6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - DECEMBER MINI ALBUM | with Nathalie

Happy New Year! I am so happy to start the year showcasing the new Doodlebug Designs 6x8 albums. I am an avid documenter who houses all our family memories in this format, so you can imagine how happy I am to have these at hand. Since, I keep a monthly album I like to keep my covers simple as all my albums sit on my bookcase shelves. So here is how I have decorated my December 2024 album.

I wanted something colorful and classic that would not add a lot of bulk to the cover, so my choice was to work with papers from the new Tinsel Time collection for this.

I chose a Cupcake color 6x8 album for my December documenting as it is the perfect color for the season. Plus, we all love a little bit of pink in our lives. I used Tinsel Time paper to cover the front of the album. The contrast of the pink spine and mint paper is just perfect.

Using a punch, I created a scalloped border from a strip of Berry Merry paper, then added the striped sticker from the Mini Icons to add a bit of a festive look to the page. I adhered them to the bottom half of the cover. I combined stickers and pieces from the Bits & Pieces pack to create the large ephemera cluster on the left of the border.

To finish, I added a few extra details along the vertical line of the spine to complete my cover. I love how this turned out, all the color and interest without adding bulk to the cover. I hope this inspires you to decorate your new Doodlebug albums. I cannot wait to see what you will create! XO

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Tinsel Time Collection
6x8 Album - Cupcake

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - HELLO 2025 ALBUM | with Kathy

Happy New Year! This year I decided to set some goals for myself, rather than vague resolutions.  One of those goals is to get back into documenting memories.  Over the last few years I've moved away from traditional scrapbooking, instead creating more cards and papercrafts.  The new 6x8 mini albums are the perfect medium to jump back into scrapbooking!

I chose the gray 6x8 mini album for my 2025 book.  I like the gray it coordinates with so many collections, it makes a great base color.

I wanted a clean cover for my album.  I started with a 6 1/8" x 8 5/8" piece of Mint Candy Stripe Sprinkles Petite Prints.  I layered over that piece a 5 7/8"x 8 3/8" piece of the Cute & Crafty Bright Ideas lined paper.  I stitched the layers together using my sewing machine and some gray thread.

I found a big chunky font (Impact) and cut numbers 2025 using my Silhouette. I sized them to take up most of the space on the lined paper.  I chose some of my favorite patterns from several collections for my numbers including Pretty Kitty Dear to My Heart (pink hearts), Special Delivery Cuddly Cubs (Yellow), Bundle of Joy Baby Blooms (green check) and some more Mint Candy Stripe/Sprinkles Petite Prints.  I offset each number with some gray Candy Stripe/Sprinkles Petite Prints to make them stand out a bit. I then added the numbers, overlapping slightly onto the background piece.  I zig-zag stitched randomly around the numbers and added some coordinating sprinkles for shine and dimension.  Here are some close-ups...

I then went searching through my Doodle Pop Collection to find the perfect embellishment.  When I found the Just My Type Doodle Pop from the Hello Collection, I knew I had found it!  I added it to the center of my numbers and then added a little shaped sprinkle heart from the Rainbow Hearts shaped sprinkles.  I love the touch of shine this Doodle Pop adds!

To add some interest to the left side of the cover, I wrapped some Chunky Twine in Mint around the cover.  I held it in place with some double sided tape.  I tied a bow using both mint and gray Chunky twine and glued it to wrapped twine.  To complete it I added the Cute Camera Little Charmer. I love then new clasps on the little charmers, it makes adding them so easy!

I added the 2025 to the bookplate using some Mint Alphabet Soup Stickers along with a couple more rainbow heart sprinkles.

I'm excited to start documenting my year!  I'll be back next time to show how I decorated some of the dividers that come with the album and some pocket pages!  Thank you for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6x8 Mini Album - Gray
Candy Stripe/Sprinkles Petite Prints - Mint, Gray
Special Delivery Cuddly Cubs Patterned Paper
Pretty Kitty Dear to My Heart Patterned Paper

Bundle of Joy Baby Blooms Patterned Paper
Cute & Crafty Bright Ideas Patterned Paper

Fall Assortment Sprinkles
Easter Assortment Sprinkles
Rainbow Hearts Shaped Sprinkles
Hello - Just My Type Doodle Pop
Chunky Twine - Mint, Gray
Cute Camera Little Charmer

OTHER

Sewing Machine/Thread
Silhouette Cameo
Impact Font

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - BUNNY HOP ALBUM | with Conny

Hello Crafty Friends, I am so excited about the projects we have been sharing with you this week!  The design team has been working with the new 6" x 8" albums, this week focusing on the cover pages, using any collection that inspires us. I absolutely adore and chose the Bunny Hop Collection—it reminds me of spring, and those pastel colors are my favorite!

I'm always looking for fun ways to use the Shadow Box Insert Kits; they are so much fun to assemble. For the cover of this album, I used the Shadow Box Insert Kit from the Bunny Hop Collection. I started by layering the sprinkle stickers and cardstock stickers using the template. The template creates a circle layout.  I wanted to cover the entire front cover so to achieve this, I added gems, more enamel dots, and sprinkles to complete the corners.

Next, I worked with the Bunny Hop Collection's 12" x 12" double-sided paper in Springtime Stripe. I trimmed the paper to 6 1/4" x 8 1/2" and adhered the vellum design from the insert kit on top of it. Using my sewing machine, I added stitches around the embellishments to create a framed effect before attaching it to my 6" x 8" album with liquid glue.

On the left side of the album, I created a ribbon cluster using colors to match the collection. I also added the Bunny Hop Collection's Just Charming Clip and Key Chain. I used the "Hello" and "You Warm My Heart " sentiments from the chit-chat pieces to finish the album cover.

Be sure to come back to see the inside of my album in my next post! Happy crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bunny Hop Shadow Box Inset Kit
Bunny Hop 12" x 12" - Springtime Stripe Paper
Bunny Hop - Just Charming Clip and Keychain

Jewels
Chit Chat

OTHER

Ribbon

Sewing Machine