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Clever Thanks Gift Card Holder

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Jennifer Ingle

Hi, Jingle here today. I am sharing an adorable and Clever Thanks Gift Card Holder that incorporates a gift card directly into the design of your card!

Clever Thanks Gift Card Holder by Jennifer Ingle for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Besides just adhesives, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L also carries some amazing products that assist in stepping up your projects with unique and creative ideas!

Gift Card Holder Element

For this gift card holder focal point, I used the Keepsake Envelopes Mix to create the perfect carrier for my gift card.

Many stores offer a variety of gift card design options to choose from. I chose a cute book shop gift card that I knew would work well with my stash of papers. I started with a subtle pattern for the background and centered the largest Keepsake envelope. With my E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser, the gift card was held exactly where I wanted it inside the envelope.

3D Foam Strips Large White strips were used to place and pop-up the die-cut books. Designer’s Note: trim the adhesive to fit behind the books. Also, I covered the openings in the books with the strips to add foil for a shiny accent! I used the bronze foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors. When applying, make sure the color side is facing you before rubbing to transfer the color to the foam.

Finish with a Sentiment

I decided to add a large sentiment to the top of the card that allows the envelope to open, but maintains a fluid design throughout the card front. Die-cut the sentiment from Cardstock layered over 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small Black to add a bit of simple dimension. The curved design of the sentiment brings it all together.

A strip of fun typewriter patterned paper finishes off the bottom of the card, playing into the book theme.

This is a great card to give to a teacher or any reader who has helped you out. What a great way to show your appreciation! I hope you give the Keepsake envelopes a try next time you want to include a gift card as a gift with your card!

Thanks for stopping by!
Jennifer Ingle (aka Jingle)

Creative Time: 20 mins
Skill Level: Beginner

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser, E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser, Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81ft., 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small Black, 3D Foam Strips Large White, Keepsake Envelopes Mix, Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors,

Other: Papers: Echo Park Paper (Hello, Again); Craft Dies: Lawn Fawn (Book Collection) and Alex Syberia Designs (Large Thanks); Black and White Cardstock

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Unique Fall Place Card Tutorial

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Teri Anderson

Hi, everyone! When planning a family dinner or a special meal for friends, try this Unique Fall Place Card for a handmade touch on the table. Teri here to show you how to create these special accents for your Thanksgiving, Christmas or other occasion dinners!

Unique Fall Place Card Tutorial by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Create the Fall Place Card

For an unconventional item, you’ll need a hard plastic baseball card holder for each place card! Place some flat sequins inside. Cut a small piece of 3D Foam Strip LG (or Crafty Foam Tape 13ft.) to fit in the holder. Don’t worry if it goes all the way across the top. Adhere it inside the holder.

Add Patterned Paper

Cut a patterned paper rectangle to the size of the place card. This will be the foundation to place all the strips of patterned paper. Determine your design of papers, adhere with the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Dispenser. Trim the excess and adhere the rectangle to the back of the card holder.

To cover the 3D Foam Strip, cut a piece of patterned paper to place on the top of the card holder. Fold it in half and place the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser all over the patterned paper piece to put it over the top of the holder.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with 3D Foam Creative Shapes and Foil

Randomly add some 3D Foam Leaves on the front of your place card. Remove the top liner and place a piece of bronze foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Nature Colors on top of the adhesive with the color side facing you. Rub to transfer the color and peel off to reveal the color. Reapply foil in missed areas. Repeat the foiling steps for the rest.

Use the small circles from the 3D Foam Circles White Mix and foil to add more accents.

Fall Place Card Names

Write a greeting and the guest’s name with stamps and/or a pen on a white cardstock strip. Use 3D Foam Strips Large White to adhere it to the place card.

Create the Easel Feature

Make a small easel to set up your place card! I cut a strip of 2 x 8.5″ white cardstock, fold it in half and seal it up with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips to give it strength. Next, fold the bottom into a 1″ flap. Then fold the other side in half and staple at the top to anchor the easel. Set your place card on it.

I hope you enjoyed today’s Unique Fall Place Card Tutorial! Add them to your next gathering!

Happy Creating!

