Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a mini album tutorial. If you’re like me, you’ve accumulated a lot of 3×4 cards in your stash. I never know what to do with all these leftover cards until I came across a mini album on Pinterest made with 3×4 cards and plastic photo id holders. I thought […]
These ribbon spool ornaments are one of my favorite to make – I usually add them to the top of the present. They recycle which is great and they are fast and easy which is even better. Even the kids could help make these. Here is a quick tutorial on how to make them. You […]
Faux Chalkboard DIY with Joy (Supplies are listed at the bottom of this post) Hello friends, Today I am showing how I crate a Faux chalkboard look with a few simple supplies. The application is the same for each of my projects, super simple! Pigment inks like this one take longer to dry on […]
Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a fun tutorial on making a paper pumpkin. I saw this idea on Pinterest and I just had to try it out. It was pretty easy to make and turned out super cute! The first thing you need to do is to cut out strips of paper with cardstock […]
Hi all – Fleur here today to share with you one of my most favorite (yet really easy to make) gifts. With Christmas coming up these make great little neighbour or teacher gifts and they only take a few minutes to put together. First up get some plain glass candle holders – these are from […]
Hey Hey My fellow Nerds!!! It’s Sarah here and I ALMOST forgot to post my tutorial today!! It’s 11:55pm here right now, so I’m technically still getting this out on Tuesday!! HA! I do apologize for my tardiness! This will be worth the wait I promise!! I wanted to share with you how I made […]
Welcome to another week of the Scrapbook Nerd Academy. This week I’m going to share with you how I created a stitched border. The first step, of course, is gathering your supplies. For my layout I used the Jillibean Cool as a Cucumber collection. My background is Kraft Cardstock. For my title I used Jillibean […]
Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a little tutorial using some layering and stitching techniques. I’m using the Teresa Collins Life Emporium collection today. One of my favorite collections this year! First I started with a triangle punch (love my triangles) After I punched out some triangles (I used 5), I put the corner of […]
Today I am going to share with you how to make a fun layered background for your cards. After doing several layouts using my heart punch I had lots of pieces of paper left over that has the heart shape punched out of them and I didn’t want to just throw them out. I decided to […]
Hello everyone, It’s Joy here this week for an installment of Scrapbook Nerd Academy. I love to use my scrappy supplies to make cards. This week I challenged myself to limit my supplies and not use any stamps. Let’s get to it, I’ll show you how. For this card I started by […]
Hello there, my lovely Nerds! I wanted to share a super fun tutorial with you using Hero Arts Daubers. They are my new BFF! I LOVE the fun things you can do with them! For this technique, you just need some daubers and either a craft mat or an acrylic block. I like the […]
This week I’m going to show you how I created these fun project life cards using watercolours. I decided to try my hand at some watercolor techniques I have seen in videos and make some PL 3×4 journaling cards. This is what I used: I tried 2 different ways. The first was using Gelato’s. I […]
This month, the Scrapbook Nerd Design Team is working with layers, along with the Scrapbook Nerd product. Adding layers to your projects doesn’t have to mean adding a lot of bulk, but it does add a lot of visual interest and dimension. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see all the […]
Hello bloggers, It’s time for another how to with the Nerd Girls. We’re a couple of days late in posting, sorry we had some technical errors with your editing software. Today Joy is sharing a process video to create some wall art for your home or as a gift. Today’s project is part […]
We all know that 6×6 paper pads are perfect for card making, but the size of the pattern makes them perfect to create custom made embellishments for any project. I used a 6×6 pad to embellish a Tim Holtz Stamp by rolling paper and adding it to the stamped image. I made this card using […]
For this week’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make some handmade embellishments that you can use on your next project. It doesn’t take much to make your own embellishments and it’s even easier with the 6×6 paper pads. For all these embellishments I used the Dear Lizzy Daydreamer 6×6 pad and 2 […]
Hi everyone, as some of you may know by now, triangles are my new favorite thing to add on my LO’s! This month were were given 6×6 paper pads to work with so I decided to punch out some trianges with them. Here is the punch I used but you could also use dies or […]
This week’s tutorial is all about Shaker Boxes. Shaker Boxes are a fun and interactive element that you can add to your cards and layouts. They are a fun and easy way to shake things up a little bit – and a lot of fun to create. What you need for this project: Pre-printed […]
Hello bloggers, Today we sharing some simple ways to added texture/dimension to your projects with a good old basics, pop dots and cardstock. All of the products used in these projects can be seen at the bottom of the post. Let’s get to it, shall we. Above are the cards I made using some […]
Hi everyone Michelle here, this month I did a quick tutorial on using stencils and paint. Have you seen these awesome new Heidi Swapp stencils in the store? They come in a little package of 6 stencils. Since I’m all about triangles lately, I decided to go with this stencil. Isn’t it cute? […]
Documented with Fleur Smith Your Day Documented Pocket Mini AlbumI loved the Simple Stories birthday collection and wanted to use it to make a mini album for my youngest son’s birthday. I was going to do a traditional mini album but once I saw the fun file folder journaling card I thought it would […]
Hello friend, This month the design team is adding confetti to their projects in various ways. You can too! Make your own confetti by using your trusty hole punch or using a border punch such as this one…. A simple way to create the look of confetti is to use a pencil […]
