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December 2013

Acrylic Ornament on Layout

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Have you all tried using Clear Scraps acrylic ornaments on your layout? I've done this in quite a number of my Christmas layouts! The different element adds an elegant touch to your layout.

 In the above layout, I've used the acrylic ornament to accentuate a cold winter Christmas.

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Simply just dab some white acrylic paint around it for the effect above. If you want it to be more texturized, use white gesso or texture paste.

Hope you all like today's little tip. Happy scrapping!

Clear Scraps Educator


Christmas Ornaments with Clear Scraps and S.E.I.~

Hi everyone, Connie here with some acrylic ornaments!!  My goal is to have a Christmas tree with all handmade  ornaments and trim.  Every year I add to my collection.

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I used S.E.I. (Chalet) to put behind the acrylic ornaments.

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It is all glued with Zip Dry by Beacon and 3-in-1 by Beacon.

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These are done using the sam supplies.  I added some rhinestones and glitter to these.

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Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Build It Your Way Christmas Album

Hello everyone!! I am so excited to have this album started already this is for my 2013 Christmas photos! ! Using the build it your way large acrylic binder and build it your way deco acrylic pages. I love this BIYW concept, you can also get the pages in chipboard and you can mix and match them too, how cool is that!

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I also used, Authentique Festive Collection, Imaginisce Color of Christmas Collection and Beacon All Purpose Glue.

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I completed 2 pages so far and all I have to do is  add my pictures!

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Here's the second page, I imagine the family group photo will go on this page :)

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

Adora


Merry Christmas Card

Hello everyone this is Adora hosting today's blog post for you.  Can you believe December in here again. Are you excited yet? Do you have a lists of things to do that you check mark as you go along. Today I am sharing this card I created with the X-Tree Send-it-Clear card, one thing I can check off  my list :) 

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I love that this can be more than a card, it's a keepsake. It's a solid piece that you can put on the mantle for added Christmas decor.  It comes in 3 acrylic pieces. It's a lot of fun to work on.For a little variation, I glued the front 2 acrylic pieces together onto a patterned paper . I use green inkpad to add color onto the acrylic and to match the pattern on the paper.

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Thank you for stopping until next time and more Christmas projects :)

Adora


Family Photo Album Gift Idea

Hi there CS friends and Happy Holidays.
It's Pinky today with a gift idea- why not give your friends a handmade 
photo album for the holidays? They are unique and treasured I assure you!
This mini album was created using a Clear ScrapsAcrylic 8X8 Regular Album, Clear Scraps flowers, Ribbons Unlimited Ribbon, Tim Holtz papers,
Connie Crystal Pearls, Xyron Adhesives.
 
 I literally took stark white paper flowers from Clear Scraps
and Smooch Spritzed them and inked them until they looked like this.
 I crumpled them and mashed them into these. 
 
 It was a fun project to create and I loved using these photos I took. 
 I love the floral style Tim Holtz papers. 
 
 So what do you think? A good one?? :) 
I know it will be a gift that keeps giving!
Until next time- Keep on creating!
 
 

Holiday Gift Ideas With Pinky!

Hello friends, 

It's Pinky again- are you ready for a couple of gift ideas?

I taught a class this week using nothing but Clear Scraps and let me tell you just how budget friendly these gifts are! I love making gifts for friends that are inexpensive and heartfelt but also UNIQUE and beautiful. 

So why not take a mini album from Clear Scraps from 7.00 to 14.99 and make not ONE gift but FIVE dry erase boards- totally customized! 

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Who can't use a dry erase board? I mean seriously practical!

Take a 2.99 to 3.99 Keyring album and  create a custom set of FIVE ornaments for the tree! Football fan? Dog Lover? Angels? Even Butterflies and Owls! 

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Take a couple pages and make a window ornament! Add some crystals and create a suncatcher! Who says you can't have a Christms Window Ornament? Very creative, very unique, and heartfelt. Now isn'tthat better than a fruit cake??

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PLUS get this!! Until December 6th you get 25% off all ORDERS just see below for the code!! So it's even cheaper! Get your order in now and get to making those amazing handmade gifts. 

You will find many instructions on this blog, our designers have amazing talents. 

www.clearscraps.com

Save 25% off all your favorite Clear Scraps retail products. This is for a limited time only, so don't miss this chance to save big! Please use code THANKFUL25 at the checkout. Offer exp 12/06/13!!

 


Ho Ho Ho The Stockings Were Hung!

Good morning my Clear Scraps friends, 
Just wanted to share this first step into all the handmade holiday 
projects coming up. You know I love December
because it's the time I get to really go crazy with Christmas projects. 
 
Today I have a Countdown To Christmas holiday stocking
I created from Clear Scraps Stocking acrylic album, SEI papers, 
and Connie Crystal mesh/ I like how it turned out. 
 The boys love it!!!
 I am making one for each of them so they won't fight over the 
Advent Calendars this year. 
Plus it will be a great focal point for my sweet boy every morning. 
Until next time- Keep on Creating!

Happy Holidays

 

Hi everyone! Wendy here with a Christmas layout using the Clear Scraps XL Dots acrylic. 

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One of my favorite things about working with acrylic is its transparency. I love to highlight it by stamping on it and keeping the pattern paper to a minimum. I stamped the holly pattern on the back of the acrylic in permanent ink and flipped it over and colored the front of the acrylic with alcohol markers. 

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Wrap the finished acrylic piece with copper foil.  To bring the copper into the layout, I backed a SEI sticker with strips of copper foil. 

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Supplies Used: Clear Scraps (XL Dots), SEI (Chalet), Stampendous (Jumbo Cardinals), Tsukineko (StazOn), alcohol markers, copper foil

Wendy Price- Clear Scrap Designer


Holiday Ideas & Projects By PINKY!

Hey there CS friends, It's Pinky today with a couple of Holiday Projects to share.

First of all this is a frame I found at Goodwill for 1.99 with a 50% off discount- so I decided to turn it into a fancy holiday dry erase board using Clear Scraps!

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All I had to do was take every out of the frame leaving only the back support and the wood frame- then spray paint it gold.

 Measure each "window pane" and trim out a piece of Clear Scraps acrylic just slightly larger, then adhere paper behind it. 

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 After that I adhered each dry erase pane separately to create cute little dry erase windows. I glittered and adhered some lettering and slowflakes with plenty of glitter and attached  a hanger to the back! 

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It's a great time to go Goodwill hunting to make a special gift for a friend or holiday decor! ANY frame paired with Clear Scraps will create a gorgeous dry erase board, you could even make half the panes chalkboard!

 Now I also wanted to share the new Creating Made Easy Kit with you for a special reason today- not only because it is an INCREDIBLE KIT! But also because every single kit will include instructions to this very project!

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Here is the featured project and it was a joy to make. 

Basically if you buy the kit you get a free class with it.

So check out the December kit before it sells out!

http://www.clearscraps.com/category_s/83.htm

 

Products Used for Holiday Fun Window: Clear Scraps 12X12 Acrylic sheet, Crate paper, Xyron, Gold Spray Paint, Maya Roas Alphas, Joanns Glitter.