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4-H Fair Prize Ribbon Shaker Frame

Summer is 4-H Fair time! My nephew’s oldest son, Cooper shows cattle. Cooper puts a lot of hard work into his showmanship and working with his cows daily. It shows so much he won supreme cattle showmanship!

To show off Cooper’s success I used the Clear Scraps square shaker frame.

 

 

 

The frame set comes with everything you will need to complete and is easy to assemble. Using scraps of paper and acrylic paint to highlight the frame. I painted the frame and base first. Then I glued my photo to the base and let that dry.
Take two of the three frames and glue these to your base, let these dry ( I use Art liquid glue). Add the sprinkles, glitter or sequins to the base and set aside. Take the third frame and the clear acrylic cover. Remove the plastic protective film from the cove and glue to the frame, let dry. Once the cover is dry glue to the base and let everything dry. 
I attached the frame to chipboard pieces to create a large tag and ribbon for Cooper to display his with his awards.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Amberly Hoffman

 

Tropical Paradise Divider Cards

Hello Crafters!

Dana here! I have one more project to close out the summer season. I hate to see summer come to an end. I know we all have photos we want to scrapbook but don't always have the time. For Today's project, I'm creating some Clear Scraps Divider Cards! These are perfect to add all your vacation photos, birthday's and everyday life moments. They are a great way to use up leftover scraps from older paper collections. There are dozens of styles to chose from.  Click here

For my project, I'll be using the Rounded Chip Click here, Angle Chip Click here and Scallop Chip Click here

The papers I'll be using are from an older Prima Marketing Havana collection! They have a Tropical feel. It's fun looking through my crafty stash and finding paper collections I forgot I had lol!

To begin I chose several coordinating papers and cut them to fit the base of my Divider cards. Some of my cards I left the border strips in place to give a nice look at the bottom. Using my xaco knife, i trimmed away any excess paper and cut out both bottom notches. Then using my Distress tool I smoothed any rough edges away. I like to apply Distress Ink on the edges of my papers. Then glue all my base papers onto each card using Beacon glue. Here's a photo:

Now they are ready to decorate! I like using different embellishments such as, flowers, ephemera and fussy cut images. Gather whatever photos you would like to use. 

Card 1 Rounded Chip front: i stapled two tickets together and glued on the bottom left edge. I fussy cut out a camera, and sentiments from the 4x6 Journaling card in this collection. Then adhered to my card using foam dots. I added a Prima crystal also. Here's how my card turned out:

On the backside of Card 1: I fussy cut out a sentiment phase and applied foam dots on the back and adhered in the center of my card. I fussy cut two birds from the Journaling card and glued in place. Here's a photo!

Card 2 Scallop Chip front: I made a pocket from one of my paper Scraps and cut to measure 4 x 17/8 inches and glued to my Divider card base. I fussy cut a sentiment and tucked inside my pocket. I added a photo (see below) and acouple sticker sentiments and a pink bow sticker at the top! 

For my photo, I tore a few edges and crumbled up my photo. I applied some Clear Crackle over top of my photo, then set to dry overnight. This will give a nice worn distressed look. 

Card 2 back: I glued a butterfly at the top, added a mini paper doll and fearless sticker sentiment. 

Card 3 Angle Chip front: using foam dots i adhered a bird ephemera piece over top of the bird image on my card. Then added a few Prima crystals!

Card 3 back: I made a flip page measuring 4x2 inches and scored 1/2 inch on the left before adhering to my card base. I applied acouple enamel dots and a sentiment on the front flip. Underneath I added a photo and a cute ephemera bow at the top! Here's some closeup photo!

Here's another look at my finished cards!

I hope you found my project fun and inspiring! Thanks for visiting the Clear Scraps blog today! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here to see all the newest products available! Be sure to share your crafty makes with us on our Clear Scraps Facebook Creative page!

Until next month, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Prima Marketing Havana collection, Prima crystals and flowers, Beacon glue, foam dots, score board, xaco knife, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress tool, Clear Crackle 

 

 

Doggone Fun Square Frame

“Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who, who? 

