Decorate Your Daily Adventures with the Walkabout Collection

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A great way to live life? To live it like it’s an adventure. Adventures don’t always mean expeditions throughout the outback — an adventure can be a trip to the grocery store, birdwatching in the backyard or anything else that gets you to take a look at the world around you. When it comes to illustrating these adventures, the best way to do so is with the Walkabout collection. It’s exactly what you need to add something extra into the ordinary and make it extraordinary. Want an example? Check out this adventure scrapbook layout made using Walkabout!

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Make Your Own Scrappie the Bear Using the Custom Cutting System

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Have you heard the news? Scrappie the Bear has returned! After his long hiatus, Scrappie, the unofficial mascot of Creative Memories®, made his return earlier this month as a part of the Blast from the Past Bundle (and check out the current Scrap-enger Hunt on our Facebook page to win a Scrappie!). Now… how would you like to make a Scrappie of your own? Well, by using the Custom Cutting System with Circle, Oval and Gemstone Patterns, you can actually make your own paper version of Scrappie! Find out how in today’s blog post!

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Curious About Cardstock? 5 Ways You Can Use It!

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True scrapbookers know that there are some layouts and projects that call for colorful, reliable, photo-safe cardstock! CM’s selection of colors is second-to-none and the NEW shimmer selection (part of the limited-time Cardstock Buffet that’s going on now!) gives you the ability to make your projects shine (or shimmer) like never before. Want to see how you can use cardstock in fun and useful ways? Read on to check out five ideas for how to use cardstock!

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Look Pretty in Pink With This Mix & Match Pink Scrapbook Layout

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Although the title “Pretty in Pink” might remind you of a certain ’80s movie, you don’t have to be Mollie Ringwald to use pink to brighten up your life. The Mix & Match Pink Paper Pack is a great way to create a beautiful pink scrapbook layout that works well with almost any occasion and will bring extra vibrancy and cheer to your albums. Looking for a place to start? Great, check out today’s layout!

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Use the Sun-Kissed Collection for Under-the-Sea Scrapbook Fun

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A certain cartoon crab once said that life is better under the sea. Although our lack of gills makes it impossible for us to confirm this, that doesn’t stop us from using our imagination to picture what a life underwater would be like. It certainly didn’t stop the granddaughter of blog contributor Vanessa, who decided on having a mermaid-themed party for her third birthday. This gave Vanessa the idea of using the Sun-Kissed collection and adjusting it to make her layout for the party capture the aquatic essence of the event. The result? An underwater-themed scrapbook layout that looks like it came straight from the bottom of the ocean!

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Turn Summer Scrapbook Ideas into a Story with the Mix & Match Two-Page Layout

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Looking for a fun summer scrapbook layout full of color and character? This Mix & Match two-page layout gives you a vibrant canvas to display all of your summer photos in a fun and exciting way. Although there are a lot of layers to it, this Mix & Match layout is actually pretty simple to complete. Read on to learn how you can bring your summer scrapbook to life!

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Craving Some Vitamin Sea? Check out this Sun-Kissed Scrapbook Layout!

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Quench your thirst for the perfect backdrop for beach and tropical travel photos with the Sun-Kissed Paper Pack! Pair it with the Custom Cutting System and you have yourself a beautiful beach layout. Check it out!

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Top 5 Ways to Use Cardstock

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Sure, everyone loves their Designer Papers (and we do, too!) – but remember that every scrapbooker and crafter’s collection is incomplete without some high-quality, photo-safe Cardstock! And, now’s the perfect time to stock up on it during our Cardstock Buffet. If you’re wondering what the hype is about Cardstock or how you can use it, we’ve got just the post for you! Here’s our list of the Top 5 Ways to Use Cardstock!

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Baby Girl Scrapbook Layout Using the Custom Cutting System

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Nothing can ever compare to the love, joy and delight your baby girl will bring you, and the backdrop for her most precious memories deserves to be just as adorable – the best way to share them is on the pages of this Little Lamb baby girl scrapbook layout. This layout creatively showcases so many of the beautiful papers in this pack. Check it out for yourself!

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#ThrowbackThursday: Flower Power Layout using Gemstone Patterns

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Welcome back to another #ThrowbackThursday! Today, we will be showing you a 2-page layout that our fantastic blog contributor, Karen, created using the Full Bloom collection. She took one of our past projects and turned it into a flower-power masterpiece! Ready to take a look?

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