Showing posts with label american crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label american crafts. Show all posts

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Karin - Love you





Love you by Karin Kreijen

Supply list

. blue cardstock
. elsie love paper
. American crafts papers teen
. sassafras lass sticker tags
. some colorful circles paper
. American crafts arrows
. American crafts thickers
. black marker
. foam
. glue
. bowls
. crystals

How to play..

Step 1. Pick the blue cardstock and put the circles out..then cut out some sassafras lass paper tag and one stroke of elsie love sticky paper paste the elsie fabric paper down on your page..
Step2.  Then use a com to draw you cirlcles on the elsie love paper and American crafts teen paper and cute it out by hand and glue them together with the big tag on your page.
Step3.  Then take a pice of americancrafts paper pink polka dot teen collection and use some corner punch and glue it down and take two tag stickers and but them a little bit under your picture.
Step4. Cut out some circles out of the paper and collect them together on your page  and put them with some foam for extra dimension.
Step5. Then use some stickers to decorate..and some alpha for your tittle.
Step6. Take some arrows and glue them on your page and use some black marker to doodle on them
Step7.At last make a fram on your picture and glue it down and use some black marker to doodle here and there where you like and your lo is complete

Monday, August 17, 2009

Mireille- Basic Grey

My Sister

by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Cardstock : Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey - Lemonade *splash *tea Time * lime cooler
Pen: Sakura Identi & Sakura Soufflé, American Craft Galaxy Marker
Ribbon: Chatterbox
Ink: Colorbox Achival
Chip Stickers: Basic grey Lemonade
letter stickers : Basic Grey Lemonade
Glossy Accents: Ranger
Stamp: Basic Grey
floss : DMC
square punch

HOW TO
Cut your cardstock at size 30x30 cm

Cut the patterned paper in a 28x28 square and then cut an inner square at 27x27. Use it as a border

Punch little holes in a square around the patterned paper border at a 1 cm distance

the innerline at 0,5 cm distance. Connect the holes with a white sakura soufflé pen.

Outline your photos with an American craft galaxy marker

Place them on blue cardstock and create faux stitches.

cut a strip of paper, adhere the ribbon to it.. use the letterstickers for the title and give them extra dimension by putting glossy accents on them

I punched 3 squares and stamped the "love heart" on the middle.. used one for "journaling'.. (just a few words)

and on the other I stitched some "stars"

put faux stitches around the squares.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Fanny- Quand petit plume fait son carnaval

Quand petit plume fait son carnaval
by Fanny Delobel
SUPPLIES
Papers: American crafts craft fair: "Elanore Battington" craft fair: "Pearl Bobbinhauser"
Bazzil: kraft
Making memories: Noteworthy 4x6 Spiral journaling book
embellishments:
flowers:  Heidi Swapp, Fancy pants: crocheted flowers
Tim Holtz grunge boards
miscellaneous: brown feather
Alpha: American crafts: Thickers(foam): daiquiri light green, Making memories: tiny alpha Brown,
Brads: Basic Grey
stamps: "observation" 7 gypsies stamps
Miscellaneous:  White pen, brown ink

HOW TO
Cut a strip of craft fair paper ("Pearl Bobbinhauser" 15cm x 30 cm) . Add trimmed strips of kraft bazzill to make "borders" .Adhere papers to the middle of the brown american crafts paper.

Draw white lines along the edges of background and distress it.Mat you photos with kraft cardstock and adhere them in the middle of the layout.

On the top of the background add a "journaling spiral book " sheet. Add embellishments.Ink your papers and embellishments...And finally, write your title with alpha stickers.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Wendy- It's Game Time Mini



