Sketch Sunday l 01.13.19

I hope all of you are enjoying 2019 so far. As I mentioned in my last post, 2019 is going to be a busy year in my house. Because of that, the format of Sketch Sunday will be changing a little. I’ll still be posting on Sundays but it will go down to one Sunday per month and there may only be a sketch without a full-color page to go along with it. I hope you’ll stick with me!!

This week I am in San Juan Puerto Rico waiting to board a cruise ship with a great group of fellow scrapbookers so I’m bringing back a sketch from the past. This one features a single photo placed inside a large circle.

I trust you will find this sketch useful and I look forward to seeing your creations.  I’ll see you all again in February!

Sunday Sketches | 12.30.18

Welcome to my last Sunday Sketch post of 2018! I can’t believe the year is almost over. 2019 is going to be a busy one for me, filled with a lot of change and adventure. Bring it on!

For this week’s sketch, we have 3 – 2×3 vertical photos.

I’m really enjoying using smaller sized photos on a page lately. I find the 2×3 just perfect.

My page uses the Freezin’ Season collection by Simple Stories. We just got a cottage and are planning on being there as much as we can manage this winter and this paper is just perfect.

Wherever you are and however you celebrate, I wish you the Happiest of New Years!! I hope you find the time before heading back to the hustle and bustle of everyday life to do some creating. Please feel free to share your creations on the Scrapbook Nerd Facebook page.

Here’s to 2019!! I hope you manage to craft as much as you desire.

 

Sunday Sketch | 11.25.18

It’s Sketch Sunday again and time for some more inspiration.

This weeks sketch features 5 photos – 4 – 2×3 photos and 1- 3×4 photo. The whole page is tilted on an angle for a bit of added interest.

For my example page, I’ve used the Wizard World collection by Photoplay and minimal embellishments. I also used some 3D adhesive to pop my 3×4 photo off the page.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks sketch and look forward to seeing what you create with it!

 

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 see what they created, first up is Mari.

 

For fall colors week, Mari created an 8 1/2 x 11 Scrapbook layout using the Vicki Boutin Field Notes collection. Using the Art Crayons and Vicki Boutin stencils, Mari added some color to the white card stock. Some Irridescent Glaze was added through a stencil to create some texture on the layout.

Other stickers and die cuts from Field Notes have been added, as well as a strip of patterned paper to the top 1/4 of the layout. The black title piece has been added using the gorgeous phrase sticker sheets in black.

What a beautiful color combination and all the mixed media on the background.   Gorgeous layout, Mari.  Now let’s see Milena’s project.

 

Milena was up on the blog this week with her take on this week’ s sketch.   She also chose to work with VIcki Boutin’s Field Notes collection and multiple Pictures.

 

You can find all the details of her page on the Sunday blog post.  What a great sketch, and Oh, the possibilities!  Thanks, Milena; and now let’s see what Nathalie created.

 

 

Nathalie was up on the blog’s Tuesday Tutorial spot.  She chose to showcase how to create a color family for a multicolor background using Vicki Boutin’s Acrylic Pop Paints.  You can find all the details and process video in the previous blog post.

 

The color combo, all the stamped images, and the vellum leaves are the perfect canvas for the sweet picture of her niece.  Great layout, Nathalie.

Well, now it is time to use some of this inspiration on your projects.  Remember to check Scrapbook Nerd store for all the materials used in these projects.  There are so many new products arriving at the store, so make sure to stop by to check them all!

Thank you so much for visiting!

Sunday Sketch | 09.16.18

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 Quiz collection to commemorate my daughter’s Grade school 11 photo.

I hope you enjoy this week’s sketch and can’t wait to see what you create with it.

 

Sunday Sketch |09.02.18

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 3×4 – in the centre of the page.

I’m looking forward to seeing your creations. Thanks for stopping by and Happy September!!

 

Sunday Sketch | 08.05.18

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 sketches, the circles don’t need to be circles. They just represent general embellishment clusters.

