Steampunk Wall Decor with Smoothfoam

Howdy to everyone in blogland! Today I have some fun wall decor to share with you.

I saw something link this at a local retail store, but it was priced at more money than I am willing to spend for something I can make myself!  So I pulled out some Smoothfoam and went to work.

I wanted something small, so I started with a 12x12 SCrapbook page Mount and cut it down to three 5.5" squares using a craft knife. To see a tutorial on this by Julie McGuffee check it out here.

I traced my cut shape onto the back of 6.5 x 6.5 cardstock, snipped the corners and adhered to each block. 

For this block I heat embossed Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces with Sparkle N Sprinkle EP. I adhered them over a small piece of MD Hobby gold metal.

For this block I used Whipped Spackle and a Tim Holtz stencil on the background, added another chipboard piece from Creative Embellishments, and some die cuts from the Kaisercraft paper pad I used to cover the blocks.

For the last block I ran a piece of MD Hobby & Craft Metal Sheet Roll (Gold) through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder.  I inked the metal piece with StazOn and added another chipboard piece. 

Products used:

Smoothfoam 12x12x7/8 Scrapbook Page Mount

Kaisercraft papers; Be-YOU-tiful & Storyteller

Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces

Sparkle N Sprinkle Embossing Powders

Eileen Hull Embossing Folder

MD Hobby & Craft; Metal Sheet Roll & Hobby Shears

Tsukineko Inks: StazOn Black, VersaMagic Midnight Black, VersaMark

Adhesive 

heat gun 

craft knife

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far :)

Precious Memories Baby Album with Deflecto

Howdy everyone! Today I want to share a new product from Deflecto Craft Solutions with you. 

In my box this month I received a package of 5x7 Flexible Pouches and I knew right away that I was going to use my Cinch and make a mini album with them.

 Thank you Marilyn for the photo- I totally forgot to take one before I started creating!

I used some new Graphic 45 papers for this project along with a few items from my stash. I made the covers using book board that I cut to size.

 I love the weight of these, they are super sturdy for my photos, but I was still able to punch 3 at a time for my album.

I used Blue Fern Studios and Dusty Attic chipboard, Melissa Frances rhinestone pin, Offray ribbon roses, Petaloo flowers, and May Arts ribbon to embellish the front of the cover.

I created some bead charms for the spine of my album using beads and findings Connie Crystal. I love the touch of bling this adds and it looks like I spent so much time, when it was so quick!


Thanks so much for stopping by today! What have you crafted lately?

Easter Tea Table Decor with Smoothfoam

Hi everyone! Today I have a project to share for Smoothfoam. This weekend I am hosting an Easter Tea and I needed a cute accent for the table. Of course we needed to throw some Alice in Wonderland into the mix, so here is what I came up with.

Supplies:
Smoothfoam 2x4x8 Block
Paper Mod Podge, Paintbrush
Vintage sheet music
Assorted flowers, leaves, washi tape, chipboard letters
Ink, push pins, double sided tape, crepe paper

1. I started by tearing several sheets of music into large strips and adhering them to the block using Mod Podge.
2. To keep the wet paper from sticking to the table, push a few pins partway into one side so that the block will be elevated. Allow the Mod Podge to dry.

3. Apply washi tape around the corner. 
4. Ink chipboard letters and adhere.

5. Use double sided tape to adhere crepe paper around sides of block.

Add flowers as desired.

There you have it! I am so happy with how this turned out- I love it! I will have more on this tea later in the month. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sparkle N Sprinkle February Reveal

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's 
February 1, 2015 Reveal.

This month FOUR new rubber stamp sets and two new digi-only sets are being introduced.   These sets are 20% off their regular price, until Feb. 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  Iris Garden #687 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Seasonal Trees #680   (digi version DIGI680)

Sleep Over #686   (digi version DIGI686)

Iris Garden #687  (digi version DIGI687)

Berry Sundae #688   (digi version DIGI688)
Wild About You #DIGI692 (digi only)
Stanley Valentine #DIGI693 (digi only)

On Feb 3rd,  one Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive
all FOUR of the new rubber stamp sets (or digi sets, if you prefer)


The winner of the blog hop will be announced on Feb 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs.  This month's Blog Hop order is:

Belinda Shupe
Anita Scroggins
April Williams
Shona Erlenborn
Eret Pank
Anne Temple
Marie Berquist

(Tip: if you have a problem with a particular link, try clicking on the person's blog title to send you to their Home page.)

Don't forget to leave a comment with each Designer to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  We love reading your comments and hope we have inspired you as well.  If you absolutely can not leave a comment for some reason, please email icinganne@yahoo.com with your comment and the name of the blog or Designer you are commenting about.

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The new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges. 

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Did you know we are having a Guest Designer Call?   Click here for all the details.  The deadline is February 15.  Good luck to all of you who apply!
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We hope you enjoy the New Reveals as much as we do!  Last month the winner came from Anne's blog.  Wonder which Designer contains the Grand Prize winner this month?

