The Scrapbooking Studio carries the entire line of Doodlebug's easy to create cards. This giant collection includes several card and envelope styles and colors along with dimensional stickers, and card greetings. The great news is that it's all reasonably priced starting at only $0.75/piece. I created these four cards in less than 15 minutes. I think they turned out adorable thanks to the huge selection at The Scrapbooking Studio-but you be the final judge. Stop by the store to check out the samples on display today.

What do Maya Road, Simple Stories, and Ranger products all have in common? Great Design! Quickly create a beautiful mini-album with exquisite detail using Maya Road's chimpboard mini-albums, Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Stain to cover the chipboard pages, and a 6x6 Mini-Pad from Simple Stories to create the perfect background pages and pieces for your own story. Add some emphamira, ribbon, and twine and the album is created (painlessly) in no time at all! You can purchase all of these products today at The Scrapbooking Studio.

 

I used Simple Stories' Generations paper, Ranger's Pumice Stone, Crushed Olive and Tea Dye Distress Stain, and Maya Road's Curved Edge Layered Scolloped Book. Sparkle was added with Ranger's Perfect Pearls Mists in Interference Red and Perfect Pearl.

Creating Altered Chipboard and Wooden pieces

Step 1: Select several pieces for your project. I am using Maya Road's chipboard and wooden snowflake pieces.

Step 2: Add color to the pieces using Tattered Angel's glimmer mist (Santa Baby), Distress Ink (Peeled Paint), and/or Rangers Paint Daubers (Snow Cap), or Clearsnap cat eye ink pads.

Step 3: Use a heat tool to set the ink/paint onto the pieces.

Step 4: Add glitter to a few of the pieces by running them upside down (good side down)through a Xyron.

Step 5: Sprinkle glitter over the sticky painted side of the pieces.

Step 6: Use glue dots to adhere chipboard or wooden pieces to your layout, card or art project...

 

I used BoBunny's Blitzen line of papers to create this layout along with my wooden and chipboard pieces I altered.

Supplies

Patterned Paper: BoBunny Blitzen

Embellishements: Maya Road Snowflake chipboard and wooden pieces

Paints/Ink: Ranger Distress Ink, Ranger Paint Daubers, Cat Eye Inks, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Adhesive: Glue Dots

Ribbon: Maya Road

Title Stickers: American Craft Thickers

AWDML Blog Sketch Challenge-Card

Shelly here with a card sketch challenge! Jillibean soup is on sale at AWDML all month so I picked up some of the Jillibean soup Christmas Chestnut Soup paper line & some accesories that matched to create a Christmas card and get a jump on the holiday season. Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:



Why not try the sketch and show off what you made? Don't forget to post it in the gallery on the AWDML web site.

AWDML Manufacturer Spotlight: Ranger

Ranger is known worldwide as a leader for scrapbooking, stamping, jewelry making, mixed media artists and home decor artists everywhere. The company is based in New Jersey and it's products are all created in the United States! Ranger has Inkssentials™, Adirondack® and Distress™ lines to name a few examples of their inks.
 
However, my personal favorite products from Ranger are their tools! The Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz distress tool, and sanding block are at the top of my "must have" list. As this month's featured manufacturer, you can enjoy25% off all Ranger Industry products in stock at AWDML store. Here are a few examples of fun things to create with Ranger Products:


Ranger Distress Tool-use it along the edges of paper to create a torn look.

 

Alcohol Inks on felt pad/blending tool tapped onto clearly for art and molded with heat tool.









Embossed image after it was sanded with the sanding tool.








Blending tool and Distress ink used to ink tag's edges to give it an aged appearance.

Tiny Attacher used to hold ribbon to tag's front.

