Lakeside Layout with Creative Memories Adventure Collection Digital Kit

Another digital layout from 2010 using the Creative Memories Adventure Collection.

Instead of a camping layout, this time I used it to scrap pictures that my husband took when visiting family who had recently moved onto lakeside property.

I used My Memories Suite software to make the digital layout.  The tree background, title and mat pack are all from the Adventure Collection Digital Kit by Creative Memories.  

In order to show the layout side-by-side, I took a screenshot of the layout while in the software so it is a lower resolution here but I did save the high-resolution 12x12 jpegs to my computer so I can get professional prints made for my album.

The Artwork for these layouts is available for purchase in Canada on my Creative Memories website. You can also use the Advisor Locator to find a CM Advisor near you.

My Memories Suite V8 software is available to purchase on their website - use code STMMM3762 for $10 off software purchase or 10% off photo books and gifts.   You can download a free trial of the software if you'd like to try before you buy.   

New for July: Creative Memories Slice of Summer and more!

So many great new products now available from Creative Memories for scrapbooking your Summer Memories.

I'm loving the new Slice of Summer Paper and Mat Pack and co-ordinating stickers.  Also available in digital format for use with your favourite digital scrapbooking or diecutting software. 

There's also a new border punch - how fun is this for creating Sun-inspired borders for your layouts.  

And check out the foil accents on the spine of these matching coversets! 

And as if all that wasn't awesome enough!  

You need to see the latest CM Border Maker Cartridge - Footprints!!

How perfect is this for your Beach or Baby layouts?

And that's not all....there is also a new addition to the Custom Cutting System and new Mix & Match patterned paper and embellishments.  See the What's New Flyers below for more information.  

The new products are all available to order now through my CM Website.

Not in Canada?  Check out the Advisor Locator on the website to find a CM Advisor near you. 

The new paper packs and embellishments are also in available in digital format.  

I use My Memories Suite software for my digi-scapping.  

Download a free trial from the My Memories website or use code STMMM3762 for $10 off your software purchase and a 10% discount off of photo books or giftware purchase. 

Bash My Stash: Layout with CTMH Rustic Fundamentals

I've been so busy working on my son's baby album that I haven't posted any layouts for a while.

I'm taking a break from his book while I wait for more of the CM Woodland Whimsy paper to arrive with my next order, so I thought it would be the perfect time to go back to the album that I started earlier this year.

I joined the Bash Your Scrapbook Stash Facebook Group earlier this year and it has made me look at my supplies in a totally different way.  I was able to finish putting my 2001 layouts together in just a couple of months with the exception of journaling and titles. And I've cut way back on buying new stuff - I've been going to my stash and looking through old product first when putting layouts together.

I did buy a few 4x6 layout books from Scrapbook Generation. I kept pinning their layouts and when they had a sale on the e-books I decided to buy them. I'm glad I did, my layouts have come together so fast using the guides and I don't tend to crop my pictures after printing them so these books are perfect for me.

For this layout I wanted to keep it simple, our friends were building their 1st house and I wanted to showcase the pictures so I went with neutral cardstock on black pages.   I'm not exactly sure which sketch I used for this layout - I usually write down the supplies and sketch used but I've moved everything around while doing the baby album and couldn't find the list.

Supplies Used:

• CTMH Black Cardstock
• CTMH Rustic Fundamentals
• CTMH Enchantment Fundamentals
• CTMH Bitty Sparkles
• Recollections White Cardstock
• CTMH Flower Market Cricut Cartridge

Looking for CTMH products? Check out my Consultant Pam Klassen's website in Canada or use the locator to find a consultant near you.  

New for June: 8x8 Coversets

Same great coversets in a compact 8x8 size, perfect for children or mini-albums.
Available to purchase until July 7th.  Pages and protectors are available year round.

New exclusive colours available for a limited time, choose from:

• Teal Polkadot 8x8 Album Cover (foil accents)
• Coral Chevrons 8x8 Album Cover (foil accents)
• Steel Gray 8x8 Album Cover
• Warm Gray 8x8 Album Cover
• Glacier 8x8 Album Cover (will be substituted for Dusty Blue if supply of Glacier runs out)

For a limited time only, get the exclusive 8x8 Ocean Blue Sweet Treats Album Cover

FREE with the purchase of 4 or more 8x8 Album Covers!

Visit my Creative Memories website to order yours today.

New for June: Creative Memories Japonism Bundle and Swirl Stickers

Give your scrapbook pages an artistic, cultural boost with the new limited-edition Japonism Pastel Bundle, compliments of Creative Memories Japan.

Bundle includes 12x12 Japonism Paper Pack and Natural Laser-cut Embellishments featuring nature-inspired wreaths and blooms.  

Also from CM Japan and available for a limited time (sold separately from Bundle) are the Swirl ABC/123 Sticker packs - just $6/ pack and available in 3 different colours.
Very limited quantities available.

Available now on my Creative Memories website under "What's New" section.

Design Space 3: Upload Images with Drag and Drop

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I think the ability to upload images to the new Cricut Design Space 3 by drag and drop is probably the thing I like the most about the updates so far.

I have so many SVG files on my computer but haven't uploaded them to Design Space until now because of how long it used to take in DS2.

I mainly use my iPad for cutting since my main computer is not in my craft room.   I usually just use my desktop for uploading, although I do like how the new DS3 seems a lot like the iPad app.  