Teri Anderson

Creative Time: 60 minutes

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

3D Foam Leaves

3D Foam Strips Large White and 3D Foam Circles White Mix

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Dispenser

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors

HomeHobby™ by 3L

Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/4in

Other: Cardstock: Neenah; Patterned Paper: Sunny Studio (Sweater Weather 6×6 Paper Pack); Stamp: Ink Blot Shop (Spaced Out Greetings Stamp Set); Ranger Ink; Black Ink Pad; Black Pen: Sharpie; Sequins: This Calls for Confetti; Hard Plastic Baseball Card Holder: BCW; Stapler

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Oh Franken Cute Layout

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Ali Skifton

Hi there, crafty friends! Hi, Ali (FunAdventuresWithAli) here, and I’m so excited to share this Oh Franken Cute Layout with you featuring one of my go-to adhesives, 3D Foam Squares White Mix!

Oh Franken Cute Layout by Ali Skifton for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Franken Cute Franken Cake

First, how adorable is this Frankenstein cake I picked up for a Halloween get-together from a wonderful bakery in Milwaukee? Not only was he spooky-cute, but he was also absolutely delicious! I knew I had to document him right away.

Building the Layout with an Older Collection

For this layout, I dug deep into my stash and used an older Doodlebug Design Halloween collection like over 10 years old! I’m proud to be using what I have, and this collection was just too perfect to pass up.

A Franken Cute Title

With the perfect cut file on hand: “Oh Franken Cute” how can I not use it to showcase the cake. So much fun backing the cut file, especially turning the “Franken” into a little Frankenstein head with green polka dot paper and black grid paper cut with a grass border punch. LOVE!

Pop up the title with my trusty Crafty Foam Tape White 13ft. – a must for adding just the right amount of hold and dimension.

I created a whole scene with a mad scientist in his lab, complete with bubbling potions, jars, and of course—Frank himself (plus a little snake friend on the side!). I used my handy 3D Foam Squares White Mix to add dimension to the lab, the jars, the scientist, and our beloved Frank. It really brought the whole scene to life!

So, who’s ready to whip up some magical Halloween layouts in your craft lab this season using your favorite magical adhesive?

Happy creating, everyone! 🎃🧪👻

Thanks for visiting!
Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)

Creative Time: 120 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares White Mix

Crafty Foam Tape White 13ft.

Other: Doodlebug Design Collection

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Sparkly Happy Birthday Gift Card

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a bright and colorful Sparkly Happy Birthday Gift Card. This card is super easy to create and perfect for beginner cardmakers. Shall we make this card together? Let’s go!

Sparkly Happy Birthday Gift Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Birthday Card Front

For the top panel, adhere the largest rectangle from 3D Foam Frames onto a pink piece of cardstock. I used a larger cardstock size so it can be trimmed to the right size afterwards. Remove the top liner and cover it with white glitter. Make sure to rub the glitter into the shape to secure and tap off excess. Adhere three gift shapes from the 3D Foam Party Shapes in the upper part of the rectangle.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with 3D Foam Party Shapes

Remove the liner. With a piece of green foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors, and with the color side facing you, place it on top of the gifts and gently rub to transfer the color to the foam shapes. Carefully remove the sheet to reveal the color. This is called the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique.

Birthday Gift Card Base

Trim the top card panel to the desired size. Adhere the embellished card panel to a green card mat and then to a white card base using the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser.

Sentiment Banner

To finish the Sparkly Happy Birthday Gift Card, I made a sentiment banner. First, stamp Happy Birthday on white cardstock with black ink. Cut a banner using scissors and then adhere it on a slightly larger green banner with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser. Lastly, place the banner on the card using 3D Foam Squares White Mix.

And voilá, your Sparkly Happy Birthday Gift Card is ready to make someone’s birthday extra special! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you happy crafting!

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 30 minutes

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

3D Foam Frames

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares White Mix

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors

3D Foam Party Shapes

Other: Cardstock (White, Pink, Green); Glitter (White); Stampset (Stampers Anonymous: Tim Holtz®: Floristry); Paper Trimmer; Scissors

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Altered Lantern for Halloween

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Judy Hayes

Hi, Judy here today! With the daylight hours getting shorter and fall approaching, I start to think of Halloween crafts. I found a metal lantern at Dollar Tree with the idea of making it into an Altered Lantern for Halloween. Once all the pieces are cut, it’s quite easy to assemble. With a candle or LED light inside, it’s a fun decor piece!

