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Travel Acrylic Tab Slimline Album

Hello friends! It is Jennifer here on the blog to share another one of the fabulous Slimline Albums with you!  If you have not had a chance to create with these fun shaped albums, you must!  And there are different styles to choose from as well!  Today, I'm sharing the Acrylic Tab Slimline Album which comes with five pages! I used by book to document a recent family trip to Northern Michigan for a family reunion! 

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I wanted to add color to the front cover of my album so I flipped it over and placed it on a craft sheet.  I  then selected a handful of alcohol inks that coordinated with the collection I  used.  I added droplets of each color from lightest to dark starting at the top. When I was finished, I added a few drops of white mixative.  

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Here is a close up of the end result.  I did add a strip of patterned paper and some chipboard embellishments to the front cover but wanted the alcohol ink to be the spotlight. 

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Each page is approximately 5 x 11 inches in size with cascading tabs at the side.  I adhered 4.75 x 10.75 pieces of patterned paper using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive. Using a solvent based adhesive works best with Clear Scraps acrylic because it will not cause it to yellow over time.  Plus it will dry quickly. 

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Most pages fit a 4x4 or a vertical 4x6 photo nicely. I tend to mat all of my photos on to cardstock so I do trim them down accordingly.  Here, I simply trimmed my horizontal 4x6 after adhering to the background paper. I will do this prior to affixing the background piece in case I  need to make any adjustments. 

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I  do try to add a little journaling to each photo if possible but its definitely ok to leave a page blank.  I feel its most important to just get feelings/events down onto your pages even if it is a few sentences. 

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I thought adding these self adhering brads would be adorable on each of the tabs!  Having the acrylic, I could line up each size front to back!  You can also do this with buttons and your favorite solvent based adhesive! 

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I hope this inspires you to grab a few of the Clear Scraps Slimline Albums to create of your own!  Please share in the Facebook Creative Group as we would love to see what you make!  Also, you can see all of the Slimline Albums by clicking HERE!  Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, die cuts, chipboard stickers, stickers, brads: Simple Stories; cardstock: Bazzill; adhesive: Beacon, Tombow, Thermoweb; alcohol ink, pigment ink: Ranger; stamps: Heidi Swapp, October Afternoon; circle punch: Paper Shapers; hole punch: We R Memory Keepers; ribbon: Snug Hug; journaling pen: American Crafts; sewing machine: Janome; misc: thread, chrome book rings

 

 


Birthday Present Shaker Card

Hello hello,  it's Maya here on the blog today! I have a fun little project I want to share with you. It's a birthday shaker card featuring the Mini Shaker Present. Let's check it out!

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▼ I started by decorating the present shaker. I laid a chipboard form on a patterned paper, traced the shape using a pencil, cut it out using scissors, and adhered to the chipboard back using Zip Dry glue.

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▼ Next is to adhere two chipboard forms to the chipboard back and placed the sequins. Then, remove the protective films on both sides of the acrylic divider and glue it to the chipboard form.

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▼ Last, I painted the top chipboard form with acrylic paint in pink and glued it to the shaker after the paint dried.

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▼ Here I used a 6.5 x 10 card base of white cardstock and layered two patterned papers to the background using double-sided adhesive tape. 

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▼ The last step is to adhere the present shaker to the card and to add extra touches with some patterned stickers and black liquid embellishment.

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Close Ups

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! You may also visit the Clear Scraps shop to see the variety of shakers by clicking HERE. Happy crafting!

Additional products used:
- Patterned Paper, Ephemera, Sticker: Echo Park Paper - Magical Birthday Girl Collection
- Adhesive: Scrapbook.com Double Sided Tape, Zip Dry Scrapbook Glue
- Card Stock: Recollections White Blank Cards
- Acrylic Paint: Master's Touch
- Paper Trimmer: Fiskars


Vintage Phone Stand

 

 
Greetings!  Today I am excited to share this phone stand I created!  I love Clear Scraps Phone Stands .  I use them to "hold" my phone so it never gets lost on my desk!  here's a secret I also keep one on my work desk to hold my calculator!   And the one I created today is reversible!  Here is the peak at the "B" side! 

