Distressing

I love distressing photos and paper. Giving that edge a little finishing touch to make it stand out. Here are a few ways to do it. Take a look!

OK, so that was quick!

Here is a recap :)

Nail file

Works great on patterned paper and 

cardstock with a white core too!

Scissors

Gives the really distressed look!

Ink

Gives it that finished look.

Close Up

Fabric Flower

Do you remember me mentioning this flower?

I think I mentioned it in the ribbon flower tutorial.

Well, here is the tutorial for this flower :)

And Projects...

Stamps for Sale!

I have an amazing deal for you! 

Only $5 each plus shipping! 

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Travel

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Silhouette Blossoms

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Talking in Circles

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Fancy Floral

Autumn Leaves Stampology, 3 Layer Clear Stamps, Travel

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Christmas Seals

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Worth Repeating

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Doodle Bloom

Autumn Leaves Stampology, You Are Here

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Postmark Stars

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Jazzy Swirls

Autumn Leaves Stampology, Love Grows

I would be happy to save them for friends till I see you next...Camp Meeting maybe?? Otherwise it is $2.50 to ship within Canada. I have them on Ebay for $6.99 but I am  I am excepting offers of $5.00 :) Just look them up by full name on ebay. So cheap and the stamps are so versatile!

I promise the next post will be a crafty video but I wanted to let you in on this great deal! I will put pictures up of projects using these stamps as they get made. Here is the first one.

This is going to be my Mother's Day card shhhhh :)

 Another one using the same sets.

I really like the Silhouette Blossom stamp set too!

Love how you can layer the image by stamping it in different 

colors and cutting out the different sections.

Lollipop Flowers

Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli, lolli, lolli :)

I hope you know the song I'm singing or else that just looks ridiculous, hahaha! 

OK, so it is time for another flower! I have a few planned for the future but this one is one of the easiest and most usable because you can make it fairly thin for your layouts. I love that you just use the patterned paper that matches your project and viola!

To entice you to watch the video, here are some finished flowers that I recently made.

I guess it is pretty obvious how they are made but here is the video anyway!

Here is the finished pink one with a few others.

And then I added ribbon so they could be hung.

Here is a layout where I used half of the lollipop flower as an accent.

I also made a full lollipop to add to my title "Fun at the Fair!"

Did you notice? I used glimmer mist on the background sheet! 

Check out last weeks post to find out how to make it :)

Glimmer Mister

Calling all splatter painters! I mean glimmer misters! I mean paper crafters :)

Well, gone are the days of spending almost $10 on glimmer mist! 

Check out my tutorial on making your own. Super simple and extra cheap!. Love it!

RECAP

Projects

This is a card made with a transparency.

I decided to cut the butterfly out like a little window to look through.

I used liquid glue which made my card buckle a little :(

It looks faded because of the lighting but in person it is better.

Isn't the splatter effect awesome!

Here are 2 other great example by a scrapbook artist I found at scrapbook.com

1. Nicole N.

2. Nicole N.

Transparencies

I bought a box of transparencies over a year ago and what a great purchase. I still have TONS left and I have gotten so much use out of them. Punching shapes or cutting them out. Stamping images with Stazon ink! You remember my butterflies :) Well, here is another way that I use transparencies on my layouts.

It is almost too simple to make a video for but I hope watching it gave you some inspiration at least! Maybe you are inspired enough to go out and buy some transparencies???. Here are the ones that I found on Ebay for about $10 US.

Here is the finished bubble page!

Here is a layout where I have used this technique to make a frame for a picture. You could frame journaling too, or any other important element on your page!

And here is one where I cut out clouds to use on my layout. 

Tissue???

Tissue paper is a fabulous and cheap product to have in your scrapcrafting supply! 
This weeks video is a tutorial on a tissue paper butterfly and flower :) 

Here are the final products!

You can of course make these smaller 
for your papercrafting needs.

This layout was inspired by a layout I saw at scrapbook.com.

Lately I have been doing some of the ideas from my 

inspiration journal and it has been rewarding for sure!

Last Weeks Ruffle

Here is a journaling idea I finally tried where 

I did my writing right on the chipboard letter in 

my title. Another idea I found at scrapbook.com.

You will notice the ruffle from last weeks video!
The arrow is supposed to point at the words "Treasure Map."
Oops!

TIP

For my Canadian friends! Look for buttons at Dollarama!

They can be very expensive at scrapbook stores but you can get a cute little package (enough to fill my spice jar at least) for $1 at the dollar store and they are all different sizes with a few unique ones hidden in there too.