{"id":20417,"date":"2017-04-27T13:46:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T18:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=20417"},"modified":"2017-04-27T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T18:46:37","slug":"its-hip-to-be-square-create-a-calendar-grid-scrapbook-layout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/04\/27\/its-hip-to-be-square-create-a-calendar-grid-scrapbook-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Hip to be Square: Create a Calendar Grid Scrapbook Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"hvr\">&#8220;Think<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">imaginatively<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">ideas<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">instead<\/span> of <span class=\"hvr\">traditional<\/span> or <span class=\"hvr\">expected<\/span> <span class=\"hvr\">ideas.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Can you guess what the sentence above is a definition of? I&#8217;m almost one hundred percent positive that you&#8217;ve heard it before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Need a hint? A square box&#8230;.or lots of little square boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Did you get it now?\u00a0Alright, let&#8217;s check your answer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4C0ByNvpNbU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Think outside the box!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re going to think outside the box with the Creative Memories Calendar Pages. If you have them, it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ve made some gorgeous calendar pages. But instead of <em>following the traditional or expected idea, we&#8217;re going to think imaginatively and introduce\u00a0a new idea<\/em>&#8211;turning the calendar pages into completed layouts!<\/p>\n<p>What makes it even better? That we can use up our scraps. This concept works with any paper products as well, for any theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To create these layouts, you will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/paper-packs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Designer Print Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.ca\/shop-all\/pages-protectors\/plain-pages\/calendar-refill-pages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calendar Scrapbook Pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/accessories\/adhesives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tape Runner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/accessories\/adhesives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foam Squares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/stickers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stickers and Embellishments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/trimmers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12&#8243; Straight Trimmer\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Paper Measurements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3&#8243; x 3&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2&#8243; x 3&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2&#8243; x 1-1\/2&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Cut several pieces of patterned paper to measure 3&#8243; x 3&#8243;. Adhere to grid.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Cut several pieces of patterned paper to measure 1-1\/2&#8243; x 3&#8243;. Adhere to grid.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Cut several pieces of patterned paper to measure 1-1\/2&#8243; x 1-1\/2&#8243;. Adhere to grid.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Add 2-3\/4&#8243; x 2-3\/4&#8243; photos to the top of the 3&#8243; x 3&#8243; paper pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Fill in any empty squares with photos that measure either 1-1\/2&#8243; x 1-1\/2&#8243;, or 1-1\/2&#8243; x 3&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Add embellishments or stickers to complete layout. \u00a0Adhere with Foam Squares for added dimension.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Journal.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to see your calendar grid! Share it on social media using the #creativememories.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you have any great ideas on how to\u00a0<em>think outside the box\u00a0<\/em>with the Calendar Pages, tell us in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Creating!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/04\/12\/easter-2017-treat-gift-boxes\/sig_melissa-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sig_melissa.png\" data-orig-size=\"622,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sig_Melissa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sig_melissa.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19576\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sig_melissa.png\" alt=\"Sig_Melissa\" width=\"340\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas.&#8221; Can you guess what the sentence above is a definition of? I&#8217;m almost one hundred percent positive that you&#8217;ve heard it before&#8230; Need a hint? A square box&#8230;.or lots of little square boxes. Did you get it now?\u00a0Alright, let&#8217;s check your answer. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95570245,"featured_media":20419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4414,26012430,14113,200],"tags":[723500086,441778201,56000,16940,723500083,39254811],"class_list":["post-20417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baby","category-page-layout-ideas","category-project-ideas","category-travel","tag-baby","tag-calendar-page-layouts","tag-creative-memories","tag-scrapbooking","tag-travel","tag-woodland-whimsy"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-10-at-2-15-16-pm.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NsZA-5jj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":94449,"url":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2024\/03\/25\/march-completed-album-challenge-plus-a-calendar-layout\/","url_meta":{"origin":20417,"position":0},"title":"March Completed Album Challenge PLUS A Calendar Layout","author":"Creative Memories","date":"March 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Left, left, left, right, left. 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