Let it Snow / My Creative Scrapbook - January Tutorial

Hello everyone! It's Yvette with you today to share a new layout I created using the January sketch and this month's main kit.

January sketch...

Gather supplies...

I started by splattering Golden Walnut paint onto some white cardstock.        

After my background dried, I used the Spruce and Snow Capped patterned papers from the kit to create a couple of layers.     

 Backed my photos with some Blue cardstock and adhered in place with foam tape. 

   

 I added one of the pocket card from the ephemera pack on the right hand side of the photos.

Next, I decided to add the snow globe die cut found in the ephemera pack, on top of the pocket card, so that it covered the snowman. For my title, the large -Let it Snow- chipboard sticker were perfect for this page, and to create a few different layers, I tucked another chipboard sticker underneath the title.            

Two small cluster of embellishments was then added, one in the bottom right corner and the other in the top left corner. To create a bit more interest on my layout, I added some die cut stars to the paint splatters.  I then decided to trim off about 1.5 inches around the perimeter, so that I can add a small border of pink cardstock underneath.     

I hope you like this page and it has inspired you to create your own!

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Tell the Story / My Creative Scrapbook-September Tutorial

Hi My Creative Scrapbook Friends! Today, I am sharing two layouts with you using the September sketch.  I absolutely love working with sketches, it really helps in reducing my time spent planning out my placement. All I have to do is pick out my photo/photos, pattern papers, and embellishments and then decide if I'm going to use the sketch as is or take it in a different direction. 

For my first layout, I follow the sketch precisely, this is the fastest and easiest way to make a scrapbook layout.

Here's the September sketch! 

Gather my supplies....

I started my layout off by trimming down my white cardstock background and matting it on the Queen Bee patterned paper from the Wildflower and Honey collection. 

I then matted my photos with the reverse side of the Happy Spirit patterned paper and added some machine stitching around the perimeter to give it some additional texture and interest. 

      

Next, I added a strip of the Greenery patterned paper (reverse side) down the left hand side of the page and folded back the right hand corner of the white cardstock, so I can add a few layers of die cut pieces from the Ephemera pack.       

Add my matted photos.

I used stickers, die-cuts and chipboard from the Wildflower and Honey collection to embellish my layout by simply grouping them into clusters.  

Here's my second layout using the September sketch.

For this page I went in a totally different direction, by simply, using one photo and adding fussy cut flowers with a few embellishments in place of the patterned paper strip.  

  

I used the beautiful coral watercolor patterned paper for my background and arranged the fussy cut flowers by keeping them mainly to the center of the page.      

I love the stitching around the photos found on the sketch, so I recreate this by using a black pen to draw a frame around the outside of the photo!   

Start embellishing....

Sketches are packed with tons of inspiration and there are many ways to interpret them, so go ahead, have some fun and remember to share your projects with us on FB at My Creative Scrapbook Inspiration Center! 

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     Thanks for stopping by :) xx

   

Bee Happy | My Creative Scrapbook-April Tutorial

Hi My Creative Scrapbook Fans!  Today I am sharing a quick and easy step-by-step tutorial using this months beautiful Creative Kit, with the April sketch as my inspiration. Sketches are such a wonderful way to get your creative mind started, which can help you to complete your layout in no time.

I started by die cutting the hearts border (Hearts & Butterflies Borders) from some white Neenah cardstock.  

I decided to flip the sketch horizontally and place the die cut down the center of my page.  

Behind my photo I added some layers using color cardstock and some of the beautiful patterned papers from the 'Spring Fling' collection. I fold the paper in the left corner onto the photo and added a staple to hold it in place.      

I also added a doily from my stash to the back of my photo before I glued it onto my background.     

I fussy cut one of the beautiful butterfly from the Fluffy Bunny patterned paper to embellish the Bee Happy tag, which was also used, as a title for my page.   

A few drops of white paint was then added to the layout. Once the paint was dry, I combined a few die-cut flowers (Stitched Flowers) with a couple of 'Spring Fling' stickers to create a cluster on the right hand side of my photo.      

I finished the layout off by tucking some tangled black thread underneath the photo and some stitching around the border of my layout.

I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

   Thanks for stopping by :) xx

Sweet Memories | My Creative Scrapbook

Hi My Creative Scrapbook Friends! Yvette here today with a step-by-step tutorial using the August main kit!   I often turn to a sketch or a cut file for inspiration when creating a layout, so I'm super excited to incorporate both this month's cut file and sketch to document a sweet moment between my son and his Grandmother.

Here's a look at this month's fabulous sketch designed by Laura Whitaker!  

August cut files....

Gather all my supplies....

I started by matting my photos with the reverse side of the 'Bloomed' patterned paper from the 'Full Bloom' collection by Kaisercraft.

Next, I started building my layers behind my photos...patterned papers, a couple of tags, as well as one of the cut aparts journaling card which I fussy cut and tucked it underneath the bottom edge of my photos.       

You will notice there's a mixed media background on the sketch, I achieve this by bring in a few different colors ink splatters.

I chose to use multiple images from this month's cut file, to create a title and to fill in some of the white space at the top of the layout.  I cut the clouds and the sun from some patterned paper and love the extra detail and interest this added, when arrange around my title.         

I created a small cluster along the top of my photos using some of the cardstock stickers as well as one of the chipboard sticker from the 'Bloom' collection.

To the right of the photos I added another small cluster of cardstock stickers. I added some foam tape underneath a few of stickers to lift them and give them some extra dimension. I also added the 'Love.be Love.repeat' cardstock sticker directly below the bottom of my photo strip.  

I finished the page off with some enamel dots! 

Thanks for stopping by :) xx 

   I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!