I finally got to try out my new Creative Memories Sunburst Recipe Template this weekend.
I really like how this turned out even though I am not very good at freehand cutting when my hands are sore. Usually, I would try to cut something like this with my Cricut instead.
The patterned cardstock is from an Amy Tangerine paper pad that I got at Michael's a few years ago.
The paper is so bold that I haven't added any embellishments yet, but might look at my stash and see what I can find that would coordinate without being too fussy.
This video from Creative Memories shows a few ways that you can use your template to get a completely different look and features a tutorial showing how to create a layout with the Sunburst Template.
Save $15 off your Creative Memories orders when you use the coupon code AWESOME15 (ends June 29th at noon CT). Coupon code can be used on more than one order.
Monday was Launch Day and once again Creative Memories did not disappoint.
This month we have the new Black & White Collection which includes a paper pack, mat pack, stickers, album, Fast2Fab pages and an Album Bundle.
Here are all of the new products for March, you can find them on the What's New page on my Creative Memories website.
In addition to the Black & White Collection, we also have a new Double Chevron Border Maker Cartridge and a Starburst Punch. Be sure to check out the Going, Gone Section this week, a couple of the Border Maker Cartridges will be discontinued when sold out.
We have quite a few alphabet stickers available in classic Black & White. Perfect for all occasions.
Check out these videos for a closer look at some of the products in the new Black & White Collection:
Paper Pack
Sticker Pack
Black & White Mat Pack, perfect for using in Creative Memories Pocket Albums or as an accent on a traditional scrapbook layout.
Digital versions of the new Black & White Collection along with the newly released National Scrapbook 2018 Kit are also now available for purchase. Use with your favourite digital scrapbook or die cutting software.
Here's a closer look at the new Fast2Fab products, available as a Bundle or also sold separately.
Check out this video for a closer look at the new Black & White Fast2Fab pages and White Embossed Album Cov.
The new Stone, Cloth, and Timber paper packs were released mid-February.
Also available in digital format.
I love the texture in these new packs, they remind me of the Adventure pack that was released last year.
Cloth Paper Pack
Stone Paper Pack
Timber Paper Pack
All these products are now available for purchase on my Creative Memories website.
Looking for a digital scrapbook program? All of the digital kits from CM work in many different programs including My Memories Suite Version 9. Use code STMMM3762 for $10 off software and 10% off photobooks and giftware.
I'm in love with the latest collection by Creative Memories. Released earlier this month, this collection is perfect for all sorts of layouts, and the collection is also available in digital format for use with your favourite software.
The primary colours are great for children's layouts, and the patterns are easy to mix and match for any occasion.
I know I am going to be using mine to finish up some of my Florida vacation layouts.
Check out this Album Cover, isn't it gorgeous?
And with this 8x8 Fast2Fab Album you can finish your album in an hour or less.
Just grab some photos, adhesive and a few embellishments...
then add your journaling and slide on the included page protectors. Page refills are also available.
Here are all of the new products for December, you can find them on the What's New page on my Creative Memories website.
Getting close to the end of this album, I only have a few more layouts to do of our tour of the Historic O'Keefe Ranch in Vernon, BC.
For this set of pages, I wanted to highlight the heritage features of the buildings so I kept my layouts simple by matting my photos on black cardstock and using the same woodgrain chevron pattern cardstock on all three. My only embellishment is a strip of Shimmer Trim that I cut in half lengthwise and used as a border along the edge of the cardstock.
Schubert House - this house was smaller, but the trim work inside the house reminded me of the heritage house that my family had owned.
These are my favourite pictures from this tour and the reason that I decided to stick with very simple layouts. I really wanted the pictures to stand out on these pages.
I love all the old products in the General Store. I was a Watkins Consultant for many years and spotted a few Watkins products on the bottom shelf.
I found a map online and printed it out and added to one of the layouts. So glad that everything is online to reference since these photos are from 2002 and I couldn't remember the names of all the buildings.
These layouts were so easy to put together - unlike the rest of my album where I used sketches, for these layouts I was inspired by the Power Layouts method. I laid my pictures out on each sheet of cardstock and set aside. When it came time to adhere I just quickly matted all the pictures at once, cut the two sheets of wood grain cardstock and the embellishment strips, adhered everything, journaled and just like that I was done.
So fast and easy! I love decorative scrapbooking but I have quite a few albums to do so I am trying to keep it as simple as possible. After I do the last three layouts from this trip I will have completed three albums this year. The first album took the longest (started a couple years ago) because it is all decorative layouts. The last two are fairly decorative but I planned differently and they went a little quicker - better use of my time and supplies. I will be ordering one (or two) of the re-released Power Layout kits from Creative Memories and pre-sorting my layouts so the box is ready to grab and go when I find I have an extra few minutes. I will still do some decorative layouts - I'll just add a post-it note to the guide to reference which sketch I want to use for that page.
If you aren't familiar with this sorting method check out this YouTube video - it's from 2010 but
explains very well how this method works.
I wish this method had been around back when I first started using CM products in the mid-90's. I probably would have completed more albums. I really like that you know what will be on the back of the right-hand page. I love the quality of the CM pages with the jeeping but was always concerned that I would mess up and put the wrong pictures on the back. By using the guide to represent the back of a page I can rearrange and have everything exactly as I want it before adhering.
On Monday, Creative Memories released the new products for August. Two new Collections for scrapbooking plus new Tools and Digital Artwork.
