tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29236100514072232542024-03-04T20:43:21.134-08:00Lotus PaperieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.comBlogger496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-10228715537047411392010-03-19T04:30:00.000-07:002010-03-19T04:30:00.764-07:00All good things must come to an end....This is probably the hardest post for me to write. I am so sad to announce that today's challenge post is the final post for our beloved blog. I have undertaken a career change (photography) that is consuming almost all the time that I formerly devoted to scrapbooking and while this is a great thing for me personally, it does mean that there just isn't the time available for me to give the right attention to the commitment of blogging. So rather than doing a poor job of blogging and of photography, I have had to make a choice... and that means that this blog will end.<br /><br />My sincerest thanks go out to each and every designer who has ever worked with us, sharing creativity, inspiration, personal stories and their unique art. I only dreamed that this humble project would grow to be something that included so many people around the world and I feel as though we are all close friends. I will miss you all :)<br /><br />A very special thanks goes out to Tania Lennox who, over the cours of the last couple of years has contributed in a way that I can never adequately thank her for. Tania, your support, love, kindness, generosity and willingness to do what needs to be done is second to none. You are the only reason I've kept this beautiful project going as long as I have. When I lose faith or focus, you are always there to get me back on track. Thank you so much, my dear friend. The success of this creative endeavour is as much yours as it is mine. Take a bow!<br /><br />All of you are so special to me and I'll treasure you always. Thank you for all your love and support...and above all else, thank you for your creativity.<br /><br />Love, hugs & paper<br />VanessaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-31969584681998029282010-03-19T04:00:00.000-07:002010-03-19T04:00:02.141-07:00challenge 168Sketch week again! I love how the design team used it in such different ways again!<br />If you are new and want to learn more on how our challenges work <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">here's all the info </a>for that. Play along and have fun with it! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkyfQgbtnp_x58baxQjWhoW4FNzH_Zgre5DIGG_P9HI0EMINaNEwq4Kx5OJMtvGH9-9hCKoug7MhpjDZJYqEMzYhIV2AkSI6gxcCri132fSvDnD5GQoQ65T4-KM9vVbHtOFexUh2Yf1CG/s1600-h/Challenge+168+March+19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450021936381805378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkyfQgbtnp_x58baxQjWhoW4FNzH_Zgre5DIGG_P9HI0EMINaNEwq4Kx5OJMtvGH9-9hCKoug7MhpjDZJYqEMzYhIV2AkSI6gxcCri132fSvDnD5GQoQ65T4-KM9vVbHtOFexUh2Yf1CG/s400/Challenge+168+March+19.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/">Tania<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450021785297052306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcLWPO_hhsLb4dT95MeTzKcevGCtO6tUZeHKZ-dL6pv_9NkjNr9OorLFurbkf47qZEN8EUoD9z3lOWXWXyzMqqhPNM2nSSrpKQ7VpUrc78EXnvjU4whs5M1K0w5X_Q5SPAWxatD4ovqLx/s400/012.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450021456844747458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_QGtVYFsl6bdCrD-uZ1qSDdjuWTEDkedZnjITbPXRxR8hMYaZVPujsqd-uo8jK4h0mp40CLiUB6xHkiFCkskUZTaytgbKksSMQUAsGwnLFFFjjHp8BhS-1YNX5M8HZAbJJVD-IbeumT-/s400/carol.jpg" /> Gudrun </a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/">Eva<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450021227585799122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUOIgORB8LZQKhNNYSPqVCqFjL8yeKsWht1SoDNxsJBgQ5MAxS4-A3Wt2Ia9K0lnzQnrznOEJfh1so-mPg2_R2zAx04hyphenhyphen9OMAbrkH0qXzWD_G0CD3I24nfCcf9f10lic8VQrSyItnQ-g_/s400/eva.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/">Elly<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450021072054074306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7db4vMK2N7h6Kf3j1eiq2FsdlrrzXt0ACAu3rx-sT8e3_ZL3G4CuKlsH-ZkvjYgmbcJkty4MN97i5uoWhiDgHNap3G09aUgYlYRLPZ1pwC0VelE6Ngy4fiHingqzNsIiw1PxHzpy3t-O2/s400/elly.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://jclutz54.blogspot.com/">Jeannie<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445011218250856562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1r04qGDf5SSesp0z9FDtuswgX5BfwVpcqjl9ooOv5_8TsSofWaqfctTVYSYbgKgXCwN4jnJUowq9wv1SiwcNe8b-F9d7p5IVDKbo4wbNWvQGIXuSMq7e-c6uhYN5lyKCJBZ_yxqER-5M/s400/Challenge168_jeannie.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-12826007877350016342010-03-16T22:01:00.000-07:002010-03-16T22:17:36.890-07:00Tuesday Tutorials - ruffled ribbon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuleakpkHMDlxuKER1Uyz3STdfQmkTZr6uR6-oECpJYo3mtdv062kby_ktdd6W9Ovxb3IGMb2TfaSsEhV1q0UVBxBRbecvv_ExF6sAkHgP9kXE-fXoXVmRDfph_CNqUdHb8o6BuTkxai6/s1600-h/tutorial.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449465458418232466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuleakpkHMDlxuKER1Uyz3STdfQmkTZr6uR6-oECpJYo3mtdv062kby_ktdd6W9Ovxb3IGMb2TfaSsEhV1q0UVBxBRbecvv_ExF6sAkHgP9kXE-fXoXVmRDfph_CNqUdHb8o6BuTkxai6/s400/tutorial.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I'm going to show you how to dress up your ribbon for your projects and layouts. Another way to use ribbon...</div><br /><div>Supplies:</div><br /><div>- ribbon with stitching down the centre of it. You could really add the stitching to any ribbon to make this work. </div><div>-thread and needle</div><div>-small fabric or paper flowers</div><div>-gems</div><div>-strong hold glue like diamond glaze</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv9cUiVm__4BqMqMWAggsuUpOetaaDVhDP9epU9QWLZ00VtGQuNY87LmCztuuykI-CHRgWsh1asRLG6mYJoR3r7sBXNbpRfVUVDCQUOBCdHZpAcg3sMa9Spx67TQs7E84knviA3pQNi_V/s1600-h/IMG_2836.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449464074562577314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv9cUiVm__4BqMqMWAggsuUpOetaaDVhDP9epU9QWLZ00VtGQuNY87LmCztuuykI-CHRgWsh1asRLG6mYJoR3r7sBXNbpRfVUVDCQUOBCdHZpAcg3sMa9Spx67TQs7E84knviA3pQNi_V/s400/IMG_2836.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Pull on the middle thread until it's long enough to make a knot. Now push the ribbon towards the knot until you get the amount of ruffles you want. Tie a knot at the other end to hold the ruffles in place. Trim the excess thread off.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDTxiNjmL2gnSeIphNr2prFswXPPwLi9yFmQl1QWQgnWJKepnYglvD5rcDE8mXszKPbUjyiPfbNeaP0g8ODFB-VNqeiv9i36tQZODnrwdgiAQnxZW148tC8YB5_epODSAZkglTi_m2l-f/s1600-h/IMG_2837.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449463947373062850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDTxiNjmL2gnSeIphNr2prFswXPPwLi9yFmQl1QWQgnWJKepnYglvD5rcDE8mXszKPbUjyiPfbNeaP0g8ODFB-VNqeiv9i36tQZODnrwdgiAQnxZW148tC8YB5_epODSAZkglTi_m2l-f/s400/IMG_2837.JPG" /></a><br />Sew your flowers randomly on your ruffled ribbon. Add your gems with your strong hold adhesive to the middle of your flowers. That's it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7ON05QGoIWPsLW4AkRuWXBi8axmlxERBLizDeW0F1v3-QrBzwB_59gKLSP_R5jpdnHZRk4QMazqa-qhW6TxcjffgzpLQ4vxt7vnTetrmPHNCjc2_ZwYjrZJmgWqV85D18LnQmA2222Hm/s1600-h/IMG_2838.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449463823774888994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7ON05QGoIWPsLW4AkRuWXBi8axmlxERBLizDeW0F1v3-QrBzwB_59gKLSP_R5jpdnHZRk4QMazqa-qhW6TxcjffgzpLQ4vxt7vnTetrmPHNCjc2_ZwYjrZJmgWqV85D18LnQmA2222Hm/s400/IMG_2838.JPG" /></a><br />Now you have ruffled, decorated ribbon to add to your projects! </div><div>Hope you have enjoyed my quick and easy tutorial. If you use this idea on a project I would love to see it, link it up!</div><div> </div><div>Tania</div><div>xo<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-68981036960443473992010-03-12T04:00:00.000-08:002010-03-15T19:27:52.166-07:00challenge 167<div align="center">Hello, we are back with another one. This week we want you to pull out your </div><div align="center">Glimmer Mist.</div><div align="center">This popular technique is being seen everywhere and we want to see how you use it. For all you newbies that want to join in on our fun <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">here's how it all works</a>.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Let`s get started! :)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/">Tania<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447455436044669666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhocGhRCuwsKWFEFVo_snXdH5juPGD0xcqOy1hR6LrKblf1y_fKYaVTA3w1tF2cUDv6SJH0MOVBOeBZeoFH6IkWBHHwqSwR7uniWEjKzEqiM-ou-4mXSG9wUF9gxplEqze9ewnCuQB7yx4/s400/010.JPG" />Vanessa </a></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447455138819327106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmwHsEdj3h6NJaf53XZpW6YTyMN8IUcqxLjexPggkYkP8UPBJ60XZNF_A00Qn9dQx-72WkvpI6ownW0MqRNYQkVeUZ6-wIp4dHx_BtD0YAA_rZ9lfAJLVAUW7SPiSvHLNFB0Gug6bom-_/s400/carol.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/">Gudrun<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447455040963940418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEUytA3x9InOy2EwLi1bIKcHS-SywqY0FgmAMUxAus0YXfPX0K7393gX1vV0ro3bildbbasmnkvK3ovWqE0eT_Z29UfL-NJyyesIXqNF10ZeOqc1uOiKQT6suv3f3I3Tgt-KwVW-siVI2/s400/gudrun.jpg" />Eva</a></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/">Elly<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447454910898510818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPGcLCpw0QPOZ_tWTX7m0-Whx5ufjneLMPgpedjW0fHwVwgTBnSy6qKGxGVLPdrNyZMaEP3JvHaDSU6LehLNEGjjKwR3qMm3QUMwoLklPUoydRmmrrOL0P8SxEnXVFtvWRc1CXl77JmFh/s400/elly.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://jclutz54.blogspot.com/">Jeannie<br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpS_3lgVE9HHYJJHOpd3W2wDe4ubXojiMlD7BByKAvD9ChEflF83rXvKWb1ggSFnq6aie9mRa9xoY_UuIqdSoe-ITDpDJtnevSaw_sX3OmEuXgT7wb8n7Adpr4TLI6a2lGBZAlladdzw/s1600-h/challenge167_jeannie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445010902423764034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpS_3lgVE9HHYJJHOpd3W2wDe4ubXojiMlD7BByKAvD9ChEflF83rXvKWb1ggSFnq6aie9mRa9xoY_UuIqdSoe-ITDpDJtnevSaw_sX3OmEuXgT7wb8n7Adpr4TLI6a2lGBZAlladdzw/s400/challenge167_jeannie.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-37930429235172885192010-03-09T04:00:00.000-08:002010-03-09T04:00:00.988-08:00Tuesday Tutorials - Dictionary/Music Paper Flowers<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOK-okDS6IAHw96DyD1T4ZLWYX9VUCTuPiDHQOZDxqLFcyTLkXnLMwQw9Y3gST7w1SUrFG1o39B-gSy9IAfQnxCWIzRFIu7UMFrSLPvlb29kaTuG41ysSFPT2OM0booP3ktIlf365_oCD/s1600-h/tutorial.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427100003372200178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOK-okDS6IAHw96DyD1T4ZLWYX9VUCTuPiDHQOZDxqLFcyTLkXnLMwQw9Y3gST7w1SUrFG1o39B-gSy9IAfQnxCWIzRFIu7UMFrSLPvlb29kaTuG41ysSFPT2OM0booP3ktIlf365_oCD/s400/tutorial.jpg" /></a> </div><div> There are a ton of tutorials out there on how to make paper flowers. I'm going to show you one of my own combining a couple of tutorials I've seen. </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427101590346026690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMs8_SIcEhuImddxh7HozQ9Gu6OAaXDP5olrvIXfeNlolB1ANQXeJ_e-HWopVKPMoqGS0xU6XulnR8ZiBuJPTh19Z8dpK8bXGIZlaXrjRV31b9RFLGift128FKT7DD2WgfqyBkTekFeaW/s400/IMG_2835.JPG" /><br /><div>Supplies:</div><br /><div>music or dictionary paper (you can really use any paper)</div><div>scissors</div><div>mists, I used lime and olive</div><div>adhesive</div><div>a button or gem for the centre</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjpB71K165oT9MCZfav6QlAgVlnyfnkKFLk8KImt9P1wOZI04pb2TFlKgBjqLPyNs_87VtqGKV9ROU3vOEFN-dwlGFRj8g-BWdd6OnAEB8fObiAekGAATW1hw7hlyBSt11bFdq1AX97l/s1600-h/IMG_2830.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099905218340722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjpB71K165oT9MCZfav6QlAgVlnyfnkKFLk8KImt9P1wOZI04pb2TFlKgBjqLPyNs_87VtqGKV9ROU3vOEFN-dwlGFRj8g-BWdd6OnAEB8fObiAekGAATW1hw7hlyBSt11bFdq1AX97l/s400/IMG_2830.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi-0vKuX7mGZHOCMhDuyj69lV2JP1_gzkv9efg8m9cLYIdh8V-kgVoLHOtFGc07qStThCe1N3FNWBnscxF_p6wj7_BB5ABN7MmLtANhayESG4LqPtBnpLDotu-ZWDCc9gVdIMfeFfAjHT/s1600-h/IMG_2831.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099774797225554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi-0vKuX7mGZHOCMhDuyj69lV2JP1_gzkv9efg8m9cLYIdh8V-kgVoLHOtFGc07qStThCe1N3FNWBnscxF_p6wj7_BB5ABN7MmLtANhayESG4LqPtBnpLDotu-ZWDCc9gVdIMfeFfAjHT/s400/IMG_2831.JPG" /></a> To start, hand cut a few circles out of your paper. They don't have to be perfect as it adds to the charm. The more circles you cut the fuller your flower will be.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcugf2HckTLQe0nO18tr2T47gotMUSDdBlDd1KmqIE6Y1QrjOa-pCDR1sir1WHQuHSQHL4cayKH9UxlMdeTyjNr4tVVWeQxXBRobnYgwDBMNIPjiLY2kBX1bjKrHkPabQXzAEj3UEbJ8tk/s1600-h/IMG_2832.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099656208577058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcugf2HckTLQe0nO18tr2T47gotMUSDdBlDd1KmqIE6Y1QrjOa-pCDR1sir1WHQuHSQHL4cayKH9UxlMdeTyjNr4tVVWeQxXBRobnYgwDBMNIPjiLY2kBX1bjKrHkPabQXzAEj3UEbJ8tk/s400/IMG_2832.JPG" /></a><br />Next spray your circles with your mist. I started with lime first. Partly dry them with a heat gun (until they are slightly damp). Now wrinkle them into a ball, then open them up again. Finish drying them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVEdnIl4a8ErOxg599BNK04jrFrBd_Sp4aQDvVJsNvbeBYg1rIq9y5U4VYonHj4AzdrsNkFyLdnFfoh_QP_-hmbWAivd2gpI_CKihVNW8kx_wX9Wh4lBUNSgZ7ixoPJKlhPrnld0YEZOL/s1600-h/IMG_2833.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099506303078866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVEdnIl4a8ErOxg599BNK04jrFrBd_Sp4aQDvVJsNvbeBYg1rIq9y5U4VYonHj4AzdrsNkFyLdnFfoh_QP_-hmbWAivd2gpI_CKihVNW8kx_wX9Wh4lBUNSgZ7ixoPJKlhPrnld0YEZOL/s400/IMG_2833.JPG" /></a> Your flower should start looking like this.</div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnajzNnN41OlK21K0tPzNOzRwNYBsScPWgYkhooqfFt1jMWvU9ge71jPRieAqdkpYiV-Uf2csrldkwQEsOpS8ttbY-S1Wo2cSV07zhwVqII6XEOL5exjIk50rYCKVoyAgF0zUWtxVbWmb/s1600-h/IMG_2834.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099374918365970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnajzNnN41OlK21K0tPzNOzRwNYBsScPWgYkhooqfFt1jMWvU9ge71jPRieAqdkpYiV-Uf2csrldkwQEsOpS8ttbY-S1Wo2cSV07zhwVqII6XEOL5exjIk50rYCKVoyAgF0zUWtxVbWmb/s400/IMG_2834.JPG" /></a> Spray with your second colour on each circle. I sprayed olive (a darker green) on the edges. Your flower should now have more depth to it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERvIVqhtgOVrItUUXA7KewsZm7Vef1cLc_A2r7sv0ltQusahm3NgTRxcxuMJvnR9CDAWdgbUIgbnnnNr84FpkAhXOtWaRLVt5z_y0K7QDLJCjMAVDhBZclsDLvLOdHUvdc1TNez6Ekb0R/s1600-h/IMG_2835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427099229425813106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERvIVqhtgOVrItUUXA7KewsZm7Vef1cLc_A2r7sv0ltQusahm3NgTRxcxuMJvnR9CDAWdgbUIgbnnnNr84FpkAhXOtWaRLVt5z_y0K7QDLJCjMAVDhBZclsDLvLOdHUvdc1TNez6Ekb0R/s400/IMG_2835.JPG" /></a> Finally use your adhesive and attach each piece together in the middle. Add your button or gem.