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Lisa Dickinson + a double page grid = PERFECTION!

Hello everyone! It's Lisa Dickinson here today and I'm excited to be sharing a new layout! On this page, I've used a larger photo on one half and balanced it with a grid of smaller photos on the other half.

The left half features one photo enlarged to 11x7 with a bold die-cut title layered over it. Below the photo, I punched out ten 2" squares from the patterned paper and layered them with chipboard, die cuts, brads, stickers & journaling strips.

 

On the right half of the page, I continued the grid design but used slightly larger (2.25") squares. In addition to eight photos from my daughter's last day of school, I alternated the 16-square grid with eight more patterned paper squares. I used one of these squares as a journaling block and  tried to select a variety of accents that reinforced the page theme to adorn the others. I love the texture and detail the layered accents bring to a design!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by - hope you inspired to created your own grid-based double pager!

~ Lisa Dickinson 

 

Looking back with Sheri Reguly!

Hello! Sheri here today! Lately, I have to admit that I've been feeling a little bit sentimental. The kiddos just finished up their last week of school, and summer vacation has officially started.

Summer break was always my favorite time of the year. I'd look forward to it with great anticipation, as each day was a new little adventure for us. Some days we would venture to the park, to the lake, or off to play a friendly game of mini-putt. Other days, we'd simply hang out in the backyard and splash in the pool, play croquet or badminton, create chalk drawings, or have an all-out water balloon fight.

A couple years back though, things started to slowly change. Somewhere along the way, my kids grew up. Those everyday family outings, and lazy days spent together sadly became a thing of the past.

As I was reminiscing and looking through some older photos, I stumbled across this gem from five years ago. Five years might not seem like a very long time, but I can hardly believe how much my kids have grown and changed since this photo was taken!

I've been reminded as to just how quickly time goes by, and to cherish each and every little moment that I get to spend with them.

(Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned Paper: American Crafts, Jillibean Soup, Crate Paper; Stickers: Jillibean Soup; Thickers, Enamel Heart, Wooden Button: American Crafts; Enamel Dots: Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye)

AND, since my desk was already a big mess, I couldn't resist making a couple of cards while I was at it. :)  ~ Sheri

(Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned Paper, Stickers: Jillibean Soup; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye, Doodlebug Designs)

Free cut file Tuesday with Nicole Nowosad!

Good morning SCT fans! First we want to wish all our American team, readers, industry partners and friends a very happy 4th of July! Today's free cut file created by design team member Nicole Nowosad of JustNick will be perfect to help capture your celebrations today!

"Have you been enjoying flipping through your summer issue of SCT Magazine? I have been making time to scrap some of those summer photos that have been stacking up in my house and luckily this months' freebie was perfect for that!

Check out this month's freebie:

Download here

I asked the talented Laura Whitaker to join me on the blog this month and use the freebie in any way she wanted. Check out what she created:

Supplies: Echo Park pattern papers; American Crafts cardstock;  Echo Park and Simple Stories stickers; Freckled Fawn and Simple Stories enamel shapes and dots; Simple Stories alpha stickers; SpiegelMom Scraps sequins; Sargent Arts gesso; Sihimmerz mist; Gelatos; Clos to my Heart black ink; On Canoe Two date stamp; WRMK typeset typewriter; crochet thread

I was so thrilled to be invited by Nicole to be the guest here for this month's free cut file! I love the cut file that Nicole created, it inspired me to get creating as soon as I saw it. It definitely spoke summer to me and had me reaching for bright colours and a fun photo of my grandson! As you can see I used the sunglasses cut file as my main focal area, which acts as both a title and a "home" for my photo.  I also used some of the other pieces of the cut file as embellishments, which included turning one into a sequin shaker.

I also used the sunglasses as a main focal point on my page:

Supplies: Paterned paper : Crate Paper, Pink Paislee; Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, American Crafts; Diecuts: Fancy Pants Designs; Enamel Dots: Bella Blvd

I was able to diecut some smaller script font words and add them along the upper edge of the sunglasses to add to my title work. I love the ombre like feel you get from the paper by Pink Paislee too!  Along with some other diecut shapes from the freebie, I added in some pre-made diecuts by Fancy Pants Designs!

