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Embellish Your Page with Bubble Edges

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

I love circles. I especially love overlapping circles because they feel bubbly and happy and they’re great for boys, as well as girls.

In the past I’ve kept the circles whole or I’ve cut them in half and perched them on ribbons, strips of paper or photos. For my most recent layout I had an urge to cut them in half but to put an alley (a narrow margin) between them and their partnering photos. They’re rising just above the photo collage like cumulus clouds.

The Joy of a Painted and Decluttered Room.

It was a slightly new take on a favorite look and it was simple to do. Here’s how –

1) Find boring strips of paper in your scraps and cut them to the length of your photos.

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2) Cover the strips with good tape.

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3) Begin adding circle-punched scraps to the tape (punch edges so you get partial or half circles).

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4) Add more tape where necessary to be sure top circles don’t fall off.

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5) Snip off the tiny corners of your long strips of scrap paper.<./h4>
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6) Enjoy your happy bubbles.

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7) Attach your bubble strips near your photos, leaving a slight alley (gap) between them.

The Joy of a Painted and Decluttered Room.

Learn more about this layout here.

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Contrast and Embellishments in Scrapbooking – Paperclipping 156

Monday, October 25th, 2010

In this week’s scrapbooking video tutorial, I share the principles of design related to contrast and show how you can use contrast to help you choose, make, and cluster embellishments into groupings. There are times when you want high contrast, low contrast, or contrast plus repetition. This episodes gives examples of when you use each one when scrapbooking with embellishments.

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Below is the mini-book I featured in the tutorial . . .

All Hallow’s Eve 2009

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You can watch me design this cover in Paperclipping 154 – Advanced Design with L-Frames.

I loved working with this minibook cover made by Teresa Collins! She created it for Thanksgiving but I wanted it for my Halloween book. The price for this is so low, you may want to consider the entire kit for Thanksgiving, plus a second cover for Halloween! I altered my cover by spraying it with Glimmer Mist in Tiger Lilly and Pumpkin Pie. Since Tiger Lilly isn’t available, you might try Jack O Lantern or Sugar Maple as a second mist color.

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Some of the items on my cover: Prima Flowers, Venice * The Girl’s Paperie Toil & Trouble Charm.

I made the foundation of my title from an old piece of sheet music that had belonged to my husband’s mother decades ago. I distressed it with Tim Holtz’s Old Paper Distress Ink his Ink Blending Tool, some water spritzing, hand-wrinkling, and edge fraying.

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Supplies available for purchase: Girl’s Paperie Skull Charm

Journaling reads: Aiden – You were so excited about 2 features of yoru costume this year.

1) You loved being able to peek through the eye-holes of the sheet and then throw the sheet back, popping your head out.

2) You loved the thumb holes of that skater shirt you were wearing underneath the sheet. Just like your head, you thought it was the coolest to be able to pop those through!

Watching your excitement and energy is one of the joys of my life. Love. <3

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Tim Holtz Type Charms * Tim Holtz Hinge Clip

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Journaling reads: Blake – This wasn’t the easiest Haloween for you. You love good costumes, or at least good masks or makeup. Always have. This year the only costumes you were interested in were masks for $50 – $100!

Fiinally, we decided to have Dad paint makeup on your face, which you liked last year. But the makeup we got ended up being difficult. It dried on your face and cracked. You didn’t like that and could barely move your face.

On top of that, you had stayed up all night at David’s slumber party the evening before. CRANKY is an accurate word for you this Halloween. The contrast between you and Aiden was . . . hilarious.

Love you, dude!
Mom

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Prima Black Butterfly Swirls * Tim Holtz Type Charms * Tim Holtz Metal Numerals

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Toil & Trouble paper

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Teresa Collins Library Card and Pockets * Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners

Journaling reads: Trinity – You wanted to be a devil. I wanted to make sure your costume was little-girl friendly. I decided to play with contrast: make you the cutest, sweetest, prettiest devil ever. We found a dressy red outfit you could also wear at Christmas time. I put your hair in ringlets.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

You were gorgeous. Innocent. Little girl. Even with that studded choker on. :)

Love it!

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Bazzill Bling Button * Tim Holtz Type Charms

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My Mind’s Eye black flocked paper * Girl’s Paperie Metal Charm * Prima black velvet flower with metal and bling

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Paperclipping 151 – Embellish with Clusters of Scraps

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
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Want more ways to use your leftover scraps? Or maybe you love embellishments and you’re in the mood for more layering and clustering ideas? Good news! Today we have both in this episode of Paperclipping! This is a members-only video, so if you’re a member, pull up a seat and get ready to scrap when it’s done!

