Scrapbooking Snowy Adventures ❄️ | New Stampin’ Up! Papers + How-To Travel Guide...

Hey friends! This weekend on my YouTube channel, I’m shared a brand-new scrapbook layout that captures one of our family’s snowy adventures. If you’ve been looking for fresh ideas to document your travels, this layout combines some of my favorite techniques with gorgeous new papers from Stampin’ Up! and a peek at our new how-to guide on scrapbooking travel memories.

This two-page spread also has an 8 x 12 Flip Flap to house more photos. It's full of movement, texture (wait until you see how I made the SNOW title), and cozy winter vibes. I wanted the layout to feel like the photos themselves—fun, playful, and layered with details you’d notice as you flip through.

Here’s what I included:

Stenciling: I used the NEW Snowy Delights Snowflake Masks in the background to add dimension and bring that frosty feel to life. The soft ink blending and pops of color help anchor the photos and embellishments.

I used four different ink colors for that layered look...

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New Papers from Stampin’ Up!: This was the first time I played with the Peaceful Day Scrapbooking Kit these fresh patterns, and oh my goodness—they’re PERFECT for outdoor adventures. The mix of blues, grays, and cozy textures pairs beautifully with winter photos.

The ribbon I used is from the Peaceful Gardens Suite - I decided to go an upside down tie for the tags and I LOVE the look...

Journaling spots and layered tags tucked behind photos give you a place to write little details without taking away from the design.

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My Favorite Details ❤️

The large “Good Times” circle is the perfect focal piece and title. You can barely see them here, but I also added the silver rub-ons from the Metallic Texture Rub-Ons around the clusters, title, etc.

The Die-cut and sticker trees help pull in the outdoor vibe - I layered them and used Dimensionals for added depth...

Added texture with the SNOW Title. I used the Party Alphabet Dies and our NEW Velvet Paper in white from the All Seasons Velvet Specialty Paper...

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Travel Scrapbooking Made Easy ✈️

This layout is also a sneak peek into our brand-new how-to guide on scrapbooking travel. Whether you’re documenting a quick day trip or a full family vacation, the guide walks you through:

Choosing the right papers and embellishments

Mixing full layouts with pocket pages

Quick journaling prompts to capture the “little moments”

Easy layering techniques for eye-catching spreads

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed with where to start on a travel album, this guide is going to be your new best friend.

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Watch the Full Tutorial 🎥

Head over to my YouTube channel to see this layout come together step-by-step. You’ll see how I used the stencil, tips for layering patterned papers, and how to make the most of your travel photos in a two-page spread.

👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss new scrapbook layout ideas every week!

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Have you ever documented a snowy adventure? I’d love to hear what your go-to winter scrapbooking supplies are—leave me a comment below!

Gnomes for Spring...

It might still be Winter where you're at but here in Texas, it's borderline Summer...lol

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CTMH recently released the third installment in our Gnomes for All Seasons Collection...Gnomes for Spring!

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Here's a look at the Collection...

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We also have Bundle options...

I recently created with this Collection for my latest YouTube Video. I coupled the Gnomes for Spring with our newest Sketchbook (A MUST-HAVE if you ask anyone who has already purchased it).

Check out the video below - click the video to view on YT so you can comment, like, share and subscribe! 

Ready to become a CDT Creative...

Good news from the CREATIVE DESIGN TEAM 

We’ve just opened the doors to the CDT Creatives Membership for the next few days!

Do you suffer from these papercrafting woes:

💜 Don't consider yourself "Crafty"
💜 Limited time to create from scratch
💜 Just beginning your papercrafting journey
💜 Need friends who value their family's memories as much as you do your own

As a CDT Creative, you get the following:

 Learn new techniques to take your skills to the next level
 Easily replicate projects for yourself or to use to teach your own classes
 Organize or better utilize your craft supplies with our weekly Tips & Tricks
 Gain Cricut skills with in-depth tutorials + done-for-you Cricut files if applicable
 Learn at your own pace with videos accessible any time
 Access the full library, even archived classes

Each week, one of the EIGHT CDT Instructors will bring you an EXCLUSIVE VIDEO teaching techniques by breaking it down in a step-by-step class that can easily be reproduced in your personal crafting or in easily reproducible topics that can be taught to your customers if you are already in the papercrafting biz. 

