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August 10, 2023
Let Go Story Kit™ + September Stories By The Month™ Kit
Today's the 10th of the month and that means a new
Story Kit, Story Stamp, and Stories By The Month kit.
This month we are focusing on stories related to the theme of Let Go.
As humans we are regularly faced with seasons of letting go. Sometimes we get to choose the season and other times we have to simply respond to the things happening around us. Letting go can be simple and it can be so very complicated. This month we are focusing on stories of letting go and releasing things not meant for us.
Initial story ideas for this theme include:
Tell a story about a time you let go of something that wasn't meant for you. What are you currently letting go of in this season of life? When was the last time you said goodbye to something and what's the story surrounding that experience? STORY KIT
The
Story Kit™ includes:
Here's a video overview of the
Story Kit™ and Add-On options this month:
The
Stamp Set:
Here's a video overview of the Story Stamp:
STORY CLASS // INCLUDES DIGITAL STORY KIT
Here's a look at what's included in the Digital Story Kit™:
Your digital kit and the classroom and any Add-Ons purchased will be available to you on the 12th once your card has been charged for the month.
This kit is also available to physical kit subscribers as an Add On each month.
Here are a few project samples from Ali:
For one of the her stories this month Ali's combining pieces from last month's kit/add ons with this month's kit:
Again, thanks so much for subscribing and/or considering our
Story Subscription program! If you have any questions about this program please let us know below in the comments.
Here is a full look at the kit this month:
The kit now includes a sheet of vellum or transparency (sized outside the page protector in a 6 inch x 8 inch album), a pattern paper, a 3 inch x 8 inch (outside the page protector) journal card with the month at the top which will be repeated each month, a 3 inch x 4 inch stamp set, chipboard, 4, 3 inch x 4 inch journal cards, 3, 4 inch x 6 inch journal cards and an embellishment.
And a video overview:
This subscription is a great option for those who are looking to tell more calendar/everyday life sorts of stories.
Our Digital Stories By The Month™ kit is now called Inspiration By The Month™. With this subscription you receive access to the Inspiration By The Month™ classroom and the digital kit.
This kit is also available to physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers as an Add On each month.
This stamp set is available to subscribers to add to their box during the Add On period and
also offered in the shop for anyone else!
Here's a video of Ali using this:
SCRAPBOOK KIT: GROW
Our third quarterly scrapbook kit this year is the theme "grow" and includes a variety of papers and embellishments with florals + other designs to support stories of literally growing things, personal growth, etc. We love the bright, fun color scheme and bold florals.
Here's a video walkthrough:
Don't forget that our Quarterly Scrapbook Kit subscription also includes the digital kit:
August 4, 2023
In Case You Missed It | August 4
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
Our warehouse sale ends Monday and many pieces are down to their final few. We're clearing out our warehouse to make room for December Daily®! From now until August 7th at 11:59pm ET, you can shop products conveniently organized by price point. For a limited time shop $15 stamps, $10 Story Kit™+ Stories By The Month™ kits, as well as $1 embellishments! Now is the time to stock up on past proiects and everything else. Supplies are limited. Shop the sale here.
RELEASE DATE FOR 2023 DECEMBER DAILY® COLLECTION
Mark your calendars! We are so thrilled to kick off the 2023 December Daily® season by sharing that our order selection period will begin on August 29th at 10:00am ET. We have lots of inspiration and fun content planned around this year’s release. Be sure to follow us over at @decemberdaily, our official account for all things December Daily®. We also invite you to join us in the December Daily® Facebook group for more merriment. Find additional resources and inspiration, including Ali’s completed albums, on the blog via the December Daily® tag. Learn more about there project here.
