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Having Fun with Along The Way

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Having Fun with Along The Way

Hi there! Nathalie with you today with a new layout that showcases the new “Along The Way” collection from Pebbles.   I  am a confirmed paper lover, but nothing makes me happier than finding collections that can be used in everyday documenting.   This collection has rich colors, and many designs that can be used at any […]

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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 […]

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Tuesday Tutorial: Creating Embellishments for your layouts

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Tuesday Tutorial:  Creating Embellishments for your layouts

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 […]

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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.   […]

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Using Gold tones to create a seasonal layout.

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Using Gold tones to create a seasonal layout.

  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 […]

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

    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 […]

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Creating with a Fall Color Palette | Nathalie DeSousa

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Creating with a  Fall Color Palette  | Nathalie DeSousa

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 […]

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THIS WEEK … DAILY ROUTINE/DAILY LIFE

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THIS WEEK … DAILY ROUTINE/DAILY LIFE

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 […]

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NEED EMBELLISHMENTS …

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NEED EMBELLISHMENTS …

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 […]

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Black Paint Backgrounds | Nathalie DeSousa

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Black Paint Backgrounds  | Nathalie DeSousa

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 […]

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CUT APART CARDS, LET’S USE THEM…

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CUT APART CARDS, LET’S USE THEM…

  Hey Scrappy Nerds, it’s Gisele bringing you my mini album using cut apart cards, yes, the ones you get in collection and not sure what to do with them. I used the SIMPLE STORIES  HELLO SUMMER collection to create a mini album. I must confess I had not made a mini album in a […]

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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Creative Team Weekly Digest

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 […]

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Fussy Cutting elements

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Fussy Cutting elements

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 […]

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Silhouette Savvy Series – Back to Basics

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Silhouette Savvy Series – Back to Basics

  Hello everyone! How is your Summer going?   We hope you are relaxing and enjoying the  wonderful weather.   Today’s tutorial is a bit of a  refresher / learning on a few basics on the Silhouette Software basics. The new updates to the Silhouette Software have made it easier to import and design cut files in […]

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This week’s tutorial… sketches!!

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This week’s tutorial… sketches!!

Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a tutorial about sketches, yup, I love them and use them all the time! I use them as my starting point and sometimes the page does not even look like the sketch, but I get pages done and that is what it’s all about! I often use Pinterest and have […]

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Free Cut File | TIME TO SHINE

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Free Cut File |  TIME TO SHINE

Hi there! We hope you had a fabulous Canada Day! ( July 1st is Canada Day, and since we are a proudly Canadian store, we hope you got to celebrate our country), and to celebrate (and because it is the beginning of the month)  we are releasing a new cut file,  Time To Shine. Our […]

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REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT…

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REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT…

REPEATING shapes, colours, die cuts… Hello everyone, Gisele here for a little tutorial on making your pages cohesive. Making your eye travel around the page, more visually appealing. This technique is similar to the visual triangle but goes beyond, it’s a continuity to help your card or LO. In this example, I repeated the colour orange/coral and the […]

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Reinvent Patterned Paper Background

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Reinvent Patterned Paper Background

Hi there! It is that time of the year when flip flops and sandals become our best friends, and the sun shines longer during the day.  YES!  Summer is here, and with that comes lots of new adventures and moments to document.  So it is fitting that this week’s theme for the DT is “Summer […]

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IT’S FRIDAY… THIS WEEK’S TEAM PROJECTS

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IT’S FRIDAY… THIS WEEK’S TEAM PROJECTS

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. […]

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WISHI WASHI, which one are you? LOL

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WISHI WASHI, which one are you? LOL

Hello scrappy nerds, Gisele here with a little tutorial. Let’s talk washi. Do you hoard all of your washi tapes like they are gold or never buy them or not sure what to do with them?? Well I have been scouring Pinterest for ideas that might make you think twice about washi tapes. in this first […]

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Weekly Creative Team Digest

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Weekly  Creative Team 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 […]

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Reworking Backgrounds

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Reworking Backgrounds

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 […]

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THIS WEEK’S DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS…

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THIS WEEK’S DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS…

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 […]

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THE RULE OF 3 AND THE VISUAL TRIANGLE

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THE RULE OF 3 AND THE VISUAL TRIANGLE

Hello scrappy nerds, Gisele here bringing you a tutorial: the rule of 3 and the visual triangle. Let’s start with the rule of 3. In decor and other the rule of 3 is used quite a lot. Meaning use 3 of the same thing example: 3 flowers, or usually an odd number things as embellishments.   In the photo […]

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Tuesday Tutorial: Use a Grid for the Background

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Tuesday Tutorial:  Use a Grid for the Background

  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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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Creative Team Weekly Round Up

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Creative Team Weekly Round Up

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 […]

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

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

  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 […]

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Tuesday Tutorial | Distress Oxide Background

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Tuesday Tutorial | Distress Oxide Background

Welcome to the blog today for another Tuesday Tutorial! I love using Ranger Distress Oxide inks.  The properties of the ink are so unique.  The muted tones are perfect for backgrounds on layouts. I added the ink to a piece of packaging, then added a bit of water with a spray bottle.  I applied the […]

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TAGS, TAGS, TAGS… WHAT TO DO WITH THEM ?

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TAGS, TAGS, TAGS… WHAT TO DO WITH THEM ?

Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here to talk about tags and what to do with them. I have several to show you and I hope you read until the very end as I have a special Easter banner video made with tags.  Tags are very versatile, you can use them in so many ways. I have lots examples […]

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