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Here's a corrected PreScrap graphic and my ideas/goals and a file for scrapping points on Saturday, March 8th. Will you join us?

Saturday, March 8th, is the next Crop here at the house. For something fun, here’s some pre-crop warm ups and ways to score points for the day. Warm Up Ideas To get us scrapbooking/crafting ready, here are a few ideas to lead up to Saturday. My goal, is get add pictures to the Croptoberfest, Birthday, Christmas and Winter layouts I made in classes. My Lay Out warm up: I would like to create a…

Here's a short crop update and sneak peak into a possible project.

CM has a challenge in their virtual crop group and I am trying to work smarter and not harder this year. For the February 8th crop, for having Bingo, you can create your own 5 piece paper pack from the inventory box. A few twists on the card, instead of organizing your craft space, bring a long pictures or stash to organize. Or tell us of your progress. Instead of make a snack, bring a snack to…

For this post, I do not have many tips to share but share the original sketch post and a Facebook group for more inspiration.

For this post, I do not have many tips to share but a few resources to explore. The Sketch The sketch for this challenge is from the CM’s Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge. The original sketch is a 2 page spread (optional) with both vertical and horizontal pictures. It also encourages the use of the Tag Maker which is on sale until September 6th. However, today’s challenge is to flip, twist AND/OR…

Looking at the graphic, this challenge should be a piece of cake. It could be as easy as using a designer mat or paper (similar to graphic), a frame punch or adding a 4 sided frame to a page.

Looking at the graphic, this challenge should be a piece of cake. It could be as easy as using a designer mat or paper (similar to graphic), a frame punch or adding a 4 sided frame to a page. This post has a few ideas. Check Out the CM Blog If you head on over the Creative Memories Blog, you will notice that they mat most pictures. Each picture and some elements are “fenced in”. This was my…

Welcome to today's challenge! To hit this Bull's Eye, you will work on creating a monochromatic layout. Seems pretty easy, right? This posts explores some of my research into monochromatic, and a digital and traditional example.

Welcome to today’s challenge! To hit this Bull’s Eye, you will work on creating a monochromatic layout. Seems pretty easy, right? Read more below for inspiration. Monochromatic Googling Monochromatic, the AI quoted a Canva article that suggested choosing a base color from the color wheel and using variations of that base. My biggest take away from the examples was that the graphics and words…

Welcome to Day 3 of Scrap Olympics! Prepare to dive into your punches to create,

This prompt seems easy. Go in, grab a punch from the bottom or out of the box and use it. However, like with all punches, finding just the right one or use for the layout can be tricky. I have a digital and traditional layout to share with you today. Traditional I recently found a “new to me” unbe-leaf-able punch from another advisor’s summer sale. This punch can be utilized in a recipe…

Happy Day 2 of the Scrap Olympics! Today, with a Football focus, use a pentagon or hexagon in your layout.

Welcome Back! When researching Olympic Sports on the Olympic homepage, it took me a second to reconcile Football with Soccer. That rabbit hole led to researching shapes on the soccer ball and then my non-mathematician brain needed a reset. Seriously, Google “Shapes on a Soccer Ball” and let me know how you feel. Rambling aside, today’s challenge encourages you to use a pentagon or hexagon shape…

Welcome to Day 1 of the Scrap Olympics

Welcome to Day 1 of the Scrap Olympics! Are ready to get some pages/projects done? My hope is to provide you with some direction in getting those memories into a book and make progress on my own book and project. So without further ado, let the games begin! Opening or Title Page With today’s challenge, there are many ways you can look at this. It might be creating a cover to a digital…

17 Scrapbooking Challenges for 17 days of the Olympics. Watch for more detailed prompts starting on Friday, 7/26. Get prepped by organizing your projects, and ordering those pictures and supplies. Let's take part in the Olympic Spirit!

A fellow Creative Memories Advisor, Leslie Hauge, shared her great idea of having a Scrap Olympics. 17 challenges for 17 days of the Olympics in Paris. Rather than assign points for the challenges and a chance to win medals, I thought making progress on a project and a small prize might be fun and rewarding this summer. The Plan Here’s a Check List with a preview of the 17 challenges. My hope…

Thanks for checking out this week’s Pinterest Inspired layout. To complete it, you will need a 12 in trimmer, tape runner, base, 12×12 designer paper and 2 3×3 or 6×6 cardstock/designer paper. The Pin Here is the Pin that inspired my layout. For my layout, I decided to do the frame technique with the 12 in trimmer and did not utilize the 1/4 in outer framer. With my busy papers, I kept it a bit…

SunShine Arches Border Woohoo! Week 12! A fun border to create for your pages but does not lend to many alternatives. Good News! The Sunshine Arches Border Maker Cartridge is still in stock. You will also need the 12 in trimmer, Repositionable Tape Runner, Original Border Maker System, Post It Notes and some Cardstock or double sided paper. I just used 3-6 x12 inch scraps. YouTube Video PDF…

Thanks for checking out this layout idea! For this, you will need a 12 in Trimmer, 2 colors and a tape runner. Surprise! That’s it! To make it a little easier on yourself, a zero centering ruler is helpful and a corner rounder is a nice touch. I hope you find inspiration below for your own memories! YouTube Tutorial PDF Tutorial The Pin The original pin is for a 2 page layout. I liked that it…

Another layout that works well with 4 x 4 pictures. You will need your 12 in trimmer, scoring and cutting blade, repositionable tape, scissors, and zero centering ruler.