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Make Wedding Place Settings with Smoothfoam

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The Bride and Groom Place setting  is a cute way to identify where the bride and groom will sit for dinner!

To make the Bride and Groom Place Settings you’ll need…            (*affiliate link)

4″ Smoothfoam ball
Smoothfoam sheet (any size)
Stick ‘n Carve*
Hot Wire Foam Cutter*
Sandpaper, paint brush
Craft paints – black and white
Mod Podge Gloss Finish*
Stickles Glitter Glue, Diamond*
2 wood dowels
Gold Paint Marker*
“Story of Us” stickers

  1. Draw, trace or print the outlines of a dress and bow tie on to the transfer paper, then stick the paper to a sheet of Smoothfoam.
  2. Cut out the images with the foam cutter, through the transfer paper.
  3. Remove the transfer paper and sand the edges of the foam as needed. Paint the bow tie black and paint the dress white.
  4. Cut the Smoothfoam ball in half then paint one half black and paint the other half white.
  5. After the paint is dry, coat each piece with Mod Podge (gloss finish).
  6. Embellish the surface of the dress and ball with glitter glue for extra sparkle.
  7. Cut each dowel to the appropriate size so the markers are the same height as shown. Paint the dowels with a gold paint pen and insert into the foam, connecting each piece to its base.
  8. Embellish each marker with stickers and bling.

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Catching the Sun with Alcohol Inks

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Suncatcher with Alcohol Ink

Now that schools out and everyone’s looking for new things to do.

How about making a Sun Catcher with the kids?

  • I started out with a 4″ clear acrylic circle from Clear Scraps.
  • After removing the thin protective film off both sides of the circle,I drew a simple picture on the circle using a black paint pen.  You could also use a black permanent marker.
  • Next, turn the circle over and on the reverse side of the circle color the image with Alcohol Inks.  You can’t tell by this picture, but for added detail, I edged the circle with a Silver paint pen.

This is something even the younger kids can enjoy.  (I recommend ages 3-100)

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Cherish Family 1936

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I recently ran across this old Family Reunion picture from 1936.

Cherish Family 1936 layout

Because there is over 100 relatives in the picture, I wanted to highlight where my Grandparents are.

Cherish Family 1936 layout tools

I used one of the frames from the “Clear Mixers”.

After removing one side of the protective covering, I painted the edges with Antique Linen Distress

Paint.  I glued a small piece of scrapbook paper under the painted side and trimmed it with an exact-o

knife.  I gently sanded the edges with a sanding block and distressed it slightly with Vintage Photo

Distress Ink before removing the second protective coating.

Cherish Family Layout 1936 close up

My grandfather is the one with the x and my grandmother is sitting to his left holding my Uncle Bill.

I used the Chamberry Collection from Adorn it and a scalloped circle punch and a old border punch

from Marvy Uchida.

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Learn How to make a Fabulous Card with Fancy Folds in just a few Simple Steps

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Fancy Fold Card Want to learn how to make a fabulous looking card in a few simple steps? Fancy Folds Instructions I learned this technique from the book

Fabulous Folds for Card Making*
Design by Lisa Silver

  1. Punch 9 circles.  (mine is a 2″ circle)  I edged each circle with Butterscotch Ink.
  2. Fold each circle into four sections.  (lines on the above picture are to make it easier to view)
  3. Fold in bottom curves to make point at the bottom.  (do this with 8 of the circles)
  4. Flip Circle and fold in sides so folds meet in center.
  5. Arrange petals on remaining circle to make a total of eight petals.

Fancy Fold Card Close Up I added a little gold flower button from Buttons Galore and More. FYI:  If you happen to pick up the book, I’m on pages 148, 160 & 164

(*Disclosure:  I am a Amazon Affiliate.)

“Big things often have small beginnings” Mini Album

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I really enjoy making Mini Albums and  6″ x  6″ is my size of choice.  Clear Scraps 6″ x 6″ Chipboard Album is a great place to start.  I love how sturdy the pages are and that the edges are already distressed for me.

Clear Scraps 6 x 6 purple album

My album was made using the regular  6″ x 6″ chipboard album.

When I make my mini albums I like to trim around my pages with an exacto knife and then sand the edges for a smooth finish.  A standard 1/4″ office hole punch works to punch out the holes once you’ve covered them up with the scrapbook paper.

The paper used on this album is Kaisercraft’s Violet Crush Collection.  The flower on the front is from Petaloo.

Clear Scraps Purple Album close up

A Round Clear Tag works wonderful as an added embellishment.  I glued  left over scrapbook paper to the tag and went around the edges with a Silver Leaf pen.  I easily punched a hole on the top of the album to tie on the tag.

Clear Scraps Purple Album pages 1 and 2

Inside pages.

Below,  I added a small flap page to the inside of the book.

Clear Scraps Purple Album additional pages

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a Creative Day, Sue.

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Serenity

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I love the 12″ flower stencil from Clear Scraps and I was hooked the very first time I used it.

I have a very limited amount of mists and sprays but I some how ended up making a very fun mess.   “I was a misting fool.”

When I first got the 12″ flower stencil I knew I wanted to experiment with white backgrounds. (something I’m not too comfortable with) My “Serenity” layout is made using the flower stencil on white card stock and misted with October Afternoon’s Lemon Drop Sprinklers. I love how the stencil makes a soft, dramatic statement on the page. I wanted to keep the layout simple and added simple elements such as the daisy made with a punch from Marvy Uchida.

Serenity Layout for Clear Scraps

Serenity, my sweet little niece wearing the dress I gave her on her 2nd birthday.

Misted 2

Here are some of the pages I misted.

Clear Scraps Misted Card Have a wonderful day 3-26-14

This card was made using gold Smooch Spritz from Clearsnap.  So simple, so quick!

Misted Canvas

I even misted a canvas.  A work in progress.

Love this Stencil!!!

Have a Creative Day,

Sue

This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Cards & Tags

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Botanical Tea Cards and Tags Class

These are the cards we made in my Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Card and Tag Class at The Paper Forest.

This has to be one of my favorite collections from Graphic 45.
We made all four of these beautiful and elegant cards and tags.  Did I mention I love this collection?

You can view the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Collection available at Amazon* by clicking on the above pictures.  (I am an Amazon Affiliate.)

Botanical Tea Cards

Botanical Tea Envelope  Botanical Tea Blue Bird Card