Masculine Layout Masking Tutorial by Helen Tilbury

If you struggle with creating masculine layouts, today's tutorial from My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Helen Tilbury featuring our March Main kit is one that you will want to read.

Here's Helen...

I hear so many people say they struggle to create manly layouts so let me show you how easy it is, even from a kit that looks really pretty!

1. Remember to always keep aside a neutral patterned paper like this one so you can create at least one masculine page per kit.

2. Print out some photos to match. Desaturate them so that you can create a more neutral boyish colour palette.

3. Make use of the elements provided in the kit, that are not especially feminine, like the mask for example.

4. To make use of a 6” mask on a 12” layout you need to ensure that you mask off the edges of the stencil using so place your mask on a piece of 12” white paper (I use the album inserts that come with my page protectors). Place your mask in your chosen position.

5. I chose to centre my mask. Use a ruler & set square, together with your gridded out working mat, to ensure that you position it correctly. Secure with masking tape.

6. Now LIGHTLY score around the edges of your mask with your cutting knife but do NOT cut deeply or you will damage your mask. Now pull & carefully tear away the paper to reveal your mask again.

7. This is the area where your mists will not penetrate & the rest of your page will be protected. Voila! Using a lightbox makes this step easier or just put your page up against a window like I did!

8. Now place your the new 12” mask you have just made OVER your printed paper & mist. I used the Maya Road Charcoal mist provided in one of my My Creative Scrapbook Kits last year.

9. And there you have it! Your masked area is complete! Now all that you have left is to add your photograph & embellish away!!

10. Using your dymo for journaling always adds a heavier, more masculine touch. I still used the glitter thickers though & I think they look great! All the beige papers you see are cut from the PRIMA PACKAGING (from the flowers) so don’t forget to save that! Staples & string are inexpensive masculine elements you can also add.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!

For many more examples of masculine layouts please visit my blog at http://helentilbury.blogspot.com

Helen Tilbury

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Check out more of Helen's beautiful layouts featuring our March Main kit:
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Here's the March Main kit:

Helen also designed several lovely creations with our March Limited Edition kit:
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Here's the March Limited Edition kit:

Thank you, Helen!

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Paper Bow Tutorial by Izzy Anderson

Would you like to learn how My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Izzy Anderson made her darling paper bow on her card featuring our March Creative kit?

Here's Izzy...

Sometimes something simple like a paper bow can be just the right embellishment for a card or layout. This tutorial uses scraps of paper I had leftover from the kit.

Cut three strips of paper the same width but different lengths. I cut mine these lengths: 5.5 inches, 4.5 inches and 3.5 inches. You can adjust the lengths longer or shorter depending on the size bow you want. All pieces should be the same width, however. In the longest strip, notch each end. This will be the base of the bow.

Take each of the two shorter strips and form a circle with each by placing (and adhering) the ends together. Press the circles down in the middle and secure. I secured them with stitching but adhesive would work too.

Layer the smallest circle on the larger one and place them in the middle of the notched strip. I punched a small scallop circle from patterned paper and put it on top. Then I used a hole punch to go through the center of all the layers and added a brad in the center.

To curl the edges of the bow, I wrapped them around a pencil. When I released the ends from the pencil, the bows maintained a slight curl.

Izzy Anderson

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Check out Izzy's beautiful layouts featuring our March Creative kit:

Thank you, Izzy!

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Embossing Technique by Carla Marchee

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My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Carla Marchee is back once more today to share another of her techniques featuring our March kits.

Here's Carla...

I have for you an embossing technique, on the design paper

STEP 1 I have just the prima mask what so cool is this is included in the Main Kit this is so awesome.
first I had with the embossing ink sponge on the mask

STEP 2 : sprinkle the embossing powder over there ... and pour the excess powder back

And so it’s look like so cool to do I hope you give this a try

Carla Marchee

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Check out more of Carla's work with our March Main kit:
 

Thanks for the tips and techniques, Carla!

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More Mixed Media Techniques by Carla Marchee

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Ready for even more more tips and techniques from My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Carla Marchee featuring our March kits?

Here's Carla...

This is my next mixed media techniques featuring the Limited Edition kit!
I called this design : This Moments

Everything that I have used is from the kit except the Gel Medium ,Ink and wire mesh&beads

STEP 1: first I did glue the layer than lubrication with the span, gesso around the edge

STEP 2: Do than the mesh paste there on to create a textured background and than paste circle chipboard.

**What I did on the circle : first ink it ,and applied with your finger some blue paint on it.
and dry this with the heatgun.

STEP 3: On the edges I have did lubrica some Gel medium so that beads stay paste. all this thing's making your page a interesting effect.

Carla Marchee

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Carla also worked with our March Main kit- check out one of her layouts:
 

Carla has even more to share so be sure to stop by again in a bit!

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Using Packaging on a Layout by Carla Marchee

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Ready for more tips? My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Carla Marchee has another one for you featuring our March kits.

Here's Carla...

Here's my next layout using the gorgeous Limited Edition Kit.
The title Friend's That's Play together.

uses everything from the kit Here come The TIP : Never throw away packaging you see what you can do with it.... to just this on a design .

This is the cool packaging what I have used on my page : SEE THE Picture's how to do.

1] I had the packaging carefully cut open so that the edge visible stay.

This is our second post today. I hope you will please scroll down to my first Tips and Techniques!

Carla Marchee

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Check out another layout created by Carla with our March Limited Edition kit:
 

Come back in a bit for even more tips and techniques from Carla!

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Layout Background Technique by Carla Marchee

If you're looking for a day full of creative tips and techniques, you're in the right place!  My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member Carla Marchee has several ideas for you featuring our March kits, and we'll be posting them throughout the day.

Here's Carla...

Here's my first layout using the March Limited Edition Kit: Love, Live, Hope

What I have done with this design I will please tell: Let's get started!

Here I have tearing the design paper When you tear toward yourself with the design part of the paper facing you, you will get a course edge that shows the core of the paper. If the core of the paper is white, you get the white edge.

And layering this how you like it.

What I did next: Using the glue with brush, paint a thin coat over the paper, making sure all the edges are stuck down. This will dry clear.
when this is dry. next step:

Now I have just gesso and water    Gesso is like a magic bullet. Seriously. Gesso should be in your craft room….there is no doubt about it! If my Mixed Media
So I get further

1} I did what gesso in a bowl and some water there at.
why because I wanted the pattern paper to show through.

2} And paint with the brush on the page
See picture's

3} Than I have just a color and painted over the page

And this was my background, so I further layered with the design paper and did fussy cutting and finish the page used the Prima packaging and flowers, ribbon.

Carla Marchee

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team member

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Come back in a bit for more tips and techniques from Carla!

My Creative Scrapbook kit club is all about you and helping you preserve your memories in a fun and creative way. For information about subscribing to any of our monthly kits, please visit our website, here.