<br />I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your flowers, link them up! :)</div><div> </div><div>xo</div><div>Tania<br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-79575741136539774522010-03-05T04:00:00.000-08:002010-03-05T04:00:01.258-08:00Challenge 166Oh yeah! I love sketches :) This week's challenge is a super simple sketch that is just begging to be rocked out in the biggest, baddest way. So all you gotta do is rustle up a photo and a few of your favorite embellishments and you're all set!! Try spinning it 90 degrees or 180 degrees...we wanna see what this sketch does for your creative mojo.<br /><br />And being the first challenge of a new month, that means we've got our new designer playing along with us! Hooray! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post to see what Jeannie did with this sketch.<br /><br />Do you wanna get in on the creative fun but don't know how it all goes down?? Then visit <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this link </span></a>to get the scoop. We're a super laid back crowd 'round here so really, fun's the name of the game.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWveGjGK5v0ZWtfkdNJm5slZT9zkjJocQelta4uW9vN8ixsXzpQ5jGTQcoCr4UrD-S3vaPwV1aTTt4YgWLhGQD496nDQgNL5b91xwNoyRBjJIbb7t30xm8_iVtKlHG15IfBMmxrFjtk/s1600-h/challenge+166-Mar+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWveGjGK5v0ZWtfkdNJm5slZT9zkjJocQelta4uW9vN8ixsXzpQ5jGTQcoCr4UrD-S3vaPwV1aTTt4YgWLhGQD496nDQgNL5b91xwNoyRBjJIbb7t30xm8_iVtKlHG15IfBMmxrFjtk/s400/challenge+166-Mar+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005616836027714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vanessafalle.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozQUSu1ChAwChMAUiTslpaR0xc2ujIshh3175Aws8qiPjEhZYnBAYgB0ESk3lNz_Dx651JVaiMU7hvCcAxpYmqRk0uuRQanj8wfihGM0umAQmx1dH8SiuqKHDIiqU-x83Tb7OeYMbGQU/s1600-h/challenge+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozQUSu1ChAwChMAUiTslpaR0xc2ujIshh3175Aws8qiPjEhZYnBAYgB0ESk3lNz_Dx651JVaiMU7hvCcAxpYmqRk0uuRQanj8wfihGM0umAQmx1dH8SiuqKHDIiqU-x83Tb7OeYMbGQU/s400/challenge+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007373961648450" border="0" /></a><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tania</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwO1ZxMhj_Y6xNSI4Ve6YxuFE03FPv7KSFQCI2-5KJHbJfJlWRvOSf9gx3O0jA7e_iHkRbsgC2S4ZWYN7tAhowtNvVR4TJWrJcWP-LWlsdi0RDbiTFN_1gKZbf3UqPP9owB5oT_KiBwk/s1600-h/challenge+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwO1ZxMhj_Y6xNSI4Ve6YxuFE03FPv7KSFQCI2-5KJHbJfJlWRvOSf9gx3O0jA7e_iHkRbsgC2S4ZWYN7tAhowtNvVR4TJWrJcWP-LWlsdi0RDbiTFN_1gKZbf3UqPP9owB5oT_KiBwk/s400/challenge+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005609973958466" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carol</span></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRWQVrQ2-_dup6n-hziLY8N1ERhorCdKzbW3ULPWgMqiWGPhweOSg6FLtNHB0NoNDms-G4NNIsqrTcsiyAL-LwXTCOdpuLXyjOFbDZk-uKTHqFLo9cBJOggz-a72po3lIXbPezNbazEM/s1600-h/challenge+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRWQVrQ2-_dup6n-hziLY8N1ERhorCdKzbW3ULPWgMqiWGPhweOSg6FLtNHB0NoNDms-G4NNIsqrTcsiyAL-LwXTCOdpuLXyjOFbDZk-uKTHqFLo9cBJOggz-a72po3lIXbPezNbazEM/s400/challenge+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005598898617010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gudrun</span></a><br />?<br /><br /><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elly</span></a><br />?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eva</span></a><br />Eva was visiting Chile with her family when the earthquake hit. She has contacted us and tells us that they are all okay but due to delays with flights leaving Chile, she won't be leaving the country until about the middle of March.<br /><br />Be safe Eva. Take care of yourself and your family. Please let us know how things are going and when you arrive home! Love and hugs! XOXO<br /><br /><a href="http://jclutz54.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeannie</span></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjVHgWQpoEau_YNhNIq4jy5kwEcgMgnu9q2LVxNKGbOsRGZY5gNq8iLy3MnYcU6SZ1X1hyphenhyphenGOJabar5FlLd-f9iu0u0GSFbh6qXslgivePv16GM-IuIqJREwUk4pCtHSK1NgJ4nlnj5CY/s1600-h/challenge166_lutz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjVHgWQpoEau_YNhNIq4jy5kwEcgMgnu9q2LVxNKGbOsRGZY5gNq8iLy3MnYcU6SZ1X1hyphenhyphenGOJabar5FlLd-f9iu0u0GSFbh6qXslgivePv16GM-IuIqJREwUk4pCtHSK1NgJ4nlnj5CY/s400/challenge166_lutz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005590003122722" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-52028451144194694422010-03-02T04:00:00.000-08:002010-03-02T06:52:12.737-08:00Tuesday Tutorials - Masking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5Jenod3oaI1PZDOybigPcXzZQKPvZbBbnBHN-N4siDLbsDm0zaIJ8BGrE2gL72eF7YzcClVNKVcqeHx2E38fVMh01sP79wOi4ANzRKw21GIprt1VP162y3IwtewDUXUu8h_eevEYbos/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5Jenod3oaI1PZDOybigPcXzZQKPvZbBbnBHN-N4siDLbsDm0zaIJ8BGrE2gL72eF7YzcClVNKVcqeHx2E38fVMh01sP79wOi4ANzRKw21GIprt1VP162y3IwtewDUXUu8h_eevEYbos/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431287659741757234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpoq_GAo2wdb9fiAebuIvyLZbA2Z8NkssFYGNy6ATUbbSLaHzKj774yJLMPM-ykPMrt9yUlZEA5zq1iXF_Q2ieHhC4RV3TURENBtXoeyNT1Il8cbJyfFfCjQs8IPDVi9IzJKWy2aWMDI/s1600-h/DSCF2938.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpoq_GAo2wdb9fiAebuIvyLZbA2Z8NkssFYGNy6ATUbbSLaHzKj774yJLMPM-ykPMrt9yUlZEA5zq1iXF_Q2ieHhC4RV3TURENBtXoeyNT1Il8cbJyfFfCjQs8IPDVi9IzJKWy2aWMDI/s400/DSCF2938.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286641049923138" border="0" /></a>Oh this was so much fun to make! We've all seen masks in our LSS and many of us have them in our stash but do they get much play? I find the biggest limitation with masks is that they are so overtly theme-y that if they appear too often in my pages they begin to be like that amazing dress you bought for New Year's Eve and every time you wear it afterwards everyone says "Didn't you wear that at New Years?". They are obvious and hard to forget. With this tutorial, we're going to make our own masks and use 'em up so they can't be duplicated 100% ever again. Forcing ourselves to be creative, right from the ground, up!<br /><br /><br />Let's get started. Sketch out a simple shape on scrap cardstock. Cut it out with an Xacto knife and trace it onto another piece of cardstock as many times as you want, planning ahead for however many duplicates you want of this shape on your finished layout.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLo00EUaRL3YEWGf9kZN3pUOBMnw_IQ6mSPrLUlH8ZjVZLKIxTV7T7l8vEsLYg_FSrKWae2RNBL0p5O-zaeU-1V5Val6kGjBBP0NPcKxPeWXMO3QtZ81H2ImO-cBsQow5fCZmR3qBXCY/s1600-h/DSCF2932.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLo00EUaRL3YEWGf9kZN3pUOBMnw_IQ6mSPrLUlH8ZjVZLKIxTV7T7l8vEsLYg_FSrKWae2RNBL0p5O-zaeU-1V5Val6kGjBBP0NPcKxPeWXMO3QtZ81H2ImO-cBsQow5fCZmR3qBXCY/s400/DSCF2932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286600919846146" border="0" /></a><br />Next, gather up all the glimmer mists you want to use on your layout. Put a teeny spot of adhesive on all the parts of your shapes. In this case, that was on each leaf. Stick 'em down and get sprayin'. Carefully peel them away and place in new spots around your page wherever you want them. I only used 2 leaf shapes and moved them around the page. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT7FlRqHfoO_AmrmTIV59SenCZiwi0wdhQfTZlKd_oKph151W3i5epuISFDE5LpMIx2yZSX_QFarubUTbGHRNDDZBA46UQ5tjoIzakCmCOrPuOG4dXhjktDstYd52ASp5fpTyzIeKUvU/s1600-h/DSCF2934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT7FlRqHfoO_AmrmTIV59SenCZiwi0wdhQfTZlKd_oKph151W3i5epuISFDE5LpMIx2yZSX_QFarubUTbGHRNDDZBA46UQ5tjoIzakCmCOrPuOG4dXhjktDstYd52ASp5fpTyzIeKUvU/s400/DSCF2934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286611800565986" border="0" /></a><br />Your leaf shapes will curl like crazy. Don't freak out. This is why we have so many kinds of adhesive, people! Gently peel off your shapes, taking great care to not tear your page. If any glue bits stay behind, grab a white eraser or use your fingertip to carefully remove the stickiness. Patiently wait for it to dry. Or if you're like me, grab your heat gun and git 'er done!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPlE0G4VAkNZihOONWSxgmbXK6tV3aMxDb0a-38uDUJHEitPGVqHc8Oy49t17jkprO46B1ZTAritXugrRvv-SSM6Jq3eptvdDTr_XvVxxhZ8HYhGhH54De2VbiZvxCqa6-5QcUfDsnyY/s1600-h/DSCF2935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPlE0G4VAkNZihOONWSxgmbXK6tV3aMxDb0a-38uDUJHEitPGVqHc8Oy49t17jkprO46B1ZTAritXugrRvv-SSM6Jq3eptvdDTr_XvVxxhZ8HYhGhH54De2VbiZvxCqa6-5QcUfDsnyY/s400/DSCF2935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286625742853938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsYiuZHBghoqhGUUtyS3PlWjMn6JCra5GSjC_7JouPGKqEATK4t5Fo5hwSjLTtJkWoMAQUxZFl1gSkxK_l1w2fXBO0rub-0CFfGEQRBFl0CZ9YovC8dkxwvfj2eUEq9AOF-1-s8fDUmc/s1600-h/DSCF2936.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsYiuZHBghoqhGUUtyS3PlWjMn6JCra5GSjC_7JouPGKqEATK4t5Fo5hwSjLTtJkWoMAQUxZFl1gSkxK_l1w2fXBO0rub-0CFfGEQRBFl0CZ9YovC8dkxwvfj2eUEq9AOF-1-s8fDUmc/s400/DSCF2936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286634512128050" border="0" /></a><br />Now that you have negatives of where your leaves were, go ahead and get messy if that's your thing. I busted out some magic mesh, some molding paste & paint, a little Distress Ink and mucked up the edges like crazy. I adhered my photo, cut out some wonky photo corners and stuck my leaves down in the bottom corner of the photo. I rocked a little machine stitching on the leaves which really helped keep their curly selves as flat as I could get 'em and also stitched my journaling lines. A little Dymo label subtitle for good measure and that was about it. Simple, doable and extremely addictive.<br /><br />~ layout inspired by the magnificent <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dina Wakley</span></a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-46702969843833291152010-03-01T04:00:00.000-08:002010-03-01T07:52:57.377-08:00Introducing JeannieBoy, what a crazy month February was! Sasha has packed all her worldly possessions and is embarking on a big move overseas. I'm so happy that we were able to get her to Guest with us before starting on her journey. Sasha, have a safe and enjoyable move and let us know when you get there!!<br /><br />This month we have <a href="http://jclutz54.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeannie Lutz</span></a> joining us. I spotted Jeannie and<a href="http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/profile_12395.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> her gorgeous layouts</span></a> on <a href="http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SisTV</span></a> where she's one of the fashionistas...Just take a look at her layouts and you'll understand why! I love how her approach to her art is so fresh and youthful...a bit of a rule-breaker, methinks! LOL Check out her fave layouts below her interview...let's welcome the lovely Miss Jeannie to the team!!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAAzVWuR0Tgii7NUDSVuZD1V5Ixr_XN5SZP9k6F31h4-E9wkPq5ecCCnT9K0Ljp6l7leTkZODurpEHQ5zrDNrEiQqzLR6lFPKVP0av3VFd4tyYFuGoJdnRUN7lDpec3L-VI0YIaeKM7c/s1600-h/profile+pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAAzVWuR0Tgii7NUDSVuZD1V5Ixr_XN5SZP9k6F31h4-E9wkPq5ecCCnT9K0Ljp6l7leTkZODurpEHQ5zrDNrEiQqzLR6lFPKVP0av3VFd4tyYFuGoJdnRUN7lDpec3L-VI0YIaeKM7c/s400/profile+pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434503615860521874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />A- I am a 20 year old student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I have a fabulous family, a great boyfriend, and the cutest kitten you will ever see in your life. Her name is Moo.<br /><br />Q-Why do you scrapbook?<br /><br />A- I scrapbook for a creative outlet. I love the process even more than the result sometimes.<br /><br />Q-What is on your playlist right now?<br /><br />A- Currently I’m listening to Christmas music. I do realize it is March. Unfortunately my itunes is on shuffle. Normally I listen to Dave Barnes, Jason Mraz, Erick Baker, Joshua Radin, Josh Kelley, Charles Kelley, Avett Brothers, Metric, Motion City Soundtrack, Bright Eyes, the Killers, and Queen.<br /><br />Q-Where fuels your creative mojo?<br /><br />A- I read a ton of blogs and peruse the gallery at Scrap in Style TV to get inspired. I also have all of my scrapbooking stuff out right in front of me at all times. So many times I get inspired just looking at it! I read creative books, magazines and look at other people’s scrapbooks, too.<br /><br />Q-What projects are on your scrap table today?<br /><br />A- I’m working on a cool little mini album. I just need to print some pictures out for it! I’ve also got an ATC or two hanging out on my table today.<br /><br />Q-Which products are currently getting the most action in your layouts?<br /><br />A- Thickers, as always. I freaking love those little guys.<br /><br />Q-Tell us about one of your personality quirks (weird habits/rituals)<br /><br />A- I hate brushing my hair and grooming in general. I would rather just look like crap then endure that.<br /><br />Q-When you finish working on a layout, do you tidy up or walk away and leave the mess?<br /><br />A- I usually leave a mess, and then tidy up a day or two later when I’m ready to work again.<br />Q-Have you ever had a scrapbooking disaster? (spilled paint, burnt w/ heat gun?) and if so, were you able to rescue the destroyed layout?<br /><br />A- Every single time I scrapbook I have a disaster. Every card or layout I make is just a series of fixing mistakes. It’s probably a very interesting process to watch. I don’t own any Undu or any adhesive removing product, so it really is a challenge sometimes.<br /><br />Q-If time stood still for just one day, what would you do with the time?<br /><br />A- Spend time with the people I love, just like everyday!<br /><br />Q- Please share three of your favorite layouts. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6h-WdhOrGYdgw7MKzTePhNKgoA5e23Af5WiDyEunVwAq3lvX5JghGu5-Kd_qNbYIX7p06soOG2Q3gtoUSa_puiSl52WCpp436j5VMTLoqjACvIpBPvOFnalw32S0G9HWKS8_TdVNN05Q/s1600-h/IMG_2117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6h-WdhOrGYdgw7MKzTePhNKgoA5e23Af5WiDyEunVwAq3lvX5JghGu5-Kd_qNbYIX7p06soOG2Q3gtoUSa_puiSl52WCpp436j5VMTLoqjACvIpBPvOFnalw32S0G9HWKS8_TdVNN05Q/s400/IMG_2117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431920236362751570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1tO_5rwwScKrANRpivC49v4Tit1Q-zCqxmjXHkjyhABYRCOQjYhX0cKkfWJFi220X0PfNjLc_aDPXUdL1rKY2yq9dRmqspNezy4m5hRGUazU9q0O_2DMi9nL1Az7CqNrnjTp_WuOY4w/s1600-h/IMG_3625.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1tO_5rwwScKrANRpivC49v4Tit1Q-zCqxmjXHkjyhABYRCOQjYhX0cKkfWJFi220X0PfNjLc_aDPXUdL1rKY2yq9dRmqspNezy4m5hRGUazU9q0O_2DMi9nL1Az7CqNrnjTp_WuOY4w/s400/IMG_3625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431920229909745842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmUDJeRStNpoLroTLupY9nFpgO1ehfY35S4ATuX5v4Kb3ZFFik5P-2mbK5N2KsKti2XbUHBiOJq7m6DzInIUJnHVaCeS7roef2pXuNewyME-OAJYosW8pfFjJAHi06M45swhlMFOddbo/s1600-h/IMG_1277.