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Winter/Holiday Memory-Dex Cards

 

Hello there! It’s Judy here with another project created for Clear Scraps!

 

This time around I decided to play with the Vintage Acrylic Memory-Dex Dividers and I’ve also used some Chipboard Punchout Embellishments.

 

I decided I wanted to add a little something to the background of the clear dividers, so I pulled out the

6" Swirl Stencil and some white metallic texture paste.

 

A pallet knife was used to spread to texture paste over the stencil onto the dividers. Be sure snd remove the protective film.

 

This is what I ended up with.

 

While waiting for the texture paste to dry, I chose some patterned papers to use with a die and which chipboard embellishments I wanted to work with.

 

I die cut 1 piece of patterned paper for each divider. Also die cut a piece for each out of a white snowflake paper for the backside. This is done to cover up the adhesive used on the front.

 

Adhere the patterned papers to the fronts.

 

The white paper is added to the back.

 

The chipboard pieces were painted with white acrylic paint as a base coat.

 

I added clear glitter glue to the skate chipboard piece and colored the skate blades with a silver metallic marker. Some twine was added as laces. A dimensional snowflake sticker was added with a greeting/sentiment from some HunkeyDory die cuts from my stash.

 

The mitten chipboard was colored with markers and little glitter glue added for my 2nd divider.

I added more HunkeyDory pieces and some twine.

 

My third divider was decorated with a sweater chipboard piece colored with markers with a tree sticker added. More HunkeyDory pieces were added.

 

This really was a fun project for me! I hope you like it!

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Retro Bake Memorydex Cards

Hello Denise Here today with these fun Projects to share.

I have the Baking _Chip_Dividers_3pk

Available here on the Clear_Scraps_Website

There are many more style to chose from.

Go by and check out all of the amazing products.

I used acrylic paints to start off with.

Before starting these, I first sealed them with clear Gesso.

I chose some paints to work with ,and other mediums to decorate the background ,and some embellishments and ribbons.

The Distress Rock Candy medium is going to hopefully give me an effect of some kind of frothy candy or like making a cake.

This is a lot of fun and the ideas are limitless .

I used different brushes and the fan brush gave me some heavy gold streaks I wanted for the background.

I found a fun Retro Collection that inspired these Memorydex cards.

I had sicker elements and a leaf dies set for some extra background ephemera.

I went about all of the embellishments the same way just different themes for each one.

The Rock Candy medium looks like sugar spilling over or like making Swiss Meringue Frosting.

I used hot glue and backed all of the stickers with cereal chipboard. I like the extra sturdiness.
It was so much fun creating these and I hope you have been inspired.

Go by and see all of the amazing products available and let’s get Crafty!

Have a wonderful rest of your day.🩵🙏🏼

 

 

Acrylic Recipe Memedex File Dividers

Hello Denise Here today to share these fun Memorydex Cards

Recipe Memdex File Dividers

Baking_Acrylic_Dividers_3PK  

Available at Clear_Scraps online store.

 

 

I had a lot of fun with these.

I used Wet Glue and 3D Gel medium to apply the embellishments. Hot glue can damage the acrylic so I stay clear of it unless I know I will be safe using it.

Here’s how I went about it.

First let’s make the Christmas Chartucherie Board

I used scraps of a recent Christmas Prima Collection 

I layered with some shabby elements from my stash.

I grabbed a Clear_Scraps 4”X6”_Lights_Stencil for just a little something extra to make this project festive.

The Christmas_Lights_Stencil also available here on the Clear_Scraps Website.

I used texture paste that I like very much.

And just had some fun layering the elements.

Then I thought Texas Barbecue and grabbed the Mini_Texas_Shaker embellishment and had some fun going all out for this Project.

This was so much fun to make. 
All of the Clear_Scraps_Shakers come with the layers and acrylic topper to complete the shake you only need to get add you filler and you have a shaker for any project you can think of 

I traced out the cardstock for the back piece before cutting it out and adhering it.

I used stickers and dimensional tape and just had fun embellishing.

Now for the Cake and Cookie Mixer card.

I decided to cut out the paper for just the bowl of the mixer and used some stickers and seam binding.

