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Designing With… Wood Veneer, Chipboard

 

 

 

 

 

Stacey created this layout using lots of Wood Veneer products from the Dear Lizzy collection Polka Dot Party.  She decided to cover the pieces in the Wow Chunky gold glitter.  She also covered the banner piece with the White Chunky glitter to break up from the gold.  Stacey thought these pieces where really fun to work with as they were quite large in size and bigger than your usual wood veneer.  She even managed to sneak in a wooden clip.

 

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Project Life pocket pages are such a fun way to scrapbook events and trips, with so many small pieces there is a chance to use all sorts of details and embellishments. Danielle enjoyed adding various wood veneer die cuts from BasicGrey’s Carte Postale range to her two project life pages about a recent trip to Hobart with her son. The travel motifs suited the theme well, and there were some wooden elements - such as the polaroid style frame and the outlined speech bubbles - that were easy to use pretty much anywhere!

 

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Designing with… Stamps

 

 

Stamps are a perennial favourite for all types of crafting… scrapbook layouts, cardmaking and mixed media. Check out some gorgeous projects from our design team.

 

 

 

October for Iris is just about the perfect month to start making hand-made gifts and projects for Christmas. This is also the perfect time to start working on next year’s planner. Iris shares with us an organizer she created using the Snap album system. The cover was embellished with American Craft’s Amy Tangerine products but to add detail, Iris used stamps from Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous cling sets. The inner dividers were also stamped and embossed with Distress Embossing Powder.

 

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Card making with stamps is so much fun!  As well as providing you with a central/main image for your card stamps also allow you to add detail, create unique embellishments and transform papers by adding texture and patterns.  It’s this second use of stamps that Leanne has drawn upon to create her “Designing with Stamps” card series.

Leanne has created this first Christmas themed card using a die and stamp set that were originally designed to make banners.  By flipping the image Leanne has created these cute Christmas trees.

 

 

The wreath on this card has been created using a mixture of stamped and punched pieces. Initially Leanne stamped the wreath onto the cardstock with both white and brown ink, then she added some punched branch pieces to give the wreath added dimension. 

 

This tag was created mainly with cardstock and Leanne used the stamps from the soon to be released AC Peppermint Express - Wondermint stamp set to create the patterned background by randomly stamping the snowflake in distress ink.  She then gave each snowflake and the edge of the tag a dusting with glitter glue.

 

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Jill has turned the Prima Sunset range into a 12" x 12" canvas.  Inspired by the name of the range, Jill has taken words from a song of the same name from the film Fiddler on the Roof.
She has used the Sunrise Sunset #1 stamp as the centre of her sunflower embossed in black ink and repeated the stamp at the top and bottom of the lyrics to subtly carry on the theme.

 

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weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

 

 

 

 

Jane has used the DIY Shop collection photo overlays on hers cards as a frame over the chipboard pieces, she then secured more chipboard pieces on top for more dimension. The words were trimmed from the beautiful Remember This script paper and used as the sentiment on the card, a flower clip was cleverly added for the butterflies antennae!!

 

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Designing with… A Reader’s Challenge

 

 

 

We’d love to see your very own take on using ephemera, die cuts or tags on your projects, whether it’s a card, a Project Life-style pocket page or a traditional scrapbook layout or even a beyond the page or mixed media project.  Please just make sure you use Aussie Scrap Source suppliers in your work!

Email a picture of your entry to [email protected] with a note about any techniques and a brief materials lists to be in the running to win a fabulous prize pack of some of the featured products by next Sunday 20th October.

Below are some inspiring projects from our design team using fab packs of die cuts and ephemera in fun ways.

 

 

Stacey created these cute canvases using the Glitz collection Finnley.  The motifs out of the Whatnots pack were perfect for this set.  Stacey added some mixed media techniques and colour matched the papers.  She loved the alphabet sheet and thinks this set would look great in a kids playroom or nursery.

 

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Stacey also created a layout featuring the Finnley Collection.  She used the Emphera from the Bits and Pieces set.  The Up and Coming piece was a great match for the theme of her layout. 

 

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Louise has created 2 layouts which have used both the 'what nots' die cuts and stickers. The die cuts and Sticker die cuts a just the perfect  embellishment and photo as they draw the eye immediately to the photo. The design of these die cuts are is very now and on trend and give your layout just that perfect visual wow factor.

 

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The best thing about the Fancy Pants Designs What a Wonderful Day Ephemera Pack is that you get a multitude of images and sentiments that compliment each other and which are suited for a male or female. Jane usually spreads all the pieces on her work area then starts placing them together to see what comes up! Layering them on top of one another using mounting tape gives the card dimension and fills out an area nicely! It really is a quick and easy way to make cards!

