6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - DECEMBER MINI PART 4 | with Nathalie

It is no secret I love small format documenting, especially for all every day memories. I think most of us make a lot of memories in December, and even though they are part of our routine, they tend to be a little more memorable because of the season. So, today, I want to show you how I have gone about documenting them in single page spreads in my 6x8 Cupcake album.  If you missed my previous posts, you can find my cover post here, and my pages here and here.

I wanted to show you how easy it is to document your regular memories with a flair in your albums. For this spread, I am connecting two different single page spread by using the same paper -from Tinsel Time collection- on both sides. The left side is simple with just photos framed with one of the journaling cards and a few extra embellishments.

For the right side of the spread, I am creating an interactive element with a pocket to house a few photos and the story of the day. The background was created with Tinsel Time coordinating cardstock. Then, I cut a 6x8 piece of paper, and created the fold before gluing to the page to create the pocket. The house Doodlepop helps to anchor the pocket and as part of the title for the page.

The pocket is a great way to store your large photos and long stories. Since the pocket is already festive, then I kept the decoration to the inserts simple and focused.

Since there are so many memories happening back to back during the holiday season, I have learned that it is nice to track them all but keeping them simple in format, hence the single 6x8 page spreads.

I am using the back of the pocket spread as the base for this page. Then created a grid style spread for the story. I am using a combination of papers from the 6x6 paper pad and Petite Prints connected with a scalloped border. The large alpha stickers help to create the title and also keep my grid design for the spread.

For my last spread, I m using the 6x8 pocket from the album, therefore I trimmed the patterned paper accordingly. I used a combination of embellishments to bring the story together making sure that the colors on both sides of the album are cohesive.

I hope these spreads give you a bit of inspiration on how you can document your everyday memories in your 6x8 albums with a bit of Doodlebug magic. Remember to share with us what your are creating for your albums! XO

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Tinsel Time Collection
6x8 Album - Cupcake
Tinsel Time coordinating Cardstock
Alphabet Soup Silver stickers

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - HELLO 2025 PART 4 | with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  I'm back with some February pages from my 6x8 Hello 2025 Mini Album!  If you missed my previous posts, you can find my cover post here, my quarterly dividers here, and my January pages here.  I've really been trying to take more photos!  I got some fun ones for the month so far!  I documented them using the Lots of Love collection, take a peek...

I love the 3x4 pocket pages that come with the 6x8 mini albums!  They are the perfect size for the cut-apart sheets that come with Doodlebug collections.  I used some from the Lots of Love collection, and "dressed" them up a little.

I added the Hello Love Doodle-pop to the first card. I also added some shaped sprinkles (clouds and hearts) to the balloon card.  The February Memories piece was cut from the lists side of the Forever Flowers paper. I stamped February using the Calendar - Handwritten Doodle Stamps and finished with some Mint Alphabet Soup and Puffy Heart Stickers.

I created a heart-shaped sticker collage (think shadowbox inserts...) for the last insert.  The Xoxo was cut using the Love You Doodle Cuts.

We made a quick trip to NYC to visit my daughter... and took her and her roommate to dinner.  Such a fun night!  My city skyline was cut from petite prints using a die from my stash.  The little balloon is from the mini icons. I used the fun word stickers and tab from the This & That sheet and a pennant from the Chit Chats to embellish my pics.

My next spread includes photos from Valentine's Day and a February calendar, similar to what I created in January.

I took a few snaps of Valentine's fun!  I found some time to make cards for my loves (and a loaf of sourdough for my daughter!)  We also went to my bestie's house for a Valentine's dinner...complete with lots of festive treats (and my little buddy!!)  The photos are mounted on some Cupcake Candy Stripe/Sprinkles Petite Prints.  I used stickers from the This & That, Mini Icons and shaped Sprinkles to embellish.

