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This Makes my Heart Happy Tag Card

Hello Craft Friends!

It's Dana here! Today I'll be creating an easy and cute card idea for you. I'm using Clear Scraps Swirl Butterflies chipboard embellishment Click here and one of the Scallop Chipboard album pieces Click here   to create my card. The papers I'll be using are from Rosie's Studio "One of a Kind" paper collection. I'll be inking my papers and embellishments using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. 

To begin our project,  I took a 6x6 inch case base. I cut and covered the front of my card, with a striped patterned paper. Then I cut apart one of the Swirls Butterflies chipboard pieces from the frame. I also chose one of the chipboard scalloped tags to use. You can save your other chipboard butterfly and Scalloped album pieces for a future project. 

Take your chipboard butterfly embellishment and trace onto a coordinating paper. Then cut out and glue onto your chipboard butterfly piece. I painted the antennas on my butterfly using acrylic Black paint. Set aside to dry. 

I traced and covered my scalloped album tag piece with another coordinating paper and glue onto the front. I recommend using Beacon glue when working with chipboard. It's creates a strong bbond.i trimmed away any excess paper using my x-acto knife and smooth any rough edges using a Distress tool. 

Next I like to plan out the other embellishments I want to use for decorating the front of my card. I don't glue anything down until I'm happy with their placement. Using foam dots on some of my embellishments, adds dimension. I applied some foam tape to the back of my scalloped tag piece and adhered on the left side of my card. I added a border sticker at the bottom edge. Then trimmed off any excess sticker. I applied acouple enamel dots to my butterfly chipboard piece to resemble eyes. I applied a few enamel dots at on the bottom right corner of my card. Here's a closeup look:

I glued a settlement piece and some puffy heart stickers at the top along with acouple puffy butterfly stickers.  Here's a closeup photo:

The rainbow/sun/cloud ephemera piece I adhered using foam dots. I applied a clear enamel dot over the sun's face to add dimension. Then adhered acouple more enamel dots over the top holes on my tag. Here's a photo:

Here's my finished card:

I hope you are inspired and will grab your craft supplies and start making some Happy Mail cards to send to your friends! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here for all your craft needs. Thank you for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! 

Until next month,  Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used:

Trimmer, Beacon glue, xaco knife, Distress tool, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, foam dots, foam tape, enamel dots, Diamond glue, Clear enamel dot, Rosie's Studio One of a Kind paper collection, ephemera, puffy stickers, black acrylic paint.

Bloom Tag Mixable Album

Hello friends! Its Jennifer here on the blog! Today I'm sharing a spring themed mini album I  created using the Tag Mixable Album! I filled my album with photos of a recent trip to Arizona where my husband and I  did some hiking!  The desert was definitely beginning to bloom and we captured a few pictures!  

There are five cascading pages of alternating acrylic and chipboard with different designs for each.  I left my acrylic bare but you can paint or add alcohol inks to color your pages.  

For my chipboard pages, I used white acrylic paint to cover the bottom third of each page (front and back).   Here, I typed some journaling on a card and added embellishments. 

For my photo size, I used 4x4 - 4x5 inches matted on to white cardstock. 

I covered my pages with patterned paper using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive.  I trimmed away excess paper with scissors and followed up with an x-acto knife and sanding tool. 

On this page, I used one of the Feathers Chipboard Embellishment Shapes to accent. I first painted my chipboard white.  Once dry, I  blended a blue and yellow Distress Oxide Ink onto the feather. 

Here is a close up of the Feather Chipboard Embellishment on my page; I affixed it using my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive. 

Here are some close ups of the rest of my book! 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! You can find all of the Mixable Albums by clicking HERE! Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, stickers, brads, enamel dots, die cut shapes, chipboard, foam shapes: Simple Stories; cardstock: American Crafts; paint: Deco Art; ink: Tsuneiko; bakers twine: Whisker Graphics; sewing machine: Janome; adhesive: Beacon, Tombow, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Distress Oxide Ink: Ranger;  misc: hole punch, thread, typewriter. 

Clear Scraps--Memory-Dex Family & Friends Address Box

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share a fun project using the new Clear Scraps Memory-Dex!

This is the Regular DIY Wood Box in the 4.75 x 12" size.  It was painted with a soft green paint, and then glued together.  The outside of the box was decorated using some simple patterned paper, stickers, alphas, and enamel dots.  I kept it simple since it's going to be used on a regular basis since it's an address file.

