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Enter the Serenity Fair Gift Certificate Giveaway!

November 5, 2025 No Comments

Congratulations to this week’s lucky winner – Jozanne Pinto 🎉 It’s Giveaway Time! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce a fabulous Serenity Fair giveaway that’s perfect for every papercrafter and washi tape lover! One lucky winner will receive a $100 Gift Certificate to spend at Serenity Fair’s online store.Serenity Fair is famous for their huge selection of Extra Wide Washi Tapes, along with stunning PET tapes — clear, glossy decorative tapes made from durable film that show off vivid designs and layer beautifully. You’ll also find stickers, stationery, and illustrated playing cards, each piece designed to spark creativity and add something special to your next scrapbook layout, handmade card, or art journal page. CLICK HERE to enter your name into the giveaway! The contents closed Friday, Nov 7th at midnight MST. Good luck my friends! Is your Creative Scrapbooker Magazine collection missing a gem? Don’t let that gap stare at you…

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Celebrate Autumn with the Grateful Harvest Collection

November 3, 2025 No Comments

The Grateful Harvest Collection by Creative Memories captures everything we love about fall — crisp air, cozy colors, and heartfelt gratitude. This stunning layout, designed by Brenda Rose from the Creative Memories Design Team, is filled with warmth and inspiration for your next scrapbooking session. Featuring richly toned papers, adorable autumn icons, and comforting coffee cup borders, this project perfectly showcases the season of thanks. The Grateful Harvest Paper Pack and Stickers bring your memories to life with textures and tones that echo falling leaves and golden sunsets. Want to recreate this exact design? You’ll find step-by-step instructions and a printable PDF tutorial on the Creative Memories Blog. There, Brenda Rose walks you through each detail of this heartwarming layout — from inking paper edges with Rich Cocoa Ink to layering strips that celebrate abundance, gratitude, and connection. This project is more than a scrapbook page — it’s a visual…

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Paper Crafting Giveaway with The Paper & Ink Boutique!

October 29, 2025 No Comments

Congratulations to this week’s lucky WINNER – Elaine Lewis 🎨 Paper Crafting Giveaway with The Paper & Ink Boutique! Get ready to celebrate creativity with our brand-new paper crafting giveaway in partnership with The Paper & Ink Boutique! One lucky winner will take home a $175 CAD prize package filled with gorgeous supplies for cardmaking, scrapbooking, and paper crafting fun. One lucky winner will receive:✨ Simple Stories Flannel Season Collection Pack✨ Prism Studio Whole Spectrum Cardstock Packs✨ Sizzix/49 & Market Candy Cane Stripe Stamp Set✨ Sizzix/49 & Market Christmas Tree Stamp & Framelit Set✨ Plus stickers, embellishments & a Paper & Ink Boutique reusable tote! CLICK HERE to enter your name into the draw! Don’t wait — contest closes Friday, October 31st at MIDNIGHT MDT!. Good luck my friends! Is your Creative Scrapbooker Magazine collection missing a gem? Don’t let that gap stare at you from the shelf. Back issues…

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Create Spooky Treat Tags with Stampers Anonymous and Ranger

October 28, 2025 No Comments

Spooky Treat Tags are the perfect Halloween project to show off your creativity and favorite products from Stampers Anonymous and Ranger! For today’s blog I will share the step-by-step photos and easy instructions to help you craft these eerie and fun tags — ideal for dressing up your Halloween treat bags. I started out by pulling out two favourite Halloween stamp sets by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous — Boo Crazy CMS495 and Spooky Spirits CMS492 — and let them inspire these playful ghostly creations. How to Create the Spooky Treat Tags Stamp the BackgroundStamp the cobweb image from Boo Crazy CMS495 onto Ranger Mixed Media cardstock using Ranger Black Soot Archival Ink. Die Cut Tag, Stamp and EmbossUse the Sizzix Tag Collection die set to create the tag shape. Stamp a variety of ghost images and sentiments from Spooky Spirits CMS492. Heat set with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. Cut…

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Creative Scrapbooker Magazine: Closing the Chapter After 20 Beautiful Years

October 25, 2025 No Comments

A chapter has ended — and what a beautiful story it has been. On October 15, 2025, we announced that Creative Scrapbooker Magazine will be publishing its final issue, the Winter 2025 edition. This decision comes with full hearts, deep gratitude, and an overwhelming sense of pride for the 20 years of creativity we’ve shared together. From a spark of an idea around a campfire to a beloved quarterly magazine that inspired readers across Canada, the United States, and beyond — this has been a journey built on passion, community, and the joy of handmade art. Reflecting on Two Decades of Creativity Over the past 20 years, Creative Scrapbooker Magazine has filled homes, classrooms, and craft rooms with ideas, laughter, and inspiration. Together, we’ve celebrated thousands of scrapbook layouts, cards, and mixed media projects. We’ve shared techniques from some of the most talented artists in the paper crafting world and…

