Friday, January 31, 2014

Triple Layered Valentine's Day Card by Sharen Grimsley

Create this triple layer card in just a few simple steps! Perfect for a Valentine's Day  card or use these steps to create your own card for any occasion!

CUTTING MEASUREMENTS:
Layer #1: Card Base
Red Cardstock - 5.5" x 8.5"

White Cardstock* - 4" x 5.25"

Layer #2: Middle Layer
Step #1.
Black Cardstock - 3.25" x 4.5"
White Cardstock* - 3" x 4.25"

Layer #3: Top Layer
Black Cardstock - 2.25" x 3.5"
White Cardstock* - 2" x 3.25"

*White Cardstock will be used for stamping.

CARD ASSEMBLY:
  1. Attach all layers of white cardstock with small amounts of RE-POSITIONABLE tape - starting with the largest on bottom and small on top. 
  2. Stamp* preferred images on top of ALL layers.  
  3. Emboss (or color) images. In this card, Sharen went back and stamped her image in black ink around the outside of the card.
  4. Unassemble layers and glue the largest (bottom) white layer to your red card base and the other layers to their respective black cardstock pieces.
  5. Wrap ribbon around middle and top layers before re-assembling. 
  6. Embellish with small bow.
    Step #3.
*When embossing an image, use an embossing pad, VersaMark, or The Essential Glue Pad to stamp image.  If stamping and using Copic markers to color, stamp using Memento Ink.






 

Finished card!

For the inside of the card, you may want to use a piece of white cardstock layered with black cardstock for a stamped or embossed sentiment.

Bo Bunny "Surprise" Layout by Lauren Nicholson

Bright colors and big smiles make this layout pop using Bo Bunny "Surprise"! 

"Happy Birthday"
by Lauren Nicholson
 

Product Used: 

Bo Bunny “Surprise” Line
  • 1 – Jewels
  • 1 – Combo Stickers
  • 1 – You’re Invited Paper
  • 1 – Twist Paper
  • 1 – Birthday Paper
  • 1 – Confetti Paper
  • 1 – Pop Paper
  • 1 – Stripe Paper
  • 1 – Banners Paper
  • 2 – Bazzill 12x12 Lime Crush
  • 2 – Bazzill 12x12 Grapefruit Bliss
  • 1 – Bazzill 8.5x11 Limerick
  • 1 – Bazzill 8.5x11 Candy Apple
  • 1 – Bazzill 8.5x11 Bahama 
Small details such as "bling", bows, ribbons, 
etc. add fun touches to your layouts!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Albums Made Easy - We R Memory Keepers "Notable" Layout by Lauren Nicholson

Simple, fast, fun, and easy make this layout a breeze!
"Notable"
by Lauren Nicholson


This two page layout was made using the "Notable" collection
from We R Memory Keepers!



Layer, layer, layer! 
Product Used:
  • 1 – Notable Embossed Stickers
  • 1 – “Documented” Paper
  • 1 – “Record” Paper
  • 1 – “Quoted” Paper
  • 1 – “Noteworthy” Paper
  • 1 – “Listed” Paper
  • 1 – “Tagged” Paper
  • 1 – Notable Red Cardstock
  • 1 – Notable Green Cardstock
  • 1 – Notable Navy Cardstock




Add dimension and depth to your pages by 
layering paper, stickers, etc. 


I love the journaling cards that We R Memory Keepers have in their lines now!  It makes journaling so simple and easy! 


I made several pages using the "Notable" collection.  As you can see, I used this line to scrapbook a "weekend getaway" - the "Albums Made Easy" set was PERFECT for easily and quickly scraping all of those trip photos! 

Here is another page that I made using the Albums Made Easy "Notable" set along with the Albums Made Easy Photo Sleeves.  
These page protectors are AWESOME! They are my new favorite thing...  It made scraping a lot of photos so easy because you just "crop and pop"!  Use them with the Card Sets or make your own backgrounds! 



"Notable" Card Set

If you have not checkout out the "Albums Made Easy" sets from We R Memory Keepers - I strongly recommend doing so!  They make scrapbooking so easy! Perfect for those of us who don't have a ton of time to sit and scrap!

Combine the card sets with some of the "Albums Made Easy" page protectors from We R Memory Keepers for simple, quick, and EASY scrapbooking!