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Purrfect layout

Hello Clear Scraps friends, Leah here with you today to share a layout I made of my oldest daughter's cat, Hamburger. It's a funny name, one day I need to create a layout on just how his name was chosen. :)

I'm working with the wonderful Clear Scraps Acrylic 12x12 sheet, flowers from the Clear N Chip Little Miss Molly set, and the fabulous Expressions Clear Word Title, Purrfect.

I used my Cameo Silhouette to create the beautiful doily background, then I adhered it to the 12x12 acylic sheet. From there, I built up the layers of the layout by adding close ups of this sweet cat of ours in the banner.

The title was so much fun to work with. Washi Tape is huge right now in the industry, and I wanted the title to really stand out. I laid down strips of washi tape all along the front of the title, overlapping as I saw fit. Then I turned it over to cut away the excess tape. I then outlined the edges with my Krylon Leafing Pen to really make it pop.

The washi tape is so thin, you can still see purrfectly through to the pattern papers behind it. It is such a cool effect!

For the flower, I used the same technique as outlined in my post on May 9th. However, on the center piece I sponged some Stazon in Blazing red on the backside to really make it sing. Isn't the result lovely? I also lightly inked the edges of the flower with distress ink. I finished off the layout by using my Viva Decor Pen to create some raised texture on the flower and around the circle doily on the layout.

There you have it, one purrfectly sweet layout using some of my favorite Clear Scraps products!! I hope you have a great day!

Leah Crowe - Clear Scraps Design Team

Bellgrave Send It Clear Card

Howdy friends, Leah here with you today to share a new to me technique and a beautiful Send It Clear card. We will be using the Bellgrave card, alcohol ink, Spray mist of your choice, and a Clear Scraps sentiment stamp.



Here's my finished card

I used my Cameo to cut out this butterfly using My Minds Eye pattern paper.

It is actually pop dotted on the card.

I wanted to add a little bit of product to the front panels, enough to create a frosted look, but not anything that looked like snow.

So I grabbed some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and spritzed it onto my alcohol ink applicator.

Grab your Mixative Pearl Alcohol ink next (shake well)

and generously add drops of it all across the top of the mist

I absolutely LOVE this pearl mixative. I need more in my stash!

Peel the protective film off one side of your panel, then take your fully loaded applicator and pounce, straight up and down, moving all over the surface of the acrylic.

Can you see the light pink sheen mixed with the alcohol mixative?
(In this photograph, the protective film is still on the bottom side.)

Let it air dry about 10 minutes, or speed up the process by heating with your heat gun. Then let it sit to cure while you duplicate the process on the other card panel.

I bet you can create some lovely creations using this technique.

Here's the card opened up.

and a closer look of the stamped sentiment on the inside.

I hope you've enjoyed today's card!

Supplies Used
Card: Clear Scraps Send it Clear - Bellgrave
Pattern Paper: My Minds Eye
Stamp: Clear Scraps - You're In my thoughts
Adhesive: Beacons 3-in-1, American Crafts Pop Dots
Ink: Jenni Bowlin, Ranger Alcohol Ink, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
Other: Cameo Silhouette Cut file (4x6_lace_butterflyjourney_life_card_C01424_19547)

Have a wonderful day!
Leah Crowe

Making it fit - Large Expressions Titles

Clear Scraps has an incredible collection of small Expressions titles (like Splash, Happy Birthday, Meow, Love, Laugh, and lots more)  They're perfect for all types of layouts and cards.  But they also have the larger (some longer than 12") Expressions titles (like Memories, Together, Family, to name a few).  In the past, I've used several for Home Decor items - where the finished project size isn't determined by a 12x12 piece of paper - here are a few: 

Across a string of banner pieces:

 

Diagonal on a Home Decor frame:

But sometimes the word is perfect and you need it on a layout or an album cover that it just won't fit on.  That's when you have to get a little creative and MAKE it fit.  In order to get MEMORIES to fit on this 12x12 Top-Load album cover, I had to cut all the letters of the word apart and overlap them.  Before I glued them all down on the cover though, I used alcohol ink to colour them and then outlined them all in a gold-leaf marker so that even overlapped, they'd stand out as separate letters and be legible. 

Looking forward to seeing some of your creative ways to use these large Expressions titles.....share them with us on our facebook page!!

 

Thanks,

Cathy

 

*Video Tutorial* How to assemble Send It Clear Cards

Good morning Clear Scraps friends, 

I hope you all entered the giveaway on Monday....and if you win the new Send It Clear Cards then you will love this video! I made a step by step video tutorial on assembling the new Send It Clear Cards from Clear Scraps. 

Plus you can make yourself a pretty little card using this video.

*I went back in later and added the pink pearl dots*

I hope you enjoy!

 

Pinky- Clear Scraps Design Team Coordinator

My Craft Channel *Video Tutorial!!*

Clear Scraps and My Craft Channel have paired up for a great video tutorial from Susan!

Check it out today!!

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http://www.mycraftchannel.com/?omedia_id=1317

Create a Floating Scene

Have you tried to scrap a layout using this idea? I've started off this layout on a blank acrylic sheet by Clear Scraps. I like how I could create a scene layout with part of it being transparent and I could see the actual world through it. The areas in white on the layout are actually see through areas.

Here's another picture of it to explain it.

I really love the look of how everything seems to be floating.

Hope you all find this layout inspiring and start creating your own floating scene layout!

Scrapperlicious

Clear Scraps Educator/DT Member

Dog gone cute!

Leah here with you on this fabulous day to show you this cute little Clear Scraps dog bone album I created.

