Celebrating Mardi Grass with Joy Clair's Unashamed stamp set!

Hi guys!!
Today the Joy Clair designers are showcasing the Unashamed set with lots
 of different and fun ways to create with this set.

 You can follow along from the
 Joy Clair blog.

 

I started creating my background for the journal page by adding color with
the gel-press. I also cleaned my roller on these two pages.
Vintage music paper was added with collage medium.  The next
step was adding texture paste through a stencil. I chose a round circle design.

The next step was stamping the Joy Clair/ Unashamed images on the pages.
The masks were stamped (Archival ink/Jet Black) and then painted with acrylic paint.
The sentiments were stamped on watercolor paper and lightly washed over with color.
The Broken Brick background stamp (retired) was applied randomly to the pages.
Also the UH-OH ink Splatter stamps were stamped in random places on the pages.

I highlighted parts of the images with white acrylic paint.
The sentiment squares were adhered to the  journal pages.
 The pages were splatted with white acrylic paint and then I stencil with black ink
 a square type pattern randomly on the two pages.

UNASHAMED FEATURING -MARDI GRASS EVENT FEBRUARY 4TH

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Martha Lucia Gomez

Connie HydeMercer

Kerry Urbatch

Karen Letchworth

Angie Cimbalo

JessicaKaiser

BetzGolden

Lindsay Adreon

Donna Idlet

Ceal Pritchett

Helen Gullet

Have fun hopping along!

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer

Spooky shakers with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a cute idea using the shaker images as special Halloween treats.  These would work perfect for co-workers, teachers, friends and children.

These are easy to make and you can spooky them up or down.  Mine are more cute than spooky but your choice.  Assemble the shaker, using bright orange and purple papers. Remember to remove the plastic film, from the acrylic window shape, before adhering to the chipboard frame.  Fill with sequins and then, using a strong glue, create the shaker.  To make it a treat, tie a candy bar to the shaker image.  I used Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars.

Supplies needed:
Clear Scraps: Bat Shaker
Clear Scraps: Ghost Shaker
Beacon Adhesive
Pattern paper
Candy bar
Sequins, twine, buttons and stickers (boo)

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Birch Wood Notes Folder with Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here with a cute project using the Birch Wood Notes wood shapes by Clear Scraps.  The wood shapes are great for making note books as well as cards.  It comes with two pieces of Birch Wood that make a perfect front and back for any type project.  Here is what I came up with~


Finished cover~


Inside of finished cover~

Instructions below:

1. Cover both of  the backs of the birch wood pieces with felt or wool material.  Use a strong wet glue.
2. Cut one long piece, so the felt will act as a hinge, for the folder to fold.
3. Trim off excess felt with scissors.  Cut a slit in the bottom, felt covered, birch wood piece. Use a cardboard guide, so the line is straight for the note pad to slide in.  The note pad will need to have a cardboard lip, on the back, in order to do this method. 
4. Slide note pad into slit.

       5.  Apply Distress Oxide ink to the front and back birch wood pieces.  Lay the ink pad directly on the birch wood and rub it all over until the color covers the birch wood.   Easy and no mess!

       6. Emboss chipboard Hearts Lock and then stamp with Jet black StazOn ink using a script stamp.
       7.  Using the same script stamp and ink, stamp on the front cover of the birch wood piece.
       8.  Finish the cover by adding ribbon and a key.  Speckle with irResistible Texture spray.  It won't bleed into the wood.
The project is easy and makes a beautiful gift!

Supplies used:
Clear Scraps:  Birch Wood Notes wood shapes
Clear Scraps: chipboard Hearts Lock
Other:
Distress Oxide/Antique Linen
Darkroom Door /Script Texture
StazOn/Jet Black
IrResistible Texture Spray/Black
Beacon
gold embossing powder
vintage trim, antique key, vintage wool or felt

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Creating Made Easy April Kit ~ Travel Album

Hi, Connie here to share the Travel Acyclic Brag Book, that is in the April Creating Made Easy Kit by Clear Scraps.  It is such a fun project and super cute!!!  Mine is all ready for pictures, just need a road trip.


The kit is packed with creative paper, embellishments, acrylic goodies and the new Birch Wood rectangle shapes. 


First remove the plastic film from the acrylic Travel album.  Trace the shape on the pattern paper and trim both front and back image out.  The inside pages were sized at 6 1/2" X 3 1/2", trimmed and the corners were rounded.  Adhere papers to the acrylic album and pages.  I used Beacon 527, works great for this.


A view of the front cover and back cover.  Stickers and washi tape were used to create the album cover.  Dimensional foam adhesive was used to secure the stickers to the acrylic cover.


Ribbon was used to create a handle for the album.  All I did was wrap the ribbon around the handle and then tie off. Cut ribbon tails at an angle.


