FREE Sketches to jumpstart your scrapbook creativity

Hello crafty friends. It's been forever since I posted anything on this blog. I have goals to change that in 2022. 

Anyways, I was going through some files at the end of last year and discovered that I have kept some scrapbook sketches that I made a long time ago as part of my design team responsibilities for a kit club. I thought I'd share them in one post for all of you to view, and/or use. 

And because I couldn't help but be inspired myself, my next YouTube series would be to use these sketches in creating my next pages. You can check out those videos by clicking on the YouTube sidebar to the right of this blog. 

 Till next time,

Grace

Warmest Wishes Card

Hello my dear crafty friends.
It's been a crazy few weeks all over the world. I pray that you are safe and healthy as we all ride out the pandemic we call COVID-19. My kids and I are following the stay-at-home order while hubby is working hard since his job is considered an essential one.
I have found that I've held onto my love of papercrafting more now than I have in the past few months. It has helped me cope and the ability to make something with my hands have soothe the anxious feelings of an unknown future.
And since I had the time, I decided to join in some challenges. The first one would be last week's sketch challenge over at the My Favorite Things blog. Here's the sketch...

And here's my take on it....

I recently purchased some dies and stamps from MFT and I was eager to "play" with them so this sketch came at a good time. Since I didn't have any tag similar to the sketch, I decided to use a rectangle stitch die for my frame.

I did use the scallop frame from the Blueprints #27 for my background and I love it. You will probably see more of that die in my future cards. It's just so versatile.

I also wanted to do some coloring and found this cute image from one of my Waffle flower stamps as my main accent. Then I used a sentiment from a Holiday stamp set from MFT. I love that "warmest wishes" can be for anything other than a winter sentiment.

Here's the list of the supplies I used:
Spiral 6x6 stencil/ Clear Scraps
Claire Stamp/ Waffle Flower Stamps
Snow Globe Sentiments/ MFT
Pinpoint Rectangle Layers/ Memory Box
Blueprints 27/ MFT
GG1, FS5, FS7, Poppy/ Spectrum Noir
Glitter gloss/ Nuvo Drops
Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed/ Distress Ink, Ranger
Pale Gold/ Nuvo Drops

Thanks for stopping by and till next time,
Grace

New Scrapbook Sketches Organizer

Hello, hello dear blog friends. It's been more than a hot minute since I've posted anything here. If you have not checked out my YouTube channel, link on the right side bar of this blog, please check it out. I'm more active there than here.

But since I have you here now, check out my new organization system for my scrapbook and card sketches. I don't really print all of them out now. That's what my Pinterest boards are for. But for those paper copies that I still have, I wanted/needed a new way of storing them. This time I went with the binder system. I've been using it for a couple of months now and so far I've loved it.

Here's a video explaining more about my binder system....

And as promised. here is the LINK for the free printable I created. I'm new to all of this "sharing" document type of thing so if it doesn't work, please leave me a comment on this post so I can try to trouble shoot it.

I'm in the "organize" everything mode lately, so tell me, what is your favorite scrapbook organization tip/suggestion/share?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Till next time,
Grace

Autumn Treat Boxes (September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club)

Hi crafty peeps! How's it going? Autumn is a great time to start the gift giving season. And what better way than to use some paper scraps and stickers to create some cute treat boxes. These ones were made from leftovers from the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Products used: Carta Bella “Fall Market”

Stash items used: Brown Twine (American Crafts); 123 Punch board (We R Memory Keepers)

Notes:

I usually create three cards every month, but this time I wanted to switch things up a bit. I loved the papers and stickers from the Carta Bella line but I didn’t have any pictures to match so I just made some treat boxes with the themed products. 

I used a tutorial from You Tube to create my boxes. You can find it here- https://youtu.be/LgYmZyk4MHg

I wrapped some twine to the belly band of the boxes for a “natural” feel to it. 

And here are some close ups....

Will you make one, or 20 of these cute boxes today? If so, let me know what you'll put in them.

Till next time,
Grace

"Love Spring Break" September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Hi there my dear crafty friends. Can you believe the page below was made with scraps? Yes! And it's all from the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club. I love how this kit is always packed with so many products that I can create at least 5 pages and 1 card set or altered item from it. 

Products used: Some FOTM mini kits combined + Embellishment kit

Stash items used: Date stamp (Studio Calico); Ink (Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things); Border punch (EK Success); White Cardstock

Notes:

This is my “extra layout” for this month. I love how, despite the mini kits being from different companies and with differing themes, they somehow still blend really well together. This layout is an example of that. There’s a little bit from the four collection but they didn’t clash with each other. The bonus, this page is a spring themed page and yet I was still able to use some papers that have a ‘fall” theme to them. 

And here are some close ups....

Wanna learn more about this kit? Make sure to check out the website here.

