SN Blog — Mixed Media

Theme Challenge – Change or New Beginings

January 08, 2019 art journal Design Team projects Dina Wakley Media general Inspiration Mixed Media Nerd Academy process video

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 […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

December 07, 2018 Card Making design team inspiration Design Team projects general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products process video Product Information Scrapbooking stamping Tips & Tutorials Videos

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 […]

Tuesday Tutorial: Creating Embellishments for your layouts

December 04, 2018 Christmas Crate Paper customized embellishments cut file Design Team projects Foundation paper general Inspiration Jane Davenport Mermaid markers Merry Days collection Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa New products Product Information Scrapbooking silhouette cut file Tips & Tutorials Vicki Boutin Videos watercolor What's new in store

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 […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

November 16, 2018 art journal Design Team projects From around the Web general gratittude Inspiration Inspsired Nerd joy atkinson Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa New products process video Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Videos

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. […]

Using Gold tones to create a seasonal layout.

November 13, 2018 Cut files Design Team projects gold gratitude week handipaper Inspiration Kaisercraft Bloom collection Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy process video Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Tuesday Tutorial Videos

Hi there! It is starting to look a lot like Fall is about to transition into the most wonderful time of the year! But before we move onto the next season, our friends and family in the US are prepping to celebrate Thanksgiving, so we have decided to dedicate our week to document our […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

October 19, 2018 colors of fall Design Team projects Field Notes collection Free cut files general Inspiration Layout sketches Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Vicki Boutin Videos

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 […]

Creating with a Fall Color Palette | Nathalie DeSousa

October 16, 2018 acrylic paint art crayon color Design Team projects Fall Field Notes collection Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pinkfresh Studio Simple and Sweet process video Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Tuesday Tutorial Vicki Boutin Videos What's new in store

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 […]

THIS WEEK … DAILY ROUTINE/DAILY LIFE

September 21, 2018 Bella Blvd. Crate Paper Design Team projects Echo Park Free cut files Inspiration Mixed Media Paige Evans Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Vicki Boutin

Hello, Gisele here bringing you the design team’s projects for this week. Lots going on this week, but our theme was daily routine/daily life. So let’s check it out shall we. Mari’s everyday life thematic layout is about time she spends with family! Mari applied some Vicki Boutin Gesso to some patterned paper. Then she tore […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

September 14, 2018 Creative Team Design Team projects Fleur collection general Gisele Julien I AM collection Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Kaisercraft Mari Clarke mini books Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa nerd girls New products scrapbook Scrapbooking Shine On Collection Simple Stories Turn the Page collection weekly digest Willow Lane collection

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 […]

Black Paint Backgrounds | Nathalie DeSousa

September 11, 2018 acrylic paint black background Design Team projects Fleur collection Inspiration Kaisercraft Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa process video Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials you tube

Hello Scrapbook Nerd friends! Hope you all are doing well, now that Autumn is almost here! YAY!!! For today’s tutorial, i want to focus on using a “Black Paint Background” for your next project. I know that the idea of adding mixed media is a tough one for many of you, so hearing of adding […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

August 10, 2018 12x12 layout Auburn Lane collection Creative Team Design Team projects Gisele Julien Inspiration Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pink Paislee product highlight Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials weekly digest What's new in store

Hi there! Summer is rapidly coming to an end, and with it also go those long lazy hot days we all treasure so much. While many of you take time off work to visit your cottages or travel, our design team has been busy bringing you some inspiration. This week, we have asked the DT […]

Fussy Cutting elements

August 07, 2018 Auburn Lane Design Team projects distress oxides Fussy cutting Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pink Paislee process video Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Tuesday Tutorial Videos What's new in store

Hi there! This week, we have asked the DT to showcase the beautiful Pink Paislee’s “Auburn Lane” collection in their projects. This collection has a fall color palette, modern designs, and some beautiful floral illustrations that are perfect to embellish a page. The secret is to fussy cut each of the floral images so that […]

Creative Team Weekly Digest

July 13, 2018 design team Design Team projects Free cut files general Gisele Julien Inspiration Layout sketches Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa New products pebbles Scrapbooking Simple Stories The Cut Shoppe weekly digest What's new in store

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 […]

THIS WEEK, our Nerd Team’s Projects and …

July 06, 2018 Card Making Design Team projects Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Scrapbooking

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 […]

Nerd Girls Weekly Digest

June 22, 2018 Creative Team Design Team projects Free cut files Gisele Julien Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa New products Scrapbooking Summer days are here weekly digest

HI there! It is Summer!!! yay!!! finally warmer and longer days are here, kids are finishing school, and many have already left for their cottages and vacations, I think after our long winter we were more than ready to start Summer. Thankfully this was the inspiration for this week’s projects for our DT, […]

IT’S FRIDAY… THIS WEEK’S TEAM PROJECTS

June 01, 2018 Design Team projects general Inspiration Mixed Media Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

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. […]

Weekly Creative Team Digest

May 25, 2018 Design Team projects general Gisele Julien Inspiration inspired Inspsired Nerd Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Paprika collection Pebbes PAtio Party collection Photoplay Pick Me up COllection Pink Paislee Product Information scrapbook layouts Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Vicki Boutin Mixed media Videos weekly digest

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 […]