The inside pages were created using pattern paper cut in rectangle shapes.  Adhere to the acrylic pages (remove plastic film) with a tape runner.  Line up the paper to match the backside on the acrylic.  The paper will look like one sheet!


Image and word stickers were added to each corner page.


The back cover page, has a pocket that can be used for memorabilia or extra photos.
All products used for this project are included in the Creating Made Easy April kit except for the adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Scallop Circle Printer Tray by Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here with the Scallop Circle Printer Tray with a creative twist.  Clear Scraps makes this very cool product that you can really get creative with.  I really wanted to take it up a notch with more of a vintage look.  Instead of adding sequins, buttons and making it a shaker with photos I created a shadow box.  Once I got going on this more ideas flooded my head.  This is how it all shook out ~


Instructions:
Gesso the back panel of the Printer Tray.  Use a heat tool to dry it quickly.


Create a background using the Gelli Press and several different colors of acrylic paints.  Let dry.


Apply the excess paint, from the brayer, on an Art Journal page (for next creative project~no waste!)


Apply a stencil design and add modeling paste for a raised texture.  Dry with heat tool.  For added texture apply more stencils with ink.  Gather and prepare items for inside the Printer Tray.  I stamped out some Art themed stamps, trimmed them out to add to the Printer Tray along with some other Art related items.  Glue the items in the divided spaces and let dry.  Glue two frames together and let dry (no need to paint the tops).  Glue them to the bottom back panel.  Remove plastic film from acrylic sheet and glue on top of Printer Tray.  Prepare the top frame (paint or paper) and glue over acrylic sheet.  Decorate front with more embellishments.


 I loved digging around my craft room for Art related items to put inside the Printer Tray Frame.  The brushes are from when I first started painting "sigh".


Very fun project!!!

Supplies used:
Clear Scraps: Scallop Circle Printer Tray Frame
Clear Scraps: "create" chipboard word
Clear Scraps: 6" Chevron stencil and 6" Spiral stencil
Beacon/Quick Dry
Other:
DecoArt paint
Ranger inks
Gelli Press
Darkroom Door rubber stamps
Tim Holtz ( embellishment items)

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Grandkids Birch Wood Frame by Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here with another, awesome, new product by Clear Scraps.  The XL Birch Wood Frame  is a beautiful home decor product that comes in different shapes and different sentiments plus did I tell you these products are Made in the USA.  Love that!!!!!   


Here are some photos of how the Grandkids Birch Frame was created ~


Paint the word (Grandkids) with acrylic paint and let dry.
Paint the heart frame with a contrasting color and let dry.


Cover the inside of the heart with pattern paper.  I used Beacon 3 - in -1 to adhere the heart paper to the wood.  Cover the two photo spaces at the bottom with pattern paper also.


Using Beacon 3-in-1,  glue the frames over the spaces covered with pattern paper.  Now the fun part, decide on the photos and embellishments.  Paint any embellishments that will be used to decorate the wood frame.


The frame is easy to create and only a few items to glue down.   This is one example of many new Birch Wood Frames by Clear Scraps.  Great gift ideas using these beautiful frames.

Products used:
Clear Scraps: Grandkids  18" Birch Wood Frame
Clear Scraps: Hammer set chipboard embellishment
Other:
Beacon 3-in-1 glue
pattern paper
clips
acrylic paint 

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

June tag with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with my June tag using acrylic and a bunch of cute embellishments by Clear Scraps.  The embellishments are made using stencils by Clear Scraps. So easy!! Just stencil on white cardstock and trim out. Add dimensional adhesive to pop them up and super cute!!!


The background is created using  the 6" Anchor and Helm stencil with StazOn ink.  The acrylic tag was sanded first, giving a frosted look and then stenciled.  The Helm chipboard piece is by Clear Scraps.   Added color to the chipboard using StazOn ink.



Products used:
Clear Scraps: Acrylic tag
Clear Scraps: 6" Ocean Friends, 6" Beach Fun and 6" Anchor and Helm stencil.
Clear Scraps: Chipboard embellishment: Helm/Anchor.
other:
StazOn ink, Lawn Fawn stamps, Beacon Quick Grip, trim, pearls and netting.

Thank for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Pirates with 28 Lilac Lane~

Hi guys!
I'm hosting over on the Buttons Galore and More blog today.  I have a really cute scrapbook page to share using the Pirates Life Embellishment Kit by 28 Lilac Lane. This was such a fun kit to create with and couldn't have been more perfect, for the  photos I had, to create a scrapbook page with.

The Pirates Life embellishment kit includes buttons, sequins, velvet trim, a charm, small seed beads and pirate skull embellishments.  I used the Pirates Life kit to create my page accents and it was really fun.  I looked up pictures, of pirate images, and hand drew them out on cardstock and then embellished with the contents, in the Pirates Life kit.