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Beautiful You

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Journaling to Trinity reads: You are one of those rare people who are naturally beautiful both inside and out. You have so much empathy and it drives you to take care of others. But you don’y do it at your own expense or when it compromises your integrity. You’re also unbelievably responsible, always remembering everything and giving the rest of us desperately needed reminders since, unlike you, we forget everything (we don’t know about Aiden yet).

You are a loyal friend. People love you and it’s easy to see why…You’re a fun and very lovable girl.

Self Expression

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Hyman Tribe

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Journaling reads:

Blake’s been singing this humorous jingle from the comedy, “Nacho Libre.” [the song: "I eat some bugs. I eat some grass. I use my hand to wipe my...tears."] The kids giggle so much at this song and Israel and I couldn’t tell if they knew what word the song actually implied. Israel finally asked Blake, “Do you know why that song is so funny? Blake, with a suspicious look on his face said, “Because he ate bugs and grass and that makes him cry.” We agreed verbally with Blake and left the kids to their innocence.

Opposite Sets Of Genes

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Journaling reads:
Blake: happy at home – Trin: has to get out
Trin: hands-on artist – Blake: techie geek
Blake: designs graphic explosions – Trin: draws flowers, fairies
Trin: organized and level-headed – Blake: a slave to passionate ideas
Blake: expressive with words – Trin: expressive with visual arts

You both look at things and react to things so differently. Sometimes your differences may perplex each other. But you also share a mutual admiration for each other’s gifts and differences. It’s very cool.

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Paperclipping 148 – Four Ways to Embellish a Collage Template

Monday, July 5th, 2010
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Today’s video tutorial will give you four different ways to embellishment a rectangular collage of photos. It doesn’t matter how many photos you’re using, how rectangular the collage is (it can be squarish), or how big your collage is. Once you’ve established your collage, you can choose which of these four embellishment formulas will work best for you!

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Below are the layouts I featured in today’s episode…

Socks

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Journaling reads:

  • He puts his eye on the prize
  • He lets nothing get in his way
  • He’ll climb every obstacle
  • He’ll jump any height

He only does this with Blake. Gatsby loves to go after Blake’s socks.

Supplies:
Yellow tags: these are plain old white ones that I’ve had for at least five or six years now. To get this look, color them with Lemon Grass Glimmer Mist, then tone the color down by blending Old Paper Distress Ink inward from the edges with a blending tool.

Other: The letter ‘g’ Type Charm is the only other current product still available. Everything else I used was either old stash or from outside of the scrapbook industry. The cork circle (under the ‘g’ charm) is from the kitchen department of my dollar store. The wire is from the garden section and the beads are from the jewelry section of my craft store.

(Note: Links to the above products are through my affiliate store and I will make a commission from your purchase. All other supplies in the layouts below are also old pieces I scavenged from my stash and no longer available.)
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The tag technique in the layout is from Episode 108. Members can find it in the archives to get the step-by-step instruction. If you click on the episode link, you will see the two other ways I’ve used it so far.

Starbuck’s Adventure

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Journaling directed to my kids: Before Dad started working from home, these visits to Starbucks were a regular event. Dad and I could get some work done while you guys hooked your DS’s together to play a joint game. Nice out of the house adventure. ’08.

Mama’s Bed

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Journaling:
Aiden: You’re gonna have to have three pillows when I’m big.
Me: Why?
Aiden: Because I’m gonna sleep with you guys in your bed. In the middle.

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Paperclipping 145 – Gather Your Old Products

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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In this new members-only edition of Paperclipping, you’ll see several different ways to gather up and use old products in creative ways.

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Below are the layouts I featured in today’s episode…

PB & J

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Journaling reads: 3 yrs old – July 19, 06

Aiden, you are showing me that you’re growing up. Yesterday you wanted to help me make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Someone stopped by so I left the kitchen before it was done so I could visit with our guest for a few minutes. When I came back, there you were with an entire sandwich in your mouth. You stopped eating to announce, “I can do it myself!”

And you sure did! Peanut butter on half the bread. No jelly. I even asked if you wanted jelly and you said, “Nope!” with such confidence.

“Is it good?” I asked. “Yep!” you announced. And you ate it like it was the best sandwich you’ve ever had. I was so proud of my little 3-year-old boy.

Today when I was about to pour your soy milk into a cup you made the same announcement, “I can do it myself!”

. . . And you did.

Supplies:
Note: I use a combination of new and old products. Here are the ones I was able to find still available online:

  • bouncy ball paper
  • vinyl Thickers These vinyl ones are goopy and don’t stick well but they look awesome if you glue them with a good adhesive. Just beware!
  • The white flocked polka dot paper is a favorite of mine but it seems to be sold or clearanced out. I found this brown sheet available and on sale. I’ve also used and loved this black flocked damask paper for a formal look and for Halloween.

