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Create a Weekly Planner Layout with Laura

They say that you have to live each moment as if it were the last, and it's true! That has happened to me this last week of June because it has been so hot here in Seville. I am very happy to be here again, on the Crate Paper blog!

I must admit that I usually have a really hard time decorating planners. In this case, with the Maggie Holmes planner, it was really simple! I love the structure it has and how easy it is to document even with photographs.

 

SPANISH: Es verdad eso que dicen que hay que vivir cada momento como si fuese el último. Y eso me ha pasado esta semana de junio, esta semana de verano con tanto calor aquí en mi ciudad, en Sevilla.

Estoy muy feliz de poder estar aquí de nuevo, en el blog de Crate Paper como DT invitada.

He de confesar que me cuesta mucho decorar una agenda, no estoy acostumbrada y me resulta complicado. En este caso, con la agenda de Maggie Holmes ha sido realmente sencillo, me encanta la estructura que tiene y lo fácil que resulta documentar incluso con fotografías.

One of the things I am most passionate about in the world of scrapbooking is being able to document with photographs, so of course my planner would include this. Plus, so many great things happened this week. 

I used the Maggie Holmes “Day to Day” stickers, paperclips and other accessories. I also used some elements from other Crate Paper collections. Sweet Story and Sunny Days make a perfect combination.

 

De las cosas que más me apasionan en el mundo del scrapbooking es poder documentar con fotografías, así que mi agenda no iba a ser menos. Además en esta semana ha habido grandes momentos que aquí os muestro.

He utilizado las pegatinas de “Day to Day” de Maggie Holmes, los clips y otros accesorios. Además he combinado con Sweet Story y Sunny Days de Crate Paper, creo que hacen una combinación perfecta.

First of all, the week started with a meeting with friends. We took the opportunity to take some photos and of course I had to leave some of them documented here.

 

En primer lugar, la semana empezó con una reunión entre amigas. Aprovechamos para hacernos unas fotos y por supuesto tenía que dejar algunas de ellas aquí documentadas.

The rest of the week was full of work, preparing projects, and little rest. But then the weekend came, and I was able to enjoy my nieces. We enjoyed the summer heat at the pool. Sometimes I think they feel I'm the annoying aunt photographer, but when they get older they will be happy to have the pictures of their childhood.

 

El resto de la semana ha sido completa de trabajo, de preparar proyectos y de poco descanso. Pero luego ha llegado el fin de semana, en el que he podido disfrutar de mis sobrinas Daniela, Sonsoles y Valentina.

Hemos disfrutado del calor, de la piscina y he aprovechado para hacerles unas fotos y poder recordar estos momentos.

A veces creo que piensan que soy la tita fotógrafa pesada, pero cuando sean mayores estarán felices de tener fotografías de su infancia jajaja

I made a foldout with a photo of each of my nieces that I think is super nice on the planner.

 

He hecho un desplegable con una foto de cada una de mis sobrinas que creo que queda súper bonito en la agenda.

I hope you liked it my weekly summer layout! It has been an enormous pleasure to be around here and to be able to show you a little about myself, what I am and what I do.

Y ésta ha sido mi semana de verano. Espero que os haya gustado y que me contéis qué os ha parecido. Ha sido un placer enorme poder estar por aquí y poder enseñaros un poco de mi, de lo que soy y de lo que hago.

Day to Day Planner Inspiration with Sandra

Hi! It’s me, Sandra, and I’m sharing a new inspiration with the amazing Day to Day Planner Collection by Maggie Holmes. This summer is going to be different from previous summers. We haven’t got any particular plans yet. However, to remember important dates, I created a monthly overview for June. And today I want to share my planner spread with you. I picked the English Garden Planner (373099), because I love its bold floral designs. 

As a special eye-catcher, I created a shaker-element at the bottom of the planner page for June. I used transparent foil and sequins in different shapes and colors. Last but not least, I framed the window element with washi-tape strips. 

Decorating your planner is super easy and fun. You have several options to choose from: cute stickers, phrase stickers, washi tapes, charms, and sticky notes. 

I highlighted and decorated my handwritten notes with matching embellishments: arrow stickers, word phrase stickers, and cute floral elements. Remember, there is no wrong or right when it comes to creating planner pages. Just go with the flow and create spreads to reflect your style. If you feel good about your design, be happy and proud!  

I hope you like my inspiration with the Day to Day Planner Collection. Have fun styling your pages for Summer 2020!