I did use a bit of foam tape to give this a little dimension, but didn't do too much embellishment.  Just a little touch.   Then it was time to fill up the box!

Earlier this month, I had shared the "Family, Friends, and Birthdays" cards that I had made to be the main dividers in this Memory-Dex box.  You can find the post about those HERE. Those were created using the Houses Chip Dividers 3pk.  If you'd like to see all the options available for the cards and boxes, they are in the What's New section in the Clear Scraps store right HERE.  To make these alpha dividers in the address box, I used the Regular Tab Chip Dividers 3pk.  These are perfect to be able to thumb through to find address.  It's easy to use scraps of pretty papers and stickers to add a little something to each card. When it's time to fill it up, I'll use simple index cards trimmed down to write the addresses on.

The birthdays section also uses the tabbed cards, but this time it's the Regular Tab Acrylic Cards.  They are created using alcohol ink, paper and alpha stickers.  Super simple, but it will be so easy to organize addresses and birthdays.  Everything will be right at my fingertips!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Regular DIY Wood Box 4.75 x 12, Houses Chip Dividers 3pk, Regular Tab Chip Dividers 3pk, Regular Tab Acrylic Cards 3pk.

Other:  Green acrylic paint, Simple Stories: The Simple Life papers, stickers, alcohol inks, Bella Blvd alpha, twine, foam tape, glue.

Feel the Warmth of Home with this Circle Sign

Living in the Southwest is a blessing many months of the year!  However, there are the few months when the heat gets unbearable.  Hi, I'm Maureen, and I want to share a unique sign I created for my door this month.  It's a fun saying that gives a wink to where I live - Arizona!

It's still my home, of course.  And I love where I live, flaws and all.  Ha ha ha!  Let me walk you through how this is created - it's such a clean and simple project!  My project base is the Large Circle Shiplap shape, base-coated in black acrylic paint.  I love the light feel to these wood shapes, and they hold up well both hanging on a door or in an easel.

Next, I'm using the Home Large Chipboard Embellishment as the main sentiment, and painting this in white acrylic paint.  I've found this easier to do while the letters are assembled.  After painting, I cut the letters apart and assemble them across the top of the sign, but leaving the O out.  I've also added the additional sentiment below it with white vinyl letters.

From here, I'm painting a wood pallet in the shape of Arizona, which is a special order item from Clear Scraps that is sold in stores here in town.  If you don't have access to shapes like this, an electronic machine would have the 50 states available and many machines cut both balsam wood and chipboard as you would need.  You could also cut the shape out in vinyl and apply it!

My state shape is painted using the paint-pull technique, such a fun way to add flair!  Simply drop several colors of paints in drops at one end of your item, then take a scraper tool and "pull" the paint across your item.  Do it again as necessary to add more coverage!

The final addition is to stencil a cactus on to this shape with the 6" Cactus Pots stencil.  I lightly sponged the paint on the shape and corrected any edges with a fine paintbrush.  Glue this shape on to your sign with hot glue.  Make sure you seal it if it will be outside on display.

I cannot wait to display this project in my front room!  The weather is getting warm so it's going to be a sign that Summer is almost here.  If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.  Right?

Thanks so much for joining me - see you next time!

Maureen

Flea Market DIY Wood Box and Memory-Dex Cards

Hello Everyone!

Dana here! I'm excited to be back on the Clear Scraps blog to share a really fun project I hope you'll like. We'll be creating a DIY  Regular Wood Box Click here  and some fun Memory-Dex Cards to match! There are many different shapes and styles of Memory-Dex cards Click here

For my project today, I'll be using Clear Scraps Memory-Dex cards Rounded Tab Chip Click here Vintage Chip Click here Purses Chip Click here Scallop Chip  Click here and Angle Chip Click here 

The paper collection I chose is from Simple Stories Flea Market collection! I just think this collection is so adorable and the vintage pieces are fantastic!

To begin this project, remove all your wood box pieces and glue all your pieces together including both dowels. I recommend using a strong permanent bond glue such as Beacon glue! Let dry throughly preferably overnight. Here's a photo:

After you box has dried, choose some of the patterned papers to decorate the outside of your box. I chose to add patterned paper inside the bottom of my box. But you could paint your box or leave the wood grain plain. It's all up to you! I decorated the sides and front of my box with some of the ephemera pieces. Here's some photos!