 

Well, in fact it was me… I let the dogs out and I had to let them back in too…

 

Clear Scraps designer mascot Dexter is on duty today showcasing the square frame with woof and dog bone add on.

 

First, I stained the square frame and base and then lightly distressed it with acrylic paint. I wanted to highlight the add on dog bone and the word woof, I painted these and added in some sparkle (metallic wax).

 

The frame and base are super easy to put together. I used liquid glue for the base (Art liquid glue). Applied the glue to the top smaller layer on the back, lined up the slots, held together for a few minutes with binder clips.

For the frame I used black puff dots around the edge, leaving the top open to slide a photo in and out. It is easiest to line up the frame at the top edge and attach together with the base. This leaves the bottom edge needed to slide into the base for the frame to stand up.

The add on pieces will just slide in the base and can easily be changed out.

 

Once your Clear Scraps square frame is all set then there are several options to change out with your picture(s). Be sure to check out all the options on the website.

 

Mascot Dexter signing off for now.

 

Happy crafting!

 

Amberly

 

Clear Scraps--Scallop Chip Dividers:

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share a few ideas for the cute Memory-Dex cards!

Who doesn't love everything bright and colorful?!!  These cards a definitely all that!  These are the Clear Scraps Scallop Chip Dividers.  They come in a 3pk and are part of the Memory-Dex collection!   Something about the scallop works so well with these particular pretty fun patterned papers.  You can do a lot of fun things with the Memory-Dex cards, which is one of the great things about a blank chipboard to start your project.  You get to make it all yours!  There are so many different shapes and even acrylic options, so make sure to check out the store to find them all!  You can go HERE to see all the possibilities!

These cards are so fun to make!  You can use up your scraps and spare stickers from creating other projects!  They are a great little "canvas" to unleash your creativity!

This card is all about the paper!  Just trace, fussy cut out, and glue down, easy peasy!  The edges were brushed with a little black ink to finish each card off.  The stickers are layered in using some flat and some with a little pop of foam tape (the can with pencils and gold star on this card) for a little bit of dimension.

This card also had some foam tape layers and a splash of fun words to give it that creative spirit!  These cards will be a part of a Memory-Dex box filled with crafty ideas!  Different techniques, color combos, LO, card or journaling ideas.  A great colorful box to keep at hand in my craft room!

What fun ideas can you come up with to create your own Memory-Dex box?

Thanks for stopping by today!  Stop back soon for more inspiration!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps: Scallop Chip Dividers 3pk

Other:  Black Soot Distress ink, glue, foam tape, Vicki Boutin Color Study papers and stickers

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. 

Calm and Inspire Flipbook

Hello everyone! Today I am using the 4x6 recipe flip book and using it as an inspiration and calming scrapbook.
The kit comes with everything you need to complete the project. All the acrylic pieces will have a protective film that will need to be removed.

You will need a Crop-A-Dile or other heavy duty hole punch to punch through the acrylic. I measured 1/4” from each side and 1/2” from the top. I taped a card to the base, marked it with a sharpie at 1” and 5” and then punched both with the Crop-A-Dile.
I have anxiety and on some of the pages I used a 400 grit sandpaper as a calming strip. I used a raised dot paper on a couple of the 3x4 cards as well. 
This type of project is great for anyone working on hand fine motor skills, calming therapies, etc. It is portable and can be used during travel. The possibilities are endless.

Happy crafting!
Amberly

Clear Scraps--Chipboard and Stencils--Enjoy the Journey

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share some home decor inspiration! 

This is a sweet, simple little project that is quick and easy to make, but is so cool and would also make a great gift!  You can personalize the saying to anything you'd like.  It starts with one of the Clear Scraps Square Shiplap Shapes Small as the base.  It was brushed with a light brown paint, but a stain would work well too.  This was nice, but I wanted to step it up a bit to add some texture, so I chose the 5x9" Geo Burst Stencil.  This is one of the Clear Scraps Mixer Stencils and you can find them all in the store HERE. 