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmUDJeRStNpoLroTLupY9nFpgO1ehfY35S4ATuX5v4Kb3ZFFik5P-2mbK5N2KsKti2XbUHBiOJq7m6DzInIUJnHVaCeS7roef2pXuNewyME-OAJYosW8pfFjJAHi06M45swhlMFOddbo/s400/IMG_1277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431920218395112450" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-23919361110603724402010-02-26T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-26T04:00:05.548-08:00Challenge 165Well hello again, Friday! Imagine seeing you again so very soon...hard to belive it's been a week already! Boy oh boy, much has been happening behind this computer screen around my place! I've got a brand new photography business...check it out! <a href="http://www.vanessafallephotography.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa Falle Photography</span></a>. It has been so stinkin' busy I can barely catch my breath. But that's a good thing, right!?!<br /><br />So this is Sasha's last week with us...actually, she's moving to England and all her scrap stuff is in boxes...she will be enduring an extended separation from her scrap stuff :( Hopefully she can make it!! Sasha, you are so inspiring and funny as hell!! Hope you come 'round lots once the dust settles! Have a safe move and be sure to give the blogosphere a shout-out when you get there...so we know you arrived alive!<br /><br />And I know there are some new readers with us. Check out <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this link</span></a> to get the lowdown if you are wanting to play along. This week our challenge is::<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >USE UP YOUR MISMATCHED ALPHA STICKERS</span><br /></div><br />Our ever-fabulous team has once again knocked this one outta the park. I loved using up all those crazy leftover letters :) Let's see what you do with this one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vanessafalle.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr-HjN0ewCcrRhoiRjiLbGmNvNcVVnnu9mkJpiuSmPNyBnugd_BLKJyM9lWtH8t_ifSXwc51_b57KQ3aUJ9KTzRDJ2cMG24PEpB4eWpE4yj7D6nAnj_7x9C_Y8xZLOec62mUR9XX5R78/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr-HjN0ewCcrRhoiRjiLbGmNvNcVVnnu9mkJpiuSmPNyBnugd_BLKJyM9lWtH8t_ifSXwc51_b57KQ3aUJ9KTzRDJ2cMG24PEpB4eWpE4yj7D6nAnj_7x9C_Y8xZLOec62mUR9XX5R78/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442386430494726690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tania</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM-EHUxnwe0WWvtvy_FnV_mKc-UwhqjrX2LqTCnZ_tuRkfcDs4aCzVRSPWO12idXZs5-xEemOMMPXDr5xYq0KDzFnCzwFHjr4VTWOV6jAbKdB9bsxqcmVg9nqjhWZ25boDspoNvNsEp4/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM-EHUxnwe0WWvtvy_FnV_mKc-UwhqjrX2LqTCnZ_tuRkfcDs4aCzVRSPWO12idXZs5-xEemOMMPXDr5xYq0KDzFnCzwFHjr4VTWOV6jAbKdB9bsxqcmVg9nqjhWZ25boDspoNvNsEp4/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385907167679618" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gudrun</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvohl3121pGijvHBVMimpAvP07TfPFZKIJalmgOqouPxlXrYzCPzcOPR0lLa2rxlR1GqEv5NPjXW_ZdF4eIU3ugZDoZIl0ZXCYtJUoXYBngEX1cEmen2LPmHjfhNtc9MiplKvYv87PA4/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvohl3121pGijvHBVMimpAvP07TfPFZKIJalmgOqouPxlXrYzCPzcOPR0lLa2rxlR1GqEv5NPjXW_ZdF4eIU3ugZDoZIl0ZXCYtJUoXYBngEX1cEmen2LPmHjfhNtc9MiplKvYv87PA4/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385903460450978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eva</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNdMitY8-Fiu4Vc6oeuukSDQmMPLC_1hLKExjXnyKaPUpbA-5YgkujZTW_KEAOuZgIetm0SmVms9khjWv0gNj07fmEKnAAXLRJLO3D-BQ-J8Jvm5SzLAn4r6BmZGjB4MnqVWmmrn0GCM/s1600-h/challenge165_eva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNdMitY8-Fiu4Vc6oeuukSDQmMPLC_1hLKExjXnyKaPUpbA-5YgkujZTW_KEAOuZgIetm0SmVms9khjWv0gNj07fmEKnAAXLRJLO3D-BQ-J8Jvm5SzLAn4r6BmZGjB4MnqVWmmrn0GCM/s400/challenge165_eva.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385891267210786" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carol</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPwEYB_Ak86k0jhHSa7nsmPUQraUEX5fJ0SXTk2jvo5PG-7EfzS7Psj5ckqjujpJAi5hpuBxF9vxXBJFVrFRlwFdwwIi6p9SOfEskgR2u2vsiX_F5dlSHnKS4KPFcD32-NkKsAjW-rIM/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPwEYB_Ak86k0jhHSa7nsmPUQraUEX5fJ0SXTk2jvo5PG-7EfzS7Psj5ckqjujpJAi5hpuBxF9vxXBJFVrFRlwFdwwIi6p9SOfEskgR2u2vsiX_F5dlSHnKS4KPFcD32-NkKsAjW-rIM/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385874928919074" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ellie</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2Vd4pBo3yNHFbJ0f771weaFXVppOjgnc2ehHwxF41VGEXevzWxT-zeCEwYjR0A-Flen-LGNbFkqU2jKjJ9AaSs-odACHA6vOkJJcF_tItviGgu8-DpwMJskiZGSSfbUPfyL6g4jABNA/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2Vd4pBo3yNHFbJ0f771weaFXVppOjgnc2ehHwxF41VGEXevzWxT-zeCEwYjR0A-Flen-LGNbFkqU2jKjJ9AaSs-odACHA6vOkJJcF_tItviGgu8-DpwMJskiZGSSfbUPfyL6g4jABNA/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385888204266450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfgzocGs0FYRFpNZJuM6TTsx1_YUXhumYCkpJsO9RerqecIETIKpz5GchYOkOL5rNDSru6K3IZ22yD5RY8vIXhX1BMlULyOyh1WybES_kDfcm648dldLfXrRqYobguB4_0oopdjBkv8k/s1600-h/challenge+165.jpg"></a><a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sasha</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfgzocGs0FYRFpNZJuM6TTsx1_YUXhumYCkpJsO9RerqecIETIKpz5GchYOkOL5rNDSru6K3IZ22yD5RY8vIXhX1BMlULyOyh1WybES_kDfcm648dldLfXrRqYobguB4_0oopdjBkv8k/s400/challenge+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442386433014236082" border="0" /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-8633782679660952752010-02-23T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-23T04:00:05.133-08:00Tuesday Tutorial - Coloring lace w/ Glimmer Mist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0TkDmCdwiD3gNM9HPrq-Y1rzsXngHeL7sN-C5JJdO25aU5jx9bVXnfNP4OuJpq-1eO44eotuK7-rHOJ890X8upG6BlqymKlJPI88NeVLt9xHE3xYIZcZN9AszlJaG7ft2X9ZgpOB6TQ/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0TkDmCdwiD3gNM9HPrq-Y1rzsXngHeL7sN-C5JJdO25aU5jx9bVXnfNP4OuJpq-1eO44eotuK7-rHOJ890X8upG6BlqymKlJPI88NeVLt9xHE3xYIZcZN9AszlJaG7ft2X9ZgpOB6TQ/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441202243943725714" border="0" /></a><br />Good morning! Today’s tutorial is all about using glimmer mist to colour lace. Here in Singapore, coloured lace is not easy to find, and usually quite expensive. Often, colours are limited. Plus, who has the time or inclination to run out to the store when you’re in the middle of a layout? White or off-white lace, in contrast, can be bought in 25 yard rolls from some of our textile shops, and this is what I use regularly in my layouts.<br /><br />This tip I’m sharing today will help you use your scrap supplies to effortlessly colour your lace the exact shade you need for your layout. I’m going to use a layout of mine to illustrate. The regular readers may recognise this layout as one that was posted some weeks back. When I first started putting it together, I realized that the white lace just simply did not go with the coloured patterned paper I had chosen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSQn_PnRdxsiXF8vJh3cr0vnzPOyR4otVVyjFhktzStvOXs7bE6rrOW-9r2ueokte4dCgxjtFL__8Fo4d2v43wkeHjYy03RdUV97uaKeDz9wsw0TyKZ50Yhyphenhyphenur7qHddfTkzRVMeyWL24/s1600-h/Pic+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSQn_PnRdxsiXF8vJh3cr0vnzPOyR4otVVyjFhktzStvOXs7bE6rrOW-9r2ueokte4dCgxjtFL__8Fo4d2v43wkeHjYy03RdUV97uaKeDz9wsw0TyKZ50Yhyphenhyphenur7qHddfTkzRVMeyWL24/s400/Pic+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441200628807720226" border="0" /></a><br />The lace needed to be a stronger colour to stand out. So I rummaged through my stash of glimmer mist, and found a colour that would achieve the effect I had in mind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvkfc3UDjmiaMpQHFdN2qoERdQyyTsV_bNuQwxwIH_g-HENipdoDrpZCo5hXXrwixC4EmnSBkypNMCEdASMqsBtUr3ZtoZK4IqwzoC0KlQrglDz4RCNf12CY9UPZe8BkRni_NSVFOjxU/s1600-h/Pic+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvkfc3UDjmiaMpQHFdN2qoERdQyyTsV_bNuQwxwIH_g-HENipdoDrpZCo5hXXrwixC4EmnSBkypNMCEdASMqsBtUr3ZtoZK4IqwzoC0KlQrglDz4RCNf12CY9UPZe8BkRni_NSVFOjxU/s400/Pic+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441200613165785426" border="0" /></a><br />Next, lay the strip of lace on some old newspaper. One sheet of newspaper will not be enough. Use at least several layers as the glimmer mist is going to soak through the first few layers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX8gZSjkYoTkpn2RE2KTJ3N4y8RZ2Gey9O0mbd5mtd1qLK6rFhv9ZmPN9Y7Xv1a6dT5VfA1NQ6VC3WXje3kV_BYPBUwy3cNdL5oqAMet9c6DFE8gw2j4YlqFG5oP1aYlKY7ci6t9mkZQ/s1600-h/Pic+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX8gZSjkYoTkpn2RE2KTJ3N4y8RZ2Gey9O0mbd5mtd1qLK6rFhv9ZmPN9Y7Xv1a6dT5VfA1NQ6VC3WXje3kV_BYPBUwy3cNdL5oqAMet9c6DFE8gw2j4YlqFG5oP1aYlKY7ci6t9mkZQ/s400/Pic+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441200600902200562" border="0" /></a><br />Start spraying the glimmer mist on the lace.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvLeY7L0VYOjXgd503-D8xNhmY1hXBT3K33b8TZMVyf-1CfDxg3mpSYXJ7UvrZUNsr3PjQ10qAYbJlH7uH0gt4i6FWlZnzykWFn9kio-hVuIEzVXhENuBL5ePFpsY-ZjZfWaDHsFonBY/s1600-h/Pic+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvLeY7L0VYOjXgd503-D8xNhmY1hXBT3K33b8TZMVyf-1CfDxg3mpSYXJ7UvrZUNsr3PjQ10qAYbJlH7uH0gt4i6FWlZnzykWFn9kio-hVuIEzVXhENuBL5ePFpsY-ZjZfWaDHsFonBY/s400/Pic+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441200593344887890" border="0" /></a><br />Make sure every part of the lace is covered. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_6Z9h3zw2kZ-7yqj6a8EQ60ti-klRX26rhmOOCSQ-C_ZE-_BnBjHcqkiOFyp7Hk0KKndlAct4NH5HnywJRAso9p_BhFcwdrxS078Nc5PVTsMkvzWHElC2Wz3P-D2T0jsyKcfKM_CBAA/s1600-h/Pic+6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_6Z9h3zw2kZ-7yqj6a8EQ60ti-klRX26rhmOOCSQ-C_ZE-_BnBjHcqkiOFyp7Hk0KKndlAct4NH5HnywJRAso9p_BhFcwdrxS078Nc5PVTsMkvzWHElC2Wz3P-D2T0jsyKcfKM_CBAA/s400/Pic+6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441201325177863890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDPOSzsL9kPLWgnI3AfEp2kh403BAjsVKrqlFreBumWyVF2Cu_K3uFSMsBCaJ2VzV27Bm1v9kXd9i9MimgMAiigchiwitvU3JypqJe9I3Lts0o_szHX_wrWZlV3LSTzchcEP4Q-Lutv0/s1600-h/Pic+7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDPOSzsL9kPLWgnI3AfEp2kh403BAjsVKrqlFreBumWyVF2Cu_K3uFSMsBCaJ2VzV27Bm1v9kXd9i9MimgMAiigchiwitvU3JypqJe9I3Lts0o_szHX_wrWZlV3LSTzchcEP4Q-Lutv0/s400/Pic+7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441201334424333922" border="0" /></a> Some types of lace are more resistant to water (for some reason) so what I normally do is turn the lace over and press it down into the excess glimmer mist that has been sprayed on the newspaper. Dig in and get your hands dirty (glimmer mist dye washes off after one shampoo/bath) and pat along the entire length of the lace. The more dye soaks in, the more saturated and ‘glimmery’ your finished strip of lace is going to be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oDcaaCrYZI99qGnRlzOwNPr7mwz2EhyD8LBWJARJlOPHE7_x-8DW_D4xRMSBLnJs2b_4JiJ8UwJdyQur3UP4zcryFGAc5W63uqR9b5iJKxRuT4WB1lm-Vcgx6NaLkllp1XKd-_0Rcnw/s1600-h/Pic+8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oDcaaCrYZI99qGnRlzOwNPr7mwz2EhyD8LBWJARJlOPHE7_x-8DW_D4xRMSBLnJs2b_4JiJ8UwJdyQur3UP4zcryFGAc5W63uqR9b5iJKxRuT4WB1lm-Vcgx6NaLkllp1XKd-_0Rcnw/s400/Pic+8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441201337053972722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMklLudb0r_FBMrseKhC0E2lCiJUpJBj3vnxDHu_GKK_bVIShs2fjw3n2Ep1ChjIeNFcPCpB9AMWaBVJMDC8XKYprcijCM8Op_cpJ3AdCNAlU_RavuBbAkwhQNYPhjVO9BLUdb9pYU-Q/s1600-h/Pic+9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMklLudb0r_FBMrseKhC0E2lCiJUpJBj3vnxDHu_GKK_bVIShs2fjw3n2Ep1ChjIeNFcPCpB9AMWaBVJMDC8XKYprcijCM8Op_cpJ3AdCNAlU_RavuBbAkwhQNYPhjVO9BLUdb9pYU-Q/s400/Pic+9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441201339694108146" border="0" /></a><br />When you’re done, turn it back over and leave it on the newspaper to dry.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonSdzrbkjoUp2acVBgDiW2k9uUBYKDHIhStP0qs70BcOoucMCp1x7B0CNWYWKZ38W0hqVVNIhv65E2amKvv2P3yd2vFfuS18JUTH-ql3oGVExtuMda_30Tm2baOXv7sj5Vy6ezkuLiBw/s1600-h/Pic+10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonSdzrbkjoUp2acVBgDiW2k9uUBYKDHIhStP0qs70BcOoucMCp1x7B0CNWYWKZ38W0hqVVNIhv65E2amKvv2P3yd2vFfuS18JUTH-ql3oGVExtuMda_30Tm2baOXv7sj5Vy6ezkuLiBw/s400/Pic+10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441201351935375170" border="0" /></a><br />You may wish to put it on a clean part of the newspaper to aid drying. Alternatively, you can use a heat gun – that is what I normally do as I really want to finish the layout once I start it; in Singapore’s humid climate it will take at least 24 hours to dry fully if left to itself. Using the heat gun, though, tends to shrink the lace a little, so you may then wish to start off with a strip slightly longer that what you actually need, you can always trim off the excess when putting together the layout.<br />And there you have it, a nice deep brown and ‘glimmery’ strip of lace which you can use on your layout in place of what would have been a while and insipid strip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Y_AlfX77V3a5LDSfiiURJojZ440va_U3YpJOYhsjI_Emmr5PjL0G8jCXS2jz01AqfrHbTDxEInQMd4OQbYXgiQGMTy3IfBMp-6KmLLTveoGOSptnuqjxg0DctOZxPP1dYVdCxO1qG3s/s1600-h/Pic+11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Y_AlfX77V3a5LDSfiiURJojZ440va_U3YpJOYhsjI_Emmr5PjL0G8jCXS2jz01AqfrHbTDxEInQMd4OQbYXgiQGMTy3IfBMp-6KmLLTveoGOSptnuqjxg0DctOZxPP1dYVdCxO1qG3s/s400/Pic+11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441202226640632466" border="0" /></a> This little trick can save you some moolah as you’re basically using items in your stash and you can even bulk buy white lace to save further.<br />And if you don’t have enough glimmer mist colours, not to worry. Just use the chalk or pigment inks that you use for stamping. The same rules apply, place the lace on several layers of newspaper, and turn the ink pad over and pounce or tap it along the entire length, paying attention to any uneven patches. If the lace appears to be resistant to the colour, just tap harder. As is the case with using glimmer mist, you will end up with a very damp strip which you then dry using either of the 2 methods above. And voila! Lace of the exact shade and colour you need. And it doesn’t end there. You can use several colours of ink to get a variegated effect, or even adjust the saturation along the strip to achieve colour gradation. The possibilities are endless!<br />So get cracking with your glimmer mist and inks and post the result in our gallery! Thanks for joining us today, and we look forward to seeing you back this Friday when we post our next challenge!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-59555197046608492992010-02-19T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-19T06:40:39.044-08:00Challenge 164It's sketch week! We wanna see what you can do with this....