Hello, and welcome back to our blog, where we are continuing our International Scrapbook Day 2020 celebration! Already today, we have issued a PageMaps sketch challenge, a design challenge, and a colour challenge to you. Next up: a scraplift challenge!
Our issues hold so much inspiration, so the next time that you’re stuck for a layout idea, why not find another layout that inspires you to create? As long as you give the original creator credit on their idea, you can take the aspect of the design that inspires you and use it to record your own memories! Our challenge to you is to find an inspiring project from our spring 2020 issue and scraplift it to create your next page! Share your scraplifted project with us using these guidelines:
Challenge Guidelines:
- Create a project based on layout, card, pocket page or mini album found in our spring issue and send an image of it to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com.
- Please put “iNSD scraplift challenge” in your reference line, and in the body of your email, let us know which project on which issue page inspired you!
- Please ensure your image is less than 2mb.
- You have until May 13th to send in your submission. We will share a selection of today’s challenge submissions on May 15th!
Let’s see what project creative team member Nathalie DeSousa scraplifted to create her newest layout:
“Happy International Scrapbook Day everyone! It’s Nathalie here to celebrate this special day with all of you Scrapbook & Cards Today friends. I hope you are all using the day to document your memories with all the fun challenges we have prepared for you! We love to see what other designers are creating, and many times decide to borrow some of their ideas for a project of our own. So, today, I want to show you how I was inspired by Aurelie Cormier’s “Love & Smiles” layout from the spring 2020 issue to create this page. Let’s take a look at Aurelie’s beautiful layout first:
Here is the layout that I created based off of it:
Supplies | Patterned paper, embellishments, stickers: Simple Stories Garden District collection; Paint: Vicki Boutin Watercolor; INK: Golden; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Font: Times New Roman
Just like in Aurélie’s layout, I started with a patterned paper for the background from the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Garden District collection. Her cascading design has lots of movement that is guided by her mixed media application. I also borrowed this idea, but instead used Vicki Boutin Watercolor markers on my page, as this creates a softer effect on the background.
The original layout uses a small photo and lots of paper layers behind it. For my page, I am using a larger picture with a white border, but I decided to follow her layering idea for my page, too. This is where working with a single collection helps as all the papers coordinate and it is easier to create layers and embellish the page.
The cascading embellishments on the original page create a lot of movement; I decided to follow the placement of the embellishment clusters throughout Aurelie’s design, using ephemera and stickers from the Simple Vintage Garden District collection.
I replaced all of the wood veneer embellishments on Aurelie’s page with butterflies in my layout, but used foam adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives behind each wing to add dimension on the page. I loved the texture that the stitching added to the original, so I decided to hand stitch flying trails around the butterflies on my page. A few extra drops of gold ink, and gold thread behind the clusters complete my page.
Merci, Aurelie, for the awesome inspiration!
Now it is your turn to get creative! Choose a project from another designer and use it as inspiration to create a layout of your own. Remember to share your designs with us on social media by tagging us and using the hashtag #createwithsct! We love to see what you create and also draw inspiration from your designs! Enjoy NSD!”
GIVEAWAY!
We are so excited to offer this amazing giveaway to one lucky winner:
Document yesterday, today, and every day with the beautiful Storyline Chapters collection by Heidi Swapp. This collection includes something for everyone—the scrapbooker, planner, or journaler! Customize your favorite stories with stickers, patterned paper, embellishments, and albums. Start with soft pastels and splashes of gold, then add elegant butterflies and painterly textures to whatever “chapter” you’re working on!
To enter to win this iNSD giveaway:
- Leave a comment below by May 13th;
- For a second entry, leave a comment on the post with Nathalie’s project and this prize on our Instagram page;
- For a third entry, leave a comment on the post with Nathalie’s project and this prize on our Facebook page;
- One winner will be randomly selected and announced on May 17th!
- You do not have to participate in the challenge for our hourly prize, but we would love it if you do!
Please join us again at 6pm EST, where we will share our final challenge and inspiration from Meghann Andrew!
Join us again at 6:00 pm!
Oh my, love this layout. So very pretty!
WOW what a beautiful giveaway of Storyline Chapters collection by Heidi Swapp. I would love to win this generous prize as I am an avid scrapbooker. The colour palette is gorgeous – love it!
what a fun layout to document the day.
Beautiful collection! I would love the chance to create with this Heidi Swapp collection
Such amazing LOs. Love the backgrounds.
I love Nathalie DeSousa’s creations, Her travel pages and scrapbook layouts are always so fantastic!
What great layouts!! I need to practice the paint / splatter technique…I love the look it creates! And what a fabulous giveaway…LOVE Heidi Swapp anything! Happy NSD!
Natalie makes such pretty pages. This one is gorgeous!
The layout is beautiful!
Beautiful
Both Aurelie and Nathalie’s pages are beautiful! Love all the florals and layers.
I haven’t tried the Storyline format yet, but Heidi Swapp always have lovely products so thanks for this chance to win! :)
Love this ❤️
I love this page! The delicate teal/turquoise calls to me. You certaily made it your own.
Beautiful pages! Love the colors and details!
What a beautiful layout and love the embellishments! I love Heidi Swapp, what a beautiful collection from her. I’m a avid scrapbooker so this would be perfect! Happy NSD everyone!
Well done on your scraplift! Both layouts are absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration/Challenge! And thanks for the chance to win yet another prize! These storylines look FUN!
Beautiful inspiration!
Gorgeous layout
and love the wood
embellishments.
Carla from Utah
Happy National scrapbook day
Those layouts are stunning! Thanks for the inspiration and giveaways.
Beautiful layout ! Thanks for another opportunity for a prize!
Looks like a cold weather event. The colors
reflect this also. Beautiful layouts.
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I could certainly use this for traveling this summer (at least we hope we get to travel soon). Thanks for the opportunity to win this entire collection. The layouts are really nice, too.
The original layout is gorgeous and so is the scraplifted page!! Thanks for such a fun day of inspiration and prizes.
Love your layout Nathalie! Storeyline Chapters collection would be a wonderful product to use for my families storey ❤️
This is a great giveaway!!!! So pretty!!!
Wow ???? So pretty and inspiring. Done, done and done ✅ thank you for the chance to win this amazing giveaway!! ????
I love Heidi Swapp. This looks great. I also love to scraplift.
So many giveaways. So little time. Amazing thank you for the lovely things to win.
Your layout is beautiful! I love the stitched flying trails you added around the butterflies! :)
Lovely layouts! I LOVE the floral framing! Great scraplift challenge! Thank you for the chance to win the wonderful giveaway!
Swooning over the layouts! Very nice prize!
Beautiful layouts! And a Heidi Swapp collection too! Crossing my fingers! Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for all the inspiration today!
Beautiful as always!
Awesome giveaway ???????????????? I love both layouts.
Beautiful page!!
Beautiful layouts to use for inspiration! Beautiful collection to give away! Thanks so much!
I love the butterflies and floral!! So pretty!!
This layout is gorgeous!! I love all the dimension❤️
Looking forward to this challenge, I have already picked my sketch.
Loved the scraplift page, so springlike.
Beautiful job, Nathalie, lots of great detail.
Omg!! I love this!!
Beautiful layout! I love the details! Thank you for the chance of winning that amazing prize too!
Love reading the story about how the page came together!
This is just gorgeous. The butterflies and florals are perfect. Thank you for the NSD fun and inspiration.
Beautiful page! Thank you for the chance to win the Heidi Swapp giveaway.
Beautiful layout! Thanks for the fun day!
My favourite colours in such a lovely design! And i’ve been so excited to use Heidi’s products in this lube! Thanks for sharing.