This stencil mimics the curves and notches on the compass really nicely.  I centered the stencil on the Shiplap Shape after the paint was dry, and I used a soft brush with dark brown ink to stencil the pattern on.  You can see how nicely it frames the compass and yet doesn't take away from it as the centerpiece. 

The Clear Scraps Compass Chipboard Embellishments make the perfect addition to this project.  It's painted with gray, black and red acrylic paints and then the edges were brushed with a little black ink.  This creates a little shading/shadow to make it look a little softer/worn around the edges.  It's matted on a set of cardstock squares, with the red being the "grounding color" to match the red dial and carry it all the way through the project.  The twine and the center gem give even more texture and depth.  A couple of small 1/4" strips of red cardstock, and the blue letters with the saying finish this project off.  It's a cute little item I can display as a reminder in my home or give as a gift, to someone who needs a little encouragement.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Square Shiplap Shapes Small, 5x9" Geo Burst Stencil, Compass Chipboard Embellishments.

Other:  Acrylic paint--gray, black, red, brown, jute twine, gem, cardstock--red, blue, white, mini letters, Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Oh Baby- Baby’s 1st yr Memory Dex

Hi all, it’s Jennifer Kirks and I’m sharing my Baby’s 1st year memory dex box. I thought this would be a great and unique way to document a baby’s first year. In this project I used the High DYI wood box . I also used the Rounded chip dividers and Rounded tabs dividers for the inside of the box.

First I painted the dividers a pale yellow. You can use any color, I decided to stay neutral. 

Next I decorated the outside of the box with paper from Simple Stories baby collection. I cut the pieces down to fit and then I used an exacto knife to cut close to the edges of the box. I then inked the edges with brown ink.

I wanted to make this project with lots of options for documenting the first year. I begin by decorating each divider with paper from the Simple Stories collection. I embellished each divider with ephemera, charms, flowers and ribbons. I created pockets by not gluing the top portion of the paper to the divider to hold tags, small pages to add pictures to and journaling cards. 










Thank you for looking at my project. I hope I have inspired you to make your own Baby’s 1st year memory dex box.

Clear Scraps--Chipboard Embellishments--Hello Vacation LO

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share some inspiration for a fun summer LO!

Clear Scraps has so many fun Chipboard Embellishments you can use for just about any project!  The brand new Script Vacation and Suitcase was the jumping off point for this particular LO!  It's the perfect embellishment for this beach LO and of course would work great for any vacation! 

The script is so fun and playful on this one!  As always, you can paint, stamp, ink, emboss, whatever you'd like to do on these raw chipboard pieces.  It's one of the things I love about them.  You can keep them in your scrappy supplies and then coordinate with any project color or theme!

 

I love the fact the suitcase is separate from the word "Vacation" as well, so that way you can use them on different areas of your LO.  You could use them in completely different projects if you'd like too.  You can find these and several other options in the "What's New" section in the Clear Scraps store.  You can find that HERE.

Next up is the border!  This was created by layering more of the gorgeous chipboard embellishments from Clear Scraps along the edge of the LO.

Sand Dollar Chipboard Embellishment set,  Fan-Shells Chipboard Embellishments, and the Coral Chipboard Embellishment.  These were painted colors that matched the patterned paper, and then I brushed the edges with some ink or paint to soften them a bit.  They were all glued along the edge of the LO to create a nice frame along the edge and add a lot of texture, color and interest.  If you have never checked it out, make sure to look at the chipboard embellishment section (HERE) of the Clear Scraps store.  It's loaded with a ton of great options!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps: Script Vacation and Suitcase,  Sand Dollar, Fan-Shells and Coral Chipboard Embellishments.

Other:  Echo Park Summertime collection, acrylic paint-white, coral, gray, aqua, brown, Distress Ink-black soot, foam tape, glue.

Country Cookin Recipe Shaker Album

Hello Craft Friends!