 

 

 
 

To recreate this project you will need: 

 Clear Scraps Supplies

Clear Scraps Vintage Wood Phone Stand

Clear Scraps Small Sanding Stick 

Other Supplies

Paint, mod podge, printed tissue paper, distress inks

Start by painting your Clear Scraps Vintage Wood Phone Stand with white paint. This step will help the colors of your tissue paper really stand out! 

This is a snap shot of my before stage of the tissue paper. 

"Stamp" ink onto your non-stick surface. 

Add water to your inks. 

Press front side of your tissue paper into inks. 

Add additional colors if you desire. 

Keep adding ink  colors until your are satisfied with your tissue paper.  It is a good idea to leave a few areas without ink to add some additional visual contrast to your project. 

Trim tissue paper to fit front and back of your stand.  

 

Apply a layer of mod podge to your Clear Scraps Vintage Wood Phone Stand

Adhere you tissue paper.  Add another layer of mod podge over your tissue paper. Let dry. 

 
Sand off edges of tissue paper using Clear Scraps Small Sanding Stick .  

 

Adhere another piece of tissue paper to the opposite side of your Clear Scraps Vintage Wood Phone Stand. Apply a layer of mod podge. Once dry, sand edges with your Clear Scraps Small Sanding Stick 

 

Assemble your phone stand choosing whichever side matches your mood for the day.  i hope you are inspired to get creative with your Clear Scraps Phone Stands. 

 

 

 

 


3D Frameables -Welcome Home Decor

Hi Crafty Friends!

I am so excited about the new 3D Frameables from Clear Scraps! If you're like me, I love to decorate my home for different seasons and holidays! These 3D Frameables come in so many different styles of frames, embellishments and words. For my project today, I chose the 3D Frameable-scalloped frame Click Here and welcome/ mason jar embellishment Click Here 

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To begin I chose 2 patterned papers from Echo Park Farmhouse Kitchen Collection. I traced around both bases with a pencil onto my papers. Cut them out and adhered both papers to each of my bottom bases, using Beacon 3 in 1 glue. I trimmed around each base using an xacto knife, including the slots in both pieces. Then smoothed my edges using my sanding stick. Take both bases and glue them together, making sure to align your slots.

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Next I took the welcome words and painted with red acrylic paint. Let dry. I also painted the top portion of my mason jar with silver acrylic paint. While drying. I traced my scalloped frame piece onto the Wood paper. Cut out and trimmed, and distressed around the edges of my frame, as you did with your previous pieces. 

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I covered my mason jar shape with another patterned paper and repeated the previous steps as you did for the other pieces. I took some twine and wrapped around the top of my mason jar. Added a bow on the left side and a cute flower button! I adhered two small hearts on both ends of my twine. Then I added an ephemera sentiment onto my jar to finish.

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Now take your scalloped top frame piece and add either a photo as I did, or any matching paper, even your favorite quote to the back of your frame, making sure to align all slots. Then glue your frame on top of the second frame piece. Slide your frame into the back slot on your base. You can add any other embellishments to your frame as you prefer. I added some flower stickers and another sentiment. 

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Add your mason jar embellishment and welcome words to finish your project! 

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Here are more close ups:

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I can't wait to see what you create with all the new 3D Frameables! I hope I have inspired you today with my project. Be sure to check out the Clear Scraps website to see all the new Frameables and other craft kits available  Click Here

Thanks again for visiting the Clear Scraps blog today! Please show us what you create. Till next time, have a Crafty day!

Other Supplies used: Echo Park Farmhouse Kitchen Collection,  acrylic paints, Foam dots, Beacon 3 in 1 glue, flower button, twine, Dazzle stickers- black

 

 


Mouse Autograph Album

Hi everyone, have you seen the assortment of  wood cards available in the store?  Not only can you use them as cards, but consider using them as mini albums.  Check out the cute Mouse Autograph Album I chose to create.  

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I used the Mouse Wood Card, choosing to turn it into an autograph album. 
With the world finally opening up, how fun would it be to gather signatures of your favorite characters at Disney World in this Disney themed mini album.

It's the perfect size to hold onto while walking around the park, or you can just as easily slip it into your purse.
 
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I inked the covers with yellow ink because it was handy.  But I could also have painted the covers.
 
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I cut about a dozen pages to fit inside the album and then punched the holes.
 
Placing the 6" Dandelion Wind stencil on the front cover, I inked portions with brown ink.
 
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To finish I placed several metal word titles from my stash on the cover.
 
