Home-Bound Throw-Down Challenge – Week 2

Last week, I initiated my Home-Bound Throw-Down challenge on my private Facebook group, Karyn’s Croppers. On Mondays and Fridays through April, I will be posting page challenges and asking my followers to create my layout and post their versions to Karyn’s Croppers to earn chances to win a prize. I’ll also be sharing the layout challenges here on Karyn Crops on Fridays.

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Our third Home-Bound Throw-Down challenge is to create a spring sampler. I created mine as a decorative piece to hang on my old Everyday Display in my kitchen. I used pieces from the new Spring Medley Designer Paper, Tone-on-Tone Paper, Variety Mats, Stickers and Embellishments and Navy Cardstock. I also used the Songbirds Border Punch, the Tulips Border Punch and the Gum Leaf Punch.

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My background paper measures 12″ x 12″, and the other pieces measure: 10″ x 10″, 3-1/2″ x 3-1/8″ and 6″ x 3-1/8″. I adhered the border pieces, stickers and embellishments with Foam Squares. I finished the page by adding faux pen stitching to the rectangle pieces.

You can adapt this layout and include photos in any of the rectangular spaces. You can also easily adapt it into a double-page spread.

For my fourth Home-Bound Throw-Down challenge, I created a double-page layout. The layout features a wave cut that separates the rows of photos and paper pieces. For my example, I created another spring layout.

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I used paper and embellishments from CM’s old Mix and Match collection, White Cardstock and the Branch Border Punch to make my layout. I used the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a wave shape from the bottoms of the pieces on the first row and a wave shape from the tops of the pieces on the second row.

To cut wave shapes from your photos and paper pieces:

1. Take the photos and paper that will make up your first row and line them up on the trimmer (in the order that they will appear on your page) with the bottoms of the pieces a quarter inch past the right of the cutting groove. The tops of the photos/papers will hang over the left side of the trimmer. (See photo above.)
2. Space the photos/papers apart a quarter inch on the trimmer base. (See photo above.)
3. Close the trimmer arm and apply pressure on the arm to keep your pieces from sliding.
4. Cut.

5. Take the photos and paper that will make up your second/bottom row and line them up on the trimmer (in the order that they will appear on your page) with the tops of the pieces a quarter inch past the left of the cutting groove. The bottoms of the photos/papers will hang over the right side of the trimmer. (See photo above.)
6. Space the photos/papers apart a quarter inch on the trimmer base. (See photo above.)
7. Close the trimmer arm and apply pressure on the arm to keep your pieces from sliding.
8. Cut.

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I added journaling, sticker titles, flower embellishments and punched out branch pieces to decorate my pages. I completed the layout with faux pen stitching around the perimeter.

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You can purchase the 12″ Decorative Trimmer, Songbirds Border Punch, Tulips Border Punch, Gum Leaf Punch and the Spring Medley collection through my Creative Memories website link.

I hope that you all have a happy and blessed Easter on Sunday! Please take photos of the not so usual way that you’ll celebrate the holiday this year. I’ll be sharing some Easter layout ideas later in the month.

I’ll be back again next Friday with two more Home-Bound Throw-Down challenges!

Take care,
Karyn

5Aug2019

Citrus Summer Scrapbook Layouts – Part 2

Posted in Scrapbook Page Layouts, Summer Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

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Hi! I’m back with two more layouts made from the Citrus Summer collection from Creative Memories. Today I’m doing double duty with a joint post to my blog and also a Border Maker Monday post for Creative Life Scrapbooking on Facebook.

(Creative Life Scrapbooking is a group of 8 Creative Memories advisors from all over the U.S. and Canada who love to use, sell, and share ideas and inspiration for Creative Memories products. We have weekly features – Border Maker Monday and Featured Project Friday, and we have monthly features such as PJ Party Virtual Crops, Blog Hops and Sketch Challenges. We would love to have you Like and Follow us on Facebook!)