 

Supplies: Crate Paper Day to Day Planner Collection | Planner - English Garden (373099), Sticky Notes - Swan (373051), Bookmark - Bow Charm (373031), Charms (373029), Mini Sticker Book 2 - Cardstock with Foil Accents (373039), Mini Sticker Book 3 - Cardstock with Foil Accents (373040), Icon Sticker Book with Foil Accents (373094), Phrase Sticker Book with Foil Accents (373046) 

Create a Summer Activities Layout with Jennie

Hello! It's Jennie McGarvey back with you today.  This time, it’s time to plan summer and I am here for it!

Summer is by far my favorite season and I love beach days, baseball, and time spent with the family. I know this summer, things might look a lot different, but I decided that I wanted to make a layout of my favorite summer plans and the plans I imagine with my family.

Because of COVID-19, everyone is spending a lot more time at home than before. I knew that this Magical Forest chipboard house was such a perfect embellishment to include on this page.

The overwhelming feeling leading into the summer is apprehension, without knowing what it’s going to look like. I wanted to add the rainbow puffy sticker because it’s my favorite in the package and it adds a bit of happiness to uncertain time. 

The little sheet of paper from the Magical Forest collection is my favorite and I knew adding those numbers to the layout was the way to go.  Thanks to the openings in the center I was able to add a few photos that corresponded to the summer activities we are planning on.

Summer might look a little different in 2020 but that is not going to stop me from documenting our plans like I did here and then all of the subsequent activities. Luckily, the beautiful patterns in the Magical Forest collection will help do just that! Supplies Used:

• Magical Forest Collection - Wishes
• Magical Forest Collection - Meadow
• Magical Forest Collection - Little
• Magical Forest Collection - Imaginary
• Magical Forest Collection - Wildflower
• Magical Forest Collection - Puffy Stickers - Phrases and Icons
• Magical Forest Collection - 12 x 12 - Chipboard Stickers with Foil Accents
• Magical Forest Collection - Thickers - Phrase - Brave

How to Decorate your Planner with Obed

Hi there! It's Obed Marshall on the blog again! I’m thrilled to be here one more time sharing a project I created with beautiful Crate Paper products. Today, I’ll be showing you how I’ve decorated my “Day To Day” planner for next week. Did you know summer officially starts on Sunday?  Raise your hand if you’re as excited as I am! This had to have a special decoration in my planner. Keep reading to find out my tips for decorating a planner.

¡Hola! Soy Obed Marshall en el blog de Crate Paper otra vez. Estoy encantado de estar aquí una vez más compartiendo un proyecto que he hecho con los hermosos productos de Crate Paper. Hoy os enseñaré cómo he decorado mi planner”Day to Day" para la próxima semana. ¿Sabías que comienza oficialmente el verano el domingo?  Levanta la mano si estás tan emocionado como yo. Esta ocasión tenía que tener una decoración especial en mi planner. Sigue leyendo para conocer mis tips para decorar tu planner.

For my spread, I made a big title with glitter alpha thickers which says “Summer is here”. Then I decorated my spread using lots of different stickers from the “Day to Day” and Sweet Story collections. I love the combination of the Sweet Story elements with the planner collection, don’t they look adorable?

Para mi decoración semanal, hice un gran título con thickers con purpurina que dice “Summer is Here". Luego, decoré con un montón de pegatinas diferentes de la colección “Day to Day" y Sweet Story. Me encanta la combinación de los elementos de Sweet Story con la colección de planners, ¿a ti también te gustan?

I have to admit that sometimes I don’t have so many things to write in my planner. During the Summer for example, I usually have a bit less work, so my planner turns into more of a weekly inspirational board. This week, it obviously had to be a summer welcoming theme. If you don’t have enough things to fill all the squares, don’t worry! Make it into an inspirational spread! The “Day To Day” planner collection has these amazing stickers with quotes that fit right into the squares in the planner. I love them because they have the cutest little inspirational motifs and quotes.

Tengo que admitir que a veces no tengo tantas cosas que escribir en mi planner. Durante el verano, por ejemplo, por lo general tengo un poco menos de trabajo, por lo que mi planificador se convierte en más bien un moodboard de inspiración semanal. Así que esta semana obviamente tenía que ser un tema de bienvenida de verano. Si no tienes suficientes cosas para llenar todos los cuadrados, ¡no te preocupes! ¡Haz que se convierta en un moodboard de inspiración! La colección de planificadores "Día a Día" tiene unas increíbles pegatinas con frases que encajan directamente en las casillas del planificador. Me encantan, porque tienen motivos y frases muy bonitas.

