New Collection from Paige Evans + American Crafts: HAPPY HAVEN!

My 19th and last collection with American Crafts is called HAPPY HAVEN!

There are 24 products in this springy everyday line and when I receive my order (the estimated time of arrival is March) then I will put full collection kits for sale in MY SHOP so stay tuned! Take a look through this collection and let me know what inspires you most!

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Floral Transparency

12 Double-Sided Patterned Papers

Cardstock Stickers

Cardmaking Kit

Floral Die Cuts & Journaling Die Cuts

Foam Stickers

Mini Puffy Stickers & Washi Tape

6x8 Paper Pad

Acrylic Stamps & Tassel Charms

12x12 Project Pad

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my Happy Haven collection! And a big thank you to American Crafts! I started working there on January 2nd 2008 and my last day was January 2nd 2025 - 17 years to the day. I will forever cherish the opportunities and collections that we created together!

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Paige Taylor Evans + Pinkfresh Studio!

Pinkfresh Studio is thrilled to announce that Paige Taylor Evans is officially joining the Pinkfresh Studio family! Paige is known for her vibrant, bold, and innovative designs and we are excited to bring her fresh, dynamic energy to the brand, making this a perfect match!

Paige’s artistic vision, combined with her deep passion for storytelling, will infuse Pinkfresh Studio with new energy. Her unique approach to design—blending bold patterns, vibrant colors, and heartfelt themes—aligns perfectly with Pinkfresh Studio's commitment to creating high-quality products that spark joy and creativity.

Together, Pinkfresh Studio & Paige Taylor Evans will launch an exclusive collection of designs that celebrate creativity, color, and the art of storytelling. We are excited to deliver stunning new products that inspire crafters of all skill levels to elevate their projects and express their personal style in fresh, exciting ways.

Stay tuned for more updates as Pinkfresh Studio prepares to unveil upcoming releases featuring Paige's signature touch. The future is bright, and there’s so much to look forward to!

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LOVE Mini Album by Inessa Persekian

Hey friends, Inessa Persekian back on the blog! I used Paige's Adventurous collection along with her Love Mini Album cut file to create this project. This cut file really grabbed my attention as a fun and cute way to document anything that you love! In this case, I'm focusing on my love of travel and am looking forward to filling up the album with my favorite photos.

The overall design was to use a mix of patterns and create sequin shakers in each letter, using sequins to coordinate with the paper color scheme. Each letter was sized to 4.22 inches in height, with the width adjusted proportionally. I cut each letter twice - once for the front and once for the back - to create shaker pockets filled with sequins. To make the backing pieces, I used the contour feature in the Cricut software; the equivalent in Silhouette may differ.

Letter L: Front & Back: Paper 17. Embellishments: "Let’s See the World Together" sticker, two floral ephemera, a puffy lemon sticker, and enamel dots. I added a 2x3 photo, a butterfly cut from Paper 19, the "Explorer" sticker, and a heart sticker to the backside.

Letter O (Heart Shape): Front: Paper 11 / Back: Paper 16. Embellishments: A 2x2 photo (backed on patterned paper), various stickers, and a puffy camera sticker. Backside: I added a 3x4 photo, flower stickers, and the "Wonderful" tag.

Letter V: Front: Paper 3 / Back: Paper 21. Embellishments: A 3x4 photo matted on Paper 17, a fussy-cut tag from Paper 21, stickers, a puffy arrow, and twine. Backside: A 3x3 and a 2x3 photo, stickers, and a fussy-cut tag with twine.

Letter E: Front & Back: Paper 20 for both sides. Embellishments: A 3x3 photo, a 2x3 photo, stickers, puffy stickers, and floral accents.

I bound the album with binder rings in various colors from my stash and added a metal charm - a hotel key tag from the collection. To finish it off, I tied coordinating ribbons to the rings. This mini album is ready for fun travel photos and has so much character with its shaker details and layered embellishments! I’m thrilled with how this turned out and hope you feel inspired to try something similar for your next project!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, charm, embellishments: ADVENTUROUS; white cardstock; Cut file: Love Mini Album by Paige Evans

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Winter Wonder Layout by Heidi Lewis

Hello friends! It's Heidi Lewis here on the blog to brighten your day with a colorful winter layout made with a mashup of several Paige Evans collections and her Hat and Christmas Nordic Background cut files!

This layout was inspired by a page from Paige's December Daily 4x4 Sequin Album Class. Rather than stitching a background, I adapted the technique to back the Hat cut file to give it a knitted effect. I cut out a single backing piece for the hat and then stitched the entire thing over and over in Rainbow Threads. I gave the hat some extra pizazz with some Wonders Mini Puffy Stickers and Go the Scenic Route Enamel Dots. For my background, I blended olive green ink through the Christmas Nordic Background cut file. I balanced the sweater design on top of the page with Washi Tape and a border Cardstock Sticker from Wonders along the bottom of the page. I placed my hat in the center of the page and then created a cascade of snowflakes from Sugarplum Wishes layered with fussy cut mandalas around the hat. I tucked two round photos on either side of the hat. I left a blank space in the right-hand corner to create a title made from a combination of Wonders Thickers and Puffy Phrase Stickers. Hope you feel inspired to dig through your stash to make a colorful winter wonder layout!!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: WONDERS and SUGARPLUM WISHES; white cardstock; Cut files: Hat and Christmas Nordic Background by Paige Evans

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Hockey Layout by Audrey Mutschall

Hello friends! Audrey Mutschall here with a new layout using Paige’s Christmas Trees Striped design and her Sugarplum Wishes collection. It’s still cold and snowy here in Canada, so I’m using this time to scrapbook a few remaining Christmas photos while I’m still in the mood to create winter pages!