NEW CLASS FROM ALI: START HERE: DESIGN FORMULAS FOR MEMORY KEEPING
Sometimes, blank pages are awesome. Other times, they are overwhelming. With over 20 years of memory keeping experience, Ali Edwards has told a lot of stories and most of them started with a blank page. In Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping Ali will be sharing her tried + true design formulas that have helped her tell hundreds (if not thousands) of stories over the years. Using her vast catalog of completed memory keeping projects (including traditional scrapbook layouts, pocket pages, and notebooks), Ali will help remove some of the guess work out of the process of starting with a blank page/pocket/notebook and encourage/inspire you to be the boss of your stories. During the workshop Ali will use past projects as examples + create new projects to reinforce the core concepts. Ali's background in graphic design + her years of teaching experience come together for this workshop to give you a solid starting place in your own memory keeping adventures.
REGISTER NOW: START TO FINISH TRAVEL #3
We've got a brand new Start To Finish Travel Workshop happening right now using products from this collection! Lessons will go live each Thursday starting July 6th until July 27th. After that, all class content will be available for you to enjoy at your convenience. Contributors this year include: Ali Edwards, Jess Forster, Amber Dawson, Nolana Lynch, and Lisa Varshine. Register here.
IMPORTANT SUBSCRIPTION UPDATES
Since January, we’ve seen incredible growth in our subscriptions! As always, we are extremely grateful for your support and thrilled by your enthusiastic response to the changes we’ve implemented. As a result, we are currently on a waitlist for new Stories By The Month™ subscribers. Now is the time to subscribe or jump on the waitlist if you’ve been considering a subscription to either of these products. If you are interested in receiving one of these subscriptions when they become available, it’s important to sign-up for our waitlist now as it helps our team anticipate future quantities.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
July 28, 2023
In Case You Missed It | July 28
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
CHRISTMAS IN JULY IS HAPPENING NOW
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but Christmas in July just for you! Enjoy 25% off physical December Daily® products, December Daily® classes, and 50% off digital December Daily® products now through July 31st at 11:59pm ET. This promotion excludes previous December Daily® albums. Shop the sale here.
NEW CLASS FROM ALI: START HERE: DESIGN FORMULAS FOR MEMORY KEEPING
Sometimes, blank pages are awesome. Other times, they are overwhelming. With over 20 years of memory keeping experience, Ali Edwards has told a lot of stories and most of them started with a blank page. In Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping Ali will be sharing her tried + true design formulas that have helped her tell hundreds (if not thousands) of stories over the years. Using her vast catalog of completed memory keeping projects (including traditional scrapbook layouts, pocket pages, and notebooks), Ali will help remove some of the guess work out of the process of starting with a blank page/pocket/notebook and encourage/inspire you to be the boss of your stories. During the workshop Ali will use past projects as examples + create new projects to reinforce the core concepts. Ali's background in graphic design + her years of teaching experience come together for this workshop to give you a solid starting place in your own memory keeping adventures.
REGISTER NOW: START TO FINISH TRAVEL #3
We've got a brand new Start To Finish Travel Workshop happening right now using products from this collection! Lessons will go live each Thursday starting July 6th until July 27th. After that, all class content will be available for you to enjoy at your convenience. Contributors this year include: Ali Edwards, Jess Forster, Amber Dawson, Nolana Lynch, and Lisa Varshine. Register here.
IMPORTANT SUBSCRIPTION UPDATES
Since January, we’ve seen incredible growth in our subscriptions! As always, we are extremely grateful for your support and thrilled by your enthusiastic response to the changes we’ve implemented. As a result, we are currently on a waitlist for new Stories By The Month™ subscribers. Now is the time to subscribe or jump on the waitlist if you’ve been considering a subscription to either of these products. If you are interested in receiving one of these subscriptions when they become available, it’s important to sign-up for our waitlist now as it helps our team anticipate future quantities.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
July 24, 2023
Ali's Fodder School Challenge Projects
Over the past couple of weeks I've been participating in the Fodder School Free Challenge and wanted to bring all the projects together in one post and share them here on the blog (I've been sharing over on Instagram in real time).
