know how much I love tags! I trimmed some small tags from the 6" x 8" paper pad and used one to create a tuck pocket. I embellished this pocket with icon stickers and added the remaining tags inside, which are perfect for adding photos or journaling. For the smaller pages, I embellished them with puffy stickers, chit-chat pieces, and enamel dots.

On the other side, I created bottom pockets using paper from the 6" x 8" paper pad. For this, I needed a piece of paper measuring 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". I scored it at every 1/2" on three sides. Before attaching the pocket to the page, I matted it with a piece of floral cardstock. Inside that pocket, I added the larger tags from the 12" x 12" happy thoughts - double-sided cardstock. 

I hope you enjoy creating this accordion project! Happy crafting! Xo Conny! Check out my YouTube channel for a quick process Video. 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Butterfly Kisses Collection

Spring Assortment Cards & Envelopes

Doodle Twine - Cupcake 

OTHER

Needle

Embroidery Thread 
Standard Eyelet 

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