Having Fun with Along The Way

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new layout that showcases the new “Along The Way” collection from Pebbles.   I  am a confirmed paper lover, but nothing makes me happier than finding collections that can be used in everyday documenting.   This collection has rich colors, and many designs that can be used at any season or time of the year.

 

 

What better way to showcase a collection while documenting a picture than to detail backing a cut file.  For this layout, i chose a cut file from Handipaper, Floral Photo Camera to create one of the focus points of  this page.

 

 

This cut out is rather simple in design with intricate details, so i was careful backing each of the small areas of the cut to make sure that the small details come forward.  All the patterned paper in the collection made it so easy to bring the camera to live for this page.  The following video will show you a more in-depth look on how the page was put together:

 

The placement of the picture in the page, along with the detailed camera are the focus of this page.   However all the fussy cut floral motif from the patterned paper, ephemera and stickers bring softness to this page.

 

 

To avoid taking the focus away from the picture and cut out, a simple title was created using alphas from the Whimsical collection from Pink Paislee, and accenting it with a sticker from the Along The Way collection.

 

I hope this has inspired you to stop by the Scrapbook Nerd store to check all the materials used in this page.   Remember there are always new goodies arriving at the store!

As always, if you have questions on how this came together, please just leave me a comment here.

XO

 

Pebbles – Along The Way collectionn -12×12 paper pad, 6×8 paper pad, ephemera, stickers, word stickers, enamel dots

Pink Paislee – Whimsical collection – foam alphas

Heidi Swapp –  Gold Lame colorshine

WRMK – Mini Guillotine

 

Creative Team Weekly Digest

Hi there!

It is getting closer and closer to the magical days of Christmas.  We are so excited to welcome the holidays and  document all the memories that come with this season.   Our Design Team has been busy creating projects that will inspire you.  First  up Mari.

 

Mari created these Christmas Tags using the Lawn Fawn Say What tag dies and the Lawn Fawn Holiday Critters stamp and dies. The patterned paper used as accents is from the Really Rainbow Christmas, also from Lawn Fawn. There are so many options with these stamps and dies; the middle tag has a shaker element using sequins and shaker mix from Studio Katia.

 

It’s fun to make your own tags at Christmas time to attach to a gift for someone you love! They will adore these fun tag elements!   Thank you so much Mari for these beautiful tags!

Next up is Nathalie and her colorful Holiday layout,

 

This week’s tutorial focuses on creating embellishments that will work with the ones in the Holiday collections,  Nathalie chose the new Merry Days collection from Crate Paper, and used mixed media and cut files to create the colorful background.

 

 

You can read more about her layout and see how it all came together in the previous post.   The colors of the trees are nicely accented with gold and embellishments from the collection.

 

Well, that is all for us today.   We would be taking a small break to enjoy our families and the season, so let us take this opportunity to wish you all peace, love and joy during the upcoming Christmas and thank you for all your support this year, we wish only the best for 2019.

Have a blessed holiday season!

 

 

Tuesday Tutorial: Creating Embellishments for your layouts

Hi there!

It is December!  Cue the confetti!!!  it is the jolliest and happiest of times (for some of us that is!) so, what better way than to celebrate it with color.  Today, I want to show you a simple way to make the most out of your Holiday collections while customizing some embellishments for your layout.

 

When I think Christmas, I always think of festive times with lots of color.   Unfortunately, the Merry Days collection from Crate Paper has color, but it is not as vibrant or festive as i have in mind for this layout.   Then, my choice was to create my own embellishments that will bring that much needed color to the page.   The following video will show you how it all came together:

 

As you can appreciate from the video, the colorful Christmas trees are customized to bring vibrancy to the existing colors of the collection.  The color is saturated in the trees so that they can show the small drops of white paint that are trying to create  snow capped branches.

 

The colorful trees are the basis for this page, as they bring the color and focus of the page to the picture of my two kids on their last day of school before the Christmas break.

 

 

By adding accents of gold in the embellishments used in the page, I am able to marry the new created colors to the pre manufactured stickers and embellishments.

 

 

All the colorful embellishments and background of thie page are the perfect background for this happy memory of my kids a few years ago.

 

 

I really hope you are inspired to customized embellishments and backgrounds for your next layout,  Remember you can always contact me if you have questions on how this came together.  Also, you can find all the materials used in this layout in the Scrapbook Nerd shelves so, stop by to check them and all the new arrivals.

Have a blessed day!

 

 

Merry Days collection: 12×12 papers, 6×8 Paper pad, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, cardstock stickers, word stickers

Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers

Heidi Swapp Color shine in Gold Lame

Vicki Boutin Foundation paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team Weekly Digest

Hello everyone!

Hope you all are enjoing what is left of Fall, it is snowing here in Canada already!   We took this week to celebrate Gratitude, and have asked our DT to create projects that document what they are thankful for.   So, let’s see what they have created this week, first up is Mari.

 

Mari created her layout using the Vicki Boutin mixed media products and papers and embellishments from Field Notes. Using a Crafter’s Workshop stencil, Mari added some acrylic gel medium to the edges of the Bazzil Marshmallow card stock. Once dry, she added some Art Crayons with a stencil brush.