Altered Lantern for Halloween by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Add Vellum in Lantern

Cut three vellum pieces to fit behind lantern windows. For this lantern, the pieces were cut as 3.75 x 7-inch rectangles. Add Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/4in. along each side of the vellum piece, peel off the liners, and place it inside the lantern with tape facing out. Press in place behind the opening. Repeat for the other two sides with the vellum pieces. The fourth opening will be left open.

Lantern Side One

Apply Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. to the back of the black cardstock. Repeat as needed to use for all die-cut pieces. Use it with dies to cut spiders and the web. To finish the scene, free-hand cut a ground piece.

Gently peel off the liners from the spider web, slide under the upper edges of the lantern opening, and carefully press in place on the vellum. Then turn the lantern over with the web side down on the work surface and press from the back side to firmly secure the web. Proceed to add the ground and spiders. Make sure to press in place from the front and the back.

Lantern Side Three

For lantern side three (opposite of side one), die cut two bats, three trees, and a graveyard from black cardstock with Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. applied. Apply a small piece of Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. to the back of the white cardstock to die-cut the moon. Next, color the moon with Distress ink or marker.

Turn the lantern to side three (opposite side of the spiders) to place the graveyard scene. Then arrange two trees behind it and one in the front. Don’t forget to press on the back of each piece to secure. Lastly, add the bats and the moon on the vellum. Press again from the back side.

Lantern Side Two – Front

From the black cardstock with Adhesive Sheets, die cut the fence, the bird, and the ground (not shown in photo). Use an alphabet die to cut “HALLOWEEN” from 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small Black. Very carefully remove letters, keeping the liners in place on both sides. This is the hardest part of this project!

Place the fence, the bird, and the ground in place using the same steps to adhere to the vellum. Arrange the letters for “HALLOWEEN” and remove the bottom liners and press in place…once those letters stick, they will not move! LOL!

Remove the liner from the top of a letter, cover with the copper color foil (color side facing you) from Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors, rub well, and peel away to reveal the color. Repeat the foiling steps for all letters.

Place a small battery candle or LED light inside to light up this Altered Halloween Lantern…and you’re done!

Thanks for visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 45 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Creative Sheets Small Black

Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in.

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors

HomeHobby™ by 3L

Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/4in.

Other: Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress in Mustard Seed); Craft Dies: Sizzix (Tim Holtz Vault Coffin Box, Vault Gothic Portraits, Vault Fright Night, Vault Series Halloween 2021); Black + White Cardstock; Heavy White Vellum; Dollar Tree (Black Metal Lantern), Battery Candle or LED Light

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Holiday House Card with Photo Corner Rooftop

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Jennifer Ingle

Hi, Jingle here! I can’t wait to share this fun idea with you. Today, I have a tutorial showing you how to create this Holiday House Card with a fun and textured Photo Corner Rooftop!

Holiday House Card with Photo Corner Rooftop by Jennifer Ingle for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Prep the Holiday House Card Panel

Trim a navy cardstock panel to 4 x 5 1/4 in. Then use a T-Square ruler to set a straight line across the card panel. Lightly draw that line with a pencil. Don’t worry, this will be covered up in our next step!

Create the Photo Corner Rooftop

Adhere the self-adhesive Creative Photo Corners White across the line. Once the first line is set, alternate the placement and do a line above. Continue this until the top third of the card is fully covered win Creative Photo Corners. This is the roof of our house!

Complete the roof by carefully trimming the excess photo corner pieces off the edges of the card with a pair of shears.

Adding Elements for the Holiday House Front

Now we will work on the rest of the house design. Die cut several different pieces for the door and bushes. I used a rounded top tag die for my door, and a couple of different tree style dies. Choose interesting papers to really make these pop. I used a velvet paper and a glitter paper for my trees.

To make the wreath, nest a smaller circle die inside a larger circle die to foam a ring/wreath. Secure with washi tape and die cut. Next, die cut a bow to finish it off!

Assemble the house

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L provide the perfect options for adding depth and dimension to your designs. Using 3D Foam Squares White Regular, 3D Foam Squares White Small, and Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft adhere the various elements to the front of the house as well as giving varying heights for interest.

Create your windows with vellum and cardstock strips. Adhere them to the house with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser (aka Vellum Runner). Then stamp and emboss the sentiment. Die cut the sentiment shape and adhere using 3D Foam Strips.

Assemble the Holiday House Card

Adhere the panel to the card base with the Crafty Foam Tape White 54ft. to add that last bit of dimension. Finally, add a metal or enamel dot to the door as a knob.

