ScraPerfect

A Card for Japan

2012-03-09T12:59:00.002-08:00

Hi, all. Today, I created a shaped card to remember Japan’s tragic TSUNAMI/Nuclear disaster about one year ago. I purchased a stamp set where a portion of the proceed would go to those victims.

To make the card base, I cut/embossed two die cuts from Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles die #4 (smallest die is #1). Scored from the edge about ¾” of the back card base, adhere with The Best Glue Ever and match up the two die cuts to create the base.

For the card front, I cut/embossed with a smaller Picot Circles die #3 in black cardstock and a Standard Circles LG #5 in light gray cardstock. Layer and adhere both onto the card base as shown. Using the Embellie Gellie, place all 15 pearls around the circle.

The main image was heat embossed so I covered the cardstock and the copy paper with the Perfect Crafting Pouch to catch all the black embossing powder and to get a clean stamped image. As you can see from the pictures, I was able to accomplish both!

After heating the powder to emboss, I stamped the red heart and the word “hope” to the image. Next fussy cut the image and adhere in the middle with foam tape for dimension.

Here is another look at the card…

Hug your loved ones a little tighter!
I am thankful everyday that my family and my husband’s family in Japan were and still are OK from that disaster J

Thank you for stopping by!
MargieH

Supplies – Cardstock: American Craft & WorldWin Papers; Stamp: Close To My Heart; Ink: Ranger; Watermark Ink: VersaMark (TSUKINEKO); Embossing Powder: American Crafts; Pearls: Want2Scrap; Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (S4-345 Picot Edge Circles, S4-114 Standard Circles LG); Tools: ScraPerfect (The Best Glue Ever, The Perfect Crafting Pouch and The Embellie Gellie); Other: Black cardstock, foam tape

Fairies!

2012-03-08T08:39:00.000-08:00

I love my fairy logo! I love that she has strong dancer's legs and I love her cute ponytail. to me she's both feminine and assertive, and her body looks pretty and healthy.

Anyway, at CHA in January 2012, Designer Mary Yaeger left me a card with a cute little beaded fairy hanging from it that I thought she created just for me. When I emailed to thank her for it, I discovered that although it looks like she created my fairy, it's actually something already sells.

So, whether you want a pair of "ScraPerfect" earrings readymade, or a DIY kit for making 6 pairs of fairies, fly on over to her website!

Easy Bling

2012-03-07T05:27:00.000-08:00

I created this layout in memory of my nephew Johnny Hoover.

See my blog for more details on the other elements.

- Susie

Winners!

2012-03-05T09:01:00.002-08:00

We've got four winners for our CHA giveaway! I've got product from ScraPerfect, Globecraft Memories, Clearsnap, The Robin's Nest, and Wescott to spread around to four lucky winners! I used a random number generator to pick to be fair.

And the winners are...

AlaskaGlassHarpsaid...

Thank you for the giveaways. Very kind of you to do so. Early congrates to the winner.
Patsy from Anchorage, Alaska where's it Rondy time.

Jocelynsaid...

Thanks for the great opportunity to win prizes.

KarenMCsaid...

Thank you for the chance to win.

Sherry Yeagersaid...

glad you packed light so you could offer us a good deal. I would love a chance to win

Congratulations ladies! If you would please send us your address at dt@scraperfect.com we'll get your goodies right out to you!

What can you do with 12,000 sheets of paper?

2012-03-02T23:00:00.001-08:00

This is simply unbelievable. The song is gorgeous and for those of us who work with paper, I think you will be blown away. They say no video tricks at all. Just paper cutting. This certainly justifies buying an electronic dies cut machine:) I am simply in awe.
Josh Ritter - Love Is Making Its Way Back Home from Josh Ritter on Vimeo.

Lots of Eye Candy!

2012-03-02T07:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a double page layout using lots and lots of color, as well as a bunch of things left over from the CHA Designer Gallery.

And a few close-ups...

- Robyn

Papers: My Mind's Eye, Recollections, Pressed Petals, Robin's Nest, K & Co
Stamps: Just Rite Clings
Inks: Colorbox
Embellishments: Dew Drops
Tools: Embellie Gellie, Perfect Crafting Pouch, Perfect Cleaning Cloth, Westcott scissors, Cricut (Carts: Birthday Cakes, Paper Doll Dress Up, Tie the Knot, Wall Decor 'n' More), Eco Board pieces (for dimension)
Glue: Best Glue Ever

Best STAMP Cleaner Ever!

2012-02-28T07:53:00.002-08:00

Does your workspace have something that looks like this??

