Happy Memories Mini Album with Happy Haven by Paige Evans

Today I'm sharing a mini album that I created with Happy Haven for our Happy Haven Virtual Weekend last summer. This mini book documents celebrating our 18th anniversary in Aspen, Colorado - we had SO MUCH FUN that we're going back again this year for our 19th anniversary! 

Here is a flip through of this album so you can see all the interactive flips and flaps in action:

The cover is made from the Floral Transparency which was an event exclusive - I was able to get my hands on it from the original owner of American Crafts after a few of the items were never available anywhere else. It's a long story lol.

On the spine I added three strands of paper beads and a Tassel Charm - paper beads are so fun and addicting to make :)

Take a look through and let me know if you have any questions!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, floral transparency, stickers, die cuts, tassel charm: HAPPY HAVEN

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Happy Haven Double-Page Spread by Paige Evans

Happy Saturday! Here is a double-page spread I made with Happy Haven for the Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create Papercrafting Event last spring!

I absolutely love flowers and there is no shortage of floral ephemera in Happy Haven! There are also a lot of friendship-themed sentiments so I wanted to highlight the scrappy friends that I’ve made throughout the years while teaching at events.

When it comes to design, one of my favorite techniques is a handmade flower garden which is easy to create with patterned paper stems topped with Floral Die Cuts. Be sure to gently bend up all the flower petals to create texture & dimension! 

Scrapbook.com has most of Happy Haven in stock still so these last few layouts & projects I'm sharing with it can still be easily re-created! Thanks so much for stopping by!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts: HAPPY HAVEN

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20 Legendary Layouts Virtual Class

20 LEGENDARY LAYOUTS CLASS My 20 Legendary Layouts Class is now available in MY SHOP! ⋆˚☆˖°⋆｡° ✮˖ ࣪ ⊹⋆.˚ LEGENDARY is my 2nd collection with Pinkfresh Studio and my first collection without pink! You're welcome, or, I'm sorry, depending on your preferences :) This class includes the video tutorials to create 20 (TWENTY!) 12x12 scrapbook layouts! Please note that the first 7 layouts are the ones that I taught how to create at She Loves Color 2025 (but I haven't shared them publicly yet!), 5 layouts were made when I first got Legendary (and now I have process videos for them!), and the other 8 layouts are brand new, never seen before with tutorials! ⋆˚☆˖°⋆｡° ✮˖ ࣪ ⊹⋆.˚ In the 6½ hour video tutorial I'll show you how to create 20 layouts featuring cut files, hand stitching, paper piecing, dimensional stars, a bit of mixed media, several wreaths, rolled patterned paper candles, and more!! ⋆˚☆˖°⋆｡° ✮˖ ࣪ ⊹⋆.˚ PLEASE NOTE: a cutting machine is required to cut out cut files. ⋆˚☆˖°⋆｡° ✮˖ ࣪ ⊹⋆.˚ After purchasing my 20 Legendary Layouts Class, Ecwid will email you the PDF that contains a list of all the supplies, photo sizes, templates, cut files, written instructions, and the YouTube video tutorial link on the first page as well as listed below each of the 20 layouts so you can skip to whichever layout you would like to make at any given time. The class is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and pause/fast-forward.

20 LEGENDARY LAYOUTS CLASS

MORE SCRAPPINESS!

Join Paige Evans and Andrea Lake along with bonus instructor Lindsay Wahl for two fun-filled days of learning, crafting & creating! Plus goodie bags, freebies, bonus content, pop-up shopping, and fun with friends! We will use Paige's 4th collection with Pinkfresh Studio called CRAFTED MOMENTS to make at least six beautiful 12x12 layouts, fill a custom and exclusive to this event flower sequin album handmade by Gi DeMello (see the photo below - it's sooooo cute!), create a handmade mini album, and you'll have lots of leftovers for making even more bonus projects! Hope to see you there in July! CRAFTED MOMENTS WEEKEND

Join me on an Alaska Cruise & Crop July 24th-31st 2026! We'll set sail from Seattle on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas then on the two days at sea enjoy three classes learning how to make 12x12 layouts and a mini album! Sneaks coming soon! ALASKA CRUISE & CROP