Here are a few cards created with these parts/pieces:

Product List:

Jillibean Soup papers & pea pod parts

Ranger Tiny Attacher

Ranger Sanding Tool

Distress Tool

Ranger Glassine paper

Ranger Blending Tool

Ranger Alcohol Inks

Ranger Distress Ink



Technique Using Ranger Perfect Medium and Perfect Pearls

Create gorgeous stamped images with Ranger's Perfect Medium and Perfect Pearls. I created this card using Jillibean Soup's Gazpacho Soup, Accucut die cut card base (Bazzill cardstock), Perfect Medium, stamps, and Perfect pearls in two different colors.



Perfect Pearls in two different colors!



Begin by die cutting a card base with an Accucut die cutting machine (or similar die machine). Adhere Jillibean soup Gazpacho soup papers to inside base. Use Ranger Distress ink and blending tool around scalloped edges of the card front. Cut striped paper for card top using the Tim Holtz distress tool around the paper's edge, ink if desired. Use stamps on Ranger Perfect Medium ink pad and stamp on brown cardstock (the Perfect Pearls really shines through when used on darker cardstock colors). Use fluffy Perfect Pearls brush to apply Perfect Pearls in first color (spider is Kiwi). Stamp second image and use second Perfect Pearls to dust over the second image (floral is Blush). Adhere stamped image to card front. Use Ranger Liquid Pearls in four courners of cardstock to "anchor" the image to card front. Also, I used a silver metalic pen to outline the cardstock just a bit. Finally, add a Jillibean "Soup Label" for the card's greeting.

Items Used:

Bazzill Cardstosck

Jillibean Soup Gazpacho Soup papers & soup labels

Ranger Perfect Medium ink & Perfect Pearls

Ranger Liquid Pearls

Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Silver Metalic pen

Ranger Distress Ink

Ranger Blending Tool



Sassy Lil' Sketches Week 3 Reveal

Week 3 Sketch is:

And here's my take on it: I used Graphic 45 Christmas papers, Ranger stickles, black pen for faux stiching, pop dots for dimension.

Sadly, the gals at Sassy Lil' Sketchs have decided to shut their site down after three years so this will be my last reveal/posts for their website. I appreciate the opportunity they gave me and wish them both the greatest of futures in their scrapbooking and personal lives. Thanks ladies!

Sassy Lil' Sketches Week 1 Reveal (Ramped up Schedule this month!)

Week 1 Card Sketch revealed: And here's my take on it: I used black cardstock for the base, Canvas Corp kraft printed cardstock for the printed paper and the greeting. Used an EK Success corner punch and Queen & Co. bling along with May Arts wide gingham ribbon in cream/peach.

I love the simple elegance this sketch offers. Pretty and grown-up at the same time.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Week 3 Card Reveal

We're half way through September and it's already time for another Sassy Lil' Sketch card reveal. Are you ready? Here it is:

I created an Anniversay card for my brother and his wife who were married on October 31. I used Cosmo Cricut paper, Kaiser Kraft blooms, Stampin' Up punches, and Ranger Distress ink on the edges of the card and patterned paper.

This card has most of my favorite colors on it. I love Autumn and all the beauty it has to offer. I think it may be my favorite season. What's yours? Oh, did I mention this month's Sassy Lil Sketch sponsor is Authentique Paper? Well, they are-so play along on Sassy Lil' Sketches and you will be registered for the monthly drawing. All you have to do is copy the sketch above, take a picture of your card, and post it on the website here: http://www.sassylilsketches.com/ You'll find the rules, gallery, and lots of inspiration!

A Walk Down Memory Lane: Product Review

Slick Writers by American Crafts
The Slick Writer is a pen "must-have" in my opinion because it allows scrapbookers and cardmakers to write on surfaces that would otherwise go unused and less embellished. Slick Writers contain quick-dry ink and their durable acrylic tip makes this the ideal marker for writing on lots & lots of surfaces, including photos, stickers, ribbon, vellum, metal and glass. I was introduced to the Slick Writer several years ago when I was whining to a friend about not being able to find a pen to write on Maya Road plastic journaling tags. Well, with Slick Writer's you can! They also work great on photo paper (which is what I used in my card example here). Sometimes I find myself wanting to add a bit of journaling to a picture-especially in an area of the photo that is blank-maybe an inspirational word-like "Hope" or "Love". I pull out my Slick Write and it works great. Slick Writers come in lots of different sizes-fine, medium, and broad and are also available in different colors. I created my card using American Crafts patterned paper, photo paper, Ranger alcohol inks, stencils, bling and green gingham ribbon & of course a fine black Slick Writer!

