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Clear Scraps & Stampendous Blog Hop DAY 6- Featuring CATHY & RITA!!

We have not ONE but TWO projects to share on the Clear Scraps blog today before you begin hopping...

ONE from the amazing Cathy....

I used one of Stampendous' GIANT flower stamps to be the sole design on the front of my acrylic album that I'll make into a garden journal this year.  I love that it takes up so much space - making it unneccessary to have any other embellishments.  I used StazOn to stamp the image on the front of the acrylic and then I painted it from behind the acrylic with Zig Painty Pens.  When the paint was dry, I added a piece of subtle-patterned paper behind the image so it would stand out and not get lost in the pages beyond this acrylic front cover.  A sticker-letter title and my album cover is ready to go!!  Now if I could only get my actual garden to cooperate this well....

 

Thanks Stampendous!

Cathy

And one more from the incredible RITA!-----

Beautiful work Rita

Now on to the HOP!

At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

Here is your BLOG HOP for today!

YOU ARE HERE!!

Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

Head to...

Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Jennifer Dove Bonner - http://just4funcrafts.blogspot.com/
Taylor Usry - http://taylorusry.blogspot.com/
Cyndi Bundy - http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/
Kristine Reynolds - http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty) - http://blog.artycarty.com/
Pam Hornschu - http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/
Janelle Stollfus - http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/
Suzanne Czosek - http://suzzstampingspot.blogspot.com/
Wendy Jordan - http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/
Lynn Mercurio - http://www.stamperosity.com/
Wendy Price - http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/
Melinda Gleissner - http://mynoteworthycards.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Ingle (Jingle) - http://justjingle.blogspot.com/
Susie Moore - http://www.thedieshaveit.com/
Krissy Fossmeyer - http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson - http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/

Clear Scraps & Stampendous Blog Hop Day 5!!! Featuring Adora!

Welcome to day 5 of the FABULOUS Clear Scraps & Stampendous BLOG HOP!

We are sharing a fabulous project by Adora today *just scroll down for blog hop details*. Adora created this beautiful layout using the Stampendous Gear Stamps & combined it with Clear Scraps Clear N Chip line for this incredible layout.

Amazing work Adora!

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At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

Here is your BLOG HOP for today!

YOU ARE HERE!!

Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

Head to...
Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Susie Moore - http://www.thedieshaveit.com/
Krissy Fossmeyer - http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson - http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/

http://memoryvilla.com/blog/stampendous-clear-scraps-blog-hop-project/

 

 

Clear Scraps & Stampendous Blog Hop DAY 4- Featuring LEAH!

Welcome to Day FOUR of our fabulous Stampendous and Clear Scraps blog hop!
Have you enjoyed yourselves so far this week?

Leah here with you today to share with you this layout I created 
using Clear Scraps XL Deco Acrylic Shape.

I created my floral embellishments using Stampendous Jumbo Tropical Stamp. I first stamped the flowers on pattern paper using Stazon Ink. 

For the large tropical stamp I first stamped with VersaMark and then embossed with Stampendous Aged Gold embossing enamel. Then I painted the flower with water color paints, and added Mica Gilded fragments to the center of the flower. The gilded fragments are so chunky and delicious to create with.

For the finishing touches of this layout, I added Viva Decor Pearl pen to a few areas on the acrylic deco shape. This layout came together so quickly, and I loved how Stampendous and Clear Scraps products work so well together.

Leah Crowe - Clear Scraps DT

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At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

Here is your BLOG HOP for today!

YOU ARE HERE!!

Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

Head to...
Rita http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/
Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Wendy Price - http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/
Melinda Gleissner - http://mynoteworthycards.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Ingle (Jingle) - http://justjingle.blogspot.com/

Taylor Usry - http://taylorusry.blogspot. com/

 

Clear Scraps & Stampendous BLOG HOP DAY 3!!! **Prizes!!**

Welcome to a week long BLOG HOP with amazing inspiration from not only the Clear Scraps Design Team but these incredible Stampendous Design Team!

At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

YOU ARE HERE
Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

These are the particiapting blogs today!

