January 10 club kit

Our January kit features a beautiful 12x12 template from Crafter’s workshop, patterned paper from BoBunny, cardstock from Bazzill, and two items to use with the template: Chestnut colored pencil and a gelly roll sparkle pen. Ribbon and die cut words are also included.


For the layout above, the BoBunny die cut paper is adhered to one of the white pieces of cardstock. Brown cardstock is used to mat one of the photos. I used the template to add flourishes with the sparkle gelly roll pen in the lower left and upper right corners. It really looks great in person.


For the layout above, I tore a piece of the BoBunny paper to match the width of my photo and adhered above the photo. I placed a similar width of the same paper below the photo. All of this is matted on a large piece of brown cardstock. Using the template, I created a border with the chestnut pencil along the right side of the dark orange cardstock and then adhered the photo mat to the cardstock as well. Adhere the Be You title to the lower right corner.

December 09 kit

Have some fun with perfect pearls. If you have liquid pearls, you can mix the perfect pearls with it as well as other media like embossing powder, acrylic paint, stickles, ink, etc.

Use the brown cardstock as your base. Cut the patterned paper as shown so that the border and the snowflakes show. Cut a title from the blue cardstock as well as a 4 1/4” x 6 1/4” photo mat. Center the photo mat on the blue patterned paper so that the blue dots run behind the mat going down the 4 1/4” side. Glue together Cut the large tree out of the patterned paper carefully. Place the title, double mat, and tree down on a covered surface. Mix a small amount of water with some of the perfect pearls. Use the brush to paint around the outer edge of the photo mat, the parts of the tree, and the title. Mix more powder with the water to make it thicker (and if you wish, add liquid pearls to it and mis to make it foamy and airy.) Swirl along the bottom to create snow. as it dries you can paint some dry powder into the swirls to create more definition. Once dry, assemble. Using foam tape to place under the green parts of the tree gives additional definition. Adhere the red buttons with liquid glue. Swirl some of the perfect pearl liquid with a brush on to the top of the buttons. Allow all to dry thoroughly.
Perfect pearls can be used with any color ink, paint, or acrylic for a great effect.
Here is another project created with the kit (stamp your saying with ink and quickly brush with dry perfect pearls):

I have a new site to sell the products here. There are still a few bugs I am sure to work out but will slowly transfer all operation there.

November 09 kit

The November kit features my Mind's Eye paper and cork as the technique. Use the yellow colored cardstock as your background. Hand cut a heart from the cork. Punch out the two large flourishes, parentheses, and assorted items from the die cut sheet. Assemble as shown, matting the picture in green. The perimeter of the layout as well as the heart and flourishes were outlined with a pen. Cut your title out of the green paper and adhere all items to the cardstock.

Here are a few more projects completed with this kit:

I have a new site to sell the products here. There are still a few bugs I am sure to work out but will slowly transfer all operation there.

October 09 kit

This kit features paper piercing, Little Black dress paper from Daisy Bucket and great cardstock from coredinations. Use the black cardstock as the background. Cut the patterned paper and arrange as shown. Be sure that about two inches of black border shows at the top and the bottom. Continue the flourish pattern above and below the black flourish paper by using the sharp edge of the tool and piercing though the paper. Use a small piece of sandpaper to rough the edges of the pierced hole to expose more of the white core. Use the flowers as accents. Candy dots in white were used as flower centers (candy dots are not included in the kit.)

I have a new site to sell the products here. There are still a few bugs I am sure to work out but will slowly transfer all operation there.

September 09 club kit

This kit features liquid pearls in opal and great paper from My Mind's Eye and cardstocks from Coredinations.

Use the brown cardstock as the base for the layout. Cut one of the patterned papers in half and use on the bottom half of both pieces of cardstock. Cut two strips of daisies from the patterned paper and adhere along the middle of the layout. Mat pictures with cardstock and patterned paper (the stripes paper is wonderful for this.) Use liquid pearls to create centers in the daisies and to draw the flourish designs on the stripe paper. Title and journal using cardstock.

