My Favorite Digital Scrapbooking Layouts From June 2026

Marisa Lerin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:55 +0000

Here are just a few of my favorite layouts from the last month.
Join us in the layout challenges forum if you're interested in scraplifting any of these!

▼ I love the soft and sweet colors in this fun ocean themed layout by Lou.

▼ Mary's use of frames adds so much interest and helps tell the story beautifully.

▼ Becky put her own vibrant spin on a layout template with this colorful page.

▼ Joyce's beautiful clustering perfectly complements this timeless heritage layout.

▼ Sylvia's beautifully minimal page is a wonderful showcase for a bundle by our newest designer, Kelley!

▼ Maria shows how effective a variety of large photos can be in telling the story of a page.

▼ Margaret created an elegant and beautifully balanced layout that lets the photos shine.

▼ Keryn's creative grid design, combined with the triangle elements, gives this page a unique and playful look.

▼ AMarie's thoughtful details add so much personality and charm to this page.

▼ Ona's mixed media style is full of texture, depth, and creative energy.

▼ Cathy's vertical design creates a wonderful sense of movement and flow.

▼ Cindy's bright and bold pocket page is packed with color, fun, and personality.

Fieldnotes #31 + Freebie

Marisa Lerin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:54 +0000

This month's new Fieldnotes and a freebie for you! As always, I’m so grateful to be part of this wonderful community, and I hope these designs help spark your own creative projects. Don’t forget to check out this month’s blog train.

And here's this month's freebie. Click on the image to download.
Link will expire after July 31, 2026

And now some inspiration from the Creative Team:

▼By Marlyn

▼By Bourico

▼By Lou

▼By Brenda

▼By AMarie

▼By Becky

▼By Linda

My Favorite Digital Scrapbooking Layouts From May 2026

Marisa Lerin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:48 +0000

Here are just a few of my favorite layouts from the last month.
Join us in the layout challenges forum if you're interested in scraplifting any of these!

▼ Fibul's layout is bright, cheerful, and full of playful energy.

▼ I love the patterns AMarie chose for this page, along with all the thoughtful little details tucked throughout.

▼ Joyce created a beautiful heritage layout that feels both timeless and heartfelt.

▼ Deanna's delicate lace background adds such softness and texture to the page.

▼ The large background flower Chris used creates such a lovely focal point in this layout.

▼ Bina's journal is incorporated so beautifully here and adds so much personality to the page.

▼ Sara made great use of a layout template, creating a page that feels polished and cohesive.

▼ Jessica's layout is full of fun details that keep your eye moving around the page.

▼ Becky did a fantastic job pairing her template and embellishments with the colors and feel of the photo.

▼ Ona's combination of a large photo and pocket cards creates such a fun and balanced design.

▼ Diana's clustering is beautifully arranged and adds wonderful depth to the layout.

▼ Lou included so many lovely little bits and pieces that give the page extra charm and personality.

Announcing New Designer: Kelley Danielle!

Marisa Lerin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:41 +0000

I'm delighted to announce that Kelley is officially joining the DigitalScrapbook.com designer team today! If you've spent much time around the site, chances are you've already come across her work in the Commons, seen her take part in the blog train, or noticed her answering questions in the forums. I've always loved her creative style and layouts, and I'm so pleased to have her joining us in this new way.

Here's a little introduction that Kelley wrote:

Hi!! I'm Kelley, and I'm super excited to be here as a brand new designer at DS! If I had to describe myself in only one word, I'd definitely say "maker". I'm always making something - whether it is digital scrapbook kits, resin jewelry, tie dye shirts, photographs, handmade soap, a new outfit for myself or a family member, bread or other baked goods, or any number of other things.

As a little kid, I loved to draw, play with clay, and take photos. In fact, I remember my very first camera. My uncle was having a garage sale, and he lifted me up and plopped me in the back of his truck to search through the treasures to choose one thing to keep. I chose a Polaroid camera! I still have the very first photo I ever took. My poor younger sister was always coerced into being my model so that I could practice. That casual hobby turned into pretty serious study in college and beyond, and so when I had children, I was well prepared to capture every moment. Of course, photography goes hand in hand with scrapbooking.

I began scrapbooking as a teen in a very primitive form. I had 3 ring binder photo albums with the sticky pages, and I would cut my photos up into crazy shapes and strips (I know, I know) and embellish with random stickers and markers. Once I had my oldest child in 2001, I went full force, buying tons of paper and supplies to go all-in with it.

I soon found out that I am wayyyy too messy of a person to be doing physical scrapbooking! It also took too much time, and I was on a budget, so I couldn't keep spending money on it. So scrapbooking got reluctantly pushed to the side for several years.

I continued to work on honing my photography skills, and I was a member of a website called Clickin' Moms. One day in 2010, I happened upon a thread about digital scrapbooking, which I had no clue even existed. As soon as I saw what it was, I was instantly hooked! I already had a working knowledge of Photoshop at the time, so that helped with getting started.

I joined a couple forums that are no longer around anymore and started scrapping up a storm. I was a work-at-home homeschooling mom to my 5 kids at the time, so I had plenty of subject matter. I joined several creative teams (and by several, I mean a LOT) and had so much fun with that.

As my scrapping evolved, I eventually got the design itch. I remember oohing and aahing at all the kits the designers made, and I always thought to myself how cool it would be to be able to make my own. Slowly over time, I started to experiment and learn how to make things, and I enjoyed it so much that I started making full kits.

It was only a couple of years ago that I first discovered DigitalScrapbook.com. I love the community here, the designers, the unique business model, and especially the fun blog trains!! I started participating in designer challenges, submitting contributions to the blog trains, and uploading work to the Commons. DS has definitely become my digihome — it's the first site I visit every day when I pop my laptop open (even when I should be working haha).

I'm absolutely thrilled to have been invited to join the DigitalScrapbook.com design team. It's truly a dream for me!

Right now, I live in North Iowa in a very small town with my family. Aside from crafting, I also enjoy gardening, nature, ren faires, camping, road trips, eating yummy food, reading, and my pets. I have a goldendoodle/aussiedoodle mix named Dexter, 6 cats, and several reptiles as well. My kids are all young adults now, ages 24, 23, 21, 19, and 18! It's crazy to me, because I don't feel like I should be 45 quite yet!

I'm definitely a homebody, but I'd love to move somewhere with a bit more to do so that I could be part of a sewing or quilting club, book club, gardening club, and a plant-based group for some community. Now that my kids are grown, I find myself hanging out alone a lot, which is definitely strange considering my previous kid-focused, homeschooling lifestyle!

Over the years, I've been a waitress, preschool teacher, nursing home business office manager, photographer, and medical transcriptionist in addition to the many creative businesses I've had through the years. I'm super excited to add DigitalScrapbook.com designer to that list!

I can't wait to create lots of fun things for you to play with and to get to know you all better as we hang out in the forums. Thanks so much for having me! :)

Please help me welcome Kelley to the team by leaving a comment below!

Fieldnotes #30 + Freebie

Marisa Lerin — Sun, 31 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

And here's this month's freebie. Click on the image to download.
Link will expire after June 30, 2026