Good morning SCT friends! This is our 11th annual InterNational Scrapbooking Day celebration! We hope you're ready for a fun and inspiration filled day that will last a full 12 hours! Whether you are checking in now and then or have the opportunity to join us each hour we are SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE! Sit back, get a little comfortable and we'll get this party started!
When the media team discussed some plans for today we thought about what we love about this industry/hobby we're a part of. We love the stories our photos tell, we love all the products we have the opportunity to work (and play!) with, we love the art of learning new techniques and we love ALL the inspiration that we're surrounded by. And that last thought brought us to today's theme... "inspired by." Our team works hard each issue to inspire our readers everywhere but you know what? Our team is also very inspired by our readers and their own peer group too. So that then led us to ask our team to choose a layout from the new Spring issue and create a layout based on what "inspired" them about that layout. Each hour you'll see a new project from the team and each hour we'll put out a challenge to you. In the end, we're together celebrating this amazing day dedicated to all of us papercrafters!
Here's when our team will be stopping by to share their "inspired by" artwork:
9:00 am Stacy Cohen (you're here!)
10:00 am Sheri Reguly
11:00 am Cathy Zielske
12:00 pm Virginia Nebel
1:00 pm Megan Hoeppner
2:00 pm Marla Kress
3:00 pm Nicole Nowosad
4:00 pm Nancy Damiano
5:00 pm Emily Pitts
6:00 pm Lisa Dickinson
7:00 pm Vicki Boutin
8:00 pm Jen Gallacher
9:00 pm we close the day with an exclusive announcement!
Exciting right? But WAIT there's more! If you've followed us for awhile then you know we like to celebrate these days in a BIG way and if you're joining us for the first time today, then you're about to find out how big! We've invited all of our partners to join the iNSD celebration today which means every single hour you'll see multiple prizes from our amazing sponsors! All giveaways will be open until next Sunday, May 15th so there is plenty of time to share these posts with your friends. We hope you will.
Want one more little piece of information? We're going to do a fun giveaway some time today on both our Facebook page and on Instagram feed (@sctmagazine) so be sure to go "like us" so you can have an opportunity to win there too! We will also have one more chance to win on our website HERE!
Ready to get started? Let's go! Kicking off our day today is design team member Stacy Cohen!
"I was completely WOWED by Paige Evans’ beautiful “Rome” layout the minute I saw it! What really caught my eye were the brightly colored circles arranged across the page. I love how Paige used different circle sizes and added some fun buttons to the mix.
pg 64 - layout by Paige Evans
For my “inspired by” layout, I knew I wanted to focus on vibrant circles like Paige did, so I got out my alcohol inks, watercolors and watercolor paper and went to town. Here is my “inspired by” layout:
To make the circles, I first painted rows of rainbow colors on watercolor paper. I tried to get them in order of how I was going to place them on the page so that could get some 2-toned circles for a slight ombre effect.
Once the paper was dry, I die-cut the circles using stitched circle steel dies. A circle cutter or circle punches would also work.
I cut a strip of white cardstock about 5.5 inches wide by 12 inches tall, then I added the circles with 3D foam adhesive. I cut off the edges of the circles to get straight lines on both sides. I then adhered the circle strip to my background cardstock and I was ready to complete my page!
I hope everyone is having a crafty National Scrapbook Day!" ~ Stacy
Your challenge: Pull out those paints or watercolours and create a layout using at least three different colours! Share your "9:00 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 15! If you do, you'll be entered to win a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and a $100 mystery box prize!
9:00 am GIVEAWAY - Pink Paislee and Heidi Swapp!
C'est La Vie is a sophisticated, new paper collection from Pink Paislee featuring bright colors, rustic textures, and chic typography. Fun new products like mirror stickers, cork glitter heart stickers, and beautiful spiral notebooks allow you to easily create on-trend, upscale projects in a flash. Ooh la la! Enter to win a selection from this beautiful C'est La Vie collection!
