Paper Tulips Tutorial by Jani

I have some fun new flowers to share with you.

Tulips!

They are super easy and fun to make.

They are versatile too.

Option 1 is the flat tulip.

     Option 2 is a bud.                                                             Option 3 is a dimensional tulip.

Here is a video on how to make the tulips.

You can see the beautiful shimmer of the Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

I emboss the watercolor paper before I spray it so the mica in the spray will settle in the lower areas.

Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays used:

Alpine Ice Rose
Ramblin’ Rose Pink

Greased Lightning Green

Blue Hawaiian Blue

Here is a video on how to put the card together.

You can come by my blog and download the

tulips, frame, and caption cut files and patterns.

http://papercompulsions.blogspot.com/2014/07/paper-tulip-tutorial-on-scrapadabadoo.html

WELCOME HOME by Patti Sylvia

 

Hi, Patti here with another Scrapadabadoo design team project.   When Carol asked us what our favorite new Bo Bunny collection was I immediately answered with Somewhere in Time .  I just love the blue, yellow, brown color combination…I think it’s my favorite color combination although I don’t think I realized it until I was working with this gorgeous collection.

I started with matting my 12 x 12 background pages using the perfectly coordinated cardstock sheets  but because I have been known to be somewhat of a hoarder, even though I just call it frugal, I gutted the back of 2 of the mats.  What I did was cut out the centers leaving a 1” border.  This leaves me with some smaller squares that I can use for photo mats or making embellishments or whatever.

 

Working from the back upwards, this is my third layer.  I first cut 1/2" from one horizontal side and 1/2" from one vertical edge, then cut out a square leaving me with a 1" border.  I ended up with a 10 1/2" square remaining to use for future embellishments or matting. You will see in a photo below that I chose a yellow piece of paper for my 2nd layer from the bottom. I trimmed a 1/4" off of one horizontal edge and 1/4" off of one vertical edge which I then gutted out a square leaving a 1" border which left me with a 10 3/4” piece of paper for future embellishments.

 

I chose a piece of white cardstock as the top layer of my layout so all of the other elements would pop off the page, but I thought it needed a little something to add interest so I stamped a border using the wood grain edge stamp from Kaisercraft  in Coffee Archival ink from Ranger

Before I adhered them all down, I distressed all the edges with the Prima Distressing Tool because I just can’t help myself.

Once all of these layers are adhered, you will have a 1/8" border or mat all around on all 4 layers.   I love the matted look on a page as I think it brings depth and dimension without adding too much bulk.   I need to save room for all the fun stuff like embellishments…tee hee hee.

 

Next is to anchor my photo.  I chose this section of the paper from this collection cut to 8 1/4" x 5" matted on a piece of a dark brown cardstock and added two strips cut to 8 1/8" length of punched borders to the bottom to bring the background layers to the photo for a cohesive look.  This is where the leftover gutted pieces of paper come in handy.  By using the scraps,I don’t have to cut into a perfectly good sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock for some embellishments.  I used the Martha Stewart eyelet lace edge punch to add interest.

 

Using a 4 x 6 photo double matted,  I then decided on the placement of my photo mat and chose towards the bottom was best since this was the largest element on the page and thought it would be too heavy to put in the upper section of the page.  I could have placed it in the center but then I wouldn’t have room for my embellishment cluster I had planned to balance out the page. 

 

Here’s a little trick I like to do…I use a scrap piece of chipboard to mount my photo on just in the center of the photo so I can tuck embellishments under the photo after I’ve adhered it down.

I also do this to embellishments which you will see I did to the balloon.

 

Here are the embellishments I chose to complete my page.  The circle is an old piece of lasercut chipboard that I’ve had in my stash forever from back in the day when everyone was on a naked chipboard buying kick…well, maybe not everyone, but I certainly was and I have enough naked chipboard to open my own store.   But since I have no plans to open a store, I decided to try and incorporate a piece in every future project,  Wish me luck…

The remainder embellies are from the BoBunny Somewhere in time collection.   I just adored the vintage baby stroller and immediately knew what photo I was going to use in order to be able to incorporate it into my layout.
BoBunny Noteworthy
BoBunny Buttons  

 

Also notice one of my layering embellishments is the packaging...yup, you read right....the packaging was beautiful in the collection so don't throw away your packaging...use it!!

 

 

I completed the page by adding some of the jewels from the collection.

Photo courtesy of http://www.amyrobertsonphotography.com/
 

Thank you for having a look.  ~Patti~

Glittered Background and Vellum Flower Tutorials by Jani

Look at all this wonderful glittery goodness!

It is easy to do and adds a real WOW factor to cards.

You basically need glitter, stencils, and adhesive backed paper.

(wide Score tape or adhesive sheets work too)

Take a closer look at the pattern in the glitter then

check out the video where I show you how easy it is.

This background has an ombre technique.                                  This background was made using a stencil.
The flower is also glittered. It is an Open Flower.                          I show how to make the vellum flower on my blog.

