Scrapbooking

Today I invited the amazing Jennifer McGuire to share a bit about her stamp organization. She created an awesome video sharing the system that’s been working for her recently. Crafty storage can be half the fun when it comes to paper crafts so I wanted to share with you my tips for storing clear and cling stamps. Here is a video with a closer look: The Avery Elle Stamp Pockets are perfectly sized at approximately 7.25″x5.5″ which is ideal for most clear and cling stamps. There are 25 pockets in a pack and the price is quite reasonable. You can even get cardstock inserts or can cut your own from scraps. And if you a bit obsessive about organization like me (haha), you can use a Brother Labeler to add the stamp sets name to each pocket. There are other options for stamp pockets. You can get cd binder sleeves from Office Depot and carefully cut them down the center to create two pockets. I also like this option and the size is comparable. Another option (which is more cost effective) is to get clear 5″x8″ baggies and store them in a similar way. These also work for stamp sets that are a bit taller (such as a few from Ali Edwards), but I use the 5″x8″ Office Depot clear pockets. These stamp pockets fit nicely into many shoebox sized storage containers. However, my favorite is called the “Fridge Binz” and is meant to hold soda cans. No soda in my house, but man is it perfect for stamps! This container is super durable and works with lots of other crafty storage. Stamps featured above include: Amazing Moments, Beautiful (the arrows), and Incredible.

It's release day at Clear and Simple Stamps! Today we're showcasing nine amazing stamp sets in all their glory. Be sure to check out what all the other designers are sharing today so you don't miss a beat! I'm always inspired by sets of stationery I see on Etsy or at high-end print shops. They're usually so minimalist, classy, and sometimes fun or punny. I tried to recreate that feeling here with a little card set featuring the Writer's Desk stamp set. This set is packed full of images, sentiments, and even an entire font for you to play with! I couldn't resist the little typwriter, post-it note, or notebook paper. So I had to use all three in my set. I added some staples and a paperclip to bring home the office feel. Be sure to check out what these other fabulous designers have created for you today: [ Elena | Jennifer | Kim | Lori | Steph | CSS ] Office Inspired Card Set Recipe Cardstock: CSS Kraft Like a Rockstar, Cre'me de la Cream Stamps: CSS Writer's Desk Ink: CSS Dish All the Dirt Brown, Haute Red Couture Accessories: corner rounder punch, staples, paper clip, Copic Spica red/silver glitter pens

I have some fun graduation cards to share that I created in the last couple of weeks for some of the wonderful classmates from my daughter's class.Today I am sharing five cards that are standard-sized and feature a pattern I thought was fun from the latest issue of CardMaker magazine. I used both some current products (Burlap ribbon, Artisan Durable Studs, and Twine) and some retired products (Stardust and You Rock paper packets plus the corrugated stars and a couple of retired stamp sets too) from Close to My Heart:I pulled out all of my various graduation-themed stamp sets from Close to My Heart that I have collected during my six years as a consultant.Exciting and nostalgic times celebrating the accomplishments of some really fantastic friends of my dear girl!Congratulations, PHS Class of 2013!

Today's card is one that I created that I'm not sure you can really get the whole feel of it from the pictures. Of course white roses are handmade using Cheery Lynn Dies...what else is there?, LOL. There is actually a cut out window in the center of the card that lets you peek through to the inside sentiment, but from the pictures it just looks like it's all part of the front. The paper collection is from KaiserCraft, Now and forever. It's a lovely soft collection that is great for wedding, but also for any occasion. I'll see you on Friday with another great project highlighting Cheery Lynn Dies, so see you then.