I have a folder full of free SVG files that I downloaded from Birds Cards a couple of years ago when I first upgraded to the Cricut Explore from the Expression2.  

  

The new drag and drop feature makes it really easy to upload files to Design Space 3.  

Click on the Upload Image button - it lists the types of files that you can add.

The Drag and Drop screen will open, select your file and drag it into that box.

Your image will show up on this screen -  I added in tags to make it easier to search.  

Then hit save...

And then your image shows up in the Recently Uploaded Images section.

Nice and fast.  As I do this I am also dragging and dropping into Silhouette Studio Designer Edition, which I run off of an external hard drive with my Mac Mini to save space.  I've saved my zipped files in my OneDrive account and am deleting the copies off of my hard drive as I upload to the software. 

Camping Layouts with Creative Memories Digital Artwork

I knew when I saw the newly released Creative Memories Adventure Collection that it would be perfect for scrapping our camping layouts.  The graphics in this kit match our coastal British Columbia terrain. Even though we live near the ocean, we are surrounded by forests, mountains, and lakes.

I decided to use this kit for digital layouts of a camping trip we took back in the summer of 2010. 

As much as I love traditional scrapping, sometimes digital is the way to go.  I wanted these layouts to have large photos to showcase the lake and mountainside views.  The new Adventure Collection is the perfect accent to these pictures.    

I chose to go with a Project Life style layout.  Using My Memories Suite software I was able to create my own templates then fill in with photos, and add in the digital artwork using Creative Memories papers and mat packs and a few coordinating digital embellishments.   

This layout uses two digital images from the CM Adventure Mat Pack.  I added text to the top of each image and matched the text colour to the bottom layer of the "Roughing It" outline.  

This layout also uses two Adventure mats and I added my journaling to the larger box. I added the canoe embellishment and adjusted the opacity so it is just a shadow in the corner of the journaling box.

For this layout, I used the woodgrain paper from the Woodland Whimsy Boy paper pack to create the background of my journaling box.  Using the colour picker tool, I changed the text colour to match the dark brown of the slats.  The three embellishments are from the CM Gallivant digital kit - I thought they would work well with this page.  I love how versatile the kits are.   With My Memories Suite software, you can change the colours of embellishments.  For this layout, I decided to change the arrow to green instead of the original red.  I used the colour picker and matched it to the green on the "Let's Go" embellishment.

This layout uses the rock paper from the Adventure digital paper pack - I wanted it to match the mats that I used in my second layout.  

I used the Woodland Whimsy boy paper again but added the Happy Camper graphic from the Adventure kit over top.

The Artwork for these layouts is available for purchase in Canada on my Creative Memories website. You can also use the Advisor Locator to find a CM Advisor near you.

My Memories Suite V8 software is available to purchase on their website - use code STMMM3762 for $10 off software purchase or 10% off photo books and gifts.   You can download a free trial of the software if you'd like to try before you buy.    

New For June: Creative Memories Limited Edition Americana Bundle

This limited edition, USA themed bundle is available only for a very short time.  

The bundle includes a Cobalt bookcloth album cover with a custom design in Red & Silver foil,  the Americana paper pack and a Shooting Star Punch.  Perfect for scrapping your 4th of July or USA vacation photos.  

Bundle available through June 19 at 3 pm CT or while supplies last.  Order early to avoid disappointment. Pages and protectors sold separately.

Also available for purchase separately or in digital format for use with your favourite scrapbooking or die cutting software.

See the What's New section of my Creative Memories website for the full product collection.

New for June: Creative Memories Adventure Collection

I'm really starting to like Mondays - that's the day that the new Creative Memories products are released (at least once a month)

New for June:

The Adventure Collection - camping, nature and outdoors themed products, including a beautiful coverset with a coppery-foil tree silhouette on chocolate bookcloth.

Coordinating sticker, paper, and mat packs are also available along with the new Outdoor Adventure Quartet Punch.

The Adventure Collection is also available in digital format for use with your favourite scrapbook or die cutting software.

If you prefer pocket scrapbooking there is also a Father's Day Outdoor Adventure Bundle available for a limited time.  The bundle includes a one-of-a-kind 11x14 Pocket Album featuring beautiful foiled wild animals, the Adventure Mat Pack and a Brown Dual-Tip Pen for $65. Available through June 23, 3 pm CT

In addition to the Adventure Collection, Creative Memories also added a new Border Maker Cartridge and two new solid cardstock colours,  Orange and Goldenrod.  

Here's a complete list of the current Border Maker Cartridges:

Order early to avoid disappointment.  The one thing I've noticed is that Creative Memories is really good at cycling through inventory to prepare for the new items released each month.  

See all the new items in the What's New Section on my Creative Memories website

Check the Going, Gone section to see the current list of items that will be unavailable once they sell out.

New CM Celebrate Canada Scrapbook Bundle

Out just in time to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday on July 1st.

This limited edition Celebrate Canada set is available for a very short time and includes exclusive items for scrapbooking your Canada Day photos.

It would also make the perfect vacation album for scrapping an across Canada trip.

Items are also available to purchase individually until June 12, 2017 or while supplies last.  

Order early to avoid disappointment.   Album pages and protectors sold separately.

The paper pack is also available in digital format for use with your favourite scrapbooking program.