I just love how these all came out and hope you are inspired to make some too.

Have an awesome rest of your fabulous crafty day.

Remember to go check out all of the amazing Clear_Scraps Products and have some crafty fun.

Thank you so much for stopping by and also go see all of my team mates projects for more inspiration.

 

 

“Family Recipes” Memory Dex Box

Hello Denise Here to Share this Fun Project with you today.

I was thinking of a fun way to keep memories. We all have recipes or Family get together a that include sharing meals.

Here is a Year around File Box for keeping those memories.

Clear_Scraps_File_Boxes are so easy and quick to put together.
Go bye the Website and check out all of the Styles available and make them any Way or for any season you choose.

I am using some other Clear_Scraps_Chipboard_embellishments besides the File_Box.

I have the 4x6_RainyDay_stencil
and the Fence _Chipboard Embellishments

I've used Clear Gesso to cover the File_Box completely.

Then I used different Acrylic paints to achieve what I wanted for the base.

I of course forgot to paint before assembly.
It’s not a problem to go and finish after putting together. I like the distressed effect.

I used gold to finish the edges again in a distressed manner ,just keeping some off, so it’s a bit streaky looking , but aged I think so ,I love how it’s coming together.

Here’s how I handled the Fence_Embellishments and how I used the RainyDay_Stencil.

Now that I’ve applied the Solar Paste and then the Guilding wax

i blend them together to give a old aged fence look.

I think I achieved the desired effect and now it’s time to decorate the File_Box.

I really love the umbrella and wanted to use it.

So I thought hmm how about the sides.

I mixed the Solar paste and some texture paste.

to get a frosting look.

The Umbrella fits perfect so I will do both sides of this File_Box.

I made some of the lacy Rosettes to give more dimension for the embellishments.

I found the perfect flowers and some sentiments and stickers for my project.

The tiny metal feet worked perfectly so I glued those on as well.

Here’s all of the sides showing you how I finished this fun Project.

The sides needed a little something so I added the butterflies.

I really enjoyed making this and hope you’re inspired to make one for yourself.
Clear Scraps is full of fun DIY products, and what you need to make whatever you can think of.

Have a Happy Crafty Day 🥳🩵

 

 

 

 

Clear Scraps--Mason Jar Lid--Fall Gifts

Hi there everyone!  Laura here today to share an idea for a great giftable for fall/Halloween using these NEW goodies from Clear Scraps!

These sweet little Mason Jar Wooden Cover sets from Clear Scraps are a super simple, but a great way to give any gift!  You can create these little guys with all different or theme related inserts so someone can change them for the seasons!  That's why it's so great they come with in a set of THREE inserts with the pieces to create the lid!

You can just paint, ink, stain, paper, whatever your heart desires!  I painted all three lids, but then added stencils for a little creative flair!

For the Halloween lid inserts, the lids were painted green and orange, and then stenciled using black ink and a soft blending brush and the Clear Scraps 5x9 GEO Fans Stencil.

To add an everyday fall option, this one was painted brown and then stenciled in a dark espresso brown using the same method and the 6" Chevron stencil.

To decorate this chevron/fall lid, the NEW Clear Scraps Embellishment Chipboard Punchout sheet had the adorable coffee mug in the wintery set.

The mug and whipped cream "topper" were painted with acrylic paints, and then a little sticker sentiment and enamel dots added for a finishing touch.

The Halloween set was easy to finish off with some cute stickers.

The were added with foam tape to give them some extra dimension and then sentiments and a few enamel dots and all done!

 

These truly make cute and easy gifts or favors for any occasion!  Just grab a mason jar with a standard opening size and they pop right on top!  You can fill the mason jar with all sorts of fun candies, treats, little gifts like a spa gift set with nail items in there, anything you choose!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Mason Jar Wooden Cover set, 6" Chevron stencil, 5x9 GEO Fans Stencil, Embellishment Chipboard Punchout (winter)

Other:  acrylic paint--green, orange, white & brown, enamel dots, foam tape, Ground Espresso & Black Soot distress ink, blending brush, Simple Stories Simply Vintage Scary Stories.