Dana here! August is here! I hate to think of Summer coming to an end. Today I'll be creating a Recipe Album using Clear Scraps Chip Layer Tab Album Click here and I also will be using one of the new shakers Cookie jar! Click here This shaker is such a fun design and who doesn't like cookies?

I chose an older paper collection in my stash from Ruby Rockit "Country Cooking" along with some items from my stash! For my cookbook, I wanted a vintage look to my album, but any papers you have in your stash will do. I like to Ink all my papers using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. 

To begin our project, I chose patterned papers to cover each page of my album including the front and back covers. Measurements are listed below:

Front Cover: measures 5x8 (I used the same checkered paper for both the front and back covers. This isn't including the tabs. I used a variety of different scrap papers to decorate each tab. I'll list the measurements for those as we go along. 

Back Cover: measures 6 & 1/2 x 8 inches.

Repeat and cover all pages in the album. Be sure to punch all three holes on each page of your album before adhering. 

I recommend using Beacon glue for adhering all your base papers as well as assembling your shaker. This glue is strong and permanent. You don't want your album or shaker to come apart!

To decorate my front cover, I cut in half one small paper doily then tucked it behind one of the Journaling cards and glued at the upper right corner. Using foam dots, I adhered a vintage lady on the left side over my doily. Then from the packaging I cut out these canned goods and with foam dots adhered above the vintage lady's hand like she's holding it up. Here's a closeup look: 

Along the bottom edge,  I fussycut some kitchen images and using foam dots I adhered along the bottom. Here's a closeup!

On the tab, I trimmed and glued a smaller Journaling card over the top!

Page 1: I covered the tab using another small Journaling card. I cut out this vintage lady image and created a flip up page. I scored 1/2 inch along the top and glued at the top of my page. I glued a recipe from an old newspaper underneath my flip page. 

Page 2: I didn't want to cover up the cute advertisements, so I left it the way it is. On the tab. I cut a scrap of striped paper and glued into place. Then on top I glued another small journal card of a vintage lady and old wash machine. This looks just like my grandma's old ringer wash machine lol. Here's some photos!

Here's a photo of the recipe underneath my flip page:

Page 3: I created a pocket page using a recipe card cut to measure 4 &3/8 x 4 inches. I tucked into my pocket a recipe, Journaling card and can of tomatoes soup ephemera. I glued a spoon and tomato at the top of my page. The tab I covered with another scrap paper and added a sentiment on top using foam dots. 

Page 4: I had fun creating this page. Using foam tape, I adhered this old Drive in ephemera card. Then I added some matching stickers and salt/pepper chipboard stickers. The tab I covered with a scrap piece of paper and added some more fun stickers and sentiment.  Here's some photos!

 
 


Page 5: I cut and torn along the edge of this vintage little girl card by the oven , inked the edges and glued at the bottom of my page. I cut out this old pizza ad and glued onto my tab and over lapping onto my page slightly. I added some pizza stickers to match my theme. Using foam dots I adhered another ephemera piece Little helper badge. Here's a closeup!

Page 6: For the last page we will be creating our shaker first. I took out my bottom piece and traced cut and glued a scrap paper to my shaker bottom piece. Trim away any excess paper using my x-acto knife. Distress any rough edges using a Distress tool. To make my cookies I pinched out some circles from cream and brown paper. I added some dots on the top of my creme colored cookies using Stickles copper glitter. Let dry. 

I also found an old recipe card in my stash, I trimmed out the recipe to use on my page. The border around the card had these cute tiny chocolate chip cookies. Using my punch, I punched them out. Here's a photo:

Then glued two tiny cookies together, so when inside my shaker, they will be visible on both sides.

I also found some sprinkled cookies stickers to use. I sprinkled some baby powder on the back so these wouldn't stick together. 

On my top shaker I applied some Chalk Ink Rusty Keys and Knotted Wood. Let dry. Now using Beacon glue, glue your first two chipboard shaker pieces in place. I glued my creme paper cookies inside the bottom of my cookie jar. Then added my tiny chocolate chip and sprinkled cookies inside. 

