6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - DOODLE POP STORAGE PART 2 | with Karen

Today is the day - the day I finally get to share with you some of the fun I have been having with my Doodle Pops and the new 6x8 album from Doodlebug. You might remember that I decided to use my album for a bit of a different project - as a sticker book for my favourite Doodle Pops. In my last post (here), I shared the cover I designed but today we get to start on the inside and I am so excited to share with you just how well this album works for this purpose!

    

 Before I jump in, I need to share a little secret. I have a lot of Doodle Pops. And by a lot, I mean far more than I could ever store in this cute album. But one of the reasons I created this album is because I do have some Doodle Pops that I love more than others - yup, I have favourites. And I honestly think it is my favourites that keep me from using these in cuties more often. So I thought that if I could separate out my favourites and put them in this album knowing that it was okay to set these ones aside for me, it might make it easier to actually use the other ones that are oh, so cute, but not ones I want to be buried with (if you know what I mean). So before I even started the album, I actually put them all out on my kitchen table and sorted them - favourites for collecting and all the rest that I may use for crafting. It was a job! In the end though, I had a reasonable pile that I was excited to invest time into putting into the album. The rest got sorted by category and colour and were put back in my Doodlebug box for crafting.

   

So back to the album! The pages actually end up being the perfect dimension for the Doodle Pops. I started simple with a full 6x8 page protector. I grabbed 4 Doodle Pops that coordinated theme wise and then cut out a piece of 12x12 paper (this one from the Made With Love collection). I then spaced them out and used a small piece of double sided adhesive on the back. And that was it! One other note on my approach here. It would also totally work for you to pull the Doodle Pop off of the packaging and place them on the paper but I still wanted to be able to remove them and use them elsewhere if I was ever so inclined. So I kept these ones on the packaging. Once they were taped on, I slipped the Doodle Pops into the sleeve and these 4 were all done - just like that!

   

For the next 4, I used the page protector that is divided into 2 - 6x4 sections.

   

I had fun coordinating these ones with some papers from the Hello collection. I also decided that I wanted to see if I could find a different way to attach these Doodle Pops to the page and I ended up using some Mini Paper Clips. This actually ended up being my favourite way to attach the Doodle Pops to the paper backing and you will notice (in future posts) that I used this approach a number of times in the sticker album.

   

 On this last spread that I wanted to share today, I used the page protector that is sectioned into 4 - 3x4 sections. These are about as perfect as they can get for the size of Doodle Pops on their packaging. In fact, if you want a totally easy way to store your Doodle Pops, grab these page protectors and just slip them in! I decided to add a bit of Petite Prints in Pistachio Plaid-Polka dot paper - the cuties on this page look like they were designed to be there.

   

Finally, I also wanted to share a little trick that I discovered as I was creating - the actual page protectors make great release paper for the sticker too. For these donuts, I actually just places the patterned paper inside the sleeve but put the sticker on top. I still did place all of the Doodle Pops inside the sleeves to protect them, but for these flat stickers that I might also like to reuse at some point, putting them on the outside work perfectly! They pull off like a dream but with enough adhesion to all hold them in place. And it becomes a fun way to embellish some of the pages that do not have as many Doodle Pops on them. These stickers were from the Cream and Sugar collection. So that is it today for the easiest and quickest ways to get your Doodlebugs in your sticker album. I'll be back in a couple of weeks to show you a few different ways that you can add them in so that they look great but can still be used elsewhere if you ever decide that you can part with them! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6X8 Album - Coral

Hello collection

Made with Love collection
 Cream and Sugar collection
 Petite Prints in Pistachio Plaid-Polka dot
Mini Paper Clips

OTHER

Adhesive

Travellers Notebook Scrapbooking | with Kathy

Do you make New Year's Resolutions?  This year my crafty resolution is to get back to more actual scrapbooking!  Over the last couple of years I've moved away from more traditional scrapbooking and more into general paper crafting, and I miss documenting those memories!  I thought that scrapping my favorite photo each week would be a good way to get back into the swing of things, and Doodlebug's Daily Doodles Travel Planners are the perfect platform for this type of scrapping! 