 

Mari also added some Foil gel and added some Gina K foil to a few areas. Some more Art Crayon was added in a few other areas of the background using the Vicki Boutin stencil and the stencil brush. For more details, head over to Mari’s YouTube channel for the full process.  What a fun and colorful layout,  Thank You, Mari.

Next up is Nathalie.

Nathalie was up on this week’s Tuesday Tutorial with this new page that focus on working non-seasonal paper collections into a Gratitude page with an Autumnal feel.

 

 

She combined Kaisercraft’s Full Bloom collection and Vicki Boutin Mixed Media to create a soft layout that celebrates her family bonds.  You can check more details of the page on the previous post.

Now it is Joy’s turn.

 

Joy created this TN page in a Prime Marketing watercolor insert using watercolor crayons, a few stencils, stamping inks, and a favorite  quote about gratitude.   Art journals and now TN pages are Joy’s favourite way to collect life reminders and quotes.   Beautiful spread, Joy!

Wow!  what an amazing group of projects that celebrate gratitude.  We hope these inspire you to create a project about something you are thankful for!    Remember to stop by the Scrapbook Nerd store to check all the new products that are arriving at the store!

xo

Using Gold tones to create a seasonal layout.

 

Hi there!

It is starting to look a lot like Fall is about to transition into the most wonderful time of the year!  But before we move onto the next season, our friends and family in the US are prepping to celebrate Thanksgiving, so we have decided to dedicate our week to document our gratitude.

 

Today, I want to show you a new layout that creates a seasonal layout using a non-autumn paper collection.   We all are guilty of categorizing our paper collection based on the designs, colors and themes.  However, there are a few little tricks we can use to repurpose them so that they fit the season you want to document.  In this case, I am using a Spring collection to document a Fall theme; so, i decided to pull lots of gold and gold tones to bring some of the coziness of the season to the page.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

 

 

As you can see in the video, I used a bit of mixed media and a fall colored patterned paper to bring those warm tones to this page.

 

 

 

Eventhough the papers used to back the flower cut outs are not seaonal, the use of the mustard patterned paper to back the leaves bring the perfect autumnal accent to the background.   The soft matte gold watercolor around the picture makes all the details in the flowers pop, but also bring a bit of the fall-tones to the background.

 

 

 

Bringing some more rustic tones (like the ones in the woodgrain paper) to the layout will also help to bring the shine and shimmer in the gold materials added (as splatters and watercolor) to the background.

 

 

It is amazing how a little color in the background, and in small accents around the page can easily transform an every day layout into a seasonal themed page.   Remember to  check all the materials used in this project at Scrapbook Nerd, and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about this page.

 

XO

 

 

 

Kaisercraft –  Full Bloom collectio and collectibles

Vicki Boutin Art Crayons (warm and neutral sets), gesso,  foundations paper

Heidi Swapp gold lame color shine

Concord and 9th – Thankful Leaves Stamp set

Jen Hadfield’s Sticker book

 

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!

Creating with a Fall Color Palette | Nathalie DeSousa

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 sunset (i found the colors by doing a Pinterest search, “Fall color palette”), and were replicated using Acrylic pop paints    The key to having a cohesive look to the background -not harsh transitions between the color stripes- is to build the colors using a same color base.  This means you start with the lightest color, in this case yellow, and create the colors using this as a base.  The background color will be the one that softnes the transitions and help create a cohesive color family.   The following video will show you how this page was put together:

 

How simple and colorful is that background?!  The color stripes are the perfect base to bring the rest of the layout to live.   The simple stenciled details are just subtle enough to add interest to the stripes

 

 

The leaf cut outs and stamped flowers are a great way to create clusters in this page without losing a large part of the background.

 

 

The smalls pop of gold complement all those ephemera pieces and stickers from Vicki Boutin Field Notes and All The Good Things collection.

 

 

The title brings the warm tones of Fall into this page, and complete the golden look of a modern Fall layout.

 

Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check all the materials used in this page, and all the new goodies that are always arriving at the store.   As always please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

XO,

 

Marshmallow Cardstock, vellum  – Bazzill

Gesso; Acrylic pop paint in White, Crushed Pineapple, Sugar Strawberry, Coral Macaroon, Plum Pudding, Orange Slice, Cherry Tart, Cotton Candy and Black; Art Crayons – warm , neutral sets;  Stencil Brushes  – Vicki Boutin

Shine – Stamp and Die Set – Vicki Boutin

Stamp and Die set #2 – VIcki Boutin v

Field Notes collection – Collect and Document paper, Chipboard stickers, Watercolor Stickers, Ephemera Pieces – VIcki Boutin – American Crafts

All The Good Things collection – Cardstock Stickers – Vicki Boutin – American Crafts

Gold Puffy Thickers – Sweet & SImple collection – Pinkfresh Studio

Gold Puffy Thickers – Flourish collection – Maggie Holmes- Crate Paper

 

 

Fussy Cutting elements

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 they can be used as decorations in your page.