The good thing about THIS MEMBERSHIP is that you will receiving the same "topic" FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS...that's the benefit of having access to ALL EIGHT of us!

BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE!!! We also post a helpful tip video each week, challenges, and more. Can you see where I'm going here 💗

NOT ONLY are we open for a LIMITED TIME but we want to REWARD YOU for joining!

Free Card Sketch Booklet

BONUS! When you join before July 17, we are giving you our brand-new, exclusive CDT Card Sketches booklet for FREE! ****Or if you’re an existing member*** you’ll get this booklet for free when you refer a friend! Win-Win! (You will receive the booklet via email after the registration closing date of July 17, 2022)

–> Level up your crafting skills
You’ll have access to our existing class library to help you create unique projects, no matter what supplies you have. Learn new techniques step by step so you can easily replicate for your own projects or use to teach classes.

–> Participate in challenges (if that's your thing - if not, you can still use the challenge topics in your PERSONAL crafts)
CDT Creatives includes a monthly challenge ranging from sketches to color combos to mood boards…all exclusive content you won’t find anywhere else!

–> Get crafting tidbits via weekly tips
You’ll get access to our mind-blowing tips & tricks each week. Topics range from organization to better workflow to ways to better utilize your craft supplies or product knowledge. Truly informative and helpful info every week! (Hint: these tips were designed to be quick 5-min tips but often can turn into a class in themselves because we have so much good info to share!)

Ready to become a CDT CREATIVE?

–> Check out this info page for all the details!

**Heads up, though**
This CDT Creatives Membership is only open until 11:59 this Sunday, July 17, 2022, USA Mountain Time.

We only open the doors a few times per year so we can focus most of our time creating amazing classes for our members inside the membership.

If you’re ready to take your library of crafty techniques and ideas to the next level, we’d love to have you with us!

Have a crafty day!

Katy Taylor - CDT Creatives Instructor

P.S. If you’re interested, make sure to check out the CDT Creatives Membership. The doors close on this registration opportunity strictly at 11:59pm this Sunday, USA Mountain Time – less than 4 days!

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August Love Your Stash | Tulum Layout | Process Video

It's time for August's Love Your Stash and I love this layout of Tulum.

Mini-Notepad White Pines | Christmas in July | Creative Design Team Collab

This month the Creative Design Team is showing you all things CHRISTMAS. I chose to bring back a favorite mini-notepad of mine (I make them for Conventions, Christmas, birthdays, Mother's Day, etc) with the Bring Back my Pack - White Pines collection.

Here's a look at my project...I hope you'll head over to my YouTube channel and watch the video as well as get the measurements...

Love Your Stash July | 4th of July Photo Save | Process Video

I absolutely LOVE when I can use my stash...and ESPECIALLY LOVE when I can couple it with some NEW products from the July-August 2021 Catalog.

Check out this one-page layout featuring the Wander collection and the Months of the Year - July stamp set. My "stash" is the textured cardstock/diecuts and the journaling spots that were used.

Don't forget to check out my YouTube video to see how this layout came together AND remember to visit the rest of the Creative Design Team this week to see what stash they're loving!

Love Your Stash - May | Mother Shaker Layout...

Earlier this month, I used up some more of my stash...if you recall the Creative Design Team did a series in February about LOVING YOUR STASH. We LOVED it so much, we decided to make it a monthly thing for those that want to participate. Well, I have PLENTY of stash so I'm pretty sure I'll be participating every month 😂

This month's layout was all about my mamma using a super old stamp set for my focal journaling and a shaker layout we created during January's Virtual Album Retreat. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed making it.

You Can Change the World, Girl | Love of Color | Creative Design Team Series...

Let's look at an EASY WAY to create projects with color theories in mind.

I often pull the Love of Color How-To Books from CTMH to choose which colors to use in my layouts. In the video below, I walk you through the tips and tricks to do this.

• Love of Color brings the Close To My Heart color palette to life through beautiful artwork examples illustrating how to create perfectly balanced color combinations.

•This volume features the newest 14 exclusive colors, including color of the year Blue Belle.

• Fits inside a 6" × 8" Everyday Life™ album.

Each two-page spread focuses on one exclusive color shown in three different color schemes. Use this inspirational guide as the ultimate color companion and never second-guess your color choices again!