Clear Scraps--Memory -Dex Cards--Trick or Treat

Hello all!  Laura with ya to share a spooktactular idea for Halloween photos!

The Clear Scraps Memory-Dex boxes and cards are such a unique way to display your memories!  One of the adorable boxes can be decorated to match any holiday, occasion or event and then you can display them as part of your home decor!   This set is the Memory-Dex Houses Chip Divider 3pk.  I thought it would look super cute in one of the new Memory-Dex boxes called the House Memory Dex Box.  Especially all decorated for Halloween!

These are ready for pics of any Halloween memories.  Trick or treat, a party, going to a haunted pumpkin patch, whatever fun things you do during the season/holiday!  These cards are easy to create too!  You can trace and cut out fun patterned paper like I did on some of these, or you can paint....I used green & white acrylic paint on them as well.  Also, once the paint is dry, you can mix it up by using some of the Clear Scraps stencils! 

Here I used the 6" Chevron Stencil.  It's very easy to use a soft blending brush and some ink to easily stencil the pattern.  There is really a huge variety of stencils in the Clear Scraps store.  If you'd like to see all of the many options, you can find them all HERE.  The chevron is a favorite because it's a great basic background stencil.  The nice thing about stencils is you can use them on so many projects.  Scrapbook pages, cards, etc.  Make sure to go and check them all out!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you are inspired to get creative with the Clear Scraps Memory-Dex and cards!  Once you start, you may want to try several and also create them as gifts!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Memory-Dex Houses Chip Divider 3pk, 6" Chevron Stencil.

Other:  Acrylic paint--green, white, black & white cardstock, Black Soot Distress Ink, blending brush, Doodlebug Hey Pumpkin collection paper, stickers, ephemera, foam tape, adhesive, enamel dots, twine.

Pumpkin Medium Pallet Halloween Decor

Hello Denise here today with this Pumpkin_Wood_Pallet_Halloween_Decor

Ive created this with the Clear_Scraps_Medium_Wood_Pallet

I also used a Clear_Scraps_Quarterfoil_Stencil

This time I traced the pallet before cutting.

I used glue to adhere the image and the cut around with a craft knife.


I went around all of the edges with a copper paint to enhance the warm autumn tones in the background.

II had a harlequin stencil from my stash and then smudged more paint and some ink to make the stenciling stand out.

Then I decorated.

The owl and Bingo theme was fun to play with.

I had some fun cut aparts that inspired this theme. And worked well with the background image.

The Black Cat and witches boot caught my eye when I was looking for papers for this project.

There are Many styles of stencils on the Ckear_Scraps website don’t forget to grab one if you are purchasing others items.

These always come in handy for other projects as well.

I love how it came out and went about it how I did my previous Project this month.

Have a wonderful day and thank you 🥰

Clear Scraps--Shiplap Tag--Hello Pumpkin Tag

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to share a fun project for fall!

Clear Scraps has so many fun, creative items, and one of my faves is their Shiplap Shapes!  This project started with the Clear Scraps Rounded Tag Shiplap Shape Small   This tag is the perfect size to use on a scrapbook page, or as a gift tag or even as the "card" for a gift!  It would even look great on display as decor!  I wanted to add something interesting to the background so a stencil seemed like the perfect option!

The Clear Scraps Mixer Stencils are great because you get two stencils in one!  Here I used the 5x9 Plaids Stencil.  It was easy to use distress ink and a soft brush to add this cool background!  It makes a huge statement, so you don't need a lot of additional embellishment on the tag.  I added in some strips of this pretty fall patterned paper and also a few stickers.  Foam tape under a few of the stickers adds some additional dimension.  If you'd like to see all the different Mixer stencils that Clear Scraps has to offer you can find them HERE.  So many great options--make sure to check it out!

In addition to the stickers, the other embellishments here are the pumpkins and the word "pumpkin" which are made out of chipboard. 