Welcome to Day 3 of the Black Ice Reveal Party.We've got even more great projects to share with you today but first let's take a look at a few more embellishments for this collection.Hypnotic 5x7 InvitationSakura 5x7 InvitationTree Line 5x7 InvitationStriped 5x7 InvitationFleur SmithGift BagsThis collection is perfect for graduation, anniversaries, weddings or any more formal events or occasions. I used the Black Ice Invitations to create some gift bags which could be used for any occasion. I cut the invitation to fit the white paper bag, then used Glam Rocks and Hot Rocks to embellish them.Supplies: Patterned Paper - Imaginisce Black Ice Collection, I-rock tool, I-rock Frames Stencil, Glam Rocks, Hot Rocks, Ribbon – Berrwick Offray LLC and May Arts, Paper Bags – Essential Packaging, Die Cut Machine - SilhouetteWedding Guest Book and BannerThis collection is perfect for weddings, I love the classic black and white together and you can add a pop of your wedding color to it. For the banner I cut the letters with my silhouette and added them onto the striped paper. For the Mr. section I added a bowtie cut with my silhouette and for the Mrs. section I added a bouquet of flowers. To create the wedding guest book I bound together white cardstock and covered some chipboard for the cover with patterned paper. Then I cut out the beautiful flowers from the patterned paper and added some black Glam Rocks to them. I cut the “guests” title with my Silhouette and added it to the centre of the cover.Supplies: Patterned Paper Imaginisce Black Ice Collection, I-rock tool, I-rock Frames Stencil, Glam Rocks, Ribbon –May Arts, Die Cut Machine – Silhouette, Binding Machine and Wires – Zutter Innovative ProductsDiana Fisher"Love This"I love this moment captured of my son, listening attentively to Coach after a game. There's only a little bit of time left for him to be this small kid sitting in the grass. The tree invite card in the Black Ice Collection inspired me to use this photo. The tree reminds me of the seasons passing and him growing up so fast.SUPPLIES: Imaginisce Black Ice collection (pattern paper, invitation cards), Tombow adhesive dots runner, washi tape, white card stock, mist (white and black), Silhouette Cameo digital cutter, Fiskars cloud punch, gel pen (black)"Happy Birthday"A simple card using fussy cutting from one of the patterned papers in the Black Ice Collection.SUPPLIES: Imaginisce Black Ice collection (pattern paper), Imaginisce Hello Cupcake collection (happy birthday stamp), Tombow adhesive dots runner, white card stock, black inkSuzanna LeeThe versatility of black and white allows you the freedom to do just about anything! The elegance of the two together allows the pictures on layouts to stand out or the sentiment on a card to be the focus. After all, part of the reason we scrapbook is about preserving the memories. Black is so trendy now too. And, of course, Imaginisce is right on trend! I chose to use this collection in an "out of the box" way; I didn't do wedding or graduation or dance, I wanted to show you how to do something different with this collection. The green in my daughter's shirt really stands out against the black and white, don't you think?Card Supplies:Patterned Paper: Imaginisce Black Ice; Cardstock: Bazzill; Ribbon: May Arts; Punch: Martha Stewart; Die and stamps: Papertrey Ink; Ink: VersaFineLayout Supplies:Patterned Paper, 5x7 Invitation, Brad Daddy (small), iTop, Paper Punch (small): Imaginisce; Cut File: Silhouette Online StoreJodi Wilton"You Captured my Heart"I wanted to show how versatile this collection is, so I decided to create a layout of my son. When mixing small amounts of color to black & white layouts (like I did!); you can really make the color pop out on your page. On my layout I chose red and added red hearts throughout to tie in the title and the theme of the layoutSupplies Used: Patterned Paper: Black Ice Collection; Cardstock: Coredinations Cardstock; Twine: The Twinery; A

Time for a new challenge over at By Lori Designs and this week we want to see Thank You cards.For my card I used my favorite image from the "summer release" called Lollipop Tube Dude Taylor.Hope you stop by the blog and check out what the rest of the design team created for this weeks challenge.Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

...corrrr... I do love a nice versatile stamp and the one I have been playing with for todays post has gone into the "faves" list already. So, it is my Darkroom Door DT day and I have been playing with the utterly gorgeous Pressed Flowers Collage stamp. To see where to buy Darkroom Door stamps in the UK, click HERE... oh and to see the fabby designs that the DT have made, click HERE for the blog. Card 1 is most defintely my "confort zone" of neutral tones. The colours blended onto the background are Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain. The stamping is in Jet Black Archival ink and the sentiment is from the Bright Blossoms Wordstrip, cut out and coloured with Distress Ink.Card 2 is a bit more adventurous! I decided to use the stamp as a resist image. Starting with applying Ranger's Glue & Seal to the stamp, stamping onto cream card and then zapping with a heat tool to dry the stamping. I used Crushed Olive and Broken China DI blended over the top of the stamping to make it pop. The sentiment is also from the Bright Blossoms Wordstrip (did I ever mention I am highly addicted to Wordstrips?)And finally, Card 3 sees me getting even more adventurous and getting the old Brayer out! I do love a spot of brayering and it is something I always seem to forget to do. For the background I applied Crushed Olive, Broken China and Seedless Preserves Distress Stains to my craft sheet and picked up the colours using the Speedball brayer I have... it is nice and big so picks up more colour. I repeated the brayering on some more card for the mat. Again, the words... yep, from the Bright Blossoms... did I ever say I LOVE Wordstrips?And there you have it! I shall away now... have a wonderful day and thanks for looking! TTFNHels x