This was my first time participating (I think it's the third year it's happened) and I loved it so much! Lots of mixed media play and a great way for me to engage with my own creativity in a different way.
I started out adding some of the pieces into my Daily Pages notebook and other projects were stand-alone adventures. As you'll see below I also ended up adding a few of them to a 6x8 album and I love the fact that they have a home rather than living in a pile (you know I love a good pile).
Here's a look at what I made - each one of these is my interpretation of the daily challenge. I loved watching the videos and simply being inspired to make something - anything - and most of the time using what I already had in my stash.
WATER COLOR LEAVES with TIFFANY SHARPE
And then I was so excited I made another whole page and punch those out into 2 inch circles that got used in some other projects during the challenge.
For this one I ended up experimenting on printable fabric sheets because that was all the fabric I had on hand. Looking forward to trying this with actual fabric.
GRATITUDE MEDALS with JENNIFER WILKIN PENICK
This one might have been my favorite.
MINI TAG BOOK with MEGAN QUINLAN
I ended up hanging this outside my office as a reminder of how I felt during this challenge.
In addition to adding those first few challenges to my Daily Pages notebook I decided to see what happened if I used some of our page attachers (click notify me on the product page to be notified when those are back in stock) to add a couple of these finished things into a 6x8 album.
July 21, 2023
New Workshop With Ali: Start Here | Design Formulas For Memory Keeping
Registration is now open for Ali's brand new workshop Start Here | Design Formulas For Memory Keeping.
Join before August 17th, 2023 and receive $10 off this brand new workshop. After August 17th the workshop price will be $30.
With over 20 years of memory keeping experience, Ali Edwards has told a lot of stories and most of them started with a blank page.
In Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping Ali will be sharing her tried + true design formulas that have helped her tell hundreds (if not thousands) of stories over the years. Using her vast catalog of completed memory keeping projects (including traditional scrapbook layouts, pocket pages, and notebooks), Ali will help remove some of the guess work out of the process of starting with a blank page/pocket/notebook and encourage/inspire you to be the boss of your stories. During the workshop Ali will use past projects as examples + create new projects to reinforce the core concepts.
Ali's background in graphic design + her years of teaching experience come together for this workshop to give you a solid starting place in your own memory keeping adventures.
This workshop will be broken down into three lessons:
LESSON ONE: Design Formulas (the formulas that Ali uses over + over again and the reasons why)LESSON TWO: Design Principles (the design principles that Ali uses over + over again and the reasons why)LESSON THREE: Putting The Lessons Into Practice (includes process videos from Ali creating new projects that demonstrate ideas from the previous lessons)The goal for this workshop? Create a resource of ideas for you to refer back to again and again as you tell the stories of your life!
Come learn + play with us! Sign up + get all the details here.
In Case You Missed It | July 21
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
PHYSICAL STAMPS 25% OFF
Thank you so much for your support during our 50% off Stamps Flash Sale earlier this week. In case you missed it, we are offering 25% off stamps from now until July 23rd at 11:59pm. Use code STAMP25 and enjoy. Some exclusions apply. Shop stamps here.NEW CLASS FROM ALI: START HERE: DESIGN FORMULAS FOR MEMORY KEEPING
Sometimes, blank pages are awesome. Other times, they are overwhelming. With over 20 years of memory keeping experience, Ali Edwards has told a lot of stories and most of them started with a blank page. In Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping Ali will be sharing her tried + true design formulas that have helped her tell hundreds (if not thousands) of stories over the years. Using her vast catalog of completed memory keeping projects (including traditional scrapbook layouts, pocket pages, and notebooks), Ali will help remove some of the guess work out of the process of starting with a blank page/pocket/notebook and encourage/inspire you to be the boss of your stories. During the workshop Ali will use past projects as examples + create new projects to reinforce the core concepts. Ali's background in graphic design + her years of teaching experience come together for this workshop to give you a solid starting place in your own memory keeping adventures.REGISTER NOW: START TO FINISH TRAVEL #3
We've got a brand new Start To Finish Travel Workshop happening right now using products from this collection! Lessons will go live each Thursday starting July 6th until July 27th. After that, all class content will be available for you to enjoy at your convenience. Contributors this year include: Ali Edwards, Jess Forster, Amber Dawson, Nolana Lynch, and Lisa Varshine. Register here.
