This month’s free template is another cracker from scrapbooker-extraordinaire, the very talented Kim! I love the slightly retro filmstrip type feel of the image strips combined with all the paper pieces and that lovely messy inky background. This is another useful template to help you scrap stories where you want to showcase lots of photos!

We’d love to see what you create with Kim’s fun template so please feel free to tag me on social media, or upload your layouts to the gallery to share them with me and the team, we’d love to see your pages!

Scrapbook Inspiration from the Creative Team

The Creative Team members used this Six Pack template to create these fabulous scrapbook pages:

We hope that you have lots and lots of fun with this new template and that it helps you record your stories – happy scrapping everyone!

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Six Pack template (PSD & TIFF)
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Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest project. I chose to do a Ferret photo keepsake photo frame for a gift. This can be considered Home Decor. How fun would this be for a Father’s day gift?

I will be using a photo of my Ferret Jonas that I once had as a pet. I do miss this little guy.

I started out with picking my files. I chose Everyday Extras for the Bold Frame and My Kinda Pets 2 for the Ferret image. I never know what size I want so I usually make 2 different sizes of the same image. I figure I can use what I don’t use on a future project.  On this page I printed  more images from Everyday Extras even though I did not use them for this project.

I started fussy cutting the frame image with my scissors. If you have an electrical cutting machine you can use that to cut your digital images. I also cut around Jonas. I probably should have done that later, but it still will be great.

Next, I used a Exacto craft knife and mat to cut the inner rectangle out of my frame. You can use a die if you have one.

I started coloring in the frame with a alcohol Ohuhu marker and ink blended the inner frame with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress ink and a blending tool.

I also grabbed some thin cardboard. You can use a cereal box or anything like a chipboard as a backing for your frame to make it more sturdy. If you don’t have anything like that you can layer cardstock.  I colored the ferret stamped image and fussy cut around it using my scissors.

Now it was time to put the photo frame together.  I used liquid glue and arranged everything to my liking. I also found a sentiment strip that I feel describes Jonas. He loved naps.  He had a swinging Hammock. He was so cute.

I then used a metal hole puncher to make 2 holes so that I could tie some thick twine to knot and hang this cute frame.

I had so much fun putting this Photo Frame Decor together. I love seeing Jonas displayed in my craft room. This is a great gift to make for someone or yourself using maybe a dog, fish, lizard, cat or even a family photo would be great.

Until Next Time!

Von Marie

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Supplies:

• Everyday Extras Stamps
• My Kinda Pet 2 Stamps
• Ohuhu Markers: BR1, BR3, YR1
• Photo
• Distress ink or any kind of ink
• Blending Brush
• Cardboard or chipboard
• Hole puncher
• Craft Knife
• Glue
• Scissors
• Sentiment
• Twine

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Hello everyone! Sasha here. With warmer weather coming, the bugs are coming back in full swing! So, today I’m sharing a fun little card I made using the Minibeast Parade Digital Stamp Set!

I started by uploading one of the adorable bee images into Cricut Design Space. Once uploaded, I sized the image to fit a US A2-sized card, and then used the print-then-cut feature to get it ready to colour. I also created a funny and punny (my favourite!) matching sentiment in Cricut Design Space to match the theme of my card.

I printed the image onto Hammermill cardstock, an alcohol-marker-friendly cardstock, and then cut it using my Cricut Cutting Machine.

To colour the image, I used the following Ohuhu alcohol markers:

• Yellow: Y070, Y050, Y040
• Black: NG07, NG06, CG050
• Blue: MG030, MG020

I also used a couple of different coloured pencils to add some additional details to the bee to help it look a bit more like a fluffy bumblebee!

For the background, I wanted to match the bee theme, so I used Mustard Seed Distress Oxide and ink-blended a honeycomb stencil. I ink-blended the stencil at the top of my card base, and then removed it and lightly ink-blended over to create a subtle gradient.

To further match the bee theme, I splattered some watered-down black acrylic paint onto the card to make the background black and yellow!

To finish off the card, I  used liquid adhesive glue to adhere the bee image and sentiment to the card base.