My final page is another calendar print out.  I decorated one of the album's pocket dividers to hold the calendar using Lots of Love papers, a Chit Chat and some Love Hug Bugs Doodle-pops! The Hello cut is from Hello Fall Doodle Cuts.  On the calendar, I used some Icon Stickers, Bits & Pieces and the cute bear stamp from the Doodlebug/Simon Says Stamp Happy Mail Stamp set. 

I'm really enjoying documenting my everyday & special events in the 6x8 format!  I'll be back in a couple of weeks with more from my album and a complete run through to date! Thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6x8 Mini Album - Gray
Lots of Love Collection
Calendar - Handwritten Doodle Stamps
Love You Doodle Cuts
Hello Fall Doodle Cuts
Candy Stripe/Sprinkles Petite Prints - Cupcake, Lady Bug
Gingham Linen Petite Prints - Gray
Alphabet Soup Stickers - Mint, Lady Bug
Puffy Hearts - Mint
Happy Mail Stamps (Simon Says Stamp)

OTHER

Printable 5x7 Calendar
City Skyline Die

stitched Heart Die

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - DECEMBER MINI PART 3 | with Nathalie

Hey there! I am having so much fun working away my past December memories in my Cupcake 6x8 Album, I really hope to get it all done before the new Holiday season arrives. Today, I wanted to share a few entries of my journal with you ! If you missed my previous posts, you can find my cover post here, and my first pages here.

I love transparency and different size/configurations for my documenting. So, I had to reach for the acrylic page from the Tinsel Time collection for these spreads.

I kept the photos in a simple photo page, taking advantage of the 3x4 journaling cards in the Tinsel Time collection, but decided to build my own card as the divider/title page for this spread.

I trimmed the transparency smaller than the standard size of the page. Then, I combined one of the 3x4 journaling cards, paper, and a Doodle-pop to make the card. I glued it to the center of the acetate, and then trimmed the title from the 6x6 paper pad.

I am taking advantage of the back of the transparency to start my next spread. So, once again I am using it as my title/journaling page for the next spread, in an interactive ways.

This time, I am using a piece of one of the envelopes from this collection to create the flap behind the title card. I had to make sure that the space used pretty much match the other side, so creating a flap just worked perfectly here.

I pulled elements from the title/cover page to complete the photo part of the spread. I am going for another interactive element for this page. The little pockets hold photos of my family. I added uniformity by repeating elements in each pocket, and used the leftover pieces of the envelope to create the small banners.

I hope this inspires you to pull your Doodlebug 6x8 Albums and start adding your memories in them. You are going to love the versatility it adds to your documenting. XO

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Tinsel Time Collection
6x8 Album - Cupcake
Tinsel Time Heavyweight Acetate
Tinsel Time Card Pack

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - HELLO 2025 PART 3 | with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  I'm back with the first monthly pages of my 6x8 Hello 2025 Mini Album!  If you missed my previous posts, you can find my cover post here, and my quarterly dividers here. As I previously mentioned, one of my goals this year is to get back to documenting both the everyday and special moments.  I created a couple of page spreads for my January moments... take a peek...

I designed my album cover and dividers to coordinate with any Doodlebug Design collection, to give myself lots of flexibility. I love that it's so easy to mix & match collections!   I decided for my January pages that I would use the primarily the Snow Much Fun collection.  After all, I live in New England and it is cold! 

I thought it would be fun to add a calendar element to my book.  I downloaded a 5x7 printable calendar from Etsy (link listed below) .  I used the All Occasions Everyday, All Occasions Holidays and Special Delivery Doodle Stamps to document activities though the month.  I backed my calendar with papers from the Snow Much Fun Collection and embellished with some Mini Icons and Shaped Sprinkles.

My first photos are from New Years of course! These photos made me laugh... quite the difference between what the 20-somethings and the 50-somethings do on NYE!!   I started by layering some papers from the Snow Much Fun Collection.  I added some Acetate fireworks from the Hometown USA collection and some Snow Much Fun Puffy Stickers in their centers.  My title was done using some Silver Alphabet Soup Stickers.

