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June 3-IN-1 Sketchy Challenge by Kerry Engel

June 7, 2017 1 Comment

Hello everyone, Kerry Engel here with one sketch – three different projects. This is a good sketch for a big or dominant photo that really tells your story. The curvy diagonal lines create movement and energy. Supplies: Creative Memories Cap and Gown Collection, Clearsnap ColorBox ink and embossing powder, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Stampin’ Up! gold thread, Studio Calico brad. An old Colleague of mine posted her graduation photos on Facebook one day and I instantly had an urge to scrap them. The Cap and Gown collection from Creative Memories has several “2107” embellishments but it’s really a versatile collection. The colors work really well with vintage photos. I glammed it up a bit with gold embossing powder and shiny brads and thread. The papers held up well to mix media techniques. And the coordinating album is a really classy. Supplies: Donna Salazar for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Denim Art Journal and…

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Donna Salazar with Gel Press and The Crafter’s Workshop

May 25, 2017 2 Comments

Hello everyone- Donna Salazar here! I’m so excited to be sharing a video tutorial with you today as a guest blogger for my friends at Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! In this tutorial I’m sharing the basics for using the Gel Press with stencils from The Crafter’s Workshop. I will also be showing you several different projects ideas for all the gorgeous prints that you can make on the Gel Press and finally I’m sharing a few of the steps that I took to create an 11×14 canvas. I hope you enjoy it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UTP9IWhqRE Thanks for stopping by! Smooches ~D~ Too see more of Donna’s work visit her blog – Donna Salazar Designs SUBSCRIBE TODAY to our quarterly publication – delivered right to your door!

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Why Not Win Wednesday with Gel Press

April 12, 2017 78 Comments

WINNER UPDATE – Congratulations to Marian Dunn – this weeks lucky winner. We want everyone to get Gel Press Obsessed. Creative Scrapbook Magazine and Gel Press have partnered to bring you this awesome Gel Press prize package. Included in your prize is ONE 8×10 Gel Press plate. ONE of our brand new Impressable textured plates, this one is Overlapping Circles, designed by Sally Lynn MacDonald of Palettini. And to round out a good beginner set- a super easy to use basic brayer. All you need is paint or ink, some paper and lots of imagination! Gel Press printing and paper crafting- a perfect match!”To enter to win 1. Visit Gel Press on facebook – CLICK HERE – Say hello from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine 2. Leave a comment right here on this blog post. You have until Friday April 14th at midnight to enter to win! Its that EASY! Wondering…

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April Sketchy Challenge with Kerry Engel

April 7, 2017 2 Comments

April Sketchy Challenge Blog Post 3-in-1 challenge. Happy April everyone! Kerry Engel here. I thought this month we could talk about design principles. I’ve always been a disciple of the CRAP Method of designing: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. These are the four principles that dictate pretty much everything I create. Here’s how I’ve used these principles in the April sketch: Contrast is created through the placement of the photo strip on the left and the white space on the right. Repetition is expressed through the repeating of the circle motif and the rectangular shapes in the photos and journaling blocks. Alignment is achieved by keeping all the spaces between the elements a similar distance apart. Proximity is attained by keeping “like” elements close and tight. The journaling is kept together (in one area) and isn’t spread all over and the photos are kept collected in one area too. This…

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FabScraps and Tracy McLennon

March 16, 2017 1 Comment

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…

In Art Journaling

March Sketchy Challenge with Kerry Engel

March 13, 2017 1 Comment

It’s a 3-in-1 challenge! by Kerry Engel Many of you have been using Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s sketchy challenge as your inspiration-spring-board, creating some beautiful layouts and cards but did you know that you could use a sketch to inspire you in your art journal too? I’m still relatively new to the art journal game. To be honest sometimes I look at all my yummy layers and colorful pages and while I love the techniques and I realize that it’s about ‘playing’ and exploring, at the end I wish that they made more sense. Visual sense. Visual sense for me starts at the beginning; when I think about the direction or movement that I want in my page. That’s where having a sketch as a launching point helps. I loosely used this months sketch to contain my techniques and create movement down the middle. I really liked how it turned out…

In CHA

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L at CHA Creativation

February 19, 2017 3 Comments

If you have any questions about adhesives, you will find ALL the answers in the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L booth! The exciting release that many of you will be happy to hear about is the NEW Refills for the E-Z Runner Grand… in Repositionable Dots and Ultra Strong. These replaceable cartridges in the E-Z Runner Grand make you feel like you will NEVER run out of adhesive! The Double-Sided tape comes in Premium and Extreme and really holds on. The Dodz are being re-branded as Adhesive Dots and come in a variety of sizes including “Micro”, which will make many crafters happy. The Adhesive Lines are also a wonderful addition to the adhesive family. There are 3D Foam Shapes in many themes for dimensional embellishments, plus they are now being packaged as Embellishment Kits with Foil Sheets included. If you haven’t tried the 3D Foam Shapes with Foil, you are…

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals

July 30, 2016 No Comments

Absolutely 100% Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L has everything you need to keep your projects STUCK together !!!! But did you also know that they have teamed up with the very talented Donna Salazar to create an entire collection of products called The Girlie Grunge collection Here is a little sample designed by Donna that was featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine – CLICK HERE to order your copy today! Girlie Grunge Mixed Media Canvas SUPPLIES: Donna Salazar for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Girlie Grunge Art Medium, gauze, twine and pigment powder, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Dodz, and Crafty Power Tape, Spellbinders dies, Clesarsnap ColorBox Mix’d Media ink, unknown flower stamens, tags, acrylic paint and patterned paper GUESS WHAT???!???!?!? The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals are right around the corner! AND we are super duper excited to announce that is once again…. one of ….. …

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CHA SNEAK PEEK with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

January 10, 2016 No Comments

Did you know there is more to Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L than just AMAZING adhesives? Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L has joined forces with the very talented Donna Salazar, the Girly Grunge Guru, to create a signature colleciton of distressed denim, lace and ribbons!!!!! CLICK HERE to check it all out!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!! Get Inspired!