6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - RECAP SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME MINI ALBUM | with Tya

Hey there! Well- we did it! We made it to the final post for my Snow Much Fun 6x8 Mini album project! Boy, did I love putting this project together! I have been waiting for literally YEARS for Doodlebug to come out with a 6x8-sized album and they did not disappoint! I LOVE these so much and can see myself just making and making more and more albums of this size! So thank you Doodlebug for making my album dreams come true!

In this post I will be sharing some of my favorite pages of the album and why I loved creating them. We have to start out, of course, with the cover. I love making really eye-catching covers because that is what is going to draw your reader in! I loved utilizing the Home Sweet Home Chipboard Album and the coordinating die to create this snowy scene on my cover! How cute is our little Frosty Fox Doodle-pop friend?!?

The albums come with these really sturdy chipboard dividers that are so fun to layer up with lots of Chit Chat, tags, and other embellishments from the collection! I loved the way I could add the tab die cuts to the edges for some interest!

I am a sucker for anything interactive in my mini albums, so I did lots of them in my album. I think it's so fun to watch my loved ones flip through the album, take things out of pockets, and lift flaps and the like. This cute page features a pull-out pocket feature that lends itself to lots of room for extra photos and journaling spots in our albums.

The albums also include these beautiful color page inserts that I chose to trim up into a rounded shape for some added interest. The way these add such a vivid pop of color to the albums is wonderful!

Pocket pages are also in the album and I added a fun interactive element to these types of pages by simply folding some of the pattern papers to add a flap to the pocket. So many great ways to add interest to an otherwise plain pocket!

On those awesome Chipboard divider pages, I was able to have lots of creative freedom to add even more interactive goodies like this pocket that holds a large tag. I love how much more you can fit into making pockets on your layouts, and because these aren't in a page protector - the reader can pull these interactive parts out and enjoy them again and again!

Here is yet another fun interactive design element on this Chipboard divider page - a tall piece of pattern paper is folded over and then a flap is added so the reader can lift it up and see what's underneath! So cute and clever!

 

Look how much these pocket pages hold! These are fabulous additions to the design pages included in the album. As you can see they are great places for additional photos, journaling, and decorative elements in your albums!

And I also got to use some of my own custom page designs, like the one below where I folded up the B side of the pretty pattern paper and made it into a pocket along the bottom and the top! I love the creative freedom I was able to express with these albums!

 

If you'd like to see all the pages in the album- make sure to check out my YouTube Channel for a quick walkthrough of the different pages of the album! See them under the "Shorts" tab on my channel! Tya Smith YouTube Shorts.

Creating this 6x8 Mini album with the Snow Much Fun collection has been an absolute joy! From layering all the adorable pattern papers to adding dividers, pocket pages, and interactive elements, every step of this project has been so much fun! I loved bringing all the wintery details together and watching this album come to life over the last two months. Thank you for joining me on this creative journey - I hope it's inspired you to make a mini album of your own! Stay tuned for more mini-album ideas coming your way! Thank you for joining me on this journey! Happy Crafting!!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED:

Snow Much Fun Collection

Blue Jean 6x8 Album
Snow Much Fun Petite Prints
Snow Much Fun Textured Cardstock

Swimming Pool Doilies - mini and regular size

Blue Jean Chunky Twine

Home Sweet Home Chipboard Album

Home Sweet Home Doodle Cut Dies

OTHER 

White cardstock for Photo Mats

Ribbons and twine

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - PART 4 SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME MINI ALBUM | with Tya

Hello there Doodlebug friends! I am thrilled to be back once again to share with you my last set of pages in my Snow Much Fun 6x8 Album! I have had the most fun time putting this cute little album together and am excited to show you what I have made. In case you missed the previous parts of the album, the cover can be found here, the first 4 pages can be found here, and the next batch of pages can be found here. Let's look at the final 4 pages, shall we?

I started this page using one of the chipboard dividers as my base. These beauties make the best bases for making interactive pages since they are not in a page protector. Here I took a 6 x 12 inch piece of the Frosted Friends paper and scored the top at 4 inches. This way you can see both sides of this pretty paper! I decorated the flap with some die cuts from the Odds & Ends and Chit Chat packs.

Inside the flap is a great spot for a large 5x7 photo or a great spot to add some journaling.

I added this fun page with 4 photo spots on the back of the chipboard divider. This would be a great page to show your little Eskimos out playing in the snow! I just loved this large title from the Chit Chat as well!

Sometimes when I have a pattern paper with a more busy pattern to it, I love to make these fun folded inserts! I simply took the adorable Snow Much Fun pattern paper and trimmed it to 12 x10 inches. I scored the bottom edge of the paper at 3 inches and then folded it up so you can see both sides of the pattern. I used one of the pages as a guide to punch out my holes and then added this fun page to the album. It is filled with a photo spot, a cute 3x4 cut apart from the Frozen Flurry paper and then I made the top portion a top loading pocket.

Here we have some of the lovely blue Textured Cardstock as a base for more photos. The circle die cuts from Chit Chat are framed perfectly as I punched a half circle in the pattern paper base for it to peek out of!

Here is the back of the page with again a photo spot and a 3x4 cut apart.

A spot for 2 photos on the back of the pocket insert is shown here.

Next, we showcase the fun divided pocket pages. This time it is (4) 3 x4 spots. I filled the pockets with pattern papers and Petite Prints and even added some of the tags from the Freeze Tag paper to one of the pockets.

Here is the back of the pocket page. I added a few die cuts from the Odds and Ends here and then there are 2 more photo spots as well.

The final page is one of the side-loading pocket dividers and it was so fun to fill this pocket up! After I decorated the base with pattern papers from the Snow Happy Together and the Snow Day papers, I decorated the outer pocket with some snowflakes from the Bits and Pieces and the cute Winter title is from the Chit Chat. Inside the pocket is a photo spot and one of the journaling spots found on the Cold Streak paper.

