Summer 2008: Scraptastic!
Summertime is the perfect time to do some small, fun projects done and get jump start on holiday gifts.
Here are some small projects and layouts I've been working on. Have fun browsing; hope it gives you some ideas. Email
me if you have questions. Scraplift at your own risk...
A Timely Project
Spice up your laundry room or make a themed clock for a gift quickly & easily.
Take an inexpensive clock, pop the front plastic cover off carefully, add stickers, replace front and wah-lah!
Kids can do this one, too!
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"Girls Day at Disneyland" Layout
Do you sew? Can you sew a straight line? No? Good! Here's a great use for extra
embroidery thread! Jazz-up a simple layout and add texture with hand-stitching. This was my first attempt and
I've already got ideas for more complex patterns.
The Basic "How to": Place vellum over layout area to be stitched; preferrably over cardstock. Secure
the vellum to the edge of the cardstock with a blue tab (like a hinge) and sketch your pattern in colored pencil.
It's okay to erase and redraw. This will give you a vision of what the stitching pattern and colors will look like.
Don't be afraid to go over the photos either. Follow lines with a push pin hole every 1/4 to 1/2 inch - no further or
closer. Stitch forward, following pattern, then go back to create a "solid" stitch line.
Your vellum template may be reusable. Follow color scheme of layout or other embellishments to tie everything together.
Ready for the next step up? Get creative with your paper patterns - think about all the shapes, etc you could use. You
can do it, too!
Trivia: Yes; this layout has 13 photos and one is split from left and right layout pages. If you can't read the tag,
it says, "Another pefect day at the Happiest Place on Earth."
"K & Co., Brenda Walton Maison Slipcase Mini Book Kit"
This cute kit was only a few dollars at Big Lots. The passport-style mini book originally came with a slipcase (box),
but as soon as you start adding pic's and embellishments, the mini book is too thick for the slipcase. Oh well; it makes a
pretty display on a bookcase.
I used just about every scrap of paper and sticker that came with the kit, and then some. Stuck to black and white
photos for this mini family heritage booklet in a Nostalgic style. I love the Nostalgic style; an excuse to "junk it
up!"
"Floral 'A' Composition Book"
Well, the Altered Composition book made into a Pirate theme (shown below) was a hit. So much so that mom had to
follow it up with another one for another class!
This one took on a romantic and floral theme with Anna Griffin papers, leather flowers, large brads, chipboard letter
inside a chipboard letter cut-out, plus paper sewing with a pocket-in-a-pocket on the front inside cover. The white
flourishes were stenciled on with white acrylic paint, using a Sizzix die cut as the stencil. The ribbon that is wrapped around
the front cover vertically is tied and glued on the front only; the inside is left loose to tuck papers underneath. A button
was sewn to the bow on the ribbon for additional embellishment.
* When altering a note book, remember to put your dimensional objects on the front cover and keep the back cover flat
inside and out so that it is easy to write in the pages.
"Lemon Meringue"
Altered Journal
* Think ahead for the holidays; altered journals are nice stockingstuffer gifts or gifts for friends.
This one took on a "cooking" theme (all by itself). Covered a small tear with a sticker.
To make, mix together:
glue and glitter to batter in bowl;
lots of lemon stickers;
tab dividers;
ribbons & metal charms to spine;
inked edges;
paper clips, magnet clip;
a binder clip w/word sticker on one side;
library pockets to front inside cover;
cooking sayings, etc
2009 Planner
Got this little 2009 Planner at Michaels for a dollar and jazzed it up with ink, stickers and tabs for quick monthly
references. Practical and stylish.
Anyone that sees this will recognize a fellow papercrafter. Where's yours?
"First Year of College" Layout
Layout Picture #1: Found this mat at the Dollar Tree and was inspired to alter it. I trimmed all outside
sides down so the background wallpaper would show around the edges, purposely leaving the bottom of the mat taller than the
other sides. The lone picture had to be symbolic because this is serving as the first layout in a new album.
The Challenge: Incorporate current scrap trends such as circles, flourishes and flowers. Use
rule of 1s 3s and 5s.
Color Analysis: Used white, black and silver as primary color theme and pulled torquoise from
scarf as the accent color.
