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Clear Scraps--Family Chipboard Word Album--Family is Home

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share a little sneak peek of a mini album returning by request!

These amazing Chipboard Word Albums are so fun to create!  You can layer up with pretty papers and stickers and have a great little table brag book, or special gift in a flash! 

I added rings with ribbons, you could just use ribbons, or twine, or wire if you wanted.  I also like to layer the bright fun patterns on the front of the album, and then have solids behind.  You can lay your papers out next to each other to see how you like the different patterns together.  Then once you've figured that out, you start tracing and cutting out the work layers.  Super simple!  I also went around the letters and pages and brushed them with distress ink.  Then it's time to decorate the inside!

This is album is all set for everyday family moment pictures or a special holiday too. 

And don't forget to do the back of the pages!!  Lots of room for pics and embellishments without interfering with the clean look of the word (family) from the front!

Love the sweet and simple pages.  Perfect for showcasing a few of your favorites!!

Don't be afraid to add a little something!  The flower on the "Y" looks great on the front and isn't distracting from the back!

Love the solid pages in these albums too!  Great for full size photos!  So many mini albums don't have that ability.

Another nice large page for photos.  A few simple stickers, tags and enamel dots and it's done.  I left the back of this album blank since it would be a coffee table type of mini album. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Stop back soon for more inspiration, and remember to check the "What's New" section in the Clear Scraps Store to be the first to get these!

Clear Scraps:  Family Chipboard Word Album (coming soon!)

Other:  Simple Stories Hearth & Home collection, foam tape, cardstock--terracotta, cream, gold, enamel dots.

Our Home 8x8 chipboard album

Happy fall!! It’s my favorite time of the year and with many family gatherings right around the corner, I decided to make this album using Clear scraps 6x6 chipboard tab album

This album is perfect for creating pockets, fold outs and layering. There are endless possibilities with this album. You can bind it with book binder rings or with ribbon like I did. Thank you for stopping by and looking. Jennifer

 

Other products used 

Simple Stories paper, Tim Holtz ink, Prima flowers and misc charms and ribbon. 

 

Wood Pumpkin Accordian Shaker Album

Hi Craft Friends!

It's Dana and I'm back on the Clear Scraps blog to share my last project for the month of September! The fall season has arrived! Today's project features Clear Scraps Wood Pumpkin Accordion Album Click here

The papers I'll be using to decorate my album are from Prima Marketing Pink Autumn Collection. 

To begin I covered the front pumpkin wood piece with Finnibair Sparks Butterfly Spells paint. Let dry. The top stem I covered with a piece of scrap paper. Taking my xaco knife I trimmed away any excess paper and then using my Clear Scraps Sanding tool Click here I smoothed any rough edges. 

Next taking the 4th solid wood piece, I covered with another patterned paper and trimmed and distressed as we did previously for the stem. 

Now take your 3rd piece (cutout) and glue on top of your previous piece. I recommend using Beacon glue when gluing wood and chipboard pieces since you want a strong permanent glue that won't come apart! Next taking the shaker filler of your choice and fill all 3 sections. You can see all the Clear Scraps Shaker Filler available Click here

Next take your acrylic piece and peel off the protective film from both sides and glue on top. Set aside to dry throughly before shaking! Here's a photo:

Set this aside for now. Now cover all your remaining wood pumpkin pieces with coordinating papers. Glue, trim and Distress along the edges as we previously did. Be sure to punch all your holes before gluing your paper down. I chose to apply Distress ink  around the edges of each pumpkin wood shape! Here's a photo:

Now we can start decorating our album pages.

Page 1 (back of front cover) I fussy cut a butterfly out of scrap paper. I adhered a sentiment at the top of my page and added the butterfly. I bent the wings slightly upward to create movement. I glued a chipboard sticker along the bottom. 

Page 2: I took 3 Journaling cards cit down to measure 3 & 1/4 x 4 inches, scored 1/2 inch at the top. Then waterfalled them onto my page. I glued a piece of lace trim along the top edge of my waterfall. You could add a photo underneath your waterfall. Here's a photo:

Page 3: I applied a floral rub-on along the bottom of my page. Using foam dots on the back, I adhered a fussy cut sentiment piece at the top. 

