New from Papertrey Ink! Introducing Monthly Moments...

If you are scrapbooker (or you inspire to give it a try) and love Papertrey Ink's products, I have some fun news for you! Papertrey Ink will be carrying pocket page scrapbooking products...a new line called Monthly Moments, which has inspired me to start scrapbooking in the "pocket page" fashion. Today I get to share with you my VERY first pocket pages!

By sharing my process with this kit, and how I approached it, I hope you'll see how easy it can be! The mini album I'm using is a Snap! 6x8" binder in black, available at Papertrey Ink soon.

When I received the Monthly Moments papers, dies and stamps, I first picked out the papers that caught my eye the MOST: the black polka dot, the gray and white circles and a couple of the heart journaling cards. And the free digital download with purchase of a kit! I placed them in the page protectors, alternating pockets, trying to balance out the colors and visual "weight" of the cards. (For example, if I had a lot of black on one side, I knew I needed some black on the other side to balance it.) I decided the other sections would be filled with photos.

On the left, I placed a 4x6 journaling card and a 4x6 photo of Kati writing out her Valentines the other morning. I journaled on a piece of vellum (a little trick I use when I'm scared of my hand writing and don't want to mess up writing directly on the card itself!) and stapled it onto the card. My approach to this is going to be simple, with a few added embellishments. I don't want it to get too complex. Added some stamping from the Monthly Moments: February stamps and the Monthly Moments: Days of the Week stamps. (The Be Mine circle is from the free printables!)

(She's making the tulle-wrapped treats for her class for Valentine's Day that I posted about HERE!)

On the "Love This" card, I used the new Monthly Moments: Library card stamps and the Monthly Moments: February stamps to document a few details about her grade, teacher and class size.

The new Journaling card die was used to cut out this photo from a 4x6" photo. Love how it rounds the corners for you!

And see the "February"? That is a new die also called Monthly Moments: February die. I tucked it in a little pocket with sequins, die cut arrows from Cupid's Arrow , a piece of flair and a frame cut with Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval dies. (I will be stitching this pocket closed at the top to keep the goodies safely tucked inside.)

February pocket page:

STAMPS: Monthly Moments: February, Monthly Moments: 
Library card, Monthly Moments: Days of the Week

INK: Hawaiian Shores and True Black by PTI, Soft Granite by Hero Arts

PAPER: Monthly Moments: February papers, white/Aqua Mist/Classic 
Kraft cardstock, free digital download, vellum

DIES: Monthly Moments: February die, Monthly  Moments: Journal Card die, Cupid's Arrow, circle punch

OTHER: sequins by Pretty Pink Posh, flair by A Flair For Buttons on Etsy, clothespin by Crate Paper, chipboard by Amy Tan, resin flourishes by Melissa Frances, seam binding by Zipperstop, 
washi tape - unknown, black marker by Sharpie.

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On the second page spread, I alternated journaling cards with photos again, balancing out the reddish-pink ones and the darker ones. I scrapped pics of both of my girls for a "what I love about you" page. I thought it would work well for a February theme!

I used one of the heart papers from the kit, but instead of using it as a paper, I trimmed the hearts out of it for heart "confetti" and tucked them free-flowingly into the large pocket. The stamping ("favorite photo" and "this is the best") is from a new stamp set called Monthly Moments: Slide Frame. A few flair pieces and wooden embellishments were added from my stash. 

I made some pull-out tags for journaling to tuck behind the photos. "What I Love About You" and the journaling lines are stamped with Monthly Moments: February! The "pull here" stamp is from Movers & Shakers Sentiments.

I don't know if you can tell, but the wooden embellishments are added with glue dots OUTSIDE the pockets! I'm living on the edge! :)

Forever Be My Always page spread:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Monthly Moments: February, Monthly Moments: Slide Frame, 
Movers & Shakers Sentiments ("pull here" stamp)

INK: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush inks

PAPER: Monthly Moments: February, Sweet Blush and Aqua Mist cardstock

DIES: Tag Sale #3, Journal card die

OTHER: wooden flags by Basic Grey, flair by A Flair for Buttons on Etsy, sequins by Pretty Pink Posh, twine by Papertrey Ink, washi tape - unknown, Copic marker R20, Martha Stewart Heart Confetti punch (tiny hearts).

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The heart theme in the Feb. Monthly Moments kit and products (which can be bought together or separately) could be used to scrap anything...what you love about something, a moment that meant a lot to you, recipes/food you love, pets, etc. Even if you don't have children, it is very versatile in that respect! 

These products will be available on Feb. 15th at 10pm EST at PapertreyInk.com. To see more with these products, visit Nichole Heady, Melissa Phillips, Ashley Cannon Newell, and Heather Nichols.

Using journal cards to create pockets.

I have been totally in love with these Lily Bee Designs journaling cards since the day I received them and just can't stop using them on projects. I love the patterns and pretty designs on each one. They come in each line - Handmade, Victoria Park, Double Dutch and Buttercup - and I sure hope they continue making these in their new lines too.

On the cover, I used some various pieces from all the lines "Bag of Bits" and stitched them together to create a little hanging banner, which dresses up the front cover just a "bit"! (No pun intended- ha.)