It’s Game Time” Mini Album

by Wendy Morris


SUPPLIES
Scrapbook Outlet Product:
Blank Book Board – Creative Imaginations – Bare Elements – Talon
Paper – October Afternoon (OA) – Cherry Hill
Paper – Love Elsie – Cody Go Fight Win #2308
Paper – Love Elsie – Cody Strategy #2307
Paper – American Crafts – Craft Fair #34719
Paper – Basic Grey – June Bug – Cabana #jun-1821
Journaling Cards – My Mind’s Eye (MME) – Playful #291072, Shining Star #291212
Transparency Frame – My Mind’s Eye (MME) – So Handsome #JD2035
Specialty Glaze – Clear – Making Memories
Stickers – Love Elsie – Cody Trinkets #2314
Stickers – Love Elsie – Cody Round Gels #2316
Letter Stickers – Mustard Moon – Black #3000
Letter Stickers – BoBunny – It’s My Party #10MPC043
Letter Stickers – Basic Grey – June Bug #jun-1826
Leather Frame – Making Memories – Brown
Other:
Stickers – Making Memories (MM) – Word Fetti – Sports,
Stickers – Making Memories (MM) – Tiny Alphas – Black
Stickers – 7 Gypsies (7G) – Date Labels
Rubons – Rusty Pickle (RP) – Aloha White, 7 Gypsies (7G)
Ink – Ranger – Archival Ink – Jet Black
Manila Tags
Mini Brown Envelope
Orange Adhesive Felt
Journal Blocks – Heidi Swapp (HS)
Numbers Transparency – Prima Marketing
Thickers – American Crafts – Rock-a-Bye, Dolce, Daiquiri
Stamps – Stampin’ Up! (SU!) (Puns from the Past, Sporting), Close to my Heart (Best Shot), 7 Gypsies – 97% Round, Club Scrap, Clearly Wordsworth, Bam Pop – Pop Phrases 1, Studio G
Maya Mist – Maya Road – Gold Metallic
Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels – Patina
Basic Grey - Precision File Set
Mod Podge
Masking Tape
Plastic Baseball Card Holder
Journaling Pen – Zig Millennium - .03 – Black
Ruler
Crop-a-Dile
Circle Punch 1”

HOW TO
Outside Cover

Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (AC – Craft Fair) cut to size of cover. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply glaze to cover. Apply AC Thickers (Rock-a-Bye) to cover.

Inside Cover
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (AC – Craft Fair) cut to size of cover. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Use journaling pen & ruler to draw lines. Apply embellishments of choices, stickers, and stamps. I also printed index size prints of photos to use in some of the spaces.

Page 1
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (Love Elsie – Go Fight Win) cut to size of page. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply embellishments of choice (SU!, Clearly Wordsworth, and stickers (MM-Word Fetti)) to page. Apply photos of choice.

Page 2
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (OA – Numbers) cut to size of page. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply Tattered Angels glimmer mist randomly. Allow to dry. Apply HS journaling block. Apply photo of choice inside journaling block. Apply AC Thickers (Daiquiri) to page.

Insert - Manila Tag (Front)
Apply HS journaling block to tag. I also printed index size prints of photos to use inside the journaling block. Apply stickers of choice, rubon numbers (7G), and I used the #8 (AC Thickers – Daiquiri) to represent his jersey number.

Insert - Manila Tag (Back)
Apply stickers of choice. Apply photo of choice.

Page 3
Cut paper (BG – Junebug) to size of album. Cut photo to size to fit inside the leather frame. Attach photo first, then apply leather frame. Apply stickers of choice above and below frame. Directly to the frame, apply 7G date label sticker and MM-Tiny Alphas (numbers) to the label.

Page 4
On reverse side of paper (BG – Junebug), use 7G round stamps & ink applied to page. Using 1” circle punch, punch out photos of choice & apply inside the stamped circles. Apply embellishments of choice. Apply letter stickers (BG – Junebug) for title.

Page 5
Cut transparency (Prima) to size of album.

Insert – Mini Brown Envelope (Front)
Using fan stamp (SU! – Puns from the Past) and ink, apply to corner of envelope.

Insert – Mini Brown Envelope (Back)
Using stamp of choice (Club Scrap) and ink, apply to back of envelope.

Page 6
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (Love Elsie – Cody Strategy) cut to size of page. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply stickers of choice. I used the #8 (AC Thickers – Daiquiri) to represent his jersey number. Apply photos of choice.

Page 7
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (BG – Junebug) cut to size of page. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply AC Thickers (Daiquiri, Dolce) to page.

Insert – Baseball Card Holder (Front)
Cut photo to size to fit inside the holder. Cut orange adhesive felt to fit inside the holder. Apply sticker of choice to outside corner of holder.

Insert – Baseball Card Holder (Back)
Cut paper to size to fit inside the holder (Love Else – Cody Strategy) to fit inside the holder. Cut photo to size to fit inside the holder. Apply sticker of choice to outside of holder.

