January 18, 2016
A Year to Remember Blog Hop!
Make 2016 A Year to Remember! Our new collection of the same name offers the perfect opportunity to scrap your life one day, week, month or year at a time, and in a number of fun, unique ways.
Join us as we hop through the blogs of our CM Content Contributors who’ve come up with the most clever ways to use these products you could ever imagine. From monthly page spreads to fun, tiny baskets with daily journal cards and loads of ideas in between… you’ll be inspired beyond measure.
Scroll through the page layout ideas featured here in this blog post first, and when you reach the bottom, we’ll send you on your way to the first blog hop!
After you’ve hopped through all the blogs, pop on back here to this post and leave a comment on your favorite thing about the new Year to Remember collection. Doing so qualifies you for entry in a drawing where you could win the entire collection of Year to Remember products, shown here:
Awesome, right?
Before we send you off exploring through all the ideas we’ve collected up, we thought we’d offer a few suggestions and tips on how to put these products to use:
- Hang a calendar grid (with date numbers added) on the fridge and jot down events as they happen – everything from little Susie’s first lost tooth down to that tax appointment. When the month is over, scrap the events you’ve noted on pages that follow the calendar page in your album. It’ll be fun to look back one day and see what that month in your life entailed! Example:
- Begin with a collection of photos from a given month, then scrap them and add a calendar page as an “intro” page for that month. Journal important dates onto the calendar that correspond to pages and photos you’ve scrapped. (Example shown below.)
- Use a calendar grid page to highlight just one specific date of the month, then add photos around it. Examples:
- Use calendar grid pages as a simple backdrop for an actual page layout. Use the calendar grid squares as a journaling spot around your photos. Highlight the special date on the page (i.e. 2nd birthday on the 28th as shown in this example):
- Trim a section (a row, two rows, etc.) of calendar grid to use on a layout to highlight just a week or two, too!
- As you’ll see in the example below, use the calendar grid squares as spaces for fun 2″ photos – PERFECT for all those photos you post to Instagram but do nothing with. ;)
First, we’ll start here with a fun layout by CM Project Designer Melissa Ullmann. In this sample layout, she used the calendar sheet as a way to track things as they happened during the month including things like paying rent, pay day, doctor appointments and trips up north to the cabin! After the month has passed, she’s including it in her scrapbook album followed by pages filled with photos from some of the events that are noted on the grid. Keeping in mind that while in the “now”, things like pay days and paying rent may not seem critical to note, think of how fun it will be years down the road to take a spin through days gone by when life is different :)
To create this 2-page layout, you’ll need:
- White Scrapbook Pages
- A Year to Remember Paper Pack
- A Year to Remember Sticker Pack
- Foam Squares
- Paper Trimmer
- Cardstock – Green
- Tape Runner
Step 1: Wallpaper the calendar grid to the left page.
Step 2: Add the “days” sticker strip along the very top of the calendar grid.
Step 3: Cut a strip from the striped patterned paper to measure 12” x ¾”. Adhere along the bottom of left page.
Step 4: Use the black pen to write in the dates.
Step 5: Adhere the embellishments and stickers to the calendar as needed.
Create a layout to highlight your photos from the month. To duplicate the page shown above:
Step 1: Cut a piece of paper from clock patterned paper to measure 2” x 12”. Adhere along the right side of page.
Step 2: Cut a piece from the blue dots paper to measure 1” x 12”. Adhere along the edge of the clock paper.
Step 3: Cut a piece of green cardstock to measure 7” x 9”. Adhere to layout.
Step 4: Add the embellishments using foam squares.
Step 5: Add photos and journal using the black pen.
Next, Melissa shares a tad bit different take on the same type of layout, however you’ll notice she used the Shape Maker with Square Cartridge to punch out photos – they fit perfectly on the calendar grids. How fun!
To create this 2-page layout, you’ll need:
- White Scrapbook Pages
- A year to Remember Paper Pack
- A Year to Remember Embellishments
- A Year to Remember Sticker Pack
- Cardstock – Blue
- Shape Maker with Square Cartridge
- Custom Cutting System with Circle Patterns
- Border Maker System with Lace Flower Chain Cartridge
- Black ABC/123 Stickers
- Foam Squares
- Tape Runner
One note in preparation for creating this set of pages – Throughout the month, take photos of random projects that you do throughout the day. Capture the little things you LOVE about your life!