And there you have your beautiful house card! This is great for the holidays or for a house warming. You can change things up to represent different seasons, as well!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you create!
Jennifer Ingle (aka Jingle)

Creative Time: 30 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser (aka Vellum Runner), 3D Foam Squares White Regular, 3D Foam Squares White Small, 3D Foam Strips, 3D Foam Strips Black, Crafty Foam Tape White 54ft., Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft., Creative Photo Corners White

Other: Specialty Papers: Your Paper Insider; Ink: (Tsukineko) VersaMark; Embossing Powder: (Sterling) Brutus Monroe; Craft Dies: Waffle Flower Crafts (Nested Circles), Lawn Fawn (Stitched Tree Border), Pink and Main (Little Trees), WPlus9 (Tag); White, Navy, and Yellow Cardstock

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Back to School Slimline Card

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Tracy McLennon

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little teacher-inspired Back to School Slimline Card to share. Here are all of the details.

Back to School Slimline Card by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Back to School Slimline Card Foundation

First step is to cut the white cardstock slimline card base. Then I added the border sticker to the bottom edge, and cut the yellow patterned paper and striped strip of patterned paper for this Back to School Card.

Adhere these layers to the card front using the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser for the larger piece and the E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser for the narrow strip of patterned paper.

Embellish the Card Front

Using punches, cut the scalloped mats from coordinating cardstock and the top circle pieces from patterned paper. Adhere these layers together using the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser.

Attach the layered circles to the slimline card using Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix.

Adding More Details

Choose your die cut pieces from the collection to accent your Back to School Card and attach to the layered circles, again using Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix. I used a sticker phrase for the card sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

Creative Time: 40 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix
E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser
E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser

Other: Simple Stories Collection; Cardstock (White, Dark Teal, Red); Circle Punches

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Sending Panda Birthday Hugs Card

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Teri Anderson

Hi, everyone! Raise your hand if you like to send out handmade birthday cards to your favorite people! Teri here to show you a fun Sending Panda Birthday Hugs Card to make with basic stamping supplies and 3D Foam Shapes from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Sending Panda Birthday Hugs Card by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Stamp a Birthday Scene

Start by cutting a panel of white cardstock and stamping a few birthday images in the corner and a birthday sentiment. If you are using a clear stamp, consider bending the stamp as you put it on the block to curve it over the stamped images. Color the images in with markers.

Build a Background with 3D Foam Shapes

Take a corner rounder and round two corners. Randomly place a combination of the smaller sizes of the 3D Foam Stars and 3D Foam Circles onto the panel. Remove the liner and cover them with flock. Press into the adhesive to secure and tap off excess. Designer’s Tip: Like a little bit of glitz? Then use Metallic Transfer Foil instead.

Fill in more of your design by adding some sequins or small clay pieces to it. Use Adhesive Dots Small to secure each one to your panel. Next, add two Creative Photo Corners in Black on two opposite corners. Designer’s Tip: I find it helpful to apply a bit of E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots on the back of the corners before adding the photo corners.

Add Some Finishing Touches

This panel might be a little bulky. Rather than using strips of Crafty Foam Tape to anchor it to a card, use a 3D Foam Creative Sheet instead. Simply cut the sheet down to fit your panel.

Finish your card by adding some dots or stitch marks around the panel with a marker. Add a cute twine bow to your critter with an Adhesive Dot to secure it in place.

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial! I’d love to see the next birthday card you create! Share it with me by leaving a link in the comments.

Happy Creating!

Teri Anderson

Creative Time: 60 minutes

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

3D Foam Stars, 3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix and 3D Foam Circles White Mix

Adhesive Dots Small

E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Dispenser

Creative Photo Corners Black

Other: Cardstock: Neenah; Stamp: Ranger (Simon Hurley Big Hugs Stamp Set); Ranger Ink; Black Ink Pad; Clay Circles: Buttons Galore & More; Markers: Copic; White Flock: Stampendous; Jute: Lawn Fawn

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Baby Bunny Card

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a cute Baby Bunny Card. For my card, I chose girlie pink. Simply changing the color, you can fit the color theme of your choice 🙂 Sharing my cardmaking process with the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique. Shall we create this card together?

Baby Bunny Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Baby Bunny Card Focal Point

Start by die-cutting the outline layer of the bunny from pink cardstock. Next, die-cut the top bunny layer with a sheet of 3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix. Carefully remove the bunny die-cut from its cutting die. Remove the back liner and adhere it to its pink outline piece.

