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Stampin' Up 12x12 Scrapbook Page Template Door County Autumn Pumpkins

I have been in the mood to scrapbook this week and I am always on the look out for simple pages that feature several photos on a page.  This page idea came from seeing similar pages in 'Creating Keepsakes' magazine.  They were demonstrating how to take small pictures and use them in a grid.  I wanted to do something fast and easy, so I used my photo printing mode for 'wallet sized' pictures and was able to print out a collage on just one piece of 8 1/2" x 11" piece of photo paper.  I then cut them out individually and found a way for them to fit on my 12x12 sheet of More Mustard paper.  I used my SU color wheel and found that Ruby Red goes well with More Mustard and used that for my machine sewn lines as well as my stamped image.  Don't have a sewing machine?  Use a thin ribbon, such as Stampin' Up's 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. (adhering it is a snap, use the small glue dots).  You could also use a Stampin' Write marker and draw a dash or dotted line as an embellishment.  I am mainly just showing you this page as a 'template'.  Change the colors, change the embellishments and you can make several cute and easy pages using multiple photos.  It is so easy to use Stampin' Up's paper and embellishments, because they all coordinate and using the Color Wheel makes picking colors super easy!

Have any questions?  E-mail me at rubberforme@gmail.com.  Want to order any of Stampin' Up's products?  Visit my website at www.nancyhendel.stampinup.net and click on 'order now' in the right corner.  Ordering is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Pages

So, are you wondering why I am posting pages with products that I can no longer sell??  It seems quite counterintuitive, doesn't it?  I love being a Stampin' Up demonstrator and have been doing it for over 6 years, but, my favorite part of being a demonstrator is not the 'selling' but the teaching and sharing of ideas and the friends I have made who also share this craft.  So, I will post my pages and maybe you will see something that inspires you and gets you to be creative with the supplies you have.  I will still show some of the new products, but will sprinkle in some projects that will encourage you to use the supplies in your home right now and be creative to recreate my projects.  I think Stampin' Up has the best cardstock and matching inks.  This is the very basic need for any scrapbook page.  One product that I am going to suggest (if you haven't purchased it already) is the Stampin' Up Color Wheel.

 

This wheel will help you coordinate your pages with color combinations that enhance your photographs.  Another product is the 'Stamp Me a Memory' Journaling Fonts CD by Stampin' Up.  Journaling is crucial to your scrapbook page---all the embellishments in the world are not going to tell you the who, what, where and why in your pictures.

Once I get my son feeling better and the kiddos back to school, I will be posting some more pages with current SU products.  If you would like to purchase any of the Stampin' Products, please e-mail me at rubberforme@gmail.com or visit my website at www.nancyhendel.stampinup.net all products can be shipped to your home or office anywhere in the United States.

Happy Stampin'

Nancy

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Pages 12x12 Summer by the Sea

One of my all time favorite sets---Stampin' Up retired 'Summer by the Sea'.  The soft colors and simple designs compliment the pictures perfectly.

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page 12x12 Bareback Horses

This is a page from when I was still competing with my horse Chance (now he is living the 'Life of Riley in retirement).  I used the retired stamp set 'Bareback'.

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page 12x12 Snow in Texas

I laugh every time I see this page!!  I now live in Wisconsin where snow is the norm not the exception!  Whenever I use stamped images on my pages, I always use Stampin' Up Craft Ink.  It takes a little longer to dry, but it is archival and gives a truer color over time.  I just keep my heat gun close by and heat my images to speed up drying time.  A lot of the time I will throw some clear embossing powder over the image (since the craft ink is wetter than the classic) and give the image a 'glossy' appearance and some dimension.

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page 12x12 Albia Iowa Homecoming 2005

This was another page that I really didn't use many embellishments---just the pictures, color and journaling.  I think that sometimes the embellishments can detract from the pictures you are documenting---so, the 'kiss' technique certainly works in scrapbooking as well!

Stampin' UP Scrapbook Page 12x12 Bow Wow Dog Page

This is a page I made to document my son bringing our dog to school.  The retired Stampin' Up stamp set I used is called 'Bow Wow'.

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page 12x12 Good Sport Soccer

This is a very simple page so that I can document all of my son's team pictures.  I used the retired stampin' up set 'Good Sport', but you could use the current set 'Just Soccer'.

 

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page 12x12 On the Farm

My son is still not feeling well and I have to stay close by him, so my 'workin' in the craft room' has been seriously curtailed.  I thought I would post a few of my pages that I have done in the past.  Maybe you can get some inspiration for your pages.  I like to keep my pages simple and use quite a few pictures.  On this page I used the Stampin' UP stamp set called 'On the Farm' to document our trip to the Iowa State Fair.  To make the stamped images similar to 'stickers', I used black embossing powder for the outlines.  'On the Farm' is a retired Stampin' Up set.  Use what supplies you have to create a page for your special event.

 

 

Stampin' Up Scrapbook Page Tutorial Seriously Sassy Club Libby Lu

I hope everyone had a wonderful and festive New Year.  Our family's turned out more exciting then we had anticipated.  Nicholas ended up back in the ER for fluids due to some set backs with his Tonsillectomy.  He is home now, but still not feeling very well.  Hopefully things will be getting better over the next couple of days.

I had some time to do some picture sorting while we were in the hospital.  I really hope to get caught up on some of my scrapbooking and using the supplies I already have! 

Caroline had her birthday party at Libby Lu in November and I had not been able to come up with a page idea that would incorporate a whole lot of pictures on one page.  I had a cut out on-board chip board 12x12 sheet that was supposed to be discarded.  I decided to use it as a template and made a page that has a collage feel to it and features 8 pictures. I plan to use this page for some Christmas pictures as soon as I get them back from Sam's!

Here is the final page:

 

The stamp set I used is called 'Sassy and Sweet'---it is retiring from Stampin' Up, but I just love it for 'Girly Pages', so I couldn't resist getting it.

To make the page, I use the cut out on-board chip board as a template.  I placed it over my 12x12 Pink Passion paper and with a pencil lightly outlined the boxes.

 

I then used my 12" cutter and lined the arrows on the orange blade up with the pencil marks.  The pencil marks are not completely square, so I leveled the paper on the bottum part of the cutter and improvised.  I would pick my orange cutter up when I didn't want an area cut and then relign-up to start again.  Though this may seem tedious, it really goes pretty fast and comes out pretty even.  If you don't have a template, e-mail me and I can send the measurements and you could cut out the squares with an exacto knife! ( rubberforme@gmail.com )

 

Once the squares were cut out, I began placing the pcitures and then trimmed the edges.

 

Whenever I use stamped images for embellishments, I always use Craft Ink.  It is archival and holds a truer color.  I also tend to add a clear emboss over the image to give it even more dimension.

I thought this was a fun and different page.  Try making your own and use what supplies you have.  If you like the 'Sweet and Sassy' stamp set, remember it is only available for a couple more weeks.  Please e-mail me ( rubberforme@gmail.com ) or visit my website if you would like to order any of these SU products.  www.nancyhendel.stampinup.net

Happy Stampin'

Nancy