These are some of the chip pieces included in the brand NEW Clear Scraps Fall Embellishment Chipboard Punchout set!  You get an entire set of smaller chip pieces that work great for all kinds of projects!  They are a great embellishment to have in your stash to use any time and they come in several adorable sets too.  Check out the "What's New" section HERE.  These were painted with acrylic paint then layered and added to the tag.  A few pieces of ribbon were the finishing touch on this tag.  Gift giving ready!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Rounded Tag Shiplap Shape Small, 5x9 Plaids Mixer Stencil, Embellishment Chipboard Punchout.

Other:  Acrylic paint--green, orange, ribbon, Simple Stories Simply Vintage Fall paper and stickers, Distress Ink--peeled paint, foam tape, glue.

Hello Fall K-cup Holder

 Hi everyone, 

Fall is here and that means yummy coffee, teas and other flavorful drinks that taste so good during the Fall season. So today I have a fun DIY project your going to enjoy making its a K-cup Holder using some fun items from the Clear Scraps Store. I have a step by step tutorial below as well as the links throughout the this post, just click on the words and you will be directed right to the exact product. 

6" Flower Pot Stencil                                      4x6 hello FALL Stencil

 

 

Word n Shape Fall-Pumpkin

 

 

 

To begin this DIY K-cup holder pick out a pattern paper or cardstock cut at 81/2 x 11 inches. 

Place the paper with the 8 1/2 inch across the scoreboard score at 2 and 6 1/2 inches; turn the paper with the 11 inches across the top of the scoreboard and score at 4, 6 1/4, 8 1/4, and 10 1/2 inches. 

Then cut all 4 corners off, as shown below

 

Next take a circle that is about 5/8 inches or  3/4 inches and trace on the bottom panel that is above the 1/2 inch flap on the bottom. (as shown below)

 

Below shows the how the circles are cut out. These are where your K cups will fit inside. 

 

 

Next cut the in between each of the flaps where you scored. as shown below. These flaps will be folded in to create a box. 

 

Fold the side flaps inward and adhere down, next adhere the 1/2 inch flap to the large panel. 

 

 

Next I took the wooden pumpkin from the Word n Shape Fall-Pumpkin, traced the pumpkin on pattern paper and adhered onto the wooden pumpkin, I painted the stem brown.

 

Next I painted the wooden word "FALL" using distressed paint. I also added a few pieces from the pattern paper collection sticker page and adhered them on. 

 

For this next project create another K-cup Holder, and cut a piece of cardstock at 4 x 7 1/2 inches. 

 

 

Next I used a piece of pattern paper that is adhered on to the 4 x 7 1/2 inches of cardstock.

I used the 6 inch flower pot stencil, I used ink to color in the pots and then used yellow paint mixed with textured paste to create the yellow flower, set aside to dry. 

 

Next use I used the 4x6 hello FALL stencil to stencil in the word "hello" above the flower. 

 

Then I decorated the K-cup Holder using stickers and sentiments from the paper collection. 

 

 

Here is a photo of both of these cute K-cup Holders all done and put together. 

 

I  hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial. These K-cup Holders would make a great gift for family members, friends or co-workers using these amazing wooden shapes for Fall or for any occasion there are so many to choose from at the shop. I hope you get to try to make one of these K-cup Holders using the fun 6"flower pot stencil and the 4x6 inch hello Fall stencil along with the Word n Shape Fall-pumpkin.  

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy Crafting my Friends, 

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DIY Shiplap Farmhouse Pumpkin Decor

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I hope y'all are having a great day. Today I am sharing a fun simple project you can make in an hour using the Clear Scraps Wood Shiplap Shape Pumpkin Large size, along with the 4x6  'hello Fall' stencil and Maple Leaf Shaker. I have the step by step down below and the video tutorial on my youtube channel. As always the links are down below for you just click on the link it take you directly to the store/product. 

Shaker Maple Leaf                                                 hello FALL Stencil

         

 

Pumpkin Shiplap Shape Large

 

 

 

Lets begin with painting the large shiplap pumpkin. I combined Distressed Paint antique linen along with some white paint. I used the antique linen with some paste and applied it on smoothing it out as I went around the pumpkin and then cam back in with white paint on top applying it on sporadically. 

 

For the stem part I painted it using Distressed Paint walnut stain. 

