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Hi there!

This week the DT for Scrapbook Nerd has been asked to create projects all about flowers and gardens.  So, i pulled the new Maggie Holmes' Sunny Days collection -cause her florals are always some of my favorites- to  create this page.

I started by adding a bit of mixed media to the right bottom corner of the layout using VIcki Boutin's Watercolor Markers in Blueberry Pie, while the background dried, I fussy cut the flowers and paper strips from the 12x12 paper pad, and also created a vellum pocket to hold my lines of journal.

I stitched the strips of paper to the right edge of the page, and then used pieces of paper and ephemera from the collection to back and layer the picture.

All the fussy cut florals were then used to create clusters around the picture.    A few extra stickers, ephemera pieces and clear stickers were then added to the clusters around the picture.   The gold glitter alphas of the collection were then added to create the title for this page.

I love how this turned out, the flowers are a complement to all the layers of paper, while the mixed media creates enough contrast to highlight all the papers and picture in this page.  You can find a Layout tutorial in the Scrapbook Nerd Instagram account, and all the materials used in the Scrapbook Nerd shop.

If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
XO

Hello, This is My Story

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - HELLO, THIS IS MY STORY -

Hi there!

It is tutorial time for the Scrapbook Nerd blog, and i took the chance to focus on using black paint in the background.

For this page, I used some Dina Wakley heavy body paint and combined it with Kaisercraft's Fleur collection to document a picture of myself,  the following video will show you how this page was put together:

IN this layout, the black background creates a great canvas for all the layers and embellishments behind the picture.

The black background brings all the details on the papers and embellishment forward, as well as serves as an anchor for the picture in the page.

The beautiful and muted colors of the collection are a perfect complement to the messy look of the background which was created with just a small amount of paint.  HEre is the completed layout:

Stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check the blog post and all the materials used to create this page.  AS always let me know if you have questions on how this was put togethet.

XO

Reworking Backgrounds

Hello everyone! Hope you are all enjoying this new week!  It is time for a new tutorial, and this time i wanted to show a way to rework those layouts we some-and/or-many times we end up not loving after they are completely finished.

 

This is the original layout i had created for this tutorial, i wanted to show you a quick and easy mixed media background, but i think i got carried away, and ended up not loving the finished product.  So i set it aside for a while, and played with a few ideas, but i knew that it was not up to my liking, so i decided to rework it.  So please enjoy the following video that will show you how this layout yielded two new layouts:

 How about those layouts!!  Let me just give you  a bit more information on what i created with that salvage layout.

   


 This new layout is similar to the original one created.   The major difference is all that extra gold stenciling that run diagonally across the opposite side of the picture.

   

   This layout has a more refined background, and all the elements of the previous page (i kept them all as they were featured in the first page).  With this simpler design, the picture is the focus of the page, and all the embellishments (all from Pebbles' Patio Party Collection) shine without being overtaken by the background.  Now onto the next page:

 

   This layout features the background of the original page.  The choice to cut circles out of the original lbackground takes away the busy pattern that all that extra stenciling created on the page.

    

 A bit of a watercolor brings a new clean canvas for all those background circles.  Due to the bold pattern of the circles, just a few of them are enough to complete the page, and add dimension to the layout at the same time.

   

   To balance the bold pattern in the circle, the rest of the layout's embellishments were kept simple, so that the picture becomes the focus of the page. I am sure some of you might think that reworking a background into other pages might be a bit of a stretch, and i completely understand.  But  this might serve as inspiration to create your own patterned paper (so you could create shapes out of it), or to try a simple mixed media background.    It is completely up to you!

 As always please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.  I would love to help you, it at all possible.  Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd  to check all the materials used in this page.

 XO

It's Good To Be Home

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  -  IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME -

Hi there!

Today, I am up on the Scrapbook Nerd blog with a tutorial on how to create the background of this page.  There is always small 2x2in cut apart cards that are left behind in my papers, so what better way than to use them to create a grid for the background of a page.

The grid is just the starting point for this page, and after it all comes together rather fast and simple.   A few clusters at the corners of the pciture just helps to frame it and bring it forward.

