Romy ...photo tips and techniques and how to extend your pattern paper

Pam always puts together such gorgeous kits and the LE kit this month just blew me away. I really wanted to use every little bit of it, so I tried to use my papers in an efficient way. To show you what I mean with that, I'll post a photo of the process of making my fourth layout with this kit: 'Garden'.

When I use a small square of paper, I usually cut it from the inside of the paper sheet. In that way you can use the outer edges to mat another piece of paper. That's what I did with this music note paper too.
I also had a small piece of brown paper left, with a few flowers cut out of it:


When I stuck it all down, white cardstock was visible in the cover. But you can easily cover that up by adapting your design to it. Stick down a few other piece of paper on the cardstock to cover it up:


Use your embellishments in the left corner and you won't see anything of it anymore:

Love,
Romy

One of my newest obsessions is to print my photos with white edges. I used to mat all my photos, but this is a much more cheap solution to make your photos stand out a bit more.



Something else you could do with these photos with white edges, is use two of the same photos overlapping each other. It will make your photo really pop off the page:

Love,
Romy

Rachael...How I create a page, ribbon technique and bulky elements tip

When I create a page I assemble the whole design before I stick anything down but that can make it a bit difficult when adding elements like lace and ribbon, to get over that I attach them onto paper (if possible) so I can move them easily around the page.



I pleated the lace along the strip of paper holding it in place with a bit of repro herma and then stitched it down.

Also I have this tip:

I like to layer lots of papers and elements together but sometimes that means that they are too bulky to lay flat on the project.



On this card I stitched the lace around the edge of the circle and then added a circle of chipboard to the back, this allowed the lace room to lay flat on the card without being squashed between the two pieces of paper. I have also added piece a of chipboard underneath the two rectangles of paper. Using the chipboard also gives your project extra depth.

Rachael

Here is my ribbon tip:

Pleated ribbon or paper makes a great addition to a page, here is how I did it on this page....






Cut off the strip from the bottom of the patterned paper and run a line of double sided tape along a short lenght of it.



Pleat the ribbon along the strip.



Machine stitch it into place.

Rachael

Luzma...altering chipboard and distressed paper tehcnique

I want to show you how I painted the die cut chipboard on the Limited Edition kit







First I painted the whole Chipboard with the Glimmer glam and then I added the different liquid pearls colors all over the chipboard.I used my finger to spread them.

Also I want to show you how I distress the background paper.







First I distress all the edges and added Ink.Then I wet the edges of the papers and crumple.When everything was dry I added glue and added to the brown cardstock.

Give these techniques a try!!!
Luzma

Prima and MyCreativeScrapbook Free flower Contest!

A Month Long Worth of Prima Goodness!

Here is some exciting Prima goodness from mycreativescrapbook.com !!!
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Mycreativescrapbook.com is having a month long Prima contest. We love Prima flowers so we are giving a package of Prima flowers away to every new kit member during the contest(limited to the first 50 members). For our current members just invite a friend to join the club and you both will receive Prima flowers in your kit the first shipment of the promotion, what could be more fun! We also are having a sketch contest with a Fantastic Prima Prize. Come join in the fun by visiting My Creative Scrapbook.com visit our message board for details... Begins February 16 and ends March 14, 2012. We look forward to seeing what you create!

We LOVE Prima come join in the Fun!!!

Flower tutorial.. Wrinkled flower by Carla

With such pleasure to share a Romantic wrinkled flower technique what I have made for the LE Kit Design!!


I used the white cardstock and here more Supplies
see picture please


Now let the Fun get started

STEP 1
Punch two flowers each petal made damp (lightly) with warm water,brush the flower on one side with the Ingvild Bolme distressing tool, see picture


STEP 2
Then I cut in the petal so that It gets wrinkled and then you curl petal around the paintbrush and smash it up a little bit with your fingers.



STEP 3
Dry this with the heat gun .


STEP 4
Then place the flower layers together with glue .
And last for this flower place your beads in the center of the flower


STEP 5
And then add the wonderful Lace Ribbon from the LE KIT draped into a flower and put this in place with the stapler [see steps pictures please!!]
and so Finally done, the handmade flower is placed together.

Step 1

Step 2

And so is the romantic winkled flower



I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, thank you

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Tomoko....Detailing flowers

Detailing the flowers






1. Apply distress ink with a sponge (I love the effect where the bumpy parts of the petals get colored)


2. Use a paint brush, add some water and a little bit of shimmerz paint. Apply it on the center of the flower.


3. Apply glitter to desired part of the flower.

Rachael ...altering chipboard and buttons

The gorgeous heart button in the Limited Edition kit was perfect for altering, here is what I did....



1. Sponge two coats of guesso onto the button, allow each layer to dry thoroughly.
2. Apply some vintage photo distress ink on top.
3. Add a layer of green Glimmer Glaze and leave it to dry.

I snipped off the back of the button, removed the pearl center of the Prima flower and replaced it with the button.

Give this technique a try!
Rachael

Meet our February Guest Designer...

We had the privilege of having a very talented Guest Designer this month...She will inspire you with her gorgeous designs and captivate you with her amazing talent. Check out the DT Gallery for her gorgeous projects...Please help us give a big Thanks to....


Yuka Hino...

My name is Yuka Hino. I live in Japan with my husband and our lovely daughter Maasa(4).
I became absorbed in scrapbook when I first discovered it in Feb. 2008.
I like fashion and interior decoration. I enjoyed dressmaking for many years.
I haven't made any dresses lately, but I use the sewing machine for my scrapbook projects;-)
I live a happy life although being busy.
You can also find me on my blog: http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/.

Thank you so much!

We have a Video Tutorial to Share with You....

Hello Everyone....Delaina with you today. I would like to share a Video Tutorial that I made using the February Main Kit, Yes, the Main Kit this month....I hope you enjoy it....

It's time to Reveal February's Kits....

You will definitely drool when you see these awesome Kits...Each one is loaded with fantastic goodies to create the most awesome projects. Check out the Design Team inspiration....here

The Main Kit....filled with Crate's Paper Heart Collection...

The Creative Kit... We R Memory Keepers, Love Struck Collection...

The Limited Edition Kit...Loaded with Kaisercraft, Sweet Nothings Collection and Prima....

The Album Kit.. Yours Truly Collection from Echo park...

The Beautiful Flower Kit...

February Sneaks!! We are excited to share ...

We are so excited to share the February kits sneaks... We know you will Love these kits as much as we do... full reveal on Feb. 5th 2012 on the site. Grab a kit before they are gone!


Main kit Sneaks:

Creative Kit Sneaks:

Resized to 88% (was 800 x 447) - Click image to enlarge

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Album kit February Sneaks:









this is only a small sample of layouts that the girls have created just for you!
Check out the Design Team Gallery on Feb. 5th for the full reveal!