Peel off the protective film from both sides of your acrylic shaker piece before gluing. Then add your top shaker piece! Set aside to dry throughly before shaking! After my shaker was dry, I added a sticker onto the knob of my shaker! 

Next I glued my recipe card in place at the top of my page. Using foam dots I adhered a vintage lady on the left side. Glued my shaker in place at the bottom, along with a milk glass epoxy stickers and ephemera sentiment. Here's some closeups!

To finish my album, I tied a variety of different ribbons through the holes and tied into a bow! Here's my finished album!

I hope you enjoyed my project share! You can shop for all your Clear Scraps products here Click here

Thanks for stopping by the Clear Scraps blog! Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Beacon glue, Score board, foam dots, Ruby Rock it Country Cooking papers and ephemera, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Prima Chalk Ink Rusty Keys and Knotted Wood, xaco knife  Distress tool, assorted ribbons

 

Summer Photo Shiplap cutting board decor

Hi all, this is Jennifer Kirks and summer is almost over, but I wanted to showcase one of my favorite pictures. Using Clear Scraps small shiplap cutting board  I created a hanging photo display. I measured out the paper that I needed and using an exacto knife I cut around the edge of the cutting board. 

Then I added a hinge clamp with a brad to the middle top portion of the paper. Next I glued the paper to the cutting board using 3 in 1. I added ink to the edges and embellished the cutting board with Ephemera, Seaglass, sand, seashells, and starfish. 

Finally I added crackle paste to edges and a string of beads to hang my project with. Thanks for looking. 






Products used- small wood, shiplap cutting board I ClearScraps, Stamperia Blue Dream paper, Ranger crackle paste, Stazon midnight blue ink, Mudd Puddles sand, C, class, and seashells.   

Rainbow Birthday Countdown Calendar

We've got lots of birthdays coming up in my family!  Some of them are big celebrations of milestone years too.  Hi, I'm Maureen, and I'm here today to share a project with the newest Advent calendar kit - the Birthday Countdown!  This is one I've been excited to create with, and it's pretty easy to assemble.  Let me show you how!

I'm starting by painting a couple coats of acrylic paint on the trim of the frame.  Let this dry, and make sure you paint the back legs if you don't want the natural wood in the back. 

Next, paint the tags white and the numbers and letters black.  I think a good tip is to keep the numbers mostly assembled while you paint them, then cut them apart.  Note you'll need to do both front and back, as the front sides may not always face the same way.  This makes for faster painting!

Line the bottom wood easel panel with paper.  I've chosen a rainbow stripe for my project.  You can use plain glue or decoupage - both work great.  Another tip - I traced a pencil circle where the holes go, so that I can hammer them through later.  Then, take a soft mallet and hammer the pegs in gently through the paper.  Reinforce with glue.

I've chosen the Script Birthday and Balloons chipboard embellishment, and painted the balloons white, and stems black.  Behind this on the base piece, I've cut out a polka dot paper and glued it down.  This is added to the corner, when dry.

Now, the back of the easel needs some assembly.  First, make sure you put the little side pieces on first, and then insert the easel back tabs in.  This allows you to make sure you have the right angle.  You want the angle to face away from the back, so it has room to move.  Glue this on with a wood glue and let dry overnight.

Your final assembly is to put the painted frame on top.  This can be attached with a wood or hot glue.  Let dry and you are ready to celebrate!!

As you can see, this is a fun and fast project for any birthday.  It will give you a special item to celebrate that family member or friend each and every birthday. Enjoy and happy crafting!

Maureen

 

 

Clear Scraps--Chipboard Embellishments--Hip Hip Hooray Birthday LO

Hi everyone!  Laura here with you today to share some scrapbooking LO inspiration using some NEW goodies from Clear Scraps!

One of the new items is the Script Birthday and Balloons.  These are some of those fun blank chipboard pieces that you can create with to fit your project!  You can paint, stamp, ink, spray, whatever you want to do!  I used dark blue acrylic paint on the word "Birthday" and used red and black on the outline of the balloons. 