Different blogs daily and so much creative inspiration....

Cristal http://www.blueyecicle.blogspot.com/
Adora http://adoraconcepcion.blogspot.com/
Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Janelle Stollfus - http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/
Suzanne Czosek - http://suzzstampingspot.blogspot.com/
Wendy Jordan - http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/
Lynn Mercurio - http://www.stamperosity.com/

Be sure to comment on each blog and let us know you have been to the blogs!

Today we are sharing a beautiful card from Tonya Dirk, she used the Clear Scraps Scalloped Send It Clear Card and the Stampendous Friendship Perfectly Clear Stamps. 

 

It's difficult to see, but she also used the beautiful Mica flakes for the flower!

Clear Scraps & Stampendous Blog Hop DAY 2-Featuring Irene!

Welcome to a week long BLOG HOP with amazing inspiration from not only the Clear Scraps Design Team but these incredible Stampendous Design Team!

At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

Today we have an amazing project from our very own Irene Tan!

Hello everyone! Time for me to share a project using Stampendous products on Clear Scraps acrylic! I've used a Clear Scraps Deco Send It Clear Card to create this card.

On this card, I've used Stampendous "Gears Kiddo" clear stamps. I've colored the stamped gears with Copic markers and dress it up with Stickles.

Here is a close-up on the card.

Check back tomorrow for more projects from the DTs featuring Clear Scraps with Stampendous!

Supplies used: Clear Scraps Deco Send It Clear Card, Stampendous Gears Kiddo clear stamp.

Clear Scraps Educator

Scrapperlicious

 

YOU ARE HERE
Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

These are the particiapting blogs today!

Different blogs daily and so much creative inspiration....

Leah http://www.leahscraftylife.com/
Cathy http://allofme-sofar.blogspot.com/
Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty) - http://blog.artycarty.com/
Pam Hornschu - http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/

Lea Kimmel – http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/

 

Have fun hopping!!

Clear Scraps & Stampendous BLOG HOP DAY 1!!! **Prizes!!**

Welcome to a week long BLOG HOP with amazing inspiration from not only the Clear Scraps Design Team but these incredible Stampendous Design Team!

At the end of the week Clear Scraps will be giving away 2 prizes of 5 SEND IT CLEAR CARDS (That's a prize worth 25.00 EACH!)  to two lucky winners, be sure to HOP every day to every blog!! For each blog you FOLLOW it is an extra entry, and if you"LIKE" the Clear Scraps & Stampendous pages on Facebook it is an extra entry to win!

Clear Scraps Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clear-Scraps/70440658130

Stampendous Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampendous/106817194886

Stampendous also has THREE prize packages which include...

Stampendous stamps, Clear Scraps Mini Album and Card, plus Tsukineko StazOn ink products!!! You could win and win big! FIVE giveaways in all!

YOU ARE HERE
Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

These are the particiapting blogs today!

Different blogs daily and so much creative inspiration....

Irene http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/
Tonya http://creativit-tonya.blogspot.com/
Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/
Cyndi Bundy - http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/
Kristine Reynolds - http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/

 

Be sure to comment on each blog and let us know you have been to the blogs!

Adding an embellishment to a layout

Can't find the exact embellishment you need for a layout?  Acrylic is surely your answer. It's so versatile that you can make it be almost whatever you need it to be. 

Need it white or pink?  Paint it. 

Need it smaller?  Cut it down to size. 

Need it 3-d?  Adhere it with foam tape or pop dots. 

Need it subtle?  Use it clear so your paper shows through from the bottom.

Need it bold?  Alcohol ink or some adhesive jewels or glitter.

 

The possibilities are endless.

 

I recently completed an assignment for Scrapbook Magazine (in the UK) where they asked me to create a sketch, a simple, and also a little more complex rendering of the sketch.  As one of the features on my layout - I used an acrylic embellishment.....but not the same one, and not in the same way. 

 

In my "simple" layout, I used a little acrylic bird from the XL birds set.  I wanted it subtle, but I still wanted it to have some presence to weigh down that top left corner so I painted the back of it white, then added blue rub-ons to the front. 