And there you have it! A simple little card perfect for reminding anyone that they are the ‘bee’s knees!’

Thanks for reading. See you next time!

Sasha

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Products Used:

• Minibeast Parade Digital Stamp Set
• Ohuhu alcohol markers
• Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils
• Cricut Cutting Machine
• Cricut Design Space
• Liquid adhesive glue
• Printer
• Hammermill cardstock
• Honeycomb stencil
• Mustard Seed Distress Oxide
• Black acrylic paint

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Hello everyone!  Betsy here today sharing a graduation card.  It happens every year and if you have a loved one who’s graduating congrats!  This card would be perfect for them. For today’s project I used the Graduation Digital Stamp Set and the Also Edgy for the background paper. Let me show you how I created my card.

I composed my elements in the computer.  I made the background using the Also Edgy digital paper set.  I was able to change the color and change the texture – I use Word for a program…an older version.  I also used one of the hat stamps for the background and changed the outline color to a light grey. I die cut my image using a fancy label die.

For the coloring I wanted to use blue as my main color and along with gold it looks really nice.

Once I had chosen all the markers I set to work coloring.

This really colored up quickly.  I did color the hats in the background with the palest shade of blue. 

After the coloring was finished I used a gold glitter gel pan and colored the knots on the tassels of the background hats, the bow pieces of the glasses, the collar on the gown, the whole tassel on the blue hat and I filled in the lettering.  I also used it some on a few of the book bindings.  I used a black fine liner pen to make some texture in the eyes and then applied shimmer to them filled in the glasses with Glossy Accents.  I adhered blue gems. 

I used a piece of pearl blue card stock for the background and notched off the corners with a circle punch.  I outlined the lettering with a blue fineliner as the outline didn’t stand out as much as I would have liked.  I edged the main panel and the background panel with with a bronze ink pad (Lisa Horton).  I added star sequins to the corners of my cream colored card base and popped up the main panel with foam tape.  And that finished my card!

I hope you give this card a try.  I’m sure any grad would love it!  If you do make one tag us on social media…we would love to see what you make!

Til next time…

Betsy

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Supplies used:

• Graduation digital stamp set
• Also Edgy digital paper
• Cream card base
• Blue pearlized background paper
• Round punch
• Star Sequins
• Blue gems
• Gold glitter pen
• Shimmer pen
• Glossy Accents
• Fine liner pens blue and black
• Foam tape
• Metallic ink for edging
• Label die
• Copic colors used: B60, B63, B66, B69, YR15, YR16, W0, W1, W2, W3, W5

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Hello everyone!  Von Marie here with some cute Pocket Books using the Seriously Stoked digital stamp collections. This was fun to make and perfect for anyone who loves stickers, music, skateboards, and fun patches. It’s a great gift Presentation. Let me show you how I made my Pocket Books.

I started out printing images like the lightning bolt, shoe, skateboards, headphones, and 2 sentiments. I love all the stamp images in this set.  I know a boy who would love these pocket books.

I colored the shoe a little similar to the shoe patch. I love the shoe stamps.

I also colored the skateboard similar to the red and white skateboard sticker. I then fussy cut my stamps using my scissors. I also grabbed some dies from my stash that make a cute pocket book. My plan is to make 2 pocket books to match the skateboard and shoe that is colored and matches the stickers and patch.

I cut all the pieces out using my die-cutting machine with coordinating cardstock. So, there are 2 wallet pleats that I will fold back and forth and glue inside the wallet so it expands. Using my bone folder helped crease the folds to put these pocketbooks together easily. These Pocketbooks are perfect for the stickers and patch to fit inside.

I colored and fussy cut around the sentiments.  I love the font on these words. I then glued to both my pocketbooks.  I added velcro closures so the pocketbooks close.

Here are my pocketbooks closed with the stickers and patch inside.  You can also fit notes or other small things in these pocket books.

I had so much fun making these pocket books. They make great little gifts.  A gift card can also fit inside.

