Beginner series – Scrapbook, card-making – essentials

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In the light of what i have done just recently (startup a scrapbook/card-making group at my church) i realised that there maybe a few people out there that would LOVE to start scrapbooking or card-making and have no idea where to start.

This series is for you!
I will be covering essential tools and consumables. Handy tools to use when you are more into it and how to put together great layouts.

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Today we are covering what you need to start you off…

The bare minimum to get you started you will need the following tools:
Paper Trimmer
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Fine tip scissors
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Yes! That is all!
As you develop your interest and skills in scrapbooking and card-making you will want other tools but for now the above is all you will need.

The bare minimum of consumables you will need are:
****12×12 pad of patterned paper***
Examples: DMWV, Prima, Roses Studio are some brands that bring out paper stacks/pads in 12×12 sizes
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***12×12 pad of plain multi coloured papers*** – neutrals are best (browns, white, cream, greys) but also those that match the pad of patterned paper you chose above helps.
Both patterned and plain cardstock pads are available from Stationery Warehouse or your local scrapbook/craft stockist.

**** Adhesive – double sided tape *****
- I recommend X-press it tape. Its inexpensive and is fabulous for paper-crafting.
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In NZ this is available at The Art Shed (Bright purple shop corner fitzgerald, ferry road) or The drawing room (corner Manchester, St Asaph streets). Or any craft/scrapbook outlet.

*** A ball point pen and a marker pen both in black.****
And yes that is all that you will need for consumables!

What about stickers and embellishments?
You can make them out of paper with your scissors and double sided tape but if you want to go and get some that match your patterned papers. Or what you like.

Two more things you will need if you are a scrapbooker:
An album to put your layouts in.
Develop some photos.

Card makers:
Invest in some ***Sentiment stamps*** like these:
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These are from Stampin Up but you can buy sets or individual word stamps at any craft or stamp store. Can be in the form of wood mounted rubber. Cling mount rubber or Clear polymer stamps. Cling and Clear polymer need acrylic blocks to mount them on. Ask the shop assistant when choosing which to use.

You will also need a ***plain black ink pad.**** Try to buy a brand you can re-ink with a bottle re-inker. (it helps save money if you can)

You can also buy a pack of ready made card bases – they come with envelopes too! (at Stationery Warehouse) or make your own card bases from plain cardstock you have bought above.

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Here is a scrapbook layout sketch and instructions for you to help you make your first layout.
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The title usually has in it what the photos are… eg: if the photos are of the first rose of the season…. then the title could be “First Rose” – keep it short and sweet.

The sketch is for 12×12 size but you can use it anyway you want. Turn it on its side. Turn it upside-down. Use it as a starting point and completely change it if you want. Its up to you.

Here is my layout. I did it in A4 size.
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Here is how I did it…
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I gathered together my scissors, trimmer, paper pad, photos, double sided tape, black pens.

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Trimmed the smaller photo to 4×4

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I chose my base for my page from the patterned paper pad. Making sure its as plain as I could get it.

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I chose three patterned papers and cut them 1 inch wide.

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cut 5 – 1 inch strips. One the same colour as the base cardstock. (often there is more than one sheet of each pattern in paper pads)

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dove tail cut all the strips on one end.
first cut up the middle about an inch, then cut from bottom corner to top of first cut.
Cut the second side up to the first cut. You have the dove tail! awesome.
Now use that one as the template to cut the others the same.

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Now use the double sided tape to stick three of the strips down at various lengths.

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The strip that is the same as the base cardstock – fold near the end to make a banner

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stick down the banner across the top and the last strip just below that.

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trim off any over hanging pieces on the base cardstock

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stick down the photos with the double sided tape.

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with the black marker pen and ball point pens we will put in the last details….

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next outline the title banner. put in your title and write in your journaling.
Don’t forget to date it. I put the year as I forgot what month I picked the rose! LOL

and its all finished!
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Remember after every layout done you should have scraps of paper – enough to make at least one greeting card. Very handy for those last minute needed cards.

