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This easy layout was done using stickers, 2 different colors of cardstock, and at least 9 photos...all in a birthday theme.  Very easy to recreate using many different themes, colors or whatever you can find to go with the cardstock and stickers that you use.  Or easy enough to recreate using punches and your own embellishments too.    In this layout, the stickers came together in one pack, with the Happy Birthday saying, stars, presents and cupcake stickers.  The photos were cut to the same size for each of the two sizes.  The borders with the sayings were matted with a red to bring out a bit of the sticker color.  Supplies needed:   Birthday stickers 2 sheets of colored cardstock 2 sheets of white cardstock Cardstock to matt photos with 2 eyelets (optional) can change for brads instead Step one:   Decide photos you are going to use for this project, and figure how many you need to fit on the layout....

Mini albums the easy way If you don't have a lot of money to spend on a traditional "album", this is Memories in Tyme's easy version of a cheap scrapbook album!  All you will need is 5 sheets of 12 x 12 paper or cardstock and also colors to match, stickers or die cuts, ribbon, buttons, or whatever!     This is page 2 and 3 of the mini album.  I used brads, and markers around the edges, and stickers matted.  The entire album was easy to create, using what was available to me.  This is page 4 and 5 of the mini album, again, using stickers on the bottom, only this time I added buttons for the middle of the flowers to create a bit of dimension.  This is side 6 and 7, so you can see the pattern of the album.  I used stickers, brads, ribbon and a button, with a bit more color around the edge with a marker.  As you put the album together, each of the 2 pages are back to back.  I use a hotglue gun to glue the pages back to back,...

  Here is an easy layout idea using very little supplies, focusing more on the picture and the words written, instead of the embellishments.  Supplies used:  Brown/pink background paper White/pink cardstock 1 photo Alphabet stickers 2 different flower punches Chipboard frame For this layout, I used the chipboard frame and 2 different types of flower punches to finish up the look.  The background paper was enough "noise" so to speak, I wanted to focus on the reason of the layout and picture in the first place.  To recreate this layout, here are directions:  Step one:  Decide the photo you want to showcase for this layout.  Step two:  Choose the background paper that fits the photo, or the person you are creating the page for.  Step three:  Using alphabet stickers, create your title for the top border of the page. Matt it once with a color that matches your background paper.  Step four:  For your pho...

Time Flies... an easy layout to recreate.  My son is now 24, when I started his album he was around 18 or so!  Waiting that long to start a child's album is hard because you have to remember so many different things!  This layout was very easy to recreate, even the sewing around the edges!  As I looked at what to do in this layout, I wanted to showcase how time flies when your kids are growing up.  One day they are babies, learning to go up and down stairs, and the next they are learning how to drive and getting their own lives going!  The supplies you need to recreate this layout is: Cardstock Saying stickers Buttons Floss for around the edges Black journaling pen Tags Sewing maching for sewing around the edges Needle for the floss Step one:  Find the photos you want to scrapbook. Step two:  I chose the saying stamps first, so I could decide on the colors of cardstock to use.  Step three:  On the base cardstock piece, us...

   This is one example of a card made from scraps and punches!   An easy card to recreate using any theme and any punches you have available to you. Items needed to recreate this card: Saying stamp Black inkpad Ribbon Button Bow punch Scissors or trimmer Scraps of paper Card/envelope  Step one:  Choose the card background you want to start with. Step two:  Choose the colors you want to use to go with the card you have selected.  Step three:  Using a trimmer or scissors, begin to make the presents for the card.  Step four:  Punch 3 bows for the presents, and create the ribbon part that goes underneath the bow.  Step five:  Using glue, put the presents together.  Step six:  Put down the background paper on the card front. Step seven:  Place the presents down on the background paper. Step eight:  Stamp the saying at the top of the card using the black ink pad. Step nine:  M...

Very easy card idea , using a saying stamp, scraps of paper, a punch, and a brad to complete the look! This card does not take a lot of time to finish up, and you can change the look by using a variety of different colors and sayings, depending on what papers you use. As you look through your scraps, look at what you have right now. I will say it repeatedly, as you are creating a layout do a quick card as well! Keep a stash of cards you have made in the themes you would most likely use each month. Take a look at what you are going to need in the next few months, so when you have a bit of time, you can take the time to make a few cards instead of rushing when you don’t have the time! Cards might take 5 minutes to make, or more depending on the technique you use. Added to my basic toolbox for scrapbooking, you will want to get a black inkpad, and another color or two, I use white more than any other color, except a black inkpad! You also want to start to look for basic stamps that ...

I've learned and discovered..... I've learned a few things along this journey the past 10 years or so... Not sure if I like all that I have learned, but I thank God that it was me that had the opportunity to learn them. I hope you will read and pass on to others.....I'd love to hear about things you've learned too!!  I am planning on doing a scrapbook layout with this post, I challenge you to find your own things you've discovered and learned along the way, and do a layout as well!   I've learned and discovered...... I've learned that life is too damn short to live in anger..... I've learned that people truly can be either good or bad, the sucky part....is we've dealt with a lot of assholes. I've learned that life goes on, and no matter what it always will..... I've learned that though family should be the most important thing in your life, in our case, that isn't what happened. I've learned that a man has just as muc...