Squares Grid Layout by Paige Evans


Wednesday, February 12, 2025

When I received the Lovely Blooms collection for teaching at the Pinkfresh Studio May 2023 Create & Connect virtual event, I couldn't stop creating layouts!! I ended up making 8 layouts, 1 card, and a tag mini album. Here is the 4th of the 8 layouts featuring a grid background and five 2" square photos of Fox & Jane on the first day of school a few years ago:
The 12x12 Paper Pack packaging has miniature versions of all the papers included in the collection - this is an amazing paper to use for scrapbooking so don’t throw it away, use it! The images are just under 2" square and I cut them all apart and used 20 of 24 of them on my page. Then, trim off the barcode strip from the blue striped The Best Day paper to use as the background. Find the center by measuring with a ruler at 6” in and 6” down and make a mark with a pencil.
Place the 20 paper squares along with (5) 2” square photos in a 5 x 5 grid across the background using the pencil mark as a guide to place the center square first. Arrange the other papers and photos with about a ¼” gap between. Don’t glue anything down yet. Move the squares and photos around until you like the way it looks. I tried to space similar colored papers out and mix up the placement of the pictures but it could also be fun to put them in an ombre order or even at an angle! Once you like the placement, take a picture to refer back to in case things get moved around, flip all papers and photos over, add foam squares on the back, then attach them in place. Embellish the squares with little stickers, die cuts, enamel dots, and more! 

My Boy Layout by Jackie Ashton


Hello friends! Jackie Ashton here with my next design team layout using Paige's Adventurous collection and her Heart Garden from the 12 Love Cut Files.
I cut the Heart Garden from white cardstock and backed the hearts with papers from the 6x8 Paper Pad. I wanted to add a patterned border to my layout, so I trimmed the white cardstock down to 11.5”, distressed the edges, and added it to Paper 7. I then machined stitched around the edges of the white cardstock to add extra texture. Before adding the cut file to the page, I added Distress Ink to the background to form a shadow behind each heart. Using the same papers from the 6x8 Paper Pad, I added them behind my photograph, staggering the layers and adding foam tape behind to give it dimension on my layout. To embellish my layout I used phrases and flowers from the Sticker Book and mini hearts from the Mini Puffy Stickers. For the title I used the Mini Thickers. Thanks for stopping by!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, Thickers: ADVENTUROUS; white cardstock; Cut file: Heart Garden from the 12 Love Cut Files by Paige Evans

Love You Layout by Inessa Persekian


Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Hey friends! It’s Inessa Persekian back on the blog with a new 12x12 layout featuring the Love You Stitching Letters and her Adventurous collection. I had so much fun creating this page and incorporating lots of texture, stitching, and layered details!
To start, I hand stitched each letter using a chain stitch with three beautiful shades of DMC thread: 600, 605, and 778. Once the letters were stitched, I splattered some gold Glimmer Mist onto the background to add a subtle shimmer. To do this, I poured a bit onto a piece of transparency, picked it up with a paintbrush, and flicked it onto the page. This technique framed the stitched letters beautifully! After the mist dried, I adhered my stitched letters, centering them about 1.5 inches from the top of the white cardstock. For the "O"s, I backed them with two photos of me and hubby then popped them up with foam adhesive to make them stand out. I also used a circular chipboard frame over the top "O" for extra dimension. Below the letters, I added 3 ribbons from the Ribbon & Sequins Mix and they really accentuate the letters. I machine stitched a white border around the page using my sewing machine. I fussy cut butterflies from Paper 19 and adhered them so they looked like they were fluttering across the page. I added a chipboard floral cluster, tucked in a bit of white thread, and placed enamel dots in the centers of the flowers. For the year "2024", I used small Foam Thickers to mark this memory. To complete the layout, I sprinkled some sequins from the Ribbon & Sequin Mix for a little extra sparkle. I absolutely love how much texture and dimension this layout has - it turned out gorgeous! I hope it inspires you to try some stitching on your next project. Happy crafting, and I’ll see you next time!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, charm, embellishments: ADVENTUROUS; white cardstock; Cut file: Love You Stitching Letters by Paige Evans

Love 2 Travel Layout by Heidi Lewis


Monday, February 10, 2025

Hello friends! It's Heidi Lewis here today and I made a love-themed layout with the Adventurous collection and Love Heart for Stitching cut file to document one of my all time favorite dates - ziplining in Hawaii with my hubby!
I started this layout by cutting the Love Heart for Stitching cut file from white cardstock and stitching it with a chain link stitch using all six strands of DMC white embroidery floss. Then I filled the entire heart with Washi Tape stamps. I used an entire roll of washi tape, but it was worth it! To help my photos pop against the busy background, I placed them behind the Polaroid Frame Border cut file. Then I built three embellishment clusters around the outside of the heart using a combination of Cardstock Stickers, Mini Puffy Stickers, and the 8-Page Sticker Book. One of my favorite details on the page is a dangling Charm held in place by a Washi Tape bow. This layout can be easily adapted to any travel-themed photos so I hope you feel inspired to recreate it!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, washi tape, charm, embellishments: ADVENTUROUS; white cardstock; Cut files: Love Heart for Stitching and Polaroid Frame Border by Paige Evans