Or this?

I did. A huge pile of dirty stamps left over from teaching a Halloween class in early October and Tim Holtz's Christmas tags in December. Lots and lots of rubber stamps coated with black archival ink and/or black Staz-on. The three Christmas stamps above had a thick layer of Staz-on on each one from stamping close to 20 times each on glossy paper.

I like clean stamps. So I was very excited to try out the Best Cleaner Ever. It's designed to remove solvent inks, like archival and Staz-on. I grabbed every dirty and slightly dirty stamp I had. Here's the pile I started with. Then I spent about a half-hour cleaning.

I grabbed an extra Perfect Cleaning Cloth went to work. And boy was I impressed! You can see the right-hand stamp already cleaned. I gave each stamp one quick spray with the cleaner then wiped with the Perfect Cleaning Cloth.

You can see how beautifully it cleans the stamps. And here's my final pile with the now black Perfect Cleaning Cloth. And since the Best Cleaner Ever is made with food grade ingredients, there's nothing that will harm or dry out my rubber stamps!

It's Giveaway Time!

2012-02-24T09:21:00.000-08:00

I was very frugal when I packed so I'd be sure and leave plenty of room to bring things back from CHA. And we've got some great giveaways to share from ScraPerfect and the other Independent Manufacturing Partners (IMP) companies.

Just leave a comment on this blog post and we'll draw a few random names to win! You've got until Saturday, March 3rd to enter.

- Deborah

Cool Photo Editting Software -- Check it out!

2012-02-23T20:51:00.005-08:00

I did the mouse-hover to reveal the before and after and I was hooked. I love Photoshop Elements for my graphic stuff, but I don't understand it for photo enhancing and editing. This program sounds like the answer. PLUS I'm thrilled there's a MAC version, too. (Check it out at Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine and maybe you'll win a copy of your own... http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/perfect-365-by-arc-soft-product-review

Canvas!

2012-02-22T06:45:00.000-08:00

I adhered the paper to the canvas using The Best Glue Ever from ScraPerfect. I absolutely love this adhesive because it does not wrinkle the paper, a problem I ran into while trying to use Mod Podge. A little bit of burlap adds a lot of texture, don't you agree? The Best Glue Ever is a great adhesive for all kinds of materials. When I decided to add the burlap and the ribbon on the tag, I reached for it with confidence!

My favorite detail, though, is how I "fussy cut" the picture in the lower right so that my son's arms reach out of the frame. It is such an easy thing to do but it adds dimension and visual interest.

- Susie

Interactive Layouts

2012-02-21T08:31:00.000-08:00

Cynthia has put together another beautiful layout - with a twist!

The picture and mat life up to reveal another set of photos.

You can get the same effect by adhering your photo block on a "Z" shaped scrap of paper with the Best Glue Ever. The "Z" shape acts like a spring and lets you lift up the photo. Clever!

You can use the revealed area for more photos or use it to conceal hidden journaling.

More from Robyn!

2012-02-17T08:31:00.000-08:00

In addition to the lovely cards Robyn made for our Designer Gallery at CHA, she had this stunning minibook. She used a Globecraft Memories globe on the cover. She also used the laser cut shapes (colored with Colorbox pigment inks), cut out Stampin' up stamped images (Colorbox Dye inks) which were then colored with the Colorbox pigment inks. She used the Dew Drops, of course placed with the Embellie Gellie. She raised 3D elements inside the Globe with the Eco Board.

Here's what Robyn said about constructing the album:

The papers on the album are the Robin's Nest collection. I aged everything with the Mixed Media and Colorbox pigment inks, always using my Perfect Crafting Pouch to dry it instantly - because I am way too impatient to wait. Same with the colored stamps! I embellished with some of the rub-ons from Robin's Nest also, as well as a few from my stash. Additional elements: some images from Cosmo Cricket, and Making Memories, Recollections brads, sentiments printed on vellum prepped with the Perfect Crafting Pouch.

One of my favorite bits is the sentiment stamped right into Makin's Clay and, after it cured, colored with more pigment inks. I used the Perfect Crafting Pouch as the stamp release of course.

Something I loved was using the Best Cleaner Ever at the end of my work to clean up my lovely big cutting mat work surface from Westcott. I like that it came up clean as new.

The great thing about a paper bag mini album is that it is expandable. I have information and letters slipped into the pockets, and as I gather more family stories I can write them out and add more pieces.

