Wouldn’t we all like one of these sitting on the table. What a pretty specimen this would make. Today I am sharing a tutorial forΒ SizzixΒ using theΒ Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet. Β You can get the Framelits to go with theΒ Mini BouquetΒ andΒ Flower GardenΒ Stamps. Β No fussy cutting! Β Well I was going through my “Library” of dies looking for theΒ ApothecaryΒ die and I found theΒ Bell Jar w/PedestalΒ first…so it wins! The best part about these stamps… no cutting! Β Stamp and line up the Framelit. Β Every flower needs a butterfly and theΒ Butterfly Duo w/Texture FadeΒ is exceptional. TheΒ Magrnetic PlatformΒ is essential for the Framelits and Thinlits. Β It helps to use a little washi to hold the famelits in place so it won’t shift. Β Plastic packaging is perfect for the Bell Jar glass portion. I used the new Mixed Media #8 Distress Tags with theΒ Flourish Texture Fade. Β Once the tag is embossed I covered the tag with gesso. Β While that…
Feeling Rusty by Kerry Engel This page looks like it should weigh about 3 pounds. But it doesnβt. Those gears – they are totally fake. What would take nature about 5 years to accomplish I created in roughly 20 minutes, with a little help from Pentart Rust Effects distributed by Bo Bunny The gears were cut using a Tim Holtz die cut from Sizzix. I covered them in Ranger black gesso and pressed the Rust Effect powder distributed by Bo Bunny into the wet gesso. Then I added the Rust Effect Reagent from Pentart distributed by Bo Bunny on top and brushed it around with an old paintbrush.Β Once dry I covered in the Pentart Varnish. I thought that would seal in the rust shavings. The gears remain pliable and very light weight. They look very realistic and give my page some lovely texture. Β I think Iβll do this on…
Look what I found on the The Crafter’s Workshop site – Funky Photo Cubes designed by Nancy Lefko. CLICK HERE for a complete step by step including awesome photo tutorial! I am going to make me some of these this afternoon! Happy Sunday everyone! Subscribe today to our quarterly publication; delivered right to your mailbox.
In loving memory of Christy Riopel – here is a page from our Spring 2013 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. Β Here Christy showed us how to create tie-dye embellishments from coffee filters. Β LOVE IT! Christy’s project features – BasicGrey, Spectrum Noir pens distributed by Canuck Crafts, Clearsnap ink, Stampin’ Up! dies and Big Shot die cutting machine and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. We miss you Christy – everyday. Creative Scrapbooker Magazine is honoured to announce that we have started an ART Scholarship in Christy’s name. For those of you interested in honouringΒ Christy Riopel and helping her legacy of ART continue, we are collecting donations for art scholarships for youth through the Boys & Girls Club of Calgary. CLICK HERE to donate. Thank you so much for helping us share Christy’s love of art and keeping her legacy alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDCoC0WVos
Hey Crafters, NicoleΒ Wright here and Iβm back to share my love for industrial crafting.Β With the new Sizzix Β Gears available I decided to haul out my SizzixΒ Gadget Gears die (I believe the first Sizzix die I ever bought) and have a little fun experimenting with my embossing powders and distress crayons. I cut a set of Gadget Gears with Sizzix Little Sizzles White Mat Board.Β I heat embossed a coat of Emerald Creek Craft SuppliesΒ Era Hammered Metal Embossing Powder.Β This thick powder leaves open spots to add color.Β I wanted to see if the distress crayons would work to create a weathered patina on the gears. On the set of gears I used Ranger distress crayons vintage photo, mermaid lagoon, peacock feathers and peeled paint.Β The distress crayons fill in the areas the thick embossing powders donβt.Β Once the colors are filled in I used a baby wipe to remove…
Here is my take on our October Sketch featuring Magenta, Clearsnap, Sakura and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Β I was totally inspired by my beautiful friend Christy Riopel, who passed away on August 21. As I created this layout using her techniques and tips and tricks – I found a little bit of healing. Through the tears many many many wonderful memories emerged – thank you Christy for so much. I miss you like crazy. SUPPLIES: Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock, Core’dinations ColorCore cardstock, Canson Mixed Media paper, Clearsnap Stephanie Barnard sprays and dye ink, Clearsnap ColorBox stylus and white foam tips, Magenta stamps and stencils, Sakura Expressionist oil pastel black crayon and pen, Imagine Crafts irRESISTible Pico Embellisher, unknown black paint, gesso, chipboard alphabet and tissue paper, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner and 3D Foam Squares. I had lots of fun spraying my Clearsnap Stephanie Barnard sprays to create the…
The Crafterβs Workshop, is a family owned, independent manufacturer and distributer of cool templates and stencils. It has grown from a small paper and arts shop, in 1997, to the wonderful company we now all know. The Crafterβs Workshop, specializes in stencils, mixed media mediums and metal dies. Jaime; the designer and founder still creates most of the designs along with a team of very talented artists. You can buy TWC products at many local scrapbooking and art stores or you can go no farther than your computer to log onto their website to find ALL available products. While on their site, take a moment [or many!] to get lost in the extensive library of video tutorials. If you still crave more colour and design, the TCW blog waits for you! It has endless ideas and inspiration. If you have ever come across a wall of Β TWC stencils in a…
Hello Everyone! Itβs Lynn from Lot95designs and Iβm so blessed to be here to share some Bible Journaling with you today! Thank you so much Creative Scrapbooker for having me as a guest today. There are so many different ways you can Bible Journal and in the video I go over a few of the ways that I like to journal. For our page today Iβm using some Ranger Distress Inks , Colorwash, a page from the βPraise & Pray Journalβ and some new Scribble Stickers from Lot95designs on Etsy. Itβs a quick little way to do a marbled background and add some elements to your journaling. Letβs get started! Hope you enjoy the Video! All the products used today will be linked in the video description. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1XvQNJUIvw Praise & Pray Journal Bundle Scribble Stickers Scribble Stickers Thank you so much everyone! Have a scrapfabulous day!!! Lynn Thanks so…
Today on the blog we welcome Katelyn Grosart Hi Everyone! Iβm Katelyn Grosart and I live in beautiful Calgary, Alberta with my boyfriend of 6 years.Β Iβve spent the last 7 years in the papercrafting worldΒ creating cards, mixed media pages, scrapbook layouts, mini albums and altered items. In my spare time when Iβm not crafting I like to read a good book and when the weather is nice, youβll often find me outside taking advantage of the beautiful Canadian weather. Iβm excited to be a guest blogger today for the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. The wonderful ladies at the magazine asked if I wanted to guest blog for them and I couldnβt pass up this amazing opportunity. Β With summer right around the corner I thought that I would share with you how to create your own under the sea themed reverse canvas featuring Graphic 45βs βVoyage Beneath the Seaβ…
Hello Everyone!Β I have been having a lot of fun lately with the new Tim Holtz Distress Crayons from Ranger. You might know that I’ve been slightly obsessed with watercolour and creating watercolour effects with different products.Β So I used the Distress Crayons to design this Mother’s Day card. Here are the Tim Holtz (Ranger) supplies I started with to create the stamped flowers: Distress Watercolor Cardstock, Waterbrush, Collage Brush, Distress Collage Medium, the Distress Crayon (Seedless Preserves). I brushed the Distress Collage Medium on the Distress Watercolor paper using the Collage Brush.Β Just remember to clean your brush well right after and don’t let the medium dry on it. Let the medium on the paper dry completely and then scribble some distress crayon colour onto it. Why did I add the medium first? I find the Distress Crayons move better and dissolve into a watercolour more easily, but…