Page 4: I cut a Journaling card to measure 3 & 1/2 x 5 inches. Scored 1/2 inch on the left side and adhered to my page. I applied some rub-ons on top of my card. Here's a closeup photo:

Page 5: I cut out a sentiment from one of the Journaling cards and adhered at the top. I applied foam dots to the back of my pumpkin. Added a chipboard sticker at the bottom. 

Page 6: I left as is I didn't want to cover up the pretty paper or sentiment. You can add a photo here.

Page 7: I glued a ephemera sentiment Sweater Weather at the top and acouple chipboard stickers along the bottom. Here's some closeup photos:

For the cover of my album, I wrapped some wire and leaves around the stem. Then glued some Prima flowers on the top. I tucked a small polka dot ephemera heart in between my flower petals. I glued a sentiment piece across the center of my cover. 

To finish I took some jute cord and tied my album pages together to form an Accordion style.

I tied my pages together using jute cord and in an Accordion fashion. Here's a photo:

I hope you enjoyed my project idea and will grab one of the Clear Scraps Accordion Albums to create for yourself or as a gift! You can check out the Clear Scraps website Click here

I'll be back next month to share more inspiration and projects! Till then, Have a Crafty Day!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Prima Marketing Pink Autumn paper collection, Prima flowers, Score board, paper trimmer, xaco knife, Sanding tool, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, foam dots, Beacon glue, Crocodile punch, Jute cord, Finnibair Sparks Butterfly Spells paint 

Vintage Note Holder & Junk Journal

Hi crafty friends! Jeanne here with my first project as a guest designer for Clear Scraps. For my project I decided I would create not one but two projects using the wonderful products that I received from Susan, thank you so much Susan! So I will get right to it!

 

 I created a Vintage note/recipe holder home décor piece using the Clear Scraps Cutting Board Shiplap Shape Small along with a matching junk journal album in which I used the Clear Scraps Mixed Layer Tab Album . I hope you will be inspired and follow along how I created these easy and fun projects! Here we go!!

 

   
 I began by painting the entire cutting board, even though I papered it, I still wasn't completely sure what I would be doing with this. On the tabbed album, I opened it up from packaging, set aside the 2 acrylic pages and painted only a one inch strip around the 2 chipboard pieces. For both the cutting board and tabbed chipboard pages I used Folk Art Vintage White Acrylic paint.

 
I began by selecting the paper collection I would be creating with which is " Spring Farmhouse" from Prima Marketing. I "should" have traced the cutting board before I painted it but since I had not done so, I lightly traced it with a pencil onto one of the 8x8 papers that I picked for the back of the cutting board. For the front, I measured, traced and cut sections for the cutting board. I also went over the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink followed by my Distress Tool from Prima Marketing. 

 

I then used We R Memory Keepers Hole Punch on the top front paper and back paper. Before adhering the paper, I took some Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic "Brown Sienna" paint and a thin paint brush I went along the the cut lines for a bold worn look on the lines. Once all this was complete I adhered my papers onto the wooden cutting board using Art Glitter Glue and lastly I added a Finnabair Art Daily Rusty Paper Clip.

 

 

 
 Now onto the Vintage Junk journal I made using the Mixed Layer Tabbed Album, as mentioned before I have already painted a 1 inch more or less of a line around the chipboard pages. I also decided to add a couple of pages in which I made from some thick Kraft card stock from my stash and cut them to size     

                                               

 

 

 

Next I picked out the papers that I would be using for my pages, I cut them all 1/8th of an inch smaller than the Kraft pages and chipboard . Once I’ve cut all of the papers to size, I inked them around again using Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink then adhering to the chipboard pieces using Art Glitter Glue. Once I’ve adhered the papers I went over them using a brayer. I like to do this just to make sure the glue is spread out evenly for a better hold. *I did forget to mention that I made holes using the We R Memory Keepers Hole Punch on the pages. Also using the We R Memory Keepers Corner Rounder on the edges of the pages.

