Hello friends! Nathalie with you today to just give you a little inside look at what the design team has been up to this week. First up is Mari with this beautiful layout , In Mari’s words, ” Creating masculine layouts can be challenging. Finding a collection that is perfect for a masculine layout makes […]
I hope all of you are enjoying 2019 so far. As I mentioned in my last post, 2019 is going to be a busy year in my house. Because of that, the format of Sketch Sunday will be changing a little. I’ll still be posting on Sundays but it will go down to one Sunday […]
Hey there crafty friends, welcome back to the SN blog. The starting of a new year for many is a fresh start, a time to start new routines, or make resolutions. Personally, I think we can make changes anytime throughout the year and I’ve been thinking about this change to several months. I have some […]
Welcome to my last Sunday Sketch post of 2018! I can’t believe the year is almost over. 2019 is going to be a busy one for me, filled with a lot of change and adventure. Bring it on! For this week’s sketch, we have 3 – 2×3 vertical photos. I’m really enjoying using smaller sized […]
It’s time for another Sunday Sketch. This sketch features 3 – 3×4 photos backed by 2 mattes and surrounded by paper strips. I only had 2 photos to use on this page so I substituted one of the photos with a 3×4 journal card from my paper kit. I also had minimal journaling so I […]
Hi there! It is getting closer and closer to the magical days of Christmas. We are so excited to welcome the holidays and document all the memories that come with this season. Our Design Team has been busy creating projects that will inspire you. First up Mari. Mari created these Christmas Tags using the […]
Hi there! It is December! Cue the confetti!!! it is the jolliest and happiest of times (for some of us that is!) so, what better way than to celebrate it with color. Today, I want to show you a simple way to make the most out of your Holiday collections while customizing some embellishments for […]
Well hey there friends, welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog today! We hope you had an amazing week and found some time to get crafty. We have some inspiration for you this week with some projects the creative team has been busy working on. First up is Nathalie! Nathalie created this page using the new […]
Welcome to the blog today! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and there are so many beautiful Christmas collections to create with again this year. The Pinkfresh Studio “Holiday Vibes” collection is lovely and in true form for Pinkfresh…this company always knocks it out of the park with the Christmas products they design […]
It’s Sketch Sunday again and time for some more inspiration. This weeks sketch features 5 photos – 4 – 2×3 photos and 1- 3×4 photo. The whole page is tilted on an angle for a bit of added interest. For my example page, I’ve used the Wizard World collection by Photoplay and minimal embellishments. I […]
Hello everyone! Hope you all are enjoing what is left of Fall, it is snowing here in Canada already! We took this week to celebrate Gratitude, and have asked our DT to create projects that document what they are thankful for. So, let’s see what they have created this week, first up is Mari. […]
This Sunday’s sketch has room for 2 – 4×6 vertical photos placed on a large mat and aligned with the left side of the page. For my example, I’ve used an old Carta Bella collection – All Bundled Up – and some Nuvo Crystal and Glitter Drops along with some Thickers letter stickers. Winter is […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to the blog today and the summary of activity with the creative team this week! Our focus this week is traveller’s notebooks and if you haven’t tried this format yet, we have some inspiration coming your way! Mari created this traveller’s notebook layout that was the focus of her post earlier this […]
Welcome to the blog today; it’s team member Mari here! Sometimes it is fun to scrapbook a layout in a smaller format; there is just less real estate to think about and sometimes that just helps get that memory documented that you want to complete. Today I am sharing a Traveller’s Notebook layout that will […]
It’s time for another sketch. This week I have a layout that calls for a single 4×6 photo accompanied by 3 – 3×4 photos. Perfect for those layouts that need more than a single photo. For my page I used the Pack Your Bags collection kit by Carta Bella. *my apologies for the poor photo. […]
Welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog! This week the team has been creating some Christmas cards with some of the amazing card making supplies in the shop to choose from!! Team member Nathalie created this amazing group of three cards! Nathalie created a set of cards that use Concord and 9th’ s latest release and Distress […]
Welcome to the blog! It’s Mari here and today I have three Christmas cards to share with you! The cards vary from very easy to more detailed cards. The first card I want to share in more detail is a card I created using products from Doodlebug Design. This is the simplest to create and […]
Hi there! The weather is cooling, the leaves are falling, PSL is back and we all are looking for our cozy sweaters… It is Fall, y’all!! What a great time to enjoy nature, and all its splendor; this was the inspiration for this week’s projects from our design team, “Fall Colors”. So, let’s […]
Hi there! Nathalie with you today to bring you a new project inspired by the colors of Fall. This week we will be creating projects inspired by color, and i wanted to show you how to build a color family background using acrylic paints. The colors used here are the ones in a Fall […]
It’s Sketch Sunday again! This week’s sketch features 6 – 2×3 photos on a single page LO. The photos are backed by a small mat and 3 long strips or banners. For my page I replaced one of the photos with journaling and used an oversized title. I used this sketch to create a page […]
It’s another beautiful fall weekend here. I always find this time of year to be perfect for crafting. There’s a bit of a crispness in the air that makes me want to make pretty things. At first glance this week’s sketch is a simple one, but it’s all about how you interpret it. If you […]
The creative team was busy creating some lovely projects during the last week of September. First we have this gorgeous project from team member, Nathalie. Nathalie created this page to celebrate her favorite season, Fall! She used a paper from Simple Stories “High Style” paper pad as the background for her page, and then used […]
Hey friends, it’s creative team member Mari here today with a quick tutorial about color inspiration. How do you choose the color scheme for a project? There are so many ways to tackle this. You can: use your photo to guide you use your products to guide you use a mood board use colors you […]
Hello everyone, it’s Gisele here with a new tutorial. Are you working on a project and looking for embellishments? Well look no further than your patterned papers, Project Life type cards, cut apart cards and sometimes even the packaging!! Yup, it’s so easy, get your precision scissors and get cutting; fussy cutting. Your tool to cut is […]
This Sunday’s Sketch features a small 2×3 photo set on the right side of the page. The page has triangles in opposite corners which help to draw your eye inward. You can use your favourite patterned paper to create these triangles and to build up the layers under the photo. I used Bella Blvd.’s Pop […]
Hi there! It is time for the weekend!!! The perfect time to relax, rest and hopefully get creative. This week our DT has been sharing some beautiful projects that are sure going to inspire you this weekend. First up is Gisele with a gorgeous layout that showcases Simple Stories I AM collection. GIsele used papers […]
I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe it’s September already. I’ve been busy up at the cottage and getting my girls ready for back to school so this week I’m featuring an older sketch. I really like the cluster of photos in this one. It features five photos – two 2×2 and three […]
Welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog today! Today wraps up the month of August and another week of creativity for the design team! This first project was created by team member Gisele! Gisele has created this super cute layout using Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” (chipboard and papers), stickers from Photoplay “Spread Your Wings”, puffy stickers […]
Welcome to the blog today! It’s creative team member Mari Clarke here, and I wanted to share a fun technique with you where I combined a Crate Paper collection with Vicki Boutin Mixed Media products! For this 12×12 layout, I wanted to document my son’s trip home this summer. The Crate Paper “Here and There” […]
Hey folks, it’s Gisele here with this week’s design team projects. The weather is getting cooler here in New Brunswick and I cannot wait for the colourful leaves and everything pumpkin LOL. But lets get back to reality shall we. We have some amazing work to show you. This week our theme was “summer favourites”, so here […]