IMPORTANT SUBSCRIPTION UPDATES
Since January, we’ve seen incredible growth in our subscriptions! As always, we are extremely grateful for your support and thrilled by your enthusiastic response to the changes we’ve implemented. As a result, we are currently on a waitlist for new Stories By The Month™ subscribers. Now is the time to subscribe or jump on the waitlist if you’ve been considering a subscription to either of these products. If you are interested in receiving one of these subscriptions when they become available, it’s important to sign-up for our waitlist now as it helps our team anticipate future quantities.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
July 10, 2023
Explore Story Kit + August Stories By The Month
Today's the 10th of the month and that means a new
Story Kit, Story Stamp, and Stories By The Month kit.
This month we are focusing on stories related to the theme of Explore.
To explore is to travel in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. To explore can also mean to examine or evaluate or discuss something in detail. This month we are diving into our own stories of exploring from the past and the present. This is a great kit for supporting stories of adventure and travel and also stories of exploring who we are in this season of life.
Initial story ideas for this theme include:
What are you currently exploring in your life? Places, thoughts, foods, etc.Document an outdoor adventure. Where did you explore and what did you love about the experience? Make a list of the places you'd like to explore. STORY KIT
The Story Kit™ includes:
Here's a video overview of the
Story Kit™ and Add-On options this month:
The Stamp Set:
Here's a video overview of the Story Stamp:
Here's a look at what's included in the Digital Story Kit™:
Your digital kit and the classroom and any Add-Ons purchased will be available to you on the 12th once your card has been charged for the month.
This kit is also available to physical kit subscribers as an Add On each month.
Here are a few project samples from Ali:
Again, thanks so much for subscribing and/or considering our
Story Subscription program! If you have any questions about this program please let us know below in the comments.
Here is a full look at the kit this month:
The kit now includes a sheet of vellum or transparency (sized outside the page protector in a 6 inch x 8 inch album), a pattern paper, a 3 inch x 8 inch (outside the page protector) journal card with the month at the top which will be repeated each month, a 3 inch x 4 inch stamp set, chipboard, 4, 3 inch x 4 inch journal cards, 3, 4 inch x 6 inch journal cards and an embellishment.
And a video overview:
This subscription is a great option for those who are looking to tell more calendar/everyday life sorts of stories.
Our Digital Stories By The Month™ kit is now called Inspiration By The Month™. With this subscription you receive access to the Inspiration By The Month™ classroom and the digital kit.
This kit is also available to physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers as an Add On each month.
Those white vellum numbers are awesome! They would make a great addition to your December Daily® stash.
ALPHAS ARE AWESOME #4
This stamp set is available to subscribers to add to their box during the Add On period and
also offered in the shop for anyone else!
Here's a video of Ali using this set to create some repeated journaling cards:
June 30, 2023
In Case You Missed It | June 30
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
GO SCRAPBOOK KIT SHOW + SHARE
All week long we've been sharing inspiration using the Go Scrapbook Kit over on the blog. To celebrate, we're offering 20% off select Scrapbook Kits with code SCRAPBOOK20. Physical Scrapbook Kits included in promotion: Tag, Labels, Numbers, Black & White, Rainbows, Hexagons, Circles, Hearts. Offer valid on purchase of select scrapbook kits until July 2, 2023 11:59pm ET. Must enter code at checkout. Cannot be combined with other offers. Not responsible for missed or forgotten codes. Offer subject to change. Not valid on digital scrapbook kits. Click here to learn more about our Quarterly Scrapbook Kit subscriptions, or to subscribe and grab our Go Scrapbook Kit now.