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Thanks for stopping by.
 
Steph
 
Other Supplies:  Ink, Ribbon, Metal Embellishments

Choose Happy Wood Mason Jar Shape

Howdy!

Tami on the Clear Scraps Blog today with another project to show you.

Clear Scraps has some great wood shapes, and one of their NeWeSt is the Mason Jar! The Mason Jar Wood Shapes come 3 to a pack and are a nice size; perfect for decor projects!

I combined the Mason Jar shape with another of Clear Scraps' wood pieces the Choose Happy XL Script Word Quote...

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To make it, I started by painting the jar a bright, happy blue! I added a layer of white paint to the jar lid to make it lighter...

While the jar dried, I gave the Word Quote a coat of white paint...

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And once that dried, it was time to start embellishing! First I used the 6" Daisies Stencil to apply some cheery pink and orange flowers to the word quote...

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I used blue painters tape to hold the stencil in place white I worked. Its an easy way to get sharp crisp stenciling with no smudges.

Once the flowers dried, I distressed the edges of the word shape with yellow ink...

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I also used the same stencil to ink more flowers on white cardstock and cut them out...

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I fit a piece of ribbon across the bottom of the lid, and adhered it in the back...

To finish it up, I adhered the quote to the body of the jar, the flowers to the right side of the ribbon and I added a few ribbon "tails" to the bottom of the larger flower...

Thank you for stopping by today, please come back soon!

SUPPLIES:

Clear Scraps: Mason Jar Wood Shape, Choose Happy XL Script Word Quote and 6" Daisies Stencil

Tools: Blue Painters Tape and Detail Scissors


Fin Mini Shaker Layout

Hello! It's Jennifer here on the blog today to share a layout I created with some awesome Clear Scraps products! Summer is in full swing and I am loving the warm days and extra sunlight! Which of course means time outdoors and fun activities like hanging out at the pool!  I  documenting this adorable photo of my niece and nephew swimming and thought the Fin Mini Shaker Shape would be the perfect focal point!

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I began by painting my top chipboard frame of the shaker using chalk paint in a patina color.  Chalk paint isn't necessary but it does dry quickly.  And I just happened to love this color for my page!  I also painted the inside edges of the middle chipboard frames as well. 

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Using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive, I adhered patterned paper to the base chipboard of my shaker. I cut away excess paper with scissors and an x-acto knife. I  finished by sanding the edges to smooth any rough spots. 

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Again using my Beacon adhesive, I adhered my two middle frames to the base as shown.  I then added a few different varieties of chunky glitter to the center of my shaker.  For adhering the acrylic piece, it is best to add your adhesive onto the chipboard as apposed to the acrylic overlay.  This will prevent smudging on the acrylic.

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Here is the close up of the end result! I did again use my Beacon to adhere the Fin to my layout for a good seal. 

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For my background, I secured the 12 Inch Fish Scales Mascil to my 12x12 white cardstock with washi tape. I then blended four different Distress Oxide Inks as shown. 

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Here is a close up of the stencil + oxide ink! I love the bright colors and how it turned out!

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Lastly, I added in different embellishments from the collection I used to accent my page!

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Thank you for stopping by the blog today! Visit the Clear Scraps shop to see all of the Shakers by clicking HERE! Have a great day!

Additional products used: patterned paper, stickers, chipboard stickers, enamel dots, die cuts:  Echo Park Paper; card stock: Bazzill; adhesive: Beacon, Tombow, Thermoweb; stamp: October Afternoon; inks: Ranger; paint: FolkArt; glitter: Recollections; sewing machine: Janome; bakers twine: The Twinery;   misc: thread, x-acto  knife

 


Mini Shaker Quote Jar

 

 

Greetings1  Today I am excited to share this Shaker box magnet I created using Clear Scraps Shakers . Clear Scraps has so many fun and creative shakers to play and create with! For this project I chose to play and create with the Clear Scraps Mini Shaker Mason Jar.  And these shakers are the perfect size to add a magnet to the back to allow you to display them on your refrigerator or file cabinet! 

 

To recreate this project you will need: 

 Clear Scraps Supplies

Clear Scraps Mini Shaker Mason Jar

Clear Scraps Small Sanding Stick 

Other Supplies

Patterned paper, paint, glitter, sequins, jute, flowers

 

Start by painting the top layer of your shaker. Paint top of back layer of your shaker. 