Tutorial: 3D Copic Images=Happiness :)

A Walk Down Memory Lane has a fun tutorial on how to create this 3D image using The Greeting Farm stamps, Copic Markers, and American Crafts papers & Thickers:

Copic Christmas Card Class-October 5, 2011

Join me at The Scrapbooking Studio on October 5, 2011 from 6:30-8:30pm to create five Christmas Cards using Copic markers, Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land papers & stamps, Tattered Angels (Mist)-a-ble canvas sheet flowers, Just Rite Stamps, Maya Road wooden snowflakes and heart stick pins, Tim Holtz stamp, Stickles & Ranger inks & blender tool, as well as Perfect Pearls Mist, gorgeous ribbons with texture, punched and die cut pieces, and more. Each attendee will receive three Ciao Copic Markers to keep in the following colors ($12 value) R35 Coral, R39 Garnet, and YG63 Pea Green. You'll also receive photos of each card along with written directions and envelopes. In addition to the three Ciao marker colors already mentioned we will also use the following markers in class-bring them if you have them or use mine during class: R22, R24, BG10, B00, B02, N0, YG67, E74, E77, BV20, BV25, Y08, C5, C7, C8, Colorless Blender. Cost for class $28.00 Call to reserve your spot now: 309-736-7242 We had a full house last time! You won't want to miss out!

Another Challenge from A Walk Down Memory Lane

I love a good challenge-especially one that helps me reach outside of my comfort zone without being too painful. I have a bad habit of hoarding certain very pretty scrapbooking embellishments...so my challenge to you is to pick something from your "hoard" and use it on a layout today. I choose to use an embroidered tag from Prima that I purchased over a year ago. I also used some Kraft Glassine paper from Tim Holtz idea-ology (Advantus), and some vine ribbon. I cut the tag into two portions to make it go a little further, used the Glassine paper to die cut a flower (Accucut) and my title. The vine ribbon I've had for a while and am now down to only two feet or so-the remainder gets stashed back in the hoard for later :). Here's a look at my layout using the three items from my "hoard".

I created this layout using American Crafts cardstock and Hello Sunshine patterned paper.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Reveal! Sept. 2011 (Week 1)

It's the start of Sept. 2011 and you know what that means? It's time for another Card Sketch reveal from Sassy Lil' Sketches! This month's card sponsor is Authentique Paper check them out here: http://www.authentiquepaper.com/ Here's the first September sketch:




My first take on the sketch did indeed include a cupcake, I also was able to work in using my crimper and Copic markers for some of the frosting; however, the card just didn't look right to me when I was finished so I started over. I used a whole new color scheme, turned the sketch sideways and used stars instead of the cupcake. These changes to my original sample worked better for me and I was much happier with the results second time around. It's a fun sketch and I liked the idea of the really large flower as the card mat.









What's your take on the sketch? Give it a try and post it at: Sassy Lil Sketches. I can't wait to see your results.

Sweet Tooth September Kits-Revealed!

Pebbles Fresh Goods was a truly sweet treat to work with! Embossed dots, large and small florals, awsome borders and tons more~You will love what you create with this month's eight card collection:



Each of these floral goodies says, "Hello" in a very special way. Felt flowers, hand dyed coffee filter flowers, Kaiser Kraft flowers, Maya Road stick pins, Pebbles papers & rub-ons, buttons, brads, tons of ribbons and more bloom across every card.