Creative Memories Project Center - Digital

Remember This Digital Mousepad Idea

Designed by: Leanne Bailey

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Autumn Breeze Digital Kit
• Classic Autumn Digital Embellishments
• Font: HaloHandletter

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Autumn Breeze Digital Kit
• Classic Autumn Digital Embellishments
• Font: HaloHandletter

 

 

Instructions:  

1. Create a new custom 9.25” x 7.75” project.
2. Add Autumn Breeze Paper8 to the background and place TreeBranch_Green
   across the bottom of the page.
3. Insert 3 photo 2.25” x 2.25” photo frames across the center of the of your project with them evenly spaced. Give them a brown mat with a width of 2.
4. Place owl on top of the tree branch and add banner to the upper right corner rotating as needed.
5. Place Remember This word art above the photos and add date photos were taken.

Best Teacher Ever Digital Coffee Mug

Designed by: Leanne Bailey

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Achievements Digital Kit
• School Days Digital Kit
• School Through The Years Digital Kit
• Digital Embellishments Office Supplies II Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments Digital Kit

 

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software

• Achievements Digital Kit
• School Days Digital Kit
• School Through The Years Digital Kit
• Digital Embellishments Office Supplies II Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments Digital Kit

 

 

Instructions:  

1. Create a new 8.25” x 3.85” custom project.
2. Add Achievement Paper 7 to the background and from the
   Insert tab > Rubber Stamp> Blended color stamp> Coverage 1> Pattern
   Standard, then you can delete the original paper from your project. Then you
   can change the rubber stamped paper to the color yellow and I just place a
   darker solid color yellow rectangle behind the rubber stamped paper to give a
   little bit of additional color.
3. Then place Border_StitchingEdge on your page, you will
   have to rotate and enlarge to fit across the bottom of the page. Then turn to
   the color red.
4. Place 10_Notepaper12inch on your page and rotate with the
   top and bottom corner hanging off the edge of your project. Add a text box and
   journal a letter to your teacher. Add another piece of notebook paper covering
   up part of the letter and add BentPaperClip_Green to the left edge of the top
   notebook paper.
5. Add BestTeacherEver, apple and pen embellishments to the
   page. Add text boxes to add teachers name and to sign who it is from. 

 

Christmas Joy Be Merry Christmas Digital Scrapbook Layout Project Idea

Designed by: Trisha Swan

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Fonts: Chocolate box

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Fonts: Chocolate box

Instructions:

1. Match the color of the background to the
   dark grey in the embellishments. (Cut and fill – Color – sample the
   embellishment color)
2. Add the Merry Christmas Block embellishment to the page and enlarge it as shown. Change it to the same grey color as the
   background (cut and fill – color – choose the dark grey) Then add a white glow
   around the embellishment (Format – glow – custom glow and make it white).
3.  Take paper 7 and cut a square out of it(right click on the paper and choose cut out a shape. Then choose the square and place it on the paper to cut out just the blue without the extra word tag that is on the paper originally) Then once that is done stretch it the entire size of the page. (if you hold down the shift key while dragging the corner it will say the square shape – fun tip!). Now choose cut and fill and cut a square out of the middle of the blue paper to leave a border as shown. Shadow it. (format – shadow – choose the all around shadow) You can flatten it and shadow it over and over to create a more defined border. Place it as shown.
4.  Cut a rectangle out of paper 10 (right click on the paper and choose cut out a shape. Choose the square and then drag the side of the shaded section until you reach across the whole page) place the rectangle as shown. Shadow it with the all around shadow. Flatten it and shadow it over and over until you get the desired effect. Do the same thing with paper 8 and place it on top of paper 10 rectangle as shown. Shadow it.
5. Place the Banner Falala embellishment on the top right corner of the page as shown. Shadow it.
6. Place 2 portrait photos on the page.  Select both of them (hold down the shift key and click on both and they will both highlight at the same time) and put a red mat on them (format photos – mat – solid color – sample the red in the Be Merry Kit) Place them as shown. Shadow each photo separately with the all around shadow. Flatten them each and shadow them again and again.
7. Take the Christmas Joy embellishment and place it as shown. Add a white glow to it to make it stand out.
8. Take the Stockings, wishes, tree, santa!, and magical embellishments and place them as shown (or choose others and change the size to work). You will have to adjust them to make a “tree” as shown. Add the Merry Christmas Block to the bottom as shown. Place the Flower_Red
   embellishment on the top as shown. Flatten all the pieces together (click on all of them holding down the shift key until they are all chosen). Shadow them with the all around shadow. Place it as shown.
9. Add a text box(insert – text)  and using the Chocolate Box font write your
   journalling in white.  Place it as shown
   and shadow it.