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A few weeks ago, I spent some time in my craft room playing with the Citrus Summer collection and shared two layouts here on Karyn Crops. Today I’m sharing the last two layouts that I created.

My first layout features a decorative border that I created using a few tools and the Citrus Summer Paper and Embellishments. These embellishments are super cute and feature a ton of beach and summer icons – in fact, you get 2 of each embellishment! And they come in an adorable little box.

To make my border:

Cut a 12″ x 1-1/5″ strip of White Cardstock;
Cut a 12″x 2″ strip of the red floral paper in the Citrus Summer Paper;
Use the Lace Trim Border Punch to punch 2 borders from Navy Cardstock;
Punch 6 leaves from Leaf Green Cardstock using the Tropical Leaf Punch;
Assemble and adhere the pieces as shown;
Add a title using navy stickers;
Use the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a 12″ x 1/4″ strip from the wavy side of the trimmer, and trim the border to fit before and after your title; and
Finish the border with fruit and tropical flower Citrus Summer Embellishments adhered with Foam Squares.

To finish your page:

Cut the center from a sheet of 12″ x 12″ Navy Cardstock;
Adhere a 11-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ piece of pink patterned Citrus Summer Paper;
Mat your photos with Navy Cardstock; and
Add journaling, embellishments and a word sticker from the Citrus Summer Stickers.

I created a double-page layout by duplicating my background and border. My photos measure 4″ x 6″ and 3″ x 3″.

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The focal point of my second layout is a fun treatment of the Citrus Summer Stickers. The stickers contain almost an entire sheet of single words and summer phrases.

To make my first page, I created a large doily by using the Custom Cutting System with the retired Jumbo Circle Pattern to cut a large circle from White Cardstock. I then held the Lace Trim Border Punch upside down and punched around the circle. I tried not to overlap any of my punches.

From Black Cardstock, I used the Lace Trim Border Punch to punch a border and trimmed the border to about 1/4″ x 12″ preserving the line of vertical dots.

I layered the black border and the doily with a 5″ x 12″ strip of the check patterned paper and a 8″ x 12″ piece of the red floral paper to make a 12″ x 12″ background.

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I incorporated several of the word stickers into a paragraph that describes my photos. To provide spacing and to help keep my journaling straight, I lightly drew pencil lines that I later erased. I completed the page with a few more stickers and some embellishments.

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For my second page, I punched a border from White Cardstock with the Lace Trim Border Punch and a second border from Black Cardstock. I adhered together a 9″ x 12″ piece of the check paper and a 3-3/4″ piece of the red floral paper to create a 12″ x 12″ background and added the two border pieces. My photos are 4″ x 6″ and 4″ x 4″ and matted with Black Cardstock.

You can purchase any of the tools or materials used through my Creative Memories website. Thanks so much for visiting with me today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!

Karyn

22Jul2019

Citrus Summer Scrapbook Layouts – Part 1

Posted in Beach Scrapbook Layouts, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Scrapbook Page Layouts, Summer Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

Whoa! Summer needs to SLOW down! I took a little break from scrapbooking last month to enjoy some fun family time and also some much needed relaxation time with my hubby. But now in a blink of an eye, it’s almost August!

Here are a few layouts that I created with some of my summer photos and the new Citrus Summer collection from Creative Memories. Citrus Summer consists of paper, stickers, variety mats, a Fast2Fab album and pages, and my most favorite item – an adorable box full of ADORABLE embellishments!

My first layout is a perfect representation of our summer. Both my husband and I are are typical Type A personalities who find it difficult to slow down and relax. But somehow on our pontoon boat with the combo of water and sun, we’re able to decompress and spend the day simply… floating. It’s our most favorite thing to do in the summer.

To make my layout:
1. Trim wave patterned sheets of paper to 11″ x 11″ and adhere to 12″ x 12″ sheets of peacock cardstock. To conserve cardstock, cut out the centers of the peacock cardstock first.

