April Sneak Peeks are Here!

Oh my, are we ever excited to share our April sneak peeks today!

We think you'll agree that we have some very pretty things headed your way.
We'd love to hear what you think; let us know in the comments!

Have a little peek or two at our April Main kit:

 by Guest Designer Stephanie Buice

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and another peek at the Main kit:

 (left side above, right side below)

Two-Page Layout by DT member Nicole Doiron

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and more Main Kit sneaks from the team:

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Next, a peek at our April Creative kit:

 by DT member Joan Bronson

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by Guest Designer Ginger Williams

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and more Creative kit sneaks from the team:

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Take some peeks at our April Limited Edition Kit!

by Guest Designer Sandi Clarkson

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and more Limited Edition kit sneaks from the team:

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A little peek at our April Album kit:

by DT member Kristin Greenwood

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and a few more little peeks at our Album kit:

Remember to visit our Design Team Gallery on the 5th for the full reveal!
In the meantime, head over to the website and reserve your kits :)

How to Create a Ribbon Banner by Guest Designer Lee-Anne Thornton

My Creative Scrapbook guest designer Lee-Anne Thornton is up today with a tutorial featuring our March Creative Kit!

Here's Lee-Anne:

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Today I am sharing how I created my ribbon banner on my layout.

Cut the straw from the kit down to 4 inches in length and set aside.

Cut 3 strips of  red ribbon  1 1/2 inches in length and 4 strips of yellow ribbon 2 inches in length.  Using a strong adhesive glue one end of the ribbon

Wrap pieces of ribbon around straw

Alternate red and yellow ribbon strips and trim bottom edges to look like banners as shown.

Once all seven strips of ribbon are adhered to the straw sew across the ribbon just below the straw and secure edges.

Take a paper piercer and pierce a hole on each end of the straw

 and attach a large red brad to each end.

Take your hot glue gun and secure the finished ribbon banner to the top left hand corner of the layout.

Add two small yellow brads as shown and also wrap and tie a bow around each large red brad.

Your banner is done!

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Be sure to take a look at Lee-Anne's beautiful work in our Design Team Gallery!

Here's the Creative Kit:

We invite you to join us and experience the possibilities that our coordinated monthly kits offer. To purchase a kit, please visit our website, here.

Step by Step Layout Tutorial by Angel Rodrigue

My Creative Scrapbook design team member Angel Rodrigue is treating you to a start to finish layout tutorial today featuring our March Main Kit!

Here's Angel:

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I wanted to share a step by step Tutorial on how I created my 2 Sweet layout using March's Main Kit.

First I started with this sheet of pattern paper that was in the kit and trimmed it to fit a 12 x 12 white cardstock. I wanted some white to peek out from all sides.

Then I cut another piece of pattern paper 9 x 7 3/4 inches as shown here..

After I used some store bought doilies. I used one doily and cut it in half and tucked it in as shown..

I wanted some banners to peek out as well so I  tucked that in as well.

Then I used the chipboard that was in the kit to add to the right side of this layout. Just have fun tucking and layering all the cute chipboard pieces .

Be sure to add  what you feel you need to make it special..

Then I added a bow to the # 2 and the bird piece.I also added silver Liquid Pearls to the banners in the form of dots.

Below is my final result. I added my photo and a title up above that along with a sticker element on the left of the picture.

Hope you enjoyed following along...Be sure to check out March's kits from My Creative Scrapbook!!

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Be sure to take a look at Angel's beautiful work in our Design Team Gallery!

Here's the Main Kit:

We invite you to join us and experience the possibilities that our coordinated monthly kits offer. To purchase a kit, please visit our website, here.

Step by Step Layout Tutorial by Guest Designer Sandi Clarkson

My Creative Scrapbook guest designer Sandi Clarkson is up today with a start to finish layout tutorial featuring our March Limited Edition Kit!

Here's Sandi:

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Hello, everyone! I am so excited to be Guest Designing for My Creative Scrapbook this month using the gorgeous Limited Edition Kit! Being a huge fan of Pam's kits, this is quite the treat for me! 

I thought I would just share with you a little tutorial on how I've built the "Happily Ever After" layout. (Please excuse the color variations, as I just took quick photos as I went along.) 

1. Choose your paper selections and get a rough idea of which embellishments you think you'll use on your page.  I cut the center out of the floral paper and did a very quick fussy cutting of those gorgeous peonies.  The detailed cutting comes later! 

2. Using scissors cut a randomly curved edge on all 4 sides of your paper.  Then use chalk ink along your edges. 

3. Using any distressing tool or the edge of your scissors, distress all the way around.  A mini-mister is helpful to wet the edges slightly which will make them curl a bit more. 

4. Placed your striped paper on top of that floral paper.  Remember, the center has been cut away, so you'll be adhering those edges carefully.  I like to add a piece of plain card stock underneath to support my layers and embellies. 

5. Using a stencil (any kind) and molding paste, give your page some texture! I was a bit conservative on this page .. at least by my usual standards! 

6. Next add some color by misting and then adding water to make your color run. Tip the paper to allow your colors to really drip. Dab with a paper towel, then dry with your heat gun. You can also paint or sponge your color on depending on your mood, style  or project. 

7. Now it's time to do your detailed fussy cutting. Don't forget to ink those edges. I also used the stamp in the Kit and stamped directly on my fussy cut flowers.  While I was stamping, I went ahead and randomly stamped my background paper. I don't use a block, I just roll the stamping on. 

8. I like lots of dimension! So I've added some of the corrugated cardboard that the Kit was shipped in and have added that to those fussy cut flowers before adhering to the page. Cheaper and sturdier than foam squares! I do this ALL the time to give embellies and photos a little "boost." 

9. Next begin layering your elements! First the tag/notecards which have been cut from one of the papers, then those "boosted" fussy cut flowers and next your photo.  After that comes your flowers, chipboard, ribbon and  brads.  

This is the project when it was complete!

 Note how I've built up layers with flowers upon flowers … and ribbon with chipboard on top of that! 

This has been a long post but while you are here, let me share the other projects that I made using the My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition Kit: 

Thanks for letting me share! 

And thanks again to Pam for having me as a Guest this month! It's been awesome! 

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Be sure to take a look at Sandi's beautiful work in our Design Team Gallery!

Here's the Limited Edition Kit:

We invite you to join us and experience the possibilities that our coordinated monthly kits offer. To purchase a kit, please visit our website, here.

Card Sketch and 3 Card Samples by Liz Chidester

My Creative Scrapbook design team member Liz Chidester is up today with a beautiful card sketch plus 3 card samples, all featuring our March Main Kit!

Here's Liz:

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Hello! Liz here to share a card sketch with you along with 3 different takes on the same sketch.

 

Below, I followed the sketch pretty close using the March Main kit (I used the Main kit on all of my cards). I cut the flowers out of the floral patterned paper and placed them behind the chipboard sentiment.

 

For this card I did away with the horizontal ribbon and divided the background into 3 different parts which was inspired by the 3 vertical blocks from the sketch. In place of a sentiment block I used large chipboard elements and a doily die cut.

 

For my last card I topped it with 2 rows of ruffled trimmings and made 3 banner pieces instead of the vertical strips. I just had to use this adorable chipboard camper so I used that as my focal point and used it as my base for the sentiment.

 

So you see I made 3 very different cards all with the same sketch.

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Be sure to take a look at Liz's beautiful work in our Design Team Gallery!

Here's the March Main Kit:

We invite you to join us and experience the possibilities that our coordinated monthly kits offer. To purchase a kit, please visit our website, here.