 

 

 

 I originally was going to create a recipe book but then decided to do something different that I had not created in a little while which is a junk journal. I went thru some of the ephemera from the Prima Marketing Spring Farmhouse and I pulled out my box of junk journal goodies and began to add on a variety of items such as tags, pockets made from small glassine bags and other items. I also made a pocket by adhering some lace and also adding lace to the Kraft pages. On the last page I did use a coffee filter I had in my stash and made that into a pocket. In my stash I also had a couple of pieces of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Glassine papers that I had stamped and then used my heat tool to set. 

 

 

 

 

 On the tabbed and paper pages I added some Tim Holtz Stitched Scraps , some Prima Marketing Flowers and Wood Spools from the Spring Farmhouse collection. Lastly I worked on the Acrylic pages from the album. I took off the film off from them, I set the cover page aside as I always create this last. I have some 7 Gypsies Parchment Rub-Ons from my stash, I cut the ones I wanted to use on the acrylic page and rubbed them onto the page. Next I moved onto the cover page, I had a Sticker that looks like a wood panel I believe it is from 7 Gypsies as well. I added that then used my We R Memory Keepers Hole Punch on it. I then added some flowers from the Spring Farmhouse Collection and other Prima Marketing flowers. Also adding pieces of cheese cloth in between the flowers. I adhered these using double sided tape as I didn’t want liquid glue to be too visible on the other side. I did however use some dots on some of the flowers but those are on the wooden panel sticker. 

 

 

 

I had a small metal spoon in my stash that I had already painted and used a crackle medium on. I adhered this using E6000 glue and then lastly I adhered a “Home Sweet Home” ephemera piece from my stash. Finally to bind this book together I picked out a few different colors of embroidery thread and ran it thru each hole not tightening very much. I added a small dangle I had in my stash as well. 

Well crafty friends, I do hope I didn’t bore you with my process on how I created these two pieces. I absolutely love these products from Clear Scraps that one can create not just one way but a variety of ways. I’m so excited to get started on my next project as guest designer for Clear Scraps! I hope you keep your eyes peeled for my next project but in the meantime check out the rest of the Clear Scraps Design Team and their lovely projects! I will be back next month! 

 

Happy Crafting!

 

 Jeanne Rodriguez

 

Product Supplies used: 

Clear Scraps Cutting Board Shiplap Shape Small 
Clear Scraps Mixed Layer Tab Album 

Folk Art Vintage White Acrylic Paint

Art Glitter Glue

Prima Marketing Spring Farmhouse Collection

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Prima Marketing Distress Tool

We R Memory Keepers Hole Punch

We R Memory Keepers Corner Rounder

Finnabair Art Daily Rusty Paper Clip

Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint

"Brown Sienna"

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Glassine Paper

Tim Holtz Stitched Scraps

7 Gypsies Parchment Rub-Ons

E6000 Glue

Junk Journal ephemera and embellishments

Embroidery Thread

Laces from Lavish Laces

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Wood Boat Shaker Album

Hey there, it’s Jennifer Kirks. I fell in love with this Stamperia Blue Dream paper and had to make an album using the Boat wood accordion shaker album. The paper gave me European vibes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Products used - Stamperia Blue dream paper and accents. Misc flowers and greenery, sparkles, fake moss, shells, sand and sea glass,  white paint and crackle paint. 

Keep Growing Mixed Up Album

Hello Craft Friends!

Dana here!  I'm back to share my first project for the month of June! You probably know how much I love creating mini albums and tags. So today's project features Clear Scraps Mixed Up Album Click here  which combines both chipboard and mini tag together! The papers I chose to decorate my album are from Crate Paper new Gingham Garden collection! 

To begin I took some Folkart Vintage White acrylic paint and painted all around the edges and along the sides of my album pages, both front and back. Let dry. Here's a photo of some of my painted album pages. There are 6 pages total. 

I will be inking all my papers using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. I rounded the corners of my papers using my rounded corner punch before gluing onto my page. I recommend using Beacon glue to adhere your papers to your chipboard pages. 

Tag 1, front cover: I diecut a patterned leaves paper using a scalloped die in my stash. I adhered to my page using foam dots. I fussycut out one of the floral images with leaves,  applied a floral sticker over top and adhered to the center using foam dots. This adds dimension. I glued a sentiment at the top and a few sequins! Here's a closeup look!

