Friday, November 30, 2018
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Today is the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm playing along over on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog! Here's a sneak of what I created - now run over there and get yourself in on the fun and prizes ;)
Saturday, November 24, 2018
DIY Phone Stand
I'm all about being creative and I'm also all about practicality. Oftentimes amongst my crafts, I find myself craving doing something that is practical. So when I saw the Regular Phone Stand in the Clear Scraps Store, I knew I had to snag it! If for no other reason than maybe it will save me time every week searching for my phone underneath all my scrapbooking papers! Let's take a look at this useful product!
As I considered decorating it, i had a lot of ideas! This stand is made of acrylic. I could use paint or vinyl or washi....their were very few paper crafting items that I didn't consider! In the end I decided to go with a patterned paper. Specifically a patterned paper that I hadn't used a lot of on a scrapbook layout or card but really love! This way I could look at it for a long time! I added a cut-apart piece with the phrase "Make Ideas Happen" onto the top - figuring that it might provide some inspiration as I craft. I also had some flat butterfly stickers. Anything with dimension was out because then my phone wouldn't lay flat.
You can see that my phone fits on it nicely. I also tried some bigger phones and those were all great too!
One of the details I really like about this is that it comes together very easily - just two quick pieces of acrylic that slide into place. I also appreciate how easily I can still charge my phone thanks to the notch opening you see pictured! Let's take a look at a quick video of how I put this together!
You can check out any of the supplies from this project by clicking on the affiliate thumbnails below!
As I considered decorating it, i had a lot of ideas! This stand is made of acrylic. I could use paint or vinyl or washi....their were very few paper crafting items that I didn't consider! In the end I decided to go with a patterned paper. Specifically a patterned paper that I hadn't used a lot of on a scrapbook layout or card but really love! This way I could look at it for a long time! I added a cut-apart piece with the phrase "Make Ideas Happen" onto the top - figuring that it might provide some inspiration as I craft. I also had some flat butterfly stickers. Anything with dimension was out because then my phone wouldn't lay flat.
You can see that my phone fits on it nicely. I also tried some bigger phones and those were all great too!
One of the details I really like about this is that it comes together very easily - just two quick pieces of acrylic that slide into place. I also appreciate how easily I can still charge my phone thanks to the notch opening you see pictured! Let's take a look at a quick video of how I put this together!
You can check out any of the supplies from this project by clicking on the affiliate thumbnails below!
Monday, November 19, 2018
December Bullet Journal Future Log - Clear Scraps
After playing with the 6 inch Calendar Mascil last month for my Bullet Journal, I knew it was going to be a staple in my monthly creations. Today I am sharing an example of how I used it to create my December Future Log for my Bullet Journal using a couple of different Mascils! I needed to get an early jump on this spread because December is SO busy! Here's how the full spread turned out:
Lots of reds, greens, and gold foil help give the whole spread the holiday feel I was going for! But the real showstopper is the 6 inch Stars Mascil that you can see on the left hand side of my spread!
By doing one layer of red stars and then topping it with another layer of red stars I was able to create a unique background for my list. Distress Oxide Inks worked nicely for creating multiple layers. To keep my stencil in place i used some Repositionable Adhesive Dots. I masked out the area for the list using some old packaging and then drew the lines in following the dot grids already in my notebook. I outlined the whole box with some washi tape.
On the opposite side I stuck with markers and pens using the Mascil as a tracing stencil. I used a fine tip marker for the tracing and then a regular tip one to fill it in. I added in stickers for my borders and numbers. Let's take a look at a process video to show you how I created both sides!
Lots of reds, greens, and gold foil help give the whole spread the holiday feel I was going for! But the real showstopper is the 6 inch Stars Mascil that you can see on the left hand side of my spread!
By doing one layer of red stars and then topping it with another layer of red stars I was able to create a unique background for my list. Distress Oxide Inks worked nicely for creating multiple layers. To keep my stencil in place i used some Repositionable Adhesive Dots. I masked out the area for the list using some old packaging and then drew the lines in following the dot grids already in my notebook. I outlined the whole box with some washi tape.
On the opposite side I stuck with markers and pens using the Mascil as a tracing stencil. I used a fine tip marker for the tracing and then a regular tip one to fill it in. I added in stickers for my borders and numbers. Let's take a look at a process video to show you how I created both sides!
Thanks so much for joining me today - have fun playing with those Mascils!
-Christine
Supplies Used: 6 inch Stars Mascil, 6 inch Calendar Mascil, Distress Oxides (Ranger), Pens ( Marvy), Stickers (Paper House Productions), Washi Tape (Paper House Productions), Soft Cover Journal (Paper House Productions), Adhesives (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L)
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Bullet Journal Future Log
Over the last few months I have gotten more and more into Bullet Journaling. It's an organizational hobby that allows you do some planning and tracking and add as much creativity as you'd like. I wasn't sure if I'd get hooked on it but the more I played, the more I knew I liked it! As soon as I laid eyes on the 6 inch Calendar Mascil, I knew it would be perfect for my Bullet Journal!
A Future Log is a place to keep your plans for upcoming months that you can then use to tranfer to your real time planner at the right time. I knew with the holidays coming I was going to need to get some November dates recorded!
On the left hand side I used the Wood Grain Mascil to create my background. I laid down cardstock to block out the area where I didn't want the ink. Then I did one layer with Distress Oxide and dried it. I took the stencil off and followed up with a second layer of light inking to remove all the white. Some stickers and washi tape finish the whole side off.
The other side is where I used the 6 inch Calendar Mascil! I used that and traced my boxes and letters. I then used stickers to fill in the numbers. Hand lettering and stickers pull the whole thing together! If any of this seems confusing, I've got good news! Here's a process video that will walk you thru the whole thing!
A Future Log is a place to keep your plans for upcoming months that you can then use to tranfer to your real time planner at the right time. I knew with the holidays coming I was going to need to get some November dates recorded!
On the left hand side I used the Wood Grain Mascil to create my background. I laid down cardstock to block out the area where I didn't want the ink. Then I did one layer with Distress Oxide and dried it. I took the stencil off and followed up with a second layer of light inking to remove all the white. Some stickers and washi tape finish the whole side off.
The other side is where I used the 6 inch Calendar Mascil! I used that and traced my boxes and letters. I then used stickers to fill in the numbers. Hand lettering and stickers pull the whole thing together! If any of this seems confusing, I've got good news! Here's a process video that will walk you thru the whole thing!
The 6 inch Mascils fit the width of an A5 Journal nearly perfect - I know this is going to be a staple in my upcoming journaling! On to December and tracking all the madness that goes with the holidays ;)
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