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.