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Easy LLAMA Home Decor Idea

January 02, 2018 Crate Paper Good Vibes collection Design Team projects DIY home decor Inspiration Nerd Academy Tips & Tutorials

Hello there crafty friends, It’s Joy here today with a quick and easy home decor project using a new favourite of mine…a cute little Alpaca! For this project I’m thinking of this guy as a Llama so I can use a trendy quote reference. One sheet of pattern paper, one sheet of cardstock, a picture […]

Using Mixed Media to Mute your Backgrounds

December 26, 2017 background design team project Design Team projects Inspiration JustNick cut Fiie Meadow Winter Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Phototplay Product Information scrapbook nerd Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials What's new in store

Hi there! Hope you all had a blessed and peaceful Christmas! Now, we start the countdown to the end of the year. Wow, time has flown by! Today, I wanted to share with you a small idea on how to mute busy backgrounds using a bit of mixed media. I found it that […]

Choose Your Angle | Mari Clarke

December 19, 2017 general Inspiration Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

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 […]

Extend Your Single Sketch

December 12, 2017 general Inspiration Layout sketches Nerd Academy Scrapbook Nerd layout Sketches Tips & Tutorials

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 […]

DISNEY MINI TUTORIAL …

December 05, 2017 general Inspiration Nerd Academy Tips & Tutorials

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 […]

Silhouette Savvy Series – Stitching Guides

November 28, 2017 Advent collection Bella Blvd. Illustrated Faith Countdown to Christmas Design Team projects hand stitched Inspiration Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Scrapbooking Silhouette Cameo silhouette Savvy Series stitching guide Tips & Tutorials video tutorial Videos watercolor

Hello Nerds, and friends! It is time for a new entry of the Silhouette Savvy Series. This is a tutorial, that had been shown before, but since then the Silhouette software has been updated, and the new version does not perform all the commands from the previous version, so I want to show you an […]

Getting The Most Out Of Your Sketches

November 14, 2017 Design Team projects general Layout sketches Nerd Academy Scrapbooking ScrapbookNerd Sketches Tips & Tutorials

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. […]

December Daily…Traveler’s Notebook?????

November 06, 2017 Crate Paper Fa La La collection general Inspiration Nerd Academy Tips & Tutorials Traveller's Notebook

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 […]

Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team Weekly Digest

October 27, 2017 cardmaking Design Team projects general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products scrapbook Scrapbooking ScrapbookNerd Sketches sketches Tips & Tutorials Videos weekly digest

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 […]

A New Take on Halloween || Combining cut files and mix media

October 24, 2017 Amber moon collection Design Team projects distress oxides Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pink Paislee Prima marketing process video Scrapbooking spellcast collection Tips & Tutorials Videos

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 […]

Discovering Turnabout Stamps

October 17, 2017 Avery Elle Turnabout stamp Card Making Design Team projects general how to tutorial Nerd Academy stamping

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 […]

Sewing with the We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy

October 03, 2017 Design Team projects general Inspiration Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials We R Memory Keepers Creekside collection We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy Machine

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 […]

Art Journal Process video

September 26, 2017 art journal Dina Wakley Media paint Fall Inspiration Mixed Media Nerd Academy Tips & Tutorials Videos washi tape

Hey there nerds! As I sit here writing this blog post it was anything but fall-like outside here today, temperatures were in the 30’s in Ontario. Hot enough to kick on the A/C unit at my house and extend flipflop season a little longer. Today’s art journal page is all about my mum. Fall was […]

Nathalie’s Friday Recap

May 12, 2017 cut file Design Team projects flowers free cut file Free cut files general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Kaisercraft Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pink Paislee Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine blog Scrapbooking Simple Stories Tips & Tutorials What's new in store

Hello Crafty Friends, Can you believe we are at the end of my reveal week?!!. This month’s projects were all inspired by the saying, ” April Showers bring May’s Flowers”, and boy! did I use flowers for all of this week’s projects. Let me show you what i was inspired to create: […]

