Stuck for ideas? Sketches can be the answer. These helps designs and patterns will give you a jump start on your creativity, follow them exactly, turn them different directions or customize them to your project. The team over at Creative … Read More ...
DIY Journal with Cinch Binding
Do you love creating your own journals, mini albums, planner or Traveler’s Notebooks? Binding sometimes be difficult for certain projects but the Cinch Machine 
Paper Strip Tree Scrapbook Layout
I’ve seen lots of clever ideas using paper strips but this is something new that I’ve never seen before. Sindi used double sided patter paper strips to create a 3D twisted tree design adding heart shapes and buttons for leaves. … Read More ...
Summer Layout with DIY Strawberries
If you find yourself with a layout idea but not quite the right products to create it try making your own. Simple shapes and designs can be drawn and cut out from pattern paper or cardstock for personalized do it … Read More ...
Round Scrapbook Layout
This wonderful round shaped layout is perfect to create to hang on a wall. Tracy used chip board pieces and painted them white for the outer circle shape, honeycomb background and swirls, backing the circle with pattern paper. She added … Read More ...
School Graduation with Foiling Layout
Suzanna created this graduation page that has lots of simmer and shine using foil. She used transfer gel over a stencil on her stamped and die cut circle and doughnut shapes to add gold foil to each one. Best of … Read More ...
Panorama Scrapbook Pages
Sometimes to capture all the glory of a photo you want to print it really large but then how do you add it to your scrapbook page? Heidi Swapp has the answer with her Panorama pages. These extra large page … Read More ...
Fun the the Sun Scrapbook Layout
Danni created a colorful background for this Fun in the Sun scrapbook layout using Distress Inks ink
Create a Subtle Scrapbook Background
Many times you don’t want the background of your scrapbook layout to stand out, you need something soft so the photos or embellishments show up but you might not want a plain white background. So try creating a subtle background … Read More ...
Vintage Photo Tag with Inking Techniques
This wonderful tag from Paula has a vintage feel perfect for old family photos. She used inks in lots of different ways for this mixed media project. She heat embossed
Rainbow Dog Scrapbook Layout
The cute black and white dog photo really stands out against the colorful backdrop on the sweet layout from Keia. The splash of watercolor is carried through in the rolls of cardstock behind the photo for a wonderful array of … Read More ...
Embroidered Photo Frame
Bibi Cameron used a beautiful die frame from Spellbinders to create an amazing matte for a photo frame. The die creates holes to easily add stitching, she then placed her photo behind the sewn design and placed it in a … Read More ...
Rainbow Butterfly Scrapbook Layout
Nicole used watercolor to create a splash of rainbow colors across the background on this lovely layout. She die cut the large butterfly image from black cardstock for a wonderful contrast against the colorful background. A single large die cut … Read More ...
Garden Circles Scrapbook Layout
Stuck for a layout idea? Sometimes it’s good to go back to the basics like simple shapes. Nathalie cut lots of circles from coordinating pattern paper as well as the photo for this colorful Garden Page. Layering them in a … Read More ...
Helpful Tip for Scrapbook Sketches (plus a sketch)
Marsha has a fantastic tip for using a scrapbooking sketch, she used a design created for a 12″ x 12″ layout and split it down the middle for her double page Traveler’s Notebook layout. So clever! This opens up so … Read More ...