More information on using liquid pearls:
Liquid Pearls are inexpensive opalescent paints that add 3-dimensional quality to your project. Use them to decorate paper, fabric, wood, or any craft project. Use liquid pearls to dot, draw, outline, color, write, glue, or create borders. Embellish scrapbook pages, cards, stickers, clothing or accessories, Easter eggs or holiday ornaments, or special occasion decorations. This product is much like the puff paint in craft stores but with a superfine tip for precise application.
Liquid Pearls is so versatile. Here are a few ideas:
• Dilute to make more like a pearlescent paint. Mix one or more colors together to create a blending of colors.
• Make dots in place of faux flatback pearls in a variety of sizes. Control the size of the dot by the squeeze of the bottle. The harder the squeeze, the thicker the flow.
• Embellish flowers with Liquid Pearls. Outline large details such as veins of leaves or centers of flowers.
• Color in areas that you want to highlight.
• Create a border using one or more colors of liquid pearls.
• Add additional color or accents to your Liquid pearls surfaces by coloring with a permanent ink pen once dried.
• Apply and swirl Liquid Pearls with a toothpick. Add a “froth-type” finish for coffee and cocoa. You can also swirl in a tiny drop of brown dye or Stickles color to enhance the effect.
• Create a rosebud by choosing two related colors – one light and the other dark. Place a large dot with the lighter color where you want your rosebud. Using a pin or paper piercer, place a small amount of the darker color on the point. You can always add more but cannot take away. Lightly swirl the darker color into the lighter. Don’t swirl too much. You don’t want to mix the colors but to be able to see the swirl of the darker colors. You may want to try this technique first before using on your project.
• Create flourishes.
• Create lettering by writing with your liquid pearls.
• Paint liquid pearls on your item and then sprinkle with glitter.
• Cut die cut letters and paint with perfect pearls to create puffy letters.
Tips:
• Always use Liquid Pearls as the last step in your projects. A long drying time is required of at least 1-2 hours. The thicker the application, the longer the drying time is required. I can't tell you how many projects I have ruined due to impatience
• Liquid Pearls has a tendency to create a pointy cone shape when you lift the applicator tip off of the paper. To prevent this pointy look, apply the paint then gently flick the back of the paper with your fingers until the Liquid Pearls becomes rounded. You may want to practice this first before using on your project. Make sure when lifting your project to hold the paper evenly. Tilting the paper causes the Liquid Pearls to move in the direction of the tilt.
• Once dry, finger or other pressure can also cause it to smoosh or leave marks.
• Place all practice paper and your project out of the way. Putting another project on top of a not yet dry project is a mistake that happens if not careful.
• If your applicator tip becomes clogged, insert a pin down the tip carefully and wiggle it carefully. If you can see the clog at the top, pull out with your fingers.
• If used on fabric, let it dry 24 hours and do not wash for three days.

August 09 club kit

This great kit featuring Artemboss metals uses Daisy Bucket paper from the Nantucket line as well as Coredinations cardstock.

Use the white cardstock as your base. Draw lines with pencil around the edge. Silhouette one of the images from the Harbor View paper. Cut two of the 6 x 6 squares from the other paper - the small dots and the circle frame. Cut 1" of one edge of the small dots squares and assemble as shown in the photo. Distress the edges of the paper. Tie the sheer ribbon around he vase of the circle frame square. Cut three floers from the silver side of the metal (used Quickutz). Punch 2 ferns or leaves (used a punch bunch hand punch). Buttons and a large brad were also used (not part of the kit). Punch a title from the blue cardstock and journal using black pen.

Scrapbook layout courtesy of Jennifer Sizemore.

Vacation schedule

I will be leaving Thursday morning (6/25/09) and will be gone until the next Wednesday (7/1/09). If you need anything during that time or very soon after, please order by Wed. night (6/24) and I will get it in the mail before I leave.

You are welcome to place orders during the time I am gone and I will get them out on 7/2. Have a great rest of your June! Where is the summer going?

July kit - Glimmer mist

"BFF" by Louise Maine:

Use the red pepper cardstock for your background. Use die cuts as a stencil as shown in the lower left hand corner. Place the die cuts on the cardstock and spray with glimmer mist Lift off carefully. (These die cuts were used in the project as well as they were already coated with the glimmer mist through this last step.) Lightly spray other areas of the cardstock with glimmer mist.
From a corner of the Paisley paper, cut a ¼ circle leaving each straight edge of the paper 4 inches long. Adhere to cardstock. Cut a strip from the stripes paper approx. 3-4 inches long. Cut this into ½ inch strips, fold in half lengthwise, and round the ends of one end. Glue to edge of paisley paper. Spray ribbon with glimmer mist and adhere leaving bunches along the length. Create a tag from a scrap of red pepper cardstock, layer with a scrap of stripe paper and embellish with die cuts or flowers. Spray with glimmer mist. Adhere.
Mat pictures with the amaryllis cardstock. Create a title with the cardstock and spray all elements. Spray additional lengths of ribbon and adhere to the side of the picture and embellish with the glimmer misted die cuts.


Glimmer mist notes:
This water based product adds a great glimmer effect to cardstock, paper, chipboard, stickers, flowers, and ribbons, among others. First, be sure to only swirl your bottle to mix, do not shake. Shaking causes bubbles to form in the bottle and the mist may splotch when sprayed. Not swirling may leave too much of the glimmer material still at the bottom of the sprayer and cause it to clog. Starting with a covered surface (or use a mat), place your item on the mat and begin spraying slightly off the side of your project and mist across until your spraying is done. You can achieve different effects by spraying in different manners:
1. To create a light and even misted look: hold the sprayer about 5 inches away from your project and spray from side to side. Your hand should move quickly and evenly across.
2. To create a thicker look with large drops of color, hold the sprayer closer to your project. Move the sprayer slowly to allow more glimmer mist to fall on the project.
3. To create pools of intense color, spray the glimmer mist very close to your project.
4. Layer more than one color for a great effect.
Your project can be air-dried or use a hair dryer to speed the process. If the paper curls, place under a heavy object after drying to flatten out, or use a warm iron.