The clusters are a great place to add all those fussy cut elements and the title of the page.  Also the grid can help to create the visual triangle of the page.

By repeating some of the elements in each of the clusters, the page becomes coherent, and the eye is guided along the entire page, too.  Here is the final layout:

A simple and colorful design for this page, where the picture shines completely.  Stop by the Scrapbook Nerd blog to see how the background was created.

XO,

Nathalie

Good Times Ahead -TN

Traveler's Notebook layout created for Citrus Twist Kits  - GOOD TIMES AHEAD -

Hello friends!!!

Nathalie with you today.  Have you visited the new website already?  Well, besides being fresh and user friendly, now the shop also offers digital copies of the PL cards.  These cards do not only increase the number of options for pocket pages, but can also be used to create your own patterned paper, ephemera, and so much more.   So today, I want to show you how i combined the new digital journaling cards with the beautiful Savannah main kit in my Traveler's Notebook.

This month's Savannah Scrapbook kit includes a 8.5x11 sheet of vellum (i am kind of addicted to vellum, and import it monthly to my stash!!) which is perfect for creating an insert or tip in for my Traveler's Notebook.

For this "insert", i used Photoshop to create my own patterned paper using one of the digital card images.   I am not a master at Photoshop, but this process (which is the one used to add digital stamps to photographs) is simple,  easy to follow, and pretty much foolproof.   As a daily journaler,  the option of going hybrid for some of my entries helps to reduce the bulk added to the inserts.  Plus this way, i get to transform my beloved vellum into this beautiful translucent paper that can add that special touch to my pages.

Now, if you have seen my work before, then you know i like adding inserts/tip-ins in my books. This time i used the printed vellum as a means to add my title, and offer a peak of what the next page encases, thus tying all the pages together.

The new page is more of a traditional TN entry, and uses this month's Savannah scrapbook  and embellishment kits (the grid paper is the packaging from the Pinkfresh Studio cardstock stickers!) as well as the This is Life "Detours" stamp set.  Here are a few more close ups of the spread:

This entry came together in no time once I had the printed vellum.  Honestly, I devote 20 minutes a day for my daily TN entries, and going hybrid is a good way to speed your daily documenting.  The following video, will show you how easy is to create this vellum insert/tip-in for your notebook:

Well that's it for me today.  Remember to stop by the new Citrus Twist  Kits store to check not just the kits but also all the new digital files available for purchase, and lots of free new ones (trust me there are a lot more coming your way!).  As always let me know if you have any questions.  I cannot wait to see how you use the new digitals in your documenting processes.

XOXO

Nathalie

Oh So Happy

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  -  OH SO HAPPY  -

Hello  friends!   Hope you are ready to start a new month!   It seems like this year is flying by, and now we are ready to put the winter gear away, and start to see how Spring starts to pop around us. Today, i want to bring you a new layout that is fun, and colorful, but also showcases dimension without adding undesired bulk to the page.



 


 The new Crate Paper's Good Vibes collection is filled with vibrancy,  color and texture, so I wanted to take advantage of these to create a page that also creates the illusion of dimension without adding the bulk to the page.   The following video will show you a few tricks when combining chipboard pieces so that they don't add undesired bulk to the page:

   As you just saw in the video,   the key to creating this page is to trim the chipboard at so that they create the illusion of an intersection while adding dimension to the page.



 


 



 Once the chipboard frames were trimmed, the layout came together in a small amount of time.    A bit of mixed media just peeking behind the frames is enough to bring more color and interest to the page.


 



 



The beautiful embellishments and fun phrases were the perfect to complete this page!   The intersected frames not only create the background, but also create dimension to the page with just a few tricks.

 As always do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions on the page.  Remember to stop by the Scrapbook Nerd on line store to pick all the materials used in this page, and lots of new collections being added daily!  


 Take care!


