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Video: What’s Inside the Box – Project Life Seafoam Scrapbooking Core Kit & Designer Paper Pack by Becky Higgins

Posted by Terri Bradford, Create Scrapbooks Lead on January 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

Project Life Seafoam Scrapbooking Core Kit & Designer Paper Pack by Becky Higgins

If you missed my last post: I just received my recent Project Life order from Amazon.com this last week… So excited, still! I wanted to do an open box video to show the contents of the kit up close for those of you who are interested in seeing the contents of the Seafoam Core Kit and Designer Paper Pack.

What's Inside the Box - Project Life Seafoam Scrapbooking Core Kit & Designer Paper Pack by Becky Higgins

My plan: I am using this Seafoam Edition Project Life Core Kit from Becky Higgins for my 2013 family Project Life style scrapbook. I am in love with the color scheme and the neutral colors are going to work great with my family photos as most are around my son and husband… and I try to squeeze myself in there, too! I will do an update on how I am putting his album together through a video as well as I continually am working on it.

I will be will be making continual videos about this kit and other Project Life products, how I’ve used them, and other Project Life process and share videos to come, so please subscribe if you’re interested in getting ideas on how to use it. If you already subscribe to the Create Scrapbooks YouTube Channel it will be automatically available in your subscription feed there - and you can also view it below.

More Information & Product Links:

Seafoam Edition Project Life Core Kit from Becky Higgins, $29.99.
Seafoam Designer Paper Pack from Becky Higgins, $7.99.
You can also find both of these items directly on Amazon.com when available and many other retailers online the last half of 2013.

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The Stamps of Life June 2012 Special Releases: chevrons2stamp, hexagons2love, & faces4stamps

Posted by Contributor on June 8, 2012 Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! Gretchen here introducing three new stamps sets to you from The Stamps of Life These three sets are from the June 2012 mid-month special releases. They are chevrons2stamp, hexagons2love, and faces4stamps.

hexagons2love

This set has 14 different hexagons shapes that will look great on cards or scrapbook layouts. It comes with outlines so you can really highlight the shapes or leave the outline blank and stamp a sentiment inside it.

For my card, I stamped the larger hexagon outlines first, filled my sentiment in one, and then filled the other hexagons in with solids and some of the shapes. I love how it turned out and it was a pretty quick card to make.

chevrons2love

This is an awesome set! This set comes with two main stamps, one set has three thinner chevrons and the other set has two larger ones.

For my card example, I paired the stamp set with one of Stephanie Barnard’s Sizzix Flip-its as well as a few other The Stamps of Life stamp sets. Those sets are happyBDay2you, happy2becircles, and greetings4birthday.

faces4stamps

As you can see, this super cute set comes with a ton of smiley faces and fun sentiments.

I decided to make some simple notecards to really show case all the cute smiley faces the set had to offer and added another sentiment and smiley inside the card to finish it off.

I’m loving these three new stamp sets and I hope you do too. Chevrons are really popular right now as well as hexagons and the smiley’s are just way to cute! You’ve got some awesome new options in front of you.

If you’re interested in joining The Stamps of Life club or purchasing these stamps, inks, or the Flip-it die, please visit www.thestampsoflife.com. They offer really great, high quality stamps… there’s something for everyone!

Thank you so much for stopping by Create Scrapbooks. If you have any projects that you’d like to share with us, please do so in the Create Scrapbooks Flickr gallery, we’d love to see your creations.

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Travel Smash Book Intro: Organization & Planning

Posted by Terri Bradford, Create Scrapbooks Lead on November 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

Hey everyone! This is Terri, and I am on a mission to get a travel smash book done in the next 10 days for a trip I am taking to New York City. I decided this was the perfect opportunity to share my process of creating a travel journal that I will be carrying with me and using throughout the trip to document our adventures and collect memorabilia.

About the trip: My son’s high school marching band (he’s a Freshman this year), was chosen to perform in the Macy’s Day Parade on Thanksgiving! For months we have been planning, preparing, and practicing (lots of band practice!) and finally it’s only 10 days away. It’s our first trip to NYC and the band has planned a fantastic itinerary including: the Statue of Liberty, 911 Memorial, Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall, Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Top of the Rocks Observatory, NBC Studios Tour… and of course the Macy’s Day Parade! So we’ll have so much to photograph, see and document. I think the Smash Book will be a perfect companion.

The Organization & Planning of the Smash Book: I broke this down into 3 parts. It is easy to get overwhelmed, so I am in need of breaking the process down and getting pieces done each day. I did a quick informal video on our Create Scrapbooks YouTube Channel about the process and will have follow-up videos with progress and a final tour of the book once I return from NYC so you can see how it all came together.

Here’s a short video of how to I am getting a travel smash book started for the NYC trip, but can be adapted to ANY holiday or vacation.

Simple steps to get started:

Buy or create your own smash book. I used the International yellow version that I purchased at Two Peas in a Bucket.
Gather your supplies. Seems simple enough, but as you know gathering what you want to use ahead of time SAVES time and keeps your focused on the task at hand.
Plan around your trip. Usually you have at least a rough plan or itinerary that you’ll be following on your trip. I will be printing out the band’s planning agenda so I can do my smash book following it day-by-day.
Create your book!