 

 

Next I placed down the  4x6 inch 'hello FALL' stencil and used my Distressed Oxide ink vintage photo to ink up the words on the stencil. 

 

 

Here is what it looks like after stenciling. Looks so good, right? I love it.

 

 

Next using the Maple Leaf Shaker you will get 3 frames and the back of the shaker along with an acetate piece. 

 

 

Adhere the 2 of the frames together and place the acetate on top of the two frames you just adhered together. The other frame you can paint and you can either paint or paper the back of the maple leaf shaker. 

 

 

I painted my back shaker leaf and the frame that is placed on the top of the shaker. I used Stamperia Glamour Gel Dark Wood paint. Once it all dried I placed my shaker pieces inside and adhered the backing on. 

 

 

I found this fall bouquet in my stash with some raffia and tied it to the stem and adhered the flower on and the adhered the Maple Leaf Shaker on next to the stenciled 'hello FALL'. 

 

 

Here is the finished Farmhouse Pumpkin Decor. I tied the little bouquet around the top with Raffia and hot glued the flower. I just love how this turned out with the maple leaf shaker adhered to the hello FALL. 

 

 

I  hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial. This Farmhouse Pumpkin turned out so good, and I really like it cause it was so simple and quick to create. This large shiplap pumpkin comes in a variety of sizes, plus you can find many other shiplap design shapes in the Clear Scraps Shop. The 4x6 hello FALL stencil is a must have as you can use it over and over again on cards, scrapbook layouts, tags, home decor and any other projects for Fall. The maple leaf shaker is a one of a kind, you can add it to cards and combine it with the hello FALL stencil. Head over to the shop to check all these fun and simple products to use on your craft project. 

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy Crafting my Friends, 

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Clear Scraps--Mini Shaker Sunglasses-Eat Sleep Beach LO

Hi there everyone!  Laura here with you today to get you into that summertime scrapping mode with this LO!!

Who's got those pictures coming in from the pool, the beach, the waterpark, or the lake?  This bright fun LO is perfect for scrapping your summer fun!  The inspiration started with the Clear Scraps Mini Shaker Sunglasses. 

They were painted a bright orange on the top frame.  The back was traced on white with sunshine pattern paper.  After it was cut out, the back solid piece was glued to the back.  Then the plain frame layers were glued down, sequins added, then the acrylic layer and the painted frame.  I added the sentiment to the top as well.  There are a lot of great Mini Shakers in the Clear Scraps store HERE!  Make sure to pop over and peruse all of the different shapes--something for just about any holiday, season or event.  And even some basic shapes so you can create one for truly anything you'd like!  You can also see the cool dot pattern along the side of this LO.  It gives a little pop of color to the plain white cardstock.  It was created using the Clear Scraps 6" Circle stencil.  It was simply brushed on with some distress ink.  Stencils are a great way to create a paper that matches any project!

To finish off the LO a simple title was all that was needed with the fun shaker and the journal card used. 

The Clear Scraps Together Chipboard Word Title is perfect.  It's now all ready for those summer vacay pictures!!  I love having these kinds of LO ready to go for my pics--makes scrapbooking super easy!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Make sure to stop back soon for more inspiration--we've got a lot of great projects coming!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Mini Shaker Sunglasses, 6" Circle Stencil, Together Chipboard Word Title.

Other:  Acrylic paint-orange & aqua, Distress ink-broken china, sequins, foam tape, glue, Echo Park Endless Summer stickers and papers, white cardstock.

Flower Power Mixed Banner Chipboard Album

Hello Craft Friends!

Happy July to you! I'm back on the Clear Scraps blog to share my 1960's Flower Power album. I love the retro look and styles of the 60's! That is the theme I chose for my album today. 

I'm using Clear Scraps Mixable Banner Chipboard Album Click here

and Clear Scraps 6 inch Groovy Hearts Stencil Click here

And Mini Shaker Lava Lamp Click here

The papers I chose are from Jen Hatfield Flower Child collection which match my theme perfectly!

