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Create Beautiful Holiday Cards with Stamping on Patterned Paper

December 12, 2024 No Comments

Want to make your holiday cards extra special this year? Stamping on patterned paper is such a fun and simple way to create unique designs that wow your friends and family! In this latest Technique Tasters video, Karla Yungwirth from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine shares her step-by-step process for making gorgeous Christmas cards full of color, sparkle, and festive charm. Karla uses some of her favorite crafting tools and supplies from brands like Unity Stamp Co., Lindy’s Gang, Simple Stories, and more to create cards that are full of layers and personality. Whether you’re a seasoned cardmaker or just getting started, you’ll pick up lots of ideas to try in your own crafting. Here’s What You’ll Learn: How to stamp on patterned paper to create eye-catching backgrounds. Tips for layering stamps, inks, and embellishments for that perfect holiday look. Fun ways to use shimmer sprays, embossing powders, and adhesives to add…

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Halloween Magic Layout with Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Collection

October 22, 2024 No Comments

In the spirit of Halloween, Tracy McLennon crafted this captivating scrapbook layout using the Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st collection. This project, featured in the Fall issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, brings the spooky season to life with layers of vintage Halloween elements and bold pops of orange and black. In Tracy McLennon’s Halloween layout, the Bits & Pieces Ephemera from the Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st collection plays a key role in bringing vintage charm and detail to the page. These ephemera pieces include nostalgic Halloween icons like witches, jack-o’-lanterns, owls, and spooky sentiments, adding a playful and whimsical feel to the design. The cardstock stickers from the Simple Vintage October 31st collection further enhance the layout with bold, dimensional elements. From pumpkins to bats and vintage-inspired typography, these stickers provide the perfect finishing touches. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Foam Tape, 3D Foam Squares, and E-Z…

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Win the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Holly Jolly Collection Prize Pack!

October 9, 2024 No Comments

Congratulations to this week’s lucky winner – Marilyn Massoud Get ready to add some festive cheer to your holiday crafting projects with the incredible Simple Stories Simple Vintage Holly Jolly Collection This prize pack is the perfect companion for creating stunning scrapbooks, handmade cards, and DIY decorations to celebrate the season. 🎄 The prize package includes the following must-have products from the Simple Vintage Holly Jolly Collection: 6×8 Snap! Binder – A beautifully designed binder to store your holiday memories in style. Washi Tape – Add a decorative touch with classic, festive designs of this washi tape. Enamel Dots – Bring extra dimension and shine to your crafts with these vibrant dots. Bits & Pieces – Ideal for embellishing your cards and layouts with vintage holiday designs. 12×12 Collection Kit – Includes patterned papers, stickers, and everything needed for creating seasonal magic. Chipboard Stickers – Fun, dimensional stickers to give…

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Create a Shimmery Scrapbook Layout with Therm O Web Transfer Gel Duo

August 13, 2024 1 Comment

Check out this gorgeous 12×12 scrapbook layout designed by Heather Fischer! Heather has truly outdone herself with this stunning layout, where she masterfully combines a variety of techniques to add foil to her project using the must-have Therm O Web Transfer Gel Duo. The result? A layout that shimmers and shines with every detail. To start off, Heather created the base of her layout using patterned paper, ephemera, and sticker elements from the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Cottage Field Collection. The foundation of this layout is elegant and versatile, offering a perfect canvas for the foiling techniques she used. The magic begins with the Therm O Web Transfer Gel Duo, applied through the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Spots Layering Stencil directly onto the Simple Stories patterned paper. After allowing the gel to become tacky, Heather applied Therm O Web Deco Foil Color Harmony Shades of Gold Transfer Foils. The results…

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Simple Stories Simple Vintage Essentials Color Palette and Katelyn Spencer

June 10, 2024 1 Comment

Hey Creative Scrapbooker Fans! For today’s blogpost, I’m sharing with you how I created these beautiful vintage Inspirational Tags. To create these tag, I used the Simple Vintage Essentials Color Palette Collection from Simple Stories Aswell as a variety of adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. You’ll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to create my Inspirational Tags. To start, we’ll create the wander tag. Choose one of the tags off of the Blue & Purple Tags out of the Simple Vintage Essentials Color Palette Tags Kit from Simple Stories. Sand the edges of the tag. Next, you’ll need the Purple Collage paper out of the Simple Vintage Essentials Color Palette Collection from Simple Stories. Fussy cut out the paper the purple flowers, purple circle, key and strip with words. Cut the strip with words to 5/8” x 3 ¼”. Sand the edges of…

