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Tablet Stand with a Wood Quote by Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a fun project using the acrylic Tablet Stand and one of the newly released Wood Quotes by Clear Scraps.  The Wood Quotes are really a neat product and there are so many ways to use them.   I have combined the Tablet Stand with one of the Wood Quotes to decorate the front.

The wood quote was painted with acrylic paint, sanded down (to remove rough edges) and speckled with white acrylic paint.  Matching pattern paper was double matted and adhered to the front of the tablet stand.  White acrylic paint was speckled on the acrylic also.   The wood quotes look amazing on all types of items.  

Clear Scraps has ten newly released Wood Quote words.  The quotes can be used separately or with the new Medium DIY Pallet shapes by Clear Scraps.   Here is an example of a wood quote on a pallet shape.  So pretty anyway you want to create with them.

Products used:

Clear Scraps: Wood Quote/ "faith over fear"
Clear Scraps: Scallop Tablet Stand/acrylic
Pattern Paper: Authentique
Beacon 527
acrylic paint
sand paper

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Vintage Garden Canvas

Hello! It's Jennifer back on the blog to share another project I  created with one of the fabulous new releases!  The Farmhouse Wood Stencils go perfect with the Medium Pallet shapes but you can use them on other surfaces as well. I  found a burlap canvas at my local big box craft store and thought it would go perfect with the Vintage Garden Farmhouse Wood Stencil! 

I   applied acrylic white paint with a foam paint brush. The burlap soaks up the paint so I  went slow and applied at least three coats.  My end result wasn't even but I  think it gives my project a distressed/vintage look.  Before adding embellishments, I  used chalk ink in brown along the edges of my canvas. 

Here, I  used one of the Monarch Butterfly Chipboard Embellishments that I  painted white. I  then heat embossed with a glitter teal color to give it extra pop.  Then using my Silhouette, I  cut layered flowers with different patterns and fastening brads in the center.  I  also adhered a few paper flowers in with my embellishments for more dimension. 

I   also utilized my butterfly hand punches to add additional accents. I  found using my hot glue gun worked best with affixing my embellishments.  

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! You can see all of the new 6x16 Stencils by going HERE! Have a great day! 

Additional products used:  patterned paper, die cuts: Crate Paper; paper flowers: Mon Ami Gabby; paint: DecoArt; chalk ink: Quick Quotes; embossing ink: Ranger; embossing powder: Recollections;  die cut machine: Silhouette:  cut file: "Flower" by Samantha Walker #55845; misc: brads

Our Home Pallet Hanging by Nancy

 

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy back here with you today!

Today I'm sharing some more fun new products:

the Our Home XL Script Wood Quote, and

the Square Medium DIY Pallet Shape.

Here's what they look like together:

I started by measuring and cutting the paper 1/8" smaller 

all around than the wood. 

I inked all the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink,

before adhering it to the wood. 

I inked the entire Our Home wood piece 

using Peeled Paint Distress Ink,

with an inking tool.

I then cut and adhered a scrap of cardstock

behind the heart "o" in Home.

Finally, I adhered the word piece in place

on the decorated pallet.

I added a hanger on the back for hanging.

Another option would be to punch holes in the pallet,

and hang it with twine or wire. 

Other Materials Used:
Papers: MME - In Bloom, Scrap of Matching Cardstock;
Inks: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint.

Clear Scraps Products Used:

Our Home XL Script Wood Quote

Square Medium DIY Pallet Shape

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back with another project share next week! :o)

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Nancy Nickel - Clear Scraps Designer

Buffalo Plaid Wood Pallet

I have been loving all the Buffalo Plaid patterns on everything everywhere.  But it's not super spring friendly in it's natural state with the red and black.  I have noticed it in a spring friendly form in home decor too - with a gray and white pattern.  I decided to try to replicate it on my own using this new Plaque Medium Diy Pallet! Christine joining you today with a DIY pallet project!

So let's start off being totally clear - recreating Buffalo Plaid on your own with painters tape and paint is no easy task.  Patience and time are definitely a requirement!  That said, in the end I was really happy with how this turned out!

In addition to lots of paint on the background, I also added wood stain to the wood word "Believe" and secured that onto my pallet!

I opted for wood stain here instead of paint so that the natural look would come thru a little more.  The versatility of these products is what makes them so great!  You can use the Plaque Medium DIY Pallet Shape for so many different things - adding quotes or wood, painting it, staining it!  The possibilities are endless!

Thanks so much for joining me today!

-Christine

 

 

Heart Phone Stand by Nancy

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy here with a new project share for Clear Scraps!

Today I'm sharing another of the fabulous wood phone stands!