Silhouette Savvy Series – One cut file, multiple ideas –

May 09, 2017 3layouts altered cut file Design Team projects different looks Free cut files From around the Web general Inspiration Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy new collections New products one cut file Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine Scrapbooking silhouette Savvy Series Tips & Tutorials

Hello Crafty Friends! I hope you all are doing well, and enjoying the beautiful colors that are popping here and there after all those April showers (even though our part of Canada has been hit with lots of rain in May, also!). This month I wanted to show you how versatile cut files can be, […]

A mini-album with tags, flaps and pull-outs!

May 02, 2017 general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Nerd Academy New products Product Information Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

I’m so happy that spring is here finally, despite the rainy days. With spring, I have been enjoying using collections with lovely spring colours and icons. Hazelwood by OneCanoeTwo fits the bill and even after using it on many layouts, I still had a lot of papers and embellishments to work with. I hadn’t done […]

Nathalie’s April Review

April 28, 2017 Bella Blvd. Secrets of the Sea collection Cut files design team Design Team projects distress oxides Echo Park Just Be You collection Fancy Pants Joy Parade collection general hand stitching Inspiration Jillibean Soup Chit Chat Chowder collection Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Product Information scrapbook layouts Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials Videos

Hello everyone! Spring is in full swing!, and i was inspired in the change of season (colors are starting to show, flowers are blooming, weather is warming up, and no more boots! -at least in my part of Canada-) to create colorful projects for my reveal week, this month. Here is a review of what […]

Gelatos with a stencil? Yes!

April 18, 2017 Inspiration Jillibean Soup Chit Chat Chowder collection Mixed Media Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials tutoral

Stencils are my scrapbooking weakness, I just cannot resist them. So rather than fight it, I look for ways to use my stencils to justify my collection, and I have stumbled on yet another medium in which to use! Gelatos! and the best part this is so easy. Items needed: Crafting mat, Gelatos, sponge, […]

Foiling with the Deco Foil Transfer Gel

April 11, 2017 Deco Foil Transfer Gel foiling general Hazelwood Collection Inspiration Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

Hello everyone. It’s another Tuesday, and time for another tutorial. We have just received a large order from Therm-o-Web with new Deco Foil products. I’ve been anxiously waiting for this order to come so I could get my hands on the new Deco Foil Transfer Gel. This transfer gel allows you to create beautiful projects […]

Focus on Patterned Paper

April 04, 2017 Design Team projects focus on patterns fussy cut general Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pinkfresh Studio DREAM ON collection Scrapbooking video Videos

Hello Crafty friends! I hope you all are doing great, now that the weather is starting to change! Today, I am popping here with a new tutorial (my Cameo is taking a rest this time!) that showcases the patterns in the new Pinkfresh Studio collection “DREAM ON”. In case you haven’t seen […]

Pocket Card Layout

March 28, 2017 Crate Paper Design Team projects Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

Working with Crate Paper – Cute Girl I have noticed that more and more Collections are including 1 or 2 plus, pages of pocket cards. When I am working with a group of photo’s I will often make layouts with my favourite photo’s and add a pocket page or 2 of additional photo’s and it […]

Nathalie’s March Friday Recap

March 17, 2017 Cut files Design Team projects Dream On collection Fancy Pants Free cut files general hand stitching Inspiration Joy Parade collection Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Oh My Heart collection Paige Evans Pink Paislee Pinkfresh Studio Scrapbooking shaker element Silhouette Take Me Away collection The Cut Shoppe Tips & Tutorials

Hello there friends! Can you believe that Spring is just around the corner? But it seems winter just does not want to leave us yet! I think we are ready for a new season, so all my good thoughts and vibes were channeled to this month’s projects, and my biggest source of inspiration […]

Silhouette Savvy Series : Combining Cut Files

March 14, 2017 combining cut files Design Team projects Free cut files general HO HO Holidays cut file Inspiration Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Oh My Heart collection Scrapbooking silhouette Savvy Series Tips & Tutorials tutorial

