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Hand Lettering on Thank You Cards

March 1, 2018 2 Comments

Kelly Klapstein, the creative mind behind the Kelly Creates line of hand lettering products, is on our web show today – Hand Lettering on Thank You Cards – Technique Tasters #130. Watch as Kelly walks you through the very basic steps on creating gorgeous handmade cards that look like they would take literally hours to create but really only took a few minutes. Here are the products Kelly used Kelly Creates Metallic Jewel Brush Pens Kelly Creates Deluxe Lettering KitAmy Tangerine for American Crafts Clear Stickers Bazzill Basics Paper Foil Accent Cardstock Grab a coffee and enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFT74bBVhJc&feature=youtu.be Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube for hundreds of scrapbooking ideas – CLICK HERE Happy Hand Lettering Everyone!Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine – HOLD IT! READ IT! LOVE IT!

In Tuesday with the Team

Learning Calligraphy with Kelly Creates and American Crafts

February 20, 2018 4 Comments

When I first picked up a brush pen 3 years ago and began practicing lettering, I quickly started to think about how I could teach others how to learn this beautiful art form of calligraphy. Soon I developed my own set of tracing worksheets (just like I used in elementary school) that would help others develop the skills to write pretty letters. Then American Crafts came along, and we collaborated to design an entire product line of pens, workbooks, practice journals and more that would make learning calligraphy easy and fun. Now I can teach workshops with my own Kelly Creates pens and workbooks! If you can’t attend a workshop, here is what you need to learn brush lettering: Workbooks, a Practice Pad, and The Deluxe Lettering Kit, which has both large and small brush tip pens for both workbooks. You could also use the Dream Pens (large brush tip)…

In A Taste of Creativation

Day #2 – A Taste of Creativation Givaway

January 30, 2018 499 Comments

Creativation is one of the biggest crafting trade shows in the world. At this show many crafting companies release and display their latest and greatest products – the winner of this prize package will receive a little taste of the latest products from 44 different crafting companies!!! YAHOOOO!!! THIS IS A HUGE PRIZE!!!!!! It is DAY#2 of a Taste of Creativation featuring Paper House Productions, Art Impressions, American Crafts Kelly Creates, American Crafts, Clearsnap and Simple Stories How the contest works 1. This contest is all about giving our sponsors some LOVE! 2. During the next 10 days (Jan 29 – Feb 7th) we will ask you to visit 44 of the HOTTEST scrapbooking manufacturers on facebook LIKE their pages or FOLLOW their blogs. Joining their communities will keep you informed of all things good in the scrapbooking industry! What will you win – A TASTE OF Creativation sample pack worth …

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Another Way to Use a Christmas Stamp with Susan Weckesser

April 27, 2017 No Comments

Creativity – The More You Use, The more You Have – Maya Angelou. Hello! It’s Susan from Susan K. Weckesser Inc. on the blog today and all ready to get creative with you. We finally finished moving into Cochrane, Alberta and my new studio is kinda set up. It really is beautiful and I love seeing the Rocky Mountains out my studio windows. Today I am creating a Mother’s Day card using one of my designed co-branded Unity Stamp Co. kits. I had so much fun with this card. Have you ever looked at some of your themed stamps and wished that you could use them all year round? Well, take a look at how I created this fun card using one of my favourite Christmas stamp kits that I designed. SUPPLIES An (Artful) Ornament Stamp Kit: Susan K. WeckeserInc/Unity Stamp Co. ColorPOPMini Inks:Susan K. Weckesser Inc/Clearsnap ColorBox in snow,…

In Carnival

The Crafter’s Workshop and Viva Decor

November 18, 2016 2 Comments

Check out this layout from Karen Tamir that was featured in Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Fall 2012 issue. Its stunning! SUPPLIES: Bazzill Basics paper cardstock, Simple Stories patterned paper, American Crafts Thickers, Echo Park alphabet and stickers, The Crafter’s Workshop stencil, Viva Decor crackling color and paper pen sand paint, Prima Marketing and Recollections crystals, Cosmo Cricket Glubbers, unknown gold head band. Some techniques are simply timeless. Karen used a Crafter’s Workshop stencil and Vivia Decor paint to create the circled background. The effect is simply stunning. Do you subscribe to our quarterly publication? Each issue is FULL of timeless paper crafting ideas for stamping, card making, scrapbooking, home decor and so much more. SUBSCRIBE today and receive a FREE gift from Clearsnap with the Winter 2016 issue! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking everyone!