Until next time,

Von Marie

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Supplies used:

• Seriously Stoked Stamp Set
• Red, Black, Blue, White, and Gray Cardstock
• Scissors
• Pocketbook or gift card pocket die
• Stickers/patch
• Velcro
• Glue
• Die-Cutting Machine
• Bone Folder
• Ohuhu Markers used: CGll07, R1, R4, PB7, PB6, PB2, R8, CGll00
• Other Alcohol Markers: Blue, Gray, Yellow, Olive Green, Red

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Hello everyone! Sasha here. Today, I’m sharing an easy DIY place card project I created that is perfect for any occasion that anyone can colour themselves! I used the Party Monster Digital Stamp Set for this card to create the perfect place card for any children’s birthday party!

I started by uploading one of the monster images into Cricut Design Space and sizing it to fit onto a place card that measures 3.5 inches by 4 inches. You can also use other digital tools, such as Canva, to easily size and create your place cards.

Once I was happy with the sizing, I printed it out and cut it using my Cricut Cutting Machine.

Then, I used my scoring board to score the place card at the halfway point, which is 2 inches. I then folded along the score line to create the place card.

Now it’s time for the fun part… to colour the monster! This is what makes this craft perfect for kids’ birthday parties, as it allows everyone to get creative and colour their own monster however they want!

Since I like using Ohuhu alcohol markers, I used the following alcohol markers to colour my little monster:

• Blues: G324, G322, G320
• Oranges: YR090, YR070, YR030
• Black: 120

After I was done colouring, I finished off my place card by writing my name in the empty available space. And that’s it! A fun and easy craft project perfect for any birthday party!

Thanks for reading. See you next time!

Sasha

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Products Used:

• Party Monsters Digital Stamp Set
• Cricut Cutting Machine
• Cricut Design Space
• Printer
• Alcohol markers
• Scoring Board
• Marker (for name)

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Hello everyone!  Betsy here showing you how to make this sweet pansy card.  Pansies are amongst my favorite flowers so I knew I want to make a card project with them.  I have used the Signs of Spring digital stamp set.  This set has so many elements to choose from!  Let me show you how I made my card.

I have to tell you this card started out with a lot more ambition. I was going to make a wreath with all of the flowers and it looked so daunting I had to pare it down.  So I printed out 10 pansies.  I did flip them and the top row is a bit smaller than the bottom row.

I started my coloring with the leaves.  I knew they would all be the same so I wanted to choose those colors first.

I started coloring the flowers and as you can see I didn’t like the first one, I did like the second one better but I didn’t use it.

As you can see I eventually went with a much lighter and simpler blend on the flowers. 

I also added thin black lines to the center of the flowers with a black fine liner pen. 

After they were colored I fussy cut them and went around the edges with a black marker. I actually cut the flowers off the stems and made most of the stems shorter so I could tuck them in.  I made a lavender card base and tore a strip of purple gingham paper which revealed the white core and I really liked that.  I adhered a kraft colored paper doily on the left side and let it go off the edge a bit.  I stamped it with a sentiment from my stash.  I die cut  a small doily from white card stock as a base for the flowers/leaves. 

I foam taped the flowers on first.  Then I adhered the leaves/stems flat on the surface.  I used tiny gold flat back beads as one embellishment. I used Stickles on the centers of the pansies.  I also found an enamel heart that matched perfectly.  If you didn’t have one, you could die cut one that matches and cover it with Glossy Accents.  After that, my project was done!

You could use any flowers from the stamp set…they are all so pretty. I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s tutorial.  If you give this a try, please tag us on social media.  We love to see what you are creating!

Til next time…

Betsy

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Supply List:

• Signs of Spring Stamps
• Card base
• Patterned paper
• Fine Black Liner
• Doily and doily die
• Sentiment stamp
• Foam tape
• Stickles
• Enamel heart
• Gold flat back beads
• Markers used:
• Copic markers: Y02, Y15, Y38, YG91, YG95, G94, G99, BV000, BV00
• Ohuhu marker: V38

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Christa has worked her design magic again and created another fun free template for us to scrap with this month! I’m a big fan of a page design that has a graphic feel to it and these layered paper shapes are calling to me – I especially like that circle peeking out from behind the two rectangular pieces. With three photo spots it’s a handy template for when you need several images to tell your story (and I love how the row of same sized photos adds to that slightly graphic feel of the page design!).