Hello there! I hope that you all are keeping safe from the snow, and hopefully ready to welcome Spring (let’s hope it arrives soon!!!) It is time for a new entry for the Silhouette Savvy Series. This time I wanted to refresh a past tutorial, and maybe give you a new way to create a […]

Tuesday Tutorial – Combining techniques with cut files

March 07, 2017 background cut file Design Team projects free cut file Free cut files general Inspiration Mixed Media Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Scrapbooking Spring Things cut file stitching The Cut Shoppe Tips & Tutorials What's new in store

Hello there, I hope you all are getting ready for the upcoming Spring season. There are so many beautiful paper collections arriving at the Scrapbook Nerd store. In addition, the Nerds are offering a new beautiful cut file, designed exclusively by Ashley Horton from the Cut Shoppe, for free. Just hop to […]

Tuesday Tutorial – A Quick and Easy Layout

February 28, 2017 Amy Tangerine Oh Happy Life collection general Inspiration Nerd Academy Tips & Tutorials

Hello all you Nerds! Welcome back to another Tutorial Tuesday on Scrapbook Nerd. This week I’ve been playing around with Amy Tangerine Oh Happy Life patterned papers, and some various embellishments from the Scrapbook Nerd Store. For this tutorial I decided to pull out my Heidi Swapp Screen Inks, as well. For my tutorial, I’m […]

Nathalie’s Friday Share

February 17, 2017 American Crafts Crate Paper Design Team projects general Hazelwood Collection Heart Day collection Inspiration layouts Love and Adore Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy New products Pinkfresh Life Noted collection scrapbook Scrapbooking Simple Stories Simple Stories Winter Wonderland collection The Mix 1 collection Tips & Tutorials What's new in store

Hello there! I hope you all have enjoyed a LOVE filled week. This month i was lucky to have different collections to play with, but i think that overall the theme for this month’s reveal was love and simplicity. So let me give you a quick run-through all the projects: XOXO […]

Paper Rosettes for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2017 Crate Paper Design Team projects general Heart Day collection Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Love and Adore Collection Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy paper rosettes scrapbook layout Scrapbooking Simple Stories Tips & Tutorials Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! We hope that you all spent time with your loved ones today Since today is all about love, i set to create a project using paper rosettes. I was inspired by the embellishments from Crate Paper’s Heart Day collection, to use rosettes in a layout. So […]

Stitching Card Pattern on a Tag

February 07, 2017 general hand stitching Nerd Academy Photoplay Cooper & Friends collection Tips & Tutorials

Photo Play – Cooper & Friends Collection I enjoyed pulling out my silly dog photo’s and using the Cooper & Friends collection to document some of Nevada’s antic’s. Our little furry girl is a big part of our family and she has her share of photo’s to be scrapbooked! These papers are the perfect addition […]

Nathalie’s Friday Recap

January 13, 2017 Cut files Design Team projects Free cut files hand stitching Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Moonstruck Collection Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy Pink Paislee Product Information Simple Stories Life in Colour collection Simple Stories Whatever collection Take Me Away collection Tips & Tutorials watecolor

Hello there! First of all let me wish you all a Happy New Year! May 2017 be filled with love, happiness, health, and lots of crafty time! For this month’s projects, I chose to work with different techniques, media, and collections. All the pretty patterned papers, and cut files are what inspired […]

Silhouette Savvy Series: Stand-out stitched title #2

January 10, 2017 Christmas layout cut file Design Team projects Inspiration Inspsired Nerd Nathalie DeSousa Nerd Academy Scrapbooking Silhouette silhouette Savvy Series stitched title The Cut Shoppe tutorial

Hello there! Happy New Year to you all! May 2017 be filled with lots of health, love, happiness, and crafting time, of course! I am back with a new entry for the Silhouette Savvy Series. In a previous entry (click here to be taken to the entry) i showed you how to use the […]