Now we can start decorating our Memory-Dex cards. These are great for adding photos and they go together pretty quickly. I like to use a variety of patterned papers, ephemera, and Brads to decorate my cards. 

I painted the bottom sections of some of my Memory-Dex cards using White, Pink and turquoise acrylic paints. I inked all my papers and ephemera pieces with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. After gluing your paper to your Chipboard card, I trimmed away any excess paper using my x-acto knife and smooth any rough edges away with my Distress tool or sanding tool. 

Scalloped Chip Card 1: I painted the bottom with pink acrylic paint on both sides. Let dry. Next I  traced and cut my paper and glued onto the upper half of my Memory-Dex card. Added a sticker sentiment and brad at the top. On the back, I made a pocket and tucked acouple small journal cards and ticket inside my pocket. 

Purses Chip: I painted the handles with turquoise paint and let dry. I traced and covered my purse shape with floral paper. Then using my hole scallop punch I punched out another piece from my scrap paper, cut in half and glued one on each side of my purse and adhered a brad in the middle. 

Angle Chip: I painted the top and bottom with turquoise paint on both sides. Let dry. Then glued some patterned papers to the base. I adhered some stickers, ephemera with foam dots to add dimension. And a photo!! Here's some closeups!

Card 4: Rounded Tab:  I painted the bottom section using white acrylic paint. Let dry. I covered the base with the typewriter Journaling card and stapled a ticket at the top. The tab I covered with some leftover scrap paper. The backside I covered with paper and glued a small journal card on top. Then added the matching scale chipboard sticker piece on top. Covered the tab with the same scrap paper and glued a ticket at the top.

Card 5: Vintage Chip: painted the bottom section using white acrylic paint. Let dry. I covered the top portion of my Memory-Dex card with a radio journal card and applied acouple pieces of striped washi tape from this collection. I added some enamel dots to resemble radio knows. On the backside I made another pocket card and tucked inside a ticket, LP record and tiny radio Journaling card. Using foam dots I adhered the ephemera sentiment. 

Card 6: Angle Chip: I painted the bottom edge using white acrylic paint. Let dry. I covered the top with paper and added a strip of washi tape at the bottom. I glued the Flea Market sign onto my card, the lamp I adhered on the side using foam dots. I adhered acouple of matching Brads and heart stickers along the top edge. The backside I glued a Happy Days journal card onto the front. Added a few stickers. Here's some photos of my finished cards!

There you have it! Our DIY Wood box and cards are finished. Heres a look at my box:

I hope you'll give it a try and create a wood box and cards of your own. I'll be back next month, to share more Memory-Dex cards for our box. So be sure to check back and follow along with me. Thanks for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! I'd love to see how your wood boxes and Memory-Dex cards turn out. So please share on our Facebook Creative page! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here to see all the newest products available for purchase!

Until next time,  Have a Crafty week!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Acrylic paint in White, Pink and Turquoise, scoring tool. Trimmer, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress tool, Foam dots, Simple Stories Flea Market collection, Beacon glue, enamel dots, washi tape.

 

Tres Jolie Cross Promo-Flower Mini Shaker Layout

Hello everyone! I  hope you are enjoying our team's inspiration using the Tres Jolie Kit Club's April Kit of the month! We are so excited to be partnering with them this week!  For today's project, I created a layout using their beautiful kit with some Clear Scraps goodies!

I began with a white cardstock background and blended in some pink Distress Oxide Ink for contrast.  Then using my Silhouette, I cut a floral frame  to add in some of the papers from the kit.  Once I was finished, I assembled the Flower Mini Shaker Shape.  I covered the chipboard base with patterned paper and painted the frames with green chalk paint.  I used coordinating sequins to match the papers and flowers from the kit. 

I used the same green chalk paint the color one of the Fancy Butterflies Chipboard Embellishment Shapes and affixed with my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive.  From the kit, I added in floral cluster as well as epoxy shapes for accent. 

For my title, I used white cardstock on my Silhouette and adhered with liquid adhesive. 

Thank you for stopping by!  You can find all of our Mini Shaker Shapes by clicking HERE. Hope you've enjoyed this past week! Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned papers, flowers, epoxy circles: Tres Jolie Kit Club; cardstock: American Crafts, Creative Memories; paint: Folk Art; adhesive: Beacon, Tombow, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; cut files: Silhouette; sewing machine: Janome: sequins: Crate Paper; Distress Oxide Ink: Ranger; misc: thread. 

