Clear Scraps May Tag...

Today I'm sharing  my Clear Scraps tag for May! This festive tag celebrates Graduation time for all the new school graduates! 

Instructions:

1. Remove protective film off one side of tag. Ink stamp with permanent ink and stamp on tag. When working with large background stamps, it is easier to ink the stamp and place the tag onto the inked stamp. 

2. Remove film from the other side of the tag and color the stamped image with alcohol markers. Do not color on the same side as the stamped surface because the alcohol markers will react with the ink and blur. 

3. To make the image "pop", paint white acrylic paint over the areas colored with markers. Allow to dry. 

4. Stamp sentiment and images on cardstock. Trim to fit on tag. Adhere with Zip Dry. Allow to dry. 

 

5. Die cut stars from cardstock. Adhere to tag with foam adhesive. 

For a printable PDF of the project head on over to Clear Scrap Blog. 

Clear Scraps Supplies Used: Clear Scraps Acrylic Tag Album

Other Supplies Used: Stampendous stamps (Graduation Background, Hat Toss, Dreams Come True), Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Beacon Zip Dry Adhesive, Tsukineko (StazOn, Versafine), Crafters Companion Die'sire Star Dies, White acrylic paint

Snow Buddies are the Best...

Today's project is a Winter wall hanging I created for Clear Scraps. 

Instructions:

1. Remove film from back of Winter Expression and add color with an alcohol marker. 
2. Remove film from the front of the acrylic piece and stamp snowflakes in White StazOn.
3. Outline the edge of the acrylic word with a silver Sharpie.
4. Stamp snowmen, color and cut out. Adhere to acrylic. 
5. Mix white mica fragments in white embossing paste. Spread on the bottoms of the letters to mimic snow. Sprinkle glitter on wet paste. Allow to dry.
6. Stamp sentiment, color, die cut and adhere to acrylic. 

Supplies Used:

• Clear Scrap Winter Expression
• Stampendous stamps, mica fragments, white paste and glitter
• Tsukineko StazOn
• Beacon Adhesive
• Spectrum Noir markers

LOVE layout...

This week is all about LOVE as the Stampendous Design Team shares samples created with the new Love theme stamps! I stamped the Pen Pattern LOVE stamp repeatedly in Versamark on watercolor paper and watercolored the images with Distress Ink. I created a cluster of Crate Paper frames and highlighted a favorite photo of my crew on the Bull Island bridge. This is a walking bridge that spans NJ/PA. 

Supplies Used:
Stampendous Love Pen Pattern, White Embossing Powder & glitter
Distress Inks
Crate Paper Frames
Basic Grey Stickers
Buttons
Watercolor paper

Be sure to check out what the other Stampendous Design Team members are sharing...

Pam Hornschu

Janelle Stollfus

Clear Scrap Clipboard

Today I'm sharing a peek at one of the new smaller Clear Scrap clipboards! I love the 6.5 x 9 inch size! 

Instructions:

1. Stamp woodgrain design on the front of the acrylic clipboard in StazOn.
2. After ink is dry, flip the clipboard over and paint the back with acrylic paint.
3. Stamp images, color and cut out.
4. Adhere images to clipboard with Zip Dry.
5. Embellish with ribbon.

Supplies Used:

Clear Scrap acrylic: Small Vintage Portrait Clipboard

stamps: Stampendous & Hero Arts
ink: Tsukineko StazOn and Memento
markers: Spectrum Noir
adhesive: Beacon Zip Dry
other: acrylic paint, ribbon

Imagine Crafts and Stampendous Week

What a fun week it has been playing with Imagine Crafts  Amplify and Radiant Inks and the new Stampendous stamp release! For my card today I used a Dreamweaver stencil to spread the Black Amplify through. I didn't worry about it being perfect. I was going for a distressed effect. Next I heated it and watched it puff! LOVE that step! Finally I spritzed it with Copper and Black Shimmer Inks. 

I finished the card off with an image from Andy Skinner's new Shabby Chic set. I didn't have a diecut that would fit it perfectly so I created one use the ticket and oval dies in the Build A Pop UP Die Set. 

We have prizes! Three lucky commenters will receive a prize package that includes:

• 1 Radiant Neon Ink Pad and Ink Refill
• 1 Color Fragments Jar
• a Creative Palette Rectangles Set

See Official Contest Rules for details.

Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave some love! 

