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16 [ R E A L L i f e ] BY JERI HUISH Think of ten things that make you smile now youve got the makings for a noteworthy, time capsule layout about your life.
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[ O n e A m a z i n g A l B um ] BY PAIGE EVANS Your past hobbies and passions are just waiting to be documented in a place all their own.
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Bursts of flowers, bright colours, and some subtle stitching tie together this layout about Roree Rumphs precious little girl.
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[ S T O R I E S To Te l l ] BY JENNIFER GALLACHER Hey Kermie its not so hard being green. These days, eco-friendly scrapbooking can be quite the creative and rewarding endeavor.
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Hello. I welcome you to Aprils edition of Scrapbook Trends with a feeling of excitement and anticipation. This is because the sun is shining and we can feel, and see the first signs of spring. Noticing the first Snowdrop poke its head through indicates a season change for me; and boy, its been a long time coming. Spring brings with it a burst of energy. In our house that means daytrips. Of course, my camera is always poised to capture those special moments. Which means, just as the weather warms up, I head back inside again with a SD card full of photos to scrap! I hope I am not the only one who does this. In my family, spring also heralds the start of birthday season. First, my stepdad, then me, then my friend ....and so on. Do you get that too??? Clumps of birthdays and anniversaries all within a few short weeks. Our feature on birthday layouts (page 22) has some really beautiful layouts to help inspire us to document these events. I love the clever design of Henrys First Birthday by Ellen Sosnoski. Notice how she has made a party hat from patterned paper and used a tissue paper frill. It looks great!
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Our feature on multi-photo layouts could also come in handy for my (anticipated) abundance of photos (page 42). Heidi Sonobuls layout Ride shows how good page design effortlessly allows for multiple photos on her layout. I love the use of circles across the page which includes a circular photo. Her use of a banner looks fabulous on the page too and is still a hot trend. We have some fabulous mini albums in our feature starting on page 82. Alexis Hardy has used her album Itty Bitty Pretty One to showcase her favourite spring photos. What a great idea to make a seasonal mini album. I think even I could manage four mini albums per year (and I am a slow scrapbooker!). We have lined up a great showcase for you this month too. You may recognise a few of the names in there and admire their wonderful work. Dont forget, all submissions are welcome for consideration to the Showcase. Please send a Jpeg of your layout to scrapbooktrends@redlinepublications.co.uk and we could feature your work soon too. Have a very happy Easter,
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Blog hopping is an addictive pastime you link from one to another and wiz around the net to fulfil the need to be creatively inspired. This month as weve been hopping about weve seen a trend for birds, not the type in flight, refreshing our gardens right now, but in cages. Beautiful ornate birdcages, here are a few of our favourites.
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1 Karen Burniston the Queen of all things that pop has incorporated her pop up dies with the new Birdcage
2 Katie Watson a very talented designer has used the Maya Road chipboard birdcages to capture a little bit of art in these beautiful projects. Check out more examples on her blog www.katiebeecreative.com 3 Anna Jo Lexander has incorporated birdcages I to her vintage look layouts, such an easy way to try out the trend. www.aniia.blogspot.com 4 Jules Eickmeier has taken the birdcage trend to a whole new level by creating a project inside a vintage birdcage. www.postingfromparadise.blogspot.com
If you fancy creating a project with birdcages why not take a look at one of these blogs. We would like to see how birdcages have inspired your projects scrapbooktrends@redlinepublications.co.uk
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This issue we have selected a few favourites that we discovered or revisited at the recent CHA show in Anaheim, California.
Blank canvases (in the literal sense of the word) were everywhere at CHA. Whether it was Donna Downeys canvas bags with Prima Marketing or these fabulous canvas items from the Canvas Home Basics range from Canvas Corp. But then, once you have your blank canvas, you then need to colour it with something! Now of course, you can ink it, paint it, stamp on it and stick things on it, but the biggest thing to be seen everywhere at CHA was spray mists. Lots of companies now have their spray ink version, but our favourite has to be the Tattered Angels range of Glimmer Mists. Now they have teamed up with Heidi Swapp for new colours, new stamps and new screens, we are well and truly sold!
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Copic marker pens are a must-have for any serious crafter who likes colouring especially rubber stamping enthusiasts! The markers are alcohol-based, fast drying and acid-free. Better still, the colours can be mixed on the surface, or layered over each other for professional blending. Traditionally used by fine artists, the pens are becoming a favourite for crafters. www.copic.com
We would love to show some of your favourite finds, bargains and treasures. Why not email us at scrapbooktrends@ redline publications.co.uk and tell us what you have found?