Tres Jolie Cross Promo-Grateful Heart Vintage Floral Mixable Album

Hello Craft Friends!

Dana here! Hope you are having a crafty month so far. We are doing a Collaboration all this week,  with Clear Scraps and Tres Jolie Kit Club! All the Designers will be sharing their crafty projects each day, so check back often. 

My project for today I'll be creating a Clear Scraps Mixable Lovely Album Click here 

This album features both acrylic and chipboard pages. Don't worry if you never tried using the Clear Scraps acrylic. It's really easy to use and I'll walk you through it. 

The paper collection I chose is 49 & Market Vintage Artistry Tranquility collection! This kit has beautiful floral papers, Laser elements and lots of fussycut images to decorate your album. I'll be inking all my papers, laser cut elements and fussycut images using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. 

To begin our project, I chose several coordinating papers to cover all my album pages. Punch all holes before gluing them onto your album pages. Remember when using the acrylic pages, you must peel off the protective film from both sides before adhering your paper! I like to peel off one page at a time, so I don't scratch the acrylic. Also I use a clear tape runner or Clear glue when adhering my papers to the acrylic. Make sure you pick papers that match up since the acrylic is Clear and the papers will show on both sides. 

Front cover (acrylic page) I cut my paper to measure 3 & 7/8 x 7 inches.

Chipboard pages measure 4 & 3/4 x 7 inches.

I recommend using Beacon glue on your chipboard pages. This glue has a permanent bond and works well with chipboard. 

Taking my xaco knife, I trimmed away any excess paper from the Deco edge. Then using a sanding tool I smoothed any rough edges, then inked before adhering. 

Now we are ready to start decorate our album pages. 

Front Cover: I fussy cut out acouple Butterflies and punched out a Daisy flower laser element, blue heart. I chose one of the chipboard sentiments and acouple small hearts. I like to play around with my placement before gluing anything down. I added foam dots to the back of my small blue heart and Daisy flower before adhering on my cover. Along the Deco edge,  I applied some Dazzle stickers! Here's a closeup!

Back of front cover (page 1) I created a pocket measuring 3 & 3/8 x 2 &1/4 inches. I added a  punched border piece to the top edge of my pocket before gluing in place. Inside my pocket I tucked in a laser floral piece. Ticket and a tag! At the top of my page I adhered one of the postage stamp washi tape. 

Page 2 I made a flip page measuring 5 x 3 & 1/4 inches, score 1/2 inch on the right side and adhere on the right side of my page. Using foam dots I adhered a fussycut sentiment. On the back of my flip page I applied some of the washi tape postage stamp images. Then I added a photo! Here's some closeups!

Page 3: using one of my leftover scrap papers  I torn the top edge and created a diagonal pocket and glued onto the right side of my page. Then I tucked another fussycut heart, date card and tag inside my pocket! The All my Heart ticket I stapled in the corner and adhered at the top left side of my page.

Page 4: I cut and trimmed a border strip piece and glued at the bottom of my page. With foam dots I adhered some paperdolls. Then glued a chipboard sentiment at the top. I adhered a few Dazzle stickers on the acrylic Deco edge! Here's some photos!

These are the pieces i tucked into my pocket:

Page 5: Love Postage stamp washi tape at the top right corner.  I added a photo, Memories chipboard sentiment on the upper left side, key laser element and fussycut butterfly at the bottom. I like to add alittle Stickles Stardust glitter to my butterfly wings! 

Page 6: I created a flip page measuring 5 x 4 3/4 inches, score 1/2 inch at the top and adhere toward the top of your page. On the front of my flip page I glued a chipboard sentiment at the top and using foam dots I adhered a floral laser element. Underneath my flip page, I added a photo and laser leaves element piece. Here's a photo:

Page 7: I cut another border strip and glued at the top of my page, added a photo and sticker sentiment at the bottom. 

page 8: I glued my other matching border strip piece along the top of my page. Then added a photo and chipboard sentiment piece at the bottom. Here's a closeup photo:

To finish my album, I tied some pink and light blue tulle through the holes and tied them into a bow! Here's how my album looks:

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Thanks for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! Be sure to visit the Tres Jolie blog Click here  to see all the project ideas to inspire you! Don't forget to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here for all your crafty needs. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used:

Beacon glue, scoring board, Distress tool, foam dots, Pink and light blue tulle, trimmer, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Dazzle stickers, 49 &Market Vintage Artistry Tranquility collection, including Postage Stamps washi tape, tags, chipboard sentiments. Stickles glitter Stardust and Diamond 

 

Tres Jolie Cross Promo-3D Frameables Home Wood Frame

Hello! It's Jennifer here for our week of partnering with Tres Jolie Kit Club!  I used the 3D Frameables Home-House Word N Shape paired with the Deco Frame with Base.