To create the pages, I cut pieces of vellum for the pages 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" (single sheets, not folded) and then stitched the journaling cards onto the bottoms as pockets to hold photos of our recent trip to Maine.

You can tuck photos into the pockets or simply add the photo over the top of the journaling cards and journal next to the photo like I did on this page. I decorated the page with the Victoria Park Cardstock Sticker banners. Quick, easy, and adds a bit of color pop!

What is so fun about the journaling cards is that they mix and match so effortlessly when put together, even though they are from all of the different Lily Bee lines! I used one to make the pocket here and another one to tuck inside behind the photo.

I really love the numbered journaling cards from the Handmade line! Perfect for an age, a special date, a number of people in the photo, etc. So many uses for them.

Don't forget that pockets can be used to hold memorabilia also, tickets, stubs, letters, etc!

This album only took me about an hour to finish. (It actually took me longer to take all of these pictures and blog it!) My fastest one yet, but I hope to add many more pages to it! Would you believe that I took 750 photos in Maine. It's very hard to widdle it down to my favorites!! You can punch photos and add them in between the pages too, instead of making a pocket for every photo.

Vellum is so pretty for a mini album, because of the transparency - you can see all of the pretty colors from the other pages peeking through- enticing you to want to see more. Thanks so much for visiting. Stop over to the Lily Bee blog to see more ideas with Lily Bee products!

Smile Mini Album supplies:
STAMPS: Victoria Park Clear Stamps by Lily Bee Designs
INK: white paint
PAPER: Buttercup Bag of Bits, Double Dutch Bag of Bits, Victoria Park Index Journal Cards, Victoria Park Mixed Card Stickers, Victoria Park Bag of Bits by Lily Bee Designs
DIES: corner rounder
OTHER: Twinery twine, ring, vellum, white paint, machine stitching, white button, Papertrey Ink True Black ribbon, pearl.

Blog hop: Lilybee and Epiphany Crafts.

LilyBee has the cutest journal cards! I really love the chevrons, stripes and fun designs! When I was looking at the stack of journal cards all together, I liked how some of them looked stacked next to each other with the blues and reds peeking out... and so, a card was born!

I layered three of the journaling cards and stitched them together on the left to create the card base. I adhered some seam binding on the left and a little rolled rose made from Pure Poppy ribbon. The butterflies are stamped with the Double Dutch clear stamps and True Black ink and cut out.
I made the floral frame with an Epiphany Crafts tool called the Shape Tool. These were fun to make! See below for a how-to.

Day to Remember card: 

STAMPS: Victoria Park Clear Stamps by LilyBee

INK: Pure Poppy ink by Papertrey Ink
PAPER: Victoria Park 6x6 paper pad by LilyBee, Double Dutch Index Journal Cards,Victoria Park Index Journal Cards
DIES: none
OTHER: Handmade ABC Cardstock Letters by LilyBee, Epiphany Crafts: Shape Tool, Bubble Caps, Metal Settings Oval Silver 25. Seam binding, Pure Poppy ribbon by Papertrey Ink, machine stitching.
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This card was made the same, by stitching two journaling cards together, this time at the top instead of on the side. All I added was the flower (with the Notched Flower dies) and leaves, and the pretty Epiphany Crafts center bubble.

The center was made with the Epiphany Crafts tool also, but not put into a metallic frame.

I debated whether to cut the back journaling card down to match the front one, but I kind of like it longer than the front ... it's different!

Hello card:
STAMPS: none

INK: none
PAPER: Buttercup Index Journal Cards, Buttercup -Sunflower paper, Victoria Park - Grand Theatre paper, Victoria Park - Richmond Row paper, Handmade Bag of Bits, Double Dutch Index Journal Cards, Buttercup Index Journal Cards - all by LilyBee Designs
DIES: Notched Flower dies by Papertrey Ink
OTHER: Epiphany Crafts: Shape Tool, Bubble Caps. Machine stitching.
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To make the stamped metallic frame embellishment in the top card, I first placed stamped a floral with red ink onto a piece of paper with the Double Dutch Clear Stamps. Then I placed the paper in the Epiphany Crafts shape tool. Next, an Epiphany Crafts bubble is placed in the center of the tool over the patterned paper. The lid is closed and pressed down. It adheres the bubble to the paper and cuts it out at the same time!

Then the bubble is adhered to one of Epiphany Crafts metal settings. This one doesn't have the stamped image on it, but you get the idea....

I used a needle and thread to attach it to the seam binding on my first card! Such pretty accents for cards or other projects. Thank you for reading today ~ I hope you'll come back soon. xo

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A quick and simple card idea.

If you are a scrapbooker, you might have journaling cards left over from your layouts. I wanted to show you a quick idea for them! Here I have layered three journaling cards by Studio Calico on a very quick and easy card.

I simply layered them over the top of one another, added sticker letters to spell, "oh boy", punched two stars with my Fiskars punch and added two brads. Done! This would be a fun card for a baby boy card, a birthday card or even a congratulations.

If you are a card maker only, you might want to grab some of these journaling cards! There are so many fun ones out there.

Oh Boy card:

STAMPS: none

INK: none
PAPER: white cardstock
DIES: Fiskars star punch
OTHER: Autumn Press die cut tags and Autumn Press papers by Studio Calico, green and yellow die cut alpha stickers by Studio Calico, brads by Basic Grey.