Page 8
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (Love Elsie – Go Fight Win) cut to size of page. Apply HS journaling block. Attach pieces of masking tape for an eclectic touch. Apply stamps & photo of choice inside block.

Page 9
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (AC – Craft Fair) cut to size of page. Apply HS journaling blocks to page. Apply letter stickers (Mustard Moon) to one block. Apply stamps (SU!) of choice to another block.

Page 10
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (OA – Definition) cut to size of page. Using a scrap piece of cardstock, draw heart, cut out & use a template to mask with Maya Mist. Allow to dry. Apply letter stickers (Mustard Moon, BoBunny) to page. Use journaling pen to draw around the letters (“love”). I also printed index size prints of photos to use in some of the spaces.

Page 11
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (Love Else – Go Fight Win). Apply stamp (Bam Pop) & ink to page. Apply photo of choice.

Insert – Manila Tag (Front)
Apply journaling card (MME) to tag. Attach pieces of making tape for an eclectic touch. I also printed index size prints of photos to use in a space.

Insert – Manila Tag (Back)
Apply stickers of choice to back of tag. Apply stamp (SU! – Sporting) & ink to page.

Page 12
Cut paper (Love Elsie – Cody Strategy) to size of album. Attach sticker to top of page.

Page 13
Apply stamp (Bam Pop) & ink to page. Attach stickers (MM – Tiny Alphas). Apply photos of choice.

Insert – Manila Tag (Front)
Apply stickers of choice. Apply photo of choice. Apply stamp (Studio G) & ink to tag.

Insert – Manila Tag (Back)
Apply journaling card (MME) to tag. Attach pieces of making tape for an eclectic touch. Apply stamp (SU! – Sporting) & ink to tag.

Insert – Transparency Frame (MME)
Apply AC Thickers (Daiquiri) and RP rubons to transparency frame (MME).

Inside Back Cover
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (Love Elsie – Cody Strategy) cut to size of page. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply stamps (Studio G, Club Scrap) & ink to page. Apply HS journal block to page. On the journal block, apply stamp (SU! – Sporting) and mini index photo. Apply other photos of choice to page.

Back Cover
Using foam brush, apply Mod Podge to book board. Adhere paper (BG - Junebug) cut to size of cover. Allow to dry completely. Sand edges with file/sandpaper. Apply glaze to cover.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Karin- October Afternoon


Surf’s up
by Karin Kreijen


SUPPLIES
· Paper: October Afternoon
· Mini photo’s 3
· Thickers American crafts black glitter
· Journaling sticker sassafras lass
· Stickers sassafras lass
· Tag surf’s up cosmo cricket line snorkel
· Some little stickers of cosmo cricket
· Hambly overlay frame
· And a black marker


HOW TO
Step1) choose a background, this one is from October afternoon, then cut out by hand a smaller size than the background and glue it down in the center of your background basic paper.

Step 2) Then place some journaling sticker on from sassafras lass somewhere on the apple October afternoon paper

Step 3) A stroke of hambly overlay brickstone black and glue it on the left of your page and glue the three mini photo’s next to each other.

Step 4) The put some stickers around it from sassafras lass and comso cricket.

Step 5) And use some tag from cosmo cricket for the tittle of this page surf’s up that I cute out of some paper of the snorkel line

Step 6) then I take a frame from hambly overlay black and cut in two pieces, and place around the edges.

Step 7) At least I use these signs,,, from American crafts thicker glitters to cheer it up and use some black marker to drawe some lines and little baby curcles and there you have one surf’s up layout..

Tuesday, August 11, 2009


Photos Box
by Carole Maurin
Material:
box: making memories (passport embellishements box)
papers: american crafts
puffy alphabet stickers "rainboots": american crafts
"details" layered embellishements: american crafts
guesthouse chipboard travel: american crafts

how to:
The box comes from making memories. It contained embellishments.The idea is to cover all the faces of the box but leave a little place on the boards. You can adapt this project to all kind of box you can find. Use the box to measure all its faces and cut papers a little bit more small. then adhere all papers on the box inside and outside. Decorate the top with embellishements of your choice and adhere the title.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zarah- Altered Bags

Gift Bags
by Zarah Peterson
SUPPLIES
Paper bags
Papers by Bazzill, October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey.
Alphas by Pink Paislee, Making Memories and American Crafts.
Flowers from Prima Marketing.
Die cut leaves.
Also used: parts of an overlay, stickles, some black (nameless) gemstones, a Karen Foster loopy brad, Karen Foster scrappers floss, ink, an orange pen (for the frame around the tags), black & brown pens for the faux stitching, 3d-foam, raindots, liquid pearls of some kind (nameless kind from the local craft shop) and ribbon/lace.