Tools: Westcott trimmer and scissors, Embellie Gellie, Perfect Cleaning Cloth, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

Featuing Robyn Coburn

2012-02-15T07:56:00.000-08:00

Robyn's not only one of our Designer Gallery designers, but she's also part of our ScraPerfect DT. She created a set of cards - complete with matching envelopes!

Robyn used Clearsnap's Rollergraph stamp and ink to create the line of presents. Her sentiment from Justrite was stamped onto an Ecoart board by Rubberstamp Concepts. And before stamping, Robyn used the Perfect Crafting Pouch to ensure her images were crisp. She cut her stamped image out using a Wescott craft knife and titanium scissors and colored in the image using Colorbox inks.

For a final touch she added bling from the Robin's Nest. These Dew Drops are easy to adhere with the Best Glue Ever using our Embellie Gellie.

Valentine's Cards

2012-02-14T19:54:00.000-08:00

I made a few homemade cards for my family for Valentine's Day.

I stamped on two of the cards, using the Perfect Crafting Pouch to treat my surfaces before stamping. It made stamping on a roughly gessoed heart a piece of cake!

For my ribbon and embellishments I used the Best Glue Ever. It's my favorite glue for ribbons and fibers - once it's dry and tacky it not only holds beautifully but is invisible. It will never bleed through your ribbon.

For each card I started with paper from GCD Studios. I layered ribbon by first running a thin line of the Best Glue Ever along the card. Once it was dry I applied the dark pink ribbon. I put a small dot of the Best Glue Ever in the center of each flower of the light pink ribbon, then attached when the glue was tacky. The paper flower was also attached with the Best Glue Ever.

And for stamping, the Perfect Crafting Pouch makes it easy to get great results. I used it on both of these cards. The white heart was coated in gesso, roughly, to give it texture before stamping. The blue ribbon flowers were also adhered using the Best Glue Ever.

Featuring Becky Conley

2012-02-11T07:03:00.000-08:00

More from our Designer Gallery at CHA! Here's a pretty layout that Becky Conley made.

Becky used red Makin's Clay for accents - both squares and hearts. She stamped into the clay to create patterns and texture. The Perfect Crafting Pouch makes stamping into clay a piece of cake - without the clay sticking to your stamps.

Becky also used the Best Glue Ever to add some glittered accents and Robin's Nest Dew Drops to her page.

Featuring Candice Windham

2012-02-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

Candice Windham made a fabulous box for our Designer Gallery. Inside the box were decorated tabs to hold quotes for different occasions. The pictures really do not do this project justice!

Candice used paper from the Robin's Nest. Her tabs were made with Justrite stamps and she used delicate chipboard shapes from Globecraft to decorate her box.

Featuring Lisa Kettell

2012-02-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

Lisa Kettell is a creative mixed-media artist. She creates all sorts of wonderful things from jewelry, faeries and vintage embellishments, to designing her own paper. She has several blogs, has been published in quite a few magazines and books, as well as runs her own magazine, Piddlestix.

Check out what she made for our designer gallery! The heads of these pretty things were molded with clay. She used paper and embellishments from the Robin's Nest, stamps from Justrite, Globecraft globe and frame, along with ScraPerfect products.

CHA Summary!

2012-02-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

We're back from CHA!

I'd hoped to send a few pictures during the show, but the wifi at my hotel really didn't like sending files. At all. I thought I'd share a few photos of our booth and some of the projects created by our designers for the IMP Designer Gallery.

Here's our booth. See that huge basket? That's the grand prize for our "Complete the Puzzle" promotion with our IMP partners - Brooke International, Clearsnap, Globecraft Memories, JustRite, Makin's Clay, the Robin's Nest, and Westcott. Did you finish your puzzle?

Our partners were very generous with the designers. And our designers created some really amazing things with them. Here's a photo of some of the designer projects we had on display - more later!

- Deborah

More CHA Previews

2012-01-26T17:47:00.000-08:00

A few more from our Designer Gallery at CHA. We'll be setting up our booth tomorrow - and blogging live from CHA.

CHA Sneak - Designer Gallery

2012-01-25T07:00:00.000-08:00

Stop by our CHA booth (968) for hourly demonstrations from this year's Independent Manufacturing Partners (IMP) designers: Clearsnap® (847), ScraPerfect (968), The Robin’s Nest (1656), Globecraft Memories (1689), Makin’s Clay® (1819), Justrite Stampers (2094), Rubber Stamp Concepts (2678), and Westcott Brand Cutting Tools (2773). Brooke International, though not exhibiting, will be supplying the puzzles.

Here's a sample of what you'll see.

Project by Mandy Collins

Card by Jennifer Priest