Stampendous Blog

Jamie Martin

Wendy Price

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Hornschu

Imagine Crafts and Stampendous

This week the Stampendous team is pairing up with Imagine Crafts to bring you oodles of inspiration featuring the NEW release stamps and Amplify ink. This stuff is FUN! It puffs when you heat it giving lots of texture to your projects! 

I masked off the front of a card and then using a knife spread yellow and green Amplify on the front mixing a bit as I went. Next I heated it up with the heat gun and watched the fun begin. 

This cute fella is from the Stampendous Jungle Friends Cling set. I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers and added a bit of Dreamweavers Monstera die cut leaves.

We have prizes! Three lucky commenters will receive a prize package that includes:

• 1 Radiant Neon Ink Pad and Ink Refill
• 1 Color Fragments Jar
• a Creative Palette Rectangles Set

See Official Contest Rules for details.

Ready to hop? Be sure to stop by all the blogs and leave some love!

Stampendous Blog

Jamie Martin

Kristine Reynolds

Wendy Price

Pam Hornschu

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Tenia Nelson

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Challenge's Entered

•Simon Says Stamps-Wed (something new)-new stamp release

May your birthday be bright...

Today's card features a sentiment from the Crafters Companion Spring Crafters Inpsiration Magazine Issue 6. These magazines are  a fantastic value! They are packed with goodies! This issue comes with a stamp set of sentiments, embossing folder, flower die, flower template and a CD/DVD!

I thought this sentiment would be perfect paired with Sheena's Light Post stamp! 

The background was created with Distress Inks and the Burst stencil. After inking the card, I spritzed it with water. I also laid the stencil back down and took a wet baby wipe to the background, removing some of the ink in a burst pattern. 

Supplies Used:

Sheena Individual Stamp- Light Post

Crafters Inspiration- Spring Issue 6 (sentiment stamp set)

Decorative Stencil by Sheena- Burst

Distress Ink

Tsukineko Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

White embossing powder

Clear Scraps Christmas Album

This year I created my Christmas album early, so all I had to do was pop in photos as we took them. I used a Clear Scrap chipboard Circle Album for the base. 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps 6 inch Chipboard Circle Album

Stampendous (Tinsel Tangle, Holiday Expressions)

StazOn ink

Echo Park pattern paper/stickers

Crafters Companion Festive Wonder Snowflake Trio

Beacon Zip Dry adhesive

Clear Scrap Ho Ho Ho Banner...

Today's project features a Clear Scrap Banner altered for Christmas. Is it too early to start decorating yet? 

Here's a closeup of one of the banner pieces. I loved the simple color combo in this ephemera pack and thought it would be perfect for a banner! 

Directions:

1. Stamp design on front of the acrylic pieces in Cotton White StazOn. 
2. Die cut alphabet letters and circles. Adhere to acrylic.
3. Embellish with printed die cuts and ribbon. 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scrap 5 Piece Acrylic Banner

Stampendous Wired Stamp Set
Pink Paislee Snow Village Ephemera
Crafters Companion Die'sire Classiques Alphabet
Beacon Adhesive
StazOn Cotton White ink
ribbon

Clear Scraps and Ruby Rock-it....

This week the Clear Scrap team is joining up with Ruby Rock-it! I combined three styles of Clear Scraps Pennant Banners and Ruby Rock-it Nostalgia Collection to create this banner for scrapbook room!

I love the colors and mix of patterns in this collection! 

Supplies Used:

• Clear Scrap Supplies Used (Small Clear Pennant BannerSmall Chipboard Pennant BannerLarge Chipboard Pennant Banner)
• Ruby Rock-It (Nostalgia Collection)
• Beacon Zip Dry
• Stampendous 
• Tsukineko StazOn 

Water Marbling on Clear Scrap Acrylic

I have been seeing so many tutorials lately on Pinterest for nails. The only problem is I don't have long nails to play with, so I started thinking why not use Clear Scraps acrylic. Today we're going to play with water marbling. Because the nail polish doesn't mix with water, it will float on the surface of the water. 

You're going to need: a variety of nail polish colors, Clear Scraps acrylic pieces, toothpick or bamboo skewer and a container of water (not pictured).

The first thing you will need to do is fill a container you don't mind throwing away with water. You may have to experiment with water temperature. I used room temperature water. 

Drop your nail polish in the container of water. The nail polish will hit the water and spread out. You can alternate colors, dropping the next drop within the last. I played around with adding drops of color through out the water surface. If you'd like a marble look, take the toothpick and drag it through the polish. Be careful when lifting the toothpick out of the water that you don't remove all the nail polish with it. 

