Creative Memories – Scrapbooking with Meggan & Tessa

August 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:11:39 +0000

Summer is coming to a close, and apparently that means using up our Summer Break Collections by Creative Memories! We don’t coordinate their layouts ahead of time, so it was ironic we both pulled out the sunshine print to highlight on our layouts. This session of Power hour highlighted zig zag cuts and peekaboo pockets. …

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July 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:36:28 +0000

We are halfway through summer – and we are happy to see so many of you keeping up with your page creations! This session highlighted using circles and half circles in your layouts. Meggan created a fun page using strips of paper and the Circle Custom Cutting System that highlights four featured photos. Miss Kitty …

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June 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:39:12 +0000

Happy Summer! Be sure you join us for our Summer Scrap Scrapbooking Challenge – 8 weeks of projects designed to help you complete pages this summer. We held our Kick Off Crop this week – everything posted so far is saved in our exclusive Facebook Group. After Meggan introduced a new technique during May Power …

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May 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 15 May 2024 14:33:57 +0000

And the race is on towards summer! Be sure you join us for our Summer Scrap Scrapbooking Challenge – 8 weeks of projects designed to help you complete pages this summer. Grab that Double Rick Rack Border Maker Cartridge (or another thin chain-style BMC) and create this layered effect by punching multiple papers and stacking …

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April 2024 Power Hour

mtadmin — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:09:38 +0000

Hola Amigas! At the end of this session, we share all the details of our Creative Memories Incentive Trip to Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Gather those partial strips and a statement punch to create a high impact – low work layout. Because the multiple papers offer all the design, very little technique is required to pull …

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March 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:21:59 +0000

We are lucky to have your support! Layering four papers and a border element offers an easy design punch. One cut with the 12″ Decorative Trimmer can add just enough movement on your layout to accent your design. Using a Decorative Blade on some of the pieces adds additional subtle design layering. Creating an Embellishment …

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February 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:11:15 +0000

We love all of you! Creating a cluster of shapes cut with the Creative Memories Custom Cutting System can add a nice accent to your layout. Gemstone CCS Hearts are shown along with the Hexagon from the Oval/Pentagon/Hexagon set and the smaller hexagon from the Gemstone CCS set. Circles, Ovals or Rectangles can all be …

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January 2024 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:17:28 +0000

Have a healthy and scrappy 2024! Peekaboo pockets can allow for more photos to be added on one layout. Here Tessa used the Project Life app to create 4×3″ prints to fit a total of 11 photos on one page using Creative Memories 4×3″ Peekaboo Pockets. Making Your Own Layered Frame/Mat & Embellishment Clusters As …

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December 2023 Power Hour

Tessa Chapple — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:46:30 +0000

Have a warm and blessed holiday season! Bonus Border Use the extra pieces left from cutting the swells to create a bonus border for another layout. See the video for visual guidance. In Tessa’s additional Joy to the World layout, Flourish Vine Border Maker Cartridge was used with White Shimmer Cardstock. Additional scraps were used …

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How To: Scrapbooking for Beginners, December 2023

Tessa Chapple — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 02:42:10 +0000

In this blog post and video, we are going to create a basic scrapbooking layout using strips of paper and a 12″ Trimmer. In the video, we discuss ways to expand the design a bit further with additional elements. Basic Scrapbooking Definitions Layout: a one or two page scrapbook design. Project Recipe: a layout idea with …

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