The first embellishment I created was the Pirate ship.  Drawing a Pirate ship can be kinda of scary when you're not sure what one looks like to begin with.  When you have a picture in front of you, not so hard at all.  Once the Pirate ship was created, from pattern paper and buttons, it was ready to put in place on the scrapbook page.  Amazing what can be created with paper and buttons!

The next embellishment to be created was the Pirates hat.  I traced the outline of the hat on cardstock and then embellished with sequins and the pirate skull from the kit.  The embellishment cluster was enhanced with grey pearls from the Pirates Life kit.  The black velvet trim was added below the film strip of black and white photos.  I tucked in a few large buttons in the bottom Pirate cluster.  The journal text was created and added to the side of the Pirate cluster.  I hope you are encouraged to create unique, one of a kind embellishments for your craft projects using the embellishment kits by 28 Lilac Lane. 

Supplies used:

28 Lilac Lane: Pirates Life Embellishment kit

Other:

Cardstock

Pattern paper

Clear Scraps: stencil

Divine Twine

Beacon Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by~

Connie Mercer/DT Member

Printer Tray project with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a Printer Tray project, showcasing our Texas home, by Clear Scraps. These are some photos that were taken by a friend showcasing small, fun details of the ranch. The Printer Tray was so perfect to display these images .


The photos are trimmed down to 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" and secured in each square on the Printer Tray. The sections were glued together with Beacon Quick Grip. The top frame is painted with acrylic paint. Buttons were put in one section of the Printer Tray.  I was going for a bold look.


The cluster at the bottom is the Windmill chipboard embellishment by Clear Scraps.  Ivy, flowers, star and buttons were added along with the year date.  Fun project to create!

Products used:
Clear Scraps: Square Printer Tray Frame
Clear Scraps: Windmill chipboard embellishment  
other: Beacon Quick Grip, buttons, ivy and flowers, stickers, Divine twine and acrylic paint

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

March is still full of LOVE~ Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a layout page using the Expression Large Love Word by Clear Scraps.   You will need to have a pair of scissors and a steady hand to get started.  Creating with acrylic adds great dimension to a layout page.  Get those scissors~


The LOVE word is a vertical piece of acrylic.  To achieve this design the acrylic will need to be cut in half. Using scissors cut the acrylic below the heart.  Remove the plastic from both pieces.  Lay out the letters on the pattern paper and trace the shape.  Cut the letter shapes and adhere to the back of the acrylic pieces.  Ink with StazOn black around the acrylic.


Attach both pieces of the word to the center of the layout with Beacon 3-IN-1.  Embellish the page and then tell your story.


Shading each letter makes the word really pop off the layout page.  Dimensional adhesive is used on the extra embellishments and stickers on the layout page.  The journal strips are created  in Microsoft Word, printed out, trimmed in strips and shaded with black ink.  Every other strip is adhered with dimensional adhesive.

Supplies used:
Clear Scraps: Expressions Large Love V 
other: Beacon 3-IN-1 adhesive, StazOn/black
pattern paper, stickers, black ink (for splats)  

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Banners Acrylic Layout with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a scrapbook page using the NEW Banners Acrylic Layout by Clear Scraps. This is just one, of many, that Clear Scraps have designed.  So many designs, something for everyone.  They are easy to use and are a great guide for placement of photos and embellishments.  The acrylic adds dimension to the page, plus it looks fantastic!!


Always remember to take off the plastic film before creating with acrylic.  On this piece the acrylic was inked with StazOn ink, black first and the white over the black, just the outside frame. The banners were covered with pattern paper and adhered to the acrylic, with Beacon adhesive.  Stickers were also used to decorate the banners and adding color to the page. Two of the spaces were used for photos and the other two for die cuts and a journal spot.


These are really fun to create with.  Looking forward to creating with more Acrylic Layout designs by Clear Scraps.  You can find them all HERE.

Products used:
Clear Scraps/Banners Acrylic Layout
other:Bella Blvd./paper,  stickers, die cuts, StazOn ink, Beacon adhesive

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Word Album with Creating Made Easy/Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here with a "Winter" Word Book Album from the Creating Made Easy January kit by Clear Scraps.  It is a mixable so the book comes with acrylic pages and chipboard pages. I love the acrylic look, so I rarely alter it.  I did add paint splats to this one~

I have a tutorial showing how the chipboard pages were covered with paper from 

the kit. Take a look~

A X-Acto knife was used to trim the ends of the pattern paper, to fit to the chipboard pages.  Then the paper was adhered to the chipboard page.  The edges were sanded, so there was no over hang of the paper. Then ink around the edges, if you like.

Take the plastic film off of the acrylic pages front and back.  You will have a rich glossy finish.

The inside pages with photo mats and embellishments.

Products used: Creating Made Easy January kit by Clear Scraps: Clear Scraps: Word book "winter"
Other: Beacon adhesive, paint plats (white and black), trim

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member