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest updates on our video series… AND make sure to watch the Macy’s Day Parade this year and cheer on the Legacy High School marching band from Colorado!

Here’s to getting this project started! I will keep you all updated on the progress and maybe even our travels if you are interested. - Terri

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Smash Book Video Series: Extras and Taking Your Time #3

Posted by Contributor on September 21, 2011 2 Comments

Hi everyone! Gretchen here bringing you video #3 in my Smash Book Series. It’s been a while I know, but hopefully everyone has been working on their Smash books and being extra productive.

I just wanted to share a quick video showing a few of my new Smash pages that are about incorporating extras into your book and taking your time to really enjoy the process. Enjoy!

Supplies: Smash products, colored pencils, Strawberry Premium Dye Ink (Stephanie Barnard, Colorbox), red cardstock, border punch (Stampin’ Up), Heart punch – medium (Fiskars), Its My Type stamps – medium (MaVinci), Blue Smash Stick (K & Company), stickers, patterned paper, Binding Edge (Edger Punch, EK Success).

Club Scrap: September 2011 Scrapbook Kit – Orient Express

Posted by Terri Bradford, Create Scrapbooks Lead on September 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Club Scrap offers SO many possibilities and club options (digital and traditional paper) and we are delighted to feature their kits each month as a Sponsor at CreateScrapbooks.com.

Here’s their exclusive latest SEPTEMBER 2011 Club Scrap (traditional paper kit) goodness:

You can see ALL of their available kits, learn more about their awesome company, free tutorials, videos, and more at http://www.clubscrapcommunity.com/.

Also view the latest Club Scrap “Scrap Rap” digital newsletter with ideas, instructions, and more for your new kit here!

Remember to tell them that CreateScrapbooks.com or ScrapClubs.com sent you so we can continue to bring you fresh content and fun new products!

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Club Scrap: Orient Express September 2011 Digital Kit Release

Posted by Terri Bradford, Create Scrapbooks Lead on September 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Club Scrap Digital – September 2011 Releases

Orient Express Digital Scrapbook Club Scrap Kit Ingredients – purchase this kit for only $8.83 at http://clubscrap.com!

8 – 10 Digital Backgrounds
Graphic Stamp images used in designing the paper and digital lines- including phrases. (around 12)
Variety of Fibers, Metals, Organic and other Embellishments
Digital Alphabet
6 Quick Drop Digital Layouts
6 Matching Templates in both PNG and PSD formats
Designer built complete components. Make any fast Layout look like you spent hours! (around 3)
See MORE of the Orient Express collection here to purchase!

Don’t forget to check out the coordinating expansion set that arrives on the 20th!
Also, the Club Scrap “Scrap Rap Magazine” is now available in DIGITAL format! Check out the great tutorials and ideas!

Club Scrap is a ScrapClubs.com and CreateScrapbooks.com sponsor – let them know we sent you over!

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Introducing The Stamps of Life outline4letters and zebra2letter August 2011 Release

Posted by Contributor on August 11, 2011 1 Comment

Hi everyone, Gretchen here sharing two mid-month releases with you from The Stamps of Life. These sets are called outline4letters and zebra2letter. I am sharing the two together because they’re made for each other, literally! You’ve got the awesome outline with one and the quick fill in with the other. The perfect touch for any card or layout!

Today I’m sharing a layout with you and a quick tip on how to use the letter sets together.

Supplies: stamp sets – outline4letter, zebra2letter, branches4flowers, and lines2journal (The Stamps of Life), kraft and white cardstock (Bazzill), patterned papers – Journaling Cards, Chloe Crowns, and Sally Stitches (Little Girl Collection, Echo Park Paper Co.), Tickled Pink Bling (Fine and Dandy, My Minds Eye), corner rounder Squeeze Punch (Fiskars), Black ink (Hero Hues, Hero Arts), white pigment ink (American Crafts), Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink (Tim Holtz, Ranger), Daffodil Delight and Old Olive (Stampin’ Up), Upper Crest Border Punch (Fiskars), black pen, green and white floss.

Thank you for stopping by! Please feel free to share your creations with us in the Create Scrapbooks Flickr Gallery.

Check back soon for another TSOL August release! ~ Gretchen

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CS Sponsor: Club Scrap Digital – August 2011 Versailles Kit Release

Posted by Terri Bradford, Create Scrapbooks Lead on August 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

Club Scrap Digital: Versailles - August 2011 Digital Kit Release

Club Scrap Digital – August 2011 Releases

Nowhere else will you have the opportunity to experience the luxury of richly textured traditional monthly collections like Club Scrap — after they have been amazingly crafted into a digital format. Created by the same team that brings you our famous traditional paper kits. Versailles Digital Scrapbook Club Scrap Kit Ingredients – purchase this kit for only $8.83 at http://clubscrap.com! 12 Digital Backgrounds, Graphic Stamp images used in designing the paper and digital lines- including phrases, Variety of Fibers, Metals, Organic and other Embellishments, Digital Alphabet, 6 Quick Drop Digital Layouts, 6 Matching Templates. Don’t forget to check out the coordinating expansion set that arrives on the 20th! Also, the Club Scrap “Scrap Rap Magazine” is now available in DIGITAL format! Check out the great tutorials and ideas! Club Scrap is a ScrapClubs.com and CreateScrapbooks.com sponsor – let them know we sent you over!