HOW TO

To make this, just make fronts and backs for a regular paper bag. Cut Bazzill slightly bigger than the bag and glue them on.


Add patterned paper and embellish as desired.

I've made a few different ones for all occasions - the one with the key hole and the one with the key has a "window" into the bag, made from parts of overlays.

Key, star and keyhole are Ranger Grungeboard. The silver is UTEE (Ultra thick embossing powder) which gives it a very cool, vintage silver effect. I chose to let it not become smooth but instead opted for the grungy effect.

The gold is regular EP with clear UTEE on top. Again - I'm going with the grungy look.

The orange on the star is a mixture between American Crafts Zing EP and Rangers Distress EP (Spiced Marmalade) which gives it a neat, distressed look and the sparkle just highlights the uneven, crackled, bent surface below - which I found very cool.

The texts, as well as the calendar, the fancy frame around the "grattis-bag", the flourish & the scallop around the handle plus the star in the middle of the flower on that one, are all from 2 American Crafts stamp sets, "Thanks" and "Wedding". Masked out "again" on the stamp in one of the tags and instead, it just says "thanks. An easy way of adding some interest and changing your stamps up a little.


I'd love to see your bags, if you're inspired!! Link here, if you're making some, and I'll come over and check your blog! :)

Monday, July 27, 2009

Emma- One and Only

One and only
By Emma Trout


SUPPLIES
Bazzill beetle black cardstock (multi-pack)
Patterned papers: DCWV 8x8 La Crème stack
October Afternoon (Ducks in a row) Splish Splash
October Afternoon (Cherry Hill) Recipe box
October Afternoon (Detours) Fruit Stand
Stamps- Bo Bunny Journal acrylic stamp
American Crafts stamp collection Baby
Brads- Making Memories pebble brads black and white
Basic Grey chipboard mini monogram
Foam alphabet – American Crafts
Making memories word pebbles
Distress embossing powder (shabby shutters)
Ranger glossy cardstock
Acrylic paint

HOW TO

Glue a 1” strip of paper along the left edge of layout and a 1” strip across the bottom.

Add the full width photo above the bottom strip. Stamp journaling swirl onto the layout using archival ink then cut out the circle from the same journaling swirl that has been stamped onto glossy cardstock and add to centre on the photo.

Add a 1” strip of patterned paper above the photo. Cut out patterns from stack and decorate the paper strips.

I added a desaturated photo to the left side of the layout.

Sponge white paint directly onto cardstock

Add page pebbles, monogram, brads and elements from patterned papers.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Girls just wanna have fun
by Mireille Divjak


After making an album for Amber's friend Chelsey Amber got a little jealous, she wanted something too... so with the circles I cut too much.. I created this layout!

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Scrap Within Reach * Emmerson Collection - cotton candey - sweet pea - Freckles
Punches: EK succes / Make Me!
Coluzzle mal
Distressor: Tim Holtz
Hugz- Scrapworks
Ribbon: Heidi Swapp
Pen: American Crafts / Sakura / Zig
Alpha's : American Crafts
Floss: DMC
Stickers: Carolee's Creations


HOW TO
Punch different size circles using a circle punch and I used coluzzle templates.
distress the edges using your distressor
Create faux stitches on your cardstock and on the circles by punching holes with a needle and draw them with pens
create a diagonal overlapping the circles.
punch flowers and butterflies and outline them with a zig marker
use the Hugz as flower centers
stitch a few "stars" with reg. DMC floss

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Carole- American Crafts

It's a Baby Card!!
by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES
cardstock: Bazzill
paper: American Crafts
wood stamp "Baby": American Crafts
clear stamps "Baby": American Crafts
layered embellishements "Details": American Crafts
glitter embossing powder: "Zinc" American Crafts

HOW TO
Fold a piece of cream or white paper in two to create a card.