Tag 1 back of front cover: I diecut an Oval shape using another die and applied to my page using foam dots. I adhered "Our Happy Life" foam sticker over top and a few star stickers. Here's a photo!

Tag 2 backside: I glued a Journaling card to the page, added a photo and a few enamel heart stickers. Here's a closeup photo!

Tag 3: I cut out a pink Journaling card and rounded the top corners before adhering on my page. I cut out a small wood tag "Count My Blessings" and applied using foam dots. Then added a brad onto the top hole on my tag!  Here's a photo!

Tag 3 : I cut out a wood/white floral paper to measure 3 &1/8 inches x 4 7/8 and rounded all corners and glued to my page. Using foam dots, I added sentiment (I cut the one end as a pendant flag) then applied a butterfly sticker and a few enamel dots! Here's a closeup look!

Tag 3 backside: I cut a butterfly paper to measure 3 & 1/8 x 4 & 7/8 inches, scored 1/2 inch on the left side to make a flip page. Underneath I glued a pink polka dot paper (same size) chose a "Butterfly Land" piece from the stationery pack and scored 1/4 inch at the top. Then glued towards the top to create a mini flip page. Underneath you could add a photo if you desire. I added a butterfly sticker on the bottom right corner. Here's a photo!

Tag 4: I cut a blue floral paper to measure 3 & 1/8 x 6 inches, and glued to my page. I applied some butterfly washi tape along the bottom edge. Using foam dots, I adhered a floral pocket. Inside my pocket, I trimmed down a pink Journaling card, applied a floral sticker and Tim Holtz paper doll with foam dots! Heres a closeup!

Tag 4 Backside: I glued a green gingham paper keeping the border strip in place at the top edge. I applied some washi tape floral stickers along the  bottom and washi tape sentiments at the top! Then added a photo in the center at a slight angle and a few enamel hearts! Here's a photo!

Tag 5: I adhered a floral paper with the border strip in tact. I adhered a match book ephemera piece in the center, added a tiny photo inside. On the bbottomof my mstch book I applied acouple enamel hearts on each side of the sentiment. I glued a chipboard sentiment along the bottom edge to finish! Here's acouple closeup photos!

Tag 5 Backside: I applied a floral paper with the border strip in place. Taking one of the Journaling cards, I made a pocket, added a border punch along the top edge of my pocket, using some orange cardstock, from my stash. I tucked a few ephemera pieces, and a tiny tag inside my pocket! Here's a closeup look!

Tag 6: I adhered another patterned paper to my page, with the border strip intact at the top. I added a ephemera note piece to my page using foam dots. I added a photo and butterfly brad over the top hole. Then applied a butterfly sticker on the upper right corner! Here's a photo!

To finish my album, I took some pink ribbon and Thread it through both holes, then tied into a bow!

Here's a look at my finished album project!

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Thank you for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! Please share your crafty makes with us on our Clear Scraps Creative page! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here to check out all the newest products available for purchase! 

Until next time we meet, Happy Scrapbooking! Hope you have a great week! Don't forget to check back often to see what all our other Design Team members have created to inspire you!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Crate Paper Gingham Garden collection, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs,  Tim Holtz idea-ology tint paper dolls, corner rounder punch, Martha Stewart border punch, paper trimmer, scoring board, Beacon glue, foam dots, ribbon.

Guest Designer Suzanne Wallage-Acrylic Scallop Album

 

Hi friends,

For this project I have used the Acrylic Scallop Album.

 

The paper I’ve used is from rosiesstudio.

 

I covered each acrylic page with design paper and added a white paper to add the photos, when I was finished I added some trim to the rings and I just love how this project turned out, the paper is so happy and bright so it can be used for many different occasions.

 

I love this album, it’s so versitile and very sturdy, perfect for a gift

 

Love

Suzanne

 

Guest Designer Juli Ondrush-Envelope Mixables Album

Happy summer everyone! Are you ready? Nature is calling and I must go!! That’s why I grabbed the Mixables Mixed Envelope Album! It’s like I was thinking to send letters from camp! 

