Flip Through Family Ties: 8×8 Scrapbook Layout To Add To Your Heritage Album

Fact: 8×8 layouts and albums are smaller than their 12×12 counterparts… but that doesn’t mean you can’t pack a whole lot of photos, memories, stories and more within their great-by-great size! See the proof for yourself with this 8×8 scrapbook layout that will be a perfect complement to your family’s heritage album, as it uses the Our Moments collection to set the stunning, sentimental scene.

Speaking of 8x8s, did you know that CM now offers 8×8 Side-Loading Pocket Pages?! These pocket pages are the perfect match for your 8×8 albums — it can fit two sheets of 8×8 paper easily through the side to protect your memories as you flip through the pages year after year. US | CA | AU

And once those pages are finished, you need a place to house these mini marvels! The bestselling 8×8 Ruby, Cobalt, Chocolate and Ebony covers are now available for purchase year-round (woot!), whereas the new Caramel Conifers and Tuscan Teal Leaves are only available until the 25th of October or while supplies last! US | CA | AU

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Lay Your Memories on the Line: 8×8 Scrapbook Layouts

8x8s really are great, especially when you use the 8×8 Line It Up Recipe Template! Yes, they are a bit smaller than a regular 12×12 template or page, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pack a full page of stories and fun! Speaking of 8x8s, have you placed your orders for the latest-and-greatest (and totally stunning!) 8×8 albums? Your 8×8 scrapbook layouts will be a perfect fit inside these beauties.

Check out how you can use the 8×8 Line It Up Recipe Template to make bold projects… no matter how you turn it!

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Simple Steps To Mighty Marvels: DIY 8×8 Scrapbook Album Idea

They may be smaller than a regular 12×12 album, but 8×8 album covers sure are mighty! Speaking of 8x8s, have you placed your orders for the latest-and-greatest 8×8 albums? There are eight options for you to pick from between now and the 13th of April (or while supplies last!), including two foiled bookcloth options, Vintage Green Herringbone and Antique Red Tile, and six solid sensations in Tide Pool, Ruby, Cobalt, Chocolate, Icy Blue and Ebony! These exclusive albums are perfectly sized photo- and memory-capturing parcels, and are also fabulous as gifts, weekender projects, as a coffee table album and more! Ready to get started on a DIY 8×8 scrapbook album? Then follow along with blog contributor Krislyn Mattei as she shows you a quick and easy way to make numerous 8×8 layouts with just a few supplies and tools of your choice! Easy-peasy, 8x8s are breezy!

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Have a Pocket-Sized Celebration With These DIY Mini Albums

Mini albums may be small, but they sure are mighty — mighty with your beloved photos and memories, that is! These quick, easy-to-do scrapbooking projects can be completed in one sitting and are the perfect way to showcase your special stories, from timely DIY holiday mini albums to showcasing precious baby moments! CM Japan Advisors Yuuki Miyata and Yumi Iizuka came up with these clever DIY mini albums that can turn all sorts of photos into a beautiful display — check them out!

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Easily Craft a Canadian Experience With This DIY Mini Accordion Album

Intricate, complex layouts always look great, but if you want to get something done simply and quickly (and still looks amazing!), there are other ways to perfectly and proudly highlight your photos and memories. How so, you may ask? Well, that’s where blog contributor Tina Kistinger comes into play! Check out her beautiful DIY mini accordion album with the True North Theme Pack!

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Transform the What a Zoo Flip Card Kit Into a Fun DIY Mini Album

Have you ordered the What a Zoo Flip Card Kit yet? It’s wildly awesome — perfect for kiddos of all ages and comes with everything needed (including easy instructions) to create a fun card they can make and send to a loved one. What’s even cooler is by adding just a few more basic supplies, you can transform the card kit into your own DIY mini album! Check out the video or follow the instructions below to learn how!

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Create a DIY Circle Tag Mini Album with the Magic Awaits Collection

Everyone loves their scrapbook albums, but sometimes, you want to make your memories even a little more mobile. There are plenty of ways you can do this, but how about putting them on your keychain to take with you wherever you go? (Yes, please!) Blog contributor Tina recently took the Magic Awaits collection and created her own DIY circle tag mini album — check out how she did it!

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Magic Awaits You Within this DIY Waterfall Folio Album

Are you looking for a fun way to flip through your photos in an album that’s only a little bigger than the size of your hand? If so, look no further than the small, but creatively mighty, folio albums. Check out blog contributor Tina’s DIY waterfall folio album project below and start dreaming up ideas you can create for yourself!

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Assemble Marvelous DIY Mini Albums with Theme Packs

Since their debut in late 2019, our collection of theme packs have been a downright hit. Each kit includes everything you need to create completely curated layouts featuring a variety of different themes that fit all kinds of project types. From dance to Australia to the zoo, road trips and more, these packs have it all! Do you have any theme packs in your craft room? Put them to good use with blog contributor Tina’s idea for DIY mini albums that she made using the Just Dance Theme Pack!

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Create Two-for-One Projects: DIY Autumn Cards (Part Two)

Nobody wants to be wasteful when scrapbooking! If you can find any extra way to get the most bang for your buck, you’re probably going to do it! This blog post shows you how to take the leftover paper from the borders you created in this blog post and turn them into beautiful DIY autumn cards! Take a look at how you can reuse and re-imagine these papers!

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