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnV-RblHR0j-i7uPJg4KYWe5P_-mYk-LFRaEbsFfI0bWfOyBE5fIBbSAj-9hrvn4eb9UkFGPo2vV9kBsNon1CrWZ04TD73fwr7N8NoiBHdkaodF8n38IffPDLbB8ro9WeALsVBygQO3-R/s1600-h/Challenge+164+Feb+19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439747105096793362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnV-RblHR0j-i7uPJg4KYWe5P_-mYk-LFRaEbsFfI0bWfOyBE5fIBbSAj-9hrvn4eb9UkFGPo2vV9kBsNon1CrWZ04TD73fwr7N8NoiBHdkaodF8n38IffPDLbB8ro9WeALsVBygQO3-R/s400/Challenge+164+Feb+19.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our Guest Designer this month is Sasha. <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-sasha.html">Check out her amazing art here</a>. If you'd like to play along with us <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">all the info is here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Tania</a><a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 397px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439746846975883362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9muFQ4bkHmk7x2HQsBWSRCxrmbkikXIS-xPdsA9gG8wCUAJystMi0iC8YdnM43ge4oDt37iYC2DEJK7mA8B2Fz0HdgY-0QtvBDxR75TWZew8qYcEXU60bSU6RwFdq4hWD-ulTh6jm3dbf/s400/018.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO3EBIeKHWoNAHQSnfN2nCU3w7aOioaFnMLFjn8AtoGYLPc-JxtE_0JA65q7tT3CrTySI1hLTUI88Ksmw_nVBlJByItvEGtMoMAWJ_mpUdOTItPPdTy7a8zqj7uGRvRjkAnqduY-rM4U/s1600-h/challenge+164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO3EBIeKHWoNAHQSnfN2nCU3w7aOioaFnMLFjn8AtoGYLPc-JxtE_0JA65q7tT3CrTySI1hLTUI88Ksmw_nVBlJByItvEGtMoMAWJ_mpUdOTItPPdTy7a8zqj7uGRvRjkAnqduY-rM4U/s400/challenge+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439860157388017810" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/">Gudrun</a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BQqG58XBgzgogPRkemHVQaAT1kbJuo0x7k-DeRMdOFtzouJZu28ONbakbJ1xFovB4fjrQTmH1eYVbeZrCghpcx7WLUD6GF_8hNLMDqDZKSqQuS3z6B3kJjXVRIuTn30R9kNcaVfOK0A5/s1600-h/gudrun_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 399px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439746656609701746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BQqG58XBgzgogPRkemHVQaAT1kbJuo0x7k-DeRMdOFtzouJZu28ONbakbJ1xFovB4fjrQTmH1eYVbeZrCghpcx7WLUD6GF_8hNLMDqDZKSqQuS3z6B3kJjXVRIuTn30R9kNcaVfOK0A5/s400/gudrun_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybpif8DW3ka1-mORjFaEtjwER1dHPax6jUX0dWp_yDTuI77Es0c6m4CJRba4ah1K_zJgGoZ246lLdKXswIq1iF3x2oPiB9qO8yVD3iBQ1iR3tOYZSiou8eUEcEJECWO9w-6x6ABGwmHJP/s1600-h/carol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 399px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439746558818886850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybpif8DW3ka1-mORjFaEtjwER1dHPax6jUX0dWp_yDTuI77Es0c6m4CJRba4ah1K_zJgGoZ246lLdKXswIq1iF3x2oPiB9qO8yVD3iBQ1iR3tOYZSiou8eUEcEJECWO9w-6x6ABGwmHJP/s400/carol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/">Eva<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYgisGP5h0Ur1hpCFOU-XMZ0XfcyoMhh-mKTFNyWkbgafZnhSlNuEopTii9pGOOVGdRbkjNd1IZWqpzF5yGwiM74RDIBAWipUB0FBxt2xkwFkUjWIaqRjvt_Q6hGe-p979GyZfZJYhF8/s1600-h/_eva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 286px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439746432409051474" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYgisGP5h0Ur1hpCFOU-XMZ0XfcyoMhh-mKTFNyWkbgafZnhSlNuEopTii9pGOOVGdRbkjNd1IZWqpzF5yGwiM74RDIBAWipUB0FBxt2xkwFkUjWIaqRjvt_Q6hGe-p979GyZfZJYhF8/s400/_eva.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/">Elly<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_9mqI2QI5SaXT9XcvPEzaRKAoavlJShkkYfrj63pydWXmI-SkpV7WIDctgwSC6YxpVuaOWBvDqCCj2hJCTKjhDEcX8_KxnXlblE755-LOWqzY03-lCnnxHfML9EF7mZq5iEFXHMZ3gnM/s1600-h/elly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 307px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439746345505563218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_9mqI2QI5SaXT9XcvPEzaRKAoavlJShkkYfrj63pydWXmI-SkpV7WIDctgwSC6YxpVuaOWBvDqCCj2hJCTKjhDEcX8_KxnXlblE755-LOWqzY03-lCnnxHfML9EF7mZq5iEFXHMZ3gnM/s400/elly.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/">Sasha</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpiurxLDJBjtlL7j6HhNB6eHiCjrEJbG5fpUOE4eocRyhqHCHC5fN_pBeU7gTG48dIWAsDcqgepRY73w1PuehCkJxbbyiHUCRkDP_zRqOG2wHqUYvL0I4SUJhmneTya_Qiir-1wcDUyg/s1600-h/challenge+164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpiurxLDJBjtlL7j6HhNB6eHiCjrEJbG5fpUOE4eocRyhqHCHC5fN_pBeU7gTG48dIWAsDcqgepRY73w1PuehCkJxbbyiHUCRkDP_zRqOG2wHqUYvL0I4SUJhmneTya_Qiir-1wcDUyg/s400/challenge+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439964368386763874" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-25881861207253556152010-02-16T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-16T04:00:08.782-08:00Tuesday Tutorial - Covered Buttons & Lace Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tBkva8Ku1Dbreou4dhCQOjqokQbmj2dkXZ_X8Ot-JP2a-I6sWi2e7yNYxDOpHaHeITkcKlNYsvch0pESq-eB5DJEqSja2dHZFF7weXzXix4-vxgoDILiHpQ6VMuEqt_fZxKl4tvQRHY/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tBkva8Ku1Dbreou4dhCQOjqokQbmj2dkXZ_X8Ot-JP2a-I6sWi2e7yNYxDOpHaHeITkcKlNYsvch0pESq-eB5DJEqSja2dHZFF7weXzXix4-vxgoDILiHpQ6VMuEqt_fZxKl4tvQRHY/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438712970917064178" border="0" /></a>Today's project is brought to you by Gudrun Loennecken<br />Buttons in new coat:<br /><br />1. for this little project you’ll need some buttons in different sizes (not to small). If you have some buttons you are tired of, or someone with an odd color they are perfect for this matter. You also need some strong liquid glue and scraps of paper. Bookpages, sheets of music, newspaper and notepaper are great.<br />2. Choose a piece of paper you want to use to dress up your button. Cut the piece of paper so it’ll cover the front and back of the button you want to dress up. Add glue to the button and stick it in the middle of the paper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20qJ367Nzz6AVApfl6TPrD9tSOFiWpB6v8ZTnWmQr6DlCRRAjly_QHnkfpBDaMRrWaEm5DVkP5x49tMimylvpBZFfcQoNHFMzbHbjJ2cIu822-I3NNS8H6A_rJok8U3kiqPo_5p464Os/s1600-h/gudrun_knapper1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20qJ367Nzz6AVApfl6TPrD9tSOFiWpB6v8ZTnWmQr6DlCRRAjly_QHnkfpBDaMRrWaEm5DVkP5x49tMimylvpBZFfcQoNHFMzbHbjJ2cIu822-I3NNS8H6A_rJok8U3kiqPo_5p464Os/s400/gudrun_knapper1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438710927545449538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5PuD5sWqH9Qwm2DyrPPnpQDIjfVpfZE9nyMoHJkddhNnv4nZlc8QEt1plegJfllJWNdlYxdnMkeDjOc4n3xryy2VM4vNRVSvAAdHhPrcpXePpxR1DssD09AjVGSkVShlGoTZCW9BPEs/s1600-h/gudrun_knapper2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5PuD5sWqH9Qwm2DyrPPnpQDIjfVpfZE9nyMoHJkddhNnv4nZlc8QEt1plegJfllJWNdlYxdnMkeDjOc4n3xryy2VM4vNRVSvAAdHhPrcpXePpxR1DssD09AjVGSkVShlGoTZCW9BPEs/s400/gudrun_knapper2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438710931468428290" border="0" /></a><br />3. Fold all the edges so the button is wrapped in paper. It’s ok to add some glue while you keep on wrapping. Stick all the loose edges down.<br />4. Now you have a beautiful button in new coat – perfect for your papercraft-project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW9MwYU9sVpfRUaAwN1Xgw4ogbO6lW3dfY_MYAm266CDNC95PXmyjp3fJ0Zf0jzWDlvZfUUcN65BXgL7awHUV6zIui498I8bCL2eAyul7yXa6X7-GoMPGUF-9S6XyYgaMr1Vky6FhlR0/s1600-h/gudrun_knapper3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW9MwYU9sVpfRUaAwN1Xgw4ogbO6lW3dfY_MYAm266CDNC95PXmyjp3fJ0Zf0jzWDlvZfUUcN65BXgL7awHUV6zIui498I8bCL2eAyul7yXa6X7-GoMPGUF-9S6XyYgaMr1Vky6FhlR0/s400/gudrun_knapper3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438711490319154658" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRz2qyLO7QrCCny6571rhgjnmFFBuW032CPpmG9nEEbMxvEkYUKW81Bug-gC3wK1DwiuThJDIOfpnS1MENi7Nzp3o0yHFkxIudARkUpY58uCxnY_ZQm2N5TEc3ZGMgpq74jA0Idcp9-yc/s1600-h/gudrun_knapper4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRz2qyLO7QrCCny6571rhgjnmFFBuW032CPpmG9nEEbMxvEkYUKW81Bug-gC3wK1DwiuThJDIOfpnS1MENi7Nzp3o0yHFkxIudARkUpY58uCxnY_ZQm2N5TEc3ZGMgpq74jA0Idcp9-yc/s400/gudrun_knapper4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438711482800724306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y64nsoR06fse6KeXEHnemAiRDH1WTt-9m21sxk7CE0-pDp893NnsIElp0d2h3UQi8zovSERt7WFl0Fcvz0ifL3DvxfeYgxT0IN-hQBDO-upaur9KuaoELdK8afOBm0ucF_Ns83ebuXY/s1600-h/gudrun_knapper5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y64nsoR06fse6KeXEHnemAiRDH1WTt-9m21sxk7CE0-pDp893NnsIElp0d2h3UQi8zovSERt7WFl0Fcvz0ifL3DvxfeYgxT0IN-hQBDO-upaur9KuaoELdK8afOBm0ucF_Ns83ebuXY/s400/gudrun_knapper5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438711845403936482" border="0" /></a><br />Lace-flowers:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59OLfb2pOuybNWg7KLUoM8lByTzzJ3Jl6OCo40QnfT_Mbjyeh8raR8xz0frONpFa293N8z1KLv3ZYtF_xCaem747qEX8oA0N3oKOeYrnUja5g8XaspMpB8cr-HRo6hvimM5llpXlUj6k/s1600-h/gudrun_blonde1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59OLfb2pOuybNWg7KLUoM8lByTzzJ3Jl6OCo40QnfT_Mbjyeh8raR8xz0frONpFa293N8z1KLv3ZYtF_xCaem747qEX8oA0N3oKOeYrnUja5g8XaspMpB8cr-HRo6hvimM5llpXlUj6k/s400/gudrun_blonde1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438712944222044834" border="0" /></a><br />1. For this cute little lace-flower you’ll need about 15 cm ( 6 inch ) of a lace. My lace is not too thin - 3 cm ( 1 ¼ inch ) is ok, otherwise your flower will be really small. You also need a needle and a thread.<br />2. Sew along the top edge of your lace. It is not necessary to do small beautiful stitches, because they’ll never show. Just tack the thread along the edge.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOuXQ3MB8NfPoEUajjub2la_-I83GUhOMHK7dr4HBEbcWejk6IiD2sECFZk_3fnVp4mWI6ODxH6-km2359WcchKL4OfAUcd63dyfC0GG46iFMK-v1_4EVQBtLiEaI8kEMAA2_7s4bM-8/s1600-h/gudrun_blonde2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOuXQ3MB8NfPoEUajjub2la_-I83GUhOMHK7dr4HBEbcWejk6IiD2sECFZk_3fnVp4mWI6ODxH6-km2359WcchKL4OfAUcd63dyfC0GG46iFMK-v1_4EVQBtLiEaI8kEMAA2_7s4bM-8/s400/gudrun_blonde2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438712953908328114" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V9IUjCNPKOi9-CROIOYlLMflTBvVyh9ZeYgEvBOWqMpLkwpMBu22t20034NcCFJpuPllqH7BW2HCC080z7DUEDy1P6yHSektoEBxFVHi-x1Xe4_xurzWDudGWV8w1uYQverdnhwqDFY/s1600-h/gudrun_blonde3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V9IUjCNPKOi9-CROIOYlLMflTBvVyh9ZeYgEvBOWqMpLkwpMBu22t20034NcCFJpuPllqH7BW2HCC080z7DUEDy1P6yHSektoEBxFVHi-x1Xe4_xurzWDudGWV8w1uYQverdnhwqDFY/s400/gudrun_blonde3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438712958729225490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. When you have stitched all along the laces edge, you can make a flower-shape of your lace, and tie a knot with the tread in the middle of the lace-flower.<br />4. To embellish your beautiful flower you can for example use your newly dressed-up buttons and place it in the middle of the flower. This little flower is great for vintage-projects, and is a fun easy way to make your own embellishments.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCAFbGZtrCmafyNAWniL_ntMaRRVV2OVnOL05kdioUd7GYjygco4HMf1OULOsLFcY0SWKpe2x1Dqi-lou_UOlac2TbWZZaI-DfvvttvUIR-5hYRpQ79UF29RaezSTCkWC8W0GwgqySIU/s1600-h/gudrun_blomster_og_knapper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCAFbGZtrCmafyNAWniL_ntMaRRVV2OVnOL05kdioUd7GYjygco4HMf1OULOsLFcY0SWKpe2x1Dqi-lou_UOlac2TbWZZaI-DfvvttvUIR-5hYRpQ79UF29RaezSTCkWC8W0GwgqySIU/s400/gudrun_blomster_og_knapper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438712968018068354" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-34046037230396565312010-02-12T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-12T04:00:06.315-08:00Challenge 163<div align="center">We are back with another challenge, another up-cycling challenge. :) We want to see what you can do with </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">tissue paper!</span></div><br /><div align="center">Lovin' how the DT came up with so many different ways to use it. </div><br /><div align="center">Also, while we have ya here, check out our guest designer's introduction <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-sasha.html">here</a>. Some amazing talent.<br /></div><div align="center">If you are looking for the info to play along, it's all <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">here</a>.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/">Tania</a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ur5dg6aJgLke4gmOtctA7PTxX-3QNtsnKT45B0S8G0YkmOdkjglMmCgTTmA6QqjIiPhV_0PeFoO2spvfOUCBACdQKDd5MLJQgOeIYQPDjZ_meF8I_I5QOZwg9snrc5tdZ3NcnTHA-mry/s1600-h/IMG_2846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 395px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437071127426254562" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ur5dg6aJgLke4gmOtctA7PTxX-3QNtsnKT45B0S8G0YkmOdkjglMmCgTTmA6QqjIiPhV_0PeFoO2spvfOUCBACdQKDd5MLJQgOeIYQPDjZ_meF8I_I5QOZwg9snrc5tdZ3NcnTHA-mry/s400/IMG_2846.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">sorry, I gotta take a pass this week. Have fun with the challenge :)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 395px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437070917159748802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QAf9XbDZJF32NCJYOmd5BxRK6B_Frwgn9yKnsoSWPZSYQBeojhPXHLluj8ft63F3lDInH1NFFqG_JqzkJImUbfzYtdyvshWomYk5rau5hPLczTRQZ3BmeUgVQ70BF0sq2nn7RMU_EG-C/s400/Carol.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/">Gudrun</a> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 387px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437133739806695362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtVGbTfrGmCI6yeEvsSTdwMn03LhPC3ARDXtBTIkebpmuk2sxbjXx2eB2iTdR496GcKFTIlJQ-qbcLiQdqeqilWmVbq1IhWl3dFKqqsElJai8oOStYenRWKVn6PoFKdlUlVSDZeZ_9AXK/s400/gudrun_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/">Eva<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHWI8F1yjMxi83bivzi6ig_yMrTKWXDhOp3zH9xDFcqsol0KC2LAUI76yM895JkPmsCFDP9OEpGk-5K9iu3iyn5zUmnMRALHmloCbUEuaDDOSLcU93yDss1YQM0Tms21KJ-3hnfT02Abp/s1600-h/_eva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 399px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437070808695210066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHWI8F1yjMxi83bivzi6ig_yMrTKWXDhOp3zH9xDFcqsol0KC2LAUI76yM895JkPmsCFDP9OEpGk-5K9iu3iyn5zUmnMRALHmloCbUEuaDDOSLcU93yDss1YQM0Tms21KJ-3hnfT02Abp/s400/_eva.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/">Elly<br /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 306px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437070676152352450" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HhXMdFUWPn4k4M4CJ1C_zxsfHyXTTOoRLzDxlfLDYOm3TaiXKrJmBeaOnsApROBqyz7pzDDGegGaQmttsfQsoTTb7WanN3p8bH1Pp7jsfEh5udJxfJ1djl3-JjjzTuHfPCaQpe5UcLq1/s400/elly.