Hey Scrappy Nerds, it’s Gisele bringing you my mini album using cut apart cards, yes, the ones you get in collection and not sure what to do with them. I used the SIMPLE STORIES HELLO SUMMER collection to create a mini album. I must confess I had not made a mini album in a […]
This is a great sketch for anyone wanting to get more photos on their page. I like to do single photo layouts but quite often I find myself wanting to get more on my page. This sketch allows you to do up to ten 2 x 3 photos. I used seven on my page and […]
It’s a beautiful Sunday here in Northern Ontario. The sun is shining and the lake is calm but I’m still hoping to find some time to do a bit of crafting in the great outdoors! This week’s sketch showcases two 4×4 photos side by side with some layering behind. Keep in mind when using these […]
Hey Everone, welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog today for a review of the creative team projects for this week! Firstly, we have a sweet, summery layout by team member Gisele! Gisele created this 8 1/2 x 11 layout using the Doodlebug Design “Sweet Summer” 6×6 paper pad and the odds and ends of the […]
Hey Friends, welcome to the blog today! I have a fun technique to share with you today to create an easy background for a layout! The stripes on the background of the layout were created using tape. I taped off the strips using painter tape (you could just use washi) and then with a distress […]
Hey Everyone, welcome to the blog today! The Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team (SNCT) has been working on a bunch of fun projects this week with a gorgeous color palette as inspiration. There are so many possibilities with these lovely colors…so summery! The first project was created by SNCT member, Mari Clarke. Mari created this layout […]
Hello everyone! How is your Summer going? We hope you are relaxing and enjoying the wonderful weather. Today’s tutorial is a bit of a refresher / learning on a few basics on the Silhouette Software basics. The new updates to the Silhouette Software have made it easier to import and design cut files in […]
This week’s sketch is another one featuring a single 4×4 photo. The photo is placed on an angle along with some paper layers behind it. I left my page quite simply because I really wanted the focus to be on the photo of my daughter. For this page I used the Spread Your Wings collection […]
Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a tutorial about sketches, yup, I love them and use them all the time! I use them as my starting point and sometimes the page does not even look like the sketch, but I get pages done and that is what it’s all about! I often use Pinterest and have […]
Hi there! Another week is just finishing. Time to relax, and recharge before Monday comes by. It is amazing how fast time is running, we are headed to the middle of Summer (here in Canada) and finally the weather has cooled off a bit, and we are enjoying beautiful Summer days. How about a […]
Happy Sunday to you all! I hope this weekend finds you with lots of time for creating. This Sunday I’m bringing you a simple single photo sketch. This sketch features a 4×4 photo backed by strips. You can choose to use paper, mixed media, embellishments – whatever you prefer! I’m loving the new O Canada […]
Hey everyone, it’s Gisele again bringing you our latest design team work plus a new cut file we showcased earlier this week. We have been busy creating again and have some wonderful projects for you. Happy belated 4th of July to our neighbours to the south. We celebrated Canada day earlier this month. so now, lets […]
Hi there! We hope you had a fabulous Canada Day! ( July 1st is Canada Day, and since we are a proudly Canadian store, we hope you got to celebrate our country), and to celebrate (and because it is the beginning of the month) we are releasing a new cut file, Time To Shine. Our […]
Welcome to the blog today! It’s Mari here and I have a fun project to share with you that makes a great gift idea! I created this card with the My Favorite Things Gift Card Pouch and Die-Namics Gift Card Window. I started by die cutting the window for the gift card from a piece […]
REPEATING shapes, colours, die cuts… Hello everyone, Gisele here for a little tutorial on making your pages cohesive. Making your eye travel around the page, more visually appealing. This technique is similar to the visual triangle but goes beyond, it’s a continuity to help your card or LO. In this example, I repeated the colour orange/coral and the […]
It’s a gloomy day here in southern Ontario. I love rainy days as long as I can snuggle up indoors and do some crafting. For this week’s Sunday Sketch I’ve got a 3 photo sketch featuring 2 – 3×4 photos staggered along the right side. The photos are complemented by strips of patterned paper stacked […]
This week’s sketch features a large 5×7 photo complemented by 3 small 2×2 photos in the lower left corner. I find this is a great way to feature a large photo while adding in a couple of smaller ones to show the details. The large photo could even be a collage if you had many […]
Happy Friday and Welcome to the Blog! This week the creative team at Scrapbook Nerd has been busy having fun with our Crate Paper products! Crate Paper continutes to be a favorite among the team. There is just so much to love about Crate!! Our first layout is by team member Gisele! This layout is […]
Welcome back to the blog today! Today my post will focus on documenting travel photos. To start my project, I printed a map from the internet of a route we took for a vacation a few years back to Waterton Park in Alberta. Then I took some embroidery thread and did a back stitch along […]
Hello scrappy Nerds, it’s Gisele again with this week’s design team projects. We have some wonderful LOs for you as well as a sketch. Let’s dive right in shall we? First up is our sketch designer, Milena I like that you could use this sketch as a 12×12 but also in an 81/2 x 11. […]
Hello scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a little tutorial. Let’s talk washi. Do you hoard all of your washi tapes like they are gold or never buy them or not sure what to do with them?? Well I have been scouring Pinterest for ideas that might make you think twice about washi tapes. in this first […]
***My apologies. This is a day late. I just realized it didn’t publish when I thought it would. Consider it a Sunday Sketch for a Monday!!*** Another Sunday means time for another sketch. This week’s sketch features room for 4 – 2×3 photos framed by embellishment clusters. The sketch leaves a bit of room for […]
Hello Nerds! Another week has come to an end, and the Nerd Girls have been showing projects all this week inspired on the “Strawberry Social” theme. Let’s have a look at what they have been sharing on social media, and in the Scrapbook Nerd Frinds and Fans Facebook page. First up is Gisele […]
Hello everyone! Hope you are all enjoying this new week! It is time for a new tutorial, and this time i wanted to show a way to rework those layouts we some-and/or-many times we end up not loving after they are completely finished. This is the original layout i had created for this tutorial, i […]
It’s Mother’s Day today here in Canada and I have another Sketch for you. I hope you manage to carve out some time to do some creating. I’d love to see what you do with the sketch so please do post what you create in the FB group. (You can find an archive of all […]
Welcome to the blog today! The Creative Team has been busy creating some beautiful projects using Ranger Distress Oxide Inks. These inks have so many possibilities and these projects make that so evident! The first project is by Nathalie! Nathalie created her own patterned paper using Distress Resist spray, a Kaisercraft stencil and Distress Oxides. […]
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to the blog today…we have lots of fun ideas to share with you this week focusing on Ranger’s Distress Oxide Inks. These inks are water-reactive dye & pigment ink fusion that create an oxidized effect when sprayed with water. They can be used with stamps, stencils, and direct to surface. This is […]
Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele again bringing you what we have been working on for you. Lots to share, so let’s get to it On my tutorial this week, I talked about the rule of 3 and the visual triangle. Just to refresh, here are a couple of examples. The visual triangle makes your eye […]
Hello scrappy nerds, Gisele here bringing you a tutorial: the rule of 3 and the visual triangle. Let’s start with the rule of 3. In decor and other the rule of 3 is used quite a lot. Meaning use 3 of the same thing example: 3 flowers, or usually an odd number things as embellishments. In the photo […]
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in S. Ontario but it’s always a great day to create a page, am I right? This week I’m bringing you a 2 photo sketch. This one uses a 4×6 and a 4×4 photo nestled in side by side on top of many layers of patterned paper – or […]
