Misting on your page by Rachael...How did I do that

I wanted to share with you how I created the misted background on my page All Grown Up...



First I used a dinner plate to create a mask using a sheet of cardstock, once I had cut it out I stuck it onto my background paper using repositional herma.



I carefully misted the page blotting off any excess using kitchen towel.



Once that had thoroughly dried I used the dinner plate to draw a guide line for some hand stitching...



and then built my page up.



I used the same technique for the photo on the layout. I created a mask using cardstock to cover the centre of the photo, this time I didn't stick it down but held it firmly in place while I misted over the photo. Once that had thoroughly dried I added some machine stitching around the edges.


Rachael

How did I do that..Romy Altered Gift Box

I thought I'd share with you how I made this gift box with the LE kit:


I started off with this box:


I first took the pink bloomers and stitched a few of them together:


I adhered the bloomers and two of the Prima flowers to the box top:


I then added the butterfly, a fussy cut star and a pink flower to it as well. To make sure things won't fall off the box for a while, I used my tacky glue to adhere the embellishments.
(I'll show you in the post below how I made the pink flower.)


I also added pink bling to the sides of the box top. I simply cut a few strings from the Webster's bling that is included in the kit.



After the box top was all finished, I started decorating the box itself. It had originally written a brand on it, so I decided to cover that up. I added a small strip of paper on top of it:


And finished it off with a few more strips of paper, a bow, a jewel and liquid pearls, as you can see on the photo below:


As a finishing touch I accentuated a few details with glitter glue and liquid pearls. This is the final result:

Love,
Romy

How did I do that... Carla altering chipboard

What I have done here with the fancy chipboard from the Main kit, it is fun and easy to do. I will show you how:



You will need:
1 Clear Embossing Ink
2. Ink, paint, or gesso
3 Embossing Powder(s)
4 Heat Gun



1.. Ink the chipboard
2..Take a clear stamp (well mine used to be clear ) Press it into the chipboard
3.. Do on the clear embossing ink and randomly stamp on your chipboard
4 and 5 .. Coat your chipboard with embossing powder (be sure to put a piece of paper under it, so that you can transfer your powder back into the bottle easily)
Heat it up with the heat gun.
5..Paint the entire piece of chipboard with the Perlen Pen.. blue .. leaving as many chunks behind as possible..., and so do with the heatgun warm it up.. that it go bubble and puff for that really grungy look
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Scrapbook Challenge for Jan. 2012 - Create your own embellishments Win the Dusty Attic ,Prima prize pkg!!!

I have to admit that I am a total paper hoarder!! I love all of the colors, patterns, textures, and just everything about all of the gorgeous papers we have to choose from to create!
I also enjoy looking at the papers and their patterns and trying to come up with unique ways of using those pretty patterns. One of my favorite things to do with paper is to use
punches, layer them all up with various combination's of stickers, buttons, twine, bling, etc., and create my own embellishments for my layouts and cards!!

So, that's January's Challenge for you, use up those patterned papers (that we all know you're hoarding) and mix them, layer them, cut them, punch them, and create your
very own embellishments!!

Here are a few examples of where I have created my own embellishments to enhance my layouts and cards...

1. Here I layered pieces of punched pattern paper to create snowflake circle embellishments for my snow themed layout.



2. On this layout, I created layered embellishments to draw attention to a subtitle and also to enhance my New Year's theme.




3. Here I layered punched out pattern paper along with stickers and hand cut strips of paper to create the sun and sun rays on my card.



I hope you have a ton of fun creating your very own embellishments, and I can't wait to see what everyone will come up with!!
Your entries for this challenge are due by Feb. 14, 2012.
LOVES :) -Sarah

We have a Fantastic PRIZE for this challenge


Dusty Attic chipboard and Prima flowers!!!!

So come join the fun to Win (post your entry on the My Creative Scrapbook message board)

How did I do that...Romy Altering flowers from the kit

Both on my 'Delicate' layout and on my gift box, I used these little flowers. They're made from the pink and white roses that are included in the kit. I'll show you how I made the white flower; the pink flower was made in a similar way.


I started off with this flower:


I gently folded the outer leaves:


And then took out the rose in the middle:


I cut one of the elegant jewels from the Webster's bling, so I could use it as a center for my flower.


Here's an example of how you can use these flowers on a layout. On this layout I added a bit of Stickles to the petals as well:



Love,
Romy

How did I do that .. Zoe layering technique

I would like to share my layering technique I used here on Snowy Day



This is a favorite of mine, and I probably do this technique too often, but I love the results!!

You will need a middle section and two coordinating colors of patterned paper cut 1inch each, then an additional 3 strips of cardstock for each side, so you should end up with 1 center piece, no wider than 7 inches, 4 1 inch strips of patterned paper, and 6 strips of cardstock



Next punch out the strips, using one of your favorite border punches!!



Ink all of your edges and distress the edges of the patterned papers



And here are a couple of close ups, that show the technique closer up





enjoy!! have fun

How did I do that --Tomoko flowers tutorial

Flowers
I made these flowers for the Jan. Limited Edition kit:
Use a cut out from the pattern paper as your template of the flower. Copy the flower in 3 different sizes (large, middle, small sized)

Cut out 2 large sized flowers, 1 middle sized flower, and 2 small flowers.


Ink them on the edges.


Curl the petals (except for 1 small flower).


Glue them together.


Curl the small flower's petals the opposite way and this comes in the middle.



Add some liquid peals if you like.

Leaves
Use a mask for a template for the leaves.

Trace the lines with a pencil onto green patterned paper.


Cut them out, fold them in the middle, and ink the edges.