Remove the protective coating off your Clear Scrap acrylic piece. Be sure to leave the coating on the one side to prevent the nail polish from coating both sides. Carefully dip the acrylic into the water, submerging it. The nail polish will cling to the acrylic piece. Before you pull the acrylic piece out of the water, take your bamboo skewer and drag it through the water picking up all the extra nail polish. Now pull your acrylic piece out of the water. Shake off extra water and allow to dry.

I used a bit too much nail polish when doing this tag and you can see how it clumped on the tag. No worries because I will be flipping the tag over to use on a project. The clumps will not be seen. 

Here is another tag I created using just white and red nail polish. It reminds me of candy!

And here is the finished tag! I decorated one of the tags with Stampendous images, bling and tulle. 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scraps Scallop Acrylic Tags

Stampendous Vintage Ladies, Angel Wings Quotes

StazOn Black

Let it Snow...

Today's project features Clear Scraps and Stampendous to create a winter decor piece. 

1. Using the Clear Scraps Nordic Snowflakes Mascil, add snowflakes with Cotton White StazOn ink randomly on a Blank Sheet of Acrylic.

2. Stamp a snowy border from Stampendous Snowfall Pair Jumbo set around the edges of the acrylic in Cotton White StazOn ink. 

3. Lightly brush on Beacon's Fast Finish Decopage adhesive approximately 1 inch in from the edge. While the Fast Finish is still wet, sprinkle Stampendous glitter on. Tap off the extra glitter. 

4. Adhere stickers for title.

5. Stamp Stampendous Snowfall Pair image in Versamark on vellum. Heat emboss with white embossing powder. Color on the back of the vellum with alcohol markers. Adhere vellum to acrylic sheet. 

6. Embellish with vellum die cut snowflakes and tulle bow. 

7. Punch two holes at the top of the blank acrylic sheet and hang with ribbon. 

Supplies Used: Clear Scraps (12 x 12 Blank Sheet, Nordic Snowflake Mascil), Stampendous Snowfall Pair Jumbo stamps (retired but still available at online stores) and glitter, Reminisce alphabet stickers

Say Cheese

Today's layout features Clear Scraps XL Deco Shape....

I stamped the XL Deco Shape with a background stamp repeatedly in white StazOn ink. One thing that I like to do is leave the protective film on the back. It gives the layout a slight frosted effect.

The Expression was outlined with a White Zig paint pen.

Supplies Used:

• Clear Scraps XL Deco Shape
• Clear Scraps Expressions- Precious
• Stampendous Pen Pattern Bloom
• Stazon (Cotton White)
• White Zig Paint Pen
• KaiserCraft Pattern paper and stickers(Slideshow, Happy Snaps Picture Perfect) 

Acrylic Halloween Tombstones

Hello, October! You know what that means....I can start decorating for Halloween! For today's project I used theClear Scraps Trifold to create a standing tombstone decoration. 

Directions:

1. Ink back of acrylic pieces with alcohol ink or alcohol marker. Spritz with alcohol or dab Blending Solution on for a mottled stone look. When dry paint with white acrylic paint. 
2. Ink Corner Flourish design with Jet Black StazOn using Mascil on front of Trifold.
3. Stamp images and color with markers. Decorate with glitter. 
4. Ink back of Alphabet letters with Jet Black StazOn. When dry paint with white acrylic paint.
5. Adhere stamped images and pattern paper to Trifold pieces. 
6. Adhere Alphabet letters to Trifold with foam adhesive. 
7. Embellish Trifold with stickers, epoxy dots and chipboard.
8. Wire Trifold pieces with colored wire. 

Supplies Used:

• Clear Scraps ( Trifold Regular Frame, Ornate Corner Flourish 6 x 6 Mascil, Alphabet & Numbers)
• Tsukineko StazOn (Jet Black), Memento (Tuxedo Black), Radiant Neon (Electric Purple)
• My Minds Eye (Black and Grey Necessities 6 x 6 pad, Now & Then (Izzy Good Times) 3 x 4 cards, Now & Then (Izzy Dream Big) Chipboard, Now & Then (Izzy Happenings) Enamel Dots
• Stampendous (Halloween Wish, Tomb Elements, Scraggly Cat, Tombstone Owl, Skull Stack Background)
• Spectrum Noir markers (CT4, IG1, IG3, IG5, LV1)