Just click HERE to download this file for FREE! 

Have a great Summer! See you in August with another freebie. Enjoy!"

~ Nicole Nowosad

To see our huge selection of free cut files, be sure to visit our website HERE! 

Do All Things With Love by Paige Evans!

Supplies - Cardstock, pen, adhesive: American Crafts; Die cuts, stickers: Paige Evans/Pink Paislee; Stitched background: Elizabeth Sarah Designs

I have been a long time follower and admirer of Elizabeth Sarah Free in the United Kingdom. The time and effort she puts into creating her beautiful hand-stitched backgrounds is amazing and inspiring. Below you can see some of her beautiful and detailed designs!

Recently she shared a layout with a floral cross-stitched design and I immediately commissioned her to make me one too! I was so excited to own an original Elizabeth Sarah stitched design!

A few weeks later, around 8:30pm, our doorbell rang and it was the postman with the package containing her artwork! I couldn't wait to open it and spent about an hour stroking the beautiful stitching :)

The next day I set to work turning Elizabeth's stitching into a layout. I found a recent photo of me and my kids and knew the embellishing would be minimal - the background does all the work! I hand cut a title from one of the patterned papers in my Oh My Heart collection with Pink Paislee and replaced the last word with a chipboard sticker. I tucked a flower above and below the photo and if you look carefully you'll see three puffy flower stickers placed in a visual triangle around the wreath.

I love Elizabeth's mantra, she says, "I'd rather spend a long time over one layout than rushing to complete several. I don't have the space to store loads of layouts!" Some people scrapbook fast, others slow, but in the end, it's the memories that are preserved and how it makes us feel in the process that matters!

~ Paige Evans

Would you like to meet Paige Evans? Paige will be joining us to teach two amazing classes at our Crop & Create Thunder Bay, Ontario event on October 13-15, 2017! For more information, please click here!

Craft space ideas with Paige Evans!

We love sharing our Design Team's approach to organization in their craft area in the hopes of inspiring you to look at your space and those things in your space in a different way! Today design team member Paige Evans shares a few of her storage options!

"Pretty much 99.9% of my crafting storage is from IKEA, including what I'm sharing in these three photos! 

For displaying projects, mini albums, and smaller home decor, we recently installed three shelves in the dining room. I love switching out the decor for different holidays and then filling it with scrappy things between!

I can store 18 stuffed-to-the-brim albums in this IKEA Fabrikor unit. They don't make this mint one anymore, but with spray paint you can make it whatever color you like!

For the bulk of my scrapbooking supplies I have a white IKEA Kallax filled with boxes and baskets and drawers of all different colors! I also hang my recent layouts on the wall for inspiration! 

~ Paige Evans

 

Free cut file Tuesday with Nicole Nowosad!

Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but it's hard to believe that June is already here! I have a fun and pretty cut file to share with you today, check it out:

Download HERE

Today, I have Maryam Perez joining me on the blog to create with this cut file. Maryam is a 15 year old from Chile! Just check out what she has created with this cut file:

Supplies: Patterned paper - Shimelle; Flair - Clique Kits;  Acrylic stars and puffy stickers - Elle's Studio; Other embellishments - Shimelle.

Here is what Maryam had to say about her page:

"For this layout I cut with my Silhouette the beautiful cut file 2 times, and backed it with a yellow polka dots paper. After that I put the cut files in a diagonal way, my picture in the center and at the end I added the embellishments."

I also created a pretty project using this cut file! I couldn't resist cutting this pretty floral out and filling it in with lovely papers by Simple Stories

I was able to use a lot of small tiny scraps of paper to fill in the back of this cut file. What a great way to stretch your supplies! I also love this cut file cut simply from white cardstock and used to layer behind a photo or layer of paper.

Supplies: Patterned paper,stickers, enamel dots - Simple Stories; Cardstock - American Crafts

Thanks so much to Maryam Perez for joining me today! To follow more of her work, you can find her here:

Blog: http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryampdesign/

See you next month with a summery freebie and a new guest too! Enjoy!

~Nicole

To see more of Nicole's amazing cut files, be sure to visit awesome her cut file site JustNick!