Want some ideas? This is the first of a series of 4 tutorials on handmade Halloween decorations. You can click on the player above to watch it or download the Quicktime version by clicking here.
For instructions on the other decorations you saw on my tree and garland, please click on the following links…
Part 2
Part 3 (this one is free; doesn’t require a membership)
Part 4
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Today’s episode is free for anyone to watch, no Paperclipping Membership is necessary. We’re going to apply a number of the design principles we’ve discussed throughout Paperclipping to completely renovate an old layout I made years ago. You’ll see the huge difference it makes to know a few key principles. Enjoy!
Below is the layout I featured in the video…
2-Page Layout
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Below are the layouts featured in today’s episode…
12×12 layout
Journaling to Blake: (top:) We discovered something new in you today. (bottom): The result of your first art class.
12×12 layout
There was a long time when I woke up at 5am so I could fit in my exercising. I still exercise every day but not at 5am, lol. My Mondays were pretty structured at that time (2007) so I decided to document my 5-5:00 schedule visually with a few words, some pictures, and some memorabilia (a piece of homework, a tea packet, and a label from asparagus) to represent cooking at 5.
12×12 layout
Journaling to Trinity reads: You are in a miniature doll phase right now. It’s just about all you want to do. If we are at home you’re playing them. If we are not, you’re thinking about them! No television for you lately.
8.5×11 layout
Journaling to Aiden reads: Aiden, you came home from school just ecstatic about a color experiment. I love that you drew us a diagram first of how we should drop the colors into the milk (top center of bottom photo) before adding the dish soap. It’s fun to watch you try new things and it’s fun to see your process.
…what story do you have to tell that would fit the mood of the Circular Anchor Flexible Template?
Do you wish you could break away from the matchy lines of paper products so you can more easily come up with your own color palettes for scrapbook pages and other papercraft projects? Today’s episode is free (you don’t need a membership to watch it) and I’ll take you through my process of picking out the colors for the layout below…
Journaling reads: We met through the internet because of our mutual hobby and close geography but we became real friends because of each other’s creativity and passion. With so much similar and so much different in our styles…we better define our creative styles because of each other. I love having an artistic friends like Dedra Long. She inspires me.
Thank you to Stampin’ Up! who provided the stamps for all of the stamped pieces. The ink and ribbon is also Stampin’ Up!.
Note: Today is Dedra Long’s birthday! Happy birthday, girlfriend. I hope it’s a great one.
Now, back to business…
I find that complicated ideas usually make more sense when I review them later because of other things I’ve learned since my first time around. That’s one of the benefits of having a Paperclipping Membership and having access to the archives. Episodes 59 & 60 will make more sense after watching today’s episode. And today’s episode will make more sense after watching 59 & 60 again. It’s a process.
If you’re a Member and feel this is an area you want to work on, I recommend you re-watch these two other episodes from the archives after watching today’s tutorial…
Paperclipping 59 – Mixing Patterned Paper
Paperclipping 60 QT – Clashing Papers
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Update: Below is a layout I made using the papers I picked in episode 59. I just got around to finishing it…
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Today’s episode goes out to the Paperclipping Members. If you like cute embellishments but don’t like how expensive they are, especially if you already have too much scrapbooking stuff to justify buying more, this episode is for you.
Last week’s episode was free, so if you missed it, here’s a link to the tutorial on mini-books. It was originally released to Paperclipping Members and we’ve pulled it from the archives to re-release it as a free episode. With a membership you can get access to almost 120 videos in the Paperclipping archives, plus see the exclusive tutorials as they come out. See how it works by clicking here.
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We decided to pull one of the Members-Only episodes out of the archives to share with the rest of the Paperclipping audience for this week’s free video. If you’re one of our members and this episode sparked some ideas that you never completed (or started?) maybe you’ll get some renewed motivation after watching this again. If you’re not a member and you like what you see, you can get a lot more (over 100 plus new ones to come). Please click here to see how a Paperclipping Membership works.
When you’re done, you might want to see more of the mini-book I featured in the episode by watching Paperclipping 103 – Visual Memoirs.
This week’s episode is for the Paperclipping Members. As you’re sending your kids off to school, hold onto those new clothing tags and back-to-school shopping ads because today’s tutorial should give you some fun ideas of how to incorporate them as story-telling pieces onto your pages.
You can download the Quicktime version of the trailer here.
Below are the layouts I featured in this episode…
2-page 12×12 layout
12×12 layout
Journaling reads: I love that you attached this flower from my scrap supplies to your headband. You’re always so creative that way.
12×12 layout
Journaling reads: Small from the beginning, we induced your birth 2 weeks early (the doctor wanted it to be 3 weeks) b/c you didn’t seem to be growing in my belly. We wondered if you’d get more nutrition outside of me instead of in. I guess you’re just a little guy regardless of where you are b/c you have continued to be the smallest of your peer groups (your friend, Zoe, is the only exception).