Back to School time is near and the Bookworm Collection is perfect for scrapping the school year.
Coverset, Papers, Stickers, Embellishments and Mat Pack make up this school-themed collection.
Here's a video by Creative Memories using the new Bookworm Collection.
Instructions for this project are available on the CM Blog
The Go! Fight! Win! Collection has everything you need for documenting your child's extra-curricular activities. Sports-themed Paper, Stickers, and Album Coverset make up this Collection.
I was impressed by how many different activities were included in the sticker pack.
You can see all the different activities in this video from Creative Memories. Stay up to date on new products and instructional videos by subscribing to the Creative Memories YouTube channel.
The Dancing Daisies Border Maker Cartridge is the latest addition to the Border Maker System.
Here are all the Border Maker Cartridges that are currently available. They do retire the cartridges as more are added so make sure to order early to avoid disappointment.
Once put on the Going, Gone list they are usually out of stock within hours due to the popularity of the Border Maker System.
Here are all the new products that were released on Monday. The Crop Caddy will be available to order towards the end of the month, unfortunately, there was a delay with the shipment.
The new products are all available to order now through my CM Website (with the exception of the Crop Caddy).
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.
**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.
I love working with sketches and after making the switch to Creative Memories, I was really happy to see that they provide Project Recipes with the release of each new paper pack.
For today's layout, I used the Creative Memories Mi Amor Project Recipe with supplies from my stash.
I love how easy it was to pull everything together with this Recipe. I was able to use my Cricut, my CM Border Maker System, and some CTMH Thin Cuts and they all went so well together.
I love how the CTMH Peacock cardstock pops against the Pink Paislee background cardstock.
I used a Pilot Precise V5 Pen in my Cricut to add some journaling to this banner using the Kyden Cricut Font.
I cut my title from the Cricut Photo Fun - Holiday Memories cartridge.
The hearts on the title go perfectly with my CTMH Heart Thin-cuts.
With my order last month I purchased the Paw Print Border Maker Cartridge. I had wanted this before I had even bought the Border Maker System and couldn't wait for it to arrive. I have so many pet layouts to do and I know that this will probably be the cartridge that I use the most.
Isn't it cute!
It was so easy to make this border along the edge of the page.
Here's a quick how-to video by Creative Memories showing how easy it is to create pretty borders for your scrapbook pages.
I grabbed my CM Fur Buddies Paper Pack and chose a few papers to go along with the Cat patterned background following the Fur Buddies Project Recipe. If you haven't tried a Project Recipe yet ask your CM Advisor for more information. New Recipes are released with each new paper collection and feature cutting guides and instructions to help you quickly put your layouts together.
Here's my finished layout - I followed the Project Recipe to create the page then decided to re-arrange my photos in a different pattern than in the recipe. I matted them on solid yellow and gray cardstock and decided to put the White Patterned paper away and use it on another pet layout. Since I've been bashing my stash this year I'm trying to use up as much of my old cardstock as I can before digging into my new stuff.
I submitted this layout in the CM Canada Advisors FB Group for a challenge and I was so excited to learn that I had won! CM is sending me the new Adventure Collection! I have camping pictures printed and will be doing layouts as soon as it arrives!
Supplies Used:
CM Original Border Maker System
CM Paw Prints Border Maker Cartridge
CM Fur Buddies Paper Pack (also available in digital)
CM Fur Buddies Stickers (also available in digital)
CTMH White Shimmer Trim
CTMH Whisper Cardstock
Recollections Gray Cardstock
SU Crushed Curry Cardstock
You can order Creative Memories Products in Canada from my CM Website or use the Advisor locator to find an Advisor near you.
I love using sketches when I scrapbook but don't usually use the built-in templates in My Memories Suite software. I only had 4 pictures to add to this layout so I decided to see what kind of templates were in the software. I knew that I wanted to use a background paper this time instead of my usual white with the large pictures that go almost to the edge of the page.
I found this template with 4 photos and was able to quickly add in my pictures, background, embellishments, and text. It was so much faster to just drag and drop without having to resize all the photo boxes.
I still love the freedom of creating my own designs from scratch but will definitely be using this feature again since I have so many layouts I need to do.
I'll be adding some tutorials to the blog in the near future using My Memories Suite software. Be sure to follow me on Google+ or follow my blog to receive updates if you would like to learn more. Links to follow me are in the right-hand column.
Supplies Used:
CM Fur Buddies Digital Kit
My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbook Software
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.
Here's another digital layout that I made using My Memories Suite digital scrapbook software and Creative Memories digital artwork.
I love using larger photos on my layouts when digital scrapbooking and it is so easy to use the digital paper as a background in the title and journaling boxes - just drag and drop and you can zoom in closer for more detail or adjust the opacity and make your journaling stand out.
All the background papers and embellishments are from the CM Gallivant Digital Kit.
This is such a great kit for scrapping road trips - I love the embellishments and as I was putting in the junkyard photos I noticed the outline of a VW Bug so I just had to use the matching embellishment from the kit. My husband is a car enthusiast so there are always pictures of old cars mixed in with our travel photos.
The pages are really easy to put together using My Memories Suite software - I don't use templates when making pages like this. I just add a bunch of photo boxes and resize them until I have all the pictures the way I want them.
The second layout on this page is a duplicate of one of the camping pages that I made last month.
I had already saved a copy to print onto my computer but had left the original album saved in the software. I just continued working in the same album and duplicated the older page and then replaced with the new photos and graphics. Even though the format is the same they look completely different.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
