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!
Terrific layouts and thanks so much for sharing your template!
Posted by: Heather Parry | May 13, 2016 at 04:20 PM
Love the nautical themed papers. I need a beach trip so I can use them in a layout!
Posted by: Cara Feeney | May 13, 2016 at 07:10 PM
I'll have to try that Photoshop template. I really admire Cathy's clean style.
Posted by: Jeannine H | May 13, 2016 at 09:50 PM
Simple often times is just the ticket you need & I think this works really well to highlight a single special pic - thanks Cathy!! And many thanks to CTMH (been a fan since forever!) & Carta Bella for the lovely prize pac this hour. I have a cruise that still needs to get into an album CB 😉. SCT .... Here's rose #3 ...... 🌹
Posted by: Maryann Somerville | May 14, 2016 at 03:16 AM
I love CTMH!! What a great prize pack!!
Posted by: Karina McQuistan | May 14, 2016 at 01:19 PM
I would love to be able to do a nautical themed mini-album with the Carta Bella collection.
Posted by: Sheila | May 14, 2016 at 03:40 PM
Love that stamp set and the Yacht Club collection looks so beautiful! The inspiration continues...
Posted by: Kymberly Buchanan | May 14, 2016 at 06:08 PM
Love Cathy's clean look, prizes aren't too shabby either! Love SCT!
Posted by: Valerie | May 14, 2016 at 08:07 PM
Love these clean and pretty layouts! And the nautical themes price is so wonderful!
Posted by: Rosali | May 15, 2016 at 05:46 AM
I love this template design, so simple. Thanks for your inspiration and the amazing giveaways.
Posted by: Yasmine | May 15, 2016 at 08:12 AM
I do always like Cathy's crisp, simple designs. I am not so great with photoshop but I think I could figure out using her template!!
And the giveaways from CTMH and Carta Bella are so much fun for summer. Thanks much....
Posted by: Shannon | May 15, 2016 at 10:49 AM
Beautiful paper from Close To my Heart, love the colours and those enamel dots
from Carta Bella. Super clean layout with the photo and story clearly being the
focal point.Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Betty Boutilier | May 15, 2016 at 04:07 PM