Who Needs Fabric When You Have Paper? There is something especially satisfying about taking simple strips of paper and turning them into a completely different design. This week on Scrapbook Live, we’re creating a Modern Log Cabin Quilt Layout—a scrapbook page inspired by the classic log cabin quilt pattern. This is one of those layouts…
Using Older Ideas with New Products Fall collections are some of my favorites to scrapbook with, and this week on Scrapbook Live, we’re going back to a beautiful Creative Memories Blog project from 2020 featuring the (now retired) Hello, Autumn collection. One of the things that immediately caught my attention about this fall scrapbook layout…
A Little Sketch Practice Before the Virtual Crop Creative Memories’ September Virtual Crop is coming up, and this week on Scrapbook Live, we’re going to get ourselves warmed up and ready to create! We’ll be working with a Creative Memories Virtual Crop sketch from November 2023 and using it to practice some of the skills—and…
This week’s project is what I’m calling the Gradient Wave Layout. We’ll use the Ovals Custom Cutting System Patterns to create a flowing wave along the bottom of a sheet of gradient paper, then use the 12″ Trimmer to transform that paper into a striped background. Making the Most of Gradient Paper Gradient paper is…
More Than Just a Back to School Layout This week on Scrapbook Live, we’re revisiting a layout you may recognize from my first preview of Creative Memories’ new Die Cutting & Embossing System! The original version is a back-to-school layout featuring the School Years collection, but the design is much more versatile than its theme…
The new Creative Memories Die Cutting & Embossing System is here, and we’re taking a closer look at how it works—and, more importantly, some of the little tips and tricks that can make using it even easier! I’ve had the opportunity to play with the machine and dies, and while the basic concept is pretty…
It’s Time to Stretch Our Creative Muscles! Creative Memories’ August Virtual Crop starts on Friday, August 14th, so we’re kicking off the weekend with a little sketch warm-up during Scrapbook Live! If you haven’t worked with a sketch in a while, this will be a great refresher before the four new Virtual Crop sketches are…
Got scraps? This is the layout for you! This week’s Scrapbook Live is features a layout that first appeared on the Creative Memories blog in 2022 and I’ll admit, I have no idea how this one escaped my attention for so long! As soon as I came across it, I knew it deserved a second…
It’s Time for Winter in July! It’s hot as heck outside here in Arizona, so naturally I found myself drawn to a cool winter layout from the Creative Memories Blog while looking for inspiration for this week’s Scrapbook Live. Beyond the snowy photos, what immediately caught my eye was the use of a knockout-style Border…
Welcome back to Scrapbook Live! After taking a couple of weeks off for vacation, I wanted to ease back into creating with a layout that’s simple, adaptable and full of opportunities to talk about one of the topics I get asked about most often — choosing papers. This week’s inspiration comes from a Creative Memories…