Reworking Backgrounds

May 22, 2018 12x12 layout All the Good Things collection Design Team projects general Inspiration Mixed Media Mixed Media on Monday Nathalie DeSousascrapbook New products Patio Party collection pebbles rework background Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Vicki Boutin Videos watercolor background What's new in store

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 […]

THIS WEEK’S DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS…

May 04, 2018 Design Team projects Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

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 […]

Creative Team Digest

April 27, 2018 Creative Team Design Team projects general Inspiration Mixed Media patio party pebbles Pick Me up COllection scrapbook layouts

Hi there! It is time for the weekend! it is amazing how fast time passes when you are having fun!, and this week the Nerdy Girls were challenged to use florals in their projects, so let’s see what they have been up to: First up is Mari. She created this beautiful page using the […]

Tuesday Tutorial: Use a Grid for the Background

April 24, 2018 design team Design Team projects From around the Web general grid Inspiration Inspsired Nerd March 2018 Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products patio party pebbles Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Wild heaart

Hello friends! Nathalie with you today, and if you have a lot of 2x2in cut apart cards (like the ones included in so many of the latest collections), then this is a way that you can use up to create a fun background for your next project. It all started with a piece of […]

Weekly Creative Team Digest

April 20, 2018 birthday card Card Making Crate Paper Good Vibes collection Design Team projects distress oxide inks general Inspiration Mixed Media My Favorite Things stamps Scrapbooking Simple Stories Dance Videos watercolour

Welcome back to another revealing post with projects from Gisele, Mari, and Nathalie. This week we have a super cute birthday card, a fun ‘dance’ layout, and beautiful layout with a watercolour background. First up is Mari’s super cute Birthday Chicks card. There’s nothing like some little Birthday Chicks to celebrate spring! Mari created this card using […]

APRIL 6TH DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS: Spring is in the air !

April 06, 2018 Design Team projects Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a look at what the design team has been working on. Lots to take in, even an exclusive new cut file! So let’s jump in shall we? First up is Mari with her TN(Travellers Notebook). Mari created this TN layout in a Simple Stories insert/TN. She has used the Pink […]

New Free Cutfile – Pretty Petals

April 03, 2018 free cut file Free cut files general Inspiration Jane Davenport Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Paige Evans Pick Me up COllection Pink Paislee Silhouette Cameo The Cut Shoppe Turn the Page collection tutorial

Hello there! It is time for a new free cut file! YAY!!! Our friends at the Cut Shoppe have created the Pretty Petals cut file just in time for Spring. The florals in this design are fun, and so easy to combine to document your memories, at any time or season of the year. I […]

Creative Team Weekly Round Up

March 30, 2018 Creative Team Dear Lizzy Design Team projects Free cut files general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Jillibean Soup Layout sketches Mixed Media Nerd Academy New products Scrapbooking sketches Tips & Tutorials Videos What's new in store

Hi There! Hope you all are ready for the weekend. This week the Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team has been rather busy sharing some inspiration with you all. So how about we see what they have been up to: Firts up is Gisele with this beautiful and colorful layout. She used Jillibean’s Shades of Colour Soup […]

Silhouette Savvy Series – Creating your cut files by welding simple images

March 27, 2018 background Cut files Dear lizzy Star Gazer collection Dear Lizzy Stay Colourful collection free cut file Free cut files Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Jane Davenport Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products process video Scrapbooking silhouette Savvy Series Tips & Tutorials Videos What's new in store

Hello Nerds! Nathalie with you today bringing you a new entry to the Silhouette Savvy Series. Though most of us like to collect pre made cut files, and alter them so that they fit the project you are working on. I wanted to show you an easy way to increase your cut file […]

Theme week – Blast from the Past

March 12, 2018 Design Team projects general Gisele Julien Inspiration Mari Clarke Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Scrapbooking

Hello and welcome back to the SN blog. This past week we challenged the Nerd Girls to create a project about a Blast from the Past. Scroll down to see layouts from Gisele, Mari, and Nathalie. Inspired by a Kristine Davidson sketch in her new online book of sketches, Gisele’s layout is somewhat out of […]

New Free Cut File – Shattered Glass

March 07, 2018 Announcements Design Team projects free cut file Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa New products Scrapbooking shattered glass The Cut Shoppe Vicki Boutin All The Good Things collection What's new in store

Hello friends and fans!! It is the beginning of a new month, which means time for a new cut file release! YAY!!! This month, our friends over at the Cut Shoppe have created a super fun cut file, “Shattered Glass”. This cut file is so fun and versatile, you will want to use it […]

Creative Team Digest

March 02, 2018 Card Making Creative Team Design Team projects general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Layout sketches Mixed Media Nerd Academy New products Scrapbooking sketches Tips & Tutorials Videos What's new in store

Hello there! It is March already! And we all are thinking of Spring, flowers and nicer weather. Or at least are wishing for nicer weather to come! This week our Creative team has been hard at work bringing a bit of inspiration for all of you! Let’s see what they have been […]

Layering chipboard pieces without adding bulk

February 27, 2018 chipboard sticker Crate Paper Design Team projects dimension distress oxides general Good Vibes collection Inspiration Inspsired Nerd layered chipboard Mixed Media mixed media background Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products process video Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials tutorial Videos What's new in store

Hello friends! Hope you are ready to start a new month! It seems like this year is flying by, and now we are ready to put the winter gear away, and start to see how Spring starts to pop around us. Today, I want to bring you a new layout that is fun, and colorful, […]