The back of the page is yet another fun pocket page that I designed. It has two pockets that hold a tag and a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch photo. This is such a fun spot to add all those cute cut-apart tags on the Freeze Tag paper to! I loved this one!

Well, there you have it! The final 4 pages to the album that is just waiting to be filled up with all of those Winter fun memories and photos! I had such a great time putting this together and cannot WAIT to do more 6x8 albums in the future! I am hooked! These albums are of such great quality and have so many different design options to them. I am so thrilled to have been able to share these pages with you and hope you have gained some inspiration from them! Thank you so much for stopping by today! Stay warm and Happy Crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6x8 Mini Album -Blue Jean
Snow Much Fun Collection
Snow Much Fun Petite Prints
Snow Much Fun Textured Cardstock

OTHER

White cardstock for Photo Mats

Ribbons and twine

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME MINI ALBUM | with Tya

Hello friends! Today, I'm thrilled to share the cover of my 6x8 mini album using the Blue Jean album and the whimsical "Snow Much Fun" collection. Living here in Utah, where we truly have "the greatest snow on Earth," this project holds a special place in my heart. I'm so excited to use this album over the next two months to document the magical winter memories I've experienced. By the end, I hope to have a completed album full of inspiration for you to create your own winter-themed projects.

For the cover, I wanted to capture the cozy charm of a snow-covered home in winter. Here's how I put it all together:

To craft this adorable house design, I used a few pieces from the Home Sweet Home Chipboard album that I had lying on my shelf. I traced the cover pieces onto cardstock and pattern papers coordinating with the Snow Much Fun collection. I also turned to the Home Sweet Home Doodle Cuts die that coordinates with the chipboard album to add details to my house like the scallop edge on the roof, the windows, the snow bunches on top of the windows, and the door. They all came together so quickly with the use of this die! I loved using some of our Sugar Coated cardstock for that snowy sparkle and shine as well. The beautiful snowflakes on the "Snow Happy Together" pattern paper I used for the background look so good when paired with the deep blue color of the Blue Jean album.

To bring the house to life I added a few die-cuts from the collection. A cute little bird and tree are from the Odds and Ends and my project would not be complete without a Doodle Pop! This sweet little "Frosty Fox" ties in the pretty grays in the collection so well! The heart on the door for a knob is also found on the Frosty Fox Doodle Pop.

My love of all things ribbon and twine all got highlighted here as well as you can see- I have various ribbons tied to the album as well as some Blue Jean Chunky Twine that ties my tag to the album. The tag is from the Bits and Pieces ephemera. The tag is decorated with the "Snow Place Like Home" sentiment from the Chit Chat and a few pretty green gems from the Mini Jewels. Notice how the house I did for my cover is the same color scheme as the one on this sentiment? This was done purposefully to create continuity in my project. The sentiment was actually my inspiration for the whole album as I truly think my home here in Utah - there is "snow place" like it!

The cover of any project is the theme setter, and I couldn't be happier with how this one turned out! It's the perfect starting point for what's to come inside the album. I hope it has you as excited as I am to see how the inside pages take shape over the next coming months. Stay tuned as I fill this album with fun pages. I really hope it inspires you to create your own albums, capturing memories that warm your heart through the coldest days! Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6x8 Mini Album -Blue Jean
Snow Much Fun Collection
Snow Much Fun Petite Prints
Snow Much Fun Textured Cardstock
Blue Jean Chunky Twine
Sugar Coated Cardstock -Lily White
Home Sweet Home Chipboard Album
Home Sweet Home Doodle Cut dies

OTHER

Various Ribbons

SWEET & SPOOKY HAUNTED MANSION MINI | With Lisa

Okay... it's almost October and now we can start talking... crafting Halloween :) I am a huuuuge fan of the super cute Home Sweet Home mini album we got in our last DT package and of course I decided to create a haunted Mansion album with it using the new Sweet & Spooky collection.

To start, I used almost all of the patterns papers to cover every page of the album. To do that, I traced the house on each paper, using one of the pages as a stencil and then I cut out all of the shapes. I covered each page front and back. I then created the curtains to go into the windows by using the stencils included in the album. 

To embellish my cover, I used die-cuts from the Odds & Ends pack. I trimmed the white borders a bit to make them narrower. I used the "An eye for an eye" black sprinkles to add to the eyes of the small characters. I also used some jewels to make it "bling". ;)

To add some extra sparkle and craziness, I added a lot of trim, tulle and ribbon to the binder rings. I also wanted to create a small dangly-charm-tassel-thingy and I used the super adorable Little Charmers from the collection and some other materials from my stash. Love this new product... the charms are just adorable...

I think the album looks so cute from the outside but it also has a ton of cuteness inside.   On the inside I decorated each page a bit (or a lot) and I left enough space throughout the album to add photos and little notes. 

Take a look at the inside pages.

A page to write down what you did for Halloween or during the month of October.

A cute little Halloween scene...

A few tags I cut out from the Hello Sugar paper. I added fringes on some of them too...

Loooove the acetate sheet in this collection. It gives the ghost some added decoration and interest and when you lift it up...

... it reveals the little mummy ghost... :)

Some lists I cut out from the Candy Sticks paper and folded to fit the album. You can pull on the little tab...

... open the paper strip and write down your faves! 

The back of the album is very cute too... I added a few stickers and was done! I wish you all a fun October month and remember to take a ton of photos for your layouts and mini albums... :)

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet & Spooky collection

Sunshine alpha stickers in Gold
Home Sweet Home Mini Album
Little Charmers

OTHER

 

Tulle

Ribbon

Trim

Chain

Clasp