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.