The back of the balloons was traced onto the fun sprinkle patterned paper.  After I cut it out and glued down the paper and then the balloon frame on top, I added a few sequins for a little flash of color.

These sequins are under the "shaker filler" section in the Clear Scraps Store.  You can find all the options for sequins and fun shapes HERE.  This specific mix is called the Summer Sequins Mix.  The Present Chipboard Embellishment that's tucked under the balloons is one of the Clear Scraps Chipboard Shapes.  The Clear Scraps store has so many options in these and you can find one for almost any project!  You can find all of the options HERE.   I painted this one to match the red and blue color theme and then traced it onto the swiss dot patterned paper, cut it out, and glued to the frame directly to the paper.  It's fun you can customize it to fit your project.  You could use this same chipboard piece for Christmas, a bridal or baby shower, any type of party really.  That's why it's great to always have some of these Clear Scraps Chipboard pieces in your stash!  You're ready to create anytime!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Stop back soon for more inspiration and fun ideas!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Script Birthday and Balloons, Present Chipboard Embellishment, Summer Sequins.

Other:  Acrylic paint--red, blue, foam tape, adhesive, Echo Park Birthday Boy Collection paper and stickers.

Lemonade Pitcher Card and Tag

We are in full Summer mode here at my house!  That includes sipping on lemonade, sitting by the pool and relaxing!  Hi, it's Maureen with you today, sharing an adorable new mini shaker project using the Mini Shaker Pitcher.  I'm representing all those days of sitting on the porch, or setting up a neighborhood lemonade stand with this cute card and gift idea.

This tag and card set is a great hostess gift idea for Summer get-togethers.  I'm using one shaker for both projects, and I think it's an easy one to complete in just an afternoon.

First, I took apart the Mini Shaker Pitcher and removed the back base chipboard piece.  This will be used later on my card.  With the other layers, I've glued them to a yellow striped patterned paper, then trimmed around the base.  This is then glued onto a cute lemon paper cut in a 3.5" by 4.25" rectangle.

From here, I used an assortment of sequins from the Spooky Sequins and Spring Sequins collection, plus mixed in a couple other colors I had at home.  Then, I topped it off with the acetate layer (remember to remove the film from both sides!) and a top layer that was painted in a lime green.

Once the glue was dry on these layers, I've attached the rectangle to a tag I created with a die cut machine.  This is cut at 8" by 4.25" and then a circle is cut out at the top.  Fold the tag just below the circle and attach the mini pitcher to it.  Top this of with a cute ribbon bow.

Now for the card!  Using the base piece of the Mini Pitcher Shaker, I traced the same adorable lemon paper in pencil and cut out a shape to cover the chipboard.  I also dusted the edges of this shape in ink.  Add a bow and set aside for the card.

Now, taking a 5.25" square card, I'm stenciling a pattern  on the background with the 6" Quilt Masking Stencil.  I went up and down the rows in green for the stripes, then came back with yellow for the dots.  Let this dry a bit, especially if your ink is wet.

This card is finished off with a sentiment cut out in a scallop circle and a couple lemon die cut shapes too.  It is cute for Summer gifting - what do you think?

I hope you are enjoying our Summer, Clear Scraps fans!  Make sure to check out the other Mini Shakers for the season too on the website.  Thanks so much and see you next time!

Maureen

Additional supplies:  Distress inks in green and yellow, black ink for dusting edges, checkered and white ribbon, lemon die cuts by Spellbinders, patterned paper by Recollections, green paint, glue and a sentiment of choice

 

Clear Scraps Guest Designer 2023

Do you like to create home decor projects, mini albums, use stencils, etc?  

Then we are looking for you to apply as a guest designer for Clear Scraps!  

Guest Designers will be required to complete one project per month, post on our blog, and include a short reel of their project. 

Terms will be three months with possibility of permanent design team position! 

Even if you have applied before, please resubmit!

Please submit your name, address, and two photos of your best work, social media sites/links so we can

see your creative projects to (email address) [email protected]

Deadline midnight CST August 14th, 2023.

Questions, please email [email protected]

Thank you and Good Luck!