Here is a card sketch layout and instructions for the greeting card makers.
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The Sentiment would be the words “Happy Birthday” “Merry Christmas” or “Congratulations”

Here is my greeting card made using the sketch above:
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and this is how I did it…..
first of all I got out a plain cream 12×12 piece of cardstock for my card base and cut it as follows…
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I got a normal printer sheet and lined it along one edge of the 12×12 sheet.
then trimmed off the excess. I put the cut off aside for later projects.

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I then folded it in half only Pinching at one end to mark my cutting mark.
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I then lined up the cutting mark to where the blade on the trimmer would go and trimmed that piece of cardstock in half.

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Now I have two card bases – all I do now is fold both in half.
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I then did as before and cut 1 inch strips from the left over cardstock of the layout I just did.

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and dove tailed the end as above

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I adhered the strips on my card as in the picture.

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Next trimmed the parts that over hung the card base

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With my sentiment stamp – it was a cling mount rubber stamp so I attached it to the acrylic block and I inked the stamp with my Ranger Black Archival ink pad. Stamp pad to stamp as shown. Making sure the whole stamp was covered in ink.

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I then stamp the stamp onto the plain strip across the top of the card.

The card is now finished!
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I hope you had fun making your layout and card.

Next week i will give you another sketch for a layout and a greeting card with instructions. Adding a simple inexpensive tool you already may have in your home. ;)

Till then, stay crafty!

Art journal – fire – video

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Hi all
Sunday is an inspiring time creatively for me… While I’m at church i often get visions of what we are singing but i also don’t put them to paper much at all. Its scarey to put something you see in your mind to paper for it often doesnt come out as you see it… But today i did just that… I broke through my inhibitions and just did it….

This is the song that inspired me:

Here is the page:
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This is the video of me doing that journal page…
I used my Gelatos for colour.

Thanks for watching
Have a crafty day!

Use up that stash! 6 photo layout

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Hi all
Yes scrapbooking again!
I am going to try and do a scrapbook page a month.
I am using my april/may stash kit…
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Here is the layout:
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And here is the video on how i did it.

Thanks so much for watching.
Have a crafty day!

Fuse – no sew trouser patches

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Hi all
The other day I had to patch up my sons trousers…
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Instead of rushing out to buy patches or pain steakingly trying to cut the same shapes for both knees i got out my fuse and the oval die and with one pass had cut two patches from my old jeans and stuck them to the trousers with fabric glue…

Heres how:

Thanks for watching…
Stay crafty!

The Fiskars Fuse – video demonstration

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Hi all
Here is my video demonstrating the Fiskars fuse.
I know I’ve had it since the beginning of May but it seams that this month was busier than expected.

Here is the shot of my video set up…
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Thats right using my art easel as a “camera” holder for my iPad. The iPad is my camera and my editing equipment. So love how easy it is all on one device.

The fuse was bought by me. But yes i demonstrated it for fiskars in store a couple of weeks ago.

Till next time….
Stay crafty!

Live scrapbook evenings!

Scrapbooking Evenings This Term!

Have you got a pile of old photos and don’t know what to do with them? Did you have a special event that you would like to make up a memory book for? Have you done a wedding album? What about the old family photos?
In our midst we have the very creative Scrapbook/Craft Designer, Debbie Buckland who is available to run three scrapbooking sessions this term. Not only will Debbie be able to teach us about colours, patterns, designs, embellishing, mix
and matching papers etc she will also be able to help us with loads of creative ideas. You can check out her blog at http://artycrafty.wordpress.com. Debbie will make available some of her tools for us to use and you will need to provide your own papers etc and of course photos!!

When: Mondays 20th May, 10th June, 1st July at 7:30pm
Where: Northcity café (Northcity church, 95 sawyers arms road)
Cost: $5.00 per session

Please pre-register with Kathy Duncan – ph.3603704 or email kathyduncan@xtra.co.nz. If you would like to come but don’t have transport, please let Kathy know as it can be organised

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Use up your stash – Scrapbooking time!