2023 TRAVEL RELEASE IS LIVE
Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm around our Travel Collection release! If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out the new collection, be sure to head over to the site now. Several items are down to the final few. Once these sell out, we will not be able to restock. Products are in the warehouse and ready to ship to you! In addition to our new collection, we've got a brand new Start To Finish Travel Workshop coming this summer using products from this collection! Registration is open! Lessons will go live each Thursday starting July 6th until July 27th. Sign up by July 5th at 11:59 pm ET to get the workshop at our early introductory price of $20. Starting July 6th the price will go up to $30. We will have digitals for the entire collection, coming to the shop July 7th. Shop the collection here.
REGISTER NOW: START TO FINISH TRAVEL #3
We've got a brand new Start To Finish Travel Workshop coming this summer using products from this collection! Lessons will go live each Thursday starting July 6th until July 27th. Sign up by July 5th at 11:59 pm ET to get the workshop at our early introductory price of $20. Starting July 6th the price will go up to $30. Contributors this year include: Ali Edwards, Jess Forster, Amber Dawson, Nolana Lynch, and Lisa Varshine. Content will begin on July 6th. Register here.
IMPORTANT SUBSCRIPTION UPDATES
Since January, we’ve seen incredible growth in our subscriptions! As always, we are extremely grateful for your support and thrilled by your enthusiastic response to the changes we’ve implemented. As a result, we are currently on a waitlist for new Stories By The Month™ subscribers. Now is the time to subscribe or jump on the waitlist if you’ve been considering a subscription to either of these products. If you are interested in receiving one of these subscriptions when they become available, it’s important to sign-up for our waitlist now as it helps our team anticipate future quantities.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
Quarterly Scrapbook Kit Show + Share | Special Guest Denine Zielinski
This week we're wrapping up our Go Scrapbook Kit Show + Share. Today we have a fantastic post from Denine. This post was meant to be shared during our planning week. We absolutely love her ideas and hope you get as much as we have from her post. As always, thank you for your understanding!
Hi friends! I’m excited to be back here once again on the Ali Edwards blog to share some ideas for the Go Quarterly Scrapbook Kit. I came up with 8 different sketches to tell my stories and to help you tell your stories, as well. All of my sketches are done to fit into my 6x8 album, and several of the sketches can be easily adapted to accommodate different scrapbooking sizes. Also, don’t forget that the digital kit comes along with the physical kit to give you even more options. So, let’s get started looking at some of my ideas.
IDEA ONE
My first idea is for the 7x8.25 Geotag Here There paper. My initial thought when I saw this paper was to cut it in half and separate each half with photos. I would then add the journaling above/below the geotags. Another thought is to replace a few of the spots reserved for photos with my journaling. That would leave the Geotag paper as is and give the viewers eyes a place to rest. I could also leave the photos spots as they are and add a 3x8.25 insert with my journaling. I’m not quite sure what story I will tell with this sketch, but here are some ideas that would work:
Before and after of a trip
Past home/neighborhood and present home/neighborhood
A day trip puttering around here and there
IDEA TWO
For this page idea, I want to have a full-page photo alongside the 7x8.25 Arrow Pattern paper. The three plastic arrows fit pretty nicely on the paper stacked on top of one another. There is a tiny bit of overhang that can be trimmed off. I’m thinking about typing my journaling and then cutting it out in the shape of the arrows. The arrows could then be placed on top of the journaling. They can be added with washi tape as a hinge or with brads to swing them aside (or even just lifted up). I am also imaging that I could go through my stash to find some embellishments to put on top of the arrows. This sketch is pretty generic and can be used for just about anything. Perhaps I will tell a story about myself! Other ideas could include:
Your favorite photos from one trip or one favorite from several trips
Three things you love about someone or something
Three things you are doing right now
IDEA THREE
LOVE this 7x8.25 The Details Arrow paper. At first, I wasn’t going to do a sketch for it because even though I love it…I drew a blank. As I was working on other ideas, it just hit me that I could fill the page with journaling. My thoughts are for six small squares of journaling; each one telling a short story about the six photos on the first page. Another idea is to add six small square photos to the paper and have the first page be filled with word art and journaling (or even a full-page photo with the journaling on the photo. This paper would work for many different stories such as:
