Some of you were at the store the day I made a demo to see what you all felt about a product that I have been using for years: embossing paste. The Stencil Collection (the manufacturer) also manufactures the BEST chalks and brass stencils I have ever used. So, I decided to post a little video that features some of the product we will have in our store shortly... Enjoy! :)
Hello again!! It has been a pretty hectic week for me and I am thrilled to be back here... I have had several conversations with those of you that own the Cricut and you have mentioned an interest in being able to purchase the Gypsy at Scrapbooks & Stuff. So, we are considering to offer it via pre-orders. Before we do so, we would like to hear from you. Please leave a comment telling us if you are one of the one's interested in purchasing one. If indeed we decide to offer it, it will probably range between 320.00 and 350.00.
Here is a little video to get you motivated:
Besides this I was wondering if you have a favorite new line. Many of the companies are having new releases and we are trying to decide which ones to bring. We want to make sure we bring in what you are dying to have, so please leave us a comment with the lines that you are interested in.
Our interest is that of better serving our customers, so use this opportunity to voice your opinion. We are listening!
In the past I have had many of you approach me by asking the following question: "How do I get that torn paper effect on my pages?" I have been able to show some of you this technique, but thought it would be appropriate to have it posted here so that those of you that are beginning would feel a bit more comfortable with this technique.
I came across this video and though it was pretty good and easy to follow. Enjoy!
Hello again! Since we will be having our Scrap Pink 24hr Crop this coming weekend, I though it appropriate to share with you a tutorial that would get you all inspired and ready for the "Pink" theme. We received an e-mail from Teresita Berrios, one of our customers, where she shared her excitement about our event and included a tutorial for the cutest Breast Cancer Mini Album. This is the message she sent:
Oh my gosh Vanessa & Nana..................that is so awesome about
the SCRAP PINK!!! I just made a mini album this past Saturday and it's
a Breast Cancer one.........check it out on my blog... I made a video of it.
My internet was down all day long. It would come in and out, so I thought I would have to go to bed without posting today. I was thrilled when I heard my I-touch receive a message because I knew then that the internet had come back on. :)
I have been doing a lot of research and I still can say confidently that one of my favorite designers is Irene Tan. She has an awesome blog where she posts all sorts of tutorials. I decided to include one of my favorite one's here. The neat thing about her tutorials is that they are simple and you can apply the techniques she describes using whatever materials you desire. Make sure to visit her blog to see more of her work! Enjoy!!
I've promised to share the tutorial on this layout. So here it is.
The steps: 1)
Use a die cut paper to trace the scallop circle shape onto the pattern
paper and cut it out. Ink it's edges with distress ink and add some
dots of liquid pearls on each scallop. Use this piece as the base for
this layout.
2) Cut out
a huge circle from a beige cardstock and distress it's edges using a
scissors. Ink it with distress ink. Add it to the base of this layout.
Hand stitch around the edges. 3)
Use some leaves and branches masking template from Heidi Swapp and
distress ink to create some masking in the middle of the layout. Later
us the "Water Distressing" technique on it.
4)
Cut out a rectangular piece from another pattern paper and distress
it's edges. Ink it with distress ink and add it to the right of the
layout. Hand stitch around it.
5)
Cut out another smaller piece of rectangular from another pattern paper
and distress it's edges. Ink it with distress ink and add it slightly
to the left on top of the earlier piece.
6) Add a strip of felt border on the bottom of the page and hand stitch on both it's upper and bottom edges.
7)
Add the photograph in the middle of the layout. To create the
distressed frame, firstly, cut out a frame from a bare thin chipboard.
Paint it with Crackle Paint and later ink it with distress ink. Later,
simply just use some white gesso and a brush to swipe around it. Add it
on top of the photograph and later add a strip of lace on the bottom of
it. Tie a charm to it too. 8)
Get a tag and ink it's edges with distress ink. Sew a button and tie a
ribbon to it. Add it to the left of the page with it's right edges,
slightly insert underneath the frame. 9)
Cut out some leaves, branches and flowers from the pattern papers and
add it all over the page. decorate the huge flowers with liquid pearls
and pearl adhesives. Also randomly add some small red felt flowers and
add a small pearl in the center of each flower. 10) Add a metal butterfly on the top of the layout. 11)
Write the title on the pattern paper and cut it out in squares. Ink
it's edges. Cut out some squares from a black cardstock and add it
underneath the title. Use some foam adhesives to add the title on top
of the cardstock for dimensions.
After
this tutorial, I think most of you would agree with me that it's really
simple and easy to create this layout. Remember if you want to play
along using my sketch, check it out here.
Sources:
Cardstock: Bazzill; Pattern Papers: Jillibean Soup; Inks: Ranger
Distress Ink; Others: Ranger Crackle Paint, Heidi Swapp mask, Folkart
Gesso, Ranger Liquid Pearls, Kaisercrafts pearls adhesives,
Blueyedezines Fetalicious Felt, Jillibean Soup tag and felt flowers,
lace, thin chipboard, metal butterfly, button, ribbon, floss for
stitching, Glue Dots, Zip Dry and other adhesives.