2. Use the Original Border Maker System with the new Scallop Wave Border Maker Cartridge to punch borders from white and peacock cardstock and adhere together as shown. From white cardstock, cut 12″ x 1/2″ wavy borders using the 12″ Decorative Trimmer. Layered these three pieces with 12″ x 3″ strips of the floating sunbather paper.

3. Use the Custom Cutting System with the medium sized Circle Pattern and Red Blade to cut a circle from goldenrod cardstock. Use the Banner Flag Punch to punch sun rays and adhere and trim as shown to create my large sun.

4. Mat your photos with 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ pieces of white cardstock and tuck your photos underneath the wave border.

5. Finish the layout with fun combos of the cute Citrus Summer Embellishments and Stickers adhering some with Foam Squares, and add journaling and faux pen stitching.

My second layout features photos from the family reunion that we hosted in mid-June. As you can see, I used the beach-themed paper for my lake photos. If you’re like me and don’t have any beach photos, don’t be afraid to use these papers for any type of water photos from lakes to your backyard kiddie pools.

I must commend Creative Memories for being “on-trend” with both of these beach and water-print papers. Throughout the summer, I’ve seen similar prints from a variety of vendors on a multitude of home and personal goods – including wrapping paper!

To make my layout:
1. Adhere 4″ x 12″ pieces of the water paper to two sheets of the beach paper and adhere 1/2″ strips of white cardstock over the seams.

2. Use the Original Border Maker System with the Scallop Wave Border Maker Cartridge to punch borders from white, peacock and aqua cardstock, layer as shown, trim, and adhere to the bottom of of the water paper with Foam Squares.

3. Use the Custom Cutting System with the Red Blade on the outside edge of the smallest Circle Pattern to cut your photos. Use the Green Blade to cut circles from aqua cardstock, and the Blue blade to cut circles from white cardstock. Layer and adhere as shown.

4. Use the Original Border Maker System with the Scallop Wave Border Maker Cartridge to create multi-layered wave borders from aqua, peacock and white cardstock. Use the Custom Cutting System with the smallest Circle Pattern and Blue Blade to trim pieces of the wave border to fit to the bottoms of your photos. Adhere the wave pieces with Foam Squares.

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5. Complete the layout with journaling on a Citrus Summer Variety Mat and more fun combos of Citrus Summer Stickers and Embellishments adhering some with Foam Squares.

All of the items that I used are available for purchase through my Creative Memories website. Plus everyone who places a $50+ order will be entered into my new Quarterly $100 Shopping Spree Give-Away! Just place an order, and I’ll enter you in my next drawing on October 1st.

Also Creative Memories is currently offering a summer “Mystery Bag Promo”. With a purchase of $150 (USA), you’ll receive some awesome exclusive items including one of seven possible album covers, one of four possible tote bags and a pack of designer paper. These freebies have a retail value of $63! Please place your orders through my personal Creative Memories website and please order sooner than later as supplies may sell out before the July 30th end date.

I hope that I’ve inspired you to take a look at the Citrus Summer collection and to make time in your busy summer schedule to slow down and preserve your summer memories and photos! (Stay tuned as I’ll be sharing more Citrus Summer layouts soon.)

Karyn

5Dec2018

More Seasons Greetings Scrapbook Layouts

Posted in Christmas Layouts, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Winter Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

I’m back with a few more layouts using the Seasons Greetings Collection from Creative Memories. This collection has been selling so well that it’s already in low supply and has been moved to the GOING GONE section of the CM website, and unfortunately some are no longer available. Please order these materials now while they’re still available.

This vintage-inspired collection reminds me of a cross-stitch sampler that my mother hangs in her home during the winter months. The sampler has a motif similar to the paper above with houses and churches on snow-covered hills with the saying, “Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.” My layout above features the Rolling Hills Border Maker Cartridge that was so popular that it quickly sold out. However, CM has ordered more in a limited supply and expects it to be available again later in the winter. Watch for it’s arrival as it will likely sell out quickly when it returns.

