Creating Ruffles and Usable Pockets with Angel

Hi blog readers!  Design Team member Angel Rodrigue is with us today to share two of her wonderful techniques that she used on her August kit work.

Here's Angel...

Here is how I did the ruffles around the circle on this layout:



STEP 1



First I punched holes around the edges using a cropadile.



This is the thread and Crochet Hook I used...



Make a loop as shown...I think this is called a Slip Knot...



Tape the end of the tail to the back for easy handling....



Going through the front hole pass you needle through grabbing the yarn and bringing it back up from the hole you should have this above...

Now grab the string with your needle and go through both loops on your hook. you should have this below...



Now go in the next hole from the top and do the same thing you did in the step above..
You will do this all the way around your circle..



Here is what it will look like...when you are done...



STEP2



Now stick your needle under the first set of loops that you start with and grab the string with your needle pulling it through both loops.

You should have what is shown below on your hook. Then pull the first loop into the second loop. This is called a slip stitch.



Now Chain three then put your hook through the next two loop and grab the string with your needle and come back up the loops.You will have two loops on your hook.Grab the string Again and bring it through both loops.



With your hook go through the next set of loops and do the same as above all the way around your circle.



When you get to the end you will give yourself enough tail and cut your string from the ball of thread then with your needle you will go through the bottom two loops and come back up to form a slip knot.



Here is the finish project...



You can keep going around if you like it thicker by adding Five Rows of chain Three in each loop above. But I think its cute just as it is.

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On this Layout I made the pocket useable...After all It is a Pocket Right...

All I did was take the sticker and matted it on White cardstock and then added glue on the bottom and both sides.  Just a thin line so you have room to slide your tag in.




 

Oh and where you see the tag all the little details well that pulls out as well..
This is good for Hidden Journaling for those that hates there handwriting to be shown.

 

Layout and Card Tips and Techniques from Jolaine

Hello to our blog readers!  We hope you had a great weekend.

We're kicking off the week with even more tips and techniques from the design team.  Today, design team member Jolaine Frias is sharing two techniques that she used with her August kit.

Here's Jolaine...

I thought I'd share how I created the lattice look on this page:


I simply used a fingertip craft knife to follow the pattern on the paper and then I used a small dauber to ink around the edges.
 

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I made this wedding card for a newly wed couple,


To make this card extra special, I also finished the inside of the card. The chipboard stickers were a great way to add detail without bulk.

Four Wonderful Techniques by Romy

Happy Friday!  To kick off the weekend, Design Team member Romy Veul is sharing four of her wonderful techniques that she used with the August kits!

Here's Romy...

I loved the fabric in the main kit and just had to create something fun with it, so I decided to alter a notebook with it.  I'll show you how I made it.

Before I started covering the notebook with the fabric, it looked like this:


I wrapped the notebook in fabric and secured it by glueing down small strips of the fabric inside the notebook.


To cover up these strips, I cut out a piece of paper and attached it to this page.


Repeat these actions when you cover up the other side of the book.

Then it's time for the fun part of the altering process: decorating the notebook. I took the chipboard window and painted it with gesso. I left the flower pot the way it was.


I then attached the window to my cover and further decorated it with flower stickers.

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I thought I'd share a simple tip with you on how to attach the scrapper's floss to your layout. This beautiful brown floss is in the main kit and it is so easy to use. You can easily stitch through the floss to attach it to your layout. I stitched through it on a few places to secure the loops that I made with this floss.

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The journal cards in the LE kit are perfect for matting your photo, but I would like to show you another way to use them. Instead of matting my photo on the journal card, I cut out the inner part of it and attached it onto my photo. I used foam tape to achieve a shadowbox-like effect.

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On this layout I had some fun using border punches. I punched three borders from white cardstock and layered them with foam tape. I then attached the gorgeous crystal lace on the right side of it to create a feminine border on my layout.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Altered Project Flower Kit Step by Step Tutorial by Shell

Design Team member Shell Carman is sharing a step by step tutorial today!

Here's Shell...

Here is a step by step tutorial on how I used the August Flower Kit to alter X2 glass candle jars



You will need
The August Flower Kit
X2 glass candle jars (I just got mine from the $2 shop)
X 4 lengths of Organza Ribbon approx 20"& 25"
Patterned Paper
Punch
X4 Vintage trinkets
X 4 lengths of jewellery chain approx 3.5" & 3"
X8 jewellery findings

Start by creating the dangly trinket chain


Attach a jewellery finding to each end of chain then attach a vintage trinket to one end


Take the long length of ribbon & tie it around the top of the candle jar making a bow


Take the shorter length of ribbon & tie it to your bow making a knot. Do not make a second bow just yet
Take a dangly trinket chain & thread one onto each side of the ribbon


Now make your second bow so that the ribbon secures the dangly trinket chains in place


Cut a piece of Patterned Paper 12"X4". Punch the edges.
Wrap this piece around the centre of the candle jar & stick


Turn the glass jar around so that the bow is to one side.Take one of the large blue flowers from the Meredith Dove pack. Stick this in the centre. Take 2 zva creative roses & stick these diagonally either side of the blue flower


Fussy Cut some images & stick on either side of large blue flower. Make sure that one image is larger than the other. Stick the larger size on the opposite side of the bow & the smaller image on the opposite side

Take 1 Sherwood Rose & stick this above the blue flower so it sits next to the zva creative flower
Stick 2 Avon roses (the larger size) next to the sherwood rose


Take 3 Avon roses (the smaller size) . Stick one next to larger Avon Rose. Stick one under large blue flower next to zva flower. Stick one underneath highest sitting zva flower


& that's all there is! This is quick & easy & looks really pretty! 

Making Your Own Pennants + Altering Letter Stickers by Izzy

Design Team member Izzy Anderson is sharing her technique for making your own pennants plus a tip for altering the color of your letter stickers!

Here's Izzy...

How to make little pennants from washi tape/vellum tape in the Creative Kit.



The vellum tape strips that come with the creative kit are perfect for making little flags and pennants for your projects. You can use either toothpicks or hat pins as your poles. On the card below, I used toothpicks. I use the fancy frill toothpicks because they are a little longer.


To make the flags, cut a 2-inch piece of tape and a 1.5 piece of white cardstock (the same width as the tape). Add the cardstock to the sticky side of the tape, leaving a little bit of tape with no cardstock. If desired, notch the cardstock end of the tape. Take the other end of the tape (the sticky end) and wrap it around the toothpck. Cut toothpick to desired length and add flag to project.

 
You can also use hat pins instead of toothpicks to make the pennants. Follow the same method, adding a bit of cardstock to the tape, then wrap the sticky end of the tape around the pin. I add pop dots to the back of the flags for dimension. Above, I used the beach ball sticker as my embellishments. I backed it with cardstock, added a brad and foam tape. The foam tape (or pop dots) is the perfect place to stick the pins.

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The letters on this alpha sheet weren't the color I wanted for my layout, so I painted them with an acrylic paint dabber.

Detailing Techniques by Rachael

Design Team member Rachael Elliot is sharing two of her awesome techniques for adding terrific detail to projects!

Here's Rachael...

Technique 1:
To add extra detail to the circle on this page I followed the pattern on the paper with machine stitching....

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Technique 2:
I wanted to mirror the grid pattern from the patterned paper on my background cardstock.....

I assembled the page without sticking everything down and marked in pencil roughly where I wanted the pattern to go. I drew the grid lightly in pencil and then went over the lines free hand using a promarker. Finally I misted over part of each section of grid pattern, blotting off the excess.

(click photo to enlarge for better view of grid pattern)