Step 1: Adhere the calendar grid page to the right page.
Step 2: Add stickers and embellishments to the layout.
Step 3: Punch out photos using the Square Shape Maker and adhere to calendar days. Add ABC/123 Stickers to remaining days that don’t have a photo.
On the left page, create a layout to highlight your month with photos. To duplicate the page shown above:
Step 1: Cut a strip of red dotted paper to measure 3” x 12”. Adhere to the far left of the page.
Step 2: Cut a strip from blue cardstock to measure ½” x 12”. Adhere along the far left edge of the page.
Step 3: Cut a strip from pink chevron patterned paper to measure 1” x 12”. Adhere along the edge of the dotted paper.
Step 4: Using the border maker with the lace flower chain cartridge, punch a 12″ border from blue cardstock. Adhere to the top of the chevron paper.
Step 5: Cut two mats from the blue cardstock to measure 6-1/2” x 4-1/2”. Adhere photo to each mat, then adhere matted photos to page, angling each as shown. Tuck corners of photos under border strip as shown.
Step 6: Adhere the embellishments to the layout and journal to finish.
And now, on to the rest of the fab ideas. Here’s the order that we’ll be hopping in today – just remember to stop back here after you’ve hopped all the way through and leave us a comment on your favorite thing about the Year to Remember collection. You’ll be entered to win the entire collection when you do! Happy hopping!
Stop 1: Candace Bouldin’s Scrappin Jpegs
Stop 2: Julie Tambrini’s Creative Memories Blog
Stop 3: Diana Brinsley’s Memory Keeping Blog
Stop 4: Stefani Jones’ Crop with Stef Blog
Stop 5: Lisa Graham’s Click, Crop & Create Blog
Stop 6: Noreen Smith’s Organized & Creative Mom Blog
Stop 7: Sarah Fitzgerald’s Click Write Share Blog
A huge thank you to all our contributors for sharing their creativity with us!
Thank you for the ideas. So excited to see the CM has come out with calendar pages. Each of my albums have calendar pages for every month and can’t wait to get started on 2016 with these!
Thank you CM for creating Calendar pages, can’t wait to use all the wonderful ideas in my 2016 Family Album!!!
Thank you for bringing this idea back! I like the idea of being able to capture our busy lives now and being able to see it for years to come. I really like how they included borders for the corresponding pages as I will be adding the calendars to my traditional albums.
Wow! I honestly cannot pick a favorite one or two blogs. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas with us! My mind is going 1000 miles a minute with ideas to use in my own albums and thoughts about a workshop for customers. Wow!
I LOVE the idea of using the calendar for everyday things to remember and adding pics onto the open squares of everyday things! I wish I had these with my first child’s milestones for the baby book! I am going to do this for my other baby book! LOVE IT!
I love the colors in the year to remember collection! I bought the paper and embellishments – not planning on using the month grids. After seeing all these awesome ideas, I’ve changed my mind! Using the pocket pages with this collection would make creating a yearly album so quick and easy! :)
I am LOVING all the blogs! This one so encourages all of us to document the “normal” days and months as well as the special events. I believe the “normal” activities will be those that our children cherish the most when they are looking back. Thanks to all the contributors for some wonderful ideas—I will recommend that some be shared at our semiannual scrapbook weekend event that is coming up soon! Salts Torrey
I have never thought of doing any “calendar” scrapbooking, but these are some really great ideas. I might have to start doing this.
Love this! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the idea of using the calendar pages as a base sheet! How fun! Would be perfect for marking a special day and cropping photos around it!
My favorite part of this collection are the Month Tags. So cute! My favorite idea was how Julie Tambrini used them to create a border on the opposite page. So cute! Thanks creative ladies!
Love the 2-page February layout on the CM blog and Diana’s coordinating borders. So glad to have calendar pages back again! I have some customers who will be thrilled.
These creative ideas are very inspiring. I’m sitting in the intensive care waiting room for 8 days now on a very serious situation with my son. Every moment is special in life and we need to keep them all via scrap booking. Thank you for the very inspirational calendar ideas. I’m going to jump on these as soon as my son is better.
Love Diana’s borders. Great ideas and love the color combos that some of the bloggers chose.
So many different ways to use the same products. There is something for everyone here! Having the calendar grids helps me to record not just the BIG things, but also everyday moments, and showcase just a few photos.
