layout for fun!

I haven't been making too many layouts lately, and certainly not just for fun, but made this one! I got these new Webster's Pages papers and couldn't resist making a page with them. 

Almost everything on this page is webster's pages except the mist, which is clearsnap, and the sequins. 

Eyelet Outlet May Cards

Today I have two cards to share with you using brads from Eyelet Outlet.
First up I have this super bright card that is perfect for spring or summer! I used the Fresh Flower Brads- Pastel on this card, layering them to create dimension. The washi tape and pre-printed sentiment sticker made this card come together super fast!

Supplies:

Eyelet Outlet  Fresh Flower Brads- Pastel

Bazzill cardstock

Doodlebug patterned paper, washi tape and sticker

This card is on the total opposite end of the color spectrum. It might even be called masculine, although I think it would work for a man or a woman. I used the adorable Puppy Brads. 

Supplies:

Eyelet Outlet  Puppy Brads

Bazzill cardstock

Webster's Pages patterned paper

Clearsnap ink

Joy's Life stamp

Sizzix embossing folder

Joy's Life Elephant Card

Joy's Life came out with THREE new stamp sets! I couldn't wait to get my hands on them and get to work! I had this adorable elephant in my cricut library and wanted to use it. So, I made this card with a carnival theme. 

I used the Wishing you TONS of FUN sentiment from the brand new Punny Animals stamp set.

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamp: Joy's life and Hero arts (background stamp for the border)

Embellishments: My Mind's Eye

Ink: Clearsnap

Clearsnap NSD Blog Hop!

Today I want to share this fun layout that I created about my daughter's first performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. I used Clearsnap Crafter's Ink all over this layout - on the fabric, on the letters and on vellum! Crafter's Ink is so versatile!

For the stamped fabric, I used an old repositionable adhesive mat from an electronic die cut machine and placed the fabric flat on that. It held it still so I could stamp perfectly! Then I removed the fabric from the mat, put a scrap sheet of paper over top and ironed it to heat set the ink. 

The vellum was suprisingly easy! I just stamped the image. (Stamp gently and be careful not to move the stamp at all because it tends to want to slide on the slick surface of the vellum.) Then I heat set the ink with my heat gun. 

I didn't have the letters for the full title in all the same color of letters, so I inked them up liberally with the crafter's ink and heat embossed them with the Opalescent Clear embossing powder to make them all match with a beautiful shimmer!

Not only is that technique great for stretching your chipboard alphabets, but it made my letters match the layout perfectly since I used the same ink as the stamped fabric and accents!

Supplies:

Clearsnap ColorBox Crafter's Ink in spiced plum

Top Boss Embossing Powder in Opalescent Clear

Graphic 45 Patterned paper

Sizzix die

Hero Arts stamp

Bella Blvd alphas

Bazzill cardstock

Want2Scrap jewels

Other: white fabric, sewing machine and thread, vellum

Large flower card and tutorial

I created this card for the Susan Weckesser and Clearsnap blog hop. I even created my very first, ok maybe second, but first in several years, video tutorial. You can view the tutorial, which is also on my youTube channel, here on the Clearsnap blog.

Clearsnap Product:

• Mix'd Media Inx™ Chox Inx by Donna Salazar for Clearsnap in Bluejay
• Clearsnap Smooch Spritz® in Vanilla Shimmer and River Mossy
• Sprinkle! Chunky Glitter by Stephanie Barnard for Clearsnap

Other Supplies:

• Susan Weckesser patterned paper
• Bazzill Cardstock
• glue stick
• hot glue gun

Clearsnap and Hero arts flower card

I just adore this flower stamp from Hero Arts. It's so simple and yet so powerful! I use it all the time! For this card, I paired it with some Clearsnap Pigment ink in Cupid and some Clearsnap Chalk ink in Fawn. The lighter brown flowers were created by stamping again without reinking. 

The sentiment stamp is also hero arts. The bling is My Mind's Eye. 

Clearsnap, Susan Weckesser and SRM Glassine bag

I had so much fun working with the Susan Weckesser products from the swap, that I made another project! For this one, I used a Glassine bag from SRM stickers. 

Clearsnap Product: 

• Clearsnap Stephanie Barnard Dye ink in Banana, Cherry, Kettle and Cornflower

Other Supplies:

• Susan Weckesser for Unity Stamp Company
• Susan Weckesser "Live In Color" Patterned Paper by Want2Scrap
• Felt Flowers from Buttons Galore
• Hero Arts sentiment stamp
• Helmar Foam tape