Use the wood stamp "baby" on a white or cream small piece of bazzil and apply glitter embossing powder. Heat the powder.

Use a scalloped square punch on a green piece of paper and cut the middle to create a window. Cut a black frame and adhere it on the scalloped square and let appear the stamped words in the window.

Adhere all on a piece of american crafts paper then adhere this piece on a black paper and adhere all on the card.  Decorate with the layered embellishment. Make a title with a clear stamp.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Wendy- Crate

This Is Home
By Wendy Morris

SUPPLIES
Chipboard Album – We R Memory Keepers 4x6
Cardstock – Prism
Paper – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (Longboard CS235) (Coral CS236) (Island CS232) (Kelp CS237) (Sand CS233) (Lagoon CS234)
Diecuts – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (CS238)
Ribbon – Crate Paper – Crush Collection
Chipboard Alphabet – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Crateboard Letters, Basic Grey – Undressed Monograms
Coasters – Imagination Project (“live life daily”), Scenic Route – Life is Good SRC676 (“so much love”)
Transparency – My Mind’s Eye – Bohemia “My Journey” Frame BH1031
Rubons – American Crafts – Ned Jr., 7 Gypsies, Melissa Frances, Rusty Pickle
Stickers – 7 Gypsies – Time
Fuzzy Rubons – Heidi Swapp – Family
Brads – American Crafts – Chestnut
Other: Glue Dots, Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze – DecoArt, Mod Podge/PVA Glue
Paint – Making Memories – Evergreen
Ink – Ranger
Stamps – Stampin’ Up! – Warm Words
Numbers – Quickutz – Uptown Girl (“1931”, “1939’)
2” Circle Punch
1 ½” Square Punch
Stapler

HOW TO
Paint Basic Grey – Undressed Monograms with Making Memories – Evergreen paint and set aside to dry. Use paint for outside and inside spine of album.

Cut Crate Paper (Sand CS233), (Longboard CS235), (Lagoon CS234) 7 7/8” x 4 7/8”. Make sure to cut 2 pieces of (Sand CS233).

Adhere papers as shown using Mod Podge/PVA Glue. Let dry. Then, apply glaze to outside and inside covers. Set aside and let dry completely.

Page 1 - Apply Crateboard Letters (“life”) to transparency. Apply desired rubons.

Page 2 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut 1” Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) and adhere to top of page.

Page 3 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Select border strip from Diecuts – Crate Paper. Cut 3 ½” for page 3 (Note: the rest (4”) will be used on page 4) and apply as shown.

Page 4 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. See step #6.

Page 5 - Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) 3 x 3 ½” and apply as shown.

Page 6 - Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) 4” x 6”. Use 2” circle punch. Apply as shown. Use circle sticker in center of punched circle as shown.

Page 7 – Apply Fuzzy Rubons of choice.

Page 8 – Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 3 3/8” x 3 ¼”. Use 1 ½” square punch. Select Crate Paper ribbon of choice and apply to bottom of square. Adhere to page. Select circle sticker of choice and apply to center of punched square.

Page 9 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 2” x 3”. Apply to lower left corner of page.

Page 10 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 2” x 3”. Apply to upper left corner of page. Apply Fuzzy Rubon to lower right corner.

Page 11 – Select 4” x 6” photo. Apply rubon quote of choice to photo.

Page 12 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 1” x 6”. Apply to bottom of page. Apply 3 brads to strip. Select tab from Diecuts – Crate Paper. Stamp with word of choice. Fold tab and staple to top of page.

Page 13 – Cut Crate Paper (Island CS232) 4” x 6”. Apply photos of choice.

Page 14 – Cut Crate Paper (Island CS232) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Sand CS233) 2” x 4” and apply to right side of page. Apply photos of choice.

Page 15 – Apply rubons of choice & Crate Paper – Crateboard “&”.

Page 16 – Select 4” x 6” photo. Apply Scenic Route coaster of choice (“so much love”).

