11:00 am iNSD with Cathy Zielske!

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!

Close To My Heart

Carta Bella

Good luck! Join us next hour when design team member Virginia Nebel is here along with Crate Paper and Creative Memories! 

Comments

[Theresa]

I really love these titling ideas! Thanks for sharing!

[Tammy Valley]

Love the simplified layout. Two great and very different collections.

[Mel H]

Cathy is one of my favorite designers and love these clean and simple designs.

[Angela A]

Great take on Krista's sketch, Cathy! I love this simple, yet fun layout and want to give it a try! Love Carta Bella too! One of my favorite companies!

[Carolyn J.]

These prizes are awesome! Thanks for a chance to win and for the inspiration.

[RENEE T.]

The CTMH and Carta Bella collections will be perfect for all the summer photos I plan to take!

[Karen Horne]

I always like clean graphic layouts like these ones.

[NinaS]

What a wonderful layout! Thanks for the inspiration!

[theCook]

Love the layout with so much journaling!
Great giveaways too!

[Arianna Barbara]

Wow!!!! Such a fabulous day!!!! Thank you for this amazing chance to win this beautiful prize!!!

[{vicki} in ga]

thanks for the chance to win

[Kimberli Bean]

I love seeing a layout focused on one picture, especially when the journaling tells the story behind that special picture!!

[Terri Burson]

Holy Smokes, Hybrid Helpers, where have you been all my life! Eep! Going to have to check it out. But first....need new ink for my printer, lol. Thanks sponsors for the great prizes!

[Margaret R]

Great template - thank you! I can think of about a dozen ways to use it!

[Chantal]

Very Nice giveaways! Thanks for the chance to win!

[Kellyg]

Great stuff! Awesome prizes!

[Jackie P]

Love the clean and simple layout using 1 photo! Very nice! Thanks for the inspiration and for a great giveaway!

[Mai]

Fun layouts, thanks for the chance!

[jeanette y]

thanks for a great layout design!

[Janet]

Awesome inspiration and giveaway!!!

[Susanne]

Great pages - gotta try that sketch. Thanks for the chance to win too.

[Jen A.]

Love Close to My Heart's Happy Times paper. The gold foil is amazing! And the yacht club pack is so cute and summery!

[Janis in ID]

Call me an old granny from the sticks, but this is the first I have ever heard of Ultimate! Who says papercrafting doesn't expand your horizons???? lol...
Great photo and LO!
Thank you so much for the chance to win!!
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

[Jamie Larsen]

Great layout love the simple clean template

[Shae C]

Awesome!!