Learn how to use the My Acrylix® stamp scrubber from Close To My Heart to clean My Acrylix® stamp sets and keep them in tip-top shape. This is my favorite stamp cleaner out of a number that I have tried.  Use the My Acrylix Spritz Cleaner with the My Acrylix® stamp scrubber for easy stamp cleaning.  If you are doing a lot of stamping, you don’t need to spray every stamp because your scrubber will already be wet.  Let the stamp air dry for a few seconds before putting it back on the carrier sheet. Share/Save Related posts: Product Highlight – My Acrylix Stamp Scrubber Product Highlight – Acrylic Stamps Product Highlight – Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

Hi everyone! It's Rosie here to share a FUN and EASY tutorial with you!! I get asked all the time how I color plaid on my images. So today I figured I would do a step-by-step photo tutorial. You're probably going to laugh at how easy it is! But I tell ya, when people see it they think it's paper-pieced....so it must be working, right?! :)I am using the new BABY ONESIE DIE for my example below. It just happens to be the perfect size to use that chisel tip on the end of your Copic Markers.....you know that other end of the marker that never sees daylight!!! LOL!Alright, here we go! The first step is to cut out the die! I know, I know I'm breaking it all down really simple here. :) Then cut out the little trim piece that goes across the belly and lightly trace it onto the die-cut so you know where to end your lines.Whenever I do plaid I always pick a light color and a dark color in the same family. So for my "Boy Onesie" I picked these colors: B01, B05, G12, and G24. I start off with the lightest colors first to make my initial lines. In this case, B01. Sometimes I make my lines vertical, but for this example I decided to go diagonal. Do you see that I'm using that infamous CHISEL tip, WOOT, WOOT (finally getting some used out of that bugger)! Make sure you leave enough space between the lines to add in the next color. Then using the same B01, draw your diagonal lines the other way. My next light color is G12. Draw your green lines in-between the blue ones. Here's the onesie with both the light blue and light green lines. But wait....we're not done yet!! Next we want to outline the diagonal stripes with our darker colors. First up is B05. Here's where you want to switch back to your brush tip. With light strokes you now outline each light blue line with the darker B05. Be sure to turn your die-cut and do the lines going the other way too. Here you can see the B05 outline completed. Next, grab G24 and do the same thing on the light green lines. The PLAID is now finished! I also colored the top of the onesie using B00, B01, B02, B04, and B05. And for your viewing pleasure, I made a girl one to match. On the plaid lines for this one, I used R81, R85, G12, and G24. The top was colored with R81, R83, and R85. Here are the two Onesies completed with their trim and collars! Pretty simple technique right?! You can add in additional colors too....just be sure to leave extra space between your first set of lines. :)Well, that's it folks! I hope you enjoyed my PLAID Coloring Tutorial! If you did, please leave a comment. :) Also, if you haven't heard the news, there is a FACEBOOK CONTEST going on right now using this AMAZING Die! Head over to The Greeting Farm Group HERE to see how to enter!! You only have until June 30th....so hurry!!Have a great week!Rosie :)

Hi! Happy Wednesday! I have a tag made for Heartfelt Creations to share today. I had so much fun making it. But it was impossible to photograph and both get the right warm colors but not too much shadow. Anyway, you get the idea. I was inspired by a wedding card I saw on the internet. It had a similar scrolled paper design. Here is a close up, check out the beautiful patterned paper!!! Heartfelt Creations products: HCDP1 234 Daphne Paper Collection, HCPC 3539 All Seasons Gazebo PreCut Set, HCD 737 Ornate Gateway Die, HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set, HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die, HCPC 3532 Beautiful You PreCut Set HCD 732 Decorative Flower Pot Die, HCPC 3509 Timeless Sentiments PreCut Set, 159223 Paper Blossoms Molding Mat, 459222 Paper Blossoms Tool Kit. The Design Team has outdone themselves this week, the HC blog is chock full of inspiration. Take a look! Thanks for stopping by! Tesa