 

On my more "complex" layout, I used a smaller piece of acrylic - a heart from the Heart mini-ornament album and because my top left corner was getting busy, I left it clear but outlined it with a paint marker, simply making a deeper dimension to my heart embellishment that was already there, but not taking away from the text in front of it. 

 

These little pieces aren't hard, or big projects, but they pack a big punch when you layer them onto your layouts!! 

 

Thanks,

Cathy

Happy Birthday with Send it Clear

Hello friends! Leah here with you today to share a sweet happy birthday card using the Cupcake Send it Clear acrylic card.

For the cupcake, I traced the edge of the cupcake onto pattern paper, cut it out, then adhered it to the cupcake shape on the card. For the wrapper, I used woodgrain washi tape, and for the cherry on top, I used Martha Stewart micro beads.

I used Beacons 3-n-1 to adhere the beads on the acrylic, then to help seal the beads to the card, I used Glossy Accents. To finish off the front of the card I adhered Doodlebug jewels to create a confetti look.

When you open up the card, you have a lovely space to write the special birthday person a message!

There you have it, a festive, happy birthday card!

Are you ready for a HUGE BLOG HOP next week? We ARE! Clear Scraps is pairing up with Stampendous! for a week of amazing inspiration and prizes!

Be sure to drop by next week!

See you then,
Leah

ATC - clear scraps style!

I cannot tell you how much I am loving doing acrylic ATC's!!!

Here  is another fun idea - StazOn ink and glitter on the back!

You dont even have to be an artist to get it together!!!

This is also a great idea if you are new to acrylic - the small size

of an ATC is perfect to experiment with! 

Have you dont any ATC's? IF so I would love to see them!

 Leave us a link!

Favorite Photos Mini Album!!

Hello everyone!!! It's me Adora. Today I'll share with you some of my favorite photos and the perfect shape album for it. I used this Clear Scraps Camera Acrylic Album .   I love taking pictures, I always  bring my camera almost everywhere I go. :) !!! "Favorite Photos" theme album really never gets old! If you take tons of pictures like me then you have tons of favorites as well :)

 

Other Supplies Used: Pink Paislee Papers, 7Gypsies Stickers, Martha Stewart Punch, Pink Paislee Stamps.

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

Adora

Double the fun!

One of my favorite things to do is to find new ways to use my Clear Scraps so that I can get more than one use out of them. I shown you before how to use them as a mask for misting. Today I am showing you another neat way to put those clear acrylic shapes to use! Embossing! 

For this layout I started with a package of Clear Scraps acrylic arrows.

I simply arranged the arrows under my paper where I wanted them and then ran them through my Spellbinders Grand Calibur with the embossing mat. If you don't have a amchine that will emboss for you, you could easily accomplish this look simply by using a stylus and running it around the edges of your shapes.

Then I wanted my embossed areas to show up a tiny bit more. To give them some depth and definition I lightly inked on the raised edges.

For this next project I used the same acrylic arrows that I used for the above layout. However, this time I embellished the acrylic with some paint pens and washi tape. 

A perfect way to get more for your money! 

Tonya Dirk- Clear Scraps Design Team

Quick Tag Techniques

I don't know about you but I think the world in general is just getting busier.....is it?  Or is it just me? 

Either way, I'm finding I don't have the time to sit down and create great big projects on a daily basis like I used to :(  That makes me sad.  But...the good thing is, small projects like these tags still keep my creative juices flowing so I'm already in the zone when a lazy day happens along and I have more time.

Try some of these quick techniques on a smaller piece one of these days - I highly recommend stocking up on several of these little acrylic circles, flowers, and any number of the mini-ornament albums that can be pulled apart and used a page at a time sometimes instead of as an album.

 

On this acrylic flower  "Hello" tag, I painted the back of it, added a circle of patterned paper with a sentiment rub-on, attached the paper with a brad and tied it with fibers.  Done.

 

On this heart shaped  "Love ya" tag, I used one page from a heart-shaped mini-ornament album (leaving me 4 more pages for future tags and cards).  I used a rub-on, a sentiment printed on my Epson Labelmaker (LW400) and a Crop-a-Dile to punch a hole for my brad to go through the arylic. Tied on a ribbon, and Done.