 

I turned it into this neat vintage looking Summer Camping Journal! I think it turned out great! 

 

 

I love the Mixables Albums because they have different surfaces to work with! I thought the nature theme was perfect for stamping on the acrylic, like peering thru the trees! Let me show you how I did it! 

 

First, it’s important to remove the plastic film on the acrylic piece.  Both sides have it. It comes that way to protect it until your ready to work with it.

 

Then gather all the things! You have to use a permanent ink such as Staz-On or Archival ink, or else it will wipe right off. Gather all your nature stamps, and then get to stamping!! I love to layer them!  Make sure it dries before you close it. 

 

Isn’t it so fun!? If you make a mistake, no worries-it wipes off with a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.  Definitely give this a try!! 

 

I hope your summer is amazing! Grab all those memories while you can-

 

Xoxo 

 

 

Other supplies used-kb and friends digitals; cardstock by Echo Park; coordinations cardstock; Staz-on ink; distress ink, distress stain, archival ink by Ranger; stickers, Washi, diecuts by Simple Stories; various trims, fabrics and stamps 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Grown Mini album

Hi Craft Friends!

Dana here. I've got a mini album project idea to share. I hope you find it helpful and you'll try making one for yourself. I'm using Clear Scraps Chipboard Baking Album Click here Isn’t this album cute? I love the rolling pin! You can use this album horizontally or vertically, whichever way you prefer.  

To start, we'll be decorating the chipboard rolling pin first. The papers I'm using are from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Berry Fields collection. 

I chose a wood grain paper to use on my rolling pin handles. I recommend using Beacon glue when working with chipboard. It has a strong bond and won't curl up. I traced around both handles and cut out both pieces. Then glued both pieces onto the handles. Taking my x-acto knife, I trimmed away any excess paper. Then using my Distress tool I smoothed any rough edges. Then I inked around the edges using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. I took another coordinating paper and repeated the same steps as we did with our rolling pin handles, however make sure you mark and punch out your 3 holes on your rolling pin before gluing down.  Here how it should look:

Set your rolling pin aside for now, and chose some more coordinating papers to use to cover all your album pages, including the front and back covers. I left my tabs bare but you could cover with paper if you chose to. Be sure to punch your holes on the sides and ink your papers before gluing down. Here's a photo:

For the tabs, I cut some of the matching rub-ons from this paper collection, cut out and adhered onto the tab areas. On acouple tabs, I adhered some scrap papers instead of rub-ons. Here's a photo using the rub-ons. 

Now we can start decorating our front cover. I fussy cut out this cute mason jar, inked along the edges and added some foam tape to the backside and then adhered onto the front cover. I added a chipboard sticker Sweet along the top, acouple heart stickers in scattered areas at the top. Here's a closeup look:

Page 1: I cut a floral paper measuring 5 x 3 &1/4 inches to use as a pocket. Using a border punch and some white cardstock, I punched this border and adhered along the top edge of my pocket,  before gluing it to my page. I cut acouple Journaling cards and 1 tag from the tag sheet. I threaded some yellow jute cord through the hole on my tag. For my Bee card, I glued a Bee ephemera piece at the top along with the Bee-U-tiful sentiment! For the mason jar Journaling card I stamped a sentiment onto the front. Then tucked all 3 pieces into my pocket. Here's a photo of my cards:

I added a few enamel dots onto the right side of my pocket and added a sticker sentiment "Grow" on the left side. 

Page 2: I took a few strands of light green jute cord and glued along the top of my mason jar. Then added a flower brad on top! You could add a photo or recipe card on the center of your mason jar if you like. I added a sticker sentiment to my tab area. Here's a closeup photo!

Page 3: I created a waterfall with 3 small Journaling cards, scored 1/2 inch at the top and adhered on my page. 

Page 4: I cut a photo mat from white cardstock measuring 4x4 inches. I cut a portion from my rub-ons sheet and adhered on the right side of my photo mat before adhering onto my page at an angle. I added a strawberry chipboard sticker at the top. I took one of the ephemera cards and stapled it at the top before adhering on my page! Here's a closeup!