Layout Picture #2: After running a silver pen along the inner rim of the window, I cut a black print circle, then
matted it onto torquoise cardstock and trimmed that with scallopped edged scissors. Cut one line to center of circle
and mounted to photo mat, folding edge under mat as shown.
Layout Picture #3: Scrap trick. Needed a matching circle of paper for big flower, so instead of using another
12x12", I cut a circle from the wallpaper where it wouldn't show after the photo mat was secured.
Layout Picture #4: Note use of journaling circle in center of biggest flower (new trend) and use of torquoise brad
to pull color from rim of circle and scarf (using the rule of 3s for the accent color). Back to rule of 1s 3s and 5s:
There is ONE circle; THREE flourishes (Sizzix dies, btw); THREE ribbons and FIVE flowers. The embellishments
are purposely set to draw the eye from the upper left corner to the lower right corner.
Aaaarrrrr Ye Ready for School?
Not until you have altered a Composition Book into a Pirate's Log!
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Ahoy Mateys...where be yer treasure?
Inspire creative journal writing or note taking with this functional gift for a favorite student. This composition
book was purchased at WalMart for $0.50. They have different patterns; the black & white striped patterns are perfect
for the popular pirate theme.
Condensed Directions: Sand edges of outside of book first so ink sticks and it has a weathered appearance. Use
large pirate stickers to cover printed titles, etc on front and back of book. In this sample, white then blue acrylic paint
was swirled in the lower right hand corner of the front for an oceanic background. After the paint dried, a ship sticker
was placed over it.
The front inside cover is a pocket page for a few pieces of paper - maybe a treasure map. The trick to a pocket
page is to fold the pocket paper under the background paper and fold the upper edge of the pocket forward for a stronger edge.
Left and rightmost brads help secure the pocket to background paper. The whole pocket is then glued to front inside
cover with a bead of glue around the edges only. * If you use too much glue, the page will warp. Put
a book on top to weigh it down and let it dry and hour. Edges are inked. A torn 'map' is edged with ink.
Stickers and brads add to the pirate theme.
Three tabs roughly divide up the pages. The back inside cover is wallpaper cut to fit with a sticker in the center
and another border sticker to disguise the left inside edge of the paper.
* Keep the back inside and outside cover as flat as possible for smoother writing. Put your dimensional stuff on
the front or front inside cover.
Star-shaped Coffee Table Album
Another Scraplifting success story...
The original example was a beach scene, which is perfect for a starfish shaped album. Once mastered,
the design can be expanded to other subjects and taught to our favorite Junior Scrappers. The ease and simplicity
of this project means you can get an album done in one day.
Here's a few pictures of the albums, sans photos - and how to make it:
1. Get six sheets of same or coordinated 12x12" cardstock - plain, decorated or stamped for your theme.
Fold each in half and make a tic mark at 6.5" on the fold line and 5.5" inches at the cut edge. Draw a line from one
to the other with a ruler and cut on this line with a trimmer. Repeat with the five other papers. [Save scraps
for later.] These odd shaped folded papers will be the "backbone" of the album and will be glued to eachother back-to-back
to form the star shape that makes the album stand up.
2. Cut your interior wallpaper at 5.5" wide from three selected 12x12" papers that match your background cardstock
paper. [You should have a one inch ribbon left over for embellishing later.] Trim half an inch off one end.
Fold in half and crease with printed side of paper inside the fold. Decorate the interior strip as you would a mini album
page, using the scraps for mats, strip embellishments, etc and then adhere it at the right and left margins only
to the left and right side of the 'backbone' paper. Trim rough edges. The interior paper should be free-floating
from the 'backbone' paper.
3. Optional: Ink edges.
4. Adhere the 'backbone' pages together. You can do all of them or leave one set un-adhered so that
the album can lay flat. If you leave one unadhered, incorporated a fancy [paper or binder] clip into the scheme of that
page so that it will create the star shape when open. Tacky glue around the edges works fine. Let it sit flat with a
book on it to dry an hour. Do not over-glue.
* In this example, words were cut out of scrap paper and used for embellishing the other pages.
When it comes to mini albums, keep the theme consistent and the papers matching or complimentary (per color
wheel). Use small embellishments and let the photo be the centerpiece.
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