Photos from your garden A photo collage and “currently” stories A list of gratitudesA top six list
IDEA FOUR
The star of this spread is going to be the Arrow Circles 12x12 patterned paper. My plan is to cut the 12x12 paper down to 7x8.25 and then cut that in half to fill the bottom of the first page and the top of the second page. With the left-over paper, I will use a circle punch to punch out some of the arrow circles and add them with foam squares on top of the paper on my spread. I am also considering using either the 12x12 Mountain Symbol patterned paper or the 12x12 Topo Map patterned paper to fill the other halves of my pages. This would be if I decided to use six small cut out photos/journaling blocks instead of a photo/journaling collage. Here’s some ideas for things to document:
Favorite music (some of the arrow circles remind me of a play button) Different ways that you play Places you love to goIDEA FIVE
For this spread, I am going to use the kraft tags to document six favorite states that my boyfriend and I have traveled to together. I am thinking that I will create two clear pockets on top of one of the pattern papers. I like the way the kraft tags look on top of the 12x12 Topo Map patterned paper. Perhaps a photo on one side of each tag and my journaling on the other side. The first page may be a full-page photo or some word art. I haven’t quite decided that part yet. You could also do a photo collage on the first page. The other idea that popped into my head as I type this is to cut a piece of the 12x12 U.S. Map patterned paper for the base of the first page! That would be cool! If you don’t want to use these tags for a travel page, you could always cover the sides with the travel themed words with a photo and journal on the other side. As I was creating sketches for this kit, I was always on the lookout for ways to use the components other than for travel. This sketch could also be great for:
A page about family members or friends Things you love about your significant other Stories from a day, week, or month You + your child(ren) through the yearsIDEA SIX
Here come the Circle Chipboard Frames! They are so colorful and fun, and I just need to put them on one page together. In my sketch, you can see that I fit six of them on the 7x8.25 Street Map patterned paper. The top and bottom ones will hang off, but I like that look. Here’s a tip if you like how the first page looks but don’t want to use the Circle Chipboard Frames in a travel theme - you can position the frames so that the parts that hang off (and will get cut off) have the travel related phrases on them! Instead of the Go patterned paper for your second page, use a full-page photo. I’m not sure yet what my story will be here, but I do know that I love the one Circle Chipboard Frame on the “O” in Go. Some story ideas I’m tossing around:
A story of a morning bike ride A story of your town Favorite places Sports stories “Go” with the Flow stories “Go” for your dreams storiesIDEA SEVEN
This sketch can be as easy as filling in the shapes on the 7x8.25 Here’s A Story paper with your words and adding a full-page photo. I love how these “fillable” pages have been a part of recent AED kits. It makes our storytelling so easy. However, if you are like me, odds are that you will want to cut this paper up and do more with it. I may just cut the shapes out and add them back on with foam squares, or I may get a little more creative and do something interactive! Think hidden elements or flip up pieces…maybe even magnets! Again, this is yet another kit component that is super versatile when it comes to the story you tell. Some ideas are:
Three fun/crazy memories of your bestie Three wishes Three things that made you smile todayIDEA EIGHT
Not only did I fall in love with the arrow circles on this 12x12 paper, but the colors are the best! Of course, I want (need) to cut them out. I’m thinking overlapping arrow circles across 2 pages. I’m thinking photos on top of some and journaling on others. I’d also like to explore adding the insides of the Circle Chipboard Frames as embellishments…perhaps with stamping on them. The arrow circles first reminded me of the cycle of life, and I was thinking that photos of someone (me, my son, my dad, etc.) through the years might work. Other ideas might be:
A fun adventureA currently page Current observations Things that you want to remember
If you’ve stuck around this long, thank you so much for joining me. I had a blast creating sketches/ideas for the Go Quarterly Scrapbook Kit, and I can’t wait to start turning them into reality. If you’d like to follow along, you can find me on Instagram @denine2 and YouTube @Denine2. You can also download a PDF of all of my sketches below. I hope that I was able to give you some ideas and inspiration to tell your own stories. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or even to share some great ideas of your own! Happy storytelling, my friends!
