TOTALLY PURRFECT FLIPBOOK/SIMPLE STORIES

Good morning, friends! Nicole here with an adorable flipbook of my kitty, Toby. Loving the Fur Baby Cat collection. The colors are purrfect, and it's so playful and fun. I have taken lots of pictures of the years of this boy. He's 9 years old and we rescued him when he was just a tiny thing.

I decorated the cover with the blue plaid and floral paper by simply tracing the paper around the flip book page and cutting them in half. Next, I used adhesive to mount the papers to the front of the album and then I added the foam stickers, die cuts, and brads. Isn't the cover totally purrfect?!

I printed the photos so they were 3x4. That way I could place the photo next to the cut apart journaling cards. Next, I added the embellishments. Super simple, but oh so cute. 

I love layering embellishments together in clusters... this collection has the cutest elements... soooo good! I especially adore the "catitude" sentiment. It's purrfect for Toby...because he definitely has a catitude problem. LOL...

The die cuts are perfect for decorating fun insert pages. I think it makes the album much more interesting and fun to look through. What do you think? 

I like to play with stickers...don't be afraid to add them to your photos. Just be careful before you stick them down because once you put those foam stickers down, they aren't coming up. :)

My fur baby, Jessica isn't with us anymore, but I wanted to include her in this album because she holds a special place in my heart. I loved her so much and losing her was so hard. Whew, I literally am getting choked up as I typed these words. Losing fur babies isn't easy, but it's important to include them in albums so we never forget their adorable faces.

I made a cut little flip tag to include hidden journaling. This is simple to do. Simply cut two tags from the cut apart tag sheet so they are attached and fold it in half and mount it to the spread. Next, add more embellishments to add dimension.

These two spreads are my favorite from the album. I just love the cute banner, decorative brads and foam stickers. It's so freaking cute. I cut the journaling tag from the cut apart sheet and added some journaling.

I try to use bits and pieces of all the beautiful papers through out my albums. I had fun with these two pages. Lots of layers and cute little elements to make it playful, and fun.

I hope you found this little album inspiring. I had so much fun playing with this adorable collection. Click here to see all the products used and to shop through my affiliate link. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Nicole

LOVE IS A 4 LEGGED WORD FLIPBOOK/A CHERRY ON TOP

Hello, friends! I'm so excited to share my flip book with you today... We just got a new puppy last month and he's the cutest! Meet Paco, the newest addition to our family! When I saw Bella Blvd.'s Bow Wow collection, I just knew I had to have it. It's so dang cute! I'm using Simple Stories' Flipbook to create this adorable mini of my fur baby.

For the cover, I added chipboard stickers, and layered stickers and placed them across the bottom of the album. Next, I glued the "Love is a 4 Legged Word" sentiment above the puppies. After that, I tied the bow around the cover of the album. Isn't this cover darling?

I added the chipboard sticker behind the cover of the album and placed the "Dogs make me happy" sticker over the metal piece that holds the album pages together. Next, I cut the patterned paper to measure 4x6 and decorated it with a die cutand sticker.

Next, I cut three 3x4 journaling cards out so they were still attached and I folded the right-side in to create a flip page. I printed the photo to 3x4 and mounted it to the front of the flip page and added the die cuts.

This is such a quick and easy way to create a flip page. And I think it makes the album more fun to flip through.

I cut the squares from the cut-apart journaling sheet and created another flip page element. Next, I added some stickers. As you can see, I had so much fun making this album. Making minis is my favorite thing to do. Loving the bright colors in this collection. The colors make me happy! What about you?

Mini albums don't need to be complicated. Pick a format and follow it through. As you can see, I include a fun die cut page on the left-side of the album and photos on the right-side. That way, I can use as many cute stickers and die cuts as possible without pulling the focus from the adorable pictures.

I cut the clear cuts specialty sheet to measure 4x6 and added some die cuts and stickers to create a fun insert page.

I backed these adorable pictures using the die cut frames and overlapped them to create this cute little page. Isn't Paco the cutest pup ever? He's got such a perfect personality and we love him. He's a perfect fit for our family.

Are you ready to make a flipbook of your own? They are super simple to work with and in just a few hours, you have a cute album full of your precious memories. Click here to shop for the Bow Wow collection through my affiliate link. Thank you so much for visiting today!

Nicole

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ART JOURNALING SPREAD/A CHERRY ON TOP

Good morning, friends! Nicole here with another mixed media art journal project. This past month, we celebrated my neice's third birthday. I came home and created this fun art journal spread using stamps and stencils to create a fun background. One thing I realized while creating this spread is that I definitely gravitate towards things that I like in real life... Such as pigs and animals in general, and Art by Marlene fits my personality! I love funky stuff...and I like playing with bright, colorful products. I think that's why I'm hooked on art journaling! It's freeing...

To begin, I used a pencil to draw marks on the plain art journal page to create a pattern for the background. Next, I colored in the triangles using the Duo Acrylic Markers. This markers are fantastic!!! I love them so much. Next, I cut the patterned paper from the Golden Collector's Book into a fun photo corner and glued it down in the journal.

After that, I moved the fun die cuts around to figure out the placement of all the magical elements. These fun die cuts come inside the Golden Collector's Book.

Once I was satisfied with the placement of the little guys, I glued everything down. I used the white marker to trace around some of the die cuts to make the images more defined so they don't get lost in the background.

I stamped some journaling scripts and hearts to the background. You do not need a block for the stamps. Simply, press the stamp into the ink pad and then press the stamp down on the page using your fingers to press down to ensure the images transfer to the paper. I probably should have done this before gluing down the elements...but to fix this issue, I covered the areas I didn't want to cover with scrap pieces of paper and it worked out. After that, I used the markers to create a variety of dots to fill in the white space.

I stamped the hearts down and then traced them using the markers to change the hearts to multi-colors. I used my fingers to dabb off the excess paint from the hearts to lighten them. Next, I used the stencil to create the little blocks with the markers. I used my finger tips to dabb off the excess to lighten the paint so it blended in the background. Since the acrylic markers are opaque, I used an alcohol marker to color the die cut sentiment pink. 

I hope you found these pages delightful! I had so much fun playing in this journal! Click here to see all the products used and to shop through my affiliate link. Thank you for visiting today.

Nicole