 
While the paint is drying on your top layer of your shaker, align patterened paper with quote to fit inside your jar. Adhere to back layer of shaker. 
 
 
Using your Clear Scraps Small Sanding Stick  sand off edges of paper. 
 
Begin assembling your shaker. 
 
Add sequins and glitter to your shaker. 
 
Peel off the protective layers on both sides of the acrylic piece. 
Adhere your acrylic to your shaker. 
 
Adhere the top layer of your shaker. 
 

Finish your shaker by tying a jute bow around the top of the shaker and add flowers. I hope you are inspired to get creative with your Clear Scraps Shakers. 


Country Kitchen Slimline Scalloped Album

Hello Crafters!

Dana here! I love creating albums! How about you? Have you seen all the new Slimline albums from Clear Scraps? We will be using Clear Scraps  Wood Scalloped Slimline album for today's project Click Here    and the new Scalloped Chipboard border Click Here

To start, I painted a one inch border on all pages using Acrylic paint (Parchment) let dry. I took my chipboard scalloped border and painted both the front, back and edges using cherry red acrylic paint. Set aside to dry.

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The papers I chose to use are Carta Bella Country Kitchen collection, which includes matching ephermera, tags and stickers. All base papers will measure 41/4 x 10 1/4 inches. For the front cover,  I cut another paper at 3 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches to adhere on top of my base paper, using foam tape. I added some banner stickers along the scalloped edge of my album. I decorated the front cover with some ephermera,  sentiment titles, added foam dots to the back of my vintage gal sticker and adhered to the right of my album. I fussy cut out the canning jars, inked the edges and added pop dots before adhering to the bottom of my album cover.

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Page 1: I added a pocket, and border edge using a border punch from my stash. Tucked in acouple journaling cards. Added some sticker sentiments and pop dots to my milk bottle cap!

Page 2: I added a cream cardstock photo mat measuring (3 1/4 x 5) and memories tab sticker on the left top. Took two ephermera pieces and adhered to the  top and bottom of my page using foam dots. 

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Page 3: I made a flip up page measuring 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, scored 1/2 inch at the top, added a punched border at the bottom and adhered this piece to the top of my page. I added a scalloped border sticker on the top. Took the Rooster ephemera tag and adhered to my flap page along with a button at the top of my tag. You could add a photo underneath the flip up page.

Page 4: I took another ephemera card and adhered slightly below the top page using foam dots. This would be a perfect place to add a favorite recipe! I adhered a rooster sticker at the bottom along with some rub on sentiments to finish my page. 

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Page 5: I made another pocket page, using yellow cardstock and added a sticker border to the top of my pocket. Pop dots to my sentiment and garden lady ephermera pieces. 

Page 6: I made a side pocket using red cardstock,  measuring 3 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches, added a punch border. This pocket will open to the right. I like to add a few journaling cards and tag with some twine tied at the top of my tag. Ephermera sentiment and a frame in the middle of the page. You could slip a photo inside the frame if you like! Sentiment  at the top and a vase/daisies sticker at the bottom of my pocket. 

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Page 7: Made another pocket using a larger journaling card, tucked in a few ephermera cards and tag with some twine tied at the top! Farm to table sticker at the top of the page. 

Page 8: Another pocket with a punched border edge, some canning jar stickers at the bottom using foam dots. Tucked a few cards into the pocket. 

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Now take your pages and attach together using metal rings. Take your scalloped chipboard border piece, mark the holes and punch out using a Crocodile hole punch. Add the chipboard border to the front of your album. To finish off, I tied acouple ribbons to my metal rings.

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I hope you are inspired now and will want to create your own album to hold your treasured recipes and photos. 

Here are some closeups:

 

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'Don't forget to visit the Clear Scraps website Click Here 

Thank you so much for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog today! Have a great week and till next time, Happy Crafting!

Other Supplies used: Acrylic paint, Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, Carta Bella Country Kitchen Collection, Foam dots, Craft glue, Crocodile punch

 


Wood House Shape Home Decor

Hello crafty friends and happy Friday! It's Maya here on the blog today to share a wood house home decor featuring one of the Wood Shapes and the Chipboard Word Titles. I also used the Brick Wall Masking Stencil to add some patterns to the background. The house wood shape is just so perfect for a family photo and I used one of our pre-wedding photos to create this Home Sweet Home project. Absolutely love how it turned out!