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Hi all.
Use up your Stash segment has been put on hold…. LOL
I can’t believe how busy this month has been! But I will put together a new “use up your stash” kit for next month! (June). Demonstrating twice this month with new fuse and products at a local craft show. As well as school holidays. These things keep a lady busy. And I’m preschedualling every second day… Well trying. I’m trying hard to slow down!

These layouts below however use elements of the April/may kit….
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Here is the first layout and yes I scrapbook in A4 size.
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Most of the elements are from my kit. I added the heart and ribbon.
Word card stock is by rubyrock-it, acetate over lay with dandelion is by color bok, large flower hand made by me, small flowers by Prima, heart by Stampin up. (Artisan pack).

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I added a lot of extras to this page…. The pearl swirls, background paper (kaiser craft) and hand made flowers by me, and the kaiser craft leaves diecut leaves.
Scallop circle cut out using the Fiskars fuse.

Well had fun Scrapbooking.
I might do more pages and actually film them…. Great news too… I have a speed up mode added to the app I use to edit my videos – yippee! So instead of completely slicing up all my vids like usual I can fast forward some of it. ;) just so you can see details that are boring in normal speeds but sometimes necessary to see.

Well till next time – stay crafty!

Free digi stamp – Tarla (This is it!!!)

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Hi
I think I have finally cracked what I want to do and broken past my ability as a Manga artist!!!

I have broken through a definite wall here with Tarla. This is exactly the style I want to do with all my future characters.

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But notice here I have put her hands behind her back and cut off the picture at the hips… Two areas that I am struggling with are the legs and hands. But I am getting there… I just need more practice with those parts…

I think I can rest for a while knowing that my character has now developed into a great looking Manga character. Now to get her back into full body poses again. ;)

She does look a little nervous so give her a warm welcome and some love. ;)

Here she is coloured in…
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Thanks for dropping by
Stay crafty

Zig zag post – fizz bottle dress form

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Hi all
A group I belong to on face book sets a weekly mojo challenge…. One of them was alter a dress form. Or use a die which is a dress form in any type of project you want.

Well I had nether a dress form or a die of a dress form.
But I had a fanta (fizz) bottle.

After “forcing” my kids to finish off the drink (which really didn’t take much convincing) I rinsed out the bottle and put it upside down to drain and dry.

Once that was done I used the Jacquard Lumiere paints by pouring them inside and then again tipping the bottle upside down to drain. The paint took ages to dry inside the plastic bottle but hey that’s how experiments go I guess.

Then once that was done I cut some leaves and a flower into the top part of the bottle with my Fiskars fingertip craft knife and hot glue gunned on fabric and metal found goodies.

This is what I ended up with…
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I took out the heat gun and randomly attacked the organza. And the results where just what I wanted.

I also had some dried paint from the inside of the bottle so I die cut it and embossed it for the butterfly on top of my mannequin.
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Here she is again…
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I so loved how she worked out.

These are the items you too can buy from the online zigzag store that I used in this project….

  • Jacquard Lumiere paints – metallic russet 566, sunset gold 554, halo violet gold 557.
  • 3d lumiere paints – blue 219, bright gold 203, lime 221.
  • Dark red polyester organza.
  • Various tied died cloth made by Disressed Threads. (not pictured)

Here they are pictured…
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Thanks so much for dropping by and hop on over to Zigzag.co.nz for some supples.

Stay crafty!

Crafty Christchurch – craft show – Haul

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Hi all!
Oh wow, i did have fun for an hour at Crafty Christchurch this year!
Since i am an all over crafter, and this show was only $5 to get in it was just up my alley!
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Its a little show but a good show. Scrapbooking, stamping, sewing, jewellery making stalls where there. As well as exhibitions. I arrived at 10am and it was starting to fill up fast by the time i left at 11am there was hardly any room to walk around.

My haul…..
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Shopped at Distressed threads, Aroha Vintage, Scrap it simple and Paper peacock stalls.

I also went shopping in town and bought…
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Gelatos! (Warehouse Stationery)

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Ribbon and twine packs.

Now i think i have everything i need for a while…. Until temptation takes me over again. LOL

Till tomorrow (sorry for posting so often got heaps to show!)
Stay crafty!

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