I showcase my cute pug, Ooxie in this one.
I chose papers from Bella Blvd called Tail Waggers & Cat Naps that you will see throughout the album.

I started out by dry embossing a circle texture from Sizzix on all the pages in the album. Then,  I applied Stazon ink to the raised circles on the album.

You can click on any photo to make it larger to see closer details.

My Ooxie likes to sit in front of the window to sun, but in the process of sunning, she sits there and barks at anything that moves. It drives me a little crazy. lol

My daughter spoils or so much. :)

Notice how the vertical photos hang over the edges a bit? I love that messy look in an album, but not necessarily the stark white on the backside of the photo. So, before you place the photo in your album, adhere it to a piece of paper and trim around the edge, then when the photo hangs off the edge, you'll see a nice pattern creating an eye pleasing design element.

Yes, we dressed her up as a puggy-witch.
She didn't like it one bit.. lol

I do the same trick with stickers too - stick it to some paper and trim. Voila, a nice overhang with prettiness. :)

I love these acrylic albums!



Ooxie, when she is desperate to be held (she's a real cuddle-bug) will jump up on my desk, in front of the computer, to get some cudde time in.

I probably have 100+ photos of Samantha and Ooxie just like this.
I love having the cutest ones recorded in this sweet dog bone album.

Thanks for stopping in with me today, I hope you enjoyed seeing this fabulous Clear Scraps Dog Bone Album.

Until next time!

Hugs,
Leah Crowe - Design Team

Supplies Used

Album: Clear Scraps Acrylic Dog Bone
Paper: Bella Blvd (Tail Waggers & Cat Naps; Sophisticates)
Stickers: Bella Blvd
Ink: Stazon, Ranger
Adhesive: Beacons 3-n-1
Pen: American Crafts

Making Wings...

 Hey there bloggers Rita Barakat here!

As you can tell I love MiXeD MeDia!

Today I want to focus on a fun technique you might use on one of your projects!

If you click on the photo and make it bigger

take a close look at my sleeping fairy wings!

See how they pop out on the page?

Here is how I did it... 

First I drew the basics of my page.

 Then I took an acrylic sheet, placed it over my image and copied
the wings with a permanent marker. The sheet has a protective film on top
so I was able to draw on the film not leaving any marks on the

the actual wings. This sheet is fairly thin and pliable so I was able to
cut it out with a scissors, then remove the top side of the film.
( I always leave the bottom film on while I am working on my surface.)

 I used Scrap Happy Glue (I have not tried this with other glues -
so you will have to experiment.)

 on the edges and let it dry completely.

This is important, otherwise you will have a big mess on your hands!

(And it will peel off! Boo!) 

 After the glue is completely dry you can add a very fine glitter 
- rubbing in the glitter with your finger.

 This is what it will look like.  From here I peeled off the film
on the back and used alcohol inks,
but you could leave it this way or use rub ons.

Here is the finished result!

To secure her wings I cut a slit in the paper above her,

tucked in the wings and glued it in with a scrap paper

sandwhiching (is that a word?lol)  the the wings for extra support.

This would be a fun technique for angel, ladybugs, dragonflies,

you could even stamp on the acrylic and do this same technique-

but that's another post! :)

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Supplies

Clear Scraps Acrylic sheet

Watercolor paper, Texture Paste,

Scrap Happy Glue, You're so fine glitter

Design Memory Craft Gelatos, Gesso, Lil Inkerz, PITT Artist Pens

Bookmarks....

Hello everyone!!! Hope all is well....I just  have to mention how beautiful the weather here in Seattle! The sun is up and that's all that matters :) . Perfect for Spring break, hopefully it will stay thru the rest of the week!  So, today I will share with you these bookmarks that I made!  I'm sure you have readers in your family.  These always comes in- handy all my nieces and my daughter are serious readers, my 2 boys not so much - but they can read! lol!! Here is what I made.

I used Clear Scraps 12X12 Acrylic Sheet, you can easily make  at least 6 bookmarks from it. I  cut 3 pieces of 7 X 2 then punch a whole on one end for ribbon (later) and now their ready to be embellished. Note; The best and only kind of glue to use with acrylics is the Zip Dry Glue.

One way of emebelleshing is by using paper. Cut 2 paper with  the same size. Adhere these papers on both sides of the acrylic. Smear some color on the bookmark and  Clear Scraps Expression Clear Word-Faith with Stazon ink pads.  

This is the fun one. Alcohol inks are always fun to used with acrylics specially if you love colorful projects.  The backing paper is by Pink Paislee-Indigo Bleu and  stickers by 7Gypsies.

And my favorite .......embellished with  Acrylic Dress Form ! I  use Pink Paislee - Christy Tomlinsons Designs and Hambly transparency.

Thanks for stopping by .............until next time!!!

Adora

Bring on the COLOR!

Hey bloggers Rita Barakat here!
Spring is in the air and color is everywhere!
Especially in this clear butterfly album !
OK well maybe just blues and yellows...

The butterfly on the left is the back of the cover.
Using gesso directly on the acrylic made for some really fun textures;
then I added color!

I had so much fun using gesso, stencils, paints and Gelatos!

Here I had fun with iredescant medium!
(Then color!)

All of these pages would provide great backgrounds for a mini album,
an art journal, or even just the way it is!

And the back cover!

This was a happy accident- I started one way then changed
 and went a different way...
Actually a few pages in this albumwere happy accidents!

Which just goes to show , sometimes you just have to run with it!

Here is the album I used!

Butterfly Album

I hope this inspires you to go create with some color!