The Heidi Swapp Memory Planner™ is the perfect combination between a daily calendar, your busy to-do list, and a life journal. The Memory Planner™ will help you organize and document daily activities and preserve precious memories all at the same time! There is even a place to showcase your favorite photos of the month. Accessorize your Memory Planner™ with coordinating and super cute embellishments to highlight all of your life’s events!
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! Good luck! Please 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 everyone! Be sure to join us in an hour when Sheri Reguly stops in! And don't forget to check out our website for more ways to win a $100 mystery box HERE!
Love this fun layout! Such a simple but beautiful idea. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jodi R. | May 12, 2016 at 09:02 AM
Love the colours!
Posted by: Barb Slater | May 12, 2016 at 09:56 AM
Very pretty with the rainbow colour circles.
Posted by: Cheryl | May 12, 2016 at 10:49 AM
These pages are so cute!
I love the colorful circles and how you did it! It's always nice to see that I could even do something like that.
Thank you for sharing with us!
Posted by: Maria Miller | May 12, 2016 at 05:02 PM
Wow, gorgeous layouts! Thanks for the chance to win the fabulous prizes!
Posted by: RobinD | May 12, 2016 at 07:13 PM
Love your layout even more than the original Stacy! Nice work! Thank you for the chance to win the beautiful prize pack!!
Posted by: Carrie Anderson | May 12, 2016 at 07:15 PM
Love these companies! And the bright colors are so fabulous!
Posted by: Tara | May 12, 2016 at 10:47 PM
Love the use of colour against the neutrals!
Posted by: Kerri C. | May 12, 2016 at 11:20 PM
Great colorful inspiration and awesome prizes! Thanks so much to the sponsors and to the inspiring designers!
Posted by: Kristina CraftyPaws | May 13, 2016 at 09:25 AM
I love Scrapbook and Cards, I look forward to the magazine, crop and create,and the all the kits! Thank you for the chance to win some great prizes!
Posted by: Alana | May 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM
I love the layout with the circles!!! So easy and looks awesome!!
Posted by: Melinda Wilson | May 13, 2016 at 11:28 AM
Both of these layouts are inspiring!! I love the circles. Thanks for sharing and for the great giveaway!!
Posted by: Amy C | May 13, 2016 at 02:30 PM
Both layouts are beautiful! So colourful and cheerful.
Posted by: Heather Parry | May 13, 2016 at 04:01 PM
Super fun layout. I love the brightness of the colors mixed with black.
Posted by: Jeannine H | May 13, 2016 at 04:37 PM
Love the bright colors.
Posted by: Cara Feeney | May 13, 2016 at 07:12 PM
I am in awe of what Stacy created - so unbelievably beautiful!! Love those bright, sharp, crisp colors!! Love it!! I would like to thank you for all the iNSD fun!! Ya'll are so AWESOME!!!
Posted by: Taunya Butler | May 13, 2016 at 11:00 PM
Oh what a fun & colorful 'inspiration' to start this day off with!! And the prizes are just as great - many thanks Pink Paislee and Heidi Swap 🌺 And for you SCT - a rose 🌹😉
Posted by: Maryann Somerville | May 14, 2016 at 02:51 AM
Happy NSD!! So wish I could play along, but I have been traveling and still playing catch up! Love following the buzz, though! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Karina McQuistan | May 14, 2016 at 01:14 PM
LOVE the watercolour! Will definitely be lifting this one, great start to the day! Thanks, SCT, prizes are awesome too!!!!
Posted by: Valerie | May 14, 2016 at 08:10 PM
I am in awe of how awesome these layouts are - so inspiring!! Beautifully done!!
Posted by: Taunya Butler | May 15, 2016 at 12:18 PM
Hi, I wanted to leave a comment about the Carpe Diem collection, just loved the planner! looks like a lot of fun ways to plan and record life. Obviously I would love to win this!
Posted by: Linda Gosselin | May 17, 2016 at 09:08 PM