Materials Used:
Cardstock - Bazzill,  Marshmallow
Patterned Paper - Crate Paper - Good VIbes collection ( individual  papers and 6x6 paper pad) Embellishments  - Crate Paper - Good Vibes collection - chipboard stickers, cardstock stickers,  pom pom frames,  puffy foam word stickers
Inks - Ranger - Distress Oxides in Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feather, Worn Lipstick, Abandoned coral, Cracked Pistachio,  Blueprint;  Distress Ink in Fire Red Brick 
Mist - Heidi Swapp - colorshine in Gold Lame

Hello Fun

Scrapbook Layout created for Silhouette Savvy Series for Scrapbook Nerd  - Hello Fun -

Hello there!

Today,  I am up on the Scrapbook Nerd blog with a new entry to the Silhouette Savvy Series.  This time, I am using the free Ho Ho Holidays cut file (available at the Scrapbook Nerd Store) to create a  new image of a star filled with flowers/firework bursts.  Just click here to be directed to the blog post.

Once the image was cut, the #2 paper from the Take me Away collection was used to back the image.   This was then cut and glued to the foiled heart paper form the Oh My Heart collection paper pad.   All the color images were cut with the same cut file from papers from the 6x6 pad of the collection.  These were glued to the star shape with different size foam adhesive, a small puffy sticker was added to the center of these to add more color to the cuts.

The image of my niece flying on her bed (this layout is going to her album) was framed with different embellishments from the collection.  The journal was added around the  star.

To ground and balance the page, I added a small strip of paper from the collection along with a cluster of embellishments and scraps at the left bottom corner of the page,  Here is the final layout:

I have created a small video on how this page came together,   I hope you enjoy:

I  hope you enjoyed the video.  I love to transform cut files, and create a unique design for my pages.  Can you believe this was a Christmas cut file.   Don't forget to check the Scrapbook Nerd Blog to find the tutorial on how the background image was created.  Remember I am a comment away if you need assistance.

Take care!



Materials Used:
Cut file -  HO HO Holidays - Scrapbook Nerd (The Cut Shoppe)

Patterned papers - Oh My Heart Collection -12x12 and 6x6 paper pads,
                              Take Me Away collection - #2   - Pink Paislee
Ephemera, Chipboard, puffy stickers - Oh My Heart collection - Pink Paislee
Puffy shape stickers - Joy Parade - Fancy Pants designs
Foam word Thickers - Take Me Away collection - Pink Paislee
Rubber Shape - Life Noted Collection - Pinkfresh Studio
tabbies - Faith Ilustrated - Bella Blvd.

Love 16

Scrapbook Tutorial created for Scrapbook Nerd  -  LOVE -16  -

Hello all!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all!  May you share some quality time with your loved ones today.

I was inspired by the rosette paper in the Crate Paper's Heart Day collection embellishment to create a layout that  showcase this fan like pieces as part of a layout.   The tutorial on how i created this rosettes is available at the Scrapbook Nerd blog .

Once all the rosettes were constructed, I created a heart cut out on white card stock, and backed the heart with one of the papers from Paige Evans' Take me Away collection, a bit of hand stitching secures the pages together.   Next i covered one half of the heart with the black and white rosettes, and teal hearts.   Then I layered the pink rosettes on top of the black and white rosettes, I only embellish the rosettes that were more prominent on the heart.

I attached a picture of my husband and I on our 16th wedding anniversary, and layered pieces of ephemera from the collections.  The title was built from the large chipboard sticker, and the number sixteen  on the rosettes.

I kept the rest of the layout simple as i did not want to take the attention from the picture.   A little bit of journaling completes the page.   Here is the completed layout:

There is a lot of dimension in this layout, so it sits on our sofa table.  It fits tightly in a page protector, but I love it.   Give it a try, paper rosettes are great for different crafts, once again you can find the tutorial on how to build them at the Scrapbook Nerd blog.  As always I am a comment away if you need assistance with the tutorial.

Have a great Valentine's Day!

Heart Day - 6x6 paper pad	Heart Day - Rubber Shapes	Heart Day - Stickers	Heart Day - Ephemera	Heart Day - Phrase Stickers	Take Me Away - #18 pattern paper
Heart Day - Thickers	American Crafts - Go Now Go - Puffy Heart Stickers	Crate Paper - Snow and Cocoa - 6 x 6 Paper Pad	Love & Adore - 6x6	Love & Adore - collection kit	Love & Adore - Chipboard

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