Hey You (Fringed Paper Strips) Layout by Paige Evans


Sunday, February 9, 2025

Here is a layout I made for the Pinkfresh Studio May 2023 Create & Connect virtual event using the Lovely Blooms collection featuring fringed paper strips for an uber textured effect!
I started with a sheet of smooth white cardstock for my background but it can be any color in your stash because it will get completely covered up. Next, trim off the barcode strip from the striped Spread Love paper and cut the stripes into individual strips. Also trim (5) 1 x 12” strips from the floral Start Somewhere paper. Use fringe scissors to snip along the edge of every strip, leaving ¼” uncut at the top. Add liquid glue across the back of the top of the bottom fringed paper strip and add it to the bottom of the background. Add liquid glue across the back of the top of the next fringed paper strip and overlap it slightly above the previous strip. Continue adding glue and layering the fringed paper strips all the way up the background. I placed 1 floral, 3 striped, 1 floral, 3 striped, 1 floral, 3 striped, 1 floral, 3 striped, and finished with 1 last floral fringed paper strip. Ruffle up the fringe to create texture and interest on the background. 
Attach (2) 3 x 4” photos on the left side with adhesive only in the middle so you can tuck embellishments underneath the edges. Adhere a large floral wreath sentiment from the Ephemera Pack to the middle between the photos and top with two Puffy Phrase Stickers. Tuck a green journaling card from the Journaling Bits under the left edge of the top photo. Cut a floral frame Chipboard Sticker in half and tuck one half under the left edge of the top photo and the other piece under the right edge of the bottom photo. Tuck a tag from the Journaling Bits under the right edge of the bottom photo and write journaling on top with a peach pen. Cut a floral wreath Chipboard Sticker in half then tuck one piece under the right edge of the top photo and the other piece under the left edge of the bottom photo. Embellish with floral Ephemera, floral and leaf Puffy Stickers, and floral Fabric Ephemera in clusters as shown.
After creating the dimensional background I didn't want to cover a whole ton of it up so by clustering my photos, title, and embellishments over on the left side the fringe is the star of the show on the right side!
Thanks for stopping by and have a happy scrappy day!

Stitched Adventure Layout by Paige Evans


Saturday, February 8, 2025

Hello scrappy friends! Happy Saturday! Popping in to share a layout that I made with the Coast to Coast collection by American Crafts and you can find the full instructions and Adventure Letters for Stitching Cut File in my Coast to Coast Layouts Class PDF HERE!
It's no secret that I love hand stitching. And patterned paper. And big titles. And the Broncos!! I combined lots of these techniques together on one 12x12 layout and after stitching the Adventure Letters with a basic backstitch this page came together quickly. It took about 20 minutes to stitch each letter so 9 letters x 20 minutes = about 3 hours of invested stitching time. Totally worth it!
The photos I scrapped are of me & Chris at a Broncos game and I had fun including lots of little meaningful icons such as a sun and sunglasses because it was very sunny, a cowboy hat because, well, Broncos!, binoculars because we were in the nosebleeds, a metro card and subway die cut because we took public transportation to the event, a pretzel and snacks because we got treats at the game, a fanny pack because I couldn’t bring a big purse, etc! It’s a page full of fun surprises! PS - go Broncos and we won this game against the Chiefs 38-0! Touchdown after touchdown after touchdown!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to check out my Coast to Coast Layouts Class PDF for not one, not two, not three, but four awesome 12x12 layout instructions! 

Alaska Cruise & Crop with Paige Taylor Evans


Friday, February 7, 2025

Join me on an amazing Alaskan Cruise & Crop July 24th-31st 2026 - so not this summer, but NEXT summer :) We'll set sail from Seattle, Washington on the Voyager of the Seas then on the two days at sea enjoy 3 classes learning how to make a variety of projects such as layouts and a mini album using the freshest product! All of the details, itinerary, registration & more can be found HERE.
Every person gets at least 3 feet of crafting space and the cropping room is open 24/7 so you can scrap all day and night!
Non-scrappers are welcome on the cruise too! I'm bringing my whole family!
I'll have giveaways, goodies, and a pop up shop!
Limited spots available!
Let me know if you have any questions & hope to SEA you there!