I created this page with photos of my daughters last summer just being their silly, goofy selves in the kitchen. These days are fleeting. I like to capture as many of them as I can.

I used the Pink Fresh Studio Be You collection for this page with a large quote chipboard sticker instead of journaling. I think the sticker said it all.

I can’t wait to see what you all create with this sketch. See you over in the Facebook group!

 

Creative Team Weekly Digest

 

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 bit of inspiration for the weekend, maybe this will be your starting point for a new project!

This week, we asked the Nerd Girls to showcase out free cut files in their projects, and we are floored by what each of them shared on social media.  First up is Mari.

 

Mari chose the Stellar Shapes cut file to create this gorgeous page about her daughter and soon -to-be Son-in-law.

 

Mari used a bit of Distress Oxides to create the soft mixed media behind each of the shapes.  The colors in the background bring the detail of the cut outs, and match all the embellishments from Pebbles’ Patio Party collection.

 

 

The soft background contrasts and complements the picture beautifully.   The well placed cut outs just frame the picture nicely.  SUch a beautiful layout, Mari!

Next is Gisele and a gorgeous double page layout

Gisele chose the Together Hearts cut filel to create the two pages of her layout.   She backed each of the hearts with papers from Simple Stories’ “Hello Summer” collection, and framed each of ther grand-nieces pictures with the cut out.

 

Gisele used papers from the Hello Summer collection to form the background of the layout, as well as to layer the pictures of her grand-nieces.  She added lots of details using the stickers that come included in the collection, as well as some puffy hearts from Pinkfresh Studio.

 

 

She also combined some fussy cut florals from the Hello Summer collection withe chipboard stickers from Crate Paper’s Wild Heart collection, and stickers from Photoplay’s Stuck on You collection.   Such a beautiful and very colorful double page, Gisele.

Last is Nathalie with a light take on this week’s focus.

Nathalie used the Let The Sunshine In cut file to create a large focused title/background for her page.     She used Vicki Boutin’s Art Crayons to create a soft mixed media look for this page, using the colors of Simple Stories’s  “Hello Summer” collection as inspiration.

 

She backed the cut out with papers from the Hello Summer collection.  A bit of foam adhesive creates that soft shadow in the page and behind the cut-out.

 

 

So many fun elements and beautiful florals  in the Hello Summer collection!  Nathalie combined both to create clusters around the picture and layout.  Beautiful work, Nathalie

Well that is all for us this week.  We hope that you are inspired to visit the Scrapbook Nerd online store and download a few of our free cut files, and also check all the new collections arriving at the store.

Til next time.

 

Sunday Sketch – 06.24.18

It’s a gloomy day here in southern Ontario. I love rainy days as long as I can snuggle up indoors and do some crafting.

For this week’s Sunday Sketch I’ve got a 3 photo sketch featuring 2 – 3×4 photos staggered along the right side. The photos are complemented by strips of patterned paper stacked in the lower left corner with space for just a little bit of journaling.

For this page I used the Escape the Ordinary collection by Pinkfresh Studio.

I hope you like it and find the time to get a bit of crafting done today.  Have a great week!!

 

Sunday Sketches – 04.29.18

It’s a beautiful sunny day here in S. Ontario but it’s always a great day to create a page, am I right?

This week I’m bringing you a 2 photo sketch. This one uses a 4×6 and a 4×4 photo nestled in side by side on top of many layers of patterned paper – or whatever you choose to use.

I used the Be You collection by Pink Fresh Studio, some Thickers and Nuvo Drops to create this page about my daughter’s experience with the Portfolio Review Day at OCADU in Toronto. I love this collection’s clean lines and positive messages. I think it’s great for a page about a teen.

I hope you enjoy this weeks sketch and find many uses for it. Please be sure to share what you create and I’ll see you all again in a couple of weeks!

Be You Collection

Thickers

Nuvo Drops