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Masking Fall Leaves with Distress Spray Stains

October 14, 2025 No Comments

If you love creative backgrounds, this Masking Fall Leaves technique by Nicole Wright is for you! Featured in the Fall 2024 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, this project shows you how to create a layered autumn background using Ranger Distress Spray Stains. The results are vibrant, textured, and full of fall magic. Grab your copy today for more inspiring ideas just like this! Step 1: Die Cut and Mask Die cut several assorted leaves from watercolour paper and cut a mask to match your image size.Place a few leaves on a Super Stock 12” x 12” paper, layer the mask on the leaves, and spray your lightest Ranger Distress Spray Stain. Step 2: Add Depth with a Darker Shade Remove both the mask and leaves. Shift the leaves to a new position and repeat the first step, this time using a slightly darker Ranger Distress Spray Stain. Spray around the…

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Coffee Crafting Inspiration with Pam Bray Designs for Emerald Creek

April 3, 2025 No Comments

Are you ready for some heartwarming coffee crafting inspiration? ☕✨ Pam Bray Designs, in collaboration with Emerald Creek, brings caffeine-fueled creativity straight to your craft room with her beautifully coordinated “Coffee Delight” collection! From cling mount rubber stamps to charming 12×12 designer papers and ephemera, this line is a must-have for cardmakers, scrapbookers, and mixed media enthusiasts alike. Featured here is a gorgeous handmade card designed by Pam herself, using the adorable mug and sentiment stamps, along with coordinating patterned papers that add rich detail and texture. ❤️ Featured Emerald Creek Products: Pam Bray Designs Cling Mount Coffee Sentiment Stamps Pam Bray Designs Coffee Cups Rubber Stamps Pam Bray Deigns coffee Delight 12×12 Paper Collection Whether you’re sipping on your favorite brew or dreaming up your next layout, coffee crafting with Emerald Creek Pam Bray Designs is sure to warm your soul. Perfect for celebrating friendships, daily pick-me-ups, and everything…

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Sheena Douglass Embossing Folders Add Zen to Paper Crafts | Crafter’s Companion

March 28, 2025 No Comments

Sheena Douglass embossing folders and dies from Crafter’s Companion are here to infuse your papercrafting with peace, beauty, and dimension. Featuring the Tree of Life and Balance & Tranquility koi fish designs, these deeply detailed 3D embossing folders and coordinating dies are the perfect tools to elevate your cardmaking, journaling, and mixed media projects. Bring Sheena’s iconic style into your creative space and add stunning texture and artistry to your backgrounds. Use inkpads, gilding wax, or shimmer sprays to make the designs truly pop—and transform your makes into masterpieces. Whether you’re crafting serene landscapes or eye-catching focal points, Sheena Douglass embossing folders are the perfect foundation for meaningful, inspired creations. ✨ Shop the Sheena Douglass Embossing Folder & Die Collection today at Crafter’s Companion! ✨ We are thrilled to announce that Crafter’s Companion one of our Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival Sponsors! 🎉 SHOP! CROP! CREATE! at the 18th Annual Great Canadian…

In Mixed Media

Create a Stunning Under the Sea Magicals Mixed Media Project with Lindy’s Gang

February 4, 2025 No Comments

Under the Sea Magicals bring an ocean-inspired dream to life in this breathtaking mixed media project by Lyudmila! In her latest video tutorial, she shares how to create a textured, dimensional sea composition on a wooden block using self-starting clay, stencils, and an array of Lindy’s Magicals. The project starts with a wooden base coated in white primer, followed by layers of sand, crackle, and fiber pastes for a deep-sea texture. Once dried, Lyudmila carefully adheres molded embellishments, adding sea-inspired elements like shells, coral, and fish. The magic happens when Lindy’s Magicals—Darcy in Denim, Starfish Foot Fuchsia, Clownfish Coral, Sea Turtle Teal, and Octopus Eyes Aqua—are applied, creating a mesmerizing blend of color and shimmer. For a final touch, a light dry-brush of white primer enhances the details, bringing the textures to life. A splash of white patina adds a frosty ocean effect. Want to see the full process in…

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How to Create a Beautiful Card with Prism Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide

July 2, 2024 No Comments

Creating beautiful cards with Prism Studio, Stampers Anonymous, Ranger and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L is a delightful way to express your creativity. Here is the “A Little Birdie Told Me” card designed by Karla Yungwirth. Follow this step-by-step guide to re-create Karla’s stunning card Materials Needed: Prism Studio – Acrylic Paint Markers – Canvas Paper – Cardstock – Glitter Cardstock – Blending Brushes – Dies Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz – Stamps – Stencil Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – Adhesive Dots – 3D Foam Squares – Tape Runner Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink The Robin’s Nest Dew Drops Step-by-Step Instructions: Prepare the Canvas Paper: Scribble Prism Studio paint markers on canvas paper. Add water to the canvas and use a paintbrush to spread and blend the colors. This creates a vibrant and unique background. 2. Enhance the Background: Once the paint has dried, use a Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz background stamp…

In Mixed Media

OLFA Cutting Tools

June 23, 2023 No Comments

It definitely goes without saying that the quality of tools you use for any project makes a HUGE difference on the enjoyment level of creating!!!!! Not to mention the quality of the project. Last year I started using OLFA cutting tools and folks – they are a game changer! My favourites include their smaller scissors, craft knife and cutting mat. This company has been around since 1979 … so its safe to say – they get the CUT right! giggle giggle! CLICK HERE to check out their crafting cutting tools. AND take a minute or TEN – in this case – and watch Karla use some of the products to create a Mixed Media Chipboard tag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrC4nrAKZ94&t=70s In this video Karla is using the following OLFA Cutting Tools OLFA Craft Knife and Cutting Mat OLFA scissors Happy Cutting My Friends! Here is an image of the final project that Karla…

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CARP! i missed your birthday ~ Mixed Media

May 8, 2023 No Comments

Good Morning! Kim here, haven’t seen you for a bit! Last December I officially backed away from Design Team assignments, life was taking up too much time and creative deadlines were harder to meet! I promised Jackie & Katharina that I was still their biggest fan and would send along a blog post whenever time permitted…so here I am! I find myself using up a lot of mixed media stash that I have these days; and there is a lot! This fun card for my nephew is a perfect example. I will often sit a have a gel plate printing session with my Ranger inks, paints and gel plates, they continue to be my favourites. Once complete I store all my prints in a ziplock bag to use in my art journal, card making and scrapbooking projects. That being said I cannot tell you exactly my process for the background,…

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Grunge + Foil = FUN MIXED MEDIA CARD with Kerry Engel

May 4, 2021 No Comments

Hello everyone – Kerry Engel here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. The Kraft Slimline Toner Card Fronts from Therm O Web are the perfect substrate for some good old grunge. The kraft paper withstands embossing, folding, and inking like a champ. The Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Opal is mysteriously different depending on how it was used. On the black toner front, it is moody but when used with the Therm O Web iCraft Deco Foil Transfer Gel Blanco, it looks like pearls. Layers of collaging help to create the perfect mixed media card. Here are the steps to create this gorgeous card! FOIL AND EMBOSS The top layer of this card was made by adding Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Opal to a Slimline Foil Toner Card Front and then running the card through an embossing folder. I used the Bouquet…

In Tuesday with the Team

Tuesday With The Team – Kim’s Satisfying Technique

April 27, 2021 1 Comment

Kim here today! Welcome to another Tuesday With The Team! I’m excited to share my project and technique, it’s a process that I find to be really satisfying and the results keep making me happy! I LOVE making mono prints using my Ranger Gel Plates and all sorts of acrylic paints. I can get lost in creative play for hours during this process and life stress just melts away. When I make my prints, I most often use plain computer paper, the finished page is thin, which I like! I take my favourites and scan them into my computer, this allows me to use them in so many ways. I will often print four to a page on a nice sturdy card stock, they are perfect for card bases! I store them all in a ziplock bag and pull them out often for card making and mixed media projects. For…

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What’s Your Scrapbook Style? I Mix It Up!

February 23, 2021 1 Comment

Hello Creative Scrapbookers! Kim here! Have you ever thought about how you start a layout? Are you consistent or do you mix it up? I mix it up! Sometimes I love to start with a sketch or a particular photo may inspire me and sometimes I like to choose the product first. The project I’m sharing today was all about using my stash of Stampers Anonymous stamps! Please note…no patterned paper was harmed in the process! I pulled out a sheet of CSM Super Stock [primed with a thin layer of gesso] and brayered on some with some Distress Inks. I love the texture the brayer creates! I then removed some of the ink with a stencil and baby wipe.Next, I layered on some stamps of various patterns. This process of making a background is so fun and very relaxing. In the wise words of Seth Apter…if you don’t love…