 

The floral images on  paper #3 and #6 of the collection were carefully cut (fussy cut) so that they can be used as layered embellishments that form a large cluster of flowers in the  page.

 

 

 

The secret to creating this embellishments is to detail cut the images from the paper.   In this case, paper #3  has a dark background, so each image was cut around its edge, so that none of the dark background shows in the image.  At the same time, paper #6 has a white background, so a very small white border was left around the image – this just helps to separate the images when layering them on the layout.  The following process video will showcase how this page came together:

 

 

All those fussy cut florals are the focal point of this page, and bring plenty of interest to the layout that minimizes the use of other embellishments.

 

 

Really love how this page turned out using the large fussy cut floral elements.   All the florals create the perfect background for this cherished memory of my family.

I hope this inspires you to create your own embellishments by fussy cutting embellishments off your patterned papers.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions on how this came together,  Remember to check all the materials used in this page at Scrapbook Nerd.

Take care,

 

Auburn Lane collection – Papers #3, 6, 9, 10, labels, Alphas, 6×8 paper pad, puffy stickers, sequin mix

Distress Oxides – Spun sugar, Tattered Rose, Tea Dyed, Fossilized Amber, Crushed  Olive, Peeled Paint

Heidi Swapp – Gold Lame color shine

Nuvo  drops –  crystal drops – Pink Bubble gum

Vicki Boutin – Gesso

 

Silhouette Savvy Series – Back to Basics

 

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 their platform.

 

 

Just in case you missed any of the commands, here is small list of them:

To import cut files into the Silhouette Library

• Import and open the zipfile containing the cut file
• open your Silhouette Software, and set it on the Library tab ( you can easily create a new  file by right clicking  your mouse on the library file, under your user name account)
• open your recently unzipped cut file (you will have three images to chose from)
• click on the image that does not have a watermark on it, and use your mouse to drag it to the Silhouette library.   The software will automatically make a copy of the cut file in their library

To trace cut files in the Silhouette Software

• Open the cut file you want to use in the Silhouette Design window
• click on the Trace menu in the Design window (fifth image on the right hand side pannel)
• select trace an image on the menu
• use your mouse to select the are of the cut file you want to use
• on the trace menu click on “trace”,  the red lines will show behind the cut file once you have properly traced it.
• If there are part of another image you do not want to use, then highlight the entire image, right click on the mouse, and chose “release path” on the menu.   Delete all the unwanted lines  in the cut file, and then highlight all the image you want to cut (make sure you highlight all the little details inside the cut), right click on the mouse and select “create compound path”
• send to the Silhouette software to cut.

 

Once you have seen the video, you will realize how easy you can import and trace a cut file in the SIlhouette Software.  The one that was used for the tutorial comes from the Let Sunshine in and it  is featured in this Traveler’s Notebook along with  Doodlebug Designs’ Hello Collection.

 

As always please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions related to this tutorial.  I will be more than happy to walk you through the steps.

Take care,

 

Doodlebug Design – Hello Collection kit, Chit chat die cuts, cardstock stickers

Pinkfresh Studio – The Mix 1 collection – Gold shapes foam stickers

Simple Stories – Hello Summer Collection – Cardstock Stickers, collection kit

Webster’s Pages – Traveler’s Notebook insert

 

Let The Sunshine in Cut file

 

 

 

 

Weekly Creative Team Digest

 

 

Hello Nerds!

Another week has come to an end, and the Nerd Girls have been showing projects all this week inspired on the “Strawberry Social” theme.

Let’s have a look at what they have been sharing on social media, and in the Scrapbook Nerd Frinds and Fans Facebook page.

First up is Gisele with a beautiful and very colorful project featuring Phtotoplay’s Paprika collection.

 

She used a cut file from the SIlhouette store to create the background of this page, and then used the collection paper, designs and colors to embellish and tell the story of her family at Turkey Dinner.

 

 

Just love how she mixed all the colors and patterns together in one single page,   Beautiful work, Gisele!

Next up is Mari, with this gorgeous page that features Paige Evans, Pick Me Up collection, and a bit of mixed media on the background.

Mari started by using VIcki Boutin’s Art crayons and a brayer to create the soft yellow watercolor background for her page,  and then addd simple layers to behind the picture to create this gorgeous page.

Such sweet way to document a sweet family moment  Thanks, Mari!

Next up is Nathalie with this week’s Tuesday Tutorial,  Reworking  Backgrounds. In this tutorial she shared with us two process videos on how to transform a not so loved page into two beautifu new projects using the elements of the page,

The first page features Pebbles’ Patio Party collection, and a bit of mixed media to accent the  colorful picture of her family at the Strawberry Farm.

 

Lastly Nathalie also created this page using parts of the background of the not so loved layout.  She used Vicki Boutin’s products to create this new striking page.

Both fun ideas on how to repurpose an old layout.

 

That is all for this week!   Lots of inspiration being created and shared by our Creative team.   Remember you can see more of the projects on our Facebook Friends and Fans page.

Til next time!