Here is a look at my project this month!

I have used the Seasonal Trees #680 for my layout. I love how flexible this stamp set is!!  My papers are Graphic 45 from the new Home Sweet Home collection. 

 I stamped and heat embossed the image using Cappuccino EP and then colored the trunk with Tombow Markers. For the leaves, I layered two different colors of ink and then trimmed it out. 

I also used the Journal Mixed Media #606 for this layout - both on the chipboard above and on the cream cardstock behind my photos.  I used Moss EP to give the chipboard pieces some extra texture. The cute little bits on top of the chipboard are from Maya Road. 

I added a bit of stitching to the center of my layout for some visual interest. The Alpha stickers are from Carta Bella. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I really appreciate it. I have had a lot going here at the house, we lost one of our kitties and our older black lab within two weeks of each other. I am hoping to get back my crafting mojo back pretty soon. 

 





 

I love You More - Frosted Designs Friday Challenge

Hi everyone and happy Friday!

We have a new challenge over at Frosted Designs today.

This week the theme is Graffiti/Doodling/Hand Journaling

Here is a look at my layout

I love the golden tones of the new We R papers (from the Summer's End Kit).

 I used a stencil and ink to create my graffiti here on the side of the page. After it was dry I used my Signo white pen to add some detail to the dots. I also doodled around both the layers seen here using a contrasting pen

I used a second stencil and  modeling paste colored with Gelatos to create some texture around the page. The chippie from Blue Fern Studios was inked, then I added flowers and bling.

I used one of the stickers from the Summer's End kit and cut it into several pieces to tuck behind the photos.

My title was embossed with Lindy's Stamp Gang powder, then I lightly rubbed
StazOn Cotton White ink over the top.

 Here's a list of items used from the Frosted Designs Store

Summer's End Kit

Capture the Moment Kit

White Signo Pen

Black Gelly Roll Glaze Pen

Lindy's Stamp Gang Autumn Leaves Embossing Powder Set

Faber-Castell® Gelatos Tropical Set

Molding Paste

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'm linking up at the following challenges:
Quick Quotes Blog: Use BLING
Berry Bleu: Things You Love
 Lasting Memories #208: Add Leaves



Be sure to hop over to the blog and check out the fabulous
projects made by the Design Team.

Deconstructed Layout #8 The Grad

For this Deconstructed Layout - The Grad - I had two goals in mind;
1. use the tiny photo to advantage 
2. use up some paper scraps that I had laying around
I only had one photo to scrapbook for this layout so I needed to make the most of it. I am not a fan of only using one photo on a page- but when that's all you have to work with,, what are you going to do?

I am so excited about this series of tutorials and I hope that you are enjoying them too!!
To see all the tutorials in this series be sure to hop over to this page. 

To use up the paper scraps, I trimmed them to 3/4" wide x 3 1/2", then cut a notch in one end. I inked them all using the same color to make them a little more uniform. I applied a strip of double stick tape across the page 1/2" BELOW where I wanted the top of the border to be, and applied the first/bottom row. I added a second strip of tape above the first row, a little closer to where I wanted the top to be, and added the second/top row. I cut some of them shorter to give it more interest. When I was done, I sewed straight across, above the lines of tape, and added a punched strip of cardstock.

To make my photo more visible against the colors I used on the background, I used the same contrasting color all around the photo. The photo mats and the die-cut stickers are from the Prima Princess collection. By using the same color ink on everything, all the little details around the photo blend together, which allows the photo to stand out. I even used the same color ink on the Confetti Heart chipboards.

The alphas from the Prima collection were not quite the right color, so I put them on a piece of acetate and used the same color ink on them.

I added some stitching on my machine following the pattern on the paper. I finished up by adding some detail in the upper corner using my Confetti Stencil from Heidi Swapp, VersaMark, and Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powders.

There you have it. I hope you enjoyed today's Deconstructed Layout.

By The Sea- TCS June Challenge

Good morning everyone!

Summer time is here, and I hope you are enjoying it!

Today we a new blog challenge for you at The Crafty Scrapper

and this month we want you to 

USE METAL

anywhere on your project. 

Your project can be a layout, card, tag, off the wall- pretty much anything

as long as you have METAL on it! 

Here is a look at my project

I have used yummy new papers from Bo Bunny, Echo Park and Carta Bella for my layout.

Here are some close ups

This chippie is from Blue Fern Studios. I used embossing powder on it, then highlighted it with a white pen.

New Prima Flowers, and some amazing new METALS from Maya Road.

Die cut stickers from Carta Bella and more METAL from Maya Road.

I used my Wendy Vecchi stamp to create a double layer flower. I colored it with Faber-Castell pens and pencils.

Well there you have it!

Use any kind of METAL on your project and link up below before the end of June!

Here is a look at our fabulous prize this month

I have a package of fabulous Lawn Fawn products for this months winner.

Be sure to link your project up over on
The Crafty Scrapper Blog by the end of June.

Good Luck!

Anita S.