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

Okay, I have a confession to make - I do not typically make scrapbook albums. So when I received the new 6x8 album from Doodlebug and was challenged to come up with something to share with you all, I was excited to try something a bit different. From that, the idea of using the product as a sticker album was born and there was no better product to feature inside a sticker than than my favourite Doodle-pops!

   

Now if we are being real for a minute, this was a project that was actually long overdue! I have Doodle-pops everywhere and this was a really good excuse to get organizing. I did not actually put all of my Doodle-pops in the album - I would need about 20 albums to do that (no, really). So I sorted through them all, picked my favourites and went from there. The idea was that maybe if it wasn't a "favourite" it could go in a box for use on a project while my favourites stay safely in the album. It's a good theory - and while I do have the rest all sorted in a box now, it remains to be seen whether they will get used! :) Here are some of my favourite layouts from the album featuring a few different techniques for putting them in the sleeves:

 

 

 All the Doodle-pops are removeable so I could, technically, still use them if I ever get he urge. Yeah, not likely, but still possible! :) In a strange way, even though there are no pictures in this album, it is still a little bit of a memory album for me too. Most of my favourites remind me of moments or people in my life that I love. It's funny how it didn't seem like a memory book at first but someone how turned into one anyway! I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the pages! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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6X8 Album - Coral with page protectors

Dragon Tails collection Winter Wonderland collection

Seaside Summer collection

Hello collection

Made with Love collection Cream and Sugar collection

Petite Prints in Pistachio Buffalo Print/Wood Grain Doodlebug Swiss Dot washi tape Mini Paper Clips

Puffy Stickers - Alphabet Soup

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - PART 4 DOODLE-POP STORAGE | with Karen

I am not sure if you are like me, but when I was growing up, I used a photo album for my sticker book. There was something so satisfying about peeling the clear cover up off of the page and organizing (and reorganizing) my stickers on those pages. Although I have loved the look of the pages I have done in my Doodle-pop sticker album so far, I wanted to see if I could more closely replicate that feeling of peeling up a page in this album too. I should have known that Doodlebug product would deliver!  If you missed my previous posts, my cover post can be found here, and my page posts are here and here.  

   

Here's an example of one of the pages I created with some of my all time favourite Doodle-pops! I actually took them off of the packaging and placed them in between the plastic page protectors. This works really well because the page protectors are smooth enough that it is easy to take the Doodle-pops off if I want to, but sticky enough that you don't have to worry about them falling off or moving - exactly like my old sticker book!

   

To create the lift up "page" I just took my metal ruler and placed it along one of the edges inside the page protector. I then carefully took my blade and cut through the top layer of the page protector. I then repeated the process along another connected edge. This left it attached on the top, but free to lift up from the bottom. I then placed the Doodle-pops inside, added a little foam adhesive square on the bottom to keep the pocket down, and then covered it on the top with a star shared sticker to hide to foam adhesive.

    

 I love the room that this gave me on the pages and I had a lot of fun placing the Doodle-pop around, embellishing with a few stickers here and there for fun!

   

Here's the fun thing about this technique - because the pages are see through, you can actually create another page behind them with a little scene if you would like. Harry is my favourite Doodlebug character of all time so I knew I wanted to do something special for his feature page. By placing him on a full page clear page protector and building the scene behind him on another page, I preserved the ability to move him if I want, but also created a fun layered look here. I even added the little footprint stickers on top of the page to add even more layers and to hide the foam adhesive square that is keeping the flap down. This was so much fun to create and the page becomes interactive because you could move the Doodle-pops around to your heart's content!

 

So there you have it - another variation on how you can add your Doodle-pops into your album. This has been an absolute joy to create so far! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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6X8 Album - Coral with page protectors

Dragon Tails collection Winter Wonderland collection

Puffy Stickers - Alphabet Soup

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - PART 3 DOODLE-POP STORAGE | with Karen

This weekend, it was time to get back to my new self care project - my Doodle-pop sticker book. So that means that I get to share some new pages and new ideas with you!  If you missed my first two posts you can find my cover post here and my first pages here.

   

For this section of my album, I wanted to focus on some of my favourite animal characters so I started off with the adorable toucan that coordinated with the papers I chose as the main theme for the album from the Seaside Summer collection.

   

Remembering that the goal of my sticker books is to be able to remove the Doodle-pops if I ever decide I can part with them (as if), I thought I would play around with some more ways to make that happen. On this little page, I used a divider from the album as the base and then just used one strip of Doodlebug Swiss Dot washi tape across the front to hold the Doodle-pop on place. The washi tape easily peels off of the Doodle-pop but still holds it firmly in place. And I used some brown polka dot print and strategically placed it so it looked a little bit like a tree branch that the toucan was perched upon! A few die cuts from the Odds and Ends packs also add a little more stability by overlapping on top of the Doodle-pop. I just used some foam adhesive to give them a bit of volume making sure not to put the adhesive on the Doodle-pop. But let's be real - this little layout and Doodle-pop are so darn cute, they are never leaving this album!

   

On to the next page! For this set, I actually wanted to try something completely different. I wanted to see if there was a way I could do away with the packaging completely and still be able to remove the Doodle-pop later if I wanted to. To do this, I decided to grab some release paper!