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REAL life
your life as only you know it
Top ten lists are one of my favourite ways to sneak a peek at real life. They are tiny time capsules clear and concise, with a lot of information packed into a minimal space. (Not to mention theyll be really fun to read years down the road.) So whether your list is bY JeRI hUIsh about songs, vacation spots, books youve read this year, or even the best Why-Ididnt-finish-my-homeworkbecause excuses from your high-schooler, document those little things that make your life uniquely yours.
Cheryl went with a family theme for her top ten list I love how she placed the list items around the edges, and reserved the centre spot for her husband and son. A grid of patterned paper strips creates clever little places for bits of journaling, and is also a great way to use up scraps of leftover papers. IT BEGINS & ENDS WITH YOU & YOU by Cheryl Ametewee
Patterned paper: BasicGrey, Creative Imaginations, me & my BIG ideas, Sassafras; Stickers: American Crafts, Bo Bunny (ampersand, photo corners), Doodlebug Design, Sassafras (flowers); Pen: Uni-Ball Signo TIP: Write with a white pen to help set a bright, happy mood on your page.
For a different spin on the top ten theme, make a list of things you would like to try, see, or accomplish. On this layout about the places Kelly would most like to visit, she used a picture of herself in a car; a fun touch for a travel-themed page. And I love how the bright colours of the embellishments stand out against the bold black of the background paper. TOP 10 PLACES I WANT TO VISIT by Kelly Purkey
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper, brads, stickers, rub ons: American Crafts; Die cut number paper: KI Memories; Stamps: Hero Arts; Ink: Memories; Punches, corner rounder: Fiskars TIP: A sheet of die cut number paper makes for a subtly intriguing background, especially when layered tone-on-tone. 18
Connecting the word clouds to a central photo with lines of stitched floss is a perfect way to tie this list together. Trying to figure out your own top ten favourites? If thinking about a thing makes you smile, its on the list.
On this bright layout, Caroline shares ten simple things she loves, from lemon cookies to spring dresses. Grab a pen and jot down your favourite things for a fabulous here and now page.
Songs bring back memories in a way nothing else can. List your favourite songs the ones you crank up when they come on the radio, the ones youre willing to dish out 1.29 for on iTunes and make a few notes, the way Daniela did, about the way these songs make you feel right now.
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Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: American Crafts, October Afternoon; Ribbon; Craft supply; Flowers: Magdas Scrapbooking; Floss: DMC; Buttons: Craft supply; Pearls: Melissa Frances; Stickers: October Afternoon (labels), Scenic Route Paper Co. (number); Stamps: October Afternoon; Ink: Clearsnap, StazOn To give definition to a layout that has extra white space, stitch around the border or ink the edges of your background paper.
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What talents and hobbies (or even careers) are resting in your past, just waiting to be remembered and documented? Maybe you used to tolepaint or make dolls, or teach English or preschool; maybe youre an entrepreneur who started a business, or maybe youve always had a flair for decorating or throwing parties. In this amazing album, which is an altered mini calendar, Kellee revisits her days of sewing baby dresses.
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The case of I Can Cut & Sew is one story I didnt know I was going to tell until I saw the dress patterned paper from Studio Calico. Right then, I knew I wanted to document all the pretty little things I had made in years past.
How did you create your album?
These photos were taken back in the day, so the quality was mediocre at best. I found myself cutting out the dress from each photo and placing it on the base of each album page, almost as an embellishment. I decided to keep the overall design simple by only selecting a few items to work with and then building from there with paper cutting, stamping, and punching. To unify the album, I repeated the same techniques on each page. It took me just over a (rather interrupted) week to complete.
Why did you make this album?
I used to sew dresses for friends babies when they were born, but it was only something I could give out of love, not something I could make to sell. I dont sew clothes anymore, and all I have are photos of the experience, so its nice to have a memento of a hobby that was important to me at one time in my life.
What does this album mean to you?
At this point, my passion for paper and paint has won over my drive to sew, but looking back at these photos Im reminded of a fun, experimental time in childrens fashion that I loved being a part of. I will never forget the joy I shared in creating these little sewn treasures. Gifts from the heart are worth more than anything you can buy at the store, and preserving that idea and those memories for inspiration and motivation later is worth more than any self-help book!