We’d love to see what you create with the template so please feel free to tag me on social media, or upload your layouts to the gallery to share them with me and the team, we’d love to see your pages!

Scrapbook Inspiration from the Creative Team

Here’s how the Creative Team used this month’s free template as a starting point for their layouts:

 However you use it, I hope that you have lots of fun with this month’s template and that it helps you record your stories. Happy scrapping!

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Shapely 3 template (PSD & TIFF)
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Shapely 3 template (PNG)

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Hello everyone.  Von Marie here and I have some really cute boxes to share with you using the No Place Like Gnome Digital Colored Files Collection. These images are so cute and whimsical. Fun to make little scenes too.  Let me show you how I made my boxes.

How to make the gnome gift boxes:

I first chose a few of the colored digital images, like the big sunflower. I then chose one of the Gnomes. I placed the Gnome next to the sunflower.  Next, I chose some grass. I placed the grass slightly over the sunflower and gnome.  I really liked how all 3 images looked together, so I copied all, selected, and pasted it onto my design program.

I chose to use a treat box die, it may be a candy box die.  I cut it out using a 12 x 12 glittered pattern paper that I think matched with my Gnome, Sunflower, and Grass.  I will be cutting 2 of these boxes out.

I fussy cut around my images with some cutting scissors.  If you have a digital cutting machine that would work great too to cut out your images.  

I had both boxes cut out almost put together with liquid glue and my images ready cut out and ready  to go.

Here is how I chose to use my boxes.  I have a lot of crafty friends and Washi tape worked perfectly to fit in these boxes.  Another great idea is candy, you can put candy in these boxes.  It would be lots of fun, if you have some candy that goes with this Gnome theme. Anything would be great! I have some ribbon I will be trying my boxes up with.

I had so much fun making these crafty boxes. These colored images are so great if you want to make a lot of boxes or other fun projects. There are other files too if you prefer to color.  Just print those files instead.

Until Next Time,

Von Marie

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Materials used:

• No Place Like Gnome clip art pack
• Pattern Paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Treat Box die

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Hello everyone! Sasha here. Today, I’m sharing something a little different than usual… I’m sharing how I customized this dog bandana using the Doggie Days Digital Stamp Set!

For this project, I used heat transfer vinyl, which is not something I usually work with (my crafting usually involves paper!), but I had a lot of fun customizing this bandana for my dog! I think it’s safe to say she likes it too.

I started by uploading the paw print image from the stamp set into Cricut Design Space. When uploading the image, I made sure to select the option “Convert Upload to Single Layer.” By selecting this option, Cricut Design Space creates a simple, one-layer image that is perfect for using with heat transfer vinyl!

In Cricut Design Space, I also used the text tool to add my dog’s name. I aligned her name with the paw print, and then it was ready to cut!

Before cutting the vinyl, make sure to mirror it. Otherwise, the text will cut out backwards.

I placed the heat transfer vinyl onto my cutting mat, shiny side down, and cut it using my Cricut Cutting Machine.

Once it was done cutting, I weeded the vinyl, removing the extra pieces of vinyl remaining on the carrier sheet in a few of the letters. For this, I used a pair of tweezers.

Next, I placed the vinyl onto my bandana, aligning the top of the clear carrier sheet with the design of the bandana.

Now let’s iron it on! Using a mini heat press, I held the heat press on top of the heat transfer vinyl for approximately 10 to 15 seconds using medium pressure. However, make sure to read the directions for your vinyl to ensure a perfect transfer!

Once cooled, I peeled off the carrier sheet to reveal a perfectly customized bandana!

Thanks for reading. See you next time!

Sasha

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Products Used:

• Doggie Days Digital Stamp Set
• Cricut Cutting Machine
• White heat transfer vinyl
• Bandana
• Tweezers
• Heat press

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