   

Now here's the thing with release paper though - nothing really sticks to it...so that is both good and bad in this context. If you were to put the Doodle-pop right on the release paper, it would just slide off. So to counteract this a bit, I added a strip of washi tape to the release paper, wrapping it around the back and overlapping it so it stayed in place. Then I placed the Doodle-pops so that they are partially on the washi tape and partially on the release paper. The Doodle-pops come off of the washi tape quite easily as well, but also provide enough "grab" to keep them on the release paper.

   

I simply trimmed them down and backed each one with some Petite Prints paper in Buffalo Plaid/Wood Grain and was all set! These give a really clean and simple look to the page. So there you go - a couple of new ways that you can utilize washi tape to help you keep the Doodle Pops in your new sticker album! I hope it will inspire you to get that collection on display! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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6X8 Album - Coral with page protectors

Seaside Summer collection
 Petite Prints in Pistachio Buffalo Print/Wood Grain
Doodlebug Swiss Dot washi tape
Mini Paper Clips

OTHER

Adhesive Release paper

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

I am not sure about you, but when I was growing up, I loved collecting stickers. I had a photo album that I used to collect my treasures and while I often traded them with friends, I had favourites that I would never part with. I would like to say that I grew out of my sticker collecting, but the truth is that I just "upped" my game by moving from scratch and sniff varieties to Doodlebug varieties - namely, DOODLEPOPS!! It is safe to say that my collection is a little out of hand, so I decided to sort them out and capture my favourites in a new" sticker book" featuring the 2.0 version of my photo album - A Doodlebug 6x8 album.

    

And today - I get to show off the cover that I made for my sticker book! This album was the coral colour and I love the warmth of the colour. It reminded me of one of my all time favourite Doodle Pops - Fruit Cocktail and the Seaside Summer collection.

   

I love this Doodle Pop not only because it has amazing dimension but it has these adorable shaped confetti pieces inside. It seemed like the perfect Doodle Pop for the cover - full of fun and colour. I layered it with some of the Bits and Pieces (because florals are also some of my favourite icons) and then layered them all on top of a strip of the 12x12 patterned paper that I added along the edge of the binding. I did use a liquid adhesive for applying all of the pieces to make sure they were sealed down right to the edges so it wouldn't catch on anything as I was taking it off the shelf.

   

 I even added a few more floral elements on the inside front and back covers to finishing off edges and add some more playful elements.

 

I then used the Sunshine Alphas as the tile of my album running them sideways along the 12 x12 paper to add some interest.

   

 I added my little label and played with the use of it by simply adding a sticker that says "happy" from the 12x12 sticker sheet in the Seaside Summer Collection.

   

Finally I topped everything off with a few Mini Jewels to add some sparkle - also using liquid adhesive to make sure they would stay put, especially on the amazing fabric binding. I am absolutely loving the way the cover has turned out. Oh, and if Doodle Pop collecting is not your thing (say what, now?!!), I also think this would be the perfect cover for an album of a trip to a warm and sunny location. I can't wait to start working on the inside! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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6X8 Album - Coral

Seaside Summer collection

Alpha Stickers - Coral

OTHER

Adhesive

DAY TO DAY AUGUST CALENDAR | with Kathy

Have you enjoyed the Design Team's Day to Day inspiration?  There are so many ways to use this collection... you can use it as a planner, a way to document your memories... they would even make a fabulous calendar gift with photos for friends and family!  I'm completing our posts with the month of August!  Summer is a fun time in our world... we spend our weekends with friends and family on the water! Again, I used the Day to Day collection as a way to document our activities.  Take a peek...

I used elements from the Seaside Summer Collection to embellish my calendar.  I also used my Insta photo trick, as I did on my July Calendar.  It's really easy to get this look.  I printed my photos 1.5" square.  I then cut papers from the Seaside Summer 6x6 pad and some petite prints to be 1.875" x 2.25", and then positioned my photo on the upper part of the paper to get the look.

The great part of these calendars is there is a lot of space to "play."  You can decorate the top banner of the page, and also the blank days of your calendar.  I used the water stamp from the Seaside Summer Doodle Stamps and some fish from the Mini Icons to add some fun to the open space.

In addition to the Mini Icons, I used a lot of the Seaside Summer Puffy Stickers to add some dimension to my layout.  That board was the perfect way to embellish the photos of my daughter & her boyfriend paddleboarding!

The word stickers on the This and That Cardstock Stickers are perfect as captions for your photos! And that margarita puffy sticker... perfection!

I added a bit more color to the bottom banner using one of the 12" stickers from the This & That Sheet.

I've had so much fun with these calendars. So much so that I'm planning a 2023 album featuring a page a month!  I think it would be a fun way to keep up with my monthly scrapbooking!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Day to Day Collection
Seaside Summer Mini Icon Stickers
Seaside Summer Puffy Stickers
Seaside Summer This & That Cardstock Stickers

Seaside Summer 6x6 Pad
Petite Prints
Candy Stipe Washi Tape - tangerine
Stripe Washi Tape - bumblebee

Polka Dot Washi Tape - swimming pool