 

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Designing with.. A Readers Challenge

 

Congratulations to Tarrah McLean this week for her gorgeous ‘Happiness’ page!

 

 

 

 

On the 'Enjoy the Journey' layout, I have used mostly My Minds Eye products and on the 'Family Love' layout I have mostly used American Crafts Amy Tan products.

 

I have used a mix of My Minds Eyes Brads, Basic Grey buttons and Teresa Collins dots to fill my heart shape.

Other items used: My Minds Eye patterned paper and chipboard sticker. Ribbon.

 

Buttons have been a favourite of mine for a long time so it was fun to rummage through my stash and create this layout using some long forgotten paper and lots of buttons.  A simple design but colourful.

weekend inspiration: bo bunny press

 

Bo Bunny's button pack from the Zip-a-Dee-Doodle range was the starting point for this layout by Danielle. The array of buttons suits the organic feel of the pleated canvas. Danielle combined papers and chipboard from both the Trail Mix and The Avenues ranges from Bo Bunny to create a relaxed, whimsical feel. Danielle particularly loved the Trail Mix patterned paper she used for the background, perfectly suited to the maritime theme of her page!

 

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Ali Parris shares with us this funky, simple yet creative layout featuring Bo Bunny's Zip A Dee Doodle range.

 

 

Kaori Fujimoto created this lovely layout for the Bo Bunny blog, using The Avenue range and including a range of circular details. Brads, pearls, chipboard and flowers all contribute to a sweet design.

weekend inspiration: basicgrey

 

It’s no secret that Sue loves Autumn.  It is her favourite time of the year and she loves to photograph her children with the gorgeous, changing leaves. Basic Grey’s Persimmon collection was just perfect to scrap these photos of her son Bailey.  One of the stand-out embellishments (in Sue’s opinion!) from the collection is the pack of printed feathers!  They are stunning, and make a great feature for the page.  And what goes hand in hand with clusters of embellishments?  Brads and flair stickers of course! 

Sue stitched down the centre of each feather, inked them and shaped them a little with her fingers.  She then tied them together with string and embellished with the flair sticker and the stitched brad.  Sue created little vellum pockets to hold her journaling and one of the lovely wood veneer cards and she completed the layout with a few enamel dots from MME and some splatters of Gold Lame colour shine.

 

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Kelly Noel, one of Basic Grey’s talented design team, created this amazing layout featuring her adorable son, Sawyer, using a mix of Hello, Hey You and Hey Boy collections.  Kelly says the collections co-ordinate well with each other and are very versatile. How gorgeous is Kelly’s cloud and star embellishment? 

 

 

 

Master of mixing and matching Basicgrey Papers, Kelly Goree created this stunning page using the Persimmon Collection.  We loved the striking contrast of the background and the depth it gives the rest of the layout.

weekend inspiration: ek success

 

 

 

 

 

Kim has used the Stars and Stripes punch in two ways on these two layouts.  The Stars and Stripes punch is a versatile punch as you can choose whether to punch just the border and stars, or to also incorporate the stripes.  One the first layout she has punched a border using both the stars and the stripes and then she has layered a red paper behind the stars to make them stand out.
For the second layout, she has used the stars punched from creating the first layout to create a spray of stars diagonally across the layout.

As an aside, this punch co-ordinates perfectly with the Say Cheese range from Simply Stories!

 

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Designing with… Dots, Brads, Buttons

 

Remember you have until Sunday night to send in images of your own projects using our buttons, brads and dots…  see here for all the details.  In the meantime, we have some design team inspiration for you!

 

 

 

 

Danielle featured buttons, brads and pearls in this sweet and light layout about herself and her daughter. She added some extra circular motifs using stickers and embellishments from Crate Paper's Close Knit range, scattering the assortment of details in a seemingly random way around the page.

The Bella Blvd button combo is particularly gorgeous, with some lovely wooden buttons included, and they complement the pretty oversized brads which have been used as dot points for each word in Danielle's layout title.

 

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Stacey created this sweet set of cards using Studio Calico Collection Atlantic.  The brads from the collection were a great centre feature for each of the bows.  The colours of the My Minds Eye Enamel dots also worked perfectly together.  She placed these around her embellishments which also tied in with the paint flickers.

 

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Jill has used impasto medium to create texture on the front of this gorgeous white journal before rubbing distress inks all over it. 

Using a Cropadile, she has punched holes through the opening cover of the book and added the Aussie Scrap Source (amber) brads to give it a little sparkle.

Inside the journal, Jill has used a selection of the Homestead papers on the right hand opening of each page.

 

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Designing with … Dots, Brads, Buttons

 

 

Dots, buttons and brads have been staples of scrapbooking since the beginning when we all got excited about coloured brads!  Now there’s endless variety and they can make a great finishing touch to a project, or even be the main feature.