The purple card ended up being a solid background.

The rose is glittered and I made stickpins.

Here is another card I made using the Prima Damask stencil

and my handmade Open Roses.

Jump over to my blog to see video tutorials on how to make these vellum flowers.

www.papercompulsions.blogspot.com

Supplies used for Glittered Cards

Prima Damask Stencil -(sorry, sold out)

Prima Floral Rose 2 stencil - www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_6856/Prima-Floral-Rose-2-12x12-Stencil.htm

Glitter - www.scrapadabadoo.com/category_39/Glitters-.htm

(Stickles Dry glitter Stardust and Eucalyptus)

Glass Beads - black and white 

Supplies for Vellum Flowers

LSG Sprays used: Alpine Ice Rose, Ramblin’ Rose Pink ,Greased Lightning Green

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die

Glass beads – black and white

Vellum

Neenah white cardstock 110 lbs

Supplies for stick pins

Pearl corsage pins

pearls - large or medium

Glass Beads - violet

Hold it All By Debi

 

If you are like me, your work space is always cluttered with supplies. I am always looking for my trimmer, tape and my Envelope Punch Board. For some strange reason they seem to sprout feet and walk off causing me to stop what I am doing and go look for them. While shopping one day I came across a desk mail organizer and thought, “DUH!” This is what I needed, but a bit larger. So I came up with the Hold it All. This will hold everything within reach and I wouldn’t have to go searching for it again. The Supplies you will need are:

medium weight chipboard, scor-tape, cardstock for hinges, Time Traveler paper, Lindy's Dark Chocolate Truffle spray and a Tim Holtz Knob for the drawer.

 I have done the tutorial for you and all you need to do is Click here  to get it.

Hope you will enjoy this and please be sure to share your creations with us on my blog and on the Scrapadabadoo Face Book Page

All thing that Glitter From Jessie Banks

Hey everyone! Jessie here, with another card for you all. This time I am featuring the Tim Holtz Distress Glitter. 

I started with a piece of white cardstock and the Tim Holtz Rays stencil, this is my absolute favourite stencil! I used a pallet knife and some modeling paste through it to give it some dimention and something for the glitter to stick to . I then put Mustard Seed distress glitter on the bottom half, and Picked Raspberry on the top. 

I colored some wood veneer from my stash (I think they are from studio calico) using Distress Paint in Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry. I die cut a lable using a Spellbinders Die (Fancy Lables 3) and white embossed a Happy Birthday Sentiment that fit on the die cut. I then colored that die cut and the back pannel with Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers.  I threaded white string from my stash through the ends of the die cut and wrapped them around.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card. Happy Crafting. 

Hugz

Jess

PARADISE by Patti Sylvia

Hi everyone,  Here is another Scrapadabadoo design team project using the gorgeous Prima Seashore collection. http://www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_6922/Prima-Seashore-Collection-12-x-12.htm

 

 

 

When I start a project I typically gather my papers and all possible embellishments I want to use.  I like to sort them out using these divided trays.  It's the OCD in me but it helps to keep my brain clear to think and create.

 

I was able to use an old piece I’ve had in my stash forever.  It’s from Pink Paislee Artisan collection.  I sprayed it using the Prima Color Bloom in Summer Sky. http://www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_6958/Prima-Color-Bloom-Summer-Sky.htm

 

 

I then took a piece of cheesecloth and adhered it with some Golden’s light modeling paste then lightly misted with the same color bloom spray.

 

 

After adding the modeling paste and the spray it warped my paper a little so I added some scor-tape to the back and adhered it to another sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock to help support my backgound paper.

 

 

With my background all dried I then started with my layout design.  I started by cutting out several 1" strips of the patterned papers in various lengths overlapping them slightly.  I cut down my photo to 4.25 x 3.75 then matted it leaving a 1/8” border.

 

 

I then started embellishing my page.  I started by threading this charm with some rope that I wrapped around the length of the page then taped it on the back.

 

 

 

Next I it was time to complete the look.  I painted the seahorse that I diecut from the new Tim Holtz Sand & Sea die.  I used 3 different colors, antique linen, salty ocean and frayed burlap to give the seahorse a more realistic look. I then added some crackle accents http://www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_982/Ranger-Crackle-Accents-Mini-.5-oz.htm to complete the look.

 

 

 

I then went to town with embellishments.  I was going to attempt my hand at a negative space layout and thought this collection lent itself to be light and airy, but I just couldn’t leave well enough alone.  I started tucking tickets and stickers from the collection http://www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_6926/Prima-Seashore-Tags-Tickets.htm here and there.  I also scattered some flowers around http://www.scrapadabadoo.com/item_6927/Prima-Seashore-Sea-Lion-Flowers.htm.  I then added some punched sand dollars using a Martha Stewart punch. I completed the page by sprinkling around some dew drops that I’ve had in my stash. It feels good to be able to use some old things in with the new.

 

Thank you very much for looking.