Page 5: I trimmed down a larger Journaling card and scored a 1/2 inch on the left side before adhering in the center of my page. I applied some of the matching washi tape at the top and bottom edges. Then added a heart brad at the top left corner.

Page 6: I left bare because I just love the image on this paper so I didn't to cover it up! But you certainly could add a photo here. Here's a photo!

On the back cover, I just adhered the same red striped paper. I also cut out the letters" Fresh" and adhered onto the front of my rolling pin. To finish my album, I took some red, light green and yellow ribbons and threaded through all 3 of my holes on my album, then tied each ribbon into a bow! Here a photo of my finished album!

I hope you enjoyed my album project and will grab your crafty supplies and start making one album for yourself. These make great gifts!

Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here and see all the newest products and chipboard albums to chose from. Thank you for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! We love to see your crafty creations! So please share on our Facebook Creative page!

Until next month, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used:

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Berry Fields collection including rub-ons, Brads, enamel dots, 12x12 and 6x8 paper pads, score board, paper trimmer, Beacon glue, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress tool, x-acto knife, Ribbons, jute cord, 

 

Travel Scallop Acrylic Album

Hello and happy Monday! It's Jennifer back on the blog to share another fun mini album with you! It is finally May and that means time to travel!  Using the Scallop Acrylic Album, I  documented a recent trip to DC with my husband! I set my pages vertical which is a a nice perk about Clear Scraps albums!  

Here is a close up of my front cover! I decided to leave my acrylic bare but you can color it using paint or alcohol inks!  

For the inside of my front cover, I added a small spot for journaling as well as added some embellishments!  Each page is around 3 1/2 inches and cascades into a larger size as you go. 

I used wallet sized photos for my book as they fit best! Each is matted onto white cardstock before adhering with my Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive. 

For this page, I created a sort of waterfall with two photos using white cardstock. I stapled a tab at the bottom so the picture could be "flipped up".

I added a journaling spot on the underside of my top photo and added some small embellishments. 

Here, I created a pocket with photo tags from a trolley tour I took by myself.   I adhered vertical wallet sized photos onto pre-cut tags before inserting them into the pocket. I  then added some journaling and a date stamp on the outside of the pocket. 

The city was decorated for the Cherry Blossom Festival and I caught a photo of this cute sign!  

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! You can find all of the acrylic albums by clicking HERE! Have a great day! 

Additional products used: patterned paper, stickers, die cut shapes, brad, enamel dots, chipboard stickers: Simple Stories; cardstock: American Crafts; adhesive: Tombow, Beacon, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; bakers twine: Whisker Graphic; journaling pen: American Crafts; ink: Ranger; date stamp: Wild Whisper; tiny stapler: Tim Holtz; sewing machine: Janome; hole punch: We R Memory Keepers; ribbon: Snug Hug; misc: thread, chrome book rings. 

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. 

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-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

Clear Scraps--Mixed Envelope Album--Good Times-Great Wine

Hello all!  Laura here today to share some ideas for the Clear Scraps Mixed Albums!

We recently went to a vineyard for a birthday celebration so I thought a mini album was a perfect way to remember the day!

The base album is the Clear Scraps Mixed Envelope Album which includes both chipboard and acrylic pages.  Don't be afraid of the acrylic!  It's super easy to work with and adds a fun touch to your album!  It also blends well with the shakers!  The Mini Shaker Wine Glass is perfect for this album, of course, but you can find a shaker to match almost any occasion in the Clear Scraps store!  You can check out all the different options HERE.  They are a great touch to personalize any project!

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Flowers and the hues of purple and pink blend just perfectly and the Clear Scraps Birthday Chipboard Word Title is painted with acrylic paint to match.  Love the ability to customize the embellishment to the project!  You can ink, stamp, or whatever!  This is another of the Clear Scraps items with a lot of possibilities!  Check them out HERE.

After these items were added, it was simple to finish off the album with a few stickers and pretty embellishments:

Page 3 has a few chipboard embellishments and twine to add a little layered texture:

Foam tape is also great to use under some of your embellishments for visual interest!

Enamel dots are always a fun touch too!  Everything about these chipboard albums is playing to make it your own!

The acrylic pages I left just a little acrylic peeking out.  You can also use alcohol inks or Staz-On inks.