It's called the Heart Wood Phone Stand, and you can find it HERE.

I used the 6" Plaid Stencil from Clear Scraps to decorate it.

Isn't it a pretty piece?

It's made up of two pieces of wood.

The one just slides into the slots in the other, once it's been decorated.

I used a rose pink Pickling Gel to for my base later.

Then I applied the Prima Sparks - Butterfly Spells through the stencil.

It's got such beautiful shimmer and shine!

It's so pretty on it's own,

and so practical once you put your phone on it!

 

Other Materials Used:
Delta Pickling Gel - Rose Pink;
Prima Art Alchemy Sparks - Butterfly Spells.

Clear Scraps Products Used:

Heart Wood Phone Stand

6" Plaid Stencil

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!
I'll be back with another project share next week! 

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Nancy Nickel - Clear Scraps Designer

Love You More Banner by Steph

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a banner using one of the new wood quotes - Love you More XL Script Wood Quote.

Begin by removing the film from one side of the banner  and then painting it with white acrylic paint. Allow to dry before removing the film from the opposite side, as the film protects the panel from paint leakage.  Cut pattern paper to fit the reverse side and adhere. I wanted a hint of pattern paper to show and the paint provided a nice hazy effect.  Using red ink, ink around the edges of the panel.  Glue pom pom ribbon to the edge.  Once dry, glue metallic trim on top.

Spritz wood quote with Fireworks! Angel Pink Shimmery Craft Spray.   Add additional color with Rocket Red ink pad around the edges.  Assemble a fabric flower with a pretty brad and glue to the "O" in You.

Adhere the quote with foam adhesives for dimension.  Add 2 additional flowers to the banner with brads.  Run ribbon through the holes to use as a hanger.

Thanks for stopping by.

Other Supplies:  Imagine ink and craft spray, ribbon, flowers, metallic trim

 

Steph

 

 

 

Magical Plaque DIY Pallet Shape

Hello and happy Friday! It's Jennifer and I'm on the blog to share a project I  created with a few of the new Clear Scraps releases! I  am loving all of the wood home decor products as well as the new Farmhouse Wood Stencils!  I used the Plaque Medium DIY Pallet Shape as my base with the Magical Farmhouse Wood Stencil for a Disney themed project! 

 

I  began by painting my Pallet with black acrylic paint. I  covered it with two coats just to be sure all spots were painted.  Once dry, I  secured my Farmhouse Wood Stencil to the top of the pallet with painters tape.  Using metallic texture paint, I  lightly dabbed a couple coats onto the wood.  I  made sure I  went slow to prevent bleeding underneath my stencil. 

Here is the end result of the stenciling! It's hard to see in the photo but there is a bit of shimmer to the paste! 

As a fun accent, I  adhered the Mouse Mini Pallet Shape to the top of my Pallet! It was the perfect size to fit a favorite photo of my daughter from a past trip to Orlando! I  used my hot glue gun to secure the Mini Pallet Shape to the larger pallet.  

I  added embellishments to accent as well as utilized my circle punches to adhere different patterns to the front of the pallet. 

Along with the circles, I  added smaller chipboard embellishments such as hearts, stars and printed circles. To finish, I  punched holes in the top of my pallet to string ribbon for hanging.  

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! Visit the Clear Scraps shop to see all that is new this year!  Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, chipboard: Simple Stories; paint: DecoArt; metallic texture paste: Heidi Swapp; circle punches: Fiskars, Paper Shapers, EK Success; adhesive: Beacon; ribbon: May Arts; hole punch: We R Memory Keepers; sewing machine: Janome; misc: hot glue gun, thread. 

 

New Mermaid Fin wood pallet

Hey Clear Scraps friends! Leah here with you today to share my project using the Brand new Fin Wood Pallet.
I gotta admit, the ONLY thing I saw when looking at this is part of a mermaid tail, and that's what I went with when decorating it.

This was sooo much fun to work with. I prepared a video showing my process in making this.

 

One thing I found out about two weeks after I created the sign was that due to the glitter underneath Sophia's name, you should take some time to seal your vinyl using mod podge or more acrylic sealer. I had to go back and apply a new vinyl name to her sign so it will hold up longer now. That's the fun in learning as you go. :)

Leah Crowe

Products Used
Clear Scraps Fin Wood Pallet
Clear Scraps 6" Fishscales
Liquitex Gesso
Glitter
Distress Oxide Inks

Flower DIY Pallet Shape

Hello! Happy Friday! It's also a new month which means we are closer to spring! After the deep freeze the Midwest had this week I  am so ready!  Today, I'm sharing the Flower DIY Pallet Shape that I  created as a fun spring-themed door hanger!