I started by creating a dashboard for my 2019 memories.  I cut a piece of  Floral-Graph Petite Prints in Pistachio to measure 9.75" x 8.5", and then scored the file at 4.5" and again at 5.25" to make the "binding" wide enough to hold 3 of the Daily Doodle Travel Planner Inserts.  I decorated the cover using a couple of Lily White Doodlebug Doilies, papers from the So Punny and Dot-Stripe Petite Prints 6x6 Pads, Chit Chat Pieces from the Hello Collection and some Abigail Stickers in gold.  Once it was decorated, I laminated the whole thing to make it more durable and inserted it along with 3 of the Travel Planner Inserts into my Buffalo Check Travellers Notebook.

Once my dashboard was ready it was time to get started documenting 2019!  

For my first layout, I used the buffalo check paper from the Down on the Farm 6x6 pad, Petite Prints, Stickers and Odds & Ends from the Hello Collection and some Abigail Stickers.  I even pulled out my trusty typewriter to type up some journaling!   I think I'm off to a good start!  Now if I can keep up with doing this weekly, I'll be in good shape!  Are you documenting your memories in a Doodlebug TN??  We'd love to see what you create!  Make sure to tag Doodlebug Design on social media so we can see!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Products Used:

buffalo check daily doodles travel planner

buffalo check assortment daily doodles travel planner inserts

pistachio floral-graph petite prints CS

lily white doilies

lily white mini doilies

so punny this & that sticker

so punny 6x6 paper pad

 hello chit chat

dot-stripe rainbow petite prints 6x6 paper pad

gold foil abigail CS stickers

mint abigail CS stickers 

down on the farm 6x6 paper padbeautiful blooms jelly clips 

hello jelly clips 

official stripe washi tape 

chevron washi tape assortment

Other

Laminating Machine

Hello Polaroid Slider Card Tutorial | with Kathy

There's something about the cute little cameras in the Hello Cut File Collection (SVG, Silhouette) that just makes me smile!  I decided to create a fun slider card using the Hello Polaroid Camera (SVG, Silhouette)  You could create this card using almost any collection for any occasion!  I used the Hello Collection for mine.  Take a peek...

The slider pulls right through from the camera slot on the bottom of the card for a nice surprise greeting!

I also added a sentiment from the Hello This and That Sheet on the inside of the card.  Here are some close-ups of the front...

I put together a tutorial showing how to make this card using Silhouette.  These instructions would need to be slightly altered for other cutting machines such as Cricut, since not all of the same functions are available (specifically release compound path).  First I show how to edit the file to make it a slider in Silhouette, then how I assembled the pieces.

I started by resizing the file so that the finished card would fit in a standard sized envelope.  In this case, I resized it so that it was 6" wide (be sure to click the lock next to the sizing so that it will resize uniformly)  The end result is a card that will fit in a 6x6 envelope.

Next, I created the card base.  To do this, I made a copy of the navy layer in the cut file (which is the shape of the whole card)

I made a second copy of the navy piece, right mouse clicked on the piece and selected flip vertically.

Next,  I maneuvered the 2 pieces so they were aligned and overlapped slightly, then after selecting both pieces, right mouse clicked and selected weld to make them one large piece.

Lastly, for the card base, I added a dashed line to the center and selected group.  This will give you a score line to fold the card base.

The next few slides show how I added a slot to be cut into the camera "face" so that the picture slider could slide out.  I started by un-grouping the pieces of the camera face.  Next I selected the slot on the bottom portion of the camera(the navy piece) and resized it to be 0.15"h x 4.5"w. 

Since the slider part of the card needs to go through all layers of the front of the camera, I needed to copy the "slot" to the layers underneath the top layer.    First I selected both the slot and the small navy bottom piece and copied them.  I then clicked on the copied pieces and right clicked and selected Make Compound Path.  This gave me the completed the navy piece.  I deleted the original small navy piece, leaving just the slot over the light blue piece of the camera. 

I repeated the above process with the light blue piece... Copy both the slot and the light blue piece.  Select both parts of the copy (light blue and slot) and right mouse click, and select make compound path. (this completes the light blue piece)  Delete the original light blue piece, leaving just the slot over the bottom-most navy piece.  

Lastly Select both the larger Navy piece and the slot, right mouse click and select make compound path.  This adds the slot to the bottom most piece. 

