Weekly Sketch Round-Up May 20-24

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Someone wise once said, “It’s better to have scrapbooked and stopped temporarily than to never have scrapbooked at all.” How many projects do you have sitting around unfinished? It can be easy to start a project, get discouraged or distracted and delay coming back to it. Don’t worry – it happens to the best of us! Sometimes all you need is a little motivation. Today’s Weekly Sketch Round-Up might just be the inspiration you need to turn those unfinished projects into completed masterpieces. Take a look!

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Dive Into Oceanside Adventures with this Vacation Scrapbook Layout

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Nothing says vacation like spending time in a warm-weather paradise. From afternoons spent basking in the sun to evening meals right on the sand, the photo opportunities are endless! And when you return home with photos in hand, you want to show them off with a scrapbook collection that’s as aquatically awesome as they are. This laidback vacation scrapbook layout created with the Deep Blue Sea collection makes a splash and will have you daydreaming about sun and fun every time you look at it!

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Own the Outdoors with this Spirited Canada Scrapbook Layout

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The Great Escape collection was inspired by two things: The great outdoors and the Great White North, aka Canada. The designs drew upon classic Canadian posters, iconography and vast landscapes from the mountains to the ocean, making it perfect for a variety of projects. Whether you want to create an outdoor scrapbook layout or commemorate time spent in the land of all things maple, Great Escape has everything you need! This Canada scrapbook layout shows just how fun the outdoors can be!

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Take Off on New Adventures with this Travel Scrapbook Layout

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What do you like most about travel? Seeing the sights? Tasting new food? Meeting new people? No matter what it is, travel can be an important aspect of human growth. The more of the world you see firsthand, the more you’ll learn about yourself and those around you. An added bonus: You’ll undoubtedly make countless memories. What better way to reminisce about your excursions than with a travel scrapbook layout using the Travel Log collection? Take a look at the jet-setting travel layout in today’s post and find inspiration for your own album!

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Set Sail & Hit the Open Ocean with this Nautical Scrapbook Collection

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The new Deep Blue Sea collection is perfect for bringing life to all your nautical photos. You’ll love using it for all sorts of layouts of cruises, beach days, yachting, sailing, vacations by the water and more! With Deep Blue Sea, creating a nautical scrapbook layout can be as fun and relaxing as the aquatic adventure you’re commemorating! Check out this calming coastal scrapbook layout and get ready to make a splash!

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Celebrate Victoria Day with this Awesome Outdoor Scrapbook Layout

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Today is Victoria Day in Canada, which marks the unofficial start of summertime. When you think of summertime, you likely think of the outdoors and enjoy all of the gifts Mother Nature has to offer. With that in mind, it’s perfect timing that Victoria Day is only a few weeks after the launch of the Great Escape collection, which combines aspects of wildlife and Canadian heritage in one fantastic collection. Check out contributor Cheryl Degraaf’s outdoor scrapbook layout she made using Great Escape to celebrate Victoria Day!

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Weekly Sketch Round-Up May 13-17

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Do you need a jolt of inspiration? Are you looking for some fun layout ideas that you can incorporate into your own projects and layouts? If so, you’re in luck, because here’s your Weekly Sketch Round-Up! Check out these four awesome ideas for pages and borders you can add to your albums and get creating!

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Three Ways to Use Kit #17 in Your Happy Album

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I think we can all agree that Happy Album Kit #17 is stunning! With all the vibrant and fun patterns, it’s easy to create a page in your Happy Album that you love. I’m here to show you a few different ways to use this month’s kit and hopefully teach you a new way to scrapbook. Keep reading to find three different ways to use Kit #17, two tutorial videos and a new sketch!

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Add Life to your Vacation Layouts with these Travel Scrapbook Border Ideas

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Returning home from vacation can be depressing. You have suitcases to unpack, responsibilities to address and PTO to build back up. Need an easy way to beat the post-getaway blues? Get to work on a vacation scrapbook layout! Not only will this help you reminisce about the fun you just had, but also ensure you have a way to look back on the trip, whether it’s years from now or just next week. Check out these ideas from contributor Krislyn — she created three original vacation scrapbook borders you can use to decorate your layouts!

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Showcase Your Greatest Escapes with this Outdoor Scrapbook Layout

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The outdoors make for the ultimate background for some of the best photos and memories. There’s something about the sights and sounds of the outdoors that brings new life to people — it’s an escape. You’re sure to make tons of memories in the time you spend in the outdoors and the Great Escape collection is built to give you the tools you need to create gorgeous outdoor scrapbook layouts that complement these memories. Get instructions for this awesome layout and get creative!

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