Scraptech TUesday - Corner Punch Flowers

Time for another Tip on Tuesday!

I saw this idea online ages ago, but had never tried it out myself. But I had a play and the result is pretty cute!

I'm going to show you how to make some really neat flowers using scraps of paper and a corner punch. These are PERFECT for cards! I chose red & green papers as I am making some Christmas ornaments and decorations at the moment for our church services.

First, use a 1" square punch to cut your scraps of paper into squares. If (like me) you don't have a square punch, you can just cut them using a paper trimmer or ruler & craft knife.



Use your corner rounder to round 2 opposite corners of each square.



Arrange the rounded squares as shown to make a flower. A button in the centre looks pretty neat, or you could use any other round embellishments that you have lying around.



Try making some of these flowers next time you have to whip up a card. They are really easy and a good way to use up your scraps!

TFL
HANNAH

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Webster's Hollywood Vogue with Michele

Hi everyone,

A box of goodies arrived by courier at my house on Tuesday... as you well know 6 week old babies, 6 1/2 year old boys, housework, summer soccer, cricket games and practices - and least not forget a husband in there somewhere doesn't lend it self to being able to get my scrapping done in my house at the moment.

However, I found the time to delve into the Hollywood Vogue collection kit that I brought from the shop. I am trying very hard to get in some time to be creative - even if it isn't as much as I used to be able to do. I found that I was getting very very grumpy if I didn't get just a little me time every so often.

So I thought I would share a layout I did yesterday. I just love these colours!! I have also used my Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die, some Prima bling and Basic Grey Alphas. Of course it is featuring our new baby girl, who at almost 7 weeks is growing up so fast!!



I have never really been a Websters girl... I loved their paper ranges and have several of their papers but almost didn't know where to start. The papers are so pretty and intricate that I found I was a bit overwhelmed by them. But now that I have started using them, I can definitely say I am converted!! I just love fussy cutting out detail and layering so I find these just perfect papers to do this.

This is the second layout I have completed using the Hollywood Vogue collection and there are still loads of yummy gorgeous papers left to go.


Other products used:
Tim Holtz Bracket Die
Websters Bloomers

Now I want to collect them all...


Hope you are all having a good day !

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Design Team Inpiration - GLITZ DESIGNS

HI Ladies,

Well i was a very happy lady when i received my inspiration kit this month- some beautiful Glitz design papers and embellishments!! And in green!! Perfect for me as i undergo a green period at the moment and right in my kind of style! So thank you Heidi and Adrienne for your wonderful choices for me!!

I took some photos of my eldest daughter Zoe the other week as she was so excited to have her first grown up girls dress!! No more pink and girly she wanted something prettier and not so babyish - she is all of 7 going on 17!! Anyway i wanted to do a layout for her that was more mature and not so babyish too so these Glitz papers were perfect- glamorous and feminine without being over the top. And Zoe was stoked with the end result as her favourite colour is also green!



I loved the colour of the Prima bloom and actually used one of Zoe's bracelets as the beads matched the colour of the flower absolutely perfectly!! So don't be afraid to use non traditional items on your layout- i have used hairties and cut out butterflies and flowers from Hollie's baby clothes and used on my layouts too!

The peek a boo transparencies that come with this range are gorgeous and so easy to use- you get quite a few in the pack so they really are value for money!

I love my new Martha Stewart round the page punch- it just gives that little bit more of a wow factor on your page! If you haven't used one before- give it a try. I have also discovered that you can use the corner punch part to punch a beautiful border around a circle- to make a scallop or trim - check out this weeks colour challenge to see the result!

Products Used on this layout


Glitz Designs paper-Scarlett= Wallpaper
Prima - Say it in Crystals Swirls Black
Prima Pebbles Music Note
Prima Cancan flowers Vintage Lace
Prima Mulberry Rose leaves
Glitz Designs Peek a Boos
Teresa Collins Chipboard clock
Martha Stewart Round the corner punch-
Black Alphas
Chandelier cut from Pp
Kaisercraft black rhinestones
Bracelet
Green Tara Black flowers
Black cardstock

Happy Scrapping
FRANCINE

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Technique Tuesday - Make a mini album in 1 hour

Hi Everyone,

I happened to chance upon this little gem the other week- designed by Anna Bowkis and thought that i would have a go. I'm not usually an off the page girl but am always open to trying new things! You really do use only one piece of cardstock- its all in the folding! You will need a few smaller photos - so 2by3 or i cropped a 5by 3.5 down abit. It was great for using up some old papers i had that had the alphas and elements with it - so old Basic Grey kits etc would be great to use up for this little album.

