Jane has used the DIY Shop collection photo overlays on hers cards as a frame over the chipboard pieces, she then secured more chipboard pieces on top for more dimension. The words were trimmed from the beautiful Remember This script paper and used as the sentiment on the card, a flower clip was cleverly added for the butterflies antennae!!
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We always look forward to seeing what Crate Paper release, and they haven’t disappointed this season with three stunning new ranges.
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Stacey loved everything about the On Trend collection. She loved the bold colours and prints and especially the gorgeous Chipboard pieces. She pulled the royal blue and magenta colours out of the papers and splashed about with some misting. The photo always being her focus, she layered a photo mat for her sweet Master 5 to sit on.
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Crate Paper remains to be one of Iris' top favorites. She loves the whimsical theme and the colourful and striking elements of their collections. In this layout, Iris used elements from the Ephemera pack and the Mini-Album pack. She cut-out the lens area of the camera die-cut and slid under a photo of her daughter. A perfect snapshot!
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Iris created for us a 2nd layout using the same Maggie Holmes Collection. Again she took elements from the Ephemera Pack and the Mini-Album pack. The small camera patterns were hand-cut from patterned paper and was used as embellishments.
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Danielle created these two fun layouts using Crate's Acorn Avenue. She has made the most of the happy colour palettes and carefree themes with her whimsical random style.
DIY Shop is a collection of vintage inspired papers that are so beautifully versatile you can use it for any tye of project - male, female, seasonal etc. The collection has the usual signature Crate Paper items scrappers and card makers love: wood, numbers, days of the week, months, Crate flowers, doilies and a vintage ephemera pack. Leanne has chosen to work with some of the 12x12 patterned papers from this range to create four cards.
Drawn to the vintage haberdashery themed accent on the cut out sheet, Leanne made it a feature on this centre step card. To tie in with the vintage feel of the range Leanne spritzed, scrunched and iron dried her papers to get them to mimic fabric. She also hand died the crinkle ribbon to give it a distressed look.
This card features some of the smaller patterned papers which are perfect for card making. By using the elements on the cut out sheet Leanne was able to create matching borders to add to the card.
This card was really quick to put together thanks to the “Thank You” sentiment featured on one of the cut out panels. Leanne hand cut some fishtail banners and added some pearls.
The rustic look of the wood grain inspired Leanne to get out her dies and create this card. To add an additional element of interest to the front of the card front Leanne used the Sizzix Bigz XL Die - Card Fronts, Bracket & Ticket.
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Tamara Tripodi created this adorable layout using the DIY Shop papers. The neutral toning and small floral print work really well together. Tamara had so much fun creating this layout and you can read her comical account over on her blog. Thanks for sharing this layout with us Tamara!
We have some wonderful inspiration coming all the way from Singapore. Jeanette Lee started scrapbooking since November 2008, with the initial intention of only making Christmas presents for friends. The love for scrapbooking slowly developed and right now, it has become more than just a regular hobby. This layout was an experiment with the 'blocking' technique. Jeanette assembled each section with layers and embellishments while making them cohesive as an overall layout. To create the title, Jeanette used one of her favourite stamps, stamped it on a tag and used it as the title.
The 3 photos here were the inspiration behind the title. Being able to eat local food in a foreign country felt like home. She placed white stickers on each photo to ensure that the eyes run vertically down the page. A polaroid frame is meant to place a photo but in this case, Jeanette decided that it could be used to layer elements both behind and on the front of the frame. There are bits of confetti too, if you look closely. Thank you Jeanette for sharing with us your beautiful work! If you would like to see more of Jeanette Lee's work, you can check out her blog here.
Kaori, a member of the Crate Paper design team, has created these two gorgeous layouts. Both using almost the same products from the On Trend collection, yet both are completely different. Thankyou for letting us share your inspirational work Kaori.
All the way from Germany, Janna Werner from the Crate Paper Design Team has allowed us to share her creative page using a mix of Acorn Ave and On Trend. Her design is so appealing and it's lovely to see the muted tones of the collections used as well.
Janna also created this very cute layout featuring the Maggie Holmes collection and some Silhouette die cut elements. Jana has used both the negative and the positive of some of the images she die cut, it’s a great example of how you can mix different elements on your page. Jana has also outlined some of the shapes with a black pen, to add more dimension. The layout also highlights the versatility of the collection as all the patterned, floral and background elements co-ordinate beautifully.
You can see more of Jana creativity on her blog. Thank you for sharing your layout with us!
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The Storyteller range from Crate Paper is perfect for telling stories, and especially telling stories about journeys! Suz used it to record her kids’ first flight last year when they flew to Perth for a holiday. The colour palette is bright but with subdued patterns so they don’t fight with the photos, and the chipboard elements are fun and help tell the story perfectly. Suz decided to turn the whole layout onto an angle at the last minute, which also helps convey the dynamic of the travel theme.