To make my page, cut a piece of the green hounds-tooth paper to 12″ x 4-1/4″ and punch the top edge using the Original Border Maker System with the Rolling Hills Cartridge. Use the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a swell edge on a strip of 12″ x 3″ house print paper. Cut two 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ photo mats from the red patterned paper. I embellished my page with a title sticker adhered with Foam Squares, a bow embellishment, and bells from the Seasons Greetings Laser But Borders.

The Seasons Greetings Laser Cut Borders are an absolute must-have item. They are exquisitely cut with incredibly fine detail. Each pack contains one of each of the borders above. For my layout, I cut apart the row of bells to make the border go further. I’ll make my layout into a double-page spread and will use the remaining bows on the second page.

My second layout again features the Rolling Hills Border Cartridge and also the Midnight Star Border Cartridge. These two cartridges pair together so well! To create this layout, start by cutting out the center of a piece of 12″ x 12″ Red Cardstock to use as the base. Cut a piece of the cream star paper to 11-1/2″ x 7″ and punch the top edge using the Original Border Maker System with Midnight Star Cartridge. Cut a piece of Bronze Cardstock to 11-1/2″ x 1-1/4″ and adhere underneath the punched stars. Adhere this piece to the bottom of your page leaving a 1/4″ border of the Red Cardstock. Add a 11-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ piece of green hounds-tooth paper to the top part of the page.

Punch the green damask pattered paper with the Border Maker System and Rolling Hills Cartridge and cut off of the paper at 11-1/5″ x 1-3/4″. Cut a 1/2″ strip of green hounds-tooth paper and layer these two pieces on the bottom of your layout. I double-matted my photos with Red and Bronze Cardstock and adorned the page with Seasons Greetings Stickers and Embellishments. From Red Cardstock, I punched two bows using the new Embossed Bow Punch and added detail to the embossed parts using a Gold Dual-Tip Pen. I adhered the bows to the tops of my photos with Foam Squares.

A piece of wood-patterned paper from the CM Timber Paper Pack is the base of the layout above. (I love to mix the Timber Paper with all of our other collections!) You can create my fun window effect by using a frame from the Seasons Greetings Embellishments, a Variety Mat as the background sky, and snow white hills punched with the Rolling Hills Border Maker Cartridge. Cut the beard from the Santa sticker and adhere it to the window frame using Foam Squares and add a few word title stickers.

I adhered the Christmas lights laser cut border in three places behind the popped up bow punch-outs. This gives the lights the look of being strung and hanging across the page. I cut a Variety Mat into strips to use behind my photos and another Variety Mat as my journaling box. I added stickers with Foam Squares to the bottom of the layout and cut my photos to fit.

You may have already seen my last layout as I shared it last week at Creative Life Scrapbooking on Facebook. This layout is made of three strips from the Seasons Greetings Paper Pack. The top strip is 11-1/2″ wide and punched with the Original Border Maker with the Garland Cartridge and cut off at 1″. The middle strip is 11-1/2″ x 4-1/2″, and the bottom strip is 11-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and punched again with the Border Maker with Garland Cartridge. (The Garland Cartridge is currently sold out but will be returning to the CM Product Line later this winter. When it returns, it will be in limited quantity – so plan to purchase it quickly.)

I matted my title mat and photos with 6-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ mats cut from Bronze Cardstock. I also adhered 1/4″ strips of Bronze Cardstock over the seams of the paper strips and adhered the cardinal and poinsettia stickers with Foam Squares.

Please purchase the Seasons Greetings items now as they are in limited supply. Orders placed on my website through noon on December 14th will have a chance to win a GOLDEN TICKET Prize!

All of my best wishes for a very Merry Christmas season!