Page 17 – Cut cardstock 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) ½” x 6” to top of page.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Emma- Scrap Within Reach

The old pump.
by Emma Trout 


SUPPLIES
Bazzill cardstock white
Patterned papers: Scrap Within Reach (Industrial Park Collection) Warehouse, historic district, the factory, industrial loft, market street.
Making Memories dye (Wheatgrass)
American Crafts Zing embossing powder (Gold)
Tim Holtz stamp (Stamper Anonymous)
Making Memories eclectic brads (bug collection)
Ranger alcohol ink (slate grey)
Scrapworks alpha stickers
Tags,string, fabric mesh, ribbon.

HOW TO
Mix the dye with one cup of warm water. Brush directly onto the cardstock background. The dye leaves a lovely smooth tint on the cardstock.

Add matted photos to tags with strips of patterned paper then layer up onto layout with more torn and cut strips of patterned paper. Cut out the cogs and add to layout as embellishments. I also drew two corn ears onto patterned paper, cut them out and added to the layout.

Stamp and emboss the stamp onto glossy cardstock and add to layout.

Paint the foam alphabet with alcohol ink to colour it and allow to dry.

Finish by adding the journaling tag, dragonfly brad, mesh, ribbon bow and the title.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Zarah- Mitt I Stan

Mitt I Stan
by Zarah Peterson

SUPPLIES
Cardstock:  White, and turquiose, scalloped Bazzill
Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Our Princess Fresh FlowersCousins Little Blossom / Blue Polka DotAll Star Starburst / Green Deco Paper, Basic Grey - 12x12 Paper: Ice Cream Parlor
Flowers: Prima Marketing
Alphas: American Crafts and Making Memories
Miscellaneous: A Hambly overlay, lace, no-name Prima-knock-off-leaves & ditto flowers (the pointy ones), bling, pearls, staples, brown ink.

HOW TO
This layout is made partly from the scraps after making the wine bottle container, partly from fresh, uncut papers.

The yellow piece and the darker spotted one, are both small scraps, there's nothing underneath the overlapping paper. ;)
(A great way to use that favourite paper more than once, by the way!)
I framed the photo with a Hambly overlay and stapled that down using black MM staples.
I've also used green staples (MM) to keep the lace in place.
I've layered the flowers (Prima and no-name Prima knockoffs) and created the blinged centers by simply gluing smaller gems around a big one.
Gives you a lot of say-to to how you want your center to look, when it comes to colour and shapes (for example - you can surround a clear bling or a pearl with red heart shaped blings on a Valentines LO or card for someone you love).
All the edges are toughed up with my edge scraper, and inked with brown ink.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Mireille- Scrap Within Reach






Girls just wanna have fun
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Mini Album: Scrapworks 3"x 5" acrylic Album
Patterened Paper: Scrap within Reach * Emmerson Collection
cotton candy
sweet pea
freckles
Flock: Pixie Pink - Stampendous
Ribbon: Heidi Swapp "chuckle"
Hugz: Scrapworks
Pen: American Craft / Zig/ Sakura
Punches: Make me! Ek Succes
Border Punch: Fiskars - Upper Crest.
HOW TO
I went a little wild on punches with this mini album.
I love it however because it gives me the opportunity to create fast and easy.
I punched a bunch of circles and squares and a few borders with the border punches
I then punched butterflies and flowers.
I drew accents on the butterflies, flowers and the borders with a black Zig marker
I distressed the edges of the squares and circles with Tim Holtz distressing tool
I then punched holes and made fake stitches using my pens.
I put everthing together using the ribbon as little tags.
I used the hugz as flower centers and put in some flock.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Fanny- "Waaouuh!!"

Waaouuh!!
by Fanny Delobel

SUPPLIES
papers: Bazzill Apricot paper
Fancy Pants: About a Boy collection "Peace"
Buttons: My Mind's Eyes bella bella buttons
Alpha: American Crafts puffy alpha
glossy accents
3d Foam

HOW TO
Cut pattern paper ( 29cm x 29 cm) . Cut several pattern on the paper. Adhere pattern paper on the cardstock. Add "die cuts" on the LO (adhere them with 3 D foam)
Distress your papers and ink the edges.
Adhere your photo on the right of the Layout. Make frame with buttons around the photo.
Add glossy accents on cut patterns. Place your title. Have fun!!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Zarah- October Afternoon

This layout is about how the apple sometimes is VERY happy to be falling pretty close to the tree...

My mother was a very special person, and the journaling says:

"If all I ever succeed in, in life, is to be a bit like you... Then I've reached my goal!"

