Creating Keepsakes Magazine: May/June 2013 Sneak Peek

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ON OUR COVER Never Forget mini album by Keri Babbitt. Supplies: Patterned paper: My Mind’s Eye and Simple Stories; Die cuts: Elle’s Studio; Bow: Crate Paper; Baker’s twine and chipboard: My Mind’s Eye; Album and punches: EK Success; Adhesive: Pioneer and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: Cardstock; Vellum.

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In Our Next Issue...

Create the perfect masculine layout in the Boys and Men special issue.

On Newsstands May 14, 2013

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JUNE BRIDE

Be it country, trendy, whimsical or vintage, let your personality shine through your wedding layouts.

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BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS

Create fantastic DIY flowers perfect for any layout.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST

Celebrate time passing with these fun photo and layout ideas.

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ASK A GRAD

Go beyond traditional cap and gown by capturing a creative commencement address straight from your graduate. creatingkeepsakes.com

EDITOR'S NOTE

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PLUGGED IN WITH CK

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TIPS & TRICKS

Exciting ways to use supplies and the tricks of the trade.

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SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR FAST PAGES

Pages in 45 minutes (or less!)

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CK SKETCHES

Take the guesswork out of a layout design.

PHOTO TRICKS

Check out the new “takes” on outtakes.

Get the online lowdown and check out the Reader Gallery.

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LATEST & GREATEST

Get your must-have scrapbooking products.

Introducing new and exciting digital issue.

MOM & POP MINIS

Fun mini album ideas just in time for Mother’s and Father’s Day.

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In Every Issue

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10-MINUTE TRICKS

Stamp to your heart’s delight.

CONTENTS

25 Find this cute project in the digital issue!

Find it Fast!

Quickly find material that works for you.

PHOTO COUNT 1-2 photo layouts 12, 14, 18, 20c, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47a, 50, 51, 51a, 53, 53a, 53c, 53d, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60a, 60b, 60c, 62, 63a, 66

3-4 photo layouts 20b, 22, 23, 23a, 23b, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 41, 42a, 42d, 42e, 46, 51, 53b, 60, 60a, 63

5+ photo layouts

CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, AND PRIZES 20, 42

FREE DOWNLOADS 24, 52, 60c

FRESH FACES 15, 19, 23, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47a, 60c

13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 25a, 25b, 29, 33, 35, 37, 42b, 42c, 46, 47c, 60, 60d, 64

STEPS AND EQUATIONS 18, 19, 20b, 20c, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 53c, 66

Pages about the beach evoke thoughts of the islands and bring to mind sweet smelling frangipanis; the inspiration Grace Tolman drew on to create her fresh flower accents. Use the simple steps below to add a hint of island festivity to your next summer project.

Quick-start Guide A key to easy-reference icons found throughout the issue:

Cabrillo Beach by Grace Tolman.

Supplies: Cardstock: WorldWin Papers; Patterned paper and canvas: Pink Paislee; Stickers: Jenni Bowlin Studio, My Little Shoebox, and Pebbles; Punches: Creative Memories and EK Success; Buttons: Blumenthal Lansing; Baker’s twine: The Twinery; Spray ink: Tattered Angels; Pen: Creative Memories; Adhesive: GlueArts; Other: Heart punch and pins.

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FRESH FACE Made by a designer never before published in CK 1

ONLINE CONTENT Downloads and online extras

BONUS SKETCHES A sketch of the layout is in the Bonus Sketches found at creatingkeepsakes.com

PUNCHED CIRCLES

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June Bride Wedding Layouts with Personality

by Natalie McConnell

These days weddings are all about personality and making that walk down the aisle completely your own. No two weddings are the same, so why should wedding layouts be any different? No matter the wedding style—country, on-trend, whimsical, or vintage—now you can mix personality with wedding photos, embellishments, and journaling for a wedding recipe that is totally unique. Whether you are scrapbooking your own wedding or someone else’s, these inspirations will have you saying “Yes!” to the layout in no time.

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Country Everyone knows it is the finishing touches that make the wedding spectacular, and country bride layouts are exactly the same! Joannie McBride used burlap banners and fabric trim as the perfect way to complete the country look on her layout.

Into the Sunset by Joannie McBride. Supplies: Patterned paper: Canvas Corp and My Mind’s Eye; Burlap and canvas flower: Canvas Corp; Stickers: American Crafts and Echo Park Paper Co.; Banner: American Crafts; Button: Fancy Pants Designs; Pin: Teresa Collins Designs; Baker’s twine: Close To My Heart and Jillibean Soup; Adhesive: Therm O Web; Other: Fabric and pen.

Weddings are pricey, but your wedding layouts don’t have to be. Sometimes the simplest embellishments can add the perfect amount of rustic appeal. Instead of using traditional ribbon for accents, use scraps of burlap and lace, like Cara Vincens did, to finish off her country charm. Keep your accents au naturel or use ink to highlight wedding colors!

Blissfully Happy by Cara Vincens. Supplies: Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper and brad: BasicGrey; Lace: Lakeland Limited; Ribbon: Fancy Pants Designs; Flower: Prima; Ink; Ranger Industries; Stickers: Pink Paislee; Film strip: Advantus; Pearls: Kaisercraft; Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; Pen: Newell Rubbermaid; Adhesive: I Love to Create and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: Burlap, doily, and patterned paper.

For more natural fiber ideas, check out the Creating Keepsakes March/April 2013 issue.

