Mini Shovel Shaker with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a new product  alert.  Clear Scraps has the cutest line of Mini Shakers and have added new ones.  The one I'm sharing with you is the Mini Shovel Shaker. So cute and being a beach fan, I added sea shells inside the shovel.


The more you practice at putting the Mini Shakers together, the better you get.  They are not hard at all, just watch your corners and make sure the shape is lined up.


The step out pictures are pretty clear as to how to put the Shovel Shaker together.   Cover the back of the shaker with pattern paper, sand edges and glue chipboard frames together.



Add the small sea shells or beads inside the shovel and clamp down. Paint the top of the Shovel Shaker frame and adhere over the acrylic frame.  Finish decorating the front of the Shovel Shaker.
After you have created a gorgeous shaker, it can be added to a card front, tag or used as an embellishment for a tote.



Products used:
Shovel Shaker by Clear Scraps

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Creating Made Easy February kit by Clear Scraps ~ scrapbook page!

Hi, Connie here with a scrapbook page showcasing the expressions LOVE acrylic word by Clear Scraps!  I have never used the large words on a scrapbook page and I really love the look.  Take a look~

I'm using the word "LOVE" in my title along with the stickers from the paper collection in the Creating Made Easy February kit by Clear Scraps ~ Love you & me.

Designer tip:
I inked the back of the acrylic expressions word with black StazOn ink.  I removed the plastic from the back of the acrylic word only.  I left the plastic on the front of the word, giving the word a satin look finish.  I liked the look!!!

If you read what I wrote you will see this photo marks 42 years together and yes, he is still the one!!

Products used:
Creating Made Easy February kit
Expressions Large  "Love" acrylic word

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Creating Made Easy February kit by Clear Scraps~Tiny Album!

Hi, Connie here with a Tiny Acrylic Album that is included in the Creating Made Easy February kit by Clear Scraps.  The album is chipboard and acrylic and comes with four pages. Perfect size for a small brag book.

Here is a short tutorial on how I went about creating this cutie~

I used three photos, one sheet of pattern paper and the Tiny album.

*Trace the shape of the chipboard page on the back of the photo, then cut it out.  Do this for the other two pages as well.
*Adhere photos to the chipboard pages and punch the holes for the rings.
*Optional~I added an extra paper page for the journal page.
*Add pattern paper to the back of the last page.

 Here is a collage of the inside pages~

Products used:
Creating Made Easy February kit
Tiny Album by Clear Scraps

Other:
Beacon, ribbon, rings and pearls.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Creating Made Easy February Kit by Clear Scraps~Heart Shaker!

Hi, Connie here with a fun Heart Shaker project, made with the Creating Made Easy February kit by Clear Scraps.  So easy and I love the way it came together.

I have done several posts on putting the shakers together, this time I covered the top frame with paper and then sanded it down.  I want to use this for some house keys, so I also painted the top of the frame and back of the shaker with acrylic sealer.  Inside the shaker I added heart beads.  If you need a refresher course on how to put these together here is a video on Scrapbook.com that Susan Frase did. It is excellent !

Products used:
Creating Made Easy February kit
Heart Shaker

Extras added that do not come in the kit are: stickers, small flower, large ring, key and charm.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Friday Challenge with Quick Quotes!

Hi, Connie here with the February Friday Challenge.  I thought long and hard, and hearts kept coming to mind.  Any kind of heart/hearts ~ lets see how you use them on a scrapbook page, card, mix media project or surprise us.  Looking forward to seeing what you create.

Here is what I created with hearts~

I have four heart embellishments on the scrapbook page.  You can die cut hearts, hand cut a heart, stamp hearts ~ so many ways to add hearts to a scrapbook page or project.

Products used:
Quick Quotes: Urban Oasis 103, 102, 105.
Quick Quotes:  Earth Wind Fire EW500
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk ink: Barn Board, Antique Linen and Coal Miner   

Other: buttons, steel die, doily, small envelope and newsprint heart embellishment.


Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Circle Printer Tray by Clear Scraps~

Hi, Connie here with a great new product from Clear Scraps.   It is called a Printer Tray and it can be treated like a shadow box or a scrapbook page.  It is made from chipboard and comes with an acrylic front.  Small items can be added, to a section of the tray, just like with the small shakers.  Let me show you ~


I created this one using memorabilia from a recent basket ball game we attended.  I even added heart beads to one of the sections. This project can be displayed or added to a scrapbook, which is what I will do with this one.  It is thin enough it will fit in the plastic page sleeve.  I created a step out to show how this was created.


*Adhere the pattern paper to the back of the printer tray.  Sand edges.
*Lay out the photos you want to include and trim them to fit in the space on the printer tray.
*Adhere the photos and memorabilia into the sections on the printer tray.
*Do a test and lay the chipboard frame over the top to make sure it is in the proper section.
*Paint the top frame and let it dry.
*Adhere the acrylic front the bottom chipboard frame.
*Adhere the painted frame over the acrylic front.

Supplies used:
Circle Printer Tray by Clear Scraps 

This  was a fun project and I look forward in creating with other printer trays.  
Connie Mercer/DT Member

From the past~vintage items!

Hi guys!

I have some really cool, really vintage things to show you. 

These were gifted to me.  They have been extremely well taken care of and look 

amazing for the age that they are.  First up~

Coffee Grinder

from Manchester, Iowa

1920's - 1950's

Next up~

Coal Bucket and Shovel

I don't have any information on this other than it is from Iowa also.

Isn't it gorgeous!

Next up~

Western Stoneware from Iowa.  Not sure what it held if anything. 

 The leaf stamp gives me impression it was for maple syrup.  

A small child or baby wash tub.  From Iowa also.  The is heavy

 and a really nice piece.

Chamber pot~used at night when you needed to go to the bathroom and you didn't want to go outside to the outhouse.  Will make a great slop bucket for scraps for the animals!

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Hope you enjoyed these items from our American past~

I will share more soon.