SUPPLIES
White and black (and a TINY bit of brown) Bazzill

October Afternoon papers, from the gorgeous Cherry Hill collection
Alphas from Musterd Moon and Making Memories
Grungeboard by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Flowers & leaves from Prima The black blower that I stamped on the cream Prima, is by American Crafts, the Thanks-set
Apple chipboard from American Crafts. I've altered it slightly, adding a small rose leaf that I cut up and a stem of brown Bazzill
Wing ghostshapes made with white ink on regular overlays, and the stamps are from Heidi Swapp
Other, random stuff from my drawers:
Scrappy Floss by Karen Foster, no name buttons and pins, black brads, red staplers, lace, black raindrop and one KaiserCraft pearl.


HOW TO
The layout is basically just made with layers of the wonderful 8x8-papers from October Afternoon. With the squared one, I've cut it off beneath the apple-patterned paper and used the strip to make it seem longer than it really is.

All the edges are scraped with a pair of scissors, and then inked.

The dictionary print paper is torn on one edge, and scalloped on another. I've used a piece od scallop edges Bazzill to get that shape. I just traced, and then cut it out.

The tag is just a piece of white Bazzill that I've rounded the corners of, and stamped with a stamp from the Thanks-collection by American Crafts.

The arrow is simply a piece of a spinner from Cosmo Cricket. You can easily make your own by cutting one from Bazzill and mounting it on 3d-dots for height, adding a push-button to the center. (Or layer Bazzill to get faux chipboard.)

For the frame, I stamped a 3x3 Wedding Frame by American Crafts on a piece of overlay plastic, and cut it out.

I marked the text below with a green Memory Marker, that's also made by American Crafts.

The silver heart is just a raw piece of grungeboard with two layers of glue and "white" glitter by Making Memories.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Zarah- Scrap Within Reach


This mini album is pretty self explainatory, mostly. Just cut up some nice cardboard pieces to overlap, going slightly bigger with every flap (or use an existing one). The Window on the first page adds interest.
I made a pocket for inserting one or two photos (with one facing inwards) using regular, no-fuss plastic overlays from my local book store.
Make sure your holes are evenly spaced and that the binder-rings you've chose goes through the holes with ease.

Cover all the pages with matching papers.
I've kept it rather simple this time, and instead of using a lot of different papers with every page, I just used one and I've also used the same kinds of decoration for all the pages, to keep it looking harmonious.
I also added an envelope that I dressed up in prettier papers (because I didn't want it to get to bulky with embellishments, I decided to "embellish" with papers instead) , and one of the 3d-accents works as a great way of keeping that flap closed. Not to mention it's pretty!... ;)

The only thing you need to keep in mind is to make sure you're getting the papers to line up properly. You'll have to cut them differently depending on which way you intend it to be flipped open. (Believe me, I forget things like that. Luckily - ribbons are a great cover up for holes facing in the wrong direction... *grins*)

Now, what I've done is that I've pre-made this album for someone I don't even know. It's gonna travel down to South Africa and pause at an orphanage, before it'll be assigned to one of the girls there - and follow her when she gets adopted. I have no idea where it'll end up, so I've written texts and titles in English.
Hope both you all, and the future owners, like it!

Here's the shoppinglist:
Chipboard album (you can make your own, or buy one similar to mine here or here for instance. Those two can both be trimmed into the "waterfall effect" I have on mine.)
Patterned paper, coordinated. Mine are all from Scrap Within Reach and the beautiful line "Afternoon Tea Collection"
Calendar stamp from American Crafts
White Bazzill (and some green for the leaves)
Wire words "celebrate" from Making Memories
Chipboard fruits/berries etc My house by American Crafts
Flowers from "Teacer's Bouquet" by Imaginisce
Laura Ashley Pop-up stickers

Other items:
Alphas: no-name foam alpha, faux alpha-stickers (just type the word you want and print it. I usually press space between every letter to make sure there's room around the letters) and cut them into squares. To make them pop some more, I drew an outline with a pen.
Buttons, staples, lace and ribbon from my drawers.
Brown ink for the edges. Two brown and one black pen.
Home made pins. (Regular sewing needles with some pearls on them. I always add a drop of glue to the tip to make sure no one gets stung!)
Album rings