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…
Older Designs Remade with New Tools If you have the Creative Memories Custom Cutting System (CCS) Border Cutting Tools sitting in your craft room, this week’s Scrapbook Live is YOUR session. I’ve been revisiting some layouts I originally made with the 12-inch Decorative Trimmer — which is now retired — and figuring out how to…
Punching in the round: Not just for border punches Have you ever looked at your Creative Memories shape punches and wondered if you could do something MORE with them? Something beyond punching basic shapes? Well, THIS is the week we find out — because we are punching in the round! This Wednesday on Scrapbook Live,…
Cascading Spacer Set – the perfect tool for the perfect page! You know that feeling when you finish a delightfully crafty single-page layout and then look at your stack of photos and think — okay, but where do the rest of these go? You aren’t the only one who has had that thought! I’ve previously…
This week on Scrapbook Live, I am showing you what to do with the L-shaped corner piece that’s left behind after you cut an 8×8 square out of a 12×12 sheet of paper. You know that piece — the one that ends up in the scrap pile or the trash. That L-shaped remnant? We are…
Learn more about the Memories Matter Virtual Crop to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. 2026 Memories Matter Virtual Crop Make cool waves with the Custom Cutting System Border Cutting Tools Things are starting to heat up in Phoenix as we head into summer and that has me dreaming of cool water waves – when it’s 100+…
Let the Sun Shine In! Okay friends — this week’s Scrapbook Live is one I am SO excited to share with you. We are making a folded triangle sunburst layout, and when you see how this comes together, I think you are going to absolutely LOVE it. This technique is heavily inspired by the Sunshine…