 

One More Sleep Be Merry Christmas Digital Scrapbook Layout Idea

Designed By: Beth Thomander

 

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software

• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Be Merry Digital Overlays

• Fonts: Santa's Sleigh Full
  Bold

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software

• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Be Merry Digital Overlays

• Fonts: Santa's Sleigh Full
  Bold

 

Instructions:

1. Start with a blank 12 x 12 page.  Insert Be Merry Paper 5 to background.  Add a 3D filter from the Filter Ribbon.
2. Add Be Merry overlay 5 on background paper and change colour to white.  You may have to resize to make it line up with background paper.  Add a heavy shadow to overlay.
3. Add Be Merry Paper 8 and resize to 10.5" x 10.5" and turn on an angle. Add a 3D filter to this as well. 
4. Add Be Merry Paper 13 and resize to 8" x 8". and drag to bottom right corner.  Add a 3D filter.
5. Add Be Merry Photo mat 2 and add a 3D filter.   Add 6" x 9" photo box.  I changed the hue of my photo to mute the colours by going to the Colour Ribbon and adjusting the hue.  Add double mat  found on the Format Photo ribbon.  Customize the frame by making the inside mat
   transparent and the outside mat from Be Merry Paper 15. Centre photo on grey photo mat.
6. Add Twenty Fifth embellishment to bottom right corner to cover the 25 that is on the paper and add a 3D filter.  Add a heavy shadow all around by using the Custom shadow on the Format ribbon. Choose each shadow option on the heavy shadow tab and flatten between each option to save each shadow to make it pop.
7. Add the Be Merry Overlay 8 to page and change to white.  Use the custom cutter on the
   Cut & Fill tab to cut out one of the sparkles.  Delete the remaining section of the overlay.  Use the Block surface under the Surface tab on the Format Ribbon and change the contrast to 10 and repeat this until you get the desired effect.   Copy and paste this sparkle you created and place over the sparkles on the Twenty Five.  Add a shadow to each one.
8. Add Be Merry Overlay 4, change to white and bling it up by using the same technique as the sparkles.  Add a shodow.
9. Add 2 Tan Tag Green Brads and add 2 Tag White Grey Brads and size and stagger to fit on your page. Copy and paste the sparkle from the Twenty Five and place over the brads.    Insert text boxes on each tag. 
10. Add a title to page using the Text Shape function on the Insert Ribbon.  Create title and add a custom glow. 
11. Add a shadow to all elements.

Believe in the Magic of Christmas Nordic Scrapbook Layout Project Idea

Designed By: Debbie Parks

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Nordic Digital Kit
• Fonts: Tempus Sans ITC

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Nordic Digital Kit
• Fonts: Tempus Sans ITC

Instructions:

1. Place Nordic Christmas Paper 16 as the background.
2. Place Nordic Christmas PM 4 on page, flip it vertically and size to 9” tall.  Place as shown.  To create “panels” in the door, copy the
   photo mat (PM4) again, paste and size so that it is 1/4” smaller on each side.  Place as shown, adding a “glow” using the light green color from the background paper.  Copy and paste again, sizing to 3” tall.  Place as shown. Copy and paste again, making sure each has the same glow.
3. Position Nordic Christmas Paper 8 on the bottom edge of the page so that the top of the paper is just under the bottom edge of door.  Using the design stripes in the paper as a guide, use the square cutting tool to cut approximately 1/2” from the edge (do this twice while “stair stepping” down) to create the look of “steps”. Add Shadow.
4. Add the following embellishments as shown: Gift, Believe In The Magic, Circle Tag Tree, and the Santa Hat. Apply shadows.
5. To make the ornaments on the doorknob, layer the following embellishments in order: Ornament Blue (bottom base), Circle Tag Cream Stitching, then Jingle Bells. Group together. Do the same sequence again, but this time place Noel on top.  Group the layers.  Place as shown. Choose Insert Line and draw a curved path from one ornament to the other as shown.  Arrange the string, so that it is behind the ornaments.  Place the Circle Tag Red on top as shown (doorknob), adding a shadow.
6. Add photos.
7. Add journaling using Tempus Sans ITC.