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Pink & Main Holiday Magic Giveaway

October 22, 2025 2 Comments

Congratulation to this week’s lucky winner – Christy Stubbs The Pink & Main giveaway is here — and it’s overflowing with festive fun! This week, Creative Scrapbooker Magazine is teaming up with Pink & Main to celebrate their Holiday 2025 Release with an exciting prize bundle that will fill your craft room with creative cheer. From whimsical holiday stamps to playful dies and sparkling gems, this bundle has everything you need to create joyful handmade cards, tags, and scrapbook pages this season. Whether you’re a seasoned papercrafter or just starting your creative journey, you’ll love adding these Pink & Main treasures to your collection. CLICK HERE to enter your name into the draw! Don’t wait — contest closes Friday, October 24th at MIDNIGHT MDT!. Good luck my friends! Is your Creative Scrapbooker Magazine collection missing a gem? Don’t let that gap stare at you from the shelf. Back issues are…

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Tim Holtz Pumpkinhead Halloween Card with Stampers Anonymous

October 21, 2025 1 Comment

Keely Lowe brought spooky charm to life with the Tim Holtz Pumpkinhead stamp set from Stampers Anonymous. The sketch-style jack-o’-lanterns in this collection deliver the perfect mix of creepy and cute, making them ideal for handmade Halloween cards, tags, and décor projects. For her design, Keely layered deep purples, added splattered textures, and finished with a rustic burlap bow for extra flair. The result? A card that’s all treats, no tricks! This frightfully fun creation was featured in the Fall issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine — grab your back issue today and be inspired by more Halloween-themed paper crafting ideas! Happy Halloween Friends! ✨ Celebrate 20 Years of Creativity The journey comes full circle with Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s Collector’s Edition — our final issue!This keepsake Winter 2025/26 edition is more than just a magazine — it’s a celebration of you, our creative community. Inside, you’ll find heartwarming stories, stunning artwork,…

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Haunted House Craft Using Echo Park’s Halloween Magic Collection

October 19, 2025 No Comments

There’s something extra enchanting about crafting a Haunted House with the Halloween Magic Collection from Echo Park Paper Co. The playful mix of purples, oranges, and spooky characters brings this papercraft to life—just in time for Halloween! This Haunted House of the Week project was created using the Echo Park Paper Co. Halloween Magic Collection, paired perfectly with an SVGcuts house template. The patterned papers, adorable embellishments, and layered die cuts combine to create a charming (and slightly spooky!) decorative piece that’s perfect for your seasonal display. From bats and ghosts to little pumpkins and cobwebs, every detail captures the playful spirit of Halloween. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or just looking for a weekend project, Echo Park’s Halloween Magic Collection makes it easy to create something festive and fun. Happy Haunted House Season!

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Halloween Card Fun with the Art Impressions Pumpkin Parade Set

October 15, 2025 2 Comments

No Tricks, Just Treats with Art Impressions! Fall is in full swing, and that means it’s time for Halloween crafting! 🎃 Today we’re sharing a delightful card design by Tasha Jorgenson, featuring the Art Impressions 6112 – Pumpkin Parade Set — the perfect choice for adding playful charm to your autumn creations. Tasha’s card captures the trick-or-treat spirit with an adorable bunny dressed in costume, surrounded by candy corn and stars under a Halloween night sky. She used the coordinating dies to easily cut out the stamped images, and we love how she even included die-cut sentiments for a polished finish. The background features a purple night sky, a lime green grassy border, and enamel stars, perfectly framed with candy corn patterned paper from the ARt Impressions Halloween S2 Paper Pack. The layered gold glitter frame and bright cardstock add the perfect festive pop — just like your favourite Halloween…

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Masking Fall Leaves with Distress Spray Stains

October 14, 2025 No Comments

If you love creative backgrounds, this Masking Fall Leaves technique by Nicole Wright is for you! Featured in the Fall 2024 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, this project shows you how to create a layered autumn background using Ranger Distress Spray Stains. The results are vibrant, textured, and full of fall magic. Grab your copy today for more inspiring ideas just like this! Step 1: Die Cut and Mask Die cut several assorted leaves from watercolour paper and cut a mask to match your image size.Place a few leaves on a Super Stock 12” x 12” paper, layer the mask on the leaves, and spray your lightest Ranger Distress Spray Stain. Step 2: Add Depth with a Darker Shade Remove both the mask and leaves. Shift the leaves to a new position and repeat the first step, this time using a slightly darker Ranger Distress Spray Stain. Spray around the…