Using Digital Cut Files as Digital Stamps - video tutorial

Hi friends!

From all of us to all of you, we hope you have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!

I am sharing a fun little tutorial today I hope you enjoy it!

This video pretty much says it all! (Maybe even too much, ha!)



Conversely, you could add colour to your cut files, then group them and print, and cut them out to create a pre-coloured digital image.  Another great tip for those of you that are not colourers!

Here is a still shot of the card that I made using this technique.

I hope this helps you look at your cut files in another way, it is always great when we can use our supplies in multiple ways!

Product List:
Pattern papers: Crate Papers
Copic Colours: Y25, 23, 21; E70, 71; W00, 1, 3; C0; BG0000, 10, 11, 13
Butttons and Twine: Misc.
Digital image and sentiment: Laura Whitaker

Thanks for visiting!
Laura
xo

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

This is our last share for the month of December and for 2014, we hope you have enjoyed seeing what Eileen has created and you have started to dig into your kits!

Isn't that background paper so fabulous?

Enjoy your week and thanks for visiting!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Hi friends!

We would like to extend Happy Holiday wishes to all of our readers and give you a Silhouette cut file to add to your collection!

 Just click on the image to be taken to Laura's download page.

Our blog will be pretty quiet for the next few days, but we will be back on Tuesday to share more great Kit Club creations!  We are pretty sure you will also be busy enjoying your families and some good food, too!

Thanks for visiting!
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Thanks for visiting and enjoy your family time this season!

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

We have a fantastic holiday page, created by Eileen using the premium kit contents, we know it will inspire you!

Such a pretty page, love the stitching and super versatile for this season!

Thanks for visiting!  We would love to see what you are creating with your kit.

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Manufacturer Spotlight

Hi friends!

We have our monthly manufacturer in the spotlight to share with you today, and I bet you think it is going to be Teresa Collins, don't you?  Well, those of you that picked up on our trend of featuring the company that we use as our designer's reveal on the first of the month probably thought so!

But we are changing things up a bit.  We have Time Holtz in the spotlight, we are just loving his products that we are carrying in the store, and you must be too judging by how they are selling!

Two weeks ago we shared a "how to" with one of his products and we have another to share with you soon.  We are just having too much fun!

So that you can have even more fun, we thought you might like to check out his You-tube channel, you can find it here.  There are so many great products and tips that he shares, you could definitely lose track of time!  Or you could book mark the site and check them out one at a time if you want to be a little more reasonable!  But we won't judge or tell if you are going to dive in head first!

Have a great day!
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Sketch-y Friday with Team B

Hi there!

Wow, this is so hard to believe but this is the launch of our very last challenge for 2014!  We know it is a super busy month for all of you but we hope you can find a bit of time to play along with our challenges this month, you have until the 29th to link up to any of our December challenges..

Here is your newest sketch....

And here is your Team B inspiration!

Ashley

Jayne

Jessica

Karen

Rebecca

Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until December 29th, at midnight to participate in any of December's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

 *note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for visiting! 
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Inspiration on Thursday

Hi there!

It is time for your Thursday inspiration and this week we are featuring this Sketch-y Friday entry from Mary P.

Thanks Mary for playing along, you can grab your 'featured' button from our sidebar.

You still have time to enter all of our December challenges, we look forward to seeing what you create!

Have a great day!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Button Snowman Ornament

Hi there!

Laura here today and I am sharing a fun little tutorial today with my friends at ScrapMuch?, using buttons to make a cute little ornament or Christmas present ordornment.

This is also a fun craft to do with the kids, they will love giving them as gifts or hanging them on the tree.

You will need 7 white buttons (2 small and 1 medium for the head, 2 medium and 2 large for the body), 3 black buttons (2 small and 1 medium) and 1 small red button; as well as, some red floss or yarn ( I prefer floss so I can put it through a needle) and some red ribbon.{Can you believe that I have next to no white buttons?  What is up with that? It was slim pickings for sure.}

It does not matter how many holes are in each button, we will only be using 2.

Start threading the buttons, working from the top of the snowman down.

Continue feeding on buttons, you can see I am even using a button with only one hole. I am not even sure how you would use this for a button, but it works fine in this application.

Now begin threading back up through all the buttons, if your buttons have 4 holes, use the one that is diagonal from last time.

When they are all threaded on, they should look something like this.

Tie a knot in the top.

And now tie on your little scrap of ribbon for a scarf.

Isn't he cute?

How about now, on this cute little burlap stocking?

Thank you for visiting!
Laura
xoxo

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

Happy Tuesday to you!  We are sharing another of Eileen's fantastic Kit Club creations with you today! Have you finished your Christmas card making yet?  Well here is some inspiration to get you done!

You will have noticed that your kits this month included card base cardstock, so getting cutting and don't forget to share with us!!

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Sketch-y Friday with Team A

Hi friends!

We are back with our third sketch of the month, December is whizzing by!

