Since 2020, I have hosted weekly livestream sessions on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel (lovingly nicknamed “The Staff Meeting”) as a way to connect with our community and to share creative inspiration during a very challenging time.
In recent months, I’ve had some changes to my professional and personal schedule in addition to working on a couple of exciting new projects that command a lot of my time. Because of this, I have made the decision to change my YouTube livestream schedule. My plan is to host a livestream session at least 1 time per month starting in March 2023.
In today’s video, I share a quick update about this change and my plans going forward. Meanwhile, stay tuned for new content that will be coming to the channel soon! Thanks so much for your continued support!
Happy Friday! Let’s kickoff the weekend with a fun scrapbook process video, now available on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel!
Today, I am making my annual birthday layout called Cheers! Year 41, using goodies from the January 2022 Hip Kit Club Scrapbook Kit and Embellishment Kit. This 12 x 12 inch layout features a photo collage, simple embellishing, and a bit of hand stitching.
Every year, I create a scrapbook page to celebrate my birthday. In March of this year, I celebrated my 41st trip around the sun! I love celebrating my birthday and documenting how much I have changed, my current interests, and my hopes for the future.
To see this layout come together, check out the following process video!
This project was so much fun to make! The photos take center stage while the pattern paper and embellishments complete the overlook of this design.
This layout features a layered photo collage. Each photo was resized to 3×3 inches and printed with a white border. TIP: Reducing the size of your photos makes it easier to create a single page multi-photo layout.
To flank the photos, I created small clusters of layered embellishments that feature floral die cuts, wood veneer elements, and tiny chipboard flowers. The title was created using a combination of a word die cut (Cheers!) and chipboard letters from the January 2022 Hip Kit Club Kit. I love coordinating die cuts with letter stickers to create unique title designs!
This layout also features hand stitching! I paired two colors of DMC embroidery floss (#165 and #162) to create a layered stitched look. It’s hard to see the delineation on video and in the photo. But, in-person, this technique offers a really cool effect!
I hope you are inspired to create a layout to celebrate a special occasion in your life! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Spring is almost here and that means it is time for a new season and a fresh start! During this time of the year, I spend a considerable amount of time purging, cleaning, and organizing my home, including my scrapbook studio. This week, I am featuring a new Spring Clean Series on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel!
During this series, I am purging a TON of scrapbook and crafting materials, as well cleaning and organizing my studio. At the end of this series, I will share a full scrapbook room tour and I’ll be hosting a really fun giveaway, so stay tuned!
Be sure to head to the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel to see the first video in this series. In today’s video, I am tackling my paper stash, kits, embellishments, and other crafty materials. And throughout the week, I’ll be purging and organizing other areas of my studio to include my die cutting and printing station, stamps, tools, adhesive stash and more!
Be sure to join me all week long for spring cleaning inspiration and tips for getting your scrapbook space in tip top shape!