Mandala Layout by Audrey Mutschall


Thursday, February 6, 2025

Hello friends! Audrey Mutschall here with a new layout featuring Paige’s Heart Mandala from her bundle of 14 Valentine Cut Files and her Go the Scenic Route collection! This is an older collection, but it’s still available to purchase digitally or you may have it in your stash, like me!
I used white cardstock for the cut file and then backed it with the pink watercolor Paper 13, mint watercolor Paper 2, and navy mandala Paper 11. I kept it really simple so the beautiful design of the cut file wouldn’t be overpowered by lots of different colors and patterns. My background paper is also a watercolor paper, this time from the Bloom Street collection. My photo is embellished with a few Ephemera Die Cuts, fussy cut flowers, and a butterfly. I hope this inspires you to check out Paige’s 14 Valentine Cut Files for all your projects celebrating those you love!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE and BLOOM STREET; white cardstock; Cut file: Heart Mandala from the 14 Valentine Cut Files by Paige Evans

Love Love Love Layout by Ashley Neu


Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Hi friends! It’s Ashley Neu here for the Paige Evans Cut File Design Team to share a fun love-themed layout with you all! I have used Paige’s Garden Shoppe collection to document these adorable photos of my daughter after playing with some Snapchat filters. She’s not allowed to have Snapchat so when she’s given permission to play with the Snapchat filters on mom’s phone, a fun mini photo session is held! This layout features the Love Love Love title found in Paige’s 12 Love Cut Files bundle.
I love the look of a photo strip with square photos so I created one for this layout. I cut the title out from Paper 5 and adhered it onto Paper 2. Next, I adhered that photo strip over the letter ‘Os’ which I felt was the perfect spot for them! I kept the title and embellishments pretty simple. I used a foam sticker from the Thickers Phrase Stickers as the title and layered it over the photos. I grabbed a yellow journaling piece from the Journaling Die Cuts and added some florals around the photo found in the Dimensional Stickers and Cardstock Stickers. I also added a tiny phrase sticker from the Sticker Book. To finish off the layout I used a white gel pen and drew faux stitching around the perimeter of the background. I hope you have found some inspiration from this layout! Thank you so much for stopping by Paige’s blog today and have a wonderful day!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: GARDEN SHOPPE; white cardstock; Cut file: Love Love Love from the 12 Love Cut Files by Paige Evans

Celebrate Layout by Valerie Bisson


Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Hi crafty friends! Valerie Bisson here today and I’m so happy to to share my next scrapbook layout with you featuring Paige's Celebrate cut file and her Adventurous collection with a bit of Blooming Wild.
I started by choosing a dark blue cardstock for my background and splattered white acrylic paint across the page. Then I cut the title from white cardstock and backed it with various patterned papers from the 12x12 Paper Pad and the 12x12 Project Pad. I added an offset layer behind the cut file in gold foil paper then adhered it all with foam squares. Since I was making a birthday page, balloons seemed like the right addition to my layout. I used 3 chipboard hearts from Paige’s Blooming Wild collection and added hand stitching around the hearts and stitched strings to create my balloons. Next I added pieces from the Cardstock Stickers, stickers from the 12x12 Project Pad, Mini Foam Thickers in 3 spots around the page, and word stickers from the 8-Page Sticker Book. The finishing touch for this page were the gold stars from the Sequins & Trims scattered throughout the layout. I hope you’re inspired to start creating with Paige’s cut files and collection!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: ADVENTUROUS & BLOOMING WILDwhite cardstockwhite acrylic paint; Cut file: Celebrate by Paige Evans

Happy Place Layout by Sophie Delorme


Monday, February 3, 2025

Hello crafty friends! It's Sophie Delorme on Paige's blog today with a new layout created with the gorgeous Adventurous collection and her Frame cut file.
I cut the Frame from white cardstock and backed it with several patterned papers that I selected from the 6x8 Paper Pad and a solid color from the 12x12 Project Pad. I stitched on the frame and added foam dots behind it to make it stand out on my white background. I fussy cut many beautiful flowers out of Paper 10 and embellished all around the frame with them. I selected my title from the Puffy Phrase Stickers, added a tag, a few other stickers, and some enamel dots around the frame. I also placed Paper 12 on the bottom of the layout, where I tore the edge of my white cardstock background. I hope this will give you some new ideas to try! Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: ADVENTUROUSwhite cardstock; Cut file: Frame by Paige Evans

Back to School Layout by Paige Evans


Saturday, February 1, 2025

Here is a layout I made for the Pinkfresh Studio September 2022 CREATE & CONNECT virtual event using the Delightful Collection and my Heartburst cut file to document a back-to-school photo of Fox & Jane!
Gut a 10” square from the center of the rainbow leafy Chase Beauty Paper. Back a Heartburst cut file with patterned papers in colors following the background paper and fill the center heart with a photo.
Embellish tone-on-tone centering around the heart using bits and pieces from the Title Ephemera, Ephemera, Hanging Banners, Chipboard Flair, Vellum Embellishments, and Cardstock Stickers. Add the largest pieces first, followed by smaller pieces, and finish with the tiniest things like Enamel Dots and the Puffy Stickers. Leave a gap for the title on the right side.
Add a title overlapping the right edge of the photo using the Puffy Alphabet Stickers then journal with a blue pen in the bottom right wedge. Splatter white acrylic paint over the entire layout to tie it all together (be sure to cover the photo with scrap paper before splattering). To finish, glue the entire backed cut file centered onto the gutted rainbow leafy Chase Beauty Paper.
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