Now, remove the top liner from the bunny and cover it with white glitter. Secure the glitter by rubbing it into the adhesive, and tap off excess. Make your adhesive shine as an embellishment with this Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique!

Baby Bunny Card Base

To create the card base by cutting a rectangular card panel from pink patterned cardstock. Use a distressing tool to alter the edges and ink them with brown color to highlight.

Adhere the distressed card panel to a pink mat and then on a white card base with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser.

Add the Focal Point

The Bunny is the focal point of the card, so I used 3D Foam Squares White Mix to make it dimensional. Then add a cute little pink bow on the bunny’s neck using Adhesive Dots Micro.

Background Hearts

To create an extra cute effect on my card, I used the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique to make a wonderful background! I rolled some E-Z Runner® Hearts Refillable Dispenser all over the panel. Next, I used pink glitter to cover the hearts, rubbed them in to secure, and tapped off the excess.

And voilá, the Baby Bunny Card is ready! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you happy crafting!

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 50 minutes

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix

Adhesive Dots Micro

3D Foam Squares White Mix

E-Z Runner® Hearts Refillable Dispenser

Other: Cardstock (White, Pink, Patterned: Tilda®: Sewingbird); Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine (Spellbinders Paper Arts®: Platinum 6 Machine); Metal Cutting Die (Sizzix®: Tim Holtz® Thinlits: Bunny Stitch); Inkpad (Ranger: Distress® Oxide®:Old Paper, Tea Dye); Paper Distresser Tool (Tonic Studios: Tim Holtz); Glitter: (White, Pink); Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Tweezers

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Hello Summer Stitched Layout

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Ali Skifton

Hi there, crafty friends! It’s Ali (FunAdventuresWithAli) here, and I’m so excited to share another bright and cheerful Hello Summer Stitched Layout with you—this one is extra special because it features one of my go-to crafting tools, the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®!

Hello Summer Stitched Layout by Ali Skifton for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

🌸 A Day at the Flower Farm

Jeff and I recently visited the most charming flower farm, and it was the perfect day for making memories—and of course, taking photos! We wandered through rows of vibrant blooms, picked our own bouquet, and even made a new four-legged friend: a curious little pig who seemed very interested in what I was up to. 🐷

There was also an adorable vintage truck filled with fresh flowers (photo op, obviously!) and some friendly chickens roaming around the property. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, and it was another warm summer day that just needed to be documented in my scrapbook.

🧷 Building the Layout with Sunny Days Collection

To bring this memory to life on paper, I reached for the Simple Stories “Sunny Days” collection. The bright colors and cheerful florals were the perfect match for my flower-farm photos.

I started with a white cardstock base and chose five of my favorite patterned papers from the 6×8 paper pad. Using my E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser, I evenly spaced and adhered them to the center of the layout. This adhesive glides on so smoothly—it makes designing quick, clean, and easy!

I then matted my main photo with coordinating cardstock and popped it up using Crafty Foam Tape White to give it a little extra dimension and draw the eye to the center of the layout.

🌼 Embellishments & Finishing Touches

For embellishments, I layered foam flower stickers and floral die cuts from the collection around the photo. To really make them stand out, I used the 3D Foam Squares White Mix behind each element for dimension and shadowing. I even used a foam strip behind the tab at the top of the photo—little details like that make a big difference in how a page feels!

Once everything was in place, I hand-stitched a black border around the patterned paper strips for some texture and contrast. To tie it all together, I matted the entire layout onto a dark floral background paper. I love how the rich tones of the floral print really make the bright summer colors pop!

🌞 Savoring the Last of Summer

Can you believe summer is almost over? There are only a few weeks left of sunny days, warm weather, and outdoor adventures. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend documenting some of your favorite moments before the season slips away. Whether it’s flower farms, beach days, or backyard BBQs, summer memories are just too good to forget.

This layout was such a joy to create, and I hope it inspires you to craft your own summer stories. Let me know if you’ve used the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser before—once you try it, it’s hard to scrapbook without it!

Wishing you happy crafting, lots of sunshine, and maybe one last summer adventure before fall rolls in. 🍂

Hugs & happy crafting,
Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)

Creative Time: 90 Min
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares White Mix

Crafty Foam Tape White

Other: Simple Stories (Sunny Days Collection), DMC Thread