Laura Alberts

About Laura Alberts

Laura hails from the beautiful state of Mississippi, USA. She is a full time creator and YouTuber with a passion for patterned paper! Her favorite papercrafting techniques include fussy cutting, stencilling, and hand stitching; and her eclectic scrappy style ranges from heavily layered to very linear depending on her mood. Laura's children are her favorite subjects to photograph and scrap, so they are often the stars of her creations.

Posts by Laura Alberts:

Awesome | No Limits Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 29/11/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here with a fun and funky grid layout using the cut-apart sheet from the No Limits collection to scrap FIVE photos on one page! Absolutely love this mix of patterns, it was perfect for these pictures from out trip to the hands-on museum. This is a busy layout, but one of the ways I made this layout a little more cohesive was to mirror the top left corner with the bottom right.

Another fun idea was to use cut-apart cards from the second cut-apart sheet in the collection to layer on top of the first! The “You Rock My World” and Always Be Your Awesome Self” came from that second patterned paper and helped me to limit the color scheme of this page. The clusters on the open rectangles are a mix of chipboard, ephemera, and puffy stickers with fussy cut stars on the edges. The trio of tickets in the middle was a fun detail for a museum trip!

This bottom left side of the grid holds the title because the two photos that I loved the most ended up on the bottom row. Added to the die-cut title “Awesome” are borders of fussy cut stars from the Nebula patterned paper. Love all the elements that made it onto this page, especially the chipboard planets!

I especially liked this part of the grid with a rocket ship bursting from the “Out of this world” chipboard piece. It was a fun way to incorporate a science themed icon in this museum layout. The photos I’ve spread out throughout the grid are all so energetic and bold that I just had to use this equally bold collection.

I hope this layout inspires you to give your cut-aparts a second look and find new ways to use them! If you’d like to see how “Awesome” came together, check out the process video below:

Adventure | No Limits Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/11/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a bold and beautiful layout that’s a bit of a stash dive into the stunning No Limits collection. I absolutely love this one and had to dig it out for this fun page featuring our visit to a hands-on museum on our last trip to Michigan. I started with a large block of this playful orange patterned paper with a little border strip on each side, then layered my photos over ephemera stars and a cut-apart journaling spot.

These large star frames are some of my favorite pieces from this collection! On the empty right and left edges of the layout, I added a scattered star border using fussy cut shapes from the Nebula patterned paper. Each of the stars is outlined with black gel pen to make them stand-out and I added a few tiny, sketchy stars for a bit of fun.

The bottom of the layout has a simple cluster with border strips underneath of a frame from the ephemera pack. I backed the frame with a cut-apart piece and filled it with the leftover bits of stars from the border layered under a cut-apart subtitle. This element was so much fun to put together!

I hope this layout inspires you to give this scattered border style a try. If you’d like to see how “Adventure” came together, check out the process video below:

My Happy Place | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 30/10/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here with a fun autumn layout using the new Heart & Home collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. These lovely photos worked beautifully with the color scheme of Heart & Home, especially the vellum florals! I started this one using multiple chipboard circle templates that I created in various sizes using bowls from my house. Cutting out circles in these beautiful patterned papers made for a quick and easy background!

Each of the circles are outlined in black gel pen with a few faux stitching marks. In the top left circle, I positioned two photos with the first part of my title and tucked a journaling spot from the cut apart sheet underneath. I added a mix of ephemera, fussy cut, and vellum florals on the right side for a simple cluster.

In the top right corner, I built a large cluster using a frame from the ephemera pack and backed it with a cut apart. The floral cluster added depth by layering ephemera florals above the frame and vellum florals below. This gives the cluster a dynamic look despite how flat it actually is!

In the bottom right corner, I let one of my photos go off the page and trimmed it. This functions as the second-half of the title, but also gives a third point of interest on the page. These photos didn’t need a lot of embellishing, so I kept this cluster simple.

And just to add a little extra something fun to the last circle, I added a medium sized cluster with both vellum, ephemera, and fussy cut florals. Love how this one turned out! I hope this layout inspires you to find a new way to incorporate household items into your scrapbooking!

Thankful | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 18/10/2023

Hey y’all! I’m back again with the stunning Heart & Home collection to scrap these two photos of my brick. This is my mark on the university I attended and I am so grateful that I had this opportunity to return to school and finish my degree. To celebrate, I’m scrapping this moment with these rich colors from Heart & Home!

For this layout, I created a fairly simple vertical background and layered my two 3×4″ landscape photos on top of each other with clusters of florals from the icon ephemera packs tucked into the corners. With a lovely gold die cut title and these tiny fussy cut florals, I gave the page a beautifully detailed finish!

Adding in Nuvo drops was how I gave this simple vertical time to shine. Using white Nuvo on top of the woodgrain paper that edges the background gives it a purpose. The outlining of those strips makes them pop even more!

I hope this layout inspires you to find new ways to add details that give your layout a polished finish. To see how the ‘Thankful’ layout came together, check out the process video below:

Family | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 29/09/2023

Hey y’all, Laura Alberts back again with a fun spin on a grid layout. For these four 3×4 inch photos from a camping trip, I puzzled the pictures together with ephemera and cut apart pieces to create a collage in the center of my page. The border around the outside gives the collage a little bit of structure and helps it feel cohesive.

In blank spots that were a little too narrow for additional embellishments, I added a row of chain-stitching with ombre embroidery floss that coordinated with the Heart & Home collection. These sweet puffy heart stickers were the perfect accent for this banner piece!