I began by working on my base;  I painted the larger oval with a nice green chalk paint.  For the smaller oval, I used my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive to cover it with floral paper.  I  followed by using my x-acto knife and sanding tool to smooth the edges. 

For my Word N Shape pieces, I  completed the same steps by covering the House with patterned paper and painting the Home word.  

Next, I worked on my Deco Frame.  I chose a mint green pattern for my outside wood frame adhering it with my Beacon Adhesive.  I  lightly painted the outside edges of the base of my frame with the same green chalk paint. 

I cut down a photo to 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches and adhered to the back of my frame. Using my Beacon Adhesive, I affixed the two parts of the frame together.  I then used some clips to hold them while my glue dried. 

I was then ready to assemble my base (it's best to ensure your slots line up before gluing)!   I again used my Beacon Adhesive to affix the two pieces together.  

Once I assembled my 3D Frameables, I  glued some the floral clusters around my frame and to the right of my House for accent.  I also used the round epoxy  sentiments included in the kit as a nice pop of color.  

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! Check back tomorrow for more inspiration from our design team! You can find the Clear Scraps 3D Frameables by clicking HERE! Have a great day! 

Tres Jolie Cross Promo-Floral Scallop Album

April showers do bring May flowers, but here in the Southwest it was the March rains that brought about some beautiful wildflowers this month!  Hello everyone, and welcome to the Clear Scraps blog.  I'm Maureen, and I have a beautiful project idea for you using the Clear Scraps Wide Scallop Album and a gorgeous line of paper products by Tres Jolie.  This color scheme from their papers pays tribute to the gorgeous wildflowers in bloom here where I live!

I'm starting with the scallop album pages, tracing each one on an alternating page of delicate colors and bold florals.  My goal was to keep the viewer guessing as they went through the album, but seeing a sneak peek with each page that peeked out at the end of the album page.  With one of the pages I even played a bit with a fussy cut border edge.

My first page is the cover, and I wanted a 3-D look to this, so I incorporated some fussy cut wreaths from the Tres Jolie collection, along with the Hearts Chipboard Embellishments piece that I've used as a frame.  Before cutting out the flower, I wrapped the heart with some colorful twine, giving the frame element some softness.

In my next couple pages, I wanted to give some space for both photos and journaling.  Here are some ideas for photos and a little bit of writing.

This page highlights some of the Tres Jolie sticker gems and flowers, like these from the 40 and Market pack - it's called Wishing Bubbles and Baubles.

I really love the hand cutting of some of the flowers on this page!  It adds interest to the overall album and highlights the beautiful prints.

This album would be perfect as a gift for Mother's Day!  I can imagine putting photos of kids over the years, or even giving it empty to a new mom, like mine is!  What types of albums would you create for yourself?

Thanks so much for joining me today!  Until next time,

Maureen

Tres Jolie Cross Promo--Happy Spring Home Decor

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today and SO excited to share a springtime home decor project during Clear Scrap's week long collaboration with Tres Jolie Kit Club! 

I started with some plain wood shapes (rectangle and deco) I had on hand.  I painted the rectangle and traced and cut out the deco on pretty paper from the Tres Jolie Kit.  Once I had the base set, it was time to create the layers on top!  First up was to use the Clear Scraps Mason Jar Shiplap Shape Small and the 5x9 Leaves Stencil.

I used white acrylic paint first to create a light wash on the Clear Scraps Mason Jar Shiplap piece.  The top was painted with gray paint, and then brushed lightly with black, and I went back in with gray to create a distressed look.  Then a light green paint was used to make a little trail of leaves, using one of the leaf openings on the stencil.  I pounced with a foam applicator to get a soft mottled look.  This Clear Scraps piece set up the perfect background for the beautiful flowers.

I fussy cut some of the leaves and added them along with flowers and enamel dots/sentiments along the path of the stenciled leaves.  You can see them just peeking out along the other pieces.  I also wanted to add a larger sentiment to the home decor piece, so I created a little rectangle of some of the Tres Jolie Kit pretty paper. 