    

 

Nordic Love Digital Scrapbook Page Layout Idea

Designed By: Jennifer Gibson

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Nordic Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments
• Basic Stitching Digital Embellishments
• Fonts: Base2, Honey Script

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Nordic Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments
• Basic Stitching Digital Embellishments
• Fonts: Base2, Honey Script

Instructions:

1. Choose any paper to make background.  Using the cut and fill ribbon make this paper dark brown.
2. Add NordicChrist_Paper1 to page.  Using the cut the fill ribbon cut apart this
   paper using the shapes button.  Move the
   top blue portion down to the bottom exposing the dark brown background.  I also applied a texture to each section of the paper to give them an even more quilted look. 
3. Add pictures to page with a small blue mat.  Add TwistedPaperClip_Orange to top
   of picture.  Add this same clip to small picture on left hand side.
4. Add OrnamentWreath_Mat from Nortic Christmas Digital Kit to the page 3 times and place behind pictures in different sizes.  Add this same OrnamentWreath_Mat to the page and fill it with a dark brown and place this twice to the page behind the pictures in different sizes.  Add CircleTag_Blue to page and place behind main picture.
5. Add Noel embellishment from Nordic Christmas Digital Kit to page.  Add three of them.  Make the color white to two of them this creating tag for your word art “our Joy” “is found” using base2 font.  The 3^rd embellishment make sepia and place over top corner of small picture.  Over this tag at an angle place Glad Tidings embellishments from Nordic Christmas Digital Kit.  Using the Cut and Fill ribbon cut out the words Glad Tidings using the shapes cutter and make white.  Place over your text: “ in family” in honey script font.
6. Insert some text in honey script font and place over brown section of page. Flatten your text and increase opacity to the words making it more of a settle background.  Place more text for
   your page over one of the Ornament wreaths in white on your page.
7. Add Red Ribbon from Nordic Christmas Digital Kit and place down center right hand side.
8. To create your flag banner:  Add as many or as little photo mats to the page from Nordic Christmas Digital Kit.  With each photo mat selected individually click the cut and fill ribbon.
   Select from there the shapes cutter (Triangle). Cut this shape out of all the mats you choose.  Place these triangles to form a banner for your page.  For added depth select each
   triangle and right click to select  ‘edit image’ ‘using touch-up brushes’.  Darken the edges of the triangles.  After the triangle flags are aligned in bannor flatten your triangles.  Add now Stitch2 from basic stitching, cut and angle the stitching to match your triangle flag arrangement.   Flatten your flag banner and copy and paste it again for on top of main picture.  Use CircleTag_Blue decreased in size to serve as a pin to attach your flags.   
9. Add a paper to your page.  Use the cut and fill ribbon and paper rip this paper.  Fill this ripped paper with a Dark Brown.  Copy and paste this paper 3 more times and place along all outsides of page.  Once all touching ends Flatten all 4 papers. This creates a ripped border for your page.  Add a white soft glow to this ripped border to finish the effect. 
10. Have fun creating more of your own embellishments using the cutting tools ;)

Believe in Christmas Joy Be Merry Digital Scrapbook Layout Project Idea

Designed by: Jennifer Gibson

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments
• Digital Embellishments - Office Supplies II
• Basic Stitching Digital Embellishments
• Fonts: Kids First Print

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Clips Digital Embellishments
• Digital Embellishments - Office Supplies II
• Basic Stitching Digital Embellishments
• Fonts: Kids First Print

Instructions:

1. For the background select BeMerryPaper5.
2. Add BeMerryPaper3 to bottom of the page.
3. Add BeMerryPaper15 to the page.  Using the cutting tools – straight cut, cut a
   long narrow piece to be placed vertically along the left side of the page.  Copy and paste this paper 3 times on the page.  Place horizontally on right hand side of the page.  Adjust the width of these pieces to add visual interest to the page. Add to the page Ribbon_Grey from Be Merry Digital Kit and side behind the red paper on left side.
4. Add Ribbon_Grey from Be Merry Digital Kit.  Using the Cut and Fill Ribbon
   change of the color of this ribbon to black.  Place the ribbon horizontally to cover top edge of BeMerryPaper3 which was added  in step 2.
5. Add main picture to page and place edge of picture under the black ribbon.  Using the format Photos ribbon add a white mat to all photos on page. Add LetterCircle_Mat from Be Merry Digital Kit. Highlight the Circle Mat now on you page and in your contects bar select BeMerryPaper7 and ‘Fill selected Shape’ (your LetterCircle_Mat).  Your Mat will be red and white now and placed behind photo. Add another LetterCircle_Mat to you page and leave it highlighted.  Now select BeMerryPaper10 and ‘Fill Selected Shape’. Place this Grey Circle Mat under black ribbon on left hand side. 
6. Add additional pictures to your page.  Add SilverClip_AttachedRight from Clips Digital Embellishments package and place over the black ribbon and pictures.
7. Add StringOfBells from Be Merry Digital Kit over main picture.
8. Add Word Art: Believe_RedGrey from Be Merry Digital Kit and Christmas Joy from Be Merry Digital Kit. Add text word ‘in’ using Font Century Gothic to word art creating one statement “Believe in Christmas Joy”.
9. Add 9_Notepad from Digital Embellishments – Office Supplies.  Place along black
   ribbon on left hand side.  To make notepade appear 3D add a shadow and place BinderClip4 from Clips Digital Embellishments package.  Add BeMerryPaper4 to page.  Cut this paper to a small square and increase opacity to 77. Place under note pad.
10. Add embellishment TheList from Be Merry Digital Kit to the page. Using the wond tool select the red and delete all selected.  The words The List should be left and make this now Black.  Add to note pad.  On the note pad I wrote the kids Christmas List for that year in Font: KidsFirstPrintFont.
11. To border the page add Stitch2 from Basic Stitching Digital Embellishments.