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Sue used the Crate Paper Little Bo Peep to decorate this gorgeous Jenni Bowlin divided box and added photos of her daughter Lily Rose, during her first year of life. The divided box is nice and deep so you can add quite bulky items. It would be cute to even add a little pair of booties and a hospital bracelet.
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Tami Gookstetter from the Crate Paper design team created this layout which is perfectly stunning in its simplicity. She has used the new wood veneer pieces and go with just about anything.
We thank Michiko Kato from the Crate design team for this little gem. She has created delicious little ‘shaker boxes’ using a sunburst punch and punched leaves, along with Crate’s fabulous wood grain papers.
Another layout by Michiko also caught our eye – this time she has used the Pretty Party range in a delightfully unexpected way. She provides a tutorial on the Crate Paper blog here.
Finally, how about this page by master designer Christine Middlecamp?! Her eye for detail and harmonious contrast is second to none and here she showcases the stunning colour palette and designs of the On Trend line.
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Crate’s new Sleigh ride collection is the perfect line to celebrate both winter and christmas projects. The adorable colour palette will make your projects cheery and bright.. and white.
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Crate Paper’s On Trend collection is full of high contrasts and fun eclectic art – from chevrons and animals prints through to florals and typeset alphas.
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Kim has used the Crate Paper Story Teller range perfectly in this layout. The woodgrain and floral papers perfectly capture and enhance the woodland type feel of the photo. Kim found that the Story Teller range was perfect for a range of different photos as it has a wide variety of papers and embellishments in the range.
Using Crate Paper's Pretty Party range to create this quirky layout was a lot of fun for Danielle. The sweet floral design has been embellished with cardstock stickers and patterned paper circles, with the photo highlighted beneath a Pretty Party gilt frame.
We just love this off the page project by Lilith Eeckels - using new Crate Paper frames and embellishments!
Lilith has also shared this page with us today, which has a gorgeous simple yet arty design with Crate Paper's Pretty Party range.
Here Carol Monson has shared with us her sweet page featuring romantic Crate Paper details.
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Georgia combined paper from Crate Paper's Random range with embellishments from the Farmhouse range. The ranges compliment each other perfectly and look fabulous together. This layout is a perfect example of how a range with a strong theme can be used for just about any sort of project. The papers and embellishments of the Farmhouse range largely have to do with have cooking and fresh produce and yet Georgia has used them to create a fun and funky layout about herself.
Georgia has backed the two chipboard frames with lined paper from her daughter's exercise book, placing a layer of foam tape between them to give them some added dimension. She has used more foam tape to raise the rest of the embellishments at various heights to make them really leap off the page. The ink splatters and pieces of kitchen string give Georgia's otherwise clean layout a bit of a messy feel.
Christmas photos tend to be very busy and Kim has dealt with that well by using a single quite neutral paper from the Crate Paper Peppermint range and then finishing the layout with clusters of chipboard and sticker embellishments. To give the hanging ornaments a more realistic look, Kim has added twine hanging down from the top of the page and tucking it under the ornament.
Danielle created this eye catching page using Crate Paper’s Portrait range and turned it into something uniquely hers. The 'Something Blue' patterned paper formed the background for her own hand drawn vinyl design, which was easily transferred using the Silhouette's transfer paper technique. She added Crate’s chipboard accents and eclectic buttons to finish off this keepsake page of their travels.
Nicole Nowosad has created this absolutely stunning project using Crate Paper's Random range. Nicole has combined the chipboard elements with the sticker sheet containing he same designs to fabulous effect. The little details such as the stitching over the title, the white paint and the string around the photo give the whole layout a really fun, quirky look.
Stila has created a beautiful, fresh page using Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe range. The simple grid design of the photos on the bright, cheerful background is lovely and offset perfectly by the fun little embellishments scattered around the page.
Geralyn has done an amazing job using the Random range for this layout. We loved how she has fussy cut the pink flowers and layered them around the bottom and right of her photo. Geralyn has also created an eye catching cluster to the top right of her photo by layering die cuts, patterned paper and dimensional stickers.
Finally, Geralyn has also used the Farmhouse collection to scrap a pending arrival of a baby - what a great use for this range and Geralyn has done it beautifully. We loved how she created the clsuter of embellishments next to the photo and then how the little butterfly and its trail leads our eye from the photo to the title.
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Sue's New Year's Resolution is to 'choose joy'. It's a phrase that means a lot to Sue and whenever she finds herself in a difficult situation, she needs to remind herself to 'choose joy', instead of dwelling on things she can't change or that simply don't matter. Sue is determined to remember the important things and forget about the others. Sue used the gorgeous Farmhouse range from Crate Paper to create her page.
