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In FastForward

Playing with Background Dies

February 25, 2021 No Comments

Creating cards with background dies is my latest obsession. Speaking of OBSESSION – Impression Obsession has a variety of MUST HAVE background dies that are absolutely perfect for jazzing up your cards or being the star of the show! Here is the latest card I put together. First I cut out several of the Sunburst Background die from Impression Obsession using black cardstock. I adhered three of them together and let the third one peek slightly from behind so that it is blacker around the sun circle. I pulled out my Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes – these are a serious blending game changer. I used them to blend THREE of my favourite colours of Ranger Tim Holtz Distress ink onto a piece of Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock. These three colours look like a beautiful sunset! Using Art Glitter glue with a fine metal tip I adhered the…

In Cards

Picket Fence Meets Brother ScanNCut

June 11, 2020 2 Comments

Hello everyone! Kerry Engel here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Blog! I’ve been looking at stamps differently lately. I like to see if there are ways that I can deconstruct the different design elements so that I can cut it apart and create layers. The Beauty and Song stamp by Picket Fence Studios is a stamp that has a lot of opportunities to go a bit crazy with layers. Here’s how I put this one together. Step 1. Stamp the image on cardstock and use the Brother ScanNCut to precisely cut the stamped image from the cardstock. TIP: This stamp has some open ends. The Brother ScanNCut scans the outside edge and requires a black edge. The opened-ended leaves on this stamp needed to be closed in. The Brother ScanNCut did an amazing job of cutting out this complex stamp. I was suitably impressed with how it cut perfectly…

In Tuesday with the Team

Front Door Art Cards with Connie Nichol

April 28, 2020 3 Comments

Hello, Connie Nichol here with a couple of cards I created using Stampers Anonymous cling mounted stamps and wooden mat minis designed by Wendy Vecchi. The front door stamp totally captured my imagination – it’s so versatile! You can make it any colour you want, you can stamp it on the wooden mat minis to add dimension, you can decorate it with pots, flowers or anything else you can imagine to make your door welcoming. I was totally feeling a red door decorated with assorted plants so I added some MultiCraft paint and stickers to bring my vision to life. Here’s the stamp set and the coordinating wood veneer mini mats. They are lots of fun. Add one flower pot or many to your front door. The pearlescent paint by Color Factory (a MultiCraft brand) is very pretty with a lovely shimmer and the Forever in Time cactus stickers have…

In sketches

March Sketchy Challenge Using Simple Stories’ So Happy Together Collection

April 10, 2020 1 Comment

Hehe! Kim Gowdy here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. Today I am sharing a layout inspired by the March Sketchy Challenge in April! Although the sketches never have an expiry date, I feel, as part of the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine design team, I should be a little less tardy! Just another example of “real life” getting in the way of scrappy expectations! My layout is not at all complicated and did not stray too far from the original March Sketchy Challenge. Most of my papers and elements are from Simple Stories ~ So Happy Together collection. I did cut an Ali Edwards tag to use as my journaling block. I added some little dimensional elements with Wendy Vecchi Enamel Accents and stylus from Ranger. My journaling is done using Kelly Creates fineliner and I found a very old stamp in my stash for adding the month to my…

In Cards

Repurposing Dictionaries with Connie Nichol

February 18, 2020 1 Comment

The winter issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine has a FABULOUS article written by our Frugal Scrapbooker – Connie Nichol – all about Repurposing Dictionaries. There are cards, art journaling pages, and layouts all featuring a number of different ways to use dictionary pages on your projects. I love it! Here is an example of one of the cards you will find designed by Connie Nichol. Connie’s card features Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stencils Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi Stamps Ranger Grit-Paste Glue Dots Adhesives Be sure to grab your copy of the winter issue today! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking SUBSCRIBE TODAY! to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

In Christmas cards

Quilted Poinsettia Die Frame by Impression Obsession

November 6, 2019 3 Comments

Our design team member, Kerry Engel has been playing with the Quilted Poinsettia Frame Die by Impression Obsession and I am loving the results. Here is one of her creations. She cut the die out onto our heavyweight Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock. The base of the card was created using some Therm O Web Gina K. Designs cardstock. Kerry Colored the quilted poinsettia frame die using Amy Tangerine watercolors by American Crafts. For the inside of the card, Kerry used another Impression Obsession die and colored it using Ranger Wendy Vecchi embossing powder. Kerry adhered everything to her card using Therm O Web iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive and Sticky Strip Runner. The results are GORGEOUS! Want to see more of Kerry’s creations? Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on Instagram. Kerry shares her creative process on our Instagram stories. You will love it! CLICK HERE Have a wonderful Wednesday…

In Scrapbooking Videos

Cutting Gift Card Holders with the Brother ScanNCut2 – Technique Tasters #161

October 25, 2018 No Comments

Create unique, gorgeous little gift card holders in MINUTES using the Brother ScanNCut2 electronic cutting machine! Watch Nicole Wright in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eu_cuag33c&t=6s SUPPLIES Brother ScanNCut2 Ranger Letter It Stamps Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder Ranger Emboss It Clear Dabber Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube! Do not miss a single video! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking Everyone!Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

In Cards

Ranger! Normal is so Boring card.

August 31, 2018 2 Comments

I have a problem. I might need help, an addiction you might say…I LOVE all things Ranger, nothing Ranger is boring…it’s ALL super fun and lets my creativity flow! I sat down to make a quick card for this blog post, I pulled out some inks and stamps, but couldn’t stick with one Ranger designer, so I kept pulling out product from 4 designers! Check out all this yumminess…Distress Oxides, Dylusions paint pens, Distress Spray, Dina Wakley stamps, Scribble Sticks, Wendy Vecchi embossing powder and my Dylusions Journal Block. All of these fabulous supplies worked harmoniously to create my card. I doodled, traced, embossed and just had FUN! Not once did I overthink the process, and I love the finished card! What are your favourite Ranger products? Do you honestly have just one? We are thrilled to have Ranger as one of Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival sponsors. We hope to…

In Scrapbooking Videos

Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Inks – Technique Tasters #151

August 16, 2018 No Comments

Nicole Wright is on our latest web show putting together a sweet card featuring Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Inks. Nicole partners these inks together with products from Stampers Anonymous and Ranger to create a beautiful botanical card. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIzFcsbRZ68 SUPPLIES Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Ranger Detailed Blending Tools Ranger Archival ink Stampers Anonymous Stamps Tim Holtz for Tonic Studios Stamp Platform Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube! Do not miss a single video! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking Everyone!Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

In Shaker Cards

Sweet Peony Shaker Card

April 23, 2018 1 Comment

Hello friends and welcome to the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Blog today. Its Karan Gerber hosting the blog for you today and I have a shaker card idea to share with you using the Sweet Peony from Heartfelt Creations. I love the circle dies that Heartfelt Creations has released and feel they are perfect for shaker cards, so I wanted to share a shaker card idea with you.To begin find two coordinating patterned papers in the Sweet Peony Collection. Card Base is 5×7. Dark pink is 5×7 and the peony flower paper is 4.75 x 6.75 Stamp two sets of large Peony using Ranger Coffee Archival Ink on white card. Stamp and cut three sets of the small peony – using the largest in this yet, we will need three sets of this. Cut out the eyelet oval circle.We will need come pattern paper cut out of the circle dies to use as…