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/"> Sasha</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFORzxXdMiEfmZsPtYn0VWlpdM7mHfcEpLT70KijGh81PIeHgXR7a91ohcFtMYVWSp3agwMtQM8m5YX-tYNJQGkzr6NTgxnrbpUsU-O-Y59sSROOsabG8gQRrtX22hOH7dn9lu1cKDbLI/s1600-h/challenge+163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFORzxXdMiEfmZsPtYn0VWlpdM7mHfcEpLT70KijGh81PIeHgXR7a91ohcFtMYVWSp3agwMtQM8m5YX-tYNJQGkzr6NTgxnrbpUsU-O-Y59sSROOsabG8gQRrtX22hOH7dn9lu1cKDbLI/s400/challenge+163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437233802729072850" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-7636410725674946412010-02-09T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T04:00:05.452-08:00Tuesday Tutorials - Mini Album Madness!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCw-9J-89TCn9hBjn3yiFax5h-L2OPJOnwuf_o8D9zehUbpMMBocY_JIOccDLmer2VNUpU4LJ4TR_aua0gedvQ1lICFcy7S_VpzJMk0RgPjLNoXzCHNauOvBNjnt3P75EEfYdOXgUOjY/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCw-9J-89TCn9hBjn3yiFax5h-L2OPJOnwuf_o8D9zehUbpMMBocY_JIOccDLmer2VNUpU4LJ4TR_aua0gedvQ1lICFcy7S_VpzJMk0RgPjLNoXzCHNauOvBNjnt3P75EEfYdOXgUOjY/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105050541861714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w3Jb-9Ovkr6_mXZ4exNYUVp52hKuiJT1q3TvXqkLgoeCNMuAK8VYpZS-DtIC4iLs8oOBG3CmkmXKgiNdNQK5VwsmD27OnF76PiJaIKKEYX2cn8QsKO14Wtgubw9FLzzJ4UypURP_vDw/s1600-h/PICTURE+I.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w3Jb-9Ovkr6_mXZ4exNYUVp52hKuiJT1q3TvXqkLgoeCNMuAK8VYpZS-DtIC4iLs8oOBG3CmkmXKgiNdNQK5VwsmD27OnF76PiJaIKKEYX2cn8QsKO14Wtgubw9FLzzJ4UypURP_vDw/s400/PICTURE+I.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104670269809282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE A MINI ALBUM</span></span><br /></div>Hi! Today I’m going to show you different ways to make a Mini Album. When I started scrapbooking I made lots of minis, I love them! They are very cute, you can put lots of photos, tell a story, scrap a whole trip, etc… and they are always the perfect gift!<br />I’m going to show 4 ways you can put together a mini:<br />- Basic<br />- Accordion style<br />- Magazine style<br />- “Book style”<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >BASIC MINI</span><br /></div>The basic one, and the one I use the most on my albums is to just make two or three holes and then use a binding ring. If you don’t have these mini rings you can use key chain rings like the ones I used here, they are made from plastic and I found them in a kids game!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuhiVEITWfyYUiVKy49qm9uN-3mqzd1Xp5gSIunwYDDX95PTnAPTTsMCLxCNgi8YpgRKdC2xXHlKOHLlBUOhCLKM5MqFT2Gn2F1V6AoKPIn__1fuMrVhGmFAwB_OwHp5uhclkeRUo2q8/s1600-h/PICTURE+A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuhiVEITWfyYUiVKy49qm9uN-3mqzd1Xp5gSIunwYDDX95PTnAPTTsMCLxCNgi8YpgRKdC2xXHlKOHLlBUOhCLKM5MqFT2Gn2F1V6AoKPIn__1fuMrVhGmFAwB_OwHp5uhclkeRUo2q8/s400/PICTURE+A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102456398702242" border="0" /></a><br />Otherwise you can just put some ribbon or string like this one<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvDL94n8fGFIVCFfIBvSB5xusfNTWkhDHh5GcMQB3uLaWPiIJW7awjRfu3UlF3RYhjlpaGV-dpruXZDX5W0fKYTy9lMMd2anqGlCWHjo6PGmFgbqiSCesk6DhgcSOz-BOaVJJY9bWcX8/s1600-h/PICTURE+B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvDL94n8fGFIVCFfIBvSB5xusfNTWkhDHh5GcMQB3uLaWPiIJW7awjRfu3UlF3RYhjlpaGV-dpruXZDX5W0fKYTy9lMMd2anqGlCWHjo6PGmFgbqiSCesk6DhgcSOz-BOaVJJY9bWcX8/s400/PICTURE+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102680975963522" border="0" /></a><br />If you use ribbon or string please make sure not to tie the knot very hard or you will not be able to flip the pages.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ACCORDION STYLE MINI</span></span><br /></div>For the accordion style mini, you will need to cut your papers of the height of the page you want, but you will have to double the length. Every paper will contain 2 pages of your mini so you will have to cut half of the papers. For example: If you want a mini with 8 - 4X4 pages. You will have to cut 4 - 4x8 papers . Use one side paper for this because the back of the paper will not show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1FQ1yZxGg46K_vuLahhHgih_eNu2hfJiLqDrlmOt_AtLc2I4Z9xj1pVeVirh3JAY1BN2QSq4tH7J7uWdt1GZ1Jk6F36krHRiqXbge2CiPQT98pO4LUXYRgX-74L7SIR1oua0qzpVQkQ/s1600-h/PICTURE+C.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1FQ1yZxGg46K_vuLahhHgih_eNu2hfJiLqDrlmOt_AtLc2I4Z9xj1pVeVirh3JAY1BN2QSq4tH7J7uWdt1GZ1Jk6F36krHRiqXbge2CiPQT98pO4LUXYRgX-74L7SIR1oua0qzpVQkQ/s400/PICTURE+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102948221451986" border="0" /></a><br />To make the pages of your album crease the pages at half (1). Cover the right side of every page with double side tape (2) and adhere the pages as seen in picture number 3. Complete the accordion (4).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrdh8_YWLi3WPy3nxLUTci2pbo1FwwJGH83bUSLQIqQYtARh9wo0cpCZZzp5RJosX3Q6mc16dWhGCtyh4qa-RVuM4p7ljDdgDAfWtv39P9fREGHR5bWjtgPtTSIp1Sozda9td1JpoNNw/s1600-h/PICTURE+D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrdh8_YWLi3WPy3nxLUTci2pbo1FwwJGH83bUSLQIqQYtARh9wo0cpCZZzp5RJosX3Q6mc16dWhGCtyh4qa-RVuM4p7ljDdgDAfWtv39P9fREGHR5bWjtgPtTSIp1Sozda9td1JpoNNw/s400/PICTURE+D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436103178562273970" border="0" /></a><br />For the covers, cover a piece of chipboard 1/2 inch larger and wider than the pages of your mini with a coordinating paper (1 and 3). *The paper will have to be 2 inches wider than the chipboard also*<br />Adhere the covers to your pages (2) making sure to insert a ribbon in the back or in the front cover to close it (5).<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MAGAZINE STYLE MINI</span></span><br /></div>For the “Magazine style” mini cut your papers of the height of the page you want, but double the length. You will need double side papers for this as the back will show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mem4V9emOVAYClC8Wt6gqLozR0skIfcfZ9EzWztvKelDCGPOeB4_9dXcrT312iFbl_-Bqf2xW1cv9NjIuQFnIOyRb0wt6RlIBAauRYbwLOY6p4yRKWdHe5rqD-eWwxcqDTPwW2ZZqtA/s1600-h/PICTURE+E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mem4V9emOVAYClC8Wt6gqLozR0skIfcfZ9EzWztvKelDCGPOeB4_9dXcrT312iFbl_-Bqf2xW1cv9NjIuQFnIOyRb0wt6RlIBAauRYbwLOY6p4yRKWdHe5rqD-eWwxcqDTPwW2ZZqtA/s400/PICTURE+E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436103607462681170" border="0" /></a><br />Make a crease in the middle of your pages (1). Decide where you want to make the holes (2). Use your hole punch (3) and make the closure with some string or some ribbon. If necessary, use a big needle to pass the ribbon through and decorate the ends with buttons, beads or simply a knot. (4 and 5)<br />Note: If you have lots of pages you will have to trim the excess of the inner pages. To do this simply use your paper trimmer or a cutting knife. (6)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUF5fK0x5BA644UJoeIRR9yM7gUTbAh9WTh4pPSZzdq8H4YfgwT6c2bBjd7SHIVs5KA7eKZtEOOTjhhjJMMQBEJ-R0I6Ujchl2X7DtFwBr7yoqaHLbcHIcyqKOO9rVSNNoGaYFBQgDRs/s1600-h/PICTURE+F.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUF5fK0x5BA644UJoeIRR9yM7gUTbAh9WTh4pPSZzdq8H4YfgwT6c2bBjd7SHIVs5KA7eKZtEOOTjhhjJMMQBEJ-R0I6Ujchl2X7DtFwBr7yoqaHLbcHIcyqKOO9rVSNNoGaYFBQgDRs/s400/PICTURE+F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436103901781167058" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >BOOK STYLE MINI</span><br /></div>For the Book style mini you will need to cut your pages following the same steps than the accordion style. You will also have to cut a piece of paper ½ inch wider than the length of your pages for the cover. (2)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLoOSPtNLIYpUQctlKNhQifzje_fME_B6wsefLR1cz767KipKgQHSXMe5_ii5u8QapWqHhLTas9doBfTPqXxYwd060tI-GjP-5Rq02fdx5QirwKtuWYbL-zcYFOuidlD63aMq31shJq4/s1600-h/PICTURE+G.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLoOSPtNLIYpUQctlKNhQifzje_fME_B6wsefLR1cz767KipKgQHSXMe5_ii5u8QapWqHhLTas9doBfTPqXxYwd060tI-GjP-5Rq02fdx5QirwKtuWYbL-zcYFOuidlD63aMq31shJq4/s400/PICTURE+G.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104162617922994" border="0" /></a><br />Cover the pages of your mini with double side tape. I covered the whole page but you can cover just half … my mistake! (3)<br />Close all your pages leaving the design in the inside. Adhere the pages. (4).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYWDlKDDxFN36PkzcVrzHKHL_KYwepbOzOMKeQJmJJ__XStFEdolONjZiCzbQ0gQXvNDEJzPRYIhXOlSyiukAbE1Uq0gJBu32S4AQ7jMfk3T-1KENNorQuGz5irWX9jJLb5hXChGynuE/s1600-h/PICTURE+H.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYWDlKDDxFN36PkzcVrzHKHL_KYwepbOzOMKeQJmJJ__XStFEdolONjZiCzbQ0gQXvNDEJzPRYIhXOlSyiukAbE1Uq0gJBu32S4AQ7jMfk3T-1KENNorQuGz5irWX9jJLb5hXChGynuE/s400/PICTURE+H.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104442226056690" border="0" /></a><br />All the creases will remain in one side of the mini (6).<br />Fold you mini album (7) and cover with the last piece of paper (8). Do this while your book is closed, otherwise you will not be able to close it!<br />To cover the creases, cut a piece of coordinating paper and adhere it to the side. Before adhere it insert a ribbon to close the mini (9).<br />And here are my three minis all together! Now I just have to fill them up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtSBWTK09daRdYhU2u2iB4pKRZZcH765JPMf9OBl7n72SGefZBQBovBXjYbI5voN-KJ3HoVUa5eJPwDu-nSwqCIJNmfkWsRry1UAW04dF9cuy3TQ5eHfk2rrfN8k030Dzz-svV2Dnj9A/s1600-h/PICTURE+J.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtSBWTK09daRdYhU2u2iB4pKRZZcH765JPMf9OBl7n72SGefZBQBovBXjYbI5voN-KJ3HoVUa5eJPwDu-nSwqCIJNmfkWsRry1UAW04dF9cuy3TQ5eHfk2rrfN8k030Dzz-svV2Dnj9A/s400/PICTURE+J.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436104766281475874" border="0" /></a><br />Wow! How many ways to make minis! I hope you like them. If you use one of these techniques or have a doubt please leave a comment!<br />Bye! EvaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-33863044127268095022010-02-05T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-05T22:15:08.700-08:00Challenge 162Oh yeah! It's challenge time again people! This week's challenge was to work with the sketch shown below. It was an incredible inspiration point for me to start from. I am in love with the layout I created from it and can't wait to keep riding the inspiration-train! Yeah!<br /><br />So while we're at it with creating more scrappy goodness, let's not forget that we have the amazing Sasha Holloway with us this month (have I mentioned how much I love her layouts?!?!) and you can read more about her<a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-sasha.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> HERE</span></a> in her introduction post from earlier this week.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">edited:: I posted the wrong layout for Sasha. The new (correct) layout is now at the bottom. Sorry for the Oops, Sasha!! </span><br /><br />Wanna get in on the action 'round here? You can join us on Flickr with your own terrific pages. Go <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</span></a> to find out more. Let's see whatcha got, guys! Rock this one like you do with all the rest!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w65P2FPw5kDdHnxbGr3lFy5tvdUiyxEz16nkRzR67ZAAemM8hBojTtV64Ns1y5LTx36enYIi0bzw8Q_Lir9fCSwSFmnYu-jygjn2tUCkx0SdnPEnuSwn5Bt27sjQHSVISwNhsWaOeNI/s1600-h/challenge+162-Feb+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w65P2FPw5kDdHnxbGr3lFy5tvdUiyxEz16nkRzR67ZAAemM8hBojTtV64Ns1y5LTx36enYIi0bzw8Q_Lir9fCSwSFmnYu-jygjn2tUCkx0SdnPEnuSwn5Bt27sjQHSVISwNhsWaOeNI/s400/challenge+162-Feb+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434501759566642898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vanessafalle.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36Uhbx-AFcYjGYGYaK_ubtXPsHbEsiC2_1oRKhcTkUIelkw6SVJk92tzGnalVrV8bIRYSy2XRdQG_tZ9f9zXN3kWYPU6pPEsHoLL95FZ3h-oH9mqFc6dIxBVZ0B4zn26VnZIZ1vBu3xc/s1600-h/challenge+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36Uhbx-AFcYjGYGYaK_ubtXPsHbEsiC2_1oRKhcTkUIelkw6SVJk92tzGnalVrV8bIRYSy2XRdQG_tZ9f9zXN3kWYPU6pPEsHoLL95FZ3h-oH9mqFc6dIxBVZ0B4zn26VnZIZ1vBu3xc/s400/challenge+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434486762826963442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tania</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF2udWTAIUxJef64TEo0-LDU5FXtqUVA5ulQao3xAY5Bury3o8NUBVw7SzQfe7c1r8fWUOQnlZQv5eTR7rnCJdzBgLQoejGif7bCyrImOuGhql-CcM1EvxXpnUGCkoPQrq5O653Rxjhk/s1600-h/challenge+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF2udWTAIUxJef64TEo0-LDU5FXtqUVA5ulQao3xAY5Bury3o8NUBVw7SzQfe7c1r8fWUOQnlZQv5eTR7rnCJdzBgLQoejGif7bCyrImOuGhql-CcM1EvxXpnUGCkoPQrq5O653Rxjhk/s400/challenge+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434483973861727234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carol</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEBTP2_7Za8Nm3AYCXPcUcPKYmf6Pmln_4UpGNLq1GUVoO2W80TPZpnkGfvAkUXKTEE05FDJPA_4cdwIEAI8ky6pBKjrcBwpiRd1S3bOJVgm-ZD1Uhchv4mKqe4nkrImdekP6aAhPo9c/s1600-h/challenge+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEBTP2_7Za8Nm3AYCXPcUcPKYmf6Pmln_4UpGNLq1GUVoO2W80TPZpnkGfvAkUXKTEE05FDJPA_4cdwIEAI8ky6pBKjrcBwpiRd1S3bOJVgm-ZD1Uhchv4mKqe4nkrImdekP6aAhPo9c/s400/challenge+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434483940988596434" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gudrun</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLX7PbJIMszngiCN5OPOECgWPGEPQKqGwNU5jZ-CrhO4ZGPG3iGYMviEhaXx9Ym5dAsO8DL947sLdC30JX4imD8T0NkX1GzYUsncOVjUd7-W53ZuZ8ib4n8PYevHgGuQntMdzkXULBwXo/s1600-h/challenge+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLX7PbJIMszngiCN5OPOECgWPGEPQKqGwNU5jZ-CrhO4ZGPG3iGYMviEhaXx9Ym5dAsO8DL947sLdC30JX4imD8T0NkX1GzYUsncOVjUd7-W53ZuZ8ib4n8PYevHgGuQntMdzkXULBwXo/s400/challenge+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434483958148161330" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eva</span></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIwKHgwsbVMARiu-qGDs7p1iIqgQcMWVTan7icrFU3o95uK-qx11UgR6MkAzoXQrKEtKNhmdbcC0bu5U7tqpRdvvqYUkf9ffOaSJuisZn2kSQ_JbCUhEEcmh4PbZLs6L0W0P0IX9S4sc/s1600-h/challenge162_eva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIwKHgwsbVMARiu-qGDs7p1iIqgQcMWVTan7icrFU3o95uK-qx11UgR6MkAzoXQrKEtKNhmdbcC0bu5U7tqpRdvvqYUkf9ffOaSJuisZn2kSQ_JbCUhEEcmh4PbZLs6L0W0P0IX9S4sc/s400/challenge162_eva.