She wanted to keep her journaling hidden so has made a little pocket that is tied with twine.
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When Danielle reflected on the year that was, one storyline stood out in her mind. She decided to scrap in the style of reviewing the year's developments in the life of her cousin and close friend, as the constant contact between them was a real feature of the year for her. Danielle enjoyed the focussed style of the journaling-heavy page and would like to scrapbook similar 'year in review' style pages for all the members of her family.
From a style perspective, Danielle kept her page simple and freestyle, with plenty of room for her handwritten journaling. Layered elements appear randomly placed but have been carefully selected to lead the eye around the page from the photo, across the title and down the journaling block. Subtle ink splatters add interest to the otherwise plain background.
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Crate Paper’s Toy Box collection is one of the best boy lines that Kathie has seen. It is versatile, colourful and the images contained within it are totally spot on for busy little boys. Even for little superheroes!
As the photos of Jamie dressed in his Batman costume (with a Ben10 undershirt!) were so precious, Kathie chose to keep the embellishment on her layout to a minimum so that the photos really shine on the page. She’s used the Border Stickers and Trims to add some colour above and below the photos, then added some Chipboard Accents. The bats were cut from black cardstock.
The Neighbourhood collection is among Iris' most loved lines from Crate Paper. Iris cut apart the border stickers to create a fun and funky edge. A bit of misting, layering of embellishments and the addition of brads in the edges of the layout results in a page where you find so many details to look at. Crate always comes up with gorgeous and fun designs which makes designing this page seem like a breeze for Iris.
Here is another layout from Iris this time using the Emma's Shoppe line. Iris added a bit of stamping to the background to further emphasize the vintage and shabby chic look and feel of this sweet page about her daughter.
This next layout is by Georgia Keays, Perth. Georgia has used Toy Box with a little bit of Emma’s Shoppe thrown in. We loved her title treatment – the clustering, the mixture of fonts and colours. Can you see that she's curled the letters on the title words so they bend up off the page. Isn't it effective!
This is another page by Georgia Keays. We loved the title of this page, and just had to know more. Georgia tells us that the page is all about how you can tell how naughty her son is being from listening to the pet name she chooses to call him. Toy Box papers and embellishments are paired here with a neutral kraft background, twine and frayed fabric, giving a delightful worn and textured feel. Thanks Georgia!
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Three stunning, slightly eclectic collections from Crate Paper in this release. Click here for details.
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When Sue first saw the Emma’s Shoppe range, she couldn’t believe how lucky she was to be able to design with it. Sue says it is even more gorgeous in real life. The colours in the range are quite varied which means that you can easily design several layouts from the range and end up with quite different looks. Sue decided to team the range with gorgeous photos of her daughter Lily when she was only 9 months old, playing with a hose in her Nana’s garden.
Sue loved the frilly ribbons in the collection and they worked perfectly with Lily’s frilly hat in the photos. Although the colour scheme in the layout consists mainly of pinks, Sue used some of the aqua chipboard and the aqua lettering stickers to create a contrast. If you have never used Crate Paper products before, you must check out the chipboard sets in the collections.
They are unbelievably great value as they are a 12x12 inch set and contain many pieces. You can definitely design quite a few layouts using the chipboard as embellishments. By layering the pieces of chipboard together, you can achieve lovely dimension on your page. Sue finished off her layout by sewing on a few pretty sequins and beads to add a handmade touch.
Kathie’s used the Toy Box line to create this page about a recent visit of the fire brigade to Jamie’s playgroup. The die-cut chipboard includes a little fire-engine and a spotted dog, which lend themselves beautifully for this theme. Kathie scattered blocks from the Accent Cuts paper across the neutral background to give spots of colour on which to place her photos.
Christine Middlecamp, in Minnesota, designed this layout which also features the Toy Box collection. Christine told us that her Crate Paper layout exemplifies one of her son’s grand adventures outside after a routine trip to the park. She says “In using Toy Box, I developed a playful, lively set-up of patterned paper squares and action ridden planes. Both appeal to the excitement of the moment attributed to my son's backyard adventure!”
Kaori Watanabe, Japan, is a member of the Crate Paper design team and we love what she does with Crate Paper product. In the layout we are sharing here today, she has used the Toy Box collection to create a fun, colourful boy page. Look how she appears to have strung the chipboard frames along the entwined ribbons. And the helicopter hovering overhead is such a great boy touch.
These stunning cards were created by the very talented Sarah Parker. This first card has been made using the Emma's Shoppe collection. Sarah designed the card to showcase the versatile colour palette of the collection. We love all of the delicious layers Sarah as added to the card.
This beautiful card was designed by Sarah for her daughter Sydney. Sydney loves all thing girly, but can sometimes be tough and a bit rough around the edges... So with that in mind, Sarah loved being able to add some rustic elements to the card, like the beautiful wood grain paper from Emma's Shoppe, and some jute twine.
