February is the month of love, and we’re head over heels because the February Virtual Crop is here! ❤️ ✂️
If this is your first time participating in a Virtual Crop and you would like a quick step-by-step guide of what to expect before you jump in, you can get ALL the details on Virtual Crops in this blog post, including how to participate(in our Virtual Crop Facebook Group), supplies you’ll need, examples of challenges, the types of prizes and more.
Go wild for style… and tiles! Today’s blog piles on the tiles with the Square Tile Punch and Serenity collection — making for a cool, calm and collected layout! Meditate your way to this crafting marvel — a tranquil scrapbook layout!
February may be the shortest month of the year, but there’s never a short supply of scrapbooking ideas on the CM blog! From Virtual Crop sketches to border ideas, Completed Album Challenges (psst, the January Completed Album Challenge ends tonight at 11:59pm CT!) and cardmaking creations, the blog is your online resource to take time for yourself, get some inspiration and to create! Here’s the latest round-up of projects that you can add to your to-do list for the week!
In 2022, we introduced the Completed Album Challenge… and we’re continuing the awesomeness (and the satisfaction of finishing an album!) into 2023! Let this challenge be a part of your new year’s resolution to scrapbook more, get those photos off your phone or digital camera and to put the final finishing touch on whatever album you’re piecing together for yourself or as a gift!
To kickstart this goal, today we have the first Completed Album Challenge of the year going on in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in January, just completed in January), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedJan2023 for the chance to win!
NOTE: For this January challenge, you can share ANY album(s) that you finished in January 2023 AND any album(s) you completed throughout 2022 — even ones you already posted! Why? Because it’s fun to start the year off strong and see everything that we accomplished together last year! From February on out, you’ll want to show a newly completed album that you finished during the month to be eligible to win.
And to add to this crop-tastic challenge, take on this Creative Memories-themed scrapbook layout that features the latest (and supremely scrappy) Scrap Happy 2 collection!
We’re only a few weeks into 2023 — what projects have you made so far? Borders, two-page layouts, single-page layouts, cards and more? Well, if you’re in need for some creative inspiration to kickstart the brand-new year, then check out these scrap-tastic ideas!
Some like to hibernate during winter (and we don’t blame you!), but others like to embrace the cold with an array of activities — winter festivals, dogsledding, ice bars, golfing on a frozen lake, ski races, ice-sculpting and so much more! Blog contributor Sachiyo Omitsu put the magic of winter at the forefront and made this frosty and framing winter scrapbook layout! Ready, set, snow!
The first Virtual Crop of 2023 has arrived — woohoo! We’re SO excited that you’re joining us this weekend and can’t wait to share it with you!
If you’ve participated in our past Virtual Crops, you will notice that we have implemented several exciting NEW features for 2023 Virtual Crops that start with this weekend’s crop! To get a rundown of these changes (that everyone is raving about — such as measurements for the sketches!), you’ll want to start by reading the “2023 Virtual Crop Info & NEW Features” blog post.
If this is your first time participating in a Virtual Crop and you would like a quick step-by-step guide of what to expect before you jump in, you can get ALL the details on Virtual Crops in this blog post, including how to participate(in our Virtual Crop Facebook Group), supplies you’ll need, examples of challenges, the types of prizes and more.
If you’re already up to speed on what’s new for 2023 VCs, then read on!
You may have heard of Sunday Funday and Sunday Selfie, Meatless Monday and Motivation Monday, Transformation Tuesday and Taco Tuesday, Woman Crush Wednesday and Hump Day, Throwback Thursday and Thankful Thursday, FriYAY and Flashback Friday, Caturday and Saturday Shenanigans… but you know what? Every day (no matter the occasion, big or small) is a reason to scrapbook! Well, if scrapbooking and crafting is on your agenda for today or for the week, look no further than these ideas!
Happy 2023, Virtual Croppers! This year, the monthly Virtual Crops you look forward to the second weekend of every month will have some exciting new features that you’re going to LOVE — more time to complete the challenges, all sketches post together on Day 1, sketches will include MEASUREMENTS and there will be LIVE tutorials with Noreen during Secret Box reveals, to name a few! If you’re not already a member of our Virtual Crop Facebook Group, we’d love to have you join so you can take part in all the fun this year! Read on to get all the details.
2022 is coming to a close, which means December is almost done… but we can’t end the month without a last hurrah of a Completed Album Challenge in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! (Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty more in 2023.)
Need a refresher on how this challenge works? Here’s your friendly 411: If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in December, just completed in December), make a short video flipping through your pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #DecemberCropDontStop for the chance to be a winner. Add the finishing touch to your album with this elegant silver and gold scrapbook layout — it’ll really make a lasting statement!