I have re-stocked my Lovely Lane collection in my shop! This collection is filled with vibrant florals, playful patterns, and that extra touch of everyday magic we all love. It’s designed to help you celebrate the little things, document the big moments, and craft with joy! LOVELY LANE

The next batch of micro sequin albums handmade by Gi DeMello in Brazil is almost ready to ship to me! If you are on the waitlist look for an email from me soon! If you'd like to be notified when they're in my shop please email me. These adorable micro sequin albums are $18 each + $6 shipping and include a free virtual class showing how to fill it! FIRST TO KNOW LIST

I've decided to do a new 4th of July kit & class with a custom starburst sequin album handmade by my bestie in Brazil, Gi DeMello! I absolutely love her sequin albums! Gi takes my sketches and turns them into amazing albums. If you're interested in a 4th of July kit, please email me and let me know so I can gauge interest. Thank you!! 4TH OF JULY WAITLIST

HAVE A HAPPY SCRAPPY DAY!

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Grateful Layout with Happy Haven by Paige Evans

Hey, hi, hello scrappy friends! Here is a layout I made with Happy Haven featuring my Flower & Petal for Stitching Cut File for the Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create Papercrafting Event last spring! This layout celebrates so many things I love (hand stitching, flowers, lots of patterned papers, and pastel colors) and highlights a sweet photo Jane who is always willing to let me take photos of her when I need pictures to scrapbook. I scraplifted this layout using Lovely Lane and re-posted it at the end to see how simply by changing the collection you get new and beautiful results!

Start with a smooth sheet of white 12x12 cardstock for the background. Use the Petal for Stitching Cut File to make 10 petals from the following papers as shown going clockwise and starting at the top and I’ve listed the DMC thread number for each paper:

1 - aqua floral Paper 11 (#992)

2 - peach frames Paper 7 (#3779)

3 - white large floral Paper 1 (#964)

4 - dark yellow floral Paper 5 (#834)

5 - light blue floral Paper 8 (#3325)

6 - green/blue diamonds Paper 9 (#704)

7 - white mini floral Paper 9 (#211)

8 - pink floral Paper 4 (#3689)

9 - yellow floral Paper 8 (#11)

10 - colorful rectangles Paper 4 (#3806)

Use 32” of the listed colors of DMC embroidery thread to do a back stitch around each petal and it took me about 10-15 minutes to stitch each petal which is about 2 hours of stitching time. Find the center of the layout at 6 inches in and 6 inches down and make a mark with a pencil. Cut out a Flower from the Flower & Petal for Stitching Cut File to use as a guide for placing the petals - place the flower in the center of the page, adhere the 10 petals inside the flower, then remove the flower and use it on a separate layout.

Attach a 3x4” photo to the center of the flower then add a “Grateful” Foam Sticker below. Embellish the title with a blue sentiment from the Journaling Die Cuts below the bottom right, a pink hummingbird Cardstock Sticker above the left side, and tuck a blue label Journaling Die Cut up under the right then write journaling on it with a yellow pen. Place a flower Cardstock Sticker or Die Cut between every petal. Cut a 2” square from the dark floral square on the top left side of the cut-apart Paper 12. Trim the square in half diagonally then cut those two triangles in half again to make 4 triangles. Use scalloped scissors to trim the long diagonal edge of each triangle. Adhere a paper triangle to each corner of the layout. Trim off the four corners from an ornate pink frame Die Cut then tuck a piece under each corner. Cut a pink oval scalloped journaling spot Die Cut in half and tuck the halves under the top left and bottom right corners. Cut a gold foil oval scalloped frame Die Cut in half and tuck the halves under the top right and bottom left corners. To finish, trim off any excess bits hanging off the edges.

