Good morning, Cathy Z here! As a fan of simplicity in scrapbooking, when I saw Krista Wells’ page in the inspiration gallery of our spring issue I knew I had my inspiration for a scraplift. Built around a single 6 x 4 photos, this design is just so clean and flexible. You could take any snapshot and scrapbook it using this design. Here is Krista’s original page:
Krista Wells - pg 70
And here is my version of her design:
I basically took her elements and applied them in a way that made sense for my subject, a boy playing ultimate. I love her simple repetition of papers and her Instagram icon. I simply copied that approach by making my own black circle element and small text bar for the photo.
I loved this design so much that I turned it into a Hybrid Helper template for you. Hybrid Helpers are templates that start out in Photoshop but end up as physical pages you create with paper and glue. You simply add the title and journaling, customize the word strip, and then print them out onto cardstock. It’s simply a matter of turning off layers to print elements. The base photo size is 6 x 4.
Download HERE
Your challenge: Find a snapshot you love and use Cathy's template as your starting point! Tag Cathy on social media (@czdesign or @cathyzielske) so she can see what you make! You can also share your 11:00 am challenge with us three ways: by email at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com, by uploading it to our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram @sctmagazine by May 15th! If you do, you'll be entered to win a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and a $100 mystery box prize!
11:00 am GIVEAWAY from Close To My Heart and Carta Bella
"To celebrate National Scrapbooking Month, and we’re offering an exciting promotion! One lucky winner will receive this Happy Times collection absolutely free! For those who love the paper but don’t win the giveaway, not to worry! With a qualifying purchase of $60, everyone can get the exclusive Happy Times paper packet for FREE! This fun paper packet is only available for the month of May. You can purchase the paper packet and the stamp set at retail price with no purchase requirement as well." ~ Close To My Heart
"Sail away with us in this charming nautical collection. "Yacht Club" from Carta Bella is perfect for cruise travel, visits to the beach, and even jaunts to the pool. We're giving away a collection kit and enamel dots to one lucky winner. Visit our website for additional inspiration and ideas!" ~ Carta Bella
For an opportunity to win this hour's prize package be sure to leave a comment below by Sunday, May 15th at 6:00 pm. All winners will be announced on Monday, May 16th! Please also take a moment to give a hearty "thank you," a smile or a wave to all of today's sponsors! They love seeing you on their Facebook pages. If you don't already "like" them, it's a great way to keep up to date on all the amazing inspiration they provide with their products!
Good luck! Join us next hour when design team member Virginia Nebel is here along with Crate Paper and Creative Memories!
Super clean layout, with the photo and story clearly being the focal point! Love it! Thanks for the chance to win CTMH and Carta Bella!
Posted by: jennifer reynard | May 07, 2016 at 11:47 AM
Such a fabulous giveaway and sketch! Thanks SCT and Cathy Z
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | May 07, 2016 at 11:59 AM
Beautiful layout! I've never thought of doing a hybrid page. Great idea!
Posted by: Denise C. | May 07, 2016 at 12:03 PM
Like how you interpreted the layout
Posted by: Marcia scantlin | May 07, 2016 at 12:12 PM
Another great giveaway!!
Posted by: MamanHall | May 07, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Awesome inspiration!! Kathy's template is fabulous and I can't wait to use it!!! Thanks so much!! !
Posted by: Linsey R | May 07, 2016 at 12:20 PM
Love those creative titles! Thanks for the hybrid!
Posted by: Chris Kiehl | May 07, 2016 at 12:23 PM
Both LO's are great! Terrific job on CASEing Krista's design.
Happy NSD!
Posted by: Becca Yahrling | May 07, 2016 at 12:24 PM
What a great line.
Posted by: Jacqueline | May 07, 2016 at 12:31 PM
love all these new ideas! I also really love your prizes as it is stuff I wouldn't buy myself...challenging my comfort zone
Posted by: JoAnn H | May 07, 2016 at 12:33 PM
We often cruise, so what a great prize pack to win. I love the look of Happy times too. I do lots of cards so I can imagine great looking card with this collection.
Posted by: Karen N | May 07, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Love the Carta Bella paper. and Close to my Heart is a favorite as well.
Posted by: Anita Giesbrecht | May 07, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Love the challenge and the samples. Great giveaways too. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Grace Tolman | May 07, 2016 at 12:45 PM
Awesome collection and stamps. Thanks for the opportunity!
Posted by: Lynn Gauthier | May 07, 2016 at 12:48 PM
I love this template because it is so clean and simple! What awesome prizes too! I LOVE both of these companies so much! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
Posted by: Carey Nusbaum | May 07, 2016 at 12:50 PM
Like the new paper. Oh Happy Day.
Posted by: margret | May 07, 2016 at 12:52 PM
Cathy always makes the best LOs + her templates and instructions make it easy for me to do too. Thanks Cathy! I love your work.
Thanks for another chance to win another terrific prize.
Posted by: Mary P | May 07, 2016 at 12:54 PM
Love this collection and the enamel dots are to die for!
Posted by: Christi | May 07, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Love the beautiful layout design. Carta Bella's collection is so perfect for some pics of my son.
Posted by: Lisa P | May 07, 2016 at 01:00 PM
Ooh, both prizes are amazing. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Karen Lingel | May 07, 2016 at 01:00 PM
Thanks for the chance to win!!
Posted by: Keisey Floyd | May 07, 2016 at 01:02 PM
I love the layout. It is great for that one photo that has a long story to tell. Thank you sponsors for this hour's great prize.
Posted by: Helen Van Daalen | May 07, 2016 at 01:03 PM
Thank you for a chance to win this awesome prize!
Posted by: Kathi Desmarais | May 07, 2016 at 01:04 PM
Lovely paper collections and stamps!
Posted by: Sharon P. | May 07, 2016 at 01:08 PM
Nice "Happy Times Collection" complete with stamp set from Close to My Heart. I love, love, love the bold colours of the Yacht Club Collection Kit and Enamel Dots from Carta Bella. Awesome prizes for the 11:00 giveaway. Thanks to both sponsors and to SCT! I am also loving the clean lines of the layout Cathy did. Cathy always inspires me with her layouts.
Posted by: Nina Oelke | May 07, 2016 at 01:13 PM