Whatever your past hobbies, talents, or jobs if theyre part of the story that makes you, you, scrounge up some old photos or memorabilia (take some new pics if you need to), and put together an amazing album to help you - and others - remember.
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Roree Rumph
Our Precious Little Girl
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper, die cuts, transparency My Minds Eye; Chipboard: Heidi Swapp; Buttons: Autumn Leaves; Jewels: Doodlebug Design; Rub ons: Fontwerks; Letter stickers: Pink Paislee; Die cut machine: Cricut Expression by Provo Craft (Celebrations cartridge)
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I am so lucky to have a hobby that I love and to have little girls to use as the subjects of my layouts. (Well they are not quite so little anymore.) I am such a sucker for fun, bright colours, flowers, buttons, and ribbon, and I get to create with them to my hearts content. This layout features my youngest daughter, Harper, who is one of the sweetest kids you will ever meet. She has such a colourful and lively personality, and the products that I chose really reflect that. -Roree
1. I am a regular at Starbucks. I usually drive thru at least six days a week for my usual a Grande two pump white chocolate mocha. 2. I am a night owl. Most nights I dont get to bed until sometime between midnight and 1 AM. 3. I am a messy scrapper. I try to clean up between projects, but there are always some things that just never get put away. 4. I learned to sew just a few years ago because of scrapbooking. The funny thing is my mother was a professional seamstress; I just had no interest in learning when I was younger. 5. I would be lost without my DVR.
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WORK THE CAMERA MUCH? by Staci Taylor
Cardstock: Coredinations; Patterned paper: BasicGrey, Jenni Bowlin Studio, Sassafras; Flowers, buttons: Sassafras; Pearls: Making Memories; Tag: Nikki Sivilis; Die cut ticket: Jenni Bowlin Studio; Stickers: Jenni Bowlin Studio (letters), Sassafras (question mark); Glitter spray: Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels; Pen: Marvy Uchida; Punches: EK Success (borders), Martha Stewart Crafts (butterflies), Template: Crafters Workshop; Ledger paper, sequins: Vintage
Two little clouds in the top right create just the right balance to the flowers in the bottom left.
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Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: My Minds Eye, October Afternoon, Sassafras; Chipboard: Sassafras; Wood veneer, stamps, kit: Studio Calico; Buttons: Making Memories; Ink: StazOn; Pen: American Crafts Use every last bit of your chipboard embellishments, even the frame that the embellishments come in!
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once upon a time there was a little girl that really wanted to be a princess. She dreamed about being a princess every night and thought about being a princess all day. One day, the little girls who wanted nothing more than to be a princess, met a magic bunny. This magic bunny told her that she could have anything she wanted, as long as she would go get the bunny some spinach of the garden. The little girl, overjoyed at the bY out JennIfeR GallacheR prospect of finally fulfilling her hopes and dreams and becoming a princess, raced to the garden as fast as she could. When she got there, instead of a beautiful green garden that had been there that Kermit the Frog lamented, Its One way we as scrapbookers can morning, was blakc, devoid of not easy being there green. With allonly due go green charred is to look for earth, and support
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respect to everyones favourite amphibian, its really not that hard to be green these days, even in the world of scrapbooking. In fact, Ive found it to be a challenge that stretches my creativity while offering the reward of peace of mind.
Reducing, reusing, and recycling isnt a new concept in my grandmothers day, the saying went Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. We may be motivated more by a sense of responsibility today than the necessity she felt during those difficult economic times but the idea is the same. Use less, stretch what you have, and be creative about ways to reduce your impact on the environment.
On your journey to help the environment, document your efforts. In our house its my youngest son who reminds us to recycle. The efforts we make now will be interesting to look back on as we note what our generation did to make the world a better place. Take pictures. Tell that story.
Cosmo Cricket has joined the green revolution by printing patterned paper on recycled materials for their Earth Love collection. Nichol used this paper here, and also ran clothing tags through her die cut machine to create those beautiful butterflies. What a great way to stretch the pennies!
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For this hybrid layout, Wendy looked around her house for items she could reuse. The cork is from an old bulletin board, the patterned paper is from a magazine, and the butterfly is punched from a magazine cover. In addition, she incorporated a tag from a tea bag and brown string from a spice container. Brilliant ideas, and beautifully executed.
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A digital layout uses one sheet of paper and printer ink, so you have minimal waste. And, of course, you can choose to keep your layouts on your computer and share them digitally; making no impact at all other than the power it takes to run your computer.
