{"id":23465,"date":"2017-07-20T06:50:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=23465"},"modified":"2017-07-20T13:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:12:51","slug":"a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gem of a Layout &#8211; using Gemstone Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A gem is a precious or unique stone which can be used in jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, it is precious and can be used on your scrapbooking layouts.<\/p>\n<p>The way I see it, scrapbooking layouts equate to jewelry. \u00a0Each unique in their own way.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure about you, but there are times when I am creating that things just fall together. This is one of those times. \u00a0When I looked at the diamond shaped Custom Cutting System pattern I was trying to envision a flower. \u00a0So, I just cut out several of the shapes until it all came together.<\/p>\n<p>I do have to say that creating this layout will require Repositionable Adhesive. \u00a0You will want your diamond shapes to be flexible until you have them placed exactly where you want them. \u00a0Once you have the entire flower shape created, you will adhere it to the layout using your Tape Runner.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To create this layout, you will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/collections\/all-occasions-mix-match.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mix and Match Designer Paper Packs- Evergreen, Eggplant, and Neutral<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/collections\/all-occasions-mix-match.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mix and Match Embellishments- Eggplant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/custom-cutting-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Custom Cutting System with Gemstone Patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/adhesives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foam Squares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/stickers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watercolor Green ABC\/123 Stickers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/adhesives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tape Runner and Repositionable Adhesive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/qo38TiPidhQ?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are step by step images\/instructions for you to follow, as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2291\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2291.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4241,2827\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500424651&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2291\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2291.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24527\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2291.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2291\" width=\"4241\" height=\"2827\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: \u00a0Pick out five different patterns of paper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2292\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2292.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500425315&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2292\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2292.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24528\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2292.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2292\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: \u00a0Cut six diamond shapes from the green dot patterned paper, by using the inside of the diamond CCS pattern, with the green blade.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: \u00a0Cut six diamond shapes from the lilac patterned paper, by using the inside of the diamond CCS pattern, with the green blade.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: \u00a0Cut six diamond shapes from the purple dot patterned paper, but using the inside of the diamond shape with the green blade.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: \u00a0Cut six diamond shapes from the purple sponge patterned paper, by using the inside of the diamond CCS pattern with the blue blade.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: \u00a0Cut the hexagon shape from the green patterned paper, using the inside of the hexagon CCS pattern with the blue blade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-circle tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/20\\\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:100447538}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 125px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"125\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 125px;\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"125\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2293-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"121\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"121\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24551\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_22931.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3702,2468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500425388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2293\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_22931.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_22931.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_22931.jpg?w=121&#038;h=121&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"121\" data-original-height=\"121\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_2293\" alt=\"IMG_2293\" style=\"width: 121px; 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height: 121px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 125px;\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"125\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2296\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"121\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"121\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24531\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2296.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3407,3407\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500425892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2296\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2296.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2296.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2296.jpg?w=121&#038;h=121&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"121\" data-original-height=\"121\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_2296\" alt=\"IMG_2296\" style=\"width: 121px; height: 121px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 125px;\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"125\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2297\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"121\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"121\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24532\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2297.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3444,3444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500425988&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2297\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2297.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2297.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2297.jpg?w=121&#038;h=121&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"121\" data-original-height=\"121\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_2297\" alt=\"IMG_2297\" style=\"width: 121px; height: 121px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>Step 7: \u00a0Cover the back of the hexagon shape with Repositionable Adhesive. \u00a0Adhere the tips of the purple dot diamonds to the back of the hexagon using Repositionable Adhesive.<\/p>\n<p>Step 8: \u00a0Adhere the lilac diamond shapes to the back of the purple dotted diamonds using Repositionable Adhesive.<\/p>\n<p>Step 9: \u00a0Adhere the green dotted diamonds to the back side, in between the purple tips, using Repositionable Adhesive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/img_2290\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2290.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500424503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2290\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2290.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24538\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_2290.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2290\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 10: \u00a0Adhere the purple sponge diamond shapes to the tops of the green diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>Step 11: \u00a0Adhere embellishments to the layout.<\/p>\n<p>Step 12: \u00a0Cut photos using the inside of the diamond CCS pattern with the blue blade. Adhere to the tops of the purple sponge pieces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2017\/07\/20\/a-gem-of-a-layout-using-gemstone-patterns\/creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1300,1300\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24537\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout.jpg\" alt=\"creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 13: \u00a0Adhere the large flower shape to the top of your base piece of paper using your Tape Runner.<\/p>\n<p>Step 14: \u00a0Adhere the Watercolor Green ABC\/123 Stickers for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Step 15: \u00a0Journal on layout as desired.<\/p>\n<p>We would absolutely LOVE to see your Gemstone Custom Cutting System layout, so make sure when you add it to social media to use <strong>#creativememories<\/strong> .<\/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=\"328\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gem is a precious or unique stone which can be used in jewelry. In this case, it is precious and can be used on your scrapbooking layouts. The way I see it, scrapbooking layouts equate to jewelry. \u00a0Each unique in their own way. Not sure about you, but there are times when I am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95570245,"featured_media":23467,"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":[15177,26012430,406242329,14113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-products","category-page-layout-ideas","category-product-tips-and-ideas","category-project-ideas"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/creative-memories-gemstone-ccs-layout.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NsZA-66t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103652,"url":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2025\/03\/12\/stop-and-smell-the-flowers-with-this-spring-layout\/","url_meta":{"origin":23465,"position":0},"title":"Stop and Smell the Flowers With This Spring Layout","author":"Creative Memories","date":"March 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Take the beauty of spring flowers and put them in your scrapbook! This spring layout features bright pastel flowers made by carefully tearing papers from the Spring Soiree collection \u2014 and it includes a \"vase\" to put them in! See how you can craft your own bouquet below! 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