To start our project I chose a variety of patterned papers from the 6 x 8 paper pad  to cover both the front and back covers and all inside pages. The chipboard album pages measure 6 & 1/2 inches. I did use different border strips to cover each album page. Trim off any excess paper. I also covered the Banner Chipboard piece on both sides with a floral paper and trimmed away any excess paper using my x-acto knife. Cut between each slit on your Banner. Mark and punch all holes before adhering your papers in place. See photo:

Set your album aside for now. Remove your Stencil from your package. Using masking tape, I securely taped my Stencil onto a piece of watercolor paper. You don't want your Stencil to move while applying your ink. I chose some Tim Holtz Distress Inks Mowed Lawn, Pickled Raspberry, Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade. Using an ink dabber I applied each ink using a circular motion. Here's a closeup look:

Afterwards, carefully remove your tape and stencil from your paper. I trimmed away any excess paper from each edge. Then using foam tape, i adhered my Stencil image centered onto the front of my album page. I added a few flower stickers and applied some crystal gems in the center of some of the flowers on my stencil. See photo:

Page 1: I took a rainbow border piece and glued onto the top and bottom of my page. Trim off any excess paper. I cut out a 1960 Ad from a magazine in my stash and glued along the bottom edge. I added a Peace sunglass sticker towards the top right corner and Thickers numerals "68". 

Page 2: I cut out this Groovy gal from a magazine Advertisement and glued at a slight angle across my page. I applied acouple stickers. Here's my finished pages:

Acouple Closeups:

Page 3: set aside your album and your Mini Shaker Lava Lamp piece. We will be decorating and assembling our shaker. Take the bottom shaker piece and cover with patterned paper. I chose this orange dotted/Starburst paper since I thought it resembles the inside liquid in a Lava Lamp. Using my xaco knife I trimmed away any excess paper. For the top shaker piece,

I applied some Finnibair Dragons Eye acrylic paint to the front and sides of all my shaker pieces except the acrylic piece. Let dry.

On top of my shaker piece, I applied some Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss over the paint. This gives a nice sparklely touch! Here's a photo:

Now glue the two chipboard pieces onto your bottom shaker piece. Fill with the shaker filler of your choice. Clear Scraps has a variety of different shaker fillers Click here Then peel off the protective film from both sides of your acrylic shaker piece before adhering. Add your top shaker piece and set aside until throughly dried before shaking! After your shaker has dried you can decorate as you prefer. I added a puffy rainbow sticker at the bottom and a few Dazzle flower stickers Scattered. See photo:

Now we can decorate page 3: I glued my Lava Lamp shaker onto the left side of my page. I cut out this vintage gal from a journal card and applied foam dots onto the back and adhered on the right side of my page. I added a few stickers. Here's a closeup look:

Page 4: I glued a journal card on the upper right corner. And cut out a old sewing advertisement and glued towards the bottom edge. I added a sticker sentiment and a few sewing ephemera pieces, some with foam dots to add dimension. Here's acouple photos:

My finished pages:

Page 5: I glued another magazine photo of Dick Clark on American Bandstand back in the 1960's. I applied a sticker at the top using foam dots to add dimension. I applied a puffy sticker Boom box and cassette sticker at the bottom. I also glued a caption below my photo.  Here's a photo:

Page 6: on the last page, I left as is. I didn't want to cover up this cute paper. You could add a photo if you desire.  Here's my finished pages:

Another closeup:

To finish my album, I added two metal rings to secure my album pages together. I added some cute flower tassel clips onto both metal rings! Here's a couple photos:

Back of album: 

I hope you enjoyed my project today! We'd  love to see what you create using Clear Scraps products! Be sure to visit the Clear Scraps website Click here

I'll be back soon with another project idea to share! Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dana

Other Supplies Used: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mowed Lawn, Pickled Raspberry, Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade, foam dots and tape, xaco knife, gems, flower tassel clips, old magazine Advertisements, Thicker numerals stickers, Dazzle stickers 

8x8 Acrylic Calendar Display

 Good Morning everyone,

I hope you all are having a great day. Today I am sharing with a really fun idea you can do using the 8x8 Acrylic Page Display along with the 6 inch Flower Pot Stencil from Clear Scraps.  Not only can you use this to display your beautiful layouts but you can also use it for monthly calendars. I have a fun a step by step tutorial for you below. 