My next pages were created to highlight some of my favorite photos from the month.  

For my first page I started with papers and a border sticker from the  This & That Stickers from Snow Much Fun.  The January sticker is from the Day to Day collection, and "moments" was done using Teensy Type Stickers.  I printed some favorite pics from the month, and added them with some frames created with a die from my stash.  I embellished each photo with some stickers and sprinkles from various collections including French Kiss and Party Time.  Again, I love how easy it is to mix and match collections!

My last page holds some of my favorite photos from the month!  I got to babysit my bestie's grandson.  He is just the happiest, cutest little man!!!  I backed my phots on papers from Snow Much Fun and then added stickers from Special Delivery.

I'm really enjoying documenting all the big and small moments of 2025!  The smaller format makes it easy to keep up with, and the standard color palette of Doodlebug collections makes it so easy to mix things up!  Be sure to keep checking back all this month for more 6x8 Mini Album Inspiration!  Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6x8 Mini Album - Gray
Snow Much Fun Collection
Party Time Icon Stickers
Alphabet Soup Stickers - Silver
French Kiss Mini Icon Stickers
Teensy Type - Lily White
Day to Day Months Stickers
Special Delivery Mini Icons
Special Delivery Doodle Stamps
Hometown USA Bits & Pieces
All Occasion Everyday Doodle Stamps
All Occasion Holiday Doodle Stamps

OTHER

Printable 5x7 Calendar
Frame Die

6 X 8 MINI ALBUMS - HELLO 2025 PART 2 | with Kathy

Hi Everyone, it's Kathy today with the second installment of my Doodlebug 2025 6x8 Mini Album.  As I mentioned in my cover post (here) one of my goals for 2025 was to get back to documenting the everyday life and special events.  I created the clean and colorful cover to my album and I wanted to bring the same feel throughout the rest of the book, so I created quarterly dividers using the same font (Impact) and papers cut using my Silhouette.  Take a peek...

I started with the sprinkled dividers that came with the album.  To each of those,  I attached three month names cut from various Petite Prints, and offset with the Cute & Crafty Bright Ideas lined paper.  I randomly zig-zag stitched around the letters to keep the same look as my cover.  I then glued the sprinkled divider to one of the tabbed chipboard dividers to hide the stitching.  I also added some rainbow petite prints to the tabs.  

Next came the fun part... decorating each month with a cute little Doodlebug Icon, and some shaped sprinkles.  I used mostly collections from the past year or two... there were so many to choose from! For January- March I used Icon Stickers and Shaped Sprinkles from Snow Much Fun, Lots of Love and Over the Rainbow.  I just adore the sweet bear with heart balloons!!! He's my favorite!

For April through June, I used Icon Stickers and Sprinkles from Bunny Hop, Hello Again and Farmhouse.

For July though September I used Icons from Hometown USA, Seaside Summer and Farmhouse.

And finally for October through December I used Icons from Hey Pumpkin, Farmers Market and Tinsel Time.  

Now I'm ready to get started scrapping my photos!  I'll be back in a couple of weeks to show my first few pages, and a few more divider ideas using my Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts.  In the meantime, keep checking the blog for lots more 6x8 Mini Album inspiration!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

6 x 8 Mini Album-Gray

Plaid-Polka Dot Petite Prints (swimming pool, limeade, cupcake, cherry, lemon)
Candy Stripe-Sprinkles Petite Prints ( bubblegum, bubble blue, coral, lemon)
Swiss Dot Petite Prints (bumblebee)
Snow Much Fun Collection
Lots of Love Collection
Over the Rainbow Collection
Bunny Hop Collection
Hello Again Collection
Farmhouse Collection
Hometown USA Collection
Seaside Summer Collection
Farmers Market Collection
Hey Pumpkin Collection
Tinsel Time Collection

OTHER

Impact Font
Silhouette Cameo
Thread
Sewing Machine

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

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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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

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