 I added the slot in this fashion to make sure that the slots on all 3 pieces were perfectly aligned. 

Next I created my slider piece.  I started by creating two rectangles, both 3.875"H x 4.275"W.  To the top of the one on the left, I added a slim rectangle, (0.25" H x 4.65"W), overlapping them slightly, the selecting both, right mouse click and select weld. 

 For the right hand piece I added a rectangle (2.7"H x 3.825"W) centering it horizontally and towards the top of the existing rectangle.  I selected both pieces, right mouse clicked and selected make compound path.

The result of the above steps gave me the two pieces that make the slider portion of the card.

Once I cut all the pieces, I started assembling the card.  On the camera face, I added some foam tape under the top to circles of the lens to add dimension.  For the camera slider piece, I created a little scene inside the photo frame using stickers and patterned paper, then glued the whole thing onto the other rectangle.

To create the slider mechanism, first layer the camera face over the card base and trace the slot onto the base.  This will not be seen once the card is complete.

Next, Using the widest part of the slider piece, mark lines on the bottom by the slot, and then on the top about .675" down from the top (5/8 of an inch)

Draw lines connecting all of the marks.  This gives you your guides for adding foam tape.

Add a double layer of foam tape just slightly outside the lines drawn.  Do not overlap the lines, this will prevent your slider from moving up and down.

Before removing the top cover from my tape, I used a powder tool to go over the edges of the tape.  This will help the slider to move more smoothly.

Before adding the Camera Face to the base, slip the slider piece through the slot in the camera face from front to back.

Once this is done, add the camera face to the card base, making sure everything is aligned... be patient, it'll all be worth it!  I hope you're inspired to try one of your own, be sure to post if you do we'd love to see your creations!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Hello Cards| with Tya

Some of my favorite projects to make with my Doodlebug supplies is handmade cards. I love having a stash of cute cards that I can pull out at a moments notice and send to someone special. The adorable Hello line is the perfect line to create some really fun cards. 

We have these awesome card and envelope sets now that come with each collection that match the colors perfectly, so I pulled this set out and got to making 4 cards. It was really easy and the card shapes are adorable and I had so much fun making these. Here are a few close ups of the 4 cards:

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a peek at my project.  I hope I have inspired you to pick up the Hello collection and make some cards of your own. Happy Crafting! 

Products used:

-Hello Assortment Cards and Envelopes

-Hello Odds and Ends

-Hello Chit Chat

-Hello Assorment Jewels

-Hello This and That Stickers

-Hello Garden Party Foil Paper

-Hello Petite and Pretty Paper

-Hello Poppy Plaid Paper

-Hello Navy Stripe Paper

-Hello Strike a Pose Paper

-Gingham/Linen 6x6 paper pad

-Limeade Mini Doily

-Gold Sprinkles

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Sweet Summer Insta-Mini | with Kathy

I just love my Instax Camera and Instax printer.  The little pictures that pop out automatically just make me smile! They give such a retro feel to any project!  When I saw the Insta Camera Cut file from the Hello Collection, I knew I had to make something with it!  I decided to design a little mini album featuring some fun pictures I took on a recent vacation to Aruba... and the Sweet Summer Collection was the perfect complement to my pictures!

The album itself was put together using some Gingham Linen Petite Prints and a paper from the Hello 6x6 Pad. For a fun twist, I created a slider... the little "insta" picture pulls from the top of the camera base showing my album title (and the adorable Steven "Seagull" !)  Here are a couple of more views of the album itself...

I created some accordion pages for the inside of the album.  Each page is layered with a different paper from the Sweet Summer Collection.  I also designed a frame file to cover the Insta pictures, to add a little more color.   Then came the fun part... mixing and matching This and That stickers, Icons Stickers, Odds & Ends, Chit Chats, and Tropical Punch Shaped Sprinkles from the Sweet Summer Collection to go along with my pictures!  Here are some close ups of the inside pages...

The cute little cactus is a Cute Clip from the Fun in the Sun Collection.

The anchor sticker is from the Anchor's Aweigh Icon Sticker Sheet.

The sailboat sticker is also from the Anchor's Aweigh Icon Sticker Sheet.

I'm so excited that this project turned out as I had imagined!  It's always a good creative day when that happens!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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