Here are some photos of my finished layout. I picked out the color of my daughter's shirt (Sundance) and found that color in the Love of Color Vol. 2 How-To Book. Then I chose the 3-color combo and added Glacier and Avocado. My process video explains the process of choosing the 3-color combo as well as how other colors got onto my page.

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The strips of black patterned paper and the wood-grain patterned paper AS WELL AS the BELIEVE came from the More Than You'll Ever Know NSD Kit...LOVE that stamp set!

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This Glacier Rose-Gold Foil Cardstock comes from the Party Girl NSD Kit and is available for purchase NOW on my website. My process video walks you through ALL the cardstock that comes with this Kit...GORGEOUS!!!

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Here's a closeup of the shaker I made. I used the stamp set from the More Than You'll Ever Know NSD KIT. Using our Rectangle Stitched Thin-Cut and Rectangle Foam Shapes made this shaker elements SUPER EASY. I filled it with Rose Gold Loose Sequins to match the Glacier Rose-Gold Cardstock. The puffy stickers are from the Sweet Safari line...

Don't forget to head on over to YouTube and check out my process video where I concentrate more on explaining how the Love of Color books work and how I used Volume 2 in this particular layout. If you'd like a copy of the CTMH Color Wheel where CTMH has broken down the general colors into our Exclusive Colors, you can download {{{here}}}.

Don't forget to check out my Creative Design Team Playlist at the end of my video to check out all the other DT Members and their Color Theory projects! We'll be doing this until Thursday so you still have LOT to look forward to!

Day 9: Love Your Stash - Embellishments - BFFs...

Today is Day 9 of the LOVE YOUR STASH YouTube Series...during the month of February, the Creative Design Team is challenging you to LOVE YOUR STASH with us.

Here's a look at today's Layout (video is at the end of this post) using all my embellishments (hahahahaha - let's be honest, that is NOT POSSIBLE but I can try).

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I used the Sweet Safari Cricut Collection for the clouds/stars and the rainbow (just spliced it so it is only 1/2 of a rainbow). The right photo is a flip-flap so it allowed me to have a total of THREE PHOTOS. ***I also used the February 2021 SOTM - Doodle Borders on the outside of the red-polka-dot rainbow arc...see those cute little arrows!

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Everything is better with SHIMMER BRUSHES, right! I added a little Lemonade Shimmer to the stars and I LOVE how the stars look against the background I created with Distress Oxide Inks...

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I used several current paper packs - Sweet Safari, Happiness Lives Here and the Mix-In (Jan-Feb)

Thank you for stopping by...here is the process video...I would LOVE to have you head on over to YouTube to watch (click on the video instead of watching here so you can like and leave a comment).

Sweet Safari Valentine Cards...

Have you seen the ADORABLE Sweet Safari Collection! It's all about the CUTE, ADORABLE BABIES...BUT let me show you an alternative.

I am joining the Creative Design Team this week to share some Sweet DIY Valentine ideas on YouTube. These cards are my contribution.

The cards were made using a few Cricut Collections (Artiste, You Are Here and Artfully Sent) along with the NEW Sweet Safari Cricut Collection and the Sweet Safari Coordinating Cardstock...

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For this first little card, I took several sentiments from the Artfully Sent, Artiste and You Are Here Cricut Collections and created the sentiment. The little tiny hearts are from the Perfect Match Special and I used those on each card, adhered with Liquid Glass...

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This cute little card comes directly from the Sweet Safari Cricut Collection - I just erased the card base and envelope...

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This card base is from the Artfully Sent Cricut Collection...isn't that giraffe the CUTEST!!!

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Here's a look at what you get with the Sweet Safari Cricut Collection...two pre-designed cards, a bunch of sweet little animals, a title, a border as well as some other non-baby icons (clouds, palm tree, rainbow)...

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Here's a look at the Sweet Safari Paper Packet with Sticker Sheet...ADORABLE, huh?

You can check out the process video below...as well as find links to the rest of the Creative Design Team videos...

Shaker Tags - Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Creative Design Team Series...

The Creative Design Team is featuring TAGS, BAGS, BOXES & MORE for this month's video collaboration on YouTube.

I decided to make some Shaker Tags using three of the shaker shapes we carry...circle, star and heart. Using the Thin Cuts, Foam and Acetate, Loose Sequins and a couple of Stamp Sets, these shaker tags came together really quickly.

Here's a look as well as a link to the video on YouTube where you can see one of them come together.

Here's the YouTube video if you want to go see how easy they come together.