{"id":8414,"date":"2016-09-23T06:12:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T11:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2016-09-22T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T21:00:10","slug":"one-memory-three-ways-school-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2016\/09\/23\/one-memory-three-ways-school-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"One Memory, Three Ways – School Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a\u00a0mom and teacher, September always\u00a0feels more like the beginning of a new year than January does! I love\u00a0the fresh start of a\u00a0new school year, so\u00a0needless to say I was over the moon\u00a0when Creative Memories introduced the new “Study Buddies” collection<\/a> of fun, school-themed products! The collection consists of a GORGEOUS Album, Predesigned Fast 2 Fabulous Pages, a Paper Pack, a Slide-In Pack, Embellishments and Stickers! There is really something for every type of memory-keeper in this collection. To prove it to you,\u00a0I created three school-themed layouts – a Fast 2 Fabulous layout, an easy\u00a0Multi-Pocket Page layout\u00a0and a more Traditional decorative layout – with these\u00a0adorable products. Let me show you!<\/p>\n

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Fast 2 Fabulous Layout<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the Fast 2 Fabulous Predesigned Pages<\/a> is the fastest way to create a coordinated layout. Select your photos first to get an idea of which of the many\u00a0pre-printed pages might work best.\u00a0Add your photos on top of the rectangular spaces, or simply place them randomly on the pages. There is no right or wrong way to use them and they will look great no matter how you arrange\u00a0your photos!<\/p>\n

I chose two pages that had space for six photos, and then opted to use five photos and place\u00a0a Slide-In Card<\/a> in the last space\u00a0to act as my title. I added just a few die-cuts from the Embellishments pack<\/a>, popping them off the surface with Foam Squares<\/a> for just a little more dimension. I finished off by journaling on the die-cut journal box and writing the grade and date with my Black Dual-Tip Pen<\/a>. This layout only took 5 minutes to create but it looks like it took much longer than that…I love that Creative Memories does all the design work for us with these F2F pages!<\/p>\n

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Multi-Pocket Page Layout<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have a lot of photos, Multi-Pocket Pages<\/a> might be just what you need to show them off! You’ll have\u00a0space for ten photos, but in this case I used eight photos and two Slide-in Cards<\/a> – one as a title and one for journaling. Simply slide your photos and title card into the slots, add journaling to the final card and slip that in as well. To decorate the sides just a bit, I trimmed four pieces of the Study Buddies Designer Paper<\/a>, two 1\/2″ pieces and two 3\/4″ pieces. I carefully cut a small slit in the top of the vertical side pockets with an exacto knife and slipped the strips inside. This layout took about 15 minutes to make, and most of that was trimming the strips and sliding them in.\u00a0\u00a0You get a lot of impact with just a little effort!<\/p>\n

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Traditional Layout<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think most of us scrapbookers are like kids at Christmas…when we get our hands on fun\u00a0new products we want to play with and use them all! I truly enjoy going through all the new papers and embellishments to select the ones that are just right to use with the photos I am working with. Then of course I need to use all the new tools that come out as well! On this layout I used a few different papers from the Study Buddies Paper Pack<\/a>, a variety of the Embellishments<\/a> and Stickers<\/a>, the new Circle Weave Border Maker Cartridge<\/a> AND the new Shooting Star Punch<\/a>, and set them all off against\u00a0our Black Album Pages<\/a>!<\/p>\n

So. Much. Fun!<\/p>\n

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This layout definitely took the longest to complete (about 35 minutes) but I find the end result so satisfying! Here are the instructions and measurements:<\/p>\n