Try glimmer mist on the following:
• Stamp an image and then spray glimmer mist over top. A permanent ink pad will not run when using glimmer mist. If you are using a water based stamp pad, spray the glimmer mist first and let dry. Then stamp your image.
• Spray wood for a great effect.
• Spray on metal and glass.
• Create a stained glass look when sprayed on plastic.
• Stickers sprayed with the mist have a wonderful shimmer.
• Spray any ribbon or flower for an eye popping look.
• Spray chipboard or grungeboard with glimmer mist.
• Use a die cut or a pre-made stencil to place over cardstock. Spray and then lift up the stencil to see the image in negative.
If using on home décor projects, keep project away from direct sunlight and humid environments or use a protective coating over top. Glimmer mist will fade in sunlight or run in humid environments.

Note: Glimmer mist is water-based, archival safe, acid-free, and non-toxic.

June kit - Stickles

This kit features My mind's eye papers. To make the layout, the paisley paper was used as a background. The brown patterned paper was cut into strips and adhered to the base paper leaving some of the design to show through. Strips of blue cardstock was cut for the right side. The lavender cardstock was used to mat the picture and the white journal block. The sheer white ribbon was added for additional interest.

Use the stickles to follow the swirls on the brown patterned paper.

May kit - patterned paper

The May kit features patterned paper from the Laundry Line of papers from My Mind's Eye. Here are two layouts (and more hopefully to come.)
I cut a 5" piece from Coastal curious for the top part of the other paper (small dots). One row of large dots was cut and then matted with the rose colored cardstock. Mat one picture in the same cardstock. Cut a heart from the Coastal Authentic paper. Tie a small ribbon onto the center of the heart and attach a label with dates, names, quote, etc.

This second layout still needs something but have not found what I want to do. Simply it is the base cardstock with a 1" strip of the Coastal curious. Cut two blocks of the patterned paper to balance out the other pictures (each block is the same size as the pictures beside it.) I matted a clear Happy Birthday sticker onto a small piece of the cardstock.

There are many fun patterned papers in this kit that can create a large number of layouts. Very economical!

April kit - Invisibles and masks

There are so many possibilities with this kit it is hard to narrow down to the one that you want to do! This kit uses Heidi Swapp Invisibles, paper that has resist material already on it in a pattern. Swipe it with chalks, ink pads, glimmer mist, watercolors, or any other medium to color the areas except the pattern of the resist. Additionally in the kit is the Heidi Swapp mega masks in heart shapes.

Layout 1. Chalks and Cats eyes chalk ink pads: You color my world

Use the circle frame invisible paper for the above layout. I chose cats eyes chalk pads in a turquise, lime green, and magenta. I took the medium sized heart mask and placed it on the lower right side of the layout over part of the circle frams. I used the Tim Holtz alcohol ink applicator and added chalk colors to the felt material and rubbed it into the paper, blending it where two colors met. After lifting off the heart mask, I took 6 of the smal hearts and placed it across the white heart (underneath where the medium heart mask was intially). I used a tiny pom pom to add a darker blue colored chalk to the white area left by the medium heart mask. Be sure to go around the little hearts carefully to get chalk all the way up to the little heart masks. Once done, the little heart masks can be lifted off and you have the layou above as show. Adhere your pictures and print title and journaling on the white cardstock.

Layout 2. Using glimmermist by Tattered Angels
*This layout is not yet finished and will be updated when the information about the picture has been found out from my Grandma.
Trim 1/8 inch from 2 sides of the Invisible paper. We will adhere it to the black cardstock when we are done. Take the large thin heart frame mask and place it on the invisibles paper. I used glimmer mist in wheatfields to spray on the invisibles paper. Give it swome time to soak in and carefully blot the excess off and let sit to dry. I also had to iron the paper to smooth out by placing face down on a sheet of cardstock and ironing the back carefully. Adhere your picture, journal and title. This photo really does not do the layout justice. The glimmermist leaves a shimmery layer to the paper.

March technique kit - KI Memories lace paper

I have been wanting to play with lace paper. Paired with the great texture of Daisy Bucket paper, this is a fun kit. Lace paper can be easily altered with paints, inks, or chalks. I chose to keep mine unaltered and instead, cut in pieces for the layout as well as cutting flowers out of the Daisy Bucket papers.

The lace paper was cut following the way the flowers would be cut if it were not a whole sheet. I cut out about 30% of the paper. This was adhered to the pink cardstock.I cut out some of the flowers and paislies from both Daisy Bucket papers. The quote was printed on the blue paper drom the backside of the patterned paper and matted in yellow cardstock. the pictures were matted in blue color core cardstock.

Use the leftover cardstock, KI lace paper, and Daisy Bucket paper to make a few cards. A greeting needs to be added to each one, but you get the idea...
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