For this large "Thinking of You" tag, I used 2 acrylic circles, sandwiched a large flower in between them, used a paint marker to highlight the embossed parts on the smaller circle (I ran it through my Big Shot with D'vine Swirls folder), and attached another Labelmaker sentiment with a big fabric brad.  Done.

And last, but not least...

On this tag, I used rub-on adhesive to make a pattern which I flocked (yes, just like you can do on paper!!),  I sewed around the center circle and outlined the outside edge with paint marker.  Then I added, a Labelmaker sentiment stapled right onto the acrylic, HI in adhesive jewels and a pink ribbon at the top.  Done, done, done and Done :) 

Wouldn't it be cute to tie these around a little gift for someone??  Or better yet, use them as a main embellishment on a full-sized greeting card!  

 

Thanks,

Cathy

 

Instagram tabbed album

Welcome Clear Scraps friends!
Leah here with you today to share with you the 3 tabbed 6x6 mini album I created.

It comes with five sturdy chipboard pages.

I backed each page with pattern paper and sanded down the edges before I even knew what I wanted the album to be for. Then it hit me. I go through spells where I use Instagram a little, and a lot. April was a pretty busy Insta-month for me, so I dedicated this album to Instagram photos for April.

I used several Silhouette Cameo die cuts on the cover.
I fit all of my April photos in here except for the ones on the cover.

Here are a few pages inside the album.

Are you a fan of instagram?
What better way to save these snapshots into your daily life than to put them in a mini album? :)  If you'd like to follow me on instagram, my username is darlnleah, I would love to follow you back!

Have a great day!

Leah Crowe - Clear Scraps DT

Houston,Texas-Clear Scraps is headed your way!!

Are you in or around Houston? Good news!

Clear Scraps is headed your way and we will be hosting amazing classes!

Every class we have is posted on our blog right here

http://clearscraps.typepad.com/my_weblog/clear-scraps-classes-2011.html

 

Check out our Facebook page, how the attendees rave about our classes, don't miss out on your chance to attend a Clear Scraps class locally. 

You can register here

http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/events/ckc/houston/index.html

Be sure to pre-register for this amazing technique filled class. You will leave the class with a love for Clear Scraps acrylic.

After Texas we are headed to Chantilly, VA.

the woodland fairy...ATC

 Hey bloggers Rita Barakat here!

I love small things and today I have an acrylic ATC to share with you.

If you are not familiar an ATC it  is an Artist Trading Card-

 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, (usually mixed media) art on a little card.

What I love about this size is you can try something different, experiment new techniques,

 it doesn't take a days to finish and it's cute.

Most people create them to trade in the mail - I have not done that,

I like my little creations and am thinking about doing something different with them.

(I am just not sure what that is yet! LOL!)

This card actually has lots of steps

step 1.The fairy is stamped directly on the acrylic ATC.

( I used StazOn ink.)

step 2. Once dry, on the back of the acrylic

card I added a layer of  Glue

to some of the sections of the wings and dress

and allowed it to dry completely.

When it was dry (it will be clear not white) I added  my first color of glitter,

I rubbed it in using a light pressure,

removed any excess glitter, then with another color of  glitter

repeated step 2

with the other sections.

Step 3. I cute a white piece of cardstock

for the backing and colored it with a yellow Gelato.

Draw on the surface and spread the color with a wet paint brush.

step 4. I added another layer of glue on top of the

glittered areas and allowed it to dry completely. *

When it was dry was able to attach it to the acrylic.

I used Gel medium in the corners to keep them from separating -

I added glitter on top before it dried.

step 5. I cut out a sentiment and glued it on top of the card.

*Because I am working with acrylic I can't use a heat gun

and I have to wait for things to dry naturally,

 so I am usually on working several cards at once.

Clear Scraps ATC

Woodland fairy stamp

You're So Fine Glitter

Scrap Happy Glue

Faber Castell-Design Memory Craft Gelato

sentiment - Crafty Secrets