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434483946876943762" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elly</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPg7MGziEJcFwD3LUTlVaCxt3C4n0ZDR298HkAcNs05BZq9gTIW6gykshYrQmdbpEPp4NHvq0VDWQ8jxfuyCvscL2CY8s-VBugw80wqbYi9LPDzN0t9GQrjn0OTFLSkjvNlrdMDQ62zQ/s1600-h/challenge+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPg7MGziEJcFwD3LUTlVaCxt3C4n0ZDR298HkAcNs05BZq9gTIW6gykshYrQmdbpEPp4NHvq0VDWQ8jxfuyCvscL2CY8s-VBugw80wqbYi9LPDzN0t9GQrjn0OTFLSkjvNlrdMDQ62zQ/s400/challenge+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434790188899192050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sasha</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIToQXMBRd3NusTdTXSDvw3qRXyoXRc-D71IJv0q1lUVOuBKZOUNB70jmOaHFFKdjIzGgdNM5Rs99NT9vtImkwc0hQiIfBw9qrbWLDeujcY49teVsM0uLlpoA0re9dkC5pTE3ly1OZyME/s1600-h/sashaholloway_lotuspaperie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIToQXMBRd3NusTdTXSDvw3qRXyoXRc-D71IJv0q1lUVOuBKZOUNB70jmOaHFFKdjIzGgdNM5Rs99NT9vtImkwc0hQiIfBw9qrbWLDeujcY49teVsM0uLlpoA0re9dkC5pTE3ly1OZyME/s400/sashaholloway_lotuspaperie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435009508654932690" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG9pCXajL_u3wZs2ly7yZBI31_YcrGb0LawpVqCMfc-odUhRTMatlv8D-GIks5bQbcUMLQ-n5Vpt36YateOIDNXXvY2TM8ErrHcYLt2jKYFoBr5FfMeY8xGEG-MeXgRgXE5hhP9ljd38/s1600-h/sashaholloway_2peasSASS09.jpg"><br /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-82534640562815781502010-02-03T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-03T12:50:21.202-08:00We have a winner!Boy, this was one serious round of voting! Get a load of those numbers!! I think there was some new traffic thru here during our last poll, that's great. So, I won't leave it hanging, the winner is<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">flillith</span></span><br /><br />So flillith, please email me at {info at lotuspaperie dot com} with your mailing info and your prize will be in the mail to you shortly!<br /><br />A big fat hurrah to everyone for participating and we are super excited to be taking a look at January's layouts soon, so get your voting muscles ready and be sure to spread the word when the new vote is up. Thanks so much for playing along gang! It's always a blast :)<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-63531962232710073242010-02-02T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-02T04:00:09.124-08:00Tuesday Tutorials - Smashing Buttons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwM9LPAP06lnRELiCiYnKiANy-89O_exJ0bipVZBKWqrhAm5H4JGCkuqOaPRn2-1J5T3u728cI2B4JYCu7DLbxM_Ge_4sDUY6H3RO4covL8s2r4ycBPOx1vq3AwN8ulIER8vN7rH4hE0/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwM9LPAP06lnRELiCiYnKiANy-89O_exJ0bipVZBKWqrhAm5H4JGCkuqOaPRn2-1J5T3u728cI2B4JYCu7DLbxM_Ge_4sDUY6H3RO4covL8s2r4ycBPOx1vq3AwN8ulIER8vN7rH4hE0/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433437696354519378" border="0" /></a><br />Ever since I was a little girl, I preferred destruction to construction. My dad used to bring home old, random pieces of equipment that he picked up on various curbs as he drove around to job sites. He would bring them specifically for us to take apart. My favorite was an old typewriter with elegant white-on-black keys – with our screwdrivers and other tools, it didn’t take long for us to completely dismantle it.<br />So it’s not much of a surprise to me that I like to incorporate distressed, rough edges into my scrapbooking. I am definitely not a Martha Stewart of designer. Clean edges need to be ripped, embellishments crumpled and buttons broken.<br />Welcome to my SMASHING BUTTONS tutorial!<br />First, you need a hammer (metal, not anything that is supposed to dampen sound, they just won’t work – too much rebound), some buttons (do you think I have enough?) and a Ziploc or other closeable baggie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUPpstu_iVN4Wi3rcJQP0IvvNwXfpC9KW8sfierW63SyX-Htg0yx3zbmF2MDQDtB6n4LXLVkPPek1FtueCKPC4EdKEpYemOPLwIKRRBIzE6QqFnOa2PSigZPOqOB3LOTjAUoo3IdaYjI/s1600-h/hammer1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUPpstu_iVN4Wi3rcJQP0IvvNwXfpC9KW8sfierW63SyX-Htg0yx3zbmF2MDQDtB6n4LXLVkPPek1FtueCKPC4EdKEpYemOPLwIKRRBIzE6QqFnOa2PSigZPOqOB3LOTjAUoo3IdaYjI/s400/hammer1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433430165825340402" border="0" /></a><br />The buttons that work best for breaking are the ones with a lip and a larger inner surface. Buttons without a lip tend to be more structurally sound, but obviously your mileage may vary.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsM-GNDk6VBZB13B9ZpZIpGgrOHWZC7f2aP4xF0vB9JnlNJw5DALHAktsHR5JNuE2mn3V2AGzTE39P8ZHXPBLokQv6f7tksAnzTcDMNmafCefqss28SSCukhf-PtJuhOFVoV6JPPL6Ec/s1600-h/hammer3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsM-GNDk6VBZB13B9ZpZIpGgrOHWZC7f2aP4xF0vB9JnlNJw5DALHAktsHR5JNuE2mn3V2AGzTE39P8ZHXPBLokQv6f7tksAnzTcDMNmafCefqss28SSCukhf-PtJuhOFVoV6JPPL6Ec/s400/hammer3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433432100069841426" border="0" /></a><br />Insert buttons into bag, seal bag, raise hammer and SMASH!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBMz1cuv2RimhB9j-NZmYSssjNsZuCVhRUSjoYG1yIBsO8UKlTvlskKVtzWS0QodsxZY9pOsLzNJBtXhj-Ri4qt7WFiCtDTeTN-jXubHC1X4JrQxhvV_JUohHeryKCJMFVBjIW-fMS_s/s1600-h/hammer4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBMz1cuv2RimhB9j-NZmYSssjNsZuCVhRUSjoYG1yIBsO8UKlTvlskKVtzWS0QodsxZY9pOsLzNJBtXhj-Ri4qt7WFiCtDTeTN-jXubHC1X4JrQxhvV_JUohHeryKCJMFVBjIW-fMS_s/s400/hammer4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433432476905896338" border="0" /></a><br />It’s quite cathartic, honestly, especially if you’re angry at something that is out of your control!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCERl8yDYpZgF579xRUIzm2lANY3S318mQzhbDCCj2Rqy8B3BsFg57qlAML8TeTSAq2wjfplYGj0eH17amRMmd7SMvIiMGqOcbDzA-7ywQWT4jYWsAOH7dMjJJaXzehsHvRD3U4kl2b8/s1600-h/hammer5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCERl8yDYpZgF579xRUIzm2lANY3S318mQzhbDCCj2Rqy8B3BsFg57qlAML8TeTSAq2wjfplYGj0eH17amRMmd7SMvIiMGqOcbDzA-7ywQWT4jYWsAOH7dMjJJaXzehsHvRD3U4kl2b8/s400/hammer5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433432845889339058" border="0" /></a><br />So after you’re done smashing, you’ll be left with some sizeable pieces, some medium pieces and some crumbs, or button dust. Button dust is kind of what gets left in the corner of the bag, and can be used similarly to glitter.<br />I really like to use Button Bits (I’m so trademarking that!) as a replacement for traditional embellishments. They can be used to cover an area, as in the Be Mine card, or in place of a tag or other sort of ribboned thing as in the Feb 14 card.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGiDvoSIPfRX8EWYhDG0y7mHrqy86qTbw2NzVle520ybpoRBG9VrIJTccIGzzkICXUMhHPkPAsXsIoR3zJUvn0Mw8rH3yfqa-bBoOPvrplfVplkJk3ohRZBjtP9kyyu8xsPyFNYM75tI/s1600-h/hammer8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGiDvoSIPfRX8EWYhDG0y7mHrqy86qTbw2NzVle520ybpoRBG9VrIJTccIGzzkICXUMhHPkPAsXsIoR3zJUvn0Mw8rH3yfqa-bBoOPvrplfVplkJk3ohRZBjtP9kyyu8xsPyFNYM75tI/s400/hammer8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433434172300606066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5esbcg5zyKjYS5jjtxSm1IVAXnQEdd7KOCQCEbr4KVUzqAYNNE24577P8NOv4Khpa3LDCAhVRUniyiaL8-NOYQLBlHgYDYZ_AC46Z5shg3h9GhbFbJbB0N17Cd9XGZi-BiyIxUaQ7ZOU/s1600-h/hammer9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5esbcg5zyKjYS5jjtxSm1IVAXnQEdd7KOCQCEbr4KVUzqAYNNE24577P8NOv4Khpa3LDCAhVRUniyiaL8-NOYQLBlHgYDYZ_AC46Z5shg3h9GhbFbJbB0N17Cd9XGZi-BiyIxUaQ7ZOU/s400/hammer9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433434528885476258" border="0" /></a><br />I also used them to decorate the entire side of this little notepad!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr2KO19bs46r0eXexjqDXsJBZwgqdrQCeRiX8DEgQKD2ESvQ0wEoLQG3cyvzmrq9PhZyi2Chi2jB6pIPXVMRqlYEedz4TxOCphoGWsLelMLsnxPYK-DvO72dZCClw03G4RH3tVzetsnY/s1600-h/hammer10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr2KO19bs46r0eXexjqDXsJBZwgqdrQCeRiX8DEgQKD2ESvQ0wEoLQG3cyvzmrq9PhZyi2Chi2jB6pIPXVMRqlYEedz4TxOCphoGWsLelMLsnxPYK-DvO72dZCClw03G4RH3tVzetsnY/s400/hammer10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433434898985880114" border="0" /></a><br />You can also use them as a feature, as on the True Love layout, wrapping them with ribbon for a funky look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXC2aObsvJ-IGXwBlwfcJrQGX3_TWK4PORCSJv8HeQvqEl-bQIMPUBgrFpEM94G0cvf1uKWQqSHSet_ldrTCmR8FOwYCGRCxfBHgIHMPrSIn7dzSyMDdd_iGjMXLmMSy__7cXHfexh3D8/s1600-h/truelove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXC2aObsvJ-IGXwBlwfcJrQGX3_TWK4PORCSJv8HeQvqEl-bQIMPUBgrFpEM94G0cvf1uKWQqSHSet_ldrTCmR8FOwYCGRCxfBHgIHMPrSIn7dzSyMDdd_iGjMXLmMSy__7cXHfexh3D8/s400/truelove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433435882237846194" border="0" /></a><br />Overall, I just like to be different and use button in a different way, because I have SO MANY of them. I hope you enjoy some cathartic hammering!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-47327907954728209222010-02-01T04:00:00.000-08:002010-02-01T04:00:10.654-08:00Introducing SashaWow. January is over already. Went fast, didn't it? I am really excited by all the changes and newness of this year and I have to tell ya that February is bringin' more! In January, we saw some stellar layouts from our good friend, <a href="http://stacystonescrapbooker.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stacy Stone</span></a> and now that her position is opened up for a new guest designer, we're just about vibrating with excitement over February's artist. This girl is funny as s**t and cracks me up steadily. She's about as genuine & real as they come and her layouts are rather fine too! She's a powerhouse of creativity and we're thrilled to welcome her on board for February. Here she is, the one and only <a href="http://sassysasha.typepad.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sasha Holloway</span></a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcvsXs_-GyDNUS_P4aDZR5l0fcNNNiMK37HjZRvIvLch26A5ASIFHomCJc5warpT6LtWUhDMBjAJHyMma_LNAjsnjqgnhSScr2ghw0YNkiPSSWtHBec7jMfZJwrQDwHwv07uCnZvA7C8/s1600-h/300x.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcvsXs_-GyDNUS_P4aDZR5l0fcNNNiMK37HjZRvIvLch26A5ASIFHomCJc5warpT6LtWUhDMBjAJHyMma_LNAjsnjqgnhSScr2ghw0YNkiPSSWtHBec7jMfZJwrQDwHwv07uCnZvA7C8/s400/300x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431064292744521218" border="0" /></a><br />Q-Tell us a bit about you & your family<br /><br />A- I am a Georgia girl living in a military world. I am married with 2 beautiful boys. 3 if you count my husband. We are currently stationed in NM but getting ready to move to England in a month. We love to travel and get out and see the world.<br /><br />Q-Why do you scrapbook?<br /><br />A- I scrapbook because it is fun. Of course you want to leave behind something for the kids and all that but. I love to create and cut up paper it is a free release of therapy for me. I do not follow the rules of this game. I have to keep it fun that way and not get caught up in the crazy artificial hype of it all at times.<br /><br />Q-What is on your playlist right now?<br /><br />A- Jay Z “Empire State of Mind”, Duffy “Syrup and Honey”, Pink “Just Like A Pill”, Beyonce “Video Phone”, Alicia Keys “Try Sleeping w/a Broken-heart”, Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” .. need I keep going .. I love love love music.<br /><br />Q-Where fuels your creative mojo?<br /><br />A- Sometimes it is the paper, or a picture ... I can surf blogs and just get creative that way it all depends also on my mood and if I have some stuff to get off my chest.<br /><br />Q-What projects are on your scrap table today?<br /><br />A- I am working on some random ATC’s, and just personal projects I want to do before I PCS overseas since I will not be able to scrap for almost 2 months. I am okay with it. Sometimes I have to step away from the table or I will get bored ..<br /><br />Q-Which products are currently getting the most action in your layouts?<br /><br />A- Of course October Afternoon, Sassafras, Jillibean Soup, letter beads, butterfly punches<br /><br />Q-Tell us about one of your personality quirks (weird habits/rituals)<br /><br />A- I have to burp after I drink and or let out a little gas and stuff. Nah I kid, I have to floss after every meal and or brush my teeth twice a day if I am able.<br /><br />Q-When you finish working on a layout, do you tidy up or walk away and leave the mess?<br /><br />A- Oh dear gawd I HAVE to clean up .. matter of fact I have to clean up AFTER every thing I create and start with a new and fresh slate ..even if I am going to use it again I clean it up.<br /><br />Q-Have you ever had a scrapbooking disaster? (spilled paint, burnt w/ heat gun?) and if so, were you able to rescue the destroyed layout?<br /><br />A- Yes I wasted a soda on my layout that I had created for October Afternoon when I guest designed and LUCKILY I had some of the paper they sent me and I print my own pictures. After I gave birth to a few “f” bombs ..I started over .. whew!<br /><br />Q-If time stood still for just one day, what would you do with the time?<br /><br />A- I would sleep to be honest with you .. I would literally get nekkid and sleep.<br /><br />Q- Please share three of your favorite layouts.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOcv_kG814cFWHwmGuqE5ygOhvfTicbxVRofy_pkV0FZy0wpvaS55zJ-k5s3Uopz7q7QRPlT-s3Wy27Onr6SkHooTSL5cnqqN1AZvKsrMcujSdPRuJclaAlDSbq1RTa_tVqgqtjC0PRM/s1600-h/sashaholloway_OAilovekidsLO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOcv_kG814cFWHwmGuqE5ygOhvfTicbxVRofy_pkV0FZy0wpvaS55zJ-k5s3Uopz7q7QRPlT-s3Wy27Onr6SkHooTSL5cnqqN1AZvKsrMcujSdPRuJclaAlDSbq1RTa_tVqgqtjC0PRM/s400/sashaholloway_OAilovekidsLO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431064335857976834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OlahCkN5F2hdNNOd2N6nna6n9derJCd5EWeyQKl8xlpiOPKR7MC4sHf4duPj6TshCWkfX9OG38WrsoOE0mBCvl3z_g0Qi5-Kb5Zqmvtgb-EVWaSEbp_Ls0XS8tIP1meTlCy8alAUNtQ/s1600-h/sashaholloway_OARoadMap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OlahCkN5F2hdNNOd2N6nna6n9derJCd5EWeyQKl8xlpiOPKR7MC4sHf4duPj6TshCWkfX9OG38WrsoOE0mBCvl3z_g0Qi5-Kb5Zqmvtgb-EVWaSEbp_Ls0XS8tIP1meTlCy8alAUNtQ/s400/sashaholloway_OARoadMap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431064324181921954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6vcuPKqBmi334R4PyfkWFtSOT88vY11HV7gtiRk1GaxVa3CkAHBF18usFINEU5yO9WMjru7QXALNnC7jcwdxxh7trzssOpO3n881lE9uKaaZ8IiJ7Q9SQSZBLX4jt2JxZNF-ymxRteA/s1600-h/sashaholloway_2peasSASS09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6vcuPKqBmi334R4PyfkWFtSOT88vY11HV7gtiRk1GaxVa3CkAHBF18usFINEU5yO9WMjru7QXALNnC7jcwdxxh7trzssOpO3n881lE9uKaaZ8IiJ7Q9SQSZBLX4jt2JxZNF-ymxRteA/s400/sashaholloway_2peasSASS09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431064316647516082" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-30079578157323112052010-01-29T04:00:00.000-08:002010-01-29T04:00:09.579-08:00challenge 161Oh boy, this is a fun one. I think that these non-sketch challenges really get everyone's juices flowin' and stirs up something creative & magical... This week, our challenge is to<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">use dictionary/phone book/music paper in our layouts<br /></span></div><br />In other words, take advantage of abundant non-scrapbooking paper that is in everyones houses!!! Hooray for up-cycling :) Get in on the action! find out how <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>.<br /><br />This is Stacy's last week with us so be sure to check out her fab layout at the bottom. Not to mention all the incredible layouts between here and there! C'mon everyone...ya ready?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vanessafalle.