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Simple Stories Fresh Air Collection Giveaway

April 10, 2024 No Comments

WINNER – Deb Duryee Hands up if you would like to win the Simple Stories Fresh Air Collection! Absolutely you do! This fabulous collection is packed full of all the things you need for your next paper crafting project! The Prize Package will include the following products from the Simple Stories Fresh Air Collection: – Fresh Air Collection Kit – Bits & Pieces – Washi Tape – Enamel Dots – Stamp – Chipboard Frames – Journal Bits – Decorative Brads – Page Piece – 6×8 Patterned Paper Pad – Layered Chipboard – Sticker Book – Rub ons – Stencil – Chipboard Stickers CLICK HERE to enter your name to win this collection of stamps and stamping block! The contest closes on Friday, April 12th at midnight MDT. Good luck everyone Subscribe or order your copy of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine today! CLICK HERE

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Simple Stories Hoppy Easter and Heather Fischer

March 14, 2024 No Comments

Happy Easter season, friends!! Heather Fischer here today showing you how I created these super cute & simple Easter cards with just a few products!! These can be easily replicated with the Simple Stories Hoppy Easter 12×12 Simple Kit. Aswell as just a few pieces from the Simple Stories Hoppy Easter Page Pieces. I pulled out some coordinating cardstock from Prism Studio. Along with the Prism Studio Stitched Squares die set and the Prism Studio Stitched Scalloped Rectangles die set. I love the weight of the Prism Studio cardstock…it’s perfect for card bases and all my paper crafting needs!! I have a variety of the Prism Studio stacking die sets, and you cannot beat the price for these along with the quality. Easter is one of my favourite seasons to celebrate, I always send out cards and decorate the house because the decorations are just too cute and Easter reminds…

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Simple Stories Simple Vintage Love Story Collection and Katelyn Spencer

January 29, 2024 No Comments

Hey Creative Scrapbooker Fans! For today’s blogpost, I’m sharing with you how these adorable Love Tags were created featuring the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Love Story Collection. With Valentine’s Day next month these tags can be added to gifts or just given with love notes on the back of them. Along with the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Love Story Collection, I also used a variety of adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. You’ll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn all about my tags.These tags were easy to make as I chose three tags off the Tag Elements Simple Vintage Love Story Paper from Simple Stories which created the bases for my set. Once the tags were chosen, I used a variety of the patterned papers out of the Simple Vintage Love Story Collection Pack from Simple Stories to embellish the tags. When I pick embellishments…

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Simple Stories Winter Wonder Collection

January 11, 2024 No Comments

Well – winter is no long coming. It is officially HERE! Today in Alberta we are sitting at a very nice -31. The good old days are back! giggle giggle! But not to worry, the Simple Stories Winter Wonder collection has everything in it that we need to scrapbook all those winter wonderland days! Might not keep you warm on the outside, but will most definitely keep you warm on the inside! Here is a layout designed using the Simple Stories Winter Wonder collection designed by Heather Fischer. The collection includes patterned paper, cut aparts, and cardstock stickers. Lots of love in this pack. Heather used some Prism Studio cardstock. She adhered everything together using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. For the final touches of layout, Heather added her journaling using Zebra Sarasa Porous pens. Love this design Heather. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Stay warm my friends! Cuddle…

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Simple Stories Tis the Season and Heather Fischer

December 20, 2023 1 Comment

Happy Festive crafting season!! Today I am on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog playing with the Simple Stories Tis the Season collection! I absolutely love creating for the holiday season, from cards to home decor and of course documenting all the Holiday memories for my scrapbooks. I especially enjoy making Christmas cards, adding to my collection of all things Christmas all year long and coming up with new designs using all the gorgeous things!! When I saw the Simple Stories Tis the Season collection, it really spoke to me!! The colours & images are gorgeous…I could easily use ALL the pieces in no time at all 😉 For this project, I wanted to create some cards along with a little box perfect for gift giving. I used the Sizzix XL Bigz Die – Eileen Hull Card Caddy to create this cute little box. I then created 8 different cards from…