The floral ephemera pack is always one of my favorite parts of a new collection and these darling flowers had to make an appearance on my layout too! The hand-stitched elements work beautifully with the cross-stitch designs on the cut aparts that I used for titles.

I hope this layout inspires you to try a new design with multiple photos! If you’d like to see how “Family” came together, check out the process video below.

Good Life | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/09/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a sweet shelf design to scrap these photos of a curious little squirrel that I saw fairly often while wandering the campus in college last year. It was a mascot of sorts for one of the English buildings and I looked for him every time I walked past. For this layout, I used the stunning new Heart & Home collection and went wild with fussy cutting!

Using the diagonal stripe from the cut apart sheet as a base and adding a branding strip on top, I created two shelves for my photos and title to sit on. Starting from this base, I built up clusters of fussy cut florals from both the patterned paper and vellum, as well as sticker sheet and ephemera icons. I even fussy cut the tiny little flowers to use as scattering bits around my clusters.

On the right side, I added a label for journaling and an adorable little house. On the bottom, I used the line for a large title from the gold foiled titles pack. The falling florals and leaves seemed fitting for photos from autumn here in the United States. I adore these sweet little moments with nature!

I hope this layout inspires you to take photos of unexpected moments or animals that you encounter and record those too! You never know what these memories will mean to you in the future. To see how “Good Life” came together, check out the process video below:

Special to Me | Storyteller Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/08/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a fun grid layout using the Storyteller collection for my graduation photos! If there was ever a set of pictures that had a story to tell, it’s these ones! I love how perfectly the colors in this collection matched my robes and stadium.

For this grid, I used four 4 x 4 1/2 inch bases for my 3×4 inch photos. By pairing journaling cards with the two profile photos and frames or flags with the landscape style photos, I created continuity across the grid that allowed me to go wild with the embellishing! Chipboard butterflies gave these layered squares a 3D effect that really made them pop.

By choosing colors for my bases that either contrast or compliment the photos, I can make specific photos more of a focal point on the page. The yellow squares give two of the photos a little bit more prominence and catch your eye first thing. Using a mix of puffy stickers, chipboard, and ephemera to embellish these squares makes each of them unique and interesting.

But, my favorite detail on this page is the Nuvo drop border between the grids. It’s a small addition that gives this page so much character!

I hope this layout inspires you to freshen up your grid layouts with a variety of embellishments! To see how “Special to Me” came together, check out the process video below:

Hello Sunshine | Happy Days Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 29/07/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here with a fun large photo layout! I love scrapping large photos like this 6×12 layout that I had printed of my second oldest on a camping trip. Love the way I can incorporate the gorgeous rainbow design on this patterned paper from the Happy Days collection. Using a tone on tone embellishing style helped this layout feel fun without overwhelming or overshadowing the photo.

On each stripe of the rainbow, I added a coordinating word phrase from the 12×12 cut-apart patterned paper and a few fussy cut elements that were close matches. I particularly loved all of the stitching details on this paper and tried not to cover them up! The trail of butterflies on the right side was a great way to add movement and whimsy to the page.

With a simple chipboard title at the bottom and journaling added in the center of the rainbow, this layout came together fairly quickly, but turned out beautiful! All of the little details make it such a memory beautifully preserved. My favorite part is the tiny, fussy cut florals on each stripe of the rainbow.

I hope this layout inspires you to try larger photos or tone on tone embellishing in your next design! If you’d like to see how this layout came together, check out the process video below:

Happy Days | Happy Days Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/07/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a fun column design using the new Happy Days collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio! Using the manufacturing strips to create these fun, super slim columns allowed me to add four 3×4 inch photos on this page.

On each of the columns, I added a ton of cut-apart pieces from both the 12×12 and A5 paper stack versions. Plus, a couple of cute gold foiled accents from the specialty paper. Finishing it off with hearts, florals, and butterflies that are fussy cut from the patterned papers in Happy Days for whimsy and fun!

The little dots of Nuvo and puffy stickers that I added on at the end really help this layout pop! I love how much the tiny details can make such a bit difference. These butterfly trails give the columns a softer look overall.

I hope this layout inspires you to dive into your cut-apart sheets and have a play with the column design! If you’d like to see how this layout came together, check out the process video below:

Happy Moments Together | Happy Days Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 29/06/2023

Hey y’all! Laura here with a fun graduation layout! When I finished my degree last month, it was a proud accomplishment and I couldn’t wait to scrap it! With a dark and mostly neutral color scheme, this photo needed the bright, celebratory colors of Happy Days to make this it pop. I started by fussy cutting out the frames from the specialty paper and backing them with patterned paper from the A5 paper stack.

I then matted my photo on the gorgeous Sunshine Lollipops patterned paper to help it stand out and tie together the main colors I chose from Happy Days to incorporate into my layout. Then, the fun part! I added clusters of fussy cut icons and ephemera pieces to create clusters in and around my frames. Puffy stickers and Nuvo drops added the detailing to finish them off.

For my journaling, I used a journaling stencil to create this lovely scroll design to hold a large block of journaling that imitates the feel of a diploma with it’s elaborate design. Such a fun addition and a great way to include a large block of journaling in a way that doesn’t detract from the photo!

I hope this layout inspires you to have a play with your frames from the Happy Days collection as well as to try some creative journaling techniques! To see how “Happy Moments Together” was created, check out the process video below: