How did I do that ..Creating a Mask for your page by Sarah

How To Create A Masked Border For Your Scrapbook Pages

1. I cut a sheet of pattern paper from the Limited Edition Kit to 10"x10" and placed it in the center of my background paper.
Then, I used my green ink pad to ink around all four edges of the 10"x10" paper.

Resized to 88% (was 800 x 534) - Click image to enlarge

2. This is the masked border/frame that I was left with. I cut out the center of this background paper in order to save the pattern
for other projects since that part of the paper was going to be covered up anyway.

3. Then, I took the same paper that I just used to ink over and cut it about 1/4" smaller on each edge, distressed and inked the
edges, then adhered it to the center of the background.

I also added some doodling to make the masking stand out just a little bit more.


LOVES :) -Sarah
My Blog: http://sarahmmullanix.blogspot.com/

How did I do that ..Jolaine glitter roses

I don't know about you but I love the frosted roses included in the LE kit this month. I wanted to recreate the look to add more sparkle and dimension to the other roses. This is what I did:

Supplies:

-Nonstick mat
-Flowers to be altered
-Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer
-Diamond Dust (found in the floral section of your local craft store)
-Ink
-Glossy Accents
-Heat gun





1. Ink the edges of the flower very lightly. Leave stems on for easier handling.




2. Spray your flower with Vanilla Shimmer spritz. This will give your flower a wonderful, colorless shimmer and will cause the edges to 'bleed' adding a more natural two-tone effect. Dry your flower with a heat gun.




3. Apply Glossy Accents in random spots.




4. Roll your flower on the Diamond Dust and let air dry. This may take 20 - 40 minutes depending on how much Glossy Accents you applied. Try and be patient now, if you use the heat tool the crystals can burn and become opaque.




5. This is what the finished roses look like. Love it! Hope you guys try it!

New Sketch Blog My Creative Sketches reveal day Aug . 22nd

New Blog reveal August 22 2011 , come join the fun!

MyCreativeSketches.blogspot.com
We are so excited to announce our new Blog will reveal on August 22, 2011!!!
The sketch blog will be a link from our My Creative Scrapbook blog to offer you more ways to win prizes and have fun!!!
So check back to see our first sketch and the Design Team layouts and the Prizes you can win. We have Prizes, Prizes and more Prizes...to give away

here is a sneak..shhh don't tell

of one of our prize pkg's .....NEW CHA product from Grant Studio's
We just can't wait ....see you on the 22nd

Video Tutorial using the August Main Kit...

Check out this awesome corrugated board tech...just a fantastic tutorial from our very own Jolaine using the August Main Kit.

A Beautiful Card Tutorial from Romy...

People often ask me how I do all the layering on my layouts and cards, so I thought I'd give you a peek behind the scenes in my scrap/bedroom and show you all the steps of creating the card as shown above.



I always start with picking a few coordinating papers and lie them in front of me on my desk. I look at them endlessly until I found two or three papers that would go together perfectly as a background for my card.



When I have decided which two or three papers I want to use as mats on my card, I start cutting them in the perfect size (my card measures 4x6 inch, so the size of the purple rectangle is about 3,7x5,7 inch. Because you will only see a very small edge of the purple paper, I cut out the inner part, so I can use it to punch out a few butterflies. I used sanding paper to distress the edges of the paper.



I then added the pink layer on top of it.



After creating the base for my card, I start searching for flowers, stickers and other items that would be perfect for embellishing my card. I simply search through my stash for items that have the same colours or the same feel to it as the papers have.



I always have way too much stuff laying around on my desk to put on one card, but I just love it to try a few things and move them around until I'm satisfied. I thought this cluster of birds and the three paper layers behind it looked pretty nice, so I decided to start off creating.



Instead of starting off with the layers behind my embellishments, I worked from top layer to bottom layer on this card by first putting together the embellishment cluster around the sentiment. I fussy cut a few flowers from a sheet of paper and attached them to a Tattered Angels frame.



To give both the frame and the flowers a shimmery feel, I lightly sprayed on them with perfect pearl mist.



After that I attached the two Prima birds and the sentiment sticker to the frame. Because the sentiment 'loyal' didn't really fit the occasion I wanted to use this card for, I used alphabet stickers to create my own text and added these to the sticker. 

Next I started creating a bow to put next to the frame. I simply made two bows for a more elegant and rich look.



Then I started adding the paper layers and tags to my card. As you can see I decided, during the process of creating, that I preferred the yellowish brown paper instead of the blue paper that I started with. That's the reason I never stick everything down immediately: in that way I am still able to change things up. I also added a small piece of the ribbon that I made the bow with to my card. To make sure its edges wouldn't ruffle, I added a bit of tacky glue to the ends of the ribbon. This will dry clearly and quickly, so you won't see I used glue when the card is all finished.



I attached the bow to my card and then started further embellishing my card with a couple of the many embellishments I have laying around on my desk. I choose to use a resin heart, pearls, rhinestones and two punched butterflies.



To further decorate my card I used some of my favourite mixed media: glossy accents, liquid pearls, stickles and crackle accents.



This is what the card looked like after I decorated it. I randomly added a few dots of pink liquid pearls and decorated it with glitter and gloss.



Before calling my card 'all finished' I took another close look at it and noticed 'something was missing'. After pondering a while, I found out what I needed and added a small piece of purple paper behind the right bird, so it would stand out a bit more.



And this is what the card looked like when it's all finished.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Hugs,
Romy

How did I do that ..stitching on die cuts by Angel

Here I cut Flowers from the pattern paper and I wanted to give it Life so I used Different Colors of Thread to make a Straight stitch on each Flower. I Just used a foam under my Flower and popped holes along the colored Imaged as Shown and then stitched it.

How did I do that .. Handmade Banner by Zoe

Banners are HUGE right now, so I thought a background banner would be super cool on my "Perfection" Layout

First just grab a couple of scrap strips of Paper, mine are 4 inches wide & 3 inches wide.



I creased the centre of each end to try and get a feel for how long I wanted the tails, I'm very hands on! lol



Then for the 4 inch banner I made a dot 2 inches in on each side. and for the 3 inch piece I made a mark 1 1/2 inches in whatever the width is I found just dividing it by 2 seemed a pretty easy rule



Next cut as straight a line as you can from the corners to where you have marked with you pen/pencil



Do this for all sides and Voila you have some large banners to use on your page.



And here is mine just to show you how you can use them.


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How did I do that .. Lace flower by Rachael

Making your own flowers to adorn your pages and altered projects is so satisfying and there are so many different ones you can create. I have made a flower using a length of the lace from the limited edition kit.

You will need...



Start threading the embroidery thread through the holes that are along the bottom of the lace.



Keep threading until you think you have enough to form a circle.



When you are happy tie the two ends of the embroidery thread together cutting off the excess lace and thread.



I have added the gorgeous brooch from the Limited Edition kit to the centre of my flower but you could easily add a button, some bling or just simply layer up some paper circles.


Rachael

LOTW August 8th Congrats!

I absolutely loved this page created by 8Supermum. I love the green with the hint of yellow and the photo's are gorgeous. Big Congrats!!


~Melissa~

Video Tutorial...step by step...

Hey everyone, Delaina here with you today...It's time to share another Step by Step Video Tutorial. I created this Layout using the August Limited Edition Kit. I will take you step by step to create this page. Included useful techniques and even a few money saving ideas for your projects.

Please let me hear from you by leaving a comment. I would love to read your comments and answer any questions you have. You can even give some ideas on what you would like to see in fiture videos too.

Click the pics below to get a Close Up view...

Hope you enjoyed this video.
HaPpY ScRaPpiNg!!!

Feast Your Eyes on this August Reveal...It's a Beauty!

This is one fantastic reveal, for sure...Each and every Kit is a must have. Check out the Design Team projects...here

The Main Kit is a Master Piece...lots of bright colors and splendid embellies, with lots of October Afternoon, Cosmo Crickit, and Echo Park...

The Creative Kit is fabulous...It's has the most wonderful Three Bugs in a Rug papers and Prima flowers too....You're going to LOVE it!

This Limited Edition Kit is so spectacular. It's BEAUTY in a Bag....Melissa Frances papers and so many wonderful embellies make this one awesome Kit. You have to see it to beleive it...really...

The Album Kit...well, it too is just a keeper. So many beautiful elements in this kit...from the Prima flowers to the Simple Storeis, Destination papers...it's one, fantastic kit, for sure...

The Flower Kit...like always.....Prima and AWESOME!!!

 

Design Team Gallery..... here