One last tip before I go, add pictures to your planner. They’re a great addition to fill spaces and add some memory keeping to your planner. That way, when you look back, you can remember what happened. I cut out a picture of myself and added stickers around because I just couldn’t resist. 

Un último consejo antes de irme, añade fotos a tu planificador. Son una gran aliado para llenar espacios y agregar algo de recuerdos a tu planner. Así cuando miras hacia atrás a esa semana puedes recordar lo que pasó. Yo recorté una foto de mí y añadí pegatinas alrededor, no me  pude resistir a añadir más pegatinas de “Sweet Story”.

It has been such a dream to be a guest here on the CP blog, thank you so much for reading and thank you CP team for inviting me. Big hugs from my little craftroom in Spain, hope you have a wonderful day! Remember, never stop creating!

Ha sido un sueño ser invitado aquí en el blog de CP, muchas gracias por leerme y gracias al maraviloso equipo de Crate Paper por invitarme. Te mando un abrazo desde mi scraproom aquí en España, espero que tengas un día maravilloso! Recuerda, ¡nunca dejes de crear!

Supplies: Crate Paper Sweet Story | 6 x 12 Sticker Sheet (373062), Day to Day Planner Collection - Icon Sticker Book with Foil Accents (ac-373094), Day to Day Planner Collection - Planner - Sweet Rose (ac-373055), Mini Sticker Book 1 - Cardstock with Foil Accents (ac-373038), Mini Sticker Book 2 - Cardstock with Foil Accents (ac-373039)

Summertime Planner Inspiration with Bea

Hey everyone! It’s Bea here with you today! I am so excited to share with you a new weekly planner spread as part of the ‘Summer Plans’ weeks here on the Crate Paper blog. To be honest, my day to day planner is just like me… not super organized and always in progress. I like to use the weekly planner pages as a mixture between a bullet journal and memory keeper.

Summer is just around the corner, and I love to reflect the season changes in my planner with using different color schemes and style. Summer is all about bright colors and rainbows for me, so I grabbed my acrylic stamp set from the Sweet Story collection and created a super fun rainbow ice cream on the center of my weekly pages. I love the fact that this ice cream pattern could become a nice background for any list or journaling. 

To add the June title to the page, I fussy cut letters from the Kindness patterned paper and adhered to the left side of the page vertically. I always enjoy when social media shows me memories from past years, so I thought it would be fun to add a #oneyearago photo in my planner as well. We spent our 7th of June in Croatia last year, and I found a lovely photo from that day…oh, how I miss that place! 

After adding photos to my planner page, I filled the boxes with stickers and ephemera pieces from the Day to day collection. I love the fact that I could use up my leftover scrapbook paper pieces for decorating my planner. It’s really fun to add my journaling and lists to the pretty and colorful boxes.

I hope you liked my weekly planner spread today, thank you for stopping by! 

Supplies: Crate Paper | Day to Day Disk Planner , Stickers (373039), Stickers (373094), Paperclips (373058), Charm (373030), Maggie Holmes | Sweet Story | Sparkle (373137), Sprinkles (373144), Taffy (373073), Shortcake (373139)

Get to Know Celes with a Layout and a Frame

Hi! I´m so happy to be here! My name is Maria Celeste but everybody call me Celes… I love it! I´m a 38 years old craft lover and a DIY-er soul living in Mendoza, Argentina.

I´m in love with paper! I’ve been creating and playing with it since I was a child. If you could see my house, my bag, and my craft room you would find beautiful paper. Scrapbooking and creating with love has healed my heart and that is what I want everybody to learn. It is something that can make you completely happy!

I love colors, rainbows, butterflies, flowers, confetti, unicorns, and everything that involves this kind of things. My favorite designer is... Maggie Holmes of course! So, to have the chance to be here today is a dream come true. I have two special projects to show to all of you, and each one has many of the things I love. Let’s go see them!

 

The perfect day Layout

This layout is very special to me. The photo I used is very happy and colorful. Every time I see papers and products I love, I always say “So Sweet”. As you can see, I have one of Maggie Holmes’s Planners in my hands. 

I tried to include most of the things I love, so you will find flowers, leaves, and special phrases. I also used watercolor as “confetti” and made a rainbow with one of the papers from the Bloom collection. All the color and happiness of that moment is represented in this layout.

 

 

Life is Lovely Frame

I love to make projects that I can use to decorate my home. I love to use photos in my projects. I like the fact that memories and feelings can be a part of them. Using an embroidery frame, the Heritage Collection, and one of my favorite photos from my last vacation, I made this special frame. It’s like a small layout but I use it to decorate of my house.