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU_9U0LRNKvBEEd7fgZ7w_JhM9KUyUsMQhL7KBkfyhxf6Aha_VJ1FpKQqfarw2qzQ2ppeyRI9Ds1n38tHXlK84p05wjYqE052itffk9bcoHCPnApYjyU4LsLXUKvrB7bAOYrQh7Bljvc/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU_9U0LRNKvBEEd7fgZ7w_JhM9KUyUsMQhL7KBkfyhxf6Aha_VJ1FpKQqfarw2qzQ2ppeyRI9Ds1n38tHXlK84p05wjYqE052itffk9bcoHCPnApYjyU4LsLXUKvrB7bAOYrQh7Bljvc/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308950389143698" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tania</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIcdp-4HnzCFvQ4n7fufdYAXnNhAoihhqsmLhBmLipvYy9Zlk-2Bugued3r0nYeHST4Iryn_p969ovmklEk3SA0QFqIzf-FlYkVc29e8Xjp8QrBkpmMAgog5YgJkzAxAHUNiN9ZdY8TQ/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIcdp-4HnzCFvQ4n7fufdYAXnNhAoihhqsmLhBmLipvYy9Zlk-2Bugued3r0nYeHST4Iryn_p969ovmklEk3SA0QFqIzf-FlYkVc29e8Xjp8QrBkpmMAgog5YgJkzAxAHUNiN9ZdY8TQ/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955648252404082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sG07bAUdd12VRF02ycfY3VtfvdqsgUkuVvGBYhvEy4etQqrdhyN2hTO_ejX1cuGLcY9EIDCiBNuQxKOrWECQp1_4Y1mTnRe0Buyt9W-nkSWOkD1R2-aNIcKPB1Idbe5RSH91hdYA_Ls/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gudrun</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sG07bAUdd12VRF02ycfY3VtfvdqsgUkuVvGBYhvEy4etQqrdhyN2hTO_ejX1cuGLcY9EIDCiBNuQxKOrWECQp1_4Y1mTnRe0Buyt9W-nkSWOkD1R2-aNIcKPB1Idbe5RSH91hdYA_Ls/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955154277020818" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNV1PXQBT1MGnSKqk93M7vzdRJPQT2svIIuNknmhvGokYQs6pG4JJTJCyJKSj-zJYelEW84tkS3svlYPGXZlc_m1QzJQrFkH-ayCFzm_C3ex_EL3PLkpn_x9LRZuABxrIqJfKvUmn3rI/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"></a><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carol</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNV1PXQBT1MGnSKqk93M7vzdRJPQT2svIIuNknmhvGokYQs6pG4JJTJCyJKSj-zJYelEW84tkS3svlYPGXZlc_m1QzJQrFkH-ayCFzm_C3ex_EL3PLkpn_x9LRZuABxrIqJfKvUmn3rI/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955129174542354" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenlpB0p-3B40fJoTdiOcV55uaQHX51SbE_pgIStD2wBUbsbyHcXmghfiog190ApPiUMO3o-yK942BxFWufDZDuZDVlPi_v7G_WriP-ReCiQWlowiBXHiabNxLJcgNiDfqfdwtejgKfhI/s1600-h/challenge161_eva.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eva</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenlpB0p-3B40fJoTdiOcV55uaQHX51SbE_pgIStD2wBUbsbyHcXmghfiog190ApPiUMO3o-yK942BxFWufDZDuZDVlPi_v7G_WriP-ReCiQWlowiBXHiabNxLJcgNiDfqfdwtejgKfhI/s400/challenge161_eva.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955145344986258" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcBJLXv6wIkYkmLSOfJDFToek3oD8ZA2wPoOp9rUGZkZpMAEcE_NuimmVFO4RzvBTLnCteMGJ1e1M3kysOCN2sUPYPel1yz0j6O6gtJE46MWF3HjL47nEIPCao3zddmS6DGzjcIhD7YE/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"></a><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elly</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcBJLXv6wIkYkmLSOfJDFToek3oD8ZA2wPoOp9rUGZkZpMAEcE_NuimmVFO4RzvBTLnCteMGJ1e1M3kysOCN2sUPYPel1yz0j6O6gtJE46MWF3HjL47nEIPCao3zddmS6DGzjcIhD7YE/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955139807318562" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVhPVniVKIKVWt_l4P0Rs4slcsp2VJAcH7lN8yu62mCvbn41JEvEdg0L2msgufL3aVCcHBywL42fnMSbk42shWd1N4S1shnMa2x5sApzZ7IXVgKRBOfXsQbgwAaimYHwr7gpqtvPFpAg/s1600-h/challenge+161.jpg"></a><a href="http://stacystonescrapbooker.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stacy</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVhPVniVKIKVWt_l4P0Rs4slcsp2VJAcH7lN8yu62mCvbn41JEvEdg0L2msgufL3aVCcHBywL42fnMSbk42shWd1N4S1shnMa2x5sApzZ7IXVgKRBOfXsQbgwAaimYHwr7gpqtvPFpAg/s400/challenge+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431955159354379506" border="0" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-69304964113855157572010-01-26T04:00:00.000-08:002010-01-26T04:00:01.038-08:00Tuesday Tutorials - Perfect Pearls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4-MaIBm0S1MbQ821QXaWW2XWm2JudEuUplDGPs2BfQJAj5sAOhOkmY8beMwVeMWX2wrTZ6DiepDQK7B2WP8BJWj9-vMuFLrkiq-P9rgUSvq6vjNiu6U5ZMgvV5gw_zRUwUkPjbk3i4An/s1600-h/tutorial.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426734010126395442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4-MaIBm0S1MbQ821QXaWW2XWm2JudEuUplDGPs2BfQJAj5sAOhOkmY8beMwVeMWX2wrTZ6DiepDQK7B2WP8BJWj9-vMuFLrkiq-P9rgUSvq6vjNiu6U5ZMgvV5gw_zRUwUkPjbk3i4An/s400/tutorial.jpg" /></a> I've decided to whip out my Perfect Pearls and show you a few techniques I like. I did these with my girls watching, they were really diggin' these techniques and want to try some themselves. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />There are Perfect Pearls and there are Pearl Ex. I have both. The difference between the two is the Perfect Pearls already have the binder mixed in them so they will react/stick to water and ink. The Pearl Ex needs to be mixed with a binder. I mix mine with <a href="http://www.jacquardproducts.com/products/chemicals/gumarabic.php">Gum Arabic </a>(four parts Pearl Ex to one part binder).<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmutY1s5_wtWsgULxAUYnZUYJFhC9X-1BNl4pmAB0iR_zd2SeuLm0JaIG-76wlzVNIQJI_nk7G7hXK8GO-bIJg_nD9MXFO3kFoyyBbCwYHzCvWUqOwuQP8XliHTSuaEN97xG4YH3OchiNu/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712802951661266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmutY1s5_wtWsgULxAUYnZUYJFhC9X-1BNl4pmAB0iR_zd2SeuLm0JaIG-76wlzVNIQJI_nk7G7hXK8GO-bIJg_nD9MXFO3kFoyyBbCwYHzCvWUqOwuQP8XliHTSuaEN97xG4YH3OchiNu/s400/1.JPG" /></a><br />Technique #1 - perfect pearls and distress ink:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAJUTE4vIU2I5YSxBfZDv0kowBztOHBtLF9QFZGEhnn4h7EOEexPfuEqvdJiU-AC9b1yrKFfjqODLXwlizImReU-799IuyF1vVCYcn6Wp60mePi12-Y0LlOjcAdI-wEr_M2ddeuYzDt9u/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712625444765906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAJUTE4vIU2I5YSxBfZDv0kowBztOHBtLF9QFZGEhnn4h7EOEexPfuEqvdJiU-AC9b1yrKFfjqODLXwlizImReU-799IuyF1vVCYcn6Wp60mePi12-Y0LlOjcAdI-wEr_M2ddeuYzDt9u/s400/2.jpg" /></a> #1. Ink up your tag (paper) with Distress Ink. It need to be distress ink because the ink reacts to water, you will not get the extra ring of colour using a different type of ink. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#2. Spray some water on your Craft sheet and scoop some perfect pearls onto your brush and mix. Let the perfect pearl water mixture drip onto your inked paper/tag. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#3. Dry it with a heat gun if you are impatient like me :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#4. I also like to use up the extra perfect pearls by soaking the left overs randomly onto another tag.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#5. End results.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Technique #2 - masking:<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxm_uifeDyBp5Oj7yGc5hKazGNaE_kcByXvLP3r8AtcFU8wDHoWc1qoIX29WA7PMw-ppTF9edw1lh_XHzw857Rt7xmDC483k2pOuB4kP7hu-nDtz5SaLA7jyuIg93k1gK3rFVkGyqAhCf/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712478559951810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxm_uifeDyBp5Oj7yGc5hKazGNaE_kcByXvLP3r8AtcFU8wDHoWc1qoIX29WA7PMw-ppTF9edw1lh_XHzw857Rt7xmDC483k2pOuB4kP7hu-nDtz5SaLA7jyuIg93k1gK3rFVkGyqAhCf/s400/3.jpg" /></a> #1. Apply mask and cover entire tag/paper with clear embossing or versamark ink.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#2. Use the large brush your perfect pearls came with and pick up the perfect pearls with it. Brush on areas you want that colour.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#3. You can use multiple colours.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#4. Peel off your mask.<br /><br /><br /><br />Technique #3 - painting:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs70iuatOHFKERPPTopVSG2wPg0KY24_leMxqkZ7wzb91Xsq5H7iwWK9-23lNDoVagsBLCPkDHxTKDlSk_qSMcN-mIuskmzwzsW33dZUPLmLbQzVundikvVzdFCF4pIXPJQs1eLiBgvk3I/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712262130037378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs70iuatOHFKERPPTopVSG2wPg0KY24_leMxqkZ7wzb91Xsq5H7iwWK9-23lNDoVagsBLCPkDHxTKDlSk_qSMcN-mIuskmzwzsW33dZUPLmLbQzVundikvVzdFCF4pIXPJQs1eLiBgvk3I/s400/4.JPG" /></a> #1. Supplies... stamp, embossing powder, clear embossing ink, heat gun, perfect pearls, water, brush and paper.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#2. Stamp and heat emboss your image. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#3. Mix your perfect pearls with water and paint your image. The less water that is used the more vibrant your colour. If you used to much water just let it dry and paint it again. The raised embossed edges of your image help to keep the perfect pearls from becoming a mixed up mess on your image, so you don't have to wait for each section to dry.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#4. End result.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are some bookmarks I made for my girls using this technique...<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426733595545228754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtasL2C6VigrgHISy0VCAPhopwEnajf6n_Ipr9kIwEJv2E_q9EJX1w_dBzp0UriuR7vVtTz9IsEw9HaYKRG6VPVl5mh1z7cBz4sYU0sv7inxWnIg75A4Ll4IvfYnvEZoCQ1GxtezZtWTBg/s400/IMG_9510.JPG" /> </div><br /><div>Technique #4 - Heat Embossing:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliQr1CwwgrgVErqLLo7g2BhPJ2V05iNRZHWnvd4PxR3R_TiCo0iOMLEfakCA2sbo78h9TWDm6dXgywbXSGXOWylWt4zHwmDihzhU-2inou9EbaQHMaDUplLMRt8DNU4sPzvCi2inE_08M/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712061373529570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliQr1CwwgrgVErqLLo7g2BhPJ2V05iNRZHWnvd4PxR3R_TiCo0iOMLEfakCA2sbo78h9TWDm6dXgywbXSGXOWylWt4zHwmDihzhU-2inou9EbaQHMaDUplLMRt8DNU4sPzvCi2inE_08M/s400/5.jpg" /></a> #1. Mix perfect pearls with some clear embossing powder. The more perfect pearls you mix the less raised your image will be. The image will be more shimmery though. Stamp your image with clear embossing ink and sprinkle the mixture over top. Shake the excess off. Don't worry about your Perfect Pearls shimmering all over the paper for now. Your image should look like #2. Heat emboss with heat gun and use a brush to brush off the perfect pearls that are all over your paper, final result should be something like #3.<br /><br />Technique #5 - dumping :) :</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cN6YhPCphNvSMCpraoCoaKzZSCROHcMD_BlYFJ4cP1HbnzZ1_NTINEycO4n7iCvRd4Mq0Yitq2WEsI8hOSuoRvDzw2MUVDWv716eCiBwFJzNOv40ekz_2cxWIVdF_sEbTEkd1zOLwGCi/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426711891137058482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cN6YhPCphNvSMCpraoCoaKzZSCROHcMD_BlYFJ4cP1HbnzZ1_NTINEycO4n7iCvRd4Mq0Yitq2WEsI8hOSuoRvDzw2MUVDWv716eCiBwFJzNOv40ekz_2cxWIVdF_sEbTEkd1zOLwGCi/s400/6.jpg" /></a><br />This is one of those techniques you acquire when you think a project just needs a little shimmery mess. Don't worry about being perfect with the steps, this is one that does not require perfection.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#1. Spray some water on your project about where you want the shimmer. Dump a little perfect pearls on the sprayed area.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#2. Spray more water on top until it looks like most of the powder is wet. Dry with heat gun.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>#3. End result.<br /><br />Here is a project that I used this technique with. I did it on every page.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wEDm_s3uFnF7FMlcUiyIlQ1f5WDVCE2oqDjmjqJDqCs5R1GhDwLFduJcMZYQDwnJm1GqXfoIZAorVK4PuYgRBzYXY2Z-tKHKLM7yu1LcPHWJv2Qq53J4-xGKnjxej1StbsYs9uD0rUzJ/s1600-h/7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426711744246997362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wEDm_s3uFnF7FMlcUiyIlQ1f5WDVCE2oqDjmjqJDqCs5R1GhDwLFduJcMZYQDwnJm1GqXfoIZAorVK4PuYgRBzYXY2Z-tKHKLM7yu1LcPHWJv2Qq53J4-xGKnjxej1StbsYs9uD0rUzJ/s400/7.JPG" /></a> You can see more of this <a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/2009/09/bits-and-pieces.html">album here</a>. Just scroll down.<br /><br />It's sort of hard to tell in the photos but the end results are always shimmery pretty additions to your layouts etc.<br /></div><br /><div>Have fun with your Perfect Pearls, hope to see your projects using some of these techniques.</div><br /><div></div>Meet you back here on Friday :)<br /><div>xo</div><div>Tania</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-4696337739509249332010-01-22T04:00:00.000-08:002010-01-22T04:00:05.168-08:00Challenge 160One hundred and sixty weeks!! That is amazing. :) This week we bring you another sketch. <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">Here is the link</a> to how the challenges work if you`d like to play along. Check out our interview with our <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/12/meet-stacy.html">Guest Designer here </a>while you are at it :).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429256457038621218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3Aen5bRFF8IBNTvPcDyh8TWXEB9CAj3jakiAtBPiXD4lc_i3IJXFuyhGITxUawVxBbayQ-7ybzEpRJ2HyA2cke51jAt4Uy8r6o8JBOYeV6aRTrwrTFuzAS06dmtbf93BJXBcmDJxYBVV/s400/Challenge+160+Jan.+22.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/"> Tania </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10goFgq7CUER3S1g3tpzcFN7BVMIwMP18Cd8942qNLppr_tdT5kQ6RJ_hb3S3WOcfro6u5m2KwJcYxz71Fmdya3xXPPvvnJr_9RVwJgSYo9MKr43yZYTXRiNbSmoj58FAELe3YcpRwBEj/s1600-h/IMG_2841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 394px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429256386142799266" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10goFgq7CUER3S1g3tpzcFN7BVMIwMP18Cd8942qNLppr_tdT5kQ6RJ_hb3S3WOcfro6u5m2KwJcYxz71Fmdya3xXPPvvnJr_9RVwJgSYo9MKr43yZYTXRiNbSmoj58FAELe3YcpRwBEj/s400/IMG_2841.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7LjpKCjYubwWyQlXiafX-1sMPzzSlOeiBloyQg6P0dv-bQ_0fm7u3x83EZhiSJvTw11hQPV49eeZw8tkqEB0ehfuWmjni4D-OW6XahmCeM64lfeFKf5puLoBHH5H8WJPKSxe77MOlVo/s1600-h/challenge+160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7LjpKCjYubwWyQlXiafX-1sMPzzSlOeiBloyQg6P0dv-bQ_0fm7u3x83EZhiSJvTw11hQPV49eeZw8tkqEB0ehfuWmjni4D-OW6XahmCeM64lfeFKf5puLoBHH5H8WJPKSxe77MOlVo/s400/challenge+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268435457120578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieF_Z5bcb-aajRR4ZVTkLNUKY25KqylHDVrhBwDxUhGd98O609RRH-eSJ_OhhiKJme5iaPiRspRbBO0l_pi2_k28vUhi8A22pH5t4dXVVjSq4Wj2zuCgqhtgN8TQSK_OI6ztzmd2MiE-sB/s1600-h/DSC_0199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 397px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429256174335025810" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieF_Z5bcb-aajRR4ZVTkLNUKY25KqylHDVrhBwDxUhGd98O609RRH-eSJ_OhhiKJme5iaPiRspRbBO0l_pi2_k28vUhi8A22pH5t4dXVVjSq4Wj2zuCgqhtgN8TQSK_OI6ztzmd2MiE-sB/s400/DSC_0199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/">Gudrun<br /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 399px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429256066948924498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGgWQG0KF1FpvAITHGvGCl-2mChSmYznY4qXZSbHn4PQD9BOofVu1QmRhFw2hYX6OqsGS_WkFGE9-xtdZYIK5q9Mmn3J8y40wvdMJHZ54My3Tg1Wbkh9pTjP-zEF3JVNtCfmpsMwpo7tE/s400/gudrun.