I  began by painting my pallet with chalk paint in patina.  It's a nice bright color for spring!  I  also painted the new Welcome XL Script Wood Word in white acrylic paint. These are perfect for the new pallet shapes or to be the centerpiece of a layout or art project! After allowing my paint to dry, I  sanded the top of the my Wood Word to give it a distressed look. 

For accent, I  used my Silhouette to cut rolled flowers in different sizes to cluster around my Wood Word.  I  also added in paper flowers from my stash, as well.  

For my leaves, I  used a wood grain patterned paper which I  thought was great contrast!  After finishing, I  used my Crop-o-dile to punch holes at the top of my Wood Pallet. I    then threaded white seam binding  through to create a way to hang  my Pallet on the door! 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will check out the new Pallet Shapes by going HERE! Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, chipboard: Crate Paper; paper flowers: Mon Ami Gabi; paint: Plaid, DecoArt; hole punch: We R Memory Keepers; seam binding: Snug Hug; adhesive: Beacon; cut files: Rolled Flower by Paige Evans #237217, Leaves by Carta Bella #213592;  misc: Cameo Silhouette

Vintage Garden Sign

 

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy Nickel back with another new product project.

Today I'm featuring the Plaque Medium DIY Pallet Shape.

I'm also using the Vintage Garden Stencil.

Here's what I created:

This wood plaque measures 6.5" x 16.5",

and has three pieces along the front.

This time I opted to decorate the wood piece with paper.

I began by inking all the wood edges.

I then cut paper to fit the first end piece,

positioning the flowers on the bottom left corner. 

I cut the paper slightly smaller than the wood,

leaving a nice border.

I inked the paper and adhered it in place.

I repeated the process for the small piece on the other end,

positioning the flowers on the top right corner.

I cut the paper for the center piece from a second piece of paper,

leaving out the flowers.

I then positioned the stencil over the papered piece,

and stenciled the design using the same ink. 

Other Materials Used:
Papers: GCD Studios - Donna Salazar Family Jeans Collection;
Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain.

Clear Scraps Products Used:

Plaque Medium DIY Pallet Shape

Vintage Garden Stencil

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back soon with another project share!

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Nancy Nickel - Clear Scraps Designer 

Family Rectangle Medium DIY Pallet Shape

 

Hello! It's Jennifer and I'm back to share another awesome new release!  The Medium DIY Wood Pallet Shapes are so fun to work with and I  was so excited to see new home decor pieces!  For my project, I  used the Rectangle Medium DIY Pallet Shape. I  wanted to give it a stained look so I  took brown acrylic paint and added a bit of water to it. All I  needed was one coat as the birch wood accepts the paint very nicely. 

 

After allowing my paint to dry, I   secured the new Family Farmhouse 6x16 Stencil to my pallet with painters tape.  Washi tape works well, too! There are 20 new designs including this one!  And the possibilities are endless when it comes to DIY home decor projects! 

I  then slowly applied modeling paste with a spatula. I  found it was best to take my time to prevent any bleeding underneath my stencil. And I  am not the mixed media maven I  strive to be LOL 

Here, you can see a close up of some of the stenciling. Again, not perfect but its a process of learning. 

I  had some metal clips in my stash that I attached at the bottom of the pallet with my hot glue gun 

While my hot glue gun was plugged in, I  added flowers to the corners of my pallet to accent. Its a great way to use up some of your stash (I  know for myself I  hoard things LOL)

I  then added some fun family photos from the past Mother's Day! My kids are at that age where they never want to take a serious photo!  I    always tell them no matter what they will still be scrapbooked!  Lastly, I  used my Big Bite to punch holes in the top of the pallet so I  could hang my creation! 

Thank you for reading today! Be sure to check out all of the new release by visiting the Clear Scraps shop! Have a great day!

Additional products used:  paint: CraftSmart; modeling paste, bling: Teresa Collins Designs; metal clips: Ranger; flowers: Pink Paislee, Maya Road; misc: ribbon, hot glue gun. 

Gather double sided circle pallet

Hi friends!! Haven't you just loved all the new releases from Clear Scraps being shown this month? I turned the new 8" medium circle pallet into a double-sided sign that I can decorate with around Thanksgiving, and keep up through Christmas.

Here's the front

and flip

To start, I adhered pattern paper to the wood word, gather.

Set it aside to dry.

Grab your Merry & Christmas chipboard word titles and paint in red using acrylic or chalkboard paint. Set aside to dry.

Paint or stain the front of your circle. I stained mine because I love seeing the wood grain. Once dry, I used distress oxide ink around the edges to make it pop.