Here is your sketch....

I based this sketch on a layout that I created a few years ago, I still love the design.

Here is your DT inspiration! 

Barbara 

 Danie

 Laureen

  Sandy

Tiiu

Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until December 29th, at midnight to participate in any of December's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

*note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks for visiting!  The November winner will be announced in a day or three!
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Inspiration on Thursday

Hi there!

We are sharing more amazing pages created by our Fall Retreaters today, we know they will inspire you!

created by Debbie L.

created by Irene M.

created by Carolyn W.

Super fun pages ladies, with great details!

Thanks for joining us today!
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Tim Holtz Sprtizer tool - Tutorial

Hi there!

I have recently picked up the Tim Holtz Spritzer tool, it is super easy to use, creates a fun look and can be used with multiple marker styles.  I created this tutorial using a mixture of still shots and a short video.

As you can see in the photo below, this tool can be used with a wide variety of markers, though they should be felt tipped. I do not have any Tim Holtz markers so I tried out the Spritzer with Sharpies and Copics.  I had great success with both styles. When using Copics, you will want to use the chisel tip as it is the felt tip end.  You will notice this below.

Loosen the screw on the marker barrel chamber and insert marker, then re-tighten the screw to hold the marker in place.  You will want to align the felt tip of your marker so that is sits across the opening that the air pushes out of.

For larger markers like Copics, you will simply remove the screw, slide out the barrel chamber  and then insert the marker and re-insert the screw.

Again, align marker tip so that it sits over the opening.

Here is a short video of the tool in use.



This is a still shot of the test spritzing I was doing during the video, as you can see layering different colours and masks would create a super unique background, easily customizable to different projects.

And this is a layout that I would like to share.  I used the spritzer tool with two different masks and two different colours of Copic markers to create my background.

Just a few close up shots of the layout for you...

You can order your Tim Holtz Spritzer tool by emailing us at scrapmuch@roges.com .

Products used:
Teresa Collins 'Tinsel and Company' patterned paper, chipboard accents, sequins and Washi tape.
Copic Markers.
Tim Holtz wood grain stencil.
The Crafters Workshop Tile Texture stencil.
Mr. Huey's gold mist
American Crafts white cardstock.
Misc. button twine and doily.
Tim Holtz Spritzer tool

Thank you for visiting today!
Laura
xo

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

Is it me or is this month just flying by?  Are you busy with your holiday preparations?  How is your baking and shopping coming along?  Don't forget to keep your camera (your real camera not just your phone) handy to snap all of the memories that you are making.  You know you will want to scrap those once the holiday rush is over.

And speaking of holiday memories Eileen has created this gorgeous page to inspire you, using her December Kit club contents!

So glad you visited us today!
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December Colour Challenge and a November Winner!

Hi there!

We have our December colour challenge to share with you today, but first let's pick a winner for our November challenge!  Using random.org to draw a winner.....

{Edited to insert the correct random.org image, the sketch challenge winner image was incorrectly inserted.  My apologies for the confusion.  Laura}

 ... which means,  4. SweetScraps: Just Dance is our winner!  Congratulations, please email us at scrapmuch@rogers.com to claim your prize, and don't forget to grab your winner badge from our left hand side bar!

Now here is a look at our December 2014 colour line up.....

This fabulous colour board is from Design Seeds.    The photos are for colour inspiration only, this is not intended as a mood board.

 To play along, all you have to do is create a new paper crafted project, of any type, that uses at least 4 of the colours from the colour board and post it on your blog or any other online forum  (ie. your Flickr Account) that you can link us up to, by our deadline.  Then link it using the Inlinkz tool in our sidebar.  

Please share the challenge colours on your blog (just copy and paste them) and show a link back to this site to encourage your readers to play along, as well.  You can link up your projects here for about 3 weeks following the challenge.

One lucky participant, drawn randomly, will be winning a prize!! It doesn't get much better than that!  Everyone is welcome to play, though there may be some shipping charges to our international winners. 
   

The deadline for linking to this challenge is   December  29th 2014  at midnight.  

Thanks for visiting!
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Sketch-y Friday with Team B, and some Scrapbook and Cards Today News!

Hi there!

It is hard to believe another week is coming to a close, we know it is a super busy month for all of you but we sure hope you can find a bit of time to play along with our challenges this month.

Here is your newest sketch....

And here is your Team B inspiration!

Ashley

Jayne

Jessica

Karen

Rebecca

Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until December 29th, at midnight to participate in any of December's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

 *note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.


We also want to let you know that the Winter Issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today is available beginning today, and as always it is free with your minimum purchase!

This issue features:

· Ali Edwards continues her “stories with heart” series;

· Clean and Simple with Cathy Zeilske;

· Watercolour 101;

· Project Trend: Vellum with Vicki Boutin;

· Fabulous seasonal cards and layouts by our amazing design team and readers!

Thanks for visiting!
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