In It's a Sketchy Challenge

Tuesday with the Team with Jayme Loge

October 4, 2016 No Comments

Hello everyone – Jayme Loge here with Tuesday with the Team! My kid is a bookworm, and when I saw Bo Bunny’s Beautiful Dreamer paper line, I knew it was meant just for her! Not only do I love the colour scheme, the book and imaginative images are wonderful. I paired the paper with Creative Scrapbooker’s October 2016 sketch: I am currently having a very serious love affair with the Ranger Dylusions paints and so decided to use them to create the background shapes on my layout. I laid down my stencil and applied the paint with a paper towel, ‘ishing’ the circle shape. I used three colors that coordinated with the paper. I added a little of the green around the edges of the paper and lightly smooshed throughout the background for just a bit more texture. Once the paint was dry, I built my layout on top. One…

In #RememberingChristy

Some people leave footprints on our hearts….

September 25, 2016 No Comments

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with an 8 1/2 x 11 layout that I created when I was looking through older pictures and remembering Christy Riopel. I just love this stamped quote from Quietfire Design. It is so true and it made me smile and weep at the same time. Some people that come into your lives make such an impression that you are grateful that you have known them. The Remember word die and the stitched oval dies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs, while the papers and stickers are from American Crafts. I liked the brightness and the happiness of the patterns and the colours from this Rise and Shine paper line – perfect for creating a scrapbook layout about happy memories. Remember to always cherish your friends and family and hold them close because they might not always be there. Supplies Used: American Crafts patterned paper…

In coloring

Kerry Engel and Clearsnap ColorBox ink

April 16, 2016 No Comments

Check out this gorgeous layout designed by Kerry Engel featuring Clearsnap ColorBox ink! SUPPLIES: Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock, Bazzill Basics Paper and Studio Calico patterned paper, Studio Calico twine and ink, Clearsnap ColorBox pigment ink and re-inkers, American Crafts Thickers, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Kerry created the paint strips, flowers and leaves using Clearsnap ColorBox re-inkers as paint! The entire layout is stuck together using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Have a wonderful Saturday everyone! Happy Scrapbooking

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Tuesday with the Team with Karen Ellis, Art-C and SCRAPFEST

April 12, 2016 No Comments

Hello Everyone! Karen Ellis here, back from a fabulous weekend at ScrapFest in Kitchener, Ontario. Cathie Allan and I taught some “Technique Tasters” in the Creative Scrapbooker booth and I wanted to show you what I taught here. Cause it was Groovin! I, with the help of Art-C, wanted to get the Groove Tool in the hands of our Scrapbookers – have as many people try it out and see for themselves if it’s a tool for them. It’s a fun, hand-held battery operated painting, inking and distressing tool that applies ink and paint to projects with ease! There are 4 different attachments: a brush tool for painting, a foam attachment for inking and two sand paper heads – fine and course for distressing. Pretty Cool! This tool is handy to have everyone’s tool box but those of you who have carpel tunnel or other hand and wrist aches will…

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Wild Thing by Jayme Loge

March 18, 2016 No Comments

I simply fell in love with Jayme Loge’s layout called Wild Thing SUPPLIES:American Crafts cardstock and letters, Studio Calico patterned paper, My Mind’s Eye and Glitz Design washi tape, Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper dimentional stickers, Prima Marketing, Apple Pie Memories and Maya Road embellishments. Some layouts do that – you see them – you smile and then you try your hardest to copy it on your next project! Thank so much Jayme for sharing this layout with us! To see more of Jayme’s work visit her blog – Jayme’s World SUBSCRIBE TODAY to our quarterly publication – delivered right to your door!