How to Create:

Joyful Be Merry Digital Scrapbook Layout Project Idea

Designed By: Nicole Leblanc

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Fonts: Pea Brooke

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Fonts: Pea Brooke

Instructions:

1. Create a 12 x 12 blank page.
2. Create  your own background with ribbons. First, insert ribbons Cream, Grey and Red to the page. Add a light shadow. Move all three to top third of the page.
3. Copy and paste the three ribbons and keep in center of page.
4. Copy and paste the three ribbons one more time and move to bottom third of the page.
5. Insert Be Merry Photomat 2. Enlarge and move to middle right of the page. Add heavy shadow.
6. Insert Be Merry Photomat 4. Match top left corner of it and the grey photomat. Add heavy shadow.
7. Insert Be Merry Photomat 5. Enlarge slightly. Center vertically and horizontally with the grey photomat. Add heavy shadow.
8. Insert the GiftTag. Center on page and move to the left of the page. Add heavy shadow.
9. Insert Joyful tag and place at the bottom of the GiftTag. Add heavy shadow.
10. Insert your photo and center it horizontally and vertically on the blue photomat. Add light shadow.
11. Insert and resize a text box to fit on the GiftTag. Type text using font Pea Brooke,size 10.
12. Insert Fun tag and place on the bottom grey ribbon to the right of the page. Add heavy shadow.
13. Insert Candy Cane. Place on top of ribbons and Fun tag. Add heavy shadow.

Veterans Day Scrapbook Layout Page Idea

Ingredients:

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Bright & Fun Digital Kit

Ingredients (Canada):

• StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software
• Be Merry Digital Kit
• Bright & Fun Digital Kit

How to Create:

1. For the background select Be Merry Paper13.  Using the Cut and Fill Ribbon, blend cut the paper and cut out the bottom right of the paper.  Using the Format Ribbon, increase the opacity
   of the page to make the background very faint.
2. Insert the photos for your page and apply a simple white mat to them.
3. From the Bright and Fun Digital Kit select Paper: Bright & Fun P6, Bright & Fun P7, Bright & Fun P8, and Bright & Fun P9.  Using the shape cutters cut each page into a long rectangle. 
   Align all your rectangles together to create one long paper.  Flatten them. 
4. Add Be Merry Photomat 12 from the Be Merry Digital Kit.  Using the wand cutter, wand out the green in this photomat.  Increase the size of the photmat.  Slight polka dot photomat over your color strip paper you made to expose the colors through your polka dots.  Flatten together the polka dot mat and your colorful strip paper.  To cut your paper into the shape shown, use the Cut and Fill Ribbon – Shape Cutter – Rounded Corner Square.  Apply a shadow.
5. Copy and paste your new paper/embellishment so you have two of them on your page.  Slide them behind your photos.
6. Highlight Bright & Fun P6 paper from the Bright and Fun Digital Kit, and cut a new shape.  Select a star shape and add to page.  Place it to paper as shown.
7. Using the Insert Ribbon add a ‘Shapes’ text.  Type in the word ‘Day’ in font Franklin Gothic Heavy and fill with paper: Bright & Fun P9. Type in also the word ‘Proud’ using this same font and fill with Bright & Fun P9.  Add to page as shown. Type in the word ‘veterans’ using font LaineyDay and fill with solid color orange.  Type in also the word ‘heritage’ in solid color orange and add to page as shown.
8. Cut out a small long rectangle strip in white color and add to page.  Apply a small shadow to the trip.  Copy and paste this as many times as needed to complete your journaling.  Add text to each strip in a Century Gothic font.

Freebie Friday October 2012 - week 4

Download Freebies By Clicking Here

 Freebie Package Includes:

• Food & Drink - Designed by Tara Dickinson
• Games - Designed by Tara Dickinson
• Journal Box - Designed by Tara Dickinson
• Pinwheel - Designed by Tara Dickinson

IMPORTANT: Click on (or right click) the link under the group of images to download the zipped folder containing the high resolution versions of these freebies.  Once you’ve downloaded the embellishment folder to a location on your hard drive, un-zip and save the freebie files. To learn how to add this embellishment to your own collection click here for SBC 2 Plus or click here for SBC 3 Plus or click here for SBC 4.0 or click here for SBC Studio Mac. For personal use only.