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Beautiful Blooms

Create fabulous DIY flowers

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and intimidate you at the same time? Maybe you aren’t sure where to begin? We have 18 innovative solutions to help you cultivate some fabulous flower varieties using products you already have on hand. See how canvas can grow into a rosette with a rainbow of hues or how decorative tape can bloom into attractive petals.

Whether this is your first DIY flower or you are a floral-making expert, you’re sure to discover a garden of blooming possibilities to apply to your scrapbook pages!

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Add a dash of sophistication with blooms, like Iris Uy did to her fresh interpretation of a travel page. The clusters of mixed media roses placed on top of rose patterned paper adds wonderful dimension to the page, grounds the photographs, and adds innovative texture.

Discover and Explore by Iris Uy. Supplies: Patterned paper and trim: Webster’s Pages; Modeling paste: LeFranc & Bourgeois; Spray ink: Tattered Angels; Leaves and mask: Prima; Paint: PanPastel; Glitter medium: Jo Sonja’s; Adhesive: UHU; Other: Buttons, canvas, pen, and stickers.

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Spread modeling paste onto canvas fabric using mask, and cut into strips.

Once dry, twist strips together and adhere to cardboard circle base to make rose.

Add color using spray ink.

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Variation Instead of texture paste, stamp on canvas to achieve the texture look.

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by Natalie McConnell

Time has a way of sneaking up on us, and before we know it, we’re looking back on childhood memories or staring in awe at how much a child has grown. Time will pass whether we want it to or not, so the best thing to do is pick up our cameras now and start documenting how time flies! This feature will give you ideas for fun and innovative methods to capture both the past and present in creative ways. So, grab some old photos, your favorite lens, and let’s get ready for a blast from the past!

25 Years Later by Cassandra Cyr. Supplies: Patterned paper, banner, flashcards, and journaling spot: Pretty Little Studio; Ribbon: Offray; Pins: Maya Road; Stickers: American Crafts; Adhesive: 3M; Other: Pen and thread.

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For a real eye-opener of how much your child has grown, find a photo of him doing a favorite activity several years ago. Replicate the same scene with him today, like Elisha Snow did. These side by side photos make great album openers or gifts!

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Seven Years of Book Love Then Photo by Elisha Snow Mode: Manual | F-Stop: 2.8 | Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec. | ISO: 1600

Seven Years of Book Love Now Photo by Elisha Snow Mode: Aperature Priority | F-Stop: 5.6 | Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec. | ISO: 800

Now you see them, now you don’t! Just because childhood games may be a thing of the past doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun with them. Dig out old photos of you playing Duck, Duck, Goose or waterguns and try to keep a straight face while you re-create the exact same game as grown-ups, like Jami Hebl’s kids!

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Hide and Seek Now Photo by Jami Hebl Mode: Manual | F-Stop: 4.0 | Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec. | ISO: 200

Mom & Pop Minis

by Autumn Baldwin

Small albums celebrating parents’ big impact in our lives Our parents teach us everything we need to know, from tying our shoes and being nice on the playground, to setting out on our own, and everything in between. We do the same for our own children. In this feature, you’ll find tips and ideas for creating heirloom mini albums that celebrate your parents—and yourself as a parent—and share stories and experiences with children and grandchildren in gifts that will be treasured for generations to come.

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A tiny album

can highlight a big connection, like Summer Fullerton’s small album chronicling the shared experience of attending the same college her grandmother did in a previous generation. An album like this can help your own children feel more connected to an ancestor they may not have had the chance to meet.

Kraft tags, simple embellishments, and small photographs combine to create a little album with big impact.

Mills College Mini Album by Summer Fullerton. Supplies: Tags: Jillibean Soup; Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper, journaling cards, and stickers: Lily Bee Design; Enamel dots: My Mind’s Eye; Punch: EK Success; Stamps: Technique Tuesday; Ink: Clearsnap, Ranger Industries, and Tsukineko; Wood veneer: Studio Calico; Die-cutting machines: Silhouette America and Spellbinders; Dies: PageMaps; Fonts: Veteran Typewriter and Wisdom Script; Adhesive: Herma and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: O-ring, staples, and trim.

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A g r k a s d A Scrapbook a creative commencement address straight from your graduate of any age

I Learned by Deena Boese. Digital Supplies: Software: Adobe; Patterned paper, word bubbles, and border: BasicGrey; Brushes: Hero Arts; Fonts: Avant Garde, Rockwell, and Steelfish.

Graduation day—it passes in a blur of excitement. But with a little effort, your graduation layouts can go beyond the traditional caps, gowns, and tassels, to become creative commencement addresses of their own. Let the ideas on the following pages inspire you with ideas for capturing memories, sharing wisdom, and giving encouragement that your grad will remember

Important life lessons can be learned at any age. This five year-old’s kindergarten wisdom, recorded in a series of word bubbles alongside a dominant photo, creates a strong—and fun—visual she won’t soon forget.

long after the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” have faded away.

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Let your layout do double-duty by showcasing your grad’s achievements up front and tucking a personal note of advice and encouragement in a secret pocket.

You Did It! by Sabrina Ropp. Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper and D, CWV Omc.; Patterned paper: My Mind’s Eye and Echo Park Paper Co.; Stickers: Echo Park Paper Co.; Pen: EK Success; Adhesive: Elmer’s, Paper Studio and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Sabrina Ropp printed the focal photo twice then cut the graduation cap from the second photo and adhered it over the first with foam squares so it would appear to be soaring off the page. Hats off to this idea!

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