Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Scrapbook embellishing doesn’t have to be complicated! In today’s scrapbook layout process video, I’m sharing how I used the Stampin’ Up!® Mix & Match section to make embellishing quick, easy, and cohesive — without needing to create every little detail from scratch.
We’ll take a look through the Mix & Match section of the catalog, talk about how those pieces can work together, and use featured catalog artwork as inspiration. Rather than copying the artwork exactly, I’ll show you how I take an idea I love and modify it to fit my own photos, story, and scrapbook style.
And that checkered background? It may LOOK like I cut and inked 98 individual squares — but I definitely did not! I’ll show you a much easier way to create the same patchwork/checkered effect.
I used mine for these fun farm photos, but this background could easily take you through all kinds of fall memory keeping:
• Farm or ranch photos
• Pumpkin patch or fall festival
• Sunflower fields
• Harvest memories
• Pumpkin spice outings with girlfriends
• Everyday autumn photos
The real focus of this layout is making your supplies work harder: use ready-made embellishments, borrow inspiration from artwork you already love, and find easier ways to create backgrounds that look like they took much longer than they actually did.
If you create a version of this background or try your own Mix & Match embellishing, I’d love to hear what theme you used!
DS Link: design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6aac64d58f542eecd064d6fc
SHOP & CREATE WITH ME
Shop Stampin’ Up!® with me:
www.snipsbykelly.stampinup.net](http://www.snipsbykelly.stampinup.net
Visit my blog for current workshops, classes, inspiration and more:
www.snipsbykelly.com](http://www.snipsbykelly.com
Be sure to subscribe to Snips by Kelly here on YouTube and turn on notifications so you don’t miss upcoming scrapbook layout shares, tutorials, workshops and new creative ideas.
CONNECT WITH SNIPS BY KELLY
Website/Blog: snipsbykelly.com
Stampin’ Up! Shop: snipsbykelly.stampinup.net
Instagram: @kellybaxterfitzgerald
YouTube: Snips by Kelly
Facebook: Snips by Kelly
STAMPIN’ UP!® COPYRIGHT & DISCLAIMER
Stampin’ Up!®, the Stampin’ Up! box logo, and Stampin’ Up! product names are trademarks of Stampin’ Up!, Inc. Product images, artwork, and designs shown from Stampin’ Up! catalogs and publications are the property of Stampin’ Up!, Inc.
I am an Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator and am not an employee of Stampin’ Up!, Inc. This video and the opinions, instructions, and projects shared are my own and are not endorsed by Stampin’ Up!, Inc. Stampin’ Up! confirms that demonstrators are independent contractors rather than employees.
Supply List:
Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper: stampinup.com/products/sunflower-fields-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2297360
Harvest and Holly Ephemera: stampinup.com/products/harvest-holly-mix-match-specialty-ephemera-pack-english?demoid=2297360
Harvest and Hues Ephemera: stampinup.com/products/harvest-hues-mix-match-ephemera-pack?demoid=2297360
Cardstocks: EarlyEspresso, Willow White
Ink: Pecan Pie: stampinup.com/products/pecan-pie-classic-stampin-pad?demoid=2297360
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Meet Mix & Match
07:48 Photo Inspiration
09:20 Catalog Artwork Inspiration
12:31 Choosing Layout Patterns
14:43 Shortcuts to Background Pages
17:28 Arranging Strips, Inking Strips, Making Striped Strips
23:04 Photo Arrangement
26:12 Embellishing
31:02 Don't forget the bling!
Scrapbook embellishing doesn’t have to be complicated! In today’s scrapbook layout process video, I’m sharing how I used the Stampin’ Up!® Mix & Match section to make embellishing quick, easy, and cohesive — without needing to create every little detail from scratch.
We’ll take a look through the Mix & Match section of the catalog, talk about how those pieces can work together, and use featured catalog artwork as inspiration. Rather than copying the artwork exactly, I’ll show you how I take an idea I love and modify it to fit my own photos, story, and scrapbook style.
And that checkered background? It may LOOK like I cut and inked 98 individual squares — but I definitely did not! I’ll show you a much easier way to create the same patchwork/checkered effect.
I used mine for these fun farm photos, but this background could easily take you through all kinds of fall memory keeping:
• Farm or ranch photos
• Pumpkin patch or fall festival
• Sunflower fields
• Harvest memories
• Pumpkin spice outings with girlfriends
• Everyday autumn photos
The real focus of this layout is making your supplies work harder: use ready-made embellishments, borrow inspiration from artwork you already love, and find easier ways to create backgrounds that look like they took much longer than they actually did.
If you create a version of this background or try your own Mix & Match embellishing, I’d love to hear what theme you used!
DS Link: design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6aac64d58f542eecd064d6fc
SHOP & CREATE WITH ME
Shop Stampin’ Up!® with me:
www.snipsbykelly.stampinup.net](http://www.snipsbykelly.stampinup.net
Visit my blog for current workshops, classes, inspiration and more:
www.snipsbykelly.com](http://www.snipsbykelly.com
Be sure to subscribe to Snips by Kelly here on YouTube and turn on notifications so you don’t miss upcoming scrapbook layout shares, tutorials, workshops and new creative ideas.
CONNECT WITH SNIPS BY KELLY
Website/Blog: snipsbykelly.com
Stampin’ Up! Shop: snipsbykelly.stampinup.net
Instagram: @kellybaxterfitzgerald
YouTube: Snips by Kelly
Facebook: Snips by Kelly
STAMPIN’ UP!® COPYRIGHT & DISCLAIMER
Stampin’ Up!®, the Stampin’ Up! box logo, and Stampin’ Up! product names are trademarks of Stampin’ Up!, Inc. Product images, artwork, and designs shown from Stampin’ Up! catalogs and publications are the property of Stampin’ Up!, Inc.
I am an Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator and am not an employee of Stampin’ Up!, Inc. This video and the opinions, instructions, and projects shared are my own and are not endorsed by Stampin’ Up!, Inc. Stampin’ Up! confirms that demonstrators are independent contractors rather than employees.
Supply List:
Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper: stampinup.com/products/sunflower-fields-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2297360
Harvest and Holly Ephemera: stampinup.com/products/harvest-holly-mix-match-specialty-ephemera-pack-english?demoid=2297360
Harvest and Hues Ephemera: stampinup.com/products/harvest-hues-mix-match-ephemera-pack?demoid=2297360
Cardstocks: EarlyEspresso, Willow White
Ink: Pecan Pie: stampinup.com/products/pecan-pie-classic-stampin-pad?demoid=2297360
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Meet Mix & Match
07:48 Photo Inspiration
09:20 Catalog Artwork Inspiration
12:31 Choosing Layout Patterns
14:43 Shortcuts to Background Pages
17:28 Arranging Strips, Inking Strips, Making Striped Strips
23:04 Photo Arrangement
26:12 Embellishing
31:02 Don't forget the bling!