This was matted it on a piece of white cardstock and the "Happy Spring" sentiment was added.  Then more fussy cut flowers and other flowers and enamel dots were added to the corner to finish it off.  It's such a pretty spring home decor piece--makes me think of fresh cut flowers in a mason jar on the table.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and visit all week to see the inspiration from Clear Scraps and Tres Jolie Kit Club!!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Mason Jar Shiplap Shape Small, 5x9 Leaves Stencil

Other:  Tres Jolie Kit, ribbon, alpha (thickers), acrylic paint--white, gray, black, green, foam tape, glue.

The Fabric of Life Vintage Layout

Hi Craft Friends!!

It's Dana here! I hope you are having a great month so far. I'll be creating a layout project for all you scrapbookers out there. I love anything vintage and the clothing back then was so elegant. Many women did their their own sewing. I have memories of my mother cutting out patterns and using her old Singer Sewing Machine! 

For this layout I'll be using Clear Scraps Dress Form Chipboard Embellishment Click here

The Dress Form Chipboard Embellishment comes with two different dress forms, but I only have one since i used the other one for another project. 

and Mini Shaker Scallop Rectangle Click here 

The papers I chose were in my stash that I purchased years back. But you can use any vintage sewing papers. My papers are from Kaisercraft "Needle and Thread " collection! 

To begin I chose one of the 12x12 patterned papers for the base of my layout. Set it aside for now.

Remove your shaker pieces from your package. Taking the bottom shaker piece, I cut out a Journaling card and adhered to my shaker base using Beacon glue. Trim any excess paper away using an x-acto knife. Smooth any rough edges using your Distress tool. As you can see on my example below, my journal card didn't cover the whole shaker piece. But that's okay, because the top piece will be covering up any exposed Chipboard areas. 

Take your top shaker piece and cover it with another patterned paper. You may also use glitter, ink or paint your top shaker piece if you prefer. I trimmed and distressed any rough edges as we did in the previous step. Then take you two bottom chipboard shaker pieces and adhere both layers onto your bottom shaker piece. I recommend using a strong bonding glue like Beacon glue.  Now fill your shaker with any shaker filler you prefer. I fussycut out some paper button images and added inside my shaker along with Clear Scraps Fall sequins. You can Click here see all the shaker fillers available from Clear Scraps! 

Peel off the protective film from both sides of your acrylic shaker layer before adhering in place. Add the top piece and then set aside undisturbed. Do not shake until throughly dry! Now you decorate the top of your shaker. I added some buttons and a scissors charm to match the theme of my layout. I tied some jute cord through the hole on my charm.

Here's a closeup look!

Now we can decorate our Dress Form Chipboard Embellishment. I applied some Gold acrylic paint onto the top knob and bottom stand on my dress form piece. I also added some Art Alchemy Impasto paint "Boudoir Pink " to the bottom section on my dress form. Let dry. 

From a scrap paper I cut a small piece and glued onto the top part on my dress foam. Then cut away any excess paper. Distress edges till smooth and added some Distress Ink Rusty Hinge along the edges. I applied some Liquid pearls "Ballerina " to resemble a pearl necklace. Here's a closeup photo!

Now it's time to decorate our layout and arrange our embellishments. I like to use a variety of different embellishments like ephemera, and fussy cut images. I also cut out an old advertisement from a vintage magazine. I don't glue anything down until I'm happy with their placement. You could add a photo or two if you like. I adhered foam dots to the back of my Dress Form before adhering onto my layout. I did the same with the Fabric of Life image and spool of thread. At the top of my layout, I adhered this lace border sticker.

Here's some more closeup photos!

I hope I have inspired you with my project today. Go grab your photos and papers and start scrapbooking! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website for all your crafting needs! Thank you for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog. We love to see what you're crafting so please share on our Facebook Creative page!

Until next time, Have a Crafty Day!

Dana

Other Supplies Used:

Beacon glue, Art Alchemy Impasto paint Boudoir Pink, Gold acrylic paint, xaco knife, Distress tool, sequins, Kaisercraft Needle and Thread paper collection, Foam dots, Jute cord, scissors charm, buttons.

Clear Scraps--Memory-Dex Houses Chip Dividers--

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share one of the new Clear Scraps Memory-Dex Chip Dividers sets!How cute are these adorable Houses Chip Dividers??!!  These are the beginning of an address book Memory-Dex I'll be sharing with you later so make sure to stop back soon!