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▼ Here I used the Wood House Shape and Home Word Title for today's project.

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▼ I began by painting the house shape and the Home word title with acrylic paints in pink and brown. 

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▼ After acrylic paints dried, I glued a piece of twine to enrich the background.

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▼ I also added some brick patterns by using the Brick Wall Masking Stencil along with brown acrylic paint to add some textures to the background.

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▼ As you can see, here I fussy cut a photo frame and some florals from patterned papers for decoration and layering. My little tip to add some depth for layering is to adhere the second or third layer of ephemera with double-sided adhesive foams. 

▼ Before I glued my photo and all the decorative pieces to the house shape, I also added a piece of lace ribbon for extra touches.

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Close Ups

Thank you all for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to create a home decor project by using different kinds of Wood Shapes from Clear Scraps. Have a blessed day and happy crafting!

Additional Products Used:

- Patterned Paper, Ephemera: P13 Paper Products - Always and Forever Collection
- Acrylic Paint: Master's Touch
- Adhesive: Scrapbook.com Smart Craft Glue & Double Sided Adhesive Foam


Adventure Wood Slimline Album

Hi everyone, I'm on the Clear Scraps blog using one of their newest Slimline Albums - The Wood Regular Slimline.

 
I started by spritzing the covers with water, then adding assorted colors of Brushos Color Crystals to create the background.
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I wanted some of the wood grain to show so I spritzed additional water to allow the colors to spread.
 
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Once dry, I taped the Adventure Stencil on an angle on the front cover and started inking the stencil with black ink. 

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I continued inking and re-inking the stencil until adventure was dark enough.

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Remove the stencil to see the fabulous result.  The slimline albums are the perfect size for the 12" stencils.
 
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Place the 6" Beach Fun Stencil on the front cover and ink the flip flops with different colors of ink.   Next, place the 6" Summer Palms Stencil in the upper corner and ink with green and brown inks.

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Add large rings and tie mesh ribbon to each ring.  I can't wait to fill this album with all the things we can finally do this summer.
 
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Thanks for stopping by.
 
Steph
 
Other Supplies:  Brusho Color Crystals, Oxide Inks, Ribbon
 

Beach Themed Acrylic Phone Stand

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! It's Maya here on the blog today to share a beach-themed phone stand using the Scallop Acrylic Phone Stand. Let's check it out!

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This is the Scallop Acrylic Phone Stand pack (4 x 8 inches). It comes with two pieces of acrylic that interlock with each other. 

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First, I started by tracing the bigger piece to a patterned paper and then cut it out using a scissor and a craft knife.

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▼ Before gluing the cut-out paper to the acrylic piece, remember to remove the film from both sides.

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▼ Then, I applied Zip Dry scrapbook glue on the edge to adhere the paper to the back of the acrylic piece. The glue dries fast and clear, perfect for acrylic projects.

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Next, I decided to add another layer to the bottom of the front acrylic piece. Again, I traced the acrylic piece to a patterned paper, then I used a border punch to create a waving pattern on the edge.

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▼ I also fussy cut some ephemera and adhered them to the front of the acrylic piece using double-sided adhesive foam. Using double-sided adhesive foam for adhering really gives it some dimension!

Last, I used a strand of twine for the edge of this acrylic piece to give it a even beachier feel.

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Thank you all for stopping by! You can check out all of the phone/tablet stands by clicking HERE. Hope you are inspired to create your own phone stand. Have a blessed day and happy crafting!

Additional products used:
- Patterned Paper, Ephemera: P13 Paper Products
- Adhesive: Zip Dry Scrapbook Glue, Scrapbook.com Double Sided Adhesive Foam
- Tool: We R Memory Keepers Craft Knife


Mouse Medium DIY Pallet Shape

Hello friends! It's Jennifer here on the blog today to share a fun home project I created using the Mouse Medium DIY Pallet Shape along with a couple Clear Scraps products! And I'm going to show you the techniques I used so you can hopefully feel inspired to do some Clear Scraps crafting of your own!

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I began by painting the front of my pallet with acrylic paint in black. I also used the same paint to color the Mouse 2 Chipboard Embellishment Shapes.  I then set aside both to dry. 

