Welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog! This week the team has been creating some Christmas cards with some of the amazing card making supplies in the shop to choose from!! Team member Nathalie created this amazing group of three cards! Nathalie created a set of cards that use Concord and 9th’ s latest release and Distress […]
Welcome to the blog! It’s Mari here and today I have three Christmas cards to share with you! The cards vary from very easy to more detailed cards. The first card I want to share in more detail is a card I created using products from Doodlebug Design. This is the simplest to create and […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s Sketch Sunday again! This week’s sketch features 6 – 2×3 photos on a single page LO. The photos are backed by a small mat and 3 long strips or banners. For my page I replaced one of the photos with journaling and used an oversized title. I used this sketch to create a page […]
It’s another beautiful fall weekend here. I always find this time of year to be perfect for crafting. There’s a bit of a crispness in the air that makes me want to make pretty things. At first glance this week’s sketch is a simple one, but it’s all about how you interpret it. If you […]
The creative team was busy creating some lovely projects during the last week of September. First we have this gorgeous project from team member, Nathalie. Nathalie created this page to celebrate her favorite season, Fall! She used a paper from Simple Stories “High Style” paper pad as the background for her page, and then used […]
Hey friends, it’s creative team member Mari here today with a quick tutorial about color inspiration. How do you choose the color scheme for a project? There are so many ways to tackle this. You can: use your photo to guide you use your products to guide you use a mood board use colors you […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Sunday’s Sketch features a small 2×3 photo set on the right side of the page. The page has triangles in opposite corners which help to draw your eye inward. You can use your favourite patterned paper to create these triangles and to build up the layers under the photo. I used Bella Blvd.’s Pop […]
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 […]
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 […]
I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe it’s September already. I’ve been busy up at the cottage and getting my girls ready for back to school so this week I’m featuring an older sketch. I really like the cluster of photos in this one. It features five photos – two 2×2 and three […]
Welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog today! Today wraps up the month of August and another week of creativity for the design team! This first project was created by team member Gisele! Gisele has created this super cute layout using Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” (chipboard and papers), stickers from Photoplay “Spread Your Wings”, puffy stickers […]
Welcome to the blog today! It’s creative team member Mari Clarke here, and I wanted to share a fun technique with you where I combined a Crate Paper collection with Vicki Boutin Mixed Media products! For this 12×12 layout, I wanted to document my son’s trip home this summer. The Crate Paper “Here and There” […]
Hey folks, it’s Gisele here with this week’s design team projects. The weather is getting cooler here in New Brunswick and I cannot wait for the colourful leaves and everything pumpkin LOL. But lets get back to reality shall we. We have some amazing work to show you. This week our theme was “summer favourites”, so here […]
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 […]
This is a great sketch for anyone wanting to get more photos on their page. I like to do single photo layouts but quite often I find myself wanting to get more on my page. This sketch allows you to do up to ten 2 x 3 photos. I used seven on my page and […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a beautiful Sunday here in Northern Ontario. The sun is shining and the lake is calm but I’m still hoping to find some time to do a bit of crafting in the great outdoors! This week’s sketch showcases two 4×4 photos side by side with some layering behind. Keep in mind when using these […]
Hey Everone, welcome to the Scrapbook Nerd blog today for a review of the creative team projects for this week! Firstly, we have a sweet, summery layout by team member Gisele! Gisele created this 8 1/2 x 11 layout using the Doodlebug Design “Sweet Summer” 6×6 paper pad and the odds and ends of the […]
Hey Friends, welcome to the blog today! I have a fun technique to share with you today to create an easy background for a layout! The stripes on the background of the layout were created using tape. I taped off the strips using painter tape (you could just use washi) and then with a distress […]
Hey Everyone, welcome to the blog today! The Scrapbook Nerd Creative Team (SNCT) has been working on a bunch of fun projects this week with a gorgeous color palette as inspiration. There are so many possibilities with these lovely colors…so summery! The first project was created by SNCT member, Mari Clarke. Mari created this layout […]
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 […]
This week’s sketch is another one featuring a single 4×4 photo. The photo is placed on an angle along with some paper layers behind it. I left my page quite simply because I really wanted the focus to be on the photo of my daughter. For this page I used the Spread Your Wings collection […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Sunday to you all! I hope this weekend finds you with lots of time for creating. This Sunday I’m bringing you a simple single photo sketch. This sketch features a 4×4 photo backed by strips. You can choose to use paper, mixed media, embellishments – whatever you prefer! I’m loving the new O Canada […]