WOW, what fabulous ideas… Thank you ladies for all the creative work you have shared with us. Love the borders and the idea of making your own planner. I want to use these calendar pages for our Europe trip that is coming up (Spain, Italy, Switzerland & Germany). What a great way to keep track of the different areas/villages that we will be visiting. Thank you CM for this blog site. Very inspiring.
Awesome ideas! Let’s make this a Scrapbooking year to remember.
I’ve included calendar pages in my albums for years, and I’m so excited that Creative Memories has released some new ones.
Love the flag page, the butterfly embellishment, and the idea of calendar scrapbooking – Love all of your work, Ladies!!! Thank you…
That was so fun and inspiring. I’m using the “Year to Remember” products as part of my retreat goodie bag at the end of the month. Can’t wait to have people be inspired by all these Ideas! Have to say Diana’s borders were my personal favorite but I expect that others will be inspired by each post!
I love a good planner…and have not been happy with my 2016 selection. I will use the inspiration from Steph’s page to rectify the situation! I seriously LOVE that the blocks match the size of the square punch.
I agree with Georgette. I love it when stickers, tools, pages etc. all fit together! I’ve made a book before using a similar layout with my old CM stuff in an 8×8 album. How about doing that next year?
I think A Year to Remember is a great asset to our CM line and many customers will love it.
I love the Year to Remember pack. What a great way to help us stay on track. The colors are fabulous! All the Border Makers are great and I love learning new ways to use them. I LOVE Creative Memories!!! Keep up the good work and keep coming out with new products please!
I LOVE the clock paper! I also enjoyed Julie’s different borders.
This would be a great journaling project! LOVE the colors and coordinated accessories. I would love to win this!
Loved all of the ideas. I was excited to order the Year to Remember pack. I was wondering how exactly I was going to use them. I really think I will use the suggestions that Julie posted on her blog. But they are all great!!!
I am not a creative soul, but I can’t wait to share these ideas with my customers. I love tha CM Advisors share their talents!
I love the calendar ideas. I do one scrapbook all year long and keep it organized by date. The embellishments and paper are bright and cheery!
the ideas are all fabulous! I really love the embellishments!
Love the new package! Good way to keep things organized and an easy way to look things up from the year.
Love this collection! Thanks for the ideas!
Love the planner idea!
this offering by CM is the best calendar option of all the offerings on the market. LOVE IT!
Love the hop. I love the borders from the third hop. Thank you.
I think it would be neat to use them for yearly scrapbooking organization. If you keep it organized in one spot, it is south easier to scrapbook!
Can’t wait for the next blog hop!!
The Year to Remember stuff is awesome! Can’t wait to try the borders Diana made
I just love using the calendar pages to record things we did as a family during the month. Thank you for the great ideas and inspiration.
I love all the ideas….especially the one day use of the calendars…..very nice ideas.
I’ve been doing calendar pages for more than 10 years and our grandchildren love to look at the older scrapbooks and see what I put in my scrapbooks about them. I am so glad to be able to use CM papers and stickers for this year. I love how the colors coordinate together.
Fabulous ideas! Love the new Year to Remember products and calendar pages. I used the “old CM” calendar pages to make new moms a baby calendar book, now I can do that again.
Love the ideas! I didn’t think I needed this collection, but of course I do!
Great ideas and a good way to start a new year. Thank you!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Year to Remember. I will use the calendar every month. You dod give some great ideas of using the mlnthly grid. It will make my scrapping so mjch more fun, interesting, and easy. Thank you so much.
It’s great that we have the calendar grid paper…makes my life so much easier.
Wow! So many good ideas that it is hard to choose a favorite.
Such great ideas!!! I think this collection will be a huge hit with our customers. Beautiful, bright colors and a great way to organize a year of memories. Thank you to everyone for sharing all your fabulous ideas!!
So excited to share this!
I love all of the ideas that were presented in the blogs! I love to do my books in chronological order so having the calendars will help keep things straight and organized. I plan to use this Year to Remember package when I go back and scrapbook all of the things I did leading up to my wedding!
I loved all the ideas, but my favorites were Diana’s borders …I hope she’ll share borders for the other months…and Lisa’s dividers. Great ideas and I love the collection!
I love the colors and patterns. The set us so easy to layer and make amazing layouts documenting life events.
I love the color palette and ease of combining patterns. The blog hop is an excellent idea as well.