We’d love to see your very own take on using dots, brads and buttons on your projects, whether it’s a card, a Project Life-style pocket page or a traditional scrapbook layout or even a beyond the page or mixed media project.  Please just make sure you use Aussie Scrap Source suppliers in your work!

Email a picture of your entry to [email protected] with a note about any techniques and a brief materials lists to be in the running to win a fabulous prize pack of some of the featured products by next Sunday 13th October.

Below are some inspiring projects from our suppliers design teams using brads, buttons and dots in fun ways.

 

 

Celine Navarro created this fun page for Basic Grey using the Carte Postale collection, including their mixed brads and Wooden Buttons.  They add the perfect playful interest to an area of white space to balance her layout perfectly.

 

 

 

 

Sometimes less is more as Tonya Dirk shows here using the new My Mind’s Eye Cut & Paste collection.  A single button sets off a heart, a single large brad makes the inner circle of the ‘O"’ in Wow,  a few dots accent the strip of chevrons. 

 

 

As if this layout wasn’t stunning enough, Heather Leopard added sunshine yellow buttons to her sunrays to add to the playful feel of this page.  She has used October Afternoon’s gorgeous Summertime collection. 

 

And of course because they’re flat, buttons, brads and dots are perfect to incorporate into pocket page scrapbooking.  Here Heather has used the bright colours as accents to October Afternoon’s Daily Flash collection, and outlined them in pen to give them an extra oomph.  You can see more of Heather Leopards wonderful work here.

 

 

The October Afternoon blog is full of inspiration.  Here Roree Rumph created a sketch and this beautiful card from several different collections.

 

Laura Craigie added her interpretation with the above fun card, cutting holes in Midway patterned paper and filling them with buttons and brads.

 

Finally some inspiration from Webster’s Pages, and DT member Nina Ostermann using the Recorded collection.  The Chipboard Buttons even come with co-ordinating twine colours! 

weekend inspiration: sizzix

 

On this page Leeann has used the ever so popular decorative strip die to make an assortment of rosettes; they are so easy and super quick to piece together, making them the perfect embellishment for any page. You can’t miss that bright background, there’s plenty of texture happening in there to. Leeann used the honeycomb textured impressions for extra detail.

 

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The button card textural plate was the starting point to this card set, then simply  embellished with buttons, large rhinestones, brads and wee bit of cotton thread, finishing if off by using the basket weave and honeycomb impressions plate on some “here or there”  - echo parks  chalkboard pattern paper and matt. Then simply adhere to your folder cardstock. Now just sent to button lover friends!

 

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Today we have a very colourful textured layout created by Mou Saha who also happens to be a Design team member for Sizzix, you can see she has used an assortment of Sizzix dies to cut and also emboss then simply adding pops of colour through using Glimmer Mist. Thank you so Much Mou Saha for allowing us to share this very colourful and inspiring layout. You can see more of her Sizzix creations here and on her Blog here.

 

We have another talented lady who is part of the UK Sizzix team.  Janna Werner shares a few projects with us. On this first project you can see many shapes all clustered around the photo. This was achieved using the starters kit which has an assortment of shapes frames etc.

 

Theses two stunningly beautiful cards were created by Janna Werner . You can see the texture created by using the Sizzix embossing folders on the background. It totally adds that extra slice of detail. We would like to thank Janna Werner for allowing us to share more of her stunning creations. You can see more of Janna’s work on the UK Sizzix blog here and also on her Blog here. 

introducing: elizabeth crafts designs

 

This month Aussie Scrap Source received its first shipment of dies form Elizabeth Craft Designs and Leanne was excited to be one of our first design team members to get creating with them.  Leanne loves the dies as they are beautifully manufactured, pay particular attention to detail and have some very unique designs just perfect for her card making and off the page projects. They would also be perfect for scrapbook layouts and the small scale of many of the dies also make them perfect for pocket page style scrapbooking too.

This first card features one of the multi-layered small butterflies and the curvy leaves dies.  The dies are intricately designed and cut cleanly and quickly.  The inbuilt embossing sections also add to the detail on the leaves.  The sentiment on this card was created using the “Thinking of You” die – they are just the right size for personalising cards.

 

For this card Leanne created some tiny layered flowers using the Bunch of Flowers die.  The three different sizes of each flower allow you to create many different size flowers and layers.  
Leanne used the multi toned paper from the paper pad to give the flowers some variation and by using the tool kit from Sizzix she could sculpt the flower petals.  Leanne then finished off each flower with a pearl or three

 

 

This card used both the tag and gift dies.  Leanne added a frame to the tag by cutting a second tag down and layering it underneath the original tag.  The hearts that were cut out of the gift box were also perfect to re-use to add to the detail on the card.