Karyn

4Jul2018

CLS Summer Blog Hop – Star Spangled Scrapbook Layouts

Posted in Blog Hops, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Patriotic Scrapbook Layouts, Scrapbook Page Layouts, Summer Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

Happy Fourth of July, and welcome to our Creative Life Scrapbooking Summer Blog Hop! There are six of us blog hopping today and sharing some great summer scrapbooking ideas with you. I’m the first stop on the hop, and you can find the link to the next stop at the bottom of my post.

I used the new Limited Edition Star Spangled Paper Pack from Creative Memories to create my 4th of July layout. This paper pack is only available while supplies last and features traditional patriotic designs and true red, white and blue colors. I was inspired by the name of the paper pack to create a layout featuring stars. Currently, CM has three star-based tools that I used for my layout – the Star Border Maker Cartridge, the 4-Way Hearts & Stars Corner and Hole Punch, and the Shooting Star Punch.

Start your layout by creating a border for the top of your page. Use the Original Border Maker System with Star Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from the light blue patterned paper. Cut the border off of your paper at 1-1/2″ using the 12″ Decorative Trimmer. Use the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a narrow 1/8″ piece from Red Cardstock for the bottom of the border.

Mat a 4″ x 6″ photo with Red Cardstock. Create photo corners from 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ squares that are punched with the 4-Way Hearts & Stars Corner and Hole Punch.

I created my jumbo star from 5 triangles that I matted with slightly larger triangle shapes. Cut three 3-1/4″ x 4″ squares and two 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ squares from the red patterned paper. Cut three 3-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ squares and two 4″ x 5″ squares from the light blue patterned paper. Cut each square into a triangle as shown below and mat the red squares on top of the blue squares. Assemble your star, by positioning the pieces in relation to your photo to get the spacing and shape that you desire. I used Repositionable Tape for my star pieces as I had to tinker with them a bit. I adhered my photo with Foam Squares.

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The title piece is cut from one of the sheets of the Star Spangled Paper and double matted with light blue paper and Red Cardstock. Punch the corners of the light blue paper with the 4-Way Hearts & Stars Corner and Hole Punch.

To embellish the page, I cut the heart piece from a sheet of the Star Spangled Paper, matted it with Red Cardstock, and adhered it with Foam Squares. The light blue flowers are from the Mix & Match Blue Bouquet Embellishments, and I punched the ribbon pieces using the Shooting Star Punch. The stars in the centers of the flowers were punched using the 4-Way Hearts & Stars Corner and Hole Punch.

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For my second page, I created a side border using the leftover triangle pieces from cutting the star pieces for the first page. I repeated the top border, and matted my larger photo in the same fashion as my photo on the first page. I included a journaling box and another paper flower embellishment.

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You can purchase all of the materials and tools used on my Creative Memories website.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today and joining our Creative Life Scrapbooking Summer Blog Hop! Fran is the next stop on the hop. Enjoy!

Karyn at Karyn Crops (You are here.)
Fran at Celebrating Your Beautiful Life
Julie at Julie’s Creative Memories Blog
Lisa at Lisa’s Workshop
Candace at Scrappin’ Jpegs
Noreen at Organized & Creative Mom

Happy 4th and Happy Scrapping!

1Dec2017

Sugarplum Christmas Scrapbook Layouts

Posted in Christmas Layouts, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Scrapbook Page Layouts, Winter Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and visions of the new Sugarplum Collection from Creative Memories are dancing in my head! The new Sugarplum Collection is full of sweet pastel prints and the most delightful Christmas stickers and embellishments. Although the papers, stickers and embellishments are perfect for cute and whimsical scrapbook pages, I also used the materials to make a few elegant holiday pages as well.

Fancy ornaments, a classic border, and shades of gold and purple give my first layout an elegant feel. This layout is the perfect way to highlight a Christmas collection. I used my home printer to print a sheet of twenty 2″ x 2″ photos of my Precious Moments ornament collection. Although this only a portion of my collection, I love how the ornaments are showcased on a double-page spread instead of spread out over numerous scrapbook pages.