Being little has its benefits. At 6 years I can still hold you. And you love that. You may be a tiny little thing but what is not small about you is your personaltiy, your talents, your total charm. We had no idea when we named you Aiden how appropriate that name would be. Aiden means, “Little Fire,” and yeah…that is definitely YOU, my crazy sweet little guy. X-Small. Love you.
12×12 layout
You can see the last layout in this older post.
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Liz shares a lot of tips for using Glimmer Mist, shows how to use their screens both as masks and stamps, how you can mix multiple mist colors, and she shows what their 2-step stamping process is. There are a lot of great tips in this 10-min. demo.
Today’s episode is for the Paperclipping Members. If you want to commemorate the culture of a place you’ve visited or plan to visit, you might want to consider the topic of this episode: create a book with an authentic item that portrays the place and culture. Below are a few pictures of my own book, which I made to showcase photos and items from Rocky Point, Mexico…
Scrapbooking supplies I used: Tim Holtz Distress Emboss Powder in Scattered Straw. Versamark Ink. Old Olive and Creamy Caramel by Stampin’ Up. Book Binding Tape by 7 Gypsies. Epoxy sticker by s.e.i. Letter stickers by Creative Memories. Eyelets by American Crafts.
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I learned how important it is to pay attention to the space around your subject (or in scrapbooking, the items on our pages) while learning a little about how to paint. Then I learned what the spacing between items communicates while learning about logos.
Space is huge. Want to learn about it? Today’s episode is for our Paperclipping Members. If you don’t have a membership, you might want to look into getting one so you can watch. If you do, I hope you enjoy the video! Below is the layout I assembled during the tutorial…
This is the link to the Quicktime version of the video.
12×12 layout
Journaling written to Trinity reads: I had such a fun day with you at this tea party with Nichole. We looked at art on the street, shopped a cute gift shop, and tried hats and teas. Fun girly day.
I have to give props to Dedra Long for the butterfly on this. She gave me the butterfly and I used her idea to put the rhinestone on its body. You can see her own version on a page three layouts down this blog post.
Supplies: Patterned paper (Basic Grey, s.e.i.) * eyelet lace paper (Making Memories) * ribbon (Basic Grey) * Cardstock (Bazzill) * journal card (Theresa Collins) * letter stickers (Creative Memories) * epoxy stickers and rhinestone (Creative Imaginations) * glass vintage photo corners * butterfly from floral dept * black ribbon * flower brads from unknown source.
We’re taking you behind the scenes for today’s free episode on building your own embellishments. I think you’ll enjoy this one because it’s…well, you’ll just have to watch and see for yourself. Just click on the player above or to download the higher-quality episode, click here.
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Need some tips for the outdoor family photography you’re doing this summer? We took today’s episode outside so I could share some simple tips with you. This one is for the Paperclipping Members so if you’d like to have access to it and all the other videos in the archives, please head over to the Membership Information Page to find out what it means to be a member and how you can become one.
You can download the trailer here.
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We’ve announced the winner of the June Paperclipping Challenge. Congratulations KristynG! See her and her page get highlighted here.
Need an easy way to scrapbook all those multiple-photo layout-opportunities that summer time is providing you? Today’s idea is fun, easy, and will still allow you a lot of flexibility in terms of photo numbers, placement, and the tone of your story.
So what do you think? After watching today’s video, what stories are already coming to your mind?
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For a longer look at the layouts I featured in the episode I’ve posted them below…
2-page 12×12 layout
In my pictures the blue sky and what little green we have here in AZ were lost. I was disappointed that I had only captured brown landscape colors so I added the blue and green I missed with my paper choices.
I also wanted to combine two moods: an earthy feel to enhance the lake, plus a happy playful one to celebrate childhood and play. To do that, I added those wooden beads for earthiness (some were from a hairpiece I had bought years ago in the Philippines so they have nostalgic meaning for me and some were from a pair of flip flops that my dog chewed up the day I brought them home from the store–not so nostalgic but I love those beads too!).
The clouds were my playful addition for the childhood tone I wanted to add.
12×12 layout
If you’re a member you might remember the episode I did on my process for choosing and deleting photos from an overwhelmingly huge set (Episode 96 – Filtering The Photo Flood). In it I talked about how I look for the stories (yes, there is usually more than one story from one event) and the photos that best tell them. This layout is one of the stories I pulled from that large group of pictures I took while we visited the Mesa Arts Center.
I love making my own embellishments from leftover stuff. You save money and gain creativity.
Members can watch an archived episode on making your own embellishments like this using Buttons, Brads, And Beads.
Do you like the idea in the video of having a flexible visual image or seed from which to tell your own stories? I have been sharing a number of them–what I call my Flexible Templates. Here are some you can watch….
Episodes that are FREE…
And here are some in the archives that Paperclipping Members can watch…