As with so many of Clear Scraps products--you can get creative with these blank bases!

To create this card and the others, I used a combination of papers, stickers.  This is a section divider that will have cards with address of friends.

I kept the back simple--but rather than just blank--I started by painting with gray acrylic paint....

then used the Clear Scraps 5"x9" Geo Burst Mixer Stencil.

The white acrylic paint really pops on the gray background and adds a layer of texture/interest to the blank card.  All of the card backs were stenciled this way.

 

The next section will be all about those birthdays!  Great to have a place to have them all written down to send all those handmade shaker cards you create, right??!!

Just love you can make these look so cute with just a few scraps of paper and stickers!  Just trace them out, cut out and glue down, then add the stickers, twine, whatever!

The back of this one is super simple--I let that amazing mosaic tile stencil do the talking!

And last, but not least (of course!) is a Family section!

The little addition of family quotes makes a perfect way to finish the card off.

And the back is the same--keeping it flat to make it easy to maneuver, but still adding a little touch of stickers and enamel dots.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Make sure to come back soon to see the complete project!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Memory-Dex Houses Chip Dividers, 5"x9" Geo Burst Mixer Stencil.

Other:  Acrylic paint--gray, white, twine, enamel dots, Simple Stories The Simple Life papers and stickers, foam tape, glue.

Magical Vacation Memory-Dex Box and Character Dividers

Are there scrapbook pages and pictures sitting in a drawer or box somewhere in your home, waiting to be created?  Hi, it's Maureen with you today, and I am forever feeling guilty that I have tons of pictures from vacations (or other moments) gone by, untouched.  This project today is hopefully a solution to a problem like that - allowing you a quick solution to getting those items out in the open.

Allow yourself the permission to create an easier solution to scrapbooking - by creating with Memory-Dex boxes and dividers.  Sometimes it feels like we have to have the large page to document on, but this idea gives your best pictures a chance to shine.  And, you still can create those pages later if you want!

I'm starting with a few dividers to document some of my favorite Disney trips over the years.  I have hundreds of pictures, since we've gone many times over the years.  This box will give those photos a chance to shine and I'll pick my favorite ones to put out on display.  The box I chose is the 12" High DIY Wood Box, since I anticipate I'll have several photos to fill it with down the road.  I assemble it according to instructions, using a hot glue in all the joints.

Then, I paint the inside of the box black, including the rods.  On the outside, I line the edges in a red shimmery card stock, tracing them with a pencil before cutting.  These panels are applied with tacky glue.  I've added black circles to the end of the box for ears, and the hands are cut with my Cricut library files.

For my dividers, I picked a couple different shapes.  The first is this Minnie Mouse purse, done with one of the Purse Acrylic Dividers.  It's so cute!  I really love the black shimmery card stock.  It's embossed with a quilted embossing folder.

My next divider is a Goofy theme, done with one of the Rounded Tab Chipboard Dividers.  This one is traced and covered in an argyle print paper and I add a Goofy hat to the top.  I'm using stickers from a paper set in my stash.

The third divider is Donald and it is so cute!  This one is the Vintage Chipboard Divider, covered in white paper.  Then I took a blue paper and covered the bottom half, applied buttons and a hat.  I love this one!!

You really don't have to spend a lot of time or effort on a photo album like this, and it is adorable to set out for a display.  I hope you give this project a try and check out all the Memory-Dex products that Clear Scraps has to offer!  See an additional supply list below.  Thanks for stopping by!

Maureen

Supplies:  black paint, hot glue gun, assorted card stock, character die cuts by Queen and Company, patterned paper and sentiments by Photo Play, buttons, Spellbinders quilted embossing folder, Cricut and Disney files

Spring Embossed Memory-Dex Dividers

Hello crafty friends! Jennifer here on the blog to share some fun, bright spring Memory-Dex Divider Cards with you!  It's finally spring here in Central Illinois and that definitely put me in the mood to do something spring themed. Plus, tomorrow is Easter!  

Using the Angle Chipboard Memory-Dex Dividers, I  painted each of them with white acrylic paint.  And I wanted to do a different technique on each of them using embossing ink + powder!  For Card #1, I  used a floral cluster stamp and embossing ink and stamped directly onto my chipboard. 

 

Next, I  sprinkled pink glitter embossing powder onto my chipboard and then set with my heat tool.  I love how it turned out!  

I then added patterned paper coordinating stickers, as well as two cute buttons to sit in the middle of my "flowers".  