June 28, 2023
Quarterly Scrapbook Kit Show + Share | Special Guest Shu-Wen Tham
Hey everyone! This is Shu-Wen (aka ChouxPuffCreations https://www.instagram.com/chouxpuffcreations/) coming back to Show & Share my finished project for one of the pages I had planned out in my Plan With Us blog post featuring the Go Scrapbook Kit! If you haven’t checked it out already, I shared the process video for how I created the base for this interactive page (and more!) in that last blog post (https://aliedwards.com/2023/06/go-scrapbook-kit-sp....
I decided to use one of the foundation pages that I had created in that video to make a page in my 5x8 album documenting our trip to Vancouver for a board game convention last year. With the “Story #1” and “Story #2” prompt, I decided to document the two major highlights of our trip: the board games and the food! First, I used the typewriter font stamp in the Ali Edwards / Laura Wonsik “Alpha Varieties” stamp set to stamp out the word “Games” beside “Story #1” and the word “Food” beside “Story #2” to indicate which pull-out was documenting which story.
Then, I typed up two blocks of journaling, printed them out on white cardstock slightly smaller than the size of my two tabbed inserts, and adhered them onto the fronts of the patterned paper. I also decided to include a black label sticker from the Scrapbook Kit on each of the two tabs on the inserts; I love how the stickers fit perfectly in those tabs!
Next, I created two photo collages corresponding to my documented stories and adhered those to the backs of each of the pull-outs. I decided to add some more of the black label stickers from the kit to point out some of the particularly note-worthy photos in my collages.
To accompany this page in my layout, I printed out a full-page photo of Kevin and I standing at the entrance of the convention hall. To pull together the colors across the photo page and my journaling page, I added the orange circle chipboard frame to the bottom left corner of my photo page, cutting off part of the circle so that the text on the frame is still intact, but making sure that it didn’t cover up any parts of our bodies in the photo. Next, I adhered one of the circle label stickers from the Travel 2022 Main Kit Sticker Sheet (https://aliedwards.com/shop/travel2022-main-kit-st... into the center of that chipboard frame. I also adhered an orange puffy star sticker from the Storytelling Basics Bundled Kit (https://aliedwards.com/shop/storytelling-basics-bu... onto the circle label sticker. Together, those three elements helped to anchor the orange in the patterned paper across my photo, as well as the orange in the SHUX sign in my photo. I also added a yellow puffy star sticker to my photo to across the yellow color from the arrows on the patterned paper in my interactive element, and a couple of navy blue puffy stickers (one onto the orange chipboard frame and one between the two arrows on my interactive element) to balance out the dark blues in my photo.
I hope this inspires you to get some of your stories told using the Go Scrapbook Kit! Make sure to check out my YouTube channel and my Instagram page for more crafty inspiration!
Don't forget!
SAVE 20% OFF SELECT SCRAPBOOK KITS W/CODE SCRAPBOOK20. Offer valid on purchase of select scrapbook kits until July 2, 2023 11:59pm ET. Must enter code at checkout. Cannot be combined with other offers. Not responsible for missed or forgotten codes. Offer subject to change. Not valid on digital scrapbook kits. Physical Scrapbook Kits included in promotion: Tag, Labels, Numbers, Black & White, Rainbows, Hexagons, Circles, Hearts.