Here are a few pictures so you can see what i mean before i get to the instructions



so -

Step One-

Cut your piece of cardstock into 3 strips of 10cm wide




Then you need to mark and fold at these points.

Strip one- 5.5cm and 13.5cm and 24cm
Strip 2- 13cm and 28cm
Strip 3- fold in half- this is your cover


Use double sided tape to stick the ends of strips 1 and 2 together make sure that they overlap

Stick the last flap on strip 2 to the inside back cover of your strip 3.

Once you have stuck it all togther you will have a long fold out book ready to decorate how you choose. Make sure you decorate both sides!Here are some of my pages using cut out embellies, a few flowers, bling , journalling stickers etc.






It was a very easy and fun album to do in about an hour. My 7year old daughter saw my album and made one too over the weekend- a great easy project for kids to do too!

I hope that you will give it a try!

Francine

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Design Team Inspiration from ROBBI

Robbi received some of the Fancy Pants Happy Together Range, and here is what she created.




and a close up of the fence where I used the Glimmer Glam - Espresso Bean (I also used Distress - Crackle Paint - Rock Candy, to give the fence an aged look)



the Goodies Used in this layout were:-

Fancy Pants - Happy Together Collection - Glee
Fancy Pants - Happy Together Collection - You and Me
Tattered Angels - Glimmer Glam - Espresso Bean
American Crafts - Pearl Brads - Metallic
Prima - Times Alphabet - Vintage Coffee
Prima - Winter Branches - Grape
(of course there had to be a little Prima!!!)
Dusty Attic - Large Sparrow
Tattered Angels - Bingo and Calling Cards
Tim Holtz - Ticket, Paper Clip
7 Gypsies - Photo Turn
Prima - Alphabet Stickers
Misc - small amount of chain, chipboard fence

I hope this might have inspired you into trying out some of these products but I must comment on the glimmer glam, it is a great product and I can see you would definately get value for money, a little goes a long way, It seems to give chipboard items a real lift and can change the appearance quite alot, I can see it would also be awesome for the edges of your new handmade flowers
There is a heap of very cool colours and it just brushes on easily........Why not try some on your next project

Happy Scrappin
Robbi

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Saturday Sketch Challenge - Ends 13th November

Time for another Saturday Sketch Challenge!

Here is the sketch I have chosen. It's a Pencil Lines sketch by Sharon Laakkonen:



And here is Hannah's example:



Products used:
My Mind's Eye So Sophie "Brothers & Sisters Gracious Greenery", "Never Enough Daring Dot" and "Never Enough All Together Alpha"
Prima flowers
Prima leaves
Prima Say it in Crystals
Pink Paislee Fascinating chipboard butterfly
October Afternoon journal card
Carolee's Creations Tiny Alphas Etched Natural
American Craft Thickers

Francine's layout:



Products used:
Websters Pages, Music Sheet, Misc Paper
Prima Flowers Guava Peony Flower - Etude
Prima say it in Pearls and Crystals - Mocha
Prima Glitter Card stock Stickers-Strawberry Kisses

You have until midnight, Saturday 13 November, to complete this challenge. All entries will go into the draw to win a RAK from Scrappin' Patch!

Happy Scrapping!

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Final Week - Pauline's Choice

It's time to reveal the final star in our competition!!

My star is a wonderful scrapper from Penang, Malaysia.

Please give a big welcome to Irene Tan



I am Irene Tan, from Malaysia and a mother of two blessings. I love the beauty of combining art and creativity with the magnificent world of scrapping and crafting. I love to experiment with all the wonderful crafting and scrapping products in the market and come up with new ideas in using them.

My inspirations of my work comes from everywhere. From the photographs to my surroundings and from the stories to the emotional attachment I have towards a specific project. My projects had always been a story teller. It's meant to tell the stories of each subject or topic of the projects. It's also my thoughts and view of that particular project.

My style is more into distressed/ephemera with loads of details. However, I am also able to work with other styles comfortably with a twist of my own. I love challenges and innovative assignments. I'm looking forward to come up with a book for all my techniques if a great publisher comes along.

Blog: http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/

Here are a few recent layouts from Irene which showcase her style:









Your challenge is not to scraplift Irene’s work, but to create a layout in her style. You will need to do your homework and check out her work on her blog. Try and pick out the products/techniques that you love and go from there.

Unfortunately I have been unable to do a layout for this as my stuff is all packed up to make room for our student and ready for our move. So here is Heidi B's take on Irene's style:



You have until midnight, Tuesday 7 September to upload your layout. All submissions will be revealed together on Wednesday 1 September. You must be a member of our gallery in order to view and submit layouts for this competition.