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/"> Eva </a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 397px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429255984494315394" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJgjIwgfJiuVClUjH0ycyp1Wcx0DICFyhDFNku1gaGKe_SrCPr6hYqehkp0ukocsDTw8WX0g6LoUDDTfXhVgiGhEriH5gzV4SlrWdjBmDUS02d7C_6csJH8d6MJhis4fPewcJiOffwl0_/s400/_eva.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/"> Elly<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrZFqN95u-xUv198F7iq_XQJrrBsj-qSP4rgJUwcTOLaq1S2LXUyVl4OPJ47FpMO9HUXBJE0yrK4CYCARAaU2M7Sp1BLIblnH5fGlNFS35Zeo-eX-6Vxdbwn2MMPB4LSLsSlITr2oI1IL/s1600-h/elly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 382px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429255859976169730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrZFqN95u-xUv198F7iq_XQJrrBsj-qSP4rgJUwcTOLaq1S2LXUyVl4OPJ47FpMO9HUXBJE0yrK4CYCARAaU2M7Sp1BLIblnH5fGlNFS35Zeo-eX-6Vxdbwn2MMPB4LSLsSlITr2oI1IL/s400/elly.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://stacystonescrapbooker.blogspot.com/">Stacy </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnag7QbFLWPGCO5f9Biwz4coc0baNC5qzBDYlpArFsbwXL9L-0Zz6iXfuchLmrCDUW4h-mnyvWPQAnVMzmEutmwBnHI8O5pEIkCbFEt__vrTlWo2uYD7UYHGqxtq_gny1inabJ7nTpog/s1600-h/challenge+160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnag7QbFLWPGCO5f9Biwz4coc0baNC5qzBDYlpArFsbwXL9L-0Zz6iXfuchLmrCDUW4h-mnyvWPQAnVMzmEutmwBnHI8O5pEIkCbFEt__vrTlWo2uYD7UYHGqxtq_gny1inabJ7nTpog/s400/challenge+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268423809934514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-23459405620546413942010-01-21T12:52:00.000-08:002010-01-24T19:20:31.731-08:00Tuesday Tutorial (on a Thursday?!) - Stamp Kissing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL53jAHea2nOY3DmYpi2npn-J89C7wxdslX8NozjbjPJtvwdlXUt_ajLsB_SXEkzxB55x7s11cPOW2K0Ah7K3mDhyE0pZB4uN230rWSIDtXGW_NXsHk16Ndt1ixkFUmQe6xcutdn_mDI/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL53jAHea2nOY3DmYpi2npn-J89C7wxdslX8NozjbjPJtvwdlXUt_ajLsB_SXEkzxB55x7s11cPOW2K0Ah7K3mDhyE0pZB4uN230rWSIDtXGW_NXsHk16Ndt1ixkFUmQe6xcutdn_mDI/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430512092220755410" border="0" /></a><br />So yeah, we're doing this week's Tuesday Tutorial on a Thursday. It's a super awesome, simple technique that's easy to do and if you have a favorite patterned stamp and a great broad, solid stamp, you're halfway there!!<br /><br />To rock this technique gather up the following::<br />-patterned stamps (the busier, the better)<br />-broad stamp with wide space to transfer the patterned stamp onto<br />-ink<br />-cardstock<br />-exacto blade & craft mat<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEponXTLC_Cy-T2lTxEkKp85QIaHBJ_Naqr4Spx3fl6N9Ob34cBgHw_ct_WDK4NWxXMRT0KZijN2Q0ax2kGWt9z37zGvEfG7a19HGgoFzD_flnLbTjYO7-GPFZYlL-w2cM-F7UCaoOtw/s1600-h/DSCF2837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEponXTLC_Cy-T2lTxEkKp85QIaHBJ_Naqr4Spx3fl6N9Ob34cBgHw_ct_WDK4NWxXMRT0KZijN2Q0ax2kGWt9z37zGvEfG7a19HGgoFzD_flnLbTjYO7-GPFZYlL-w2cM-F7UCaoOtw/s400/DSCF2837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429299431830005954" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to give my under-used woodgrain stamp & some forgotten alpha stamps a little play for this demo. I made sure I had a light colored cardstock on hand & rich teal colored ink. Start by turning over your patterned stamp and ink it with the rubber face-up. Doing it this way rather than pressing the stamp into the ink allows you to see which spots need more ink without fussing with handling an inked stamp.<br /><br />With your ink in one hand and stamp laying rubber side up, ink up the rubber surface. Set the ink aside. Work fairly quickly so the ink doesn't dry on you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzGhqOSfmNWg5j4j4WJAGdMksjeJDiVo7wAUa0PnchAW8sNMQJ1VtRlHFpAEzuDZ4DGibLOL2QwsE1N7WBp2iU7H8drGcumRt9k3UqgxxiePcuEHSWSUB8IiSD3vovcgrY3SblFwdRXw/s1600-h/DSCF2841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzGhqOSfmNWg5j4j4WJAGdMksjeJDiVo7wAUa0PnchAW8sNMQJ1VtRlHFpAEzuDZ4DGibLOL2QwsE1N7WBp2iU7H8drGcumRt9k3UqgxxiePcuEHSWSUB8IiSD3vovcgrY3SblFwdRXw/s400/DSCF2841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429299440726706466" border="0" /></a>Grab your broad stamp (in this instance, I am using my alpha stamp). Carefully press straight down onto the inked surface of the patterned stamp, taking care to not let the alpha stamp slide. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNUT1iV_VYG8lBRfg0iFFBWQntlcnwsNzgEE67wQPeLTbUuvHkZwmKTVsVo1VC0VMTbJ8J_jLXk6E-zHQ1ro9yA8YcmPTH5xphPORkGJiFNinJOu4dztws1YUrFbGkRYPMx0UtKHYI30/s1600-h/DSCF2843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNUT1iV_VYG8lBRfg0iFFBWQntlcnwsNzgEE67wQPeLTbUuvHkZwmKTVsVo1VC0VMTbJ8J_jLXk6E-zHQ1ro9yA8YcmPTH5xphPORkGJiFNinJOu4dztws1YUrFbGkRYPMx0UtKHYI30/s400/DSCF2843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429299449721109538" border="0" /></a>Lift the stamp up and stamp onto your paper. With your craft knife, begin trimming around the letters, starting with the holes in the centers of each letter. It's easier to do this now rather than when the outside edges are already cut (you risk ripping the letters otherwise) Once they're cut out, just use them just like you would any other alpha!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QEfmWf3HDccxbrB0e9M5Kcfaf7dbYuYY6d3L0TLzSERLxWGUSbSI43xkAgcLH1cz79IOBHzr5RXvgQqq4IyYBqdM8f5a0DTXKR3_gkzCo5EpUPjO2MLK-5G-upoDLvIYXmLgMqZ5Ki0/s1600-h/DSCF2845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QEfmWf3HDccxbrB0e9M5Kcfaf7dbYuYY6d3L0TLzSERLxWGUSbSI43xkAgcLH1cz79IOBHzr5RXvgQqq4IyYBqdM8f5a0DTXKR3_gkzCo5EpUPjO2MLK-5G-upoDLvIYXmLgMqZ5Ki0/s400/DSCF2845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429299457496047602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ta Daa!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb5cyULn1o0RfcPtnWzE9SsIZaAt4ngn-RUF6UjJHbhg5nBMiCutwdQwjXYIKoJgCrkLkmYYMc71tmPYmuKOuIDLPpj0QUUnmSvUDK1EcwHZPu_dCRTwsHfzubUHhYIAyKQabqQ4GbiI/s1600-h/DSCF2846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb5cyULn1o0RfcPtnWzE9SsIZaAt4ngn-RUF6UjJHbhg5nBMiCutwdQwjXYIKoJgCrkLkmYYMc71tmPYmuKOuIDLPpj0QUUnmSvUDK1EcwHZPu_dCRTwsHfzubUHhYIAyKQabqQ4GbiI/s400/DSCF2846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429299468943436242" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-40729321701951332262010-01-17T21:50:00.000-08:002010-01-17T22:00:28.635-08:00Time to choose your favorite!You know, I love all of you. You amazing artists who willingly share your often very personal layouts in our Flickr Group. Your passion & skill amaze me and your dedication to preserving your families' memories is heartwarming. I just thought I'd tell you all how fab I think you all are.<br /><br />In the month of December, things are usually pretty dang quiet in the flickr group. We totally understand that you have families to spend time with and most importantly, to make memories with. Yay for memories :) There were, however, a few bad-ass hardcore scrappers who managed to upload their layouts to the Flickr Group for December's challenges. We decided that these three would make for a great race in choosing our favorite layout from the last month of 2009!! Please remember that you are encouraged to share this post info with everyone! We want you tellin' your Auntie in California and your Granny in New York (and everyone in between!). Anyone can cast a vote and you will have 2 weeks to scrounge up all the votes you can!<br /><br />The poll can be located at the top right hand side of the blog. You have until 12pm PST on Jan 31 to cast your votes!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Here they are in no particular order.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45807046@N07/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flilith</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQrW8Ts70Y6XhWOIG08NDFhiHhlOzbCsT6RmFXbxhGL-hFU0B7-TAi1yJb0BB4ZUSq-0wEfWx2VsRUEfEdW58fAR-G9YIvojorxfqyLs6tTkqReQdixIclrrCTqqyIcWsBDSUmS4WsE/s1600-h/all+together-flilith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQrW8Ts70Y6XhWOIG08NDFhiHhlOzbCsT6RmFXbxhGL-hFU0B7-TAi1yJb0BB4ZUSq-0wEfWx2VsRUEfEdW58fAR-G9YIvojorxfqyLs6tTkqReQdixIclrrCTqqyIcWsBDSUmS4WsE/s400/all+together-flilith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427954611569374994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc9ae5xgCW5g_CdMj-KQlX9UAk8ZBkOboFYpnzOBFEjni5BI3eK-BORiaB_ZA4JtEwdjmgpqYBXqPmA7brOM7q2pTBexjPo-awqHtl0asbPbOCjChjqU46I0_iUozdCyQrKmDyQd7VNc/s1600-h/little+monsters+-+julestheblingprincess.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46061324@N02/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jules the Bling Princess</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc9ae5xgCW5g_CdMj-KQlX9UAk8ZBkOboFYpnzOBFEjni5BI3eK-BORiaB_ZA4JtEwdjmgpqYBXqPmA7brOM7q2pTBexjPo-awqHtl0asbPbOCjChjqU46I0_iUozdCyQrKmDyQd7VNc/s400/little+monsters+-+julestheblingprincess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427954615442033826" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqu-yAu8oNHHICJWX0nlt-B5xCzqsc-y6dBoe9-ffnn4tg0ALgC9I2Dn0uDaYtqyi3M4nynoqKjFiPY-teyetxdJeOgGJ7tJtX5S8CIvE-ORkyalu6nb2aqsJYqDSV7C2UwMhuMj2Rjc/s1600-h/houses+-+IRIT2009.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44459728@N07/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">IRIT2009</span></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqu-yAu8oNHHICJWX0nlt-B5xCzqsc-y6dBoe9-ffnn4tg0ALgC9I2Dn0uDaYtqyi3M4nynoqKjFiPY-teyetxdJeOgGJ7tJtX5S8CIvE-ORkyalu6nb2aqsJYqDSV7C2UwMhuMj2Rjc/s400/houses+-+IRIT2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427954619367370114" border="0" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-18075461198819913512010-01-15T04:00:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:28:49.802-08:00Challenge 159Oh geez, I've been into organizing around the house (mostly the studio) that I almost forgot about the challenges. I get so into what I am doing I forget about the world around me, lol. Maybe my spring cleaning will be done before spring!! :D<br /><br /><div><div><div align="center">This week we challenge you to</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">use a lot of tags</span>.</div><div align="center">All the info to play along <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/411-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-play.html">is here</a>. Also, check out our <a href="http://lotuspaperie.blogspot.com/2009/12/meet-stacy.html">Guest Designer Stacy</a>, and all the talent she brings.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://followthepapertrail.blogspot.com/">Tania<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 399px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426670671133383970" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioqQCVzZQHlYVs4GFqVkXbaiGboRuqobrEa6ZvmOqFMB6zHeE8ux7udp48sKh3PIKtI3j4XAncyF0uQ1xz0hgEgmscuZ4uWlB0PtjZrAe4lKAEtpnr4nANIKrK4mITkyvNEWowmkb7A9Y/s400/367.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://vanessafalle.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426697110696291586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7y6yfbwI0l1AX0LRoeyi4oI6BFjSrA-XuOs_TIskOBiJPBnx_91IgKzdmjjXaHWSolgp4Mr-urshuuhE-BvwxGXOnkhEuS66uhsAh8w1JUBX-i0JL_dBIuREZySIt3fwv2HitT5T37li/s400/eight.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426697384608239698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzEbKUCAyG_RjoXd4iaNgNp5qPWyuHjO5LHisqCnBGVEwx57wVRhZyof65BSBdkQ_1_siBXnt8xpdRCRS2ZKw83JXXbXoGzHetyiMK2KwcmR6ZX7-qklnCB1HOnKfDb8T1nNrIzBjxeDk/s400/seven.jpg" border="0" /><div align="center"><a href="http://cario.livejournal.com/">Carol<br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD0EzIIMgIciao5vkSp0K57nL6clvUOx8H6EnUXzkhvTkgxgHzzuDlNCUwmKfpDcAGKTabu4xP4-phG8cSbwlbVDNM0e0-sGDsO4rIw7NOH_ecHyTLDoju2ik9ilq6SqAwVDy2r2JJAUQ/s1600-h/carol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 399px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426670495251011042" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD0EzIIMgIciao5vkSp0K57nL6clvUOx8H6EnUXzkhvTkgxgHzzuDlNCUwmKfpDcAGKTabu4xP4-phG8cSbwlbVDNM0e0-sGDsO4rIw7NOH_ecHyTLDoju2ik9ilq6SqAwVDy2r2JJAUQ/s400/carol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.papirbloggen.blogspot.com/">Gudrun<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOq4LxjSnjqGDncXOwVZRVNzwcF_dtMN-3gdGnAL-LpG5dnRUEXB6ApnicTDqdLWYbKxYYIzQCn0jb94uJbzrCeOJlIagkR9Pfrxqf0oGH8BbDLs93GIl9gJvLYlfQYLc9tDxcIf1ZgAq/s1600-h/gudrun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 395px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426670418460961810" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOq4LxjSnjqGDncXOwVZRVNzwcF_dtMN-3gdGnAL-LpG5dnRUEXB6ApnicTDqdLWYbKxYYIzQCn0jb94uJbzrCeOJlIagkR9Pfrxqf0oGH8BbDLs93GIl9gJvLYlfQYLc9tDxcIf1ZgAq/s400/gudrun.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://squirrellycrafts.blogspot.com/">Elly<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxf2BR-kPD1tawPmkE2fXRK55KRmT2i4DeODogRJ8Xu9rzbpwZPVC7RlXbRnuEwEkq98PnxgO3Z4y6xgBX-eMfkhD8KN4vBBcTsNsverJT7p4iPeJ_P0uUbdfdJ_wEboJ9rrxcZi25t41/s1600-h/elly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 308px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426670331293655698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxf2BR-kPD1tawPmkE2fXRK55KRmT2i4DeODogRJ8Xu9rzbpwZPVC7RlXbRnuEwEkq98PnxgO3Z4y6xgBX-eMfkhD8KN4vBBcTsNsverJT7p4iPeJ_P0uUbdfdJ_wEboJ9rrxcZi25t41/s400/elly.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.evascrap.blogspot.com/">Eva<br /></a><br /><div><a href="http://stacystonescrapbooker.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 389px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426670258670607042" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQmQoYCqRBLKrrAqM-a0fUVop1kMSR3e9QbUf3DRWu7UFzJ3YB_Zu1w1za7U8jX5lbC2H0JDk36MVLC-BxabiwZULEyf-2A8HdpqAsfQCBpp-p9YOd25kIzEkJqtk9roCkIdNE1pF-g93/s400/_eva.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://stacystonescrapbooker.blogspot.com/"> Stacy</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQnHS939_ry8oANhnr2qL7LWbsoGiqedR0KqTu-JrHb3qK_uBBigKFMAcsknCFFAve1BJ3ocATtc0OLo39L-bJq4q9qdFvUManQnMhVt2vjYk5qK9T0WcYZFxXIqfnbOjuUgGUFv_cA8/s1600-h/challenge+159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQnHS939_ry8oANhnr2qL7LWbsoGiqedR0KqTu-JrHb3qK_uBBigKFMAcsknCFFAve1BJ3ocATtc0OLo39L-bJq4q9qdFvUManQnMhVt2vjYk5qK9T0WcYZFxXIqfnbOjuUgGUFv_cA8/s400/challenge+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427019765349950626" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456668332268747955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923610051407223254.post-54285398406026702842010-01-14T08:25:00.000-08:002010-01-14T08:27:26.555-08:00Email malfunctionHi gang, I'm trying to get caught up around the studio and have to ship out a few prize packages :) I need Petra Coolen to re-send me email information so I can get your prize out to you. Please email me at info {at} lotuspaperie {dot} com. Sorry for the delay. I blame Christmas! LOLAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590483058191945161noreply@blogger.com0