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Look for green inspiration in old books. Briana used images from books she had in her collection on this layout. If youre concerned about keeping your page archival, you can spray the original book papers with archival-quality spray before adding them to your layout.
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In my neighborhood, its my friend Mindy whos leading the charge to go green. Shes a great example of making changes in her life to make the world a better place, such as taking reusable bags to the grocery store. I take cues from her as I make my own efforts to live a more eco-friendly life. Who inspires you to live greener?
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Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: BasicGrey, Sassafras, Studio Calico; Stick pin, ribbon: Maya Road; Chipboard letters: BasicGrey; Button: Making Memories; Die cut bracket: October Afternoon; Journaling spot, letter stickers: Jenni Bowlin Studio; Photo corners, ink: Martha Stewart Crafts; Pen: Uni-Ball Signo; Corner rounder: EK Success; Kit: Studio Calico; Adhesive runner: Xyron
To help your favourite parts of a piece of patterned paper stand out, cut out the designs and arrange them as you would die cuts or chipboard.
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Odds are, youve got a blog. And whether its an all-out business, a place to collect your thoughts and creations, or simply a way to keep family and friends up-to-date, we wanted to see how you make this phenomenon a part of your scrapbooks. Here are a few of our favourites.
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Cardstock: Coredinations, Die Cuts with a View; Lace cardstock: KI Memories; Patterned paper: Daisy Ds, KI Memories, Paper Pizzazz; Chipboard flourishes: Tim Holtz; Jewels: K & Company; Stickers: American Crafts; Stamps: Fancy Pants Designs; Paint: Folk Art; Font: Bodoni MT, from abstractfonts.com The peeks of pink on this blogging layout show that art is all about details: lace cardstock, letter stickers, even Nancys hair in the photo!
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ITTY BITTY PRETTY ONE by Alexis Hardy
Album is 6 x 5 Binder, chipboard trees: Maya Road; Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: Crate Paper, Dream Street Paper, My Minds Eye, October Afternoon, Sassafras; Brads, flowers, felt: Sassafras; Ribbon: American Crafts, Sassafras; Floss, photo corners, ink: Martha Stewart Crafts; Buttons: Autumn Leaves; Jewels: Kaisercraft; Paper frills: Crate Paper; Tags: October Afternoon; Rub ons: Dream Street Paper, Pink Paislee; Stickers: American Crafts, BasicGrey; Pens: American Crafts, Uni-Ball Signo; Punches, corner rounder: EK Success; Doiley, bookprint paper: Vintage
Make a mini album for each season! Alexis made this album because she needed a place to keep all of her favourite spring photos.
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SUPER SOCCER STAR by Katie Rose
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: American Crafts, KI Memories; Brads: BasicGrey, KI Memories; Felt letters, stickers: KI Memories; Border punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; Font: Lucida Bright
Bright sports jerseys mean that you can go wild with colour Katie contrasted the blue jerseys with green, red, and yellow elements.
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Cardstock: Coredinations, Provo Craft; Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket, Scenic Route Paper Co.; Floss, twill: Craft supply; Chipboard baseball players: Cosmo Cricket; Photo corners: 3L; Stickers: American Crafts, Making Memories; Starburst stamp: Hero Arts; Ink: Memories The vintage parts of this layout, like the twill and the chipboard baseball players, are a perfect match this traditional American game..
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Last month we had beautiful sketches that our designers have been inspired by. Here is a showcase of what they created. We would love to see what you created with our sketches.
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Perfect Day by Cleo Jarvis
Patterned paper: Prima Marketing, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Chipboard letters: Cosmo Cricket, Alphabet stickers: Making Memories, Flowers: Hero Arts, Prima Marketing, Other: Lace & bling. Cleo says: I love the romantic feel of these Prima papers, they matched beautifully with my wedding photos. I preferred this portrait photo to any of my landscape ones so adapted the sketch to fit. 107
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SMILE! by Charity Hassel
Cardstock: Kraft; Patterned paper: Crate Paper, Pink Paislee, Sassafras; Ribbon: Maya Road; Flowers: Craft supply; Buttons: BasicGrey; Stickers: Sassafras
Charity says, My daughter Audrey just loved splashing in our small pool in the backyard this summer, and and I think this picture definitely captures the fun she was having!
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The selection of patterned papers compliment the photo perfectly, combined with the direct to paper inking technique this gives the layout a glamorous but grungy look.
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