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I embellished the page with ornament die cuts from the Sugarplum Embellishments and used CM’s Custom Cutting System with Gemstone Cutting Patterns to make additional ornaments. To make my ornaments, cut two diamonds from Gold Shimmer Cardstock using the blue blade on the inside edge of the diamond cutting pattern. Use the green blade on the inside edge to cut one diamond from the Gold Shimmer Cardstock. Cut two diamonds from Eggplant Cardstock using the green blade on the inside edge and one diamond using the red blade on the inside edge. Mat the gold diamonds on top of the eggplant diamonds. Use your 12″ Decorative Trimmer and Original Border Maker with Zig Zag and Snowflake Chain Border Maker Cartridges to cut and punch pieces from the Sugarplum Designer Paper and Gold Shimmer Cardstock to decorate your ornaments.

To finish the page, cut a 1″ x 12″ strip from the gold print paper and adhere to the left side of one sheet of the lilac print paper. From the gold print paper, cut a 4-1/4″ x 12″ piece and adhere to the right side of the second sheet of lilac print paper. Rub your Gold Metallic Pen around the edges of the ornament die cut embellishments and adhere those pieces with Foam Squares and adorn with Rhinestone Gems. The title is cut from a sheet of the Sugarplum Designer Paper and matted with Gold Shimmer Cardstock. The border at the top of the page was punched with our new Holly Border Punch from Eggplant Cardstock and also adhered with Foam Squares.

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My second layout features another of my Christmas collections, my Department 56 North Pole Village. The addition of Navy and Gold Shimmer Cardstock really helped to make these pages pop. Use the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a wavy edge on a piece of 11-1/2″ x 6-1/4″” White Cardstock. Cut the aqua print paper to 11-1/2″ x 6″, and adhere both pieces to 12″ x 12″ Navy Cardstock. Cut additional swell and wave pieces from White Cardstock using the 12″ Decorative Trimmer and edge the pieces with swell and wave pieces cut from the aqua print paper to create snow drifts for the bottom of the page. Repeat for second page.

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I used scraps of the Sugarplum Designer Paper to hand cut and create small houses. I adorned the eaves of the roofs with pieces punched with the Original Border Maker with the Crown and Scallop Dot Border Maker Cartridges. And I used the Heart Chain Border Maker Cartridge to punch the heart pieces. CM’s new Precision Point Adhesive Pen came in handy for adhering all of the small pieces. I edged all of the house pieces with Gold Shimmer Cardstock to give them more definition. I used some of the Sugarplum Stickers as further decoration for my houses and the pages. I matted the title stickers with Gold Shimmer Cardstock and my photos and journaling box with Navy Cardstock.

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My next layout is a quick and easy two-page spread. From Peacock Cardstock punch a fence using CM’s Victorian Fence Punch. Cut the fence off of your cardstock at 3-1/8″ to make a 12″ x 3-1/8″ piece. Repeat. Cut the Santa border strips from Sugarplum Designer Paper and adhere to your borders. For your top borders, cut the tree border strips from the designer paper and mat with Peacock Cardstock.

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Mat your photos, title, and journaling boxes with Peacock Cardstock. My photos measure 4″ x 3-1/4″. I used CM’s Pastel Pink ABC Stickers for my title. (Get these before they’re sold out as they are in the Going Gone section of our website.) Finish the pages by adding trees and the reindeer and moose from the Sugarplum Embellishments pack. I adhered the deer and moose with Foam Squares and added Rhinestone Gems to my trees.

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The layout above is an elegant single page. Again I used our Gold Shimmer Cardstock to brighten the page and give it more definition. Cut a piece of the poinsettia/holly paper to 9-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ and adhere to a sheet of 12″ x 12″ Peacock Cardstock. (To conserve cardstock, cut out the center of the Peacock Cardstock.)