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I measured out a strip of patterned paper to adhere to the middle slat of my pallet. For this particular section, I cut 2 3/4 x 10 inches then used an x-acto knife to trim the edges.  After, I lightly sanded to smooth any paper overhangs. 

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Next, using my 4x6 Stars Stencil I used a spatula to apply metallic embellishment mousse to the bottom and top slats of the pallet.  The color is almost a gun metal grey and looks nice in contrast against the black. 

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After ensuring my paint was dry on the chipboard embellishments, I applied embossing ink to each followed by black glitter embossing powder.  Each were set with a heat gun and adhered using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive. 

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Here is a close up of the second Mouse 2 Chipboard Embellishment Shape! You can also see the stencil/mousse end result as well! 

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Last, I punched holes at the top sides of the pallet to string some fun chevron red/white ribbon to be able to hang my creation!  

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Thanks for stopping by and reading today!  Visit the Clear Scraps shop to see what's new by clicking HERE! Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, chipboard stickers:  Echo Park Paper; cardstock: Bazzill; metal clip: Tim Holtz; adhesive: Beacon, 3M, Tombow; embossing ink: Ranger; embossing powder: Stampendous, Recollections; circle punch: Fiskars; ribbon: May Art; hole punch: We R Memory Keepers; paint: DecoArt, FolkArt; metallic paste: Nuvo; misc: x-acto knife, sanding tool. 


There's No Place Like Home - 3D Frameable Decor

HiYa!

Tami here on the Clear Scraps blog with you today. And I have a project to share using one of the NeW 3D Frameables

I started with the Base with Deco Frame and added the Home-House Word n Shape.

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I love that you can swap out themes to match your photos! Great home decor or gift item!

I started by covering the frame portion with printed paper. Clear Scraps' Sanding Sticks - which come in Large and Small - are great for removing the excess paper from around the frame quickly and cleanly. And you can order refill Belts for the sticks so that you can always have a fresh sanding surface. Of course you can move the belt around the stick first, until you use up ALL the sanding areas of it! I added some paper flowers with pearl centers to the upper left corner of the frame. 

Next, I painted the small part of the base green, and the larger part white. I painted the house blue and the home word yellow.

I wanted to add a few more details so I used some clip art to print out a small door, window and 2 hearts. I used markers to color them in, then cut the pieces out and adhered them to the house and the "o" in home.

I wanted to put a quote rather than a photo in the frame, so I also printed out "there's no place like..." on white cardstock.

One hint when assembling these frames is to use 3D tape or squares to adhere the front of the frame to the base of the frame - making sure you place it close to the outer edges. That way, you can slip photos in and out easily.

I also like that this project can be completely disassembled to store flat. Or to make shipping easier.

Now is a good time to get some of your holiday gifting done! Also keep the new 3D Frameables in mind for gifts for birthdays, weddings, new homes and almost any other gifting occasion you can think of!

Thank you for visiting the Clear Scrap Blog today; please come back and check out what new project the design team has to share with you!

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Clear Scraps: 3D Frameables, Base with Deco Frame, Home-House Word n Shape and Sanding Stick

Other: Deco Art: Paint, Printed Paper: Echo Park, Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry, Markers, Paper Flowers, Mini Pearls and Clip Art


Baby Cards with Bunnies Chipboard Embellishments

Hi everyone, I've got a set of baby cards to share using the Bunnies Chipboard Embellishments.

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I love creating baby cards, don't you?  There are so many different elements you can use and so many different styles of baby cards you can create.
 
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I used the Bunnies Chipboard Embellishments, inking and embossing them in different colors. 
Putting them aside, I started creating my cards.
 
 
I had this great baby paper that had both a boy and girl design so I could create similar cards and have the focal point as the bunnies.
 
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Creating a card from pink cardstock, I matted the checked panel with the same cardstock and wrapped it with ribbon.  The baby panels were also matted with cardstock and added to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.  The pink bunny was adhered just below the Baby Girl tag.
 
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Creating a 2nd card from blue cardstock, I matted the checked panel with the same cardstock and wrapped it with ribbon.  The baby panels were also matted with cardstock and added to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.  The blue bunny was adhered just below the Baby Boy tag.
 
So just remember that bunnies are not just for Easter!
 
Thanks for stopping by.
 
 
Other Supplies:  Cardstock, Pattern Paper, Ink, Embossing Powder