This card features one of the most beautiful collections of paper and embellishments that Sarah has seen in a very long time...The Portrait collection. Sarah loves the soft elegance of the papers, mixed with tasteful, trendy flares of teals, yellows and reds.
Sarah added some lace from the collection just to take the elegance up a notch, and the rest just came together so easily. The Crate Paper embellishments are really lovely and make the card making process very enjoyable.
Sarah loved the fun chipboard elements in the Toy Box set, the number references popped out at her as the most fun. So with that Sarah created this fun little boy's birthday card also showcasing the delicious buttons that Crate Paper has introduced with this Winter release. Again Sarah has created a stunning card with lots of gorgeous layers.
Sarah fell in love with all of the texture and boyish elements in the Toy Box collection the moment she laid eyes on it. Crate Paper has managed to incorporate everything any little boy could hope for in this collection, and Sarah wanted to represent as much of it as she could on her card. Sarah had so much fun making his card as she just adored all of the little elements of the collection. Thank you Sarah for sharing your gorgeous cards. Each one is a work of art and we are sure they would be loved by any recipient.
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In this School themed LO, Janine decided to have some fun with the gorgeous range of Crate Paper by picking out the fun die-cuts to accent her page and using several layers of distressed paper to compliment her fun photos of her children at the beginning of the school term.
She added more dimension by creating a strip of rolled paper pieces, (Janine has been wanting to use this technique from the moment she saw Tracie Hudson create a page with rolled strips of paper) and a school page is the perfect place for them.
With her new found resolution to do more double page layouts, use more photos, and tell more stories, Suz found the Crate Paper Restoration line the perfect accompaniment to this layout. With its rich, deep hues it adds just the right touches to the page without overwhelming it.
Sue Tonga created this layout for the sketch challenge last year, but it’s such a great use of the Restoration line that we thought it was worth including again. We love the incredible attention to detail she has shown, from cutting and out and layering all those circles to the stitching round the chipboard elements.
Speaking of details, we couldn’t go past sharing this one from the master of details (and of Crate Paper!) herself – Christine Middlecamp. She defined the Restoration line with this wonderful layout, contained in its matted square, but bursting with inspiration from within. Thanks Christine – we love being able to showcase your work.
This LO by Cindy Stevens caught my eye immediately! I love the yellow background using the Restoration line and then she has teamed it up with the School Days line using wonderful design element of the circle. I also loved the way she embellished with just a few items that reinforce the school theme. Thanks so much for sharing this LO with us Cindy!
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This CHA Show marks Crate Paper’s fifth birthday and they are celebrating by bringing out four of the most beautiful lines…
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Sue is a huge fan of the Crate Paper Collections. This last release has been one of her favourites. The Pink Plum collection was the perfect colour palette for scrapping these gorgeous photos of her daughter Lily. Lily recently celebrated her 6th birthday and one of her presents was a spunkerella pettiskirt. Which of course presented the perfect opportunity for a little photoshoot! The chipboard sets that are available with each of the Crate Paper collections are fantastic value for money.
They contain two sheets of chipboard embellishments which really provide all you need to create many layouts. Or you could even use some of the left-overs to create gorgeous cards. Sue often layers the chipboard elements to add more interest. Although it is hard to photograph, many of the elements on this page have been sprayed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist to add that extra sparkle.
Caz adores this photo of Jesse and two of his best mates taken recently on his 9th Birthday. The absolute joy of being a boy surrounded by your mates just shines through. She then remembered a photo she took 2 years ago of the 3 so decided to include it on the page as well to show just how much they had all grown-up. Caz created a photo mat to encompass both of the photos by cutting squares from the lovely muted Brook collection and sticking them down in a slightly haphazard fashion.
Christine Middlecamp is an enduring inspiration and nobody rocks the Crate Paper quite like her! We love this wonderful example she has created using the Pink Plum range.
Suzanne Sergi has kindly allowed us to share her beautiful layout, 'Isn't She Lovely'. The photo captures her daughter Maci's playful nature and the pinks and oranges in the Pink Plum range, set it off beautifully. We love the cute butterfly Suzanne created from scalloped circles and chipboard and die-cut embellishments from the range. Thanks so much Suzanne.
Zoe from Canada was happy to allow us to share the above two gorgeous layouts with you. The first one using the Brook Collection. Such a wonderful reminder of just laying in the grass and chilling out when we were kids. The second one uses the sweet Paper Doll collection. How cute are those little girls in the photo? Thanks so much for allowing us to share with our readers, Zoe.
A big thanks to Alyssa from Indiana for letting us share with you her layout using the Pink Plum Collection. The clever use of the arrows as compass points ties in perfectly with the title. And how cute is that photo?
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