Hello all. Milena here. I’m always trying to find ways to get more photos on my layout. A lot of sketches these days are for a single photo – mine included – but, while these pages are beautiful, I often find I just can’t limit myself to one photo. Last month, I shared how I […]
Hey all you scrappy nerds, Gisele here with some scrappy goodness. This week is theme week to get you to try a mood board as inspiration. How beautiful is this board? If you have never played with a mood board, then maybe this is your cue. You use colours, or textures, or patterns… from this picture […]
Hi there! Even after the Christmas festivities, the Nerdy Girls have been working on sharing a few projects to give you a bit of inspiration. Let’s just see what they have been up to: Mari shared a set of of beautiful Christmas cards. She has used Crate Paper’s FALALA collection to create two […]
Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by the Scrapbook Nerd blog today! Hopefully you are finding some normalcy in all of the holiday chaos! The Nerd Girls are still busy creating and having fun with all of our goodies from the shop. We have lots of inspiration for you this week Let’s start with this amazing […]
Hey everyone, thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! I have a fun, winter themed layout to share with you today using a sketch created by team member Milena. I love working from a sketch and I especially love a diagonal design. This particular sketch suggested the creation of the angle by cutting […]
As usual, the Creative Team here at Scrapbook Nerd have been hard at work creating some beautiful projects. It’s that time of year here in Canada when staying indoors and creating is easy to do. As I write this the snow is falling outside my window. I’m wishing for a white Christmas!! First up is […]
Sometimes I have a single page sketch I really like but the photos I want to work with are from a trip or at an event and I need more than a single page. An easy way to take a sketch and turn it into a double page layout is to use that single page sketch […]
Gisele here showing off what the creative team has been working for you again. Lots of great projects to give you inspiration. First up is Mari with this beautiful winter themed layout. She have used the adorable “Cabin Fever” collection from Carta Bella. With the gorgeous textured papers and fun embellishments in this collection, there are so […]
Hey nerd friends, Gisele here with a tutorial on Disney autograph books I made earlier this fall for my 2 grandnieces. I used the Say Cheese collection(stickers and papers) by Simple Stories from the store. First was designing a cover for my mini; this picture shows the plastic I put over the album to […]
Hello Everyone! Can you believe it is December already!!! Time has flown by, and now we are heading towards Christmas and a new year. As usual, the Creative team has been active this week, bringing lots of inspiration and beautiful projects. Here is a recap of what the Nerdy girls have been up to. […]
We have had a week of fun inspiration and have lots to share with you that we have been working on! This first project was created by Creative Team Member Milena Woodiwiss! Milena’s layout is based on this week’s sketch. With the use of patterned paper and embellishments, Milena has turned the sketch into a simple, […]
Memory Keeping in a Traveler’s Notebook It’s Tutorial Tuesday on the blog today and I wanted to share a project in my Simple Stories Traveler’s Notebook. This is such a fun format to use for memory keeping! I love the size of this particular notebook. The cover is gorgeous and the pages inside this particular […]
The Creative Team has been busy this week creating many beautiful and awe inspiring projects. We start off with Mari who created a lovely assortment of holiday cards to share. She makes me realize the holiday season is just around the corner! On this one she used the Lawn Fawn Village Border die, the Lawn Fawn […]
When I find a sketch I like or one that worked particularly well for me, I go through my photos to see if there are any others that will work with the same sketch. However, I don’t want all my pages to look the same so I try to change the sketch up a bit. […]
Hello scrappy nerds, Gisele here to show you our design team scrappy projects. We have some wonderful creations for you again this week. Starting off with my Traveler’s Notebook take instead of a December Daily using Crate Paper FALALA collection. Next up is Mari Clarke with her layout that include products from Turn the Page as well […]
Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a tutorial on a Traveler’s Notebook. Now you may be wondering why I have December Daily in my title. Let me just say, December is always a very busy month and keeping up with a December Daily is sometimes challenging to find time to document. You might feel guilty […]
This week the creative team has been having fun creating an interesting assortment of fun and cool projects. Up first we have Nathalie. Nathalie loves to document stories about her children; the focus of this layout is her son! Nathalie used papers and embellishments from the new Pinkfresh Studio’s “Boy Fort” collection which is perfect for […]
Hello Nerds! It is the beginning of the month, which means it is time for a new free cut file… YAY!!! This new file designed by Ashley Horton from The Cut Shoppe is filled with some amazing designs with infinite possibilities. This cut file is a must in your digital library, and you can obtain […]
Hey everyone, it’s Mari here! I am excited to be doing my first blog post for the Scrapbook Nerd Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you are inspired today to do something creative in your craft space! It seems that periodically I am struck with a lack of mojo…this comes and goes, […]
Hello Nerds!!! It is finally starting to feel like Fall around here! This week our Scrapbook Nerd design team has been busy working on bringing you some inspiration. Let’s see what they have been up to: Barb has been working with 1Canoe2’s Creekside collection to document one of her travel adventures. This page shows […]
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Hello Everyone!!! Can you believe we are about to celebrate HALLOWEEN!! I know, time has flown this year!. With this is mind, I started to dig through my picture files to check all my Halloween memories (as my teens do not dress up anymore!) to create a layout that brings Halloween with a […]
The Creative Team has been hard at work this week creating some beautiful projects to share. Gisele created this gorgeous fall page using Simple Stories Vintage papers and embellishments; American Crafts thickers, Daiquari, Simple Stories alphas (station) and a tag by 7 Gypsies (unknown: bling shapes, “IN” alphas, flair button). Nathalie created this stunning page that was inspired by the […]
Today I’m going to be working with a 4.25”w X 5.5”h Card Sketch instead of my usual 12×12 LO sketch. I really wanted to use the new Oh Hello turnabout stamp by Concord & 9th for the background area. In order to use this stamp you need a stamp positioning tool to help keep the stamp […]
Hello scrappy nerds, it’s Friday, Gisele here to give you a wrap-up of our Scrapbook Nerd week. It was Canada’s Thanksgiving here on Monday, so a short week for those working. Lots to talk about: I posted a tutorial on Tuesday about a card I designed: Endless Possibilities. Here’s the card: I used the Simple […]
Hello all you Nerds! We are at the end of our kick-off week for the new Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team. We hope that you’ve been inspired so far. Gisèle Julien Gisèle has been playing with the Echo Park Go.See.Explore collection and created this fabulous layout of her travels from this past summer when she took […]
Hello Nerds! Welcome back to another Scrapbook Nerd Academy! When I saw the We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy at CHA in January, I was so excited!! I couldn’t wait until it hit the market and I could get my hands on it. When they came in, I was dying because it sat there for […]
We love Fall, we love cut files, and we love FREEBIES! We love them so much that we have combined all three and are providing you with a new Fall cut file designed by Ashley at The Cut Shoppe. This gorgeous new cut file will be the perfect addition to your projects this season. All […]
Introducing Mari Lee Clarke We are thrilled to have Mari Clarke join the Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team. Mari is a very busy lady, wearing many hats. By day she is a high school teacher and counsellor, which keeps her very busy when school is in. During her free time, Mari is a lover of […]
Introducing Milena Milena is new to the Scrapbook Nerd Design Team – but not new to Scrapbook Nerd. She has been part of our Inspiration Team for the past few years as our sketch designer. Many of you have been inspired by her sketches and have used them as a jump-off point for your projects. Milena […]