Here is the Lovely Lane version:

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a happy scrappy day!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts: HAPPY HAVEN; Cut file: Flower & Petal for Stitching by Paige Evans; scalloped scissors; Cricut; Pen: Stabilo; Adhesive: Bearly Art Glue

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Quilted Hearts Layout by Antonia Sherlock

Hello crafty friends! Antonia Sherlock here and today I’m sharing another layout I created using Paige's Lovely Lane collection with Pinkfresh Studio - this time I went for the full 12x12 page!

I was inspired by a quilting pattern I saw on social media and I wanted to replicate it for my layout. I cut the heart shapes out from 4½" cardstock squares, trimming down three of the corners, and I used ¾" wide paper strips from the 6x8 Paper Pad to create the patchwork design. The paper pad with its scaled down patterns were perfect for this purpose! I used a running stitch to stitch around each rectangle - this added texture & dimension and helped to achieve that quilted look. I stuck with pinks, purples, and whites mostly - not a true monochromatic layout, but harmonising colors. Those deep, rich purple hues in this beautiful collection have definitely grown on me and now I seem to be using them on every layout! I wanted the paper pieced hearts to be the focal point of this layout so I only added a few embellishments: a Layered Sticker as the title, a couple of Cardstock Stickers, and Puffy Stickers. I completed the page with a few heart Enamel Dots. I hope you find my layout inspiring and thanks so much for stopping by!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, enamel dots: LOVELY LANE

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Look on the Bright Side Layout by Paige Evans

Hello scrappy friends! For this layout I used my Happy Haven collection and featured 8 patterned paper wedges with heavily distressed edges and tone-on-tone embellishing!

The photos are of Fox being dropped off in a dorm room down in Colorado Springs for a week of youth camp. He was unsure about the whole thing... This was his first time away from home in a setting like this so I expected him to be a bit nervous. But at the end of the week he said he had fun! My mom aka Malm/Grandma/Grimbles was also in town because it was the same weekend we got back from our 18th anniversary trip to Aspen. We had so much fun we're going back for our 19th anniversary :) Anyhoo, Fox & Jane always love when Grandma comes to visit and she helped Fox to calm his nerves a bit.

After distressing the patterned paper wedges I layered them on a smooth white cardstock by Recollections background in a semi-rainbow order. I overlapped two square photos in the middle and then added the embellishments on top - pink on pink, yellow on yellow, blue on blue, etc, all the way around. Journaling was written on a blue scalloped oval die cut with a blue pen and tucked into the blue section to finish.

I have about 45 layouts in my "to share" folder so I'm going to try to post them almost daily until I'm caught up!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts: HAPPY HAVEN; Pen: LePen; Adhesive: Bearly Art Glue

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Legendary Layout by Ali Skifton

Hello my crafty friends! It’s Ali Skifton and today I’m sharing a cute new Design Team layout using Paige's Legendary collection.

For this layout I selected a handful of different patterns from the 6x8 Paper Pad and cut them into three different widths. I layered the strips at an angle across the page to create a fun background with lots of movement and color. I absolutely adore this photo of Odin in his little suit - his tiny arm giving it all he’s got and that happy expression just melts my heart! I decided to print the same photo in black & white as well because I think it really highlights the expression and details even more. This collection worked beautifully with both photos. There are so many great titles to choose from in this collection and I ended up picking two that fit Odin perfectly. I used the “Eyes Open, Heart Wide, World Ready” Chipboard Phrase Sticker and paired it with another phrase from the Ephemera Die Cuts. The collection also includes so many adorable boy-themed embellishments. I chose the tennis shoes because Odin is always on the go and the cute cherry soda can from the Puffy Stickers because he always seems full of energy - almost like he’s caffeinated! To finish the page, I tucked a Cardstock Sticker under the main title and sprinkled Enamel Dots around the embellishment clusters for a little extra detail and dimension. Thanks so much for stopping by!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, enamel dots: LEGENDARY

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Stamped Seed Packets Layout by Paige Evans

For this bright & spring-y Happy Haven layout I used the seed packet Acrylic Stamps on lots of patterned papers with photos of my brother and his cute baby! As a fun detail I used a scalloped stitching segment stamp repeated around the entire border and machine stitched over it.

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stamps, die cuts, stickers: HAPPY HAVEN; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Black ink

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