 

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Elizabeth Craft Designs shares many of their creations and those of others who use their dies, stickers and other products on their Facebook page.  These tags feature the following dies: Triple Leaf Set, Tags, Bunch of Flowers 2 and the gorgeous Ladybug.

These two projects are just beautiful and highlight the versatility of the dies.  Thank you for sharing your creations with us! 

 

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This festive card features the Wreath Bow and the Birdie.

 

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We are excited to share some more creations featuring Elizabeth Craft Designs dies by the amazingly talented Kittie Caracciolo.  Kittie has used the Bunch of Flowers 2 and the Curvy Leaves dies to create these stunning and intricate cards.  Her attention to detail is phenomenal. You can see more of her beautiful work over on her blog.  She also has a number of tutorials featuring these dies too.  Thank you so much Kittie for sharing your beautiful work with us.

 

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Designing With… Dies & Punches

 

 

Dies and punches, always popular amongst cardmakers in particular for their easy batch-making versatility, are picking up in popularity again amongst scrapbookers as the Project Life scrapbooking system grows, looking for flatter solutions for their pocket pages.

There are a multitude of new dies and punches instore, from the beautifully simple versatile shapes to breathtakingly intricate.  We have two suppliers of gorgeous new die shapes to introduce to you this week – Elizabeth Craft Designs and Cottage Cutz.  Leanne Whitby demos a few of the new designs below.

We’d love to see your very own take on using dies and punches on your projects, whether it’s a card, a Project Life-style pocket page or a traditional scrapbook layout or even a beyond the page or mixed media project.  Please just make sure you use Aussie Scrap Source suppliers in your work!

Email a picture of your entry to [email protected] with a note about any techniques and a brief materials lists to be in the running to win a fabulous prize pack of some of the featured products by next Sunday 6th October.

Below are some inspiring projects from our design team using some of our beautiful punches and dies in fun and unique ways.

 

Card making is so much more fun when you can create your own embellishments that perfectly co-ordinate with the papers you are working with and dies are the first thing Leanne heads for when doing this.  

For this card Leanne used a number of dies which is one of the advantages of die cutting – you can mix and match the dies to make your own unique elements.  In addition to using dies with cardstock and patterned paper Leanne also finds they are great for cutting velvet paper, fabric and felt.

This card features one of the new CottageCutz dies which Aussie Scrap Source are now stocking. CottageCutz are thin metal dies and they can be used with popular die-cutting machines. CottageCutz dies have been designed to cut all sorts of paper types from thin printer paper to thick cardstock, adhesive backed paper, vinyl and vellum. the dies can deliver more force and may cut additional materials such as lightweight chipboard (such as cereal box thickness), cork, craft foam, thin metal / metallic paper, and very stiff/thin specialty fabrics.

For this card Leanne cut the feature tag from fabric and cardstock and then she adhered them together.  Stamping onto the fabric first she then finished off the tag with leaves cut from velvet paper and some cardstock flowers made with Elizabeth Craft Design layered flower dies teamed up with Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. The tools in the Sizzix Susan’s Garden Tool Kit make sculpting and moulding the petals of the flowers really easy.

 

 

This card features one of the CottageCutz border dies.  Leanne used the border die to add some intricate detail to the card front.  Leanne found by using the CottageCutz Universal Metal Shim Plate with the border die the die cut cleanly and smoothly as the perfect amount of cutting pressure was achieved.  She has also used Eyelet insert tag upside down so the detail remains a feature. 

 

 

 

This card features some more of the new CottageCutz dies.  Here Leanne created a pocket for the front of the card which has a tag inside.  She then embellished the pocket with some of the co-ordinating tags, additional die cut elements using Sizzix Framelit and Tattered Florals dies together with hand cut fishtail banners.

 

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Leanne took advantage of the tiny sizing of one of the new Elizabeth Crafts Designs dies to create of this tiny framed butterfly OTP project.  Here she cut two of the top layers of the butterfly and mounted them on the hearts.  The tiny sentiment was perfect to personalise the project.  You can see more of Leanne’s work with Elizabeth Crafts dies in our weekend inspiration post on Friday.

 

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Punches are such a go to tool/product when you what to give your project that extra wow factor. For this layout Louise has used the fabulous Martha Stewart layering punch to create 2 difference types of star shapes out of vellum, which adds an extra simple touch of visual texture!

 

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Iris Uy considers punches and dies as among one of the best investments she has made in terms of building her tool collection for scrapbooking. Iris loves lots of hand-cur patterns and die-cuts in her pages. But when she is handed a collection pack with both patterned papers and solid sheets, she takes out her punches and dies to make good use of the solid sheets.

In this layout, Iris shows us how to make gorgeous edge borders for scrapbook pages using the EK Success Rose Bush Edge Punch.

 

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