Grab a piece of pattern paper you want for the backside, turn it over, and trace the medium circle pallet with a pencil. Cut around the traced circle and set aside.

Flip over to the backside of the pallet, and staple some twine to the spine.

Next, I placed foam tape on the back of the circle. I had to make sure the pattern paper had something to adhere to, so I ended up doubling up the foam tape.

Do this all over the backside of the circle. Peel away the foam tape backing, and apply a strong liquid adhesive. 

Adhere to your pattern paper. Then, adhere your snowflakes. I found mine in the dollar section at Michaels.

Adhere your painted Merry Christmas chipboard word title

Time to finish up the front. I knew cutting out the pattern paper from the wood title, gather, would be a little tricky. I found this next tip essential in not tearing the pattern paper while removing the paper from the inside of the letters. 

On the backside of the paper, use your craft knife to cut along the edge of the wood. In most cases, this only scored the paper, and would not successfully cut the curves and corners of the letters. I then flipped it over

and could see where I needed to finish the cut without tearing the paper. Just use your knife to trace the line as you see below.

Repeat this process, removing all the inside letter pieces before moving onto the outside edge.

Once done, center the word and adhere to the front of the pallet. Then, decorate!

Leah Crowe

Products Used
Clear Scraps: Gather wood word title, Merry & Christmas chipboard word title, 8" medium circle pallet
From my stash: American Craft Thickers (Happy Life), The Paper Studio Pattern Paper, Snowflake (Michaels), Distress Oxide, Recollections flowers, Stazon black, Beacons 3-in-1

Basketball Wood Pallet Shape

The new Circle Medium Wood Pallet Shape is a totally versatile product.  It's a blank canvas waiting to be decorated to your taste!  Christine joining you today with a sports themed idea for using this Pallet Shape - turning it into a basketball!

We're knee deep in basketball season at my house, so that's probably part of why I ended up going down that route.  That said, this could work for any circular shaped sports ball - think soccer, tennis, baseball, etc!  Let's take a look at how I created it!

After lightly sanding the shape, I painted it with some orange acrylic paint.

I then traced the shape completely, including the pallets.  I cut off the two end pallets to make the arch shape on my basketball.  I laid them out so they would be even.  I also went with keeping my pallets horizontal instead of vertical, so as not to interfere with the lines I was adding to the basketball.

I traced the arcs with a permanent black marker just making an initial thin line. 

Then I took some strong adhesive and went all over the basketball applying it and pulling it up.  My goal here was to distress the ball and give it a less clean feel!

Finally I thickened the lines up with my marker and then added letters.  Fairly simple and quick to put together and a nice decoration for my daughter!  I think for each year that she plays, I will add on the year and her number, so she can have it as a memento of her seasons!  

Thanks for joining me today!

-Christine

Scallop Wood Phone Stand

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy Nickel back with another fun project!

This time I am featuring the Scallop Wood Phone Stand.

This is such a handy little stand, with endless creative possibilities! 

It can easily be decorated to match the decor of any room.

It's a great place to put your phone,

with a handy little notch for the cord when re-charging.

This phone stand comes in two pieces of wood that simply slide together.

I did all the decorating before putting it together.

I began by painting both wood pieces,

using the Creative Expressions Gilding Polish.

This was part of the October Q Kit at Clear Scraps.

Then I measured all the sides, and cut the paper to fit,

leaving a gold border showing all around. I rounded some of the corners.

I adhered all the papers in place...front and back.

Finally, I added a gold trim double bow to the top center.

Other Materials Used:
Papers: Craft Smith - Gold Foil Paperpad;
Paint: Creative Expressions - Gold Treasure Gilding Polish;
Gold Trim.

Clear Scraps Products Used:

Scallop Wood Phone Stand

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back soon with another project share!

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Nancy Nickel - Clear Scraps Designer 

Laundry Sign

If you are a DIY type of person then the newest products here at Clear Scraps are going to become a staple in your crafting!  Between BIG Mascils and all kinds of wood pallets, we've got you covered for creating a variety of pieces.  Today I have a new Laundry Sign to share with you!

This looks like I spent hours on it, but guess what??? I didn't!  This whole thing came together in under an hour (not counting dry time)

First up I spray painted the Rectangle Medium DIY pallet shape.
Then I used the Laundry Mascil with Distress Oxide inks to add the word Laundry.  This comes from the new Farmhouse 6 X 16 line!

Finally I added some wood clothespins.  I though I could either use these for socks...or maybe inspirational quotes.  One way or the other, I've got an adorable new farmhouse style addition for my otherwise boring laundry room.  Almost makes me want to go do laundry, almost ;)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Christine