For Card #2, I left a portion of the chipboard blank since I  knew I  would be covering it later with patterned paper.  Using the same technique, but a larger floral stamp I  repeated my stamping onto the painted portions of the card. 

Taking my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive, I added a strip of patterned paper to the center of my Memory-Dex Divider. 

I then popped up a die cut sentiment with foam tape and added a sticker as well as a mini wood clothes pin. 

 

For my last card, Card #3, I  got out my 5x9 Plaids Mixer Stencil and secured it to the painted portion of my chipboard. Using a dauber, I applied the embossing ink to the card.  I then sprinkled on my embossing powder and set with my heat tool.  

Using the stencil gave me a fun plaid background on the bottom of my Memory-Dex card!  I added patterned paper to the top portion as well as stickers and a sentiment (which I popped up with foam tape). 

Thank you for stopping by the blog! You can find all of the Memory-Dex DIY Boxes + Dividers by clicking HERE!  Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, stickers, die cuts: Simple Stories; embossing ink, embossing powder: Ranger; paint: DecoArt; adhesive: Beacon, Scrapbook.com; bakers twine: Whisker Graphics; mini wood clothes pins: The Paper Studio; stamps: Stampendous, Hip Hip Hooray

Spring Has Sprung Home Decor

Hi Craft Friends!

Happy April! Spring is finally here! Where I live winter still wants to stick around. However, we can create spring projects to bring a touch of spring inside our homes. 

Today we'll be creating a spring wall decor piece. I'm using Clear Scraps Wood Slimline Deco 5x11 album Click here and Bunny mini pallet shape Click here 

We will use 2 total of the wood Slimline album pages (one with a Deco edge and the other long piece) you can save the other album pieces for a future project. The papers I chose to decorate my wood base are from Mintay "Beauty in Bloom" but you can use whatever spring themed papers you have on hand. 

To begin take your 2 Wood Deco album pieces and line up your holes with the Deco tab at the top right side, then taking some adhesive tape and Beacon glue, I attached both pieces together. I recommend using a strong permanent glue like Beacon, so your pieces won't come apart. Set aside to dry. 

Here's how it looks once glued together:

Now take out your mini Bunny pallet shape from your package. With a paintbrush I mixed some Folkart Conch Shell acrylic paint and Cottage White together and applied over my bunny mini pallet shape. Let dry. 

Next taking a die from my stash, (Echo Park's Happy Easter) I diecut out a few tiny bows from scrap paper. I wasn't sure which bow I wanted to use so that's why I diecut more than one. I glued a small pompom on my bunny tail. Set this aside for now. I decided to use a multicolored bow and glued onto my bunny's neck. Then added a blue enamel dot in the center of my bow. 

Now take another patterned paper and trace around your wood Slimline Deco piece. Cut it out and line up on your scoreboard and score at 5 & 1/4 inches using your bone folder. Fold and crease. 

Using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, i inked around the edges of my paper. Then using adhesive tape and Beacon glue, adhere your paper to your wood base. 

Now we can do some fussycutting and chose what pieces we want to use to decorate our home decor piece. I like to use a variety of embellishments including some sentiments. I inked all my pieces with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. I like to play around with all my embellishments before adhering them down. 

I fussy cut out this floral wreath and using foam dots I adhered on the left side. Then using hot glue I adhered my mini Bunny pallet shape lining up his feet at the bottom edge of my wood piece and partially over the wreath. Here's a closeup!

I adhered one of the chipboard sticker sentiments over the Deco tab at the top. I fussy cut out some florals, bird and bird nest. I added foam dots to the backside if my floral piece. Taking the nest I cut a small slit at the top and tucked my bird's feet inside then glued in place. Here's a photo!

At the bottom left edge I adhered a fussycut element using foam dots. Here's a closeup!

To finish my project, I added acouple more chipboard sticker sentiments at the upper left corner.  I also like to apply a bit of Stickles Stardust glitter to my birds wings and some florals! And attached a metal hanger onto the back of my wood base. Now it's ready to hang and display! Here's my finished piece!

I hope I've inspired you to start creating your own Springtime Home Decor piece! These make wonderful gifts and something you can use year after year!

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Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used:

Beacon glue, adhesive tape, foam dots, Stickles Stardust glitter, metal hanger, Mintay papers, scoreboard, bone folder, Folkart Conch Shell and Cottage White acrylic paints.