I chose a sheet of green patterned paper from the Bloom Street collection for the cut file (I’m trying to use up some of my stash), but any green cardstock would look great. I placed the cut file on a sheet of white cardstock and decorated the right side of the layout with a strip of Washi Tape, a border Cardstock Sticker, and a strip of Paper 7. Next I matted my photo with the opposite side of Paper 7 and a snowflake patterned paper from one of the Boxed Cards. Lastly, I decorated with fussy cut flowers from Paper 2, Enamel Dots, Mini Alpha Thickers, an Acrylic Sweater Sticker, and shiny star stickers from the 8-Page Sticker Book. I hope this inspires you to keep scrapbooking those Christmas memories with Paige’s Cut Files and Sugarplum Wishes!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, washi tape: SUGARPLUM WISHES; white cardstock; Cut file: Christmas Trees Striped by Paige Evans

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Stack of Books Layout by Ashley Neu

Hi friends! It’s Ashley Neu here for the Paige Evans Cut File Design Team to share my next layout with you. It’s been a while since I’ve used Paige’s Garden Shoppe collection but wow, she brought together a beautiful fall collection with her unique designs and rainbow colors! I just love it so much. I cut out the Stack of Books cut file and got to work making a school-themed layout.

After cutting the Stack of Books from white cardstock, I backed it with papers found in the 12x12 Paper Pad and adhered it onto Paper 24 from the collection. The bottom book was the inspiration for the colors that I used for the rest of the books. I adhered my photo on top and added the “GROW” title that can be found in the Ephemera Die Cuts. The flowers from the Floral Die Cuts were perfect to embellish this beautiful stack of books so I tucked them in by my photo, between the books, and on the top behind the apple. Lastly, I added some finishing touches with more embellishments from the Ephemera Die Cuts as well as pieces from the Sticker Book and the gorgeous butterflies from the Dimensional Stickers. I hope you love this layout as much as I am enjoying it! Thank you for stopping by Paige’s blog and have a great day!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: GARDEN SHOPPE; white cardstock; Cut files: Stack of Books by Paige Evans

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Suitcase Mini Albums Live Virtual Class!

Join me on Saturday February 1st at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern Time to learn how to fill these two Miniature Suitcase Mini Albums with the Coast to Coast collection by American Crafts!

I have sold out of kits however with the purchase of access to the virtual class you get the list of supplies that I use so you can find the same things or adapt and use your stash. These miniature suitcases would look adorable filled with ANY collection!

The live virtual class will take place on YouTube on Saturday February 1st 2025 at 8am Pacific/11am Eastern Time and will last approximately 2.5 hours during which we will create the projects to go inside the miniature suitcases. The larger suitcases can be found in sets of 12 from my Amazon shop HERE and the smaller suitcases can be found in sets of 6 from my Amazon shop HERE.

Inside the large suitcase is a binder ring style mini album made of 18 paper tags and (16) 3x4" photos. Hand stitching is optional, it's for looks only, but I do love the texture and pop of color it adds! 

Inside the small suitcase is an envelope mini album made up of 5 patterned paper envelopes filled with gift cards - the perfect present to give to loved ones headed out on an adventure!

The purchase of the virtual class also includes instructions for four 12x12 layouts using the same Coast to Coast collection!

After purchasing the Miniature Suitcase Mini Albums Class, Ecwid will email you the PDF that contains a list of craft supplies to have on hand, photo sizes, templates, cut files, instructions, and the YouTube link where the live class will take place on Saturday February 1st 2025 at 8am Pacific/11am Eastern Time. The video will be saved for re-watching whenever you have time.

Let me know if you have any questions, thank you so much, and have a happy scrappy day!

MINIATURE SUITCASE MINI ALBUMS VIRTUAL CLASS

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Caribbean Cruise Scrapbook by Paige Evans

Last summer we went on a Caribbean Cruise and I also taught on the two days at sea - it's called a Cruise & Crop! Speaking of which, I am hosting an Alaskan Cruise & Crop at the end of July 2026 and you can find out all the details HERE.

I turned our cruise photos into a scrapbook which I taught how to create at an event in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Basically, my life is scrapbooking and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Here is a flip through of the album:

 I do have a class PDF with all the instructions, cut files, templates, and photos for filling this Adventurous 6x8 Album, which you can purchase for $25 HERE. This scrapbook includes 29 spreads/58 pages and includes 174+ pictures so it's a chonker and I love it!

Here are some photos of the pages and spreads.

Let me know if you have any questions about anything! Be sure to check out my Adventurous 6x8 Scrapbook Class PDF and my upcoming Alaskan Cruise & Crop! Have a happy scrappy weekend!

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