        8x8 Acrylic Page Display                                         6 inch Flower Pot Stencil

                       

 

Let's start by removing the plastic film from both sides of the Page Display Case. 

Then cut a piece of card stock at 8x8 inches. 

 

 

Next print out a Calendar. You can find free calendars on the internet for every month. I think this would be fun to change out every month with a new design, especially during holidays. 

Adhere the calendar to the 8x8 inch card stock, and trim off the excess paper. 

 

 

I also cut out a few borders to go around the edges of the calendar. I thought a fun summer theme would be great for July. 

 

 

Next bring in the 6 inch Flower Pot stencil and inks. I thought it would be fun to ink up the calendar with the flowers. You can still write in any appointments or events in the calendar.

I used my memento inks. 

 

 

I did five flowers, and only three pots at the bottom. I think this is looking pretty fun to display on my frig. 

 

 

Next I used some of the stickers from the paper collection to decorate around the calendar. I added some ice cream cones, a fun summer sentiment, summer drink and a banner. I also added some flower stickers in the middle of each stenciled flower. On the flower pots I drew a little chevron design on top of each flower pot using different colored ink pens. 

 

Next I added some magnets to the back for placing on the frig or you can place a ribbon under the little frame and tie as I did below. 

 

 

Here is the finished Calendar. I think it turned out so good. I really like this idea and how fun to change out each month with a new design on it. 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial showing how you can use this fun 8x8 Acrylic Page Display not only for displaying a page layout with photos but also as a fun display for your calendars. I hope you check out this fun 8x8 Acrylic Page Display and the 6"Flower Pot Stencil both are great items to use for your home decor and other craft projects. To check our these fun items just click on the name of each product and it takes you directly to the item in the Clear Scraps Shop. 

 

Thanks for joining me today.

 

Happy Crafting my Friends, 

Red, White and Blue Z-Fold Card

Hi there! It’s Judy here and I’m so excited to be sharing my first project as a full time DT Member for Clear Scraps!

 4th of July is tomorrow and I thought a red, white an blue themed card would be perfect for my first project this month.

I am using the Shaker Tag Star and the 6” Fireworks Splash Stencil.

 

Shaker Tag Star Includes 1-chip tag base, 4 chip rings, 2 acrylic dividers (must remove protective film) approx.4.5"x6.0" 

 

Fireworks Splash  6.0 X 6.0 Translucent plastic film masking/stencils are great on all kinds of projects. Use to add creative designs with paint, inks, chalks, misters, airbrushing and many other mediums.

 

When I started this project I wasn’t quite sure what style card I wanted to create, so I began by using the fireworks stencil. I wanted to use a medium blue card stock to replicate a night sky for the fireworks background. I tried several different mediums before I settled on using gold and silver glitter glue, which isn’t usually what is used for stenciling, but I found it gave me the “sparkly” look I was after.

I taped the stencil over the card stock and used a small pallet knife to spread, removed the stencil and set aside to dry.

 

Next, I put the tag together.

I printed a patterned paper to cover the tag.

Turn the paper over to the back side, lay the tag on top with the back facing up and trace.

Cut out the tracing and prepare to adhere.

Put the star shaker piece together. Start with one of the acrylic pieces (be sure to remove the protective film), glue 3 of the chipboard stars on top. Fill with desired shaker pieces. I used star sequins from my stash. Adhere the 2nd acrylic piece and finish with the painted star.

I die cut a bunting piece and some border pieces and pulled out some glitter letter sticker to spell out “celebrate” on the bunting.

Put the tag together. Add some ribbon to the top of the tag.

Once I had the stenciling done and the tag complete, I decided to do a Z-Fold style card that measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches.

Start with a piece of card stock measuring 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Score at 2 1/2 inches and 5 inches along the 10 inch side and fold as shown in photo below.

 

Cut panels for card background, 2 white measuring 2 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 1 white measuring     4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. 2 blue measuring 2 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches and the blue firework stenciled panel should measure 4 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches overall.

Adhere the panels to card base.