Till next time,
Grace

"Explore" September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Happy mid month friends. How's your September been? Hope it's going well. Today I'm sharing another layout created with the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club. It is also my page with a recipe for the subscribers of the kit club. If you wanna learn more about the kit club and what you can get every month, make sure to check out the website here. 

Products used: American Crafts Shimelle “Field Trip”

Stash items used: Date stamp (Studio Calico); Ink (Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things); Vellum (Worldwin Cardstock); Corner rounder (EK Success)

Notes:

This is my recipe layout for this month. I would always lay down my photos first and then add the papers all around it. This allows me to maximize the products that I have, especially the 3 pattern papers that come in each mini kit. 

I love how the astronaut and space themed die cuts matched really well with the air and space museum photos that I have. 

Here's the video on how I created the page....

And here's some close ups....

Thanks for stopping by.

Till next time,
Grace

"For the Record" September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Hi there again. I am a big believer in multi photo pages. I feel like my story telling and documenting is richer when there's more than one photo to preserve the memories. Such was the case with this page. And to make the 6 photos stand out better, I decided to go with a grid design. It's one of the pages I created with the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club. 

Products used: Vicki Boutin “Wildflowers and Honey”

Stash items used: Date stamp (Studio Calico); Ink (Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things); Small alphabet stickers (My Mind’s Eye)

Notes:

I used these products for this set of photos because of the vibrant artwork behind one of my photos. I felt the tone of the papers matched the feel of the restaurant that we ate at. 

Since I had 6 photos and wanted to only create a single page, I first laid my photos onto my page first then with a ruler, measured the rest of the area so I can cut out papers to fill in those spaces. I also liked how the black cardstock created a good grid for the photos and papers. 

To add some dimension to the page, I added some of the die cuts (flowers and heart) with foam adhesive. 

There was a die cut “record” word in my kit and I used that as part of my title, I grabbed some smaller alphabet stickers from my stash to complete the title. 

Here's my process video for this page...

and here's the close ups...

Make sure to check out The ScrapRoom kit club here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Till next time,
Grace

"Wonderful Birthday" September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Hi there my crafty friends. How's your week coming along? I love Fall/Autumn season. I love the crisp air and all of the pumpkin and apple themed foods! But I also love how the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club has a collection that is non Fall theme. It makes it easy for me to scrap items that are not necessarily within the season. 

Products used: My Mind’s Eye “One Fine Day”

Stash items used: Date stamp (Studio Calico); Ink (Distress mini ink pad, Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things); Chipboard letter stickers (Thickers, American Crafts)

Notes:

These papers were so lovely and fresh that it was just the perfect set to use to document my birthday from a few years back. I usually have my photos in the center, placed horizontally. But I was trying to deviate from my norm so not all of my pages look the same. So to make a “slight” change to my normal design, I turned my photos about 30 degrees so it can look slanted. It worked out just right and I didn’t have to trim any photos. 

The stickers were the perfect finishing touches for this page. I added some of them with foam adhesive to give them dimension and the page more interest. 

Here's the video on how I created this page...

And here are some more close ups....

Thank you for stopping by.

Tell me, what's your favorite fall themed food? I'm in the mood to try something new.

Till next time,
Grace

"Be Unique" September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Hello friends and welcome to a new month. That also means, a new set of projects to share. This first one is from the September 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club. It is also my take on this month's sketch. 

Products used: Carta Bella “Fall Market” + Embellishment kit

Stash items used: Date stamp (Studio Calico); Ink (Distress mini ink pad, Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things); Circle cutter (Creative Memories)

Notes:

This is my take on this month’s sketch. I liked the banners and circle but I felt like it needed something more so I added the epoxy banner stickers to the top right edge. It also became a visual triangle element which I used to connect with the black title letter words (bottom right) and black heart (center left). 

I didn’t have the square photos so instead, I used 4 3x4 photos. 

I inked the edged with some orange ink pad so that I can created emphasis to the shapes but also to add more “fall” colors into the page. 

Here's the video on how I created my page.....

And here are some more close ups....

So if you had this collection/kit, what would you scrap with it?

Make sure to check out The ScrapRoom kit club here.

Till next time,
Grace

"Three's NOT a crowd" August 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kit club

Hi there lovely scrapbook friends. Today I'm sharing an extra page that I created using the August 2019 Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom kitclub. I just love how this kit is jam packed with products that I can create many layouts with it. 

Products used: Some FOTM mini kits combined + Embellishment kit

Stash items used: Scallop border punch (EK Success); Circle die (My Favorite things); Purple ink pad (Lawn Fawn); Letter stickers (Hambly and Simple Stories); Black pen (American crafts)

Notes:

Since this is my ‘extra page’ this month, I was working with just a handful of papers leftover from other projects. I even had to place my bottom photo strategically in the spot where you see it now so you would not know that the orange dot paper wasn’t a full 12” piece. I created some circles with paper to house my title and journaling. I specifically chose one with lines so it would be easy for me to handwrite my journaling. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Till next time,
Grace