Hey Creative Scrapbooker Fans! With Easter right around the corner, I thought I would share with you today an Easter card for that special someone in your life. Using the Butterfly Kisses Collection from Bo Bunny, a variety of dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, stamps, stones and embossing powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and a variety of products from Ranger Ink, I was able to create this beautiful Easter card. You’ll want to make sure to grab a cup of your favourite beverage, as I will show you how to recreate this project in the comforts of your own home. Using the Gatefold – Elegant Rose die from Elizabeth Craft Designs, die cut the gatefold out of Tutu Double Dot from Bo Bunny. With the gatefold cut out, trim two pieces out that measure 2” x 1 ¾”. Apply Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink to both pieces. Once the ink is…
Hello Everyone! Corina Finley here with you today to share my ‘Simple Pleasures’ Coffee themed layout featuring Heartfelt Creations and Southern Ridge Trading Co. chipboard. I created this page to capture my Sunday morning ritual. On Sundays, my oldest son brings me my first cup of coffee of the day in bed! I get to start my day by laying back and relaxing with my dog Kuma. He thinks that the king size bed really belongs to him and sleeps whichever direction he wants! I like to start my projects by collecting the supplies that I think I will need from around my studio and having them on my work surface. I do still have to grab other items as my design idea changes but I find by doing this it cut back on getting distracted. I chose to use Bazzill Java cardstock and the Coffee Bean Pattern Paper from…
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Creating a Background with Ranger Hey Creative Scrapbookers, Nicole here with you for Tuesday with the Team. Have you got your copy of the Spring Issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine? This card was featured in the Technique Tasters column pages 66-67. Here, I have a more detailed look at how to create a dynamic background using Ranger Distress Crayons. Check out the steps below and get your Ranger Distress products ready. Brush a thin layer of Ranger’s White Gesso onto a 2 ¾” x 5 ¾” piece of cream cardstock and set aside to dry. For the background layer prep a 5 ¾” x 5 ¾” piece of watercolor paper. Spray with water to help the Distress Spray Stain to blend. Spray water over the distress spray stain again and heat dry. Add distress ink and blend. This gives the background a rich look. Flick water over the inked paper…
Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a very simple layout that uses minimal supplies – basically just cardstock! If you have an electronic die cutting machine like the Sizzix Eclips2, you really don’t need much else. This layout is totally about the Sunflower cut file from Quietfire Design. I fell in love with it when I saw it, and what better page embellishment for sunflower photos? I was so excited last year when a friend told me about a nearby sunflower field. You can of course customize the colours and size of the flowers as you see fit so it is a very versatile file. I cut the flowers and the title out with a Sizzix Eclips 2. I opened the svg file, ungrouped the shapes and cut them out of different colours of cardstock. They were so pretty I didn’t want to add a lot of other ‘stuff’…
Today on our blog, we welcome colouring artist Betty Hung who is sharing her thoughts on Chameleon Pens. I received a set of 22 Chameleon pens, plus a box of 16 Chameleon Color Cards last week, and I am off this week. Lucky me! What better way to spend your vacation days than trying out new coloring products? After playing with them for two days, I have to say I am in love with these Chameleon pens. Simply put, Chameleon pens are alcohol markers. They are designed so that you can achieve multiple tones from light to dark using one pen. These are alcohol based, so I wouldn’t use them on my coloring books unless they are single-sided. It soaked through 70 lb card stock paper that I used to print my coloring cards, so make sure you put extra protection underneath to protect your desk while coloring. Each pen has 3 parts: a brush nib, a…
YES …. my Cathie Allan Position-it has had an upgrade. I have loved my Position-it for many years. Loved that it was two tools in one. It was a tool that worked as a positioner, allowing you to place images “exactly” where you wanted them on your project AND allowed you to stamp an image, over and over and over again in exactly the same place thus opening up endless possibilities with my favourite art tools, my rubber stamps. Loved that it works on ALL sizes of paper. Loved that it worked with wood mounted rubber stamps, cling rubber stamps AND clear rubber stamps. Sounds amazing right … YES it was and YES …. it still IS but now …. it allows me to do even more. In essence … it simply makes stamping easier and even more “funner” (yes, I know that is not a word (yet) I like…
Hello everyone! My name is Leah O’Neil I’m new here on the blog and am so excited to be here! I am on the Simple Stories Creative team and I’m going to be popping in a few times throughout 2017 to show you how I use and decorate my Carpe Diem planners to organize my life, to document the past and present, and to plan for the future. I truly have a love affair with paper products and accessories. The possibilities for what you can do with an empty planner are ENDLESS, which is probably why I have so many…I tend to collect them. I have lots of planners and I use several at a time. I typically have only one designated as an agenda, to plan out my days/weeks/months. The other planners I actively use all have different functions. The one I’m going to be giving you a peek…
Hoppy Easter to you! Easter is just around the corner and I made a rustic little framed bunny card for Xyron. How can you not love these mossy little bunnies! The Xyron Create a Sticker works wonders for attaching the moss. The Ornate Frame 2 die is the perfect frame for this adorable bunny. Applying the Ranger Emboss It dauber makes for fast application. Sprinkle with Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Oil Rubbed Bronze embossing powder then rub the edges clean for a rustic worn look. Exposing the edges allows to some inking with Ranger Brushed Corduroy distress ink. The Create a Sticker is the perfect size for those smaller die cuts to apply adhesive effortlessly and without the sticky mess for applying the moss. I love having moss in my stash. Push the moss into place and trim off the moss around the bunny. The frame is bigger so I used the Creative Station with the 5″ cartridge refill running it through face up. Rub the frame…
Hey guys, Tracy McLennon here with a vintage themed layout featuring FabScraps patterned paper and chipboard. Project Recipe: FabScraps- Mother Earth Collection FabScraps- Filigree Round Chipboard Close To My Heart Ink- Chocolate, Fern Close To My Heart Cardstock- Grey, Cream, Kraft Ranger Distress Crackle Paint- Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter- Vintage Platinum Distress Paint- Tarnished Brass Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Dual Tip Glue Pen, Crafty Power Tape, EZ Runner Grand, 3D Foam Squares (1/4”), Girlie Grunge Art Medium, Gold Photo Corners Heartfelt Creations- Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit May Arts Ribbon- Burlap Ribbon, Natural Burlap String Gold Glitter Black Beads I’m sharing a little tutorial of what I did with my round chipboard frame. I started by taking my green ink and daubers and lightly covered most of the chipboard. Then I added brown ink here are there for a little dimension. I used the tarnished brass paint to…
