Sketch Round-Up Aug. 14-27

School is cool… and so is this edition of CM’s Sketch Round-Up series! Each sketch is a show-and-tell of A+ memories, whether it’s around academics or extracurriculars! Show off your school spirit (and scrappy skills and creativity!) now!

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Sketch Round-Up July 31-Aug. 13

Bright borders or muted marvels? Two-page stunners or simplistic layouts? Hunkering down in your pajamas at home or going out to a retreat with friends? No matter the rhyme or reason, place or project, scrapbookers love to be creative! Test out your skills and follow along with these four ideas that will be a perfect to-do (or multiple to-do’s!) to add to your scrappy agenda this weekend and next week!

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Sketch Round-Up July 17-30

Borders? You bet. Two-page spreads and single-page layouts? Of course. DIY cards. Yup. They’re all here (and other innovative and awesome crafts!) on the CM blog. We’ve compiled together a few fresh ideas for you to get started — get ready, get set and get to checking out this rendition of the Sketch Round-Up!

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Sketch Round-Up July 3-16

This edition of the Sketch Round-Up is all about wilderness wonders and sea-nery! Each of the sketch ideas features the nautical elements of the Seas, Please! collection, but remember that you are the creative captain of your own projects — choose to follow the sketches to a T or make them your own! Either way, we can’t wait to see what you create!

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Sketch Round-Up June 19-July 2

Hello, July! We’re already into month seven of 2023… how many layouts, borders, albums have you completed? Well, if you’re in need for a boost of beautiful ideas, then this Sketch Round-Up is for you!

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Sketch Round-Up June 5-18

My, oh, my! Time sure does fly — we’re already halfway through 2023! The year may be halfway over, but there’s still plenty of time for you to complete some awesome albums! And today’s Sketch Round-Up is here to help!

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June 2023 Virtual Crop

We’re SO excited that we just can’t hide it! It’s the second weekend of the month… you know the drill (or if you are new to these, welcome!). The time is here and now for the June Virtual Crop! Four superb sketches, oodles of community connections and uplifting comments, likes and loves, the opportunity to win prizes and much more!

While you’re checking out the sketches and layout inspiration, take a peek at the example layouts for Sketches 1 and 4 from PD Creative Manager Noreen Smith — she used the EXCLUSIVE Totally Tonal Hearts and Stars Embellishments on both of her layouts! If you love those embellishments, share the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with your friends and help us reach 35,000 members to unlock the Totally Tonal Hearts or Stars Embellishments as a fun gift with purchase in the near future!

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 needexamples of challenges, the types of prizes and more.

If you want to know what’s new for 2023 VCs, you can read about the updated features in this blog post.

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Sketch Round-Up May 22-June 5

Whether you’re currently embracing humid and hot days or cool, brisk days (depending on where you are in the world, it’s summertime in North America while Australia is experiencing the start of winter), we can always set aside a little (or a lot!) of time to scrapbook, get together with fellow creatives and try out new techniques! No matter the location, no matter the weather, take advantage of some fresh ideas with the Sketch Round-Up!

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Sketch Round-Up May 8-21

Do you have a crop or retreat coming up? Or maybe you finally have some “me time?” Well, why not tap into the Sketch Round-Up to give your brain a creative boost… and to add some awesome ideas to your albums! Have at it!

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May 2023 Virtual Crop

Say hooray — today’s the day… for the May Virtual Crop, that is! This focused-on-Fast2Fab™ version of the monthly event will include tips and videos for using Fast2Fab™ products along with double-page sketches, so you won’t want to miss out! Even though this rendition is focused on Fast2Fab™, you can use ANY CM products you have!

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 needexamples of challenges, the types of prizes and more.

If you want to know what’s new for 2023 VC’s, you can read about the updated features in this blog post.

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