To make a double frame, cut a piece of White Cardtock to 11″ x 11″. Measure 1″ from each side of each corner and make a small mark with a pencil. Use your 12″ Trimmer to cut out a frame starting and stopping at your pencil marks. You will do the same from a sheet of Gold Shimmer Cardstock, but first cut the gold piece to 11-1/4″ x 11-1/4″ and measure 1-1/4″ from each side. Adhere the white piece onto of the gold piece and use your Gold Metallic Pen to add dots around the white piece as shown.

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Use the large die cut piece from the Sugarplum Embellishments in the top left corner and add a poinsettia punched with CM’s new Poinsettia Punch and a piece of holly punched with the Holly Border Punch. I used my Gold Metallic Pen to highlight the edges of the embellishment piece and also all of the title stickers. My photos are cropped to 5″ x 4″ and matted thinly with Gold Metallic Cardstock.

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My last layout is another single page and features the Sugarplum Stickers. Cut a piece of the pink dot paper to 11″ x 11″ and adhere to top of the striped paper. (To conserve paper, cut out the center of the striped paper first.) Mat photos with striped paper. My photos measure 4″ x 5″ and 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ and my mats are 4-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and 4″ x 4″.

Adhere pieces of sticker strips to aqua print paper and mat with white cardstock. Adhere pieces with Foam Squares to resemble a Christmas Tree. The presents are pieces cut from a sticker strip and adhered with Foam Squares. The tree trunk is a candy cane sticker. The tree topper, the title, and the stockings and candy cane in the banner are also stickers that are adhered with Foam Squares. To finish your page, add faux pen stitching around the edge of the pink dot paper.

Thanks so much for visiting with me, and I hope that you like my Sugarplum pages! All of the tools and materials used can be purchased on my Creative Memories website.

I wish all of you a beautiful holiday season filled with memorable moments and a very Merry Christmas!

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15Aug2017

Slice of Summer Scrapbook Layouts

Posted in Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Outdoor Scrapbook Layouts, Scrapbook Page Layouts, Summer Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

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August is such a bittersweet month for me. Summer is almost over. The days go by quickly as I try to soak up the last of the summer sun and fun. But yet I look forward to the anticipation of the fresh start of a new school year and the coming autumn months. I have yet to download this summer’s photos from my camera, but Creative Memories Slice of Summer Collection was perfect for scrapping some photos from last summer.

You can make a variety of pages with the bright colors, fun patterns and stickers. The papers have summer prints on one side and neutral solid patterns on the backsides. The pages below were inspired by ideas that I found on Pinterest.
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I embellished the page above with a variety of stickers and also borders from our new Scallop Burst Border Punch and Sprout Border Maker Cartridge. The sweet bird was punched with our new Outdoor Adventure Quartet Punch. I cut the yellow circles with our Custom Cutting System and Circles Patterns, and used Foam Squares to pop the bird, flower stickers and the banner sticker in the top corner.

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For this page, I again cut yellow circles with our Custom Cutting System and Circle Patterns and outlined my sun with a border punched from the Scallop Burst Border Punch. Use your scissors to snip in-between each scallop in order to shape the border into a semi-circle. Use Foam Squares to give the stickers some dimension – including the wave sticker across the bottom. Finish the page with some pen detailing for extra definition.

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For my last page, I cut a variety of waves using our 12″ Decorative Trimmer on both the wave and swell sides. The cute fish were punched with our Outdoor Adventure Quartet Punch and adhered with Foam Squares. The title is a Slice of Summer Variety Mat. Pen detailing really made a difference on this page.

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The Slice of Summer Paper Pack also contains sheets of the cutest watermelon and popsicle/ice cream cone patterns! Watch for more pages that I’ll be sharing soon!

You may purchase any of the materials and/or tools that I used on my Creative Memories website.

Thanks for Visiting and Happy Scrapping!
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