One of the Heritage ephemera pieces has such a wonderful phrase. It’s perfect for the photo, for that moment, and for what I was feeling. For the background, I used white cardstock and the beautiful acetate of Heritage collection. I combined it with ephemera pieces, some chipboards, hemp and extra butterflies that I cut from one of the papers from the paper pad. 

The result is amazing! Because I see this frame, I feel as happy as I did that wonderful day!

I hope you like both projects and enjoy every detail. Now you know me a little bit more. See you next time!

Supplies used:

Layout: (340261) Solid adhesive runner, (340272) Adhesive foam dots, (344394) Flourish Ephemera Pack, (683580) Open Book embellishments, (344478) Willow Lane Stickers, (379119) Carousel Ephemera Pack, (680429) Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad

 

Frame: (340272) Adhesive foam dots, (340265) Two-sided adhesive tape, (366589) Hemp - Truffle, (350947) Heritage Stickers, (350948) Heritage Ephemera Pieces, (350944) Heritage Chipboard Stickers, (350943) Heritage Glitter on Acetate, (309001) Cardstock - Bazzil White, (350957) Heritage 12x12 Paper Pad

Create a Layout in Minutes with Flóra

Hi Crate Paper fans! It’s Flóra here with an easy-peasy 12x12 scrapbook layout. Today, I will feature the pretty Maggie Holmes - Sweet Story collection. I love the gorgeous colors and adorable elements of this line. 

For this page, I picked the Highlight paper for my background. These frame papers are really popular and you can find many different ones on the market. 

The layout is ready for you. All you have to do is fill up the frames with different embellishments and stickers. I picked my favorite pieces and arranged them around my photo. By the way, I also cut out one of the framed and easily backed it with the photo.

This line includes gorgeous butterflies. The layered ones are my favorites, they are just amazing! I also added fussy cut flowers as usual, Chipboard Stickers, Cardstock Stickers from 6x12 Sheet, washi stripes, Alpha Thickers and a puffy golden bow. The process was super fun and you can pull together a page really fast.

I really hope you love this page and that you have been inspired to try out the technique. Thanks for stopping by here today! Happy scrapbooking!

Supplies used:

Maggie Holmes - Sweet Story: 12x12 Paper Pad (SKU 373158), 12x12 Paper – Buttercup (SKU 373071), 12x12 Paper – Confection (SKU 373142), 12x12 Paper – Highlight (SKU 373078), 12x12 Chipboard Stickers (SKU 373150), 6x12 Sticker Sheet (SKU 373062), Foam Alphabet Thickers- Sweet Pea (SKU 373149), Layered Butterflies (SKU 373154), Puffy Bows (SKU 373152), Washi Tape (SKU 373059)

 

How to Create a Quick and Easy Layout with Bea

Hi Crate Paper fans! Its Bea here to share a super easy and quick layout inspiration with you today. This time I tried to feature some of my favorite techniques all on one layout. Layering, stitching, fussy cutting, fringes and shaker pockets have been definitely my preferred techniques whenever I create. I used the stunning Sweet Story collection by Maggie Holmes. I love the colors and florals, they are so beautiful and would be perfect to use for all kinds of summertime occasions.

I started my layout with die cutting large circles using my die cut machine. Patterned papers are always one of my favorite things in any collection, and I like to use as many patterns as possible! I chose a pretty pink cardstock as my background, and I layered the circles in the center. I love how layering add dimension and an interesting look to my pages!

I printed out my photo as a die-cut circle as well. I placed my photo on the top row and began to decorate the circles with different techniques. First, I grabbed a lot of sequences and beads and I stitched them to the patterned paper cicles. They are so playful and add a nice shine to my layout. Next, I fussy cut a heart shape from a purple circle, and backed it with a piece of acetate sheet. I spread sequences behind the acetate and machine stitched together with a second patterned paper circle. I highlighted the edges with gold glitter paint.

I really enjoyed decorating those circles with pretty stickers and ephemera pieces. I added bows and a fussy cut rose and placed a beautiful layered butterfly on the circles. I stitched the circles to the background paper, and adhered the ‘sunshine + smiles’ title to the bottom as a finishing touch.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you’re all inspired to create with this gorgeous collection and try out new techniques!