The layouts will then be judged by Irene. Points will be awarded for first (4 pts), second (3 pts) and third (2 pts), and all other entries will receive 1 pt. At the conclusion of the competition, the one with the most points will bag the STAR prize, with second and third receiving a consolation prize.

We have a HUGE prize package of goodies supplied by designers and manufacturers. First prize will receive a Cricut Create machine!!!

Happy Scrapping!

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Teresa Collins Stampmaker

Check this out.....we will have stock available for ordering on our website soon. $280.00 per kit



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTX8cfHXH2E

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Stars in their Eyes - Winners Updated

Well we are into week 6 now, and the gallery is looking absolutely stunning, everyone has reached for the stars and have kept the gorgeous work flowing... here is a quick update of the winners so far

WEEK 5 - STACEY MKICHAUD

1st - Topkatnz - Tides
2nd - Scrapaddict - Just like dad
3rd - Trace - Wised Up

WEEK 4 - ZARA PETERSON

1st - Lynne - Beauty
2nd - Topkatnz - Looking Glass
3rd - Mrs Frizz - "ME"

WEEK 3 - ELIZABETH KARTCHNER

1st - Puffy - Best Friend
2nd - Nannywazo - for the love of Horses
3rd - Vicky (AKA Gypsykate) - Beach Bliss

WEEK 2 - INGVILD BOLME

1st - Carol Noakes - Sinter
2nd - Bevereley Warwick - SHE
3rd - Dianne - Journey

WEEK 1 - STEPH DEVLIN

1st - Cherrie NZ - Feel Nature
2nd - Lynne - Adore
3rd - Vicki - A rough start

So there you go girls - there are still 4 stars to go.....

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Receipe Challenge - Ends 6 August 2010

Well since you girls are very very busy - we thought we would add another challenge to your list of things to do.......just to keep you on your toes....

This month's receipe challenge is an easy one ....your challenge is to create layout using the following items:-

1 x 6x6 sheet of pp

1 x cardstock

1 flourish

1 photo

1 word title

Now you can add any other items to your page, but you have to include all of the above on your layout.

Here is Francine's take :-

Here is my sample

Products used:-

Webster's 6x6 Diecut PP's

White Bazzill Cardstock

Prima Rose Leaves

Glimmermist Chalkboard - Charcoal

Prima Felt Flourish

Word Title - Fancy Pants Transparency

The cluster of embellishments were hand made from fabric, netting, feathers and a handmade bead hat pin.

So there you go girls, you have until midnight on the 6th of August to upload into the gallery to be in to win a LOVELY RAK from the Shop.

Have fun

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Week Three - Hannah's Choice

It is time to reveal the next STAR in our competition!



My choice is well known in the industry. She writes a monthly column for the biggest scrapbooking magazine in the US, is a published author, and recently launched her own scrapbooking line in conjunction with a popular manufacturer.

ELIZABETH KARTCHNER



Elizabeth Kartchner is the creator of the colorful blog "Dear Lizzy" where she shares inspiring craft ideas, beautiful photography & snip-its of adventures in being a busy mommy. In 2007, she won the Creating Keepsakes Magazine "Scrapbooker of the Year" award and began writing a monthly column entitled "Dear Lizzy" where she answered reader's crafting questions. She recently teamed up with American Crafts to launch the Dear Lizzy scrapbooking line including fabric paper, crochet flowers & other vibrant accents. She recently authored the book "52 More Scrapbooking Challenges" with Creating Keepsakes and Leisure Arts. Elizabeth enjoys connecting with other creative women through her blog and teaching at events all over the world.
Elizabeth lives in Utah, USA with her husband Collin and her 2 gorgeous daughters, with another little girl on the way!
Follow her on twitter @dearlizzy

Here are a few recent layouts from Elizabeth which showcase her style:









To check out more of Elizabeth's work, visit her blog "Dear Lizzy" (http://www.elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com)

Your challenge is not to scraplift Elizabeth's work, but to create a layout in her style. You will need to do your homework and check out her work on her blog. Try and pick out the products/techniques that you love and go from there.

Here is my take on Elizabeth's style:



Products used (I actually used lots of my old scraps for this one!):
white Bazzill
American Crafts "Craft Fair"
Little Yellow Bicycle Baby Safari "Boy Pinstripe"
Arctic Frog Refreshing Blend "Peeking Palms"
Kaisercraft Fun in the Sun "Beach Balls"
October Afternoon Thrift Shop journal card
brads
Heidi Swapp "Love" stamp
Stazon ink
Basic Grey Origins mini alphas
Carolee's Creations Whoopsy Red tiny alphas
Scrap Works Hugz and Alphadotz
Top Line Creations PhraseZ "Summer"

You have until midnight, Tuesday 27 July to upload your layout. All submissions will be revealed together on Wednesday 28 July. You must be a member of our gallery in order to view and submit layouts for this competition.