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T Is For Trinity

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Journaling reads:
A conversation with Aiden, age 5…

a: Mom, I want a “T” on my forehead.

(after hearing him mumble, “Trinity . . . Trinity . . .” I made a guess)
m: You want a “T” on your forehead for “Trinity?”

a: Mmm-hmm.

m: T for Trinity? Because you love her?

a: Yep. I love her.

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Silly Random Thoughts

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Journaling from four different occassions: Aiden – ages 3 and 4
1)”I know what kiwis are made of. Salty, juicy pineapples. With hair all over it.”

2) August 2006 –
Me: Tomorrow I’m getting you a new carseat.
Aiden: A booster seat?
Me: Yes!
Aiden: So it can make me fly?

3) When you want a vitamin you ask for, “That thing that is kinda like medicine and kinda like candy.” (Aug. 2007)

4) Aug. 2007
Aiden: Look! I wrote, “Yoga!”
(shows me scribbles on his spaceship)

Me: Do you mean “Yoda?” Like from Starwars?

Aiden: No. YOGA.

Me: You mean the exercise I do?

Aiden: Yes. It’s your job.

Here is a pink version of my stamp die cut paper, and here’s a blue one with a different pattern.

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Journaling reads: The over-sized set at Grandma Gertrude’s retirement home inspired your imagination, which we can see by your pursed lips, surely meaning something big is happening in your inner world of kings and queens.

Supplies:
Type charms

The first layout I shared in this week’s tutorial was featured in Papercipping 120 – Circular Anchor Flexible Template. You can see the photo of that layout by clicking the link and scrolling down.

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I’m excited to see what old products you’ll give new life after watching this week’s episode!

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Paperclipping 142 – Scrapbooking with Everyday Items

Monday, April 19th, 2010
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Here are the projects from this episode…

It’s All About The Details

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Journaling reads: Trinity – You have great attention to details. You’re afraid of making mistakes. You’re a perfectionist. You’re also extremely independent, so it makes for some interesting situations when I find you trying to do something on your own but you have to come over to me again and again with detail-oriented questions. Today it happened with you making P.B.+J. sandwiches, which you’ve done a hundred times before…

Trinity: Mom! I want to make peanut butter and jelly but this says “jam!” I can’t find any jelly in the fridge.

Mom: That’s what we use because jelly has too much sugar. Sometimes what I buy says “spreadable fruit.” It’s all just used the same way as jelly.

Trinity (you ran out of jam and went to the closet for more but then came back to me, distraught): Mom! This has a totally different word on it that I can’t read and there are CHUNKS in it!

Mom: Yep, honey. This one is the same kind of thing. It’s called, “Preserves.” But it’s all the same. Now relax and go make your sandwich! :)

Herbivorous

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Journaling reads: It wasn’t until Blake told me how his friends act disgusted by the way we eat (last month) that I realized it could be hard on you kids socially. It’s been over two years now since I decided to eliminate animal-related foods from my diet and cooking and became vegan. Last Auguest Dad decided (on his own, without pressure from me) that he couldn’t eat animals and their by-products anymore, either, which meant your diets became even more vegan than they already were.

Since we don’t force you to be totally vegan and you like my cooking, it didn’t occur to me it could be hard until Blake’s friends acted that way, no matter how good it looked or how often they admit to loving it when they try it. I’m sorry if you get embarrassed and I appreciate that you give us few complaints. I hope you understand that I have to live with integrity. I make this choice for health and love, for the environment, the animals, and for peace.

My 2nd Office

MiniBook I made from coffee cup warmers
Here are most of the pages:
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Paperclipping 140 – Accordian Spring Album

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
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Album Details

Album:
The Tinkering Ink Peekaboo Album I used doesn’t seem to be in stock anymore. Hopefully you’ll use something you already have anyway but if you’re looking for a mini with shapes punched out like mine, the closest thing I can find to it is this one, which is on clearance right now.

Album Color:
By experimenting, I got a lovely mottled yellow on my pages that reminds me of colored Easter eggs. You know how colored eggs never come out smooth and perfect like they do on the cover of magazines?. I love the uneven colored-eggs look on my pages. Here’s how I got it:

  • Painted 2 layers of Golden’s Gesso. (You could try white acrylic paint if you don’t have gesso).
  • Sprayed a layer of Lemon Meringue Glimmer Mist and blended it in.
  • Spritzed some uneven splotches of Lemon Grass Glimmer Mist. I rubbed the Lemon Grass with my blending tool. The foam applicator left a lot of “bubbling” in the mist, I think because of the gesso, and then set the bubbles and splotches with a heat tool.

