Hello All! I love tags! I really, really love tags – all shapes, sizes and colours. And therefore, I have more tags than I need, and wanted to focus on using some on my layout (I typically use them on cards, or sometimes stuck behind papers on a layout). I am using Maggie Holmes “Bloom” […]
Hello Nerds!! It has been a lovely week sharing all the projects created this month. I got to play with beautiful and very colorful papers from Amy Tangerine’s Better Together collection and Jillibean Soup’s Healthy Hello collection, and play with my foiling machine and embroidery thread. Here is a review of my projects: […]
Hello Nerds! I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful weather, and getting lots of crafting done. This month, I was inspired to create using lots of white space, and focusing on the picture. Since I wanted the titles to stand out on my white layouts (since most of them were made on white cardstock), […]
Hi!!!! Welcome to the blog! Laura here, with a cute idea for the upcoming holiday–Father’s Day! I don’t know about you, but it seems to get harder and harder to buy different presents for my husband every year. I mean, how many ties, slippers, and such can he get?? LOL One thing I have to […]
Hello it’s Cathy back to share a slightly different approach to catching up when faced with a growing amount of photo’s to be scraped. I am way behind with my photo’s! A familiar phrase heard from my fellow scrapbookers and one I hear myself repeat way to often. This statement is taking my enjoyment of […]
It’s Joy here today with a mixed media canvas. I tried something new and worked with some bright colours, which are outside of my comfort zone. This canvas is 6×6 and I started with some a few layers of cheese cloth on top of the blank canvas.After gluing the cheese cloth to the canvas with […]
Hello Nerds! This month I was inspired by the lovely spring Pinkfresh Studio “Felicity” collection. Even though I did not yet have many outdoor photos, I still was craving spring and loved the bright colours in these papers. In my last tutorial, I talked about letting the story lead. I also mentioned that sometimes my […]
Hello Nerds! I apologize for the tardiness for the late blog post. This should have been posted yesterday. I am here to show you all how I did my background for my layout. It is actually very easy, and very fun! Here is what you will need stencil, blending tool, inks of choice, and washi/masking […]
Hello Nerds!, Once again, Nathalie here… For this month I chose to work mainly with the Felicity collection from Pink Fresh Studio. I love the bright spring colors mixed in white lots of white space and colorful illustrations. Once I saw the heart paper in the collection, i knew exactly the pictures I […]
I hit the jackpot this month!….my kit consisted of PhotoPlays’ “THIS GUY” . Warm plaids, rich wood and very masculine! “This Guy” is perfect for the man (men) in our lives. Want to have fun with this product? Try making embellishment clusters. Sourcing out how others create clusters is a great way of finding […]
Hello once again!! It has been a fun week sharing my first projects as part of the design team. I am so blessed with this opportunity, and at the same time thrilled to be able to create hand in hand with you all. Here is an overview of my projects using Crate Paper’s Wonder […]
Hello Everyone, I am Nathalie, one of the new members of the design team. I am so grateful for this opportunity as I get to share and learn from a great community. This is my first post in this blog, and I am excited for you all to see what I have created. […]
Hello! Paige here with my first blog post as a new member of the Scrapbook Nerd design team. I am thrilled to be sharing some projects with you this week from the gorgeous, playful Crate Paper ‘Wonder’ collection. In the scrapbooking layout I am sharing today, I explore what it means to let your story […]
Hello! Cathy here , I am a brand new design team member with Scrapbooknerd and this is my first blog post ! This is all so new to me, I was so excited to receive my first kit of pretty papers and embellishments from the Crate Paper “WONDER” Collection. I decided to try something new […]
Hello Scrapbook Nerds, Lindy’s Stamp Gang products are very popular in the mixed media world & with other paper crafters/scrapbookers. Today we though we’d share some product information about the sprays we recently started carrying. We’ve had a few questions on how to use them & why do the bottles come with just the powder […]
Hello everyone. Welcome to another Tutorial Tuesday – on Wednesday this week, thanks to the fact that I’m away right now and my computer decided to give me lots of grief. As our new Design Team won’t actually be starting until next week we will be filling the gap with different things this month. One […]
Hi Everyone! I’m excited to share my project with you today. I’m showing you how I made my own background paper to make a series of mixed media cards. I love creating background in my art journal so working with a large piece of watercolour paper I simply used the same techniques. I used acrylic […]
http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js Hi everyone. Welcome back to another tutorial. This week I’m sharing a video tutorial on how you can foil your stamped images. Ever since I’ve started playing around with my Deco Foils, I’ve been itching to try and see if I could somehow apply them to a stamped image. Everything that I tried wasn’t […]
I love making layered tags to add to presents and cards. They are super easy to make. First gather up supplies, you will need tags, embellishments, ribbon, die cuts, really anything you can use for layering. Start with the largest tag as your bottom layer and gradually add more layers as you go. I used […]
Have you ever thought about starting an art journal? It’s a really great way to try things out before adding new techniques to layouts, canvases or other projects. I consider it a testing ground, a place I create in that has no rules, no mistakes and often no plan of what I will create. I […]
http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js Do you love pinterest? I do. I love the inspiration that I find there. In browsing around a few weeks ago, I found a pin from October Afternoon on how to make these adorable feather arrows and I just had to try. I had so much fun making these, so I thought I would share […]
http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js Hello everyone. Now that the Holidays are winding down, it’s time to get your paper out and get creative again. After I’ve had a bit of a break in scrapbooking, I find that I need a quick project to boost my creative energy. Today, I have a quick and easy page tutorial to help […]
Are you thinking about doing a December Daily? Here is a video where I walk you through how I made the first few pages of this years December Daily. I am using a 6×8 Simple Stories binder and their multi pack of inserts. I usually start the day deciding which insert to use depending on how […]
Today’s post is special, we have a Guest Designer joining us this week. Say hello to Cathy Andreana. Cathy joined our forum back in April 2014, she has a son and two daughters and enjoys using her Silhouette die cutting machine for all kinds of paper crafting projects. You can see Cathy’s SN gallery here Cathy’s […]
Hilo Scrapbook Nerds, This week I’m working with the Crate Paper Confetti collection and at first glance you might think the collection is just for birthday’s & celebrations. It is if you want it to be I have some everyday kind of projects using this collection and I hope you enjoy seeing how to […]
Hello everyone! Stephanie here, the newest Nerd on the block, with a really simple tutorial on how to go about adding a pop of colour to your layouts. I began by putting together a simple 12×12 layout using products from October Afternoon’s Treasure Map collection … but when I finished adhering my photo and the embellishments, I couldn’t help but […]
Hi all, Fleur here with you today for a quick tutorial on making a dry erase clipboard for your room or office using the MAMBI Happy Planner covers. To do this project you will need a clipboard, some patterned paper, some washi or glitter tape and a MAMBI planner cover. Start by covering your clipboard, if […]
http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js Hello everyone. I have been having so much fun, this month, playing with the Echo Park Teacher’s Pet collection and the Therm-O-Web Deco Foil. Have you had a chance to check either of them out? If not, you must! The Teacher’s Pet collection is a must have for all those school photos that pile […]
Mixed Media can be intimidating to jump into when you have never tried it before. An easy way to start is to make some small projects using some supplies you have or cheap ones from a dollar store. This project today uses some product that you might not have but I will suggest replacements so […]
I love back to school, not for the early mornings, making lunches and constant rushing around lol but for all the amazing back to school supplies that come out. I usually buy more for me than I do for the kids This year I thought it would be fun to make some Back to School […]
