Rainbow pocket album with Kid At Heart collection

 

Hi friends! This is my first post in 2022 and can't imagine a better creative start of the year than a cute rainbow album. So fun! The base of the album is tiny pockets I created using the 6x8 inch sized paper pack from the Kit At Heart collection by Jan Helfield and American Crafts. 

Advent Calendar 2021 tutorial

Happy December, everyone! If you know me, it's not a surprise that I start December with an Advent Calendar project. As my children grow up, we’ve switched chocolate and small gifts to ‘Christmas coupons’ in the Advent calendar. A cookie-baking afternoon or a movie night is a real pleasure for them, as is putting together a charity gift package or making a postcard for people living in a nursing home.

Hidden disc bookbindig technique with Peaceful Heart collection

Hello everyone! I hope you had a great week and with feel-creative as the weekend approached! Today I'm sharing a new mini-album using the elegant and unique Peaceful Heart collection by American Crafts. I have to admit, this album is my absolute favorite right now, and the hidden disc technique I used to create the spine is just ah-mazing!! I love the fact that with this technique the album is super durable, interactive, and easily expandable! 

First, here is the walkthrough video with the basic steps of the assemble:

Mother's Day mini album with Garden Party collection

Handmade gifts for Mother’s Day are always so special. Today I'm showing you a super easy mini album base I created for my mom for mother's day. The cover of the album was inspired by a pretty gift bag and the inside pages are perfect for a clean and simple interactive album. Once you’ve put together the foundation, a lot of 7x7cm images will fit in it.

First week of Spring | Planner spread

Hey everyone! To be honest, I’m not a super organized planner girl, but I love playing with the gorgeous stickers, paperclips, charms, and stencils from the Day-to-Day collection. Everything is so delicate and beautiful and it’s super easy to add dates, notes, lists, or embellishments to the pages.

Summer dress inspired layout

Hey, everyone! Its Bea here and I have a very bright and tropical layout to share today. I usually start creating scrapbook layouts with pulling out papers and embellishments I need to use and then I choose a photo and think of ways to make each one work with others. But this time, I challenged myself to change my creative process, and I started my layout with the photo!

Pull-out mini album with Late Afternoon collection

Hey, everyone! I’m so excited to show you my first project made with the new ’Late Afternoon’ collection by Amy Tangerine. This new line is so delicate and pretty, fits many themes and projects. I adore the beautiful autumn color scheme and the lovely autumn patterns on the papers, and as I walked through the 12x12 paper pad I was immediately inspired to create a mini album for my upcoming fall photos.

First, here is a short process video about the album and the main steps of the basic assemble.

DIY Rainbow journal

Hey everyone! Today I share a cute DIY journal I created using the super fun Slice of Life collection by Amy Tangerine. I don't know about you, but for me, there are long hard days when I need a reminder that I should not give up on my dreams and hard work will always pay off.  This is the reason I created this little journal with the following title: 'Have Faith in your dreams and your rainbow will come smiling through!" I added this title to a cloud I created from white cardstock and placed a rainbow behind the cloud. I can pull out the rainbow from behind the cloud, and this reminds me that sometimes I just need to create my own luck :)

Pumpkin Garland | American Crafts DT

Hi, Ladies! I have a fun fall decor project to share with you today! We all have beautiful paper leftover from a variety of projects. To keep with a fall theme I decided to create a pumpkin garland, each a different color with some of those fabulous leftover pieces from Slice of Life collection.  Although the patterned paper is not traditional fall colors it still works because I’ve grouped them together with die-cut leaves and attached them with black and white bakers twine.

Guide to create easy gift tags | American Crafts DT

Hey everyone! Its Bea here, and I’m sharing a super easy tag-trio with you

today! Gift tags are a great way to put a handmade touch on our present. Not to

mention that playing with pretty papers and scrapbook supplies is so fun! This

time I used the stunning Willow collection by 1 Canoe 2. I love the bright, natural

colors as much as the gorgeous floral elements in this line! It's super easy to mix

and match the papers with the embellishments and the whole collection has a

lovely countryside atmosphere.

Tag mini album tutorial | American Crafts DT

Hey everyone! Tag albums are my go-to when I want a mini album to come together quick and easy. They are cute, playful and it’s easy to enlarge them with additional pages.

2 layouts with Field Trip collection | American Crafts DT

Hey, everybody! Let me share with you today two layout inspirations using the new Field Trip collection by Shimelle and American crafts. This unique line is so bright and fun with the traditional color palette and adorable embellishments. It is a perfect collection to create boy themed layouts or just document sweet childhood memories.

Autumn Travel Kit | American Crafts DT

Hey, everyone! This week the highlighted theme on the blog is travel projects! Traveling means me a lot of new adventures and stories what I love to tell and document! Creating a travel journal is the best way to write about the trips and the experiences we had. It’s a collection of adventures, stories, memories, and discovery.  

Cards with Willow collection | American Crafts DT

Hey everyone! It’s Bea here with you today sharing a card-trio featuring the new and amazing Willow collection! I don’t know about you, but I will admit that I squealed with delight when I saw this collection. Not only the warm, natural colors, the marvelous floral and landscape patterns are amazing, but the heartwarming phrases and the special rose gold foil accent make the whole collection outstanding.

She's Magic layout | American Crafts DT

Hey, everybody! I’m so excited to share my first layout with the brand new She’s Magic collection by Dear Lizzy. This collection is inspired by women and made for women. I absolutely love the bold colors, the beautiful watercolor effects, the encouraging phrases and a lot of floral patterned papers! This collection fits many themes and perfect for documenting family life.

Junque Journal cover with Color Pour | American Crafts DT

Hi Ladies! It's time to get messy! A new adventure is coming to the blog with the easiest and most amazing mixed media technique I've ever tried! I decided to challenge my inner artist and try out the new Pre-mixed Pouring Paint Kit by American Crafts. The specially formulated paints are pre-mixed with the right amount of pouring medium for optimal flow and amazing result! Color pouring was never easier and more fun!

Slice of Life layout | American Crafts DT

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share my first layout using the brand new Slice of Life collection by Amy Tangerine. This collection is so bright and fun and it’s made for everyday memory-keeping projects, layouts, journals, planners but there are other fun ways you could use them too.

It's Summer! layout | American Crafts DT

Hey, friends! I'm up on the American Crafts blog today rounding off ‘It’s Summer!’ week! I always have a ton of summer photos to document every year! When I’m creating a summer layout I like to use bright colors and the It’s All Good collection by Dear Lizzy has so many great colors and patterned papers for documenting summer memories.

Summer Travel Art Kit | American Crafts DT

Hi Ladies! Are you ready for a fabulous summer holiday? We are on the road headed to our favorite seaside village, and I gather some supplies for a travel art kit (plus Instax camera)! This makes easier to document our travel memories and fills the rainy hours with so much fun!  

Father's Day cards | America Crafts DT

Hello Ladies! I’m so excited that we’re celebrating fathers at the American Crafts blog this week! Father’s Day is a perfect occasion to create tiny handmade presents to show our love and gratitude to the men in our lives.