The layouts will then be judged by Elizabeth. Points will be awarded for first (4 pts), second (3 pts) and third (2 pts), and all other entries will receive 1 pt.
At the conclusion of the competition, the one with the most points will bag the STAR prize, with second and third receiving a consolation prize.

We have a HUGE prize package of goodies supplied by designers and manufacturers. First prize will receive a Cricut Create machine!!!

Happy Scrapping!

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Scrap Tech Tuesday - Altering Buttons

One of the best embellishments is big buttons
they are usually not to badly priced and even better if you can get them on sale
(Or raid Grans house!)

I love using buttons on layouts and especially if I can change them to fit the layout,
use them in the centre of a flower or even dotted around flowers or vines, on vintage layouts
cream buttons always work the best;
Everyone of us has left over pieces of rubon from one set or another so what better way to use them up than change the look of a button.

Here is a sample of changing ordinary ones by using rubons into something a bit different....



and the changed version.....



even using them as alphabet holders for a kiddies pages would work,
Remember to cover them with Dimensional Magic or Glossy Accents to seal the rubon
so it wont rub off

Hope to see this tip on some of your layouts in the future
Happy Scrappin
Robbi

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Scrap Tech Tuesday - Fabric Flowers

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Scrap tech Tuesday - Fabric Flowers

by Heidi » Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:33 am

This week I am going to show you how to make your own FABRIC flowers using some soft Muslin Fabric which is easy to work with and fray with.

1. Firstly you will need a small piece of Muslin Fabric (approx 10 cm x 5cm) and iron it flat;
2. Fold it in half and iron flat again, then cut the two sections


3. Next sew the two pieces of fabric together along the top.



4. Tie the ends of the cotton on the one end, and then pulling the other two cotton pieces on the other side, scrunch it up to look like this.



5. Once you have pulled the cotton and scrunched it up as much as it will go, tie the two ends of the cotton together in a knot so both sides will now be together and will not come apart. Then start fraying the edges of the fabric, the length of the fraying is totally up to you.



6. Next I have sprayed some Glimmermist Chalkboard - Peacock onto the flower, to give it a two tone effect, it dries pretty quickly
on the fabric. Lastly I added a Grey Jewel in the centre to finish the flower off.



So there you go, simple couple of steps, and very rewarding creating your flower, so I have it all ready for a layout where I need that something special added to the layout.

TFL and Happy Scrapping everyone.

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Glimmermist CHALKBOARD

I saw these in the shop and wondered how to use them- would they be the same as normal Glimmermist?. It's no secret how much i LOVE using Glimmermist on most things, so of course I had to try them out.

WHAT IS CHALKBOARD? - I googled Glimmermist Chalkboard and this is what I found:-

This art medium will give you the same beautiful Glimmer as Glimmer Mist, yet the base will give you a semi-opaque finish that blends just like chalk. This is just like using art pastels or chalks! it will blend nicely with other Chalkboard colors or even with the original Glimmer Mist to create a variety of transparencies and add depth to your project.


and this is what I have tried them on so far!

Colour - CHALK (White)

I sprayed like you would normally directly onto a NAVY cardstock, I wondered whether you could actually see the white or whether it would be like the pearl Glimmerist and just give it a little shine - but to my SURPRISE - Yes ladies it shows up on the darker colours, check it out, don't you think it looks like a MILKYWAY of stars?



Colour - PEACOCK (Turquoise)



I tried the Peacock colour directly on the Pink Paislee Artisan Elements, it took a while to dry but it came out really well.

Colour - CONCORDE (purple)



here I have sprayed some of the Chalkboard directly onto a White Feather as well as a home made CRINKLEPAPER flower :- check out the close ups





I also tried some CHARCOAL Chalkboard on the Making Memories Vintage Charms and it took two days to dry but it came out very nicely - sort of giving it that old - weathered look.

and lastly I have tried it out on the PRIMA FELT - here I used the HOT CHOCOLATE - it works really well on the felt and dried almost instantly.



so if you have been toying with the idea of MAYBE buying some, I can tell you - they are pretty awesome, and there are lots of YUMMY colours in the shop

Still trying some more things, so keep an eye on the forum, will upload once I have played some more.

Happy Scrapping
HEIDI

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