Finish the card design by adhering the tag to the left side of the card and add another red, white and blue border strip to the right side of the card under the fireworks.

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Clear Scraps--Shaker Tag--Fun at the Beach

Hi there all!  Laura here with you today to share a summer fun project on this first day of summer!!

Who loves to go to the beach during the summer?  Whether it's the lake, the ocean or the waterpark, we can all get our little dose of water, sand and sunshine in this tag!  This is the new Clear Scraps Shaker Tag Shovel.   Love the fact it's clear all the way thru!  It's great on a scrapbook page, as part of a mini album, even a gift tag!  You can fill it with sequins as done here, or pretty gems, beads, and even imagine some sand from your favorite beach!  And these tags are not only for the beach.  You can find all sorts of themes in the Clear Scraps store as well.  Check them all out HERE.

To make this particular tag, the shovel top frame was painted in a bright blue, and the tag portion was painted a lime green. Once dry, I stenciled the sunburst pattern using blue-green ink and a soft blending brush using the Clear Scraps 5x9 Geo Burst Stencil.  Then the tag layers were assembled/glued together for the shovel, adding the additional frame pieces, sequins and acrylic.  Notice the sequins in the handle portion too!

Just as a tip:  I find it easiest to put together the back of the tag first, then create and glue together the front after adding the sequins.  Once that is all together, then you can start to decorate the tag any way you wish.

For this one, I used a few stickers and a sentiment and attached using foam tape, then added a few enamel dots (always fun!) and a organza and twine layered bow at the top to finish it off.  This bright & colorful tag will be perfect on a beach scrapbook page or in a mini album!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps:  Shaker Tag Shovel, 5x9 Geo Burst Stencil

Other:  acrylic paint--blue, green, distress ink, sequins, enamel dots, foam tape, organza ribbon, twine, Echo Park Endless Summer stickers.

Fun Summer Purses Mem Dex Cards

 Hi everyone,

Hope you all are doing well today. Today I am bringing you some fun Purse Memory Dex Cards (MDC) for summer. I have a few techniques you can use to create a stunning and fun mem-dex card for your craft swaps with your crafty friends or maybe something decorative for your rolodex. 

Here are the items I used from Clear Scraps. I am loving this 5x9 flower stencil. 

Purses Chipboard Dividers 3 pk.                             5x9 Flowers Layering Stencil

                   

 

MDC 1 - 

 

For the first one trace just the purse portion of the mem dex divider and then adhere to the chipboard purse divider. 

 

Next I used some gold embossing powder to emboss the handle of the purse. I next placed some stickers from my stash to decorate the Mem Dex Card Divider. I used these cute stickers a Summer dress, sunglasses with some cute shoes and perfume are perfect for a cute summer look, and I added some beautiful flowers to finish it off.

 

 

MDC 2 - 

 

MDC 2 -

For the little clasp purse I placed gesso on top first. I used some clear gesso and let dry for few hours or you can dry with a heat tool.

For this one I painted with a lovely turquoise blue. Once this was dried I placed the 5x9 flowers layering stencil on and used a sponge applicator to apply versa mark on for embossing. 

 

 

 

I embossed with gold embossing powder and also embossed the two little round clasps. 

 

 

Here is the finished "So Chic" Mem dex divider. I just love how this one turned out. I really like the flowers stencil so versatile and fun to use. 

 

 

MDC 3 - 

For the last purse mem dex card divider I traced onto embossed paper, cut and adhered on to the chipboard purse. I did emboss the handle with gold first and then went over it in black embossing powder. 

 

Here is the 3rd chipboard mem dex purse finished. I used some chipboard flower pieces from my stash. 

 

 

Here are all three Purses Chip Dividers (mem dex dividers) finished. I just love how each one turned out. I especially really like the purse with gold embossed flowers using the 5x9 Flowers Layering Stencil. That stencil is so fun to use and a great item to have in your stash for using on a variety of crafty projects. 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial sharing how to use some fun stencils to create these beautiful and fun Purses Chipboard Dividers using some of Clear Scraps products. I just had so much fun creating these. 

As always Thank You for joining me today. 

Happy Crafting my Friends,