Handmade flowers:
I made my large turquoise flower out of Tim Holtz Grunge Board. To color the petals I painted two layers of gesso, then sprayed and dried multiple layers of Patina Glimmer Mist.

It turns out that the gesso was not holding the Patina dye color, so it came out light, although very beautifully glimmery. Liz Hicks from Tattered Angels suggested using Making Memories Spotlight acrylic paint on chipboard or grunge board if you want the dye color to show more vibrantly.

The tiny paper flowers and the large flower were inspired by the artist, Alisa Burke. The orange paperclipped flower is from Paperclipping Episode #118, which is now archived, but available to our Members.

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Paperclipping 139 – Build a Color Palette from Pink

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
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Below are the layouts that appear in the episode…

9

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Journaling to Trinity reads: Your 9th birthday. Game night with pizza and banana splits. Your closest friends plus some of the neighborhood girls.

Supplies: Making Memories BigDot Rouge Paperie * Theresa Collins Take Note journal block * Basic Grey brads * Tim Holtz + 7 Gypsies metal numbers

Your New Bike

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Journaling reads: Trinity, You had definitely outgrown your first bike so for your 9th birthday we called a whole bunch of sellers on Craig’s List until we found two sellers that might have a bike for you. We drove — you and me — to the seller who had 2 bikes first, and you knew instantly. You test-drove both, but you knew this was it. You didn’t even want to try the other seller to make sure. You went for the smooth-riding pink and purple one. Good choice. <3 Mom.

Supplies: Teresa Collins Journal-It Girl pink damask paper + journal boxes * Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist for the colored backgrounds of the flowers and circles: Lavender Fields, S.W.A.K. and Pumpkin Pie, blended with the Tim Holtz Blending Tool.

Riding With Grandpa

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Journaling reads: A regular treat…going to Grandpa’s house on the farm, him taking you all for a ride and a little tour. In a couple of years this wagon will be full of a different set of grandkids!

Supplies: Bazzill Cardstock Cream Puff * Glimmer Mist Coffee Shop * Creative Imaginations Polka Sunshine orange scalloped paper on clearance at the link at time of posting this * Letters R + G Thickers Jewelry Box Chestnut * Jenni Bowlin Studios orange buttons * Prima Novella Gallery Roses

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Paperclipping 136 – Make Beautiful Layouts with Lots of Photos

Monday, February 15th, 2010
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In this tutorial, you’ll see:

  • How to place photos to make many work together
  • How to pick patterned paper that works with your photos
  • How to add embellishments without them being too much

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Below is the layout I featured in this week’s tutorial…

Creativity In The Making

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Journaling written to my friend, Dedra Long reads: Shooting our DVD together — that was a blast. It was hard work, definitely. But we had FUN! I remember laughing and laughing with you, even though I can’t remember what was so funny. By looking at the photos, it was clearly something about hair. Clearly. :) I’m so glad we did these two long days of video shoots. It was one of my favorite Paperclipping memories.

Supplies: Creative Imaginations Die Cut Paper * 7 Gypsies yellow polka dot paper * Tattered Angels Glimmer Glass (Nature) * Tim Holtz Idea-ology Type Charms * Prima Rhinestone Flourish * Basic Grey yellow rub-on’s.

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Above is a closeup of the technique part of this episode.

Other Layouts Shown In This Episode:
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Thanksgiving

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More December Daily Album pages: Days 14-17

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Day 14:

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This page was all about color balance. The reds in the patterned paper were too warm for the cooler red and blue tones in the photo. To make the photo work with the paper I added red Stickles glitter to three of the flowers in a triangle around the photo. That red glitter matches the ornament (it might be hard to see the glitter in the photo) and now the warms and cools like totally fine.

I also wanted to bring the cream color from the sticker, and the white from the flourish and #14, over to the other side. That’s why I chose the white trim for the floral chipboard page and the cream colored tag. Here’s what the page looked like before I added the content:
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Day 15:

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This day was all about finishing up a huge day of work before letting go (mostly) and taking a long holiday break. I wrote a note about it and inserted a printed up version of part of the work I did that day, which was to finish up my Holiday Photography Email Course for the Paperclipping Members.

Day 16 & 17

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The Day 16 page is cut from one of those page protectors from Becky Higgins’s Project 365 album last year.

On the 17th, Izzy and I finished the bulk of the Christmas shopping so I wrote a little note about that and stuck the kids’ Christmas lists inside. They were actually pretty telling lists. Trinity requested all kinds of stuff like “lots of love” and “a delicious breakfast.”

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