The embellishment in the bottom right was fussy cut out of paper.  Always fun to create your own embellishments!

A journal box and a few stickers, then binder rings and ribbons, and this one is ready for my pictures!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Mixed Envelope Album, Mini Shaker Wine Glass, Birthday Chipboard Word Title.

Other:  Acrylic paint--purple, periwinkle, twine, enamel dots, foam tape, Simple Stories Simple Vintage Indigo Garden papers, stickers, chipboard, Picket Fence sequins.

Spring Tabby Mixable Album

Hello friends! Jennifer here to share a mini album I created using the Tabby Mixable Album!  Being March, I  am definitely in the mood for warmer weather here in Central Illinois!  The Tabby Mixable Album is perfect for your favorite spring photos measuring 5.75 x 7 inches with 5 cascading pages alternating in acrylic and chipboard.  And I'm going to show you the techniques I used on my project! 

For my front cover, I  colored the acrylic using three coordinating alcohol inks starting with light pink at the top! I  then blended in a nice green followed by turquoise.  It doesn't have to be perfect and its always fun to mix up the colors! 

For my chipboard pages, I  painted the outside edges with black acrylic paint knowing I would be covering them with patterned paper. 

Here is the inside of my front cover where I  created a pocket with my sewing machine and patterned paper.  I then added tags and ephemera to add journaling at a later time. 

I  cut my background pieces to fit the chipboard just before the tabs so that they would show when my book is closed.  I  then added a spot for a 4x4 photo with white cardstock followed by adding ephemera and accents. 

For my next acrylic page, I  only added the turquoise alcohol ink to a small portion of the acrylic as shown. 

I  wanted to add some dimension to my acrylic so I  got out my favorite crackle paste and the 5x9 Circle Dot Patterns Mixer Stencil. I  used a spatula to apply my paste across the top and bottom of my page.  I  then set it aside to allow my paste to dry. 

Using the Fancy Butterflies Chipboard Embellishment Shapes, I  painted each of them black. I  ended up only using one in my book and decided to save the other for a later project.  

And here is the end result!  I  love how this page turned out!  

Here is a close up of the Crackle Paste with the Mixer Stencil! Love!  

 

Here is a photo of the backside of the previous page. I  love that you can get the effects of the alcohol ink and crackle on both sides. 

For the back cover, I added the pink pearlized alcohol ink.  I  then used White Cap Mixative and dropped randomly onto the pink for some contrast. I  then assembled my book with chrome book rings and added some seam binding for accent. 

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

Birthday Cake Mini Shaker Album

Hello friends! It's Jennifer here on the blog to share a fun mini album I created!  I  have a group of friends from high school that have remained close into adulthood.  This year everyone (except me) is turning 50! One weekend a few of us went to Indiana to spend time with our friend, Michelle, to help her celebrate!  I used the Chipboard Banner Album for my book and love how it turned out!  

For the front of my album, I used the Birthday Cake Mini Shaker Shape as the accent of my page.  I painted it a bright pink and added fun sequins to the center!  I  then adorned the top with die cut numbers.  

Also, each page was  painted with white acrylic paint before adding any paper or embellishments.  For the inside of my front cover, I left an area for journaling. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back and add some thoughts or allow my friend to.  

Each page is big enough to fit a 4x4 or 4x6 horizontal photo!  I  tend to mat my photos onto white cardstock because I  like the way it looks. 

Here, I  created an extra page using some patterned paper and my Scor-Pal.  I  created a flap to hide photos and journaling as you can see in the next picture.  

Here are photos of the rest of my album!  

We turned into pumpkins at midnight and were back in the hotel in our pajamas!  LOL  

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! I  hope this inspires you to create a mini album about a fun event you've recently attended!  Have a great day!

Additional products used:  patterned paper, stickers, die cut shapes, foam shapes, brads, enamel dots, chipboard stickers: Simple Stories; cardstock: American Crafts; adhesive: Tombow, Scrapbook.com, Beacon; paint: FolkArt; sequins: Recollections; bakers twine: Whisker Graphics; sewing machine: Janome; misc: chrome book rings, seam binding, thread