Supplies: Maggie Holmes | Sweet Story collection | Sparkle (373137), Sprinkles (373144), Taffy
(373073), Parfait (373140), Posies (373081), Sweetest (373136), Storytime (373072), Chipboard
sticker (373150), Puffy bows (373152), Layered Butterflies stickers (373154)

Create an Adorable Photo Box with Laura

Hello! I'm Laura Balboa and this is my first guest post on the Crate Paper blog. Working with Crate Paper design team is truly a dream come true. When you have a dream and work hard to achieve it, it'll come true. 

Today, I am here to show you my first project which will help you get to know me a bit. I am very nervous, but I will try to put my nerves aside and explain my first project well. Even though English is not an easy language for me, I hope you understand and like my project!

This box represents who I am, what I do and what I like the most. I have used the Magical Forest collection and it is a very simple project to do.

First, I created the box with cardboard and lined it with cardstock. Then I covered it with a decorated paper. Next, I lined it on the inside with another paper.

To close the box I have cut 4 pieces of cardboard to fit the base and the lid. I used another decorated paper and glued it to the base of the box. After that, I decorated the entire box with die cuts and alphabet stickers from the collection.

I decorate the box with one of the wooden animal clips, which I will also use to place photos!

To finish the project, I created 6 “Polaroid” photos. I made them with 3 layers of white cardstock to add dimension. Next, I decorated them and captured in them what I am like, what I am passionate about and what identifies me: happiness, friendship, love, family, photography and scrapbooking.

This is me! These are the projects that I am passionate about and working with Magical Forest is really simple. The collection is adorable! Here is a video you can watch too to learn how to make your own!

 

I hope you like my idea! It is a great pleasure to be here and to be able to show you everything I have in mind.

Create a Beautiful yet Functional Planner with Jennie

Hello! It's Jennie McGarvey here today to say how excited I am to be introducing myself to you. I’ve been paper crafting for what feels like forever and Crate Paper products are always at the top of the pile.

As a scrapbooker, card maker, and planner, I was so excited to see the Day To Day collection. Beautiful images and great paper make this the perfect way to plan my days yet include my own unique creativity to each day. My favorite way to do that is to add photos and little bits of journaling to my planner.

As a person who leans very heavily on the weekly view, my monthly view often goes unused. I don’t like to leave any surface blank and I am sure you can understand that! Because I save my planners as a way to memory keep, I decided why not treat my monthly view as a scrapbook layout of sorts for the whole month? I’m keeping the planner anyway and this is a great way to add photos + memories to my functional weekly pages.

I love patterned paper and this is a great place to be able to add a swatch or two of it to my planner. I also used my circle punches a lot on these pages. It’s a great way to add more interest with no work at all.

Just like on cards or scrapbook pages, I love to layer elements in my planner, too.  I do not typically add dimensional items as to cut down on bulk, but washi tape and sticky notes [I add adhesive on the back] are great compliments to stickers.

I Fussy cut my favorite elements from the patterned paper, and they became the perfect embellishments on my planner pages.  You only need small accents to really bring a page to life or tell the story thanks to the small canvas and calendar grid.

Next up I will talk to you about the weekly view! This is truly my most created project, I would have to say.  I started decorative planning in 2014 in order to keep my life on track with 3 school aged kiddos in activities.  As a scrapbooker and card maker, taking those plans and dressing them up a bit seemed like the perfect solution.  My planner allows me to be creative yet completely functional as well.

Once I’m finished adding my plans each week, while leaving room for last minute activities and lists, I love to add small decorative elements.  A couple of strips of much loved washi is perfect for this.

Be sure to use those sticky notes!  They are adorable, don't let them go to waste!  Add a bit of adhesive on the back and you have a sticker that can coordinate perfectly.  Here, I was able to use this sticky note for my meal planning for the week.  Bonus, it layers perfectly with the stickers in the Day To Day collection.

Don’t forget your stamps.  I love stamping and regularly ink up those lovely images and add them to my planner.  However, I rarely stamp exclusively.  Most of the time, I coordinate the stamps with other elements to make exactly what I need in my layout.

Being a busy mom to three boys, I need to keep track of everything going on in their lives. However, that is no reason to not have fun and be creative, so that is just one reason I reach for the Day To Day collection, because it combines beauty and function in one!

Supplies Used:

• Maggie Holmes Day To Day Black Floral Planner
• Maggie Holmes Day To Day Planner Clear Stamp Set
• Maggie Holmes Day To Day Planner Mini Stickerbook
• Maggie Holmes Day To Day Planner Sticky Notes Set 2
• Magical Forest Collection - Always
• Magical Forest Collection - Washi Tape
• Magical Forest Collection - Little
• Magical Forest Collection - Sunlight