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!

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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!

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)

Adding Special Details to your Traveler's Notebook

Traveler's Notebooks can be great for a variety of purposes from planning to bullet journaling to memory keeping. Today I am going to show you one of mine that I use for memory keeping and how I used adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to add some special details to it!

**I receive products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Paper House Productions for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

To check out all the details up close on this you can head here.

I also have a process video to walk you thru the whole thing!  Here it is:

Creating a Scrapbook Layout with Minimal Supplies

Did you know that every Sunday night I am live on the Paper House Productions Facebook Page creating with their fabulous products!?!  This past week I created a layout with the bare minimum supplies and I love how it turned out!  

**I receive products from Paper House Productions for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

For this project I just used a few simple things - click on any of them below (affiliate thumbnails) to check them out up close!

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I couldn't get you a thumbnail of the exact 3D Stickers I used BUT if you love them you can find them here. I do think the ones in the thumbnail would work pretty great too!  Let's take a look at my Facebook Live Video to see how it all came together!

Be sure to keep an eye on the Paper House Facebook Page to keep up with all their new products and my crazy AND fun live sessions!

5 Wedding Card Ideas in 10 Minutes

Pressed for time? Have a bunch of weddings to hit this wedding season?  If that's the case then join me today for a quick ten minute video where I will walk you thru how you can use just a few simple products to create some beautiful cards!

**I receive products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Paper House Productions for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

As I mentioned in my last post - creating backgrounds with Washi Tape has become a favorite technique of mine.  I'm going to employ this technique today as I create multiple wedding cards with Washi Tape backgrounds.  The only other supplies you'll need is a set of 3D Wedding Stickers from Paper House Productions, some rhinestones, and some Adhesive Dots from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (choose your topping for these - I went with foil but glitter or flocking would be beautiful also).  Let's dive into the video for these cards:

I hope that between the last post with a washi tape layout background and this post, I've inspired you to pull out your washi tape and make use of this product again!

You can check out the supplies from this card set by clicking on any of the affiliate thumbnails below:

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Washi Tape Background

Washi Tape is such a great versatile product.  Lately I've been enjoying using it for backgrounds on layouts and cards.  Here's a scrapbook layout I did recently where I created a whole background with wonky stripes!

**I receive products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Paper House Productions for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

To get started I picked out the sticker set I wanted to use.  Knowing that it had some different colors in it, I printed my pictures in black and white!  Then I just matched up some washi tape with my stickers and began to create!  Let's take a look at the process up close in this video:

Anyone can make a background like this - newbies or experienced crafters alike!

Wanna check out the supplies from this up close?  Click on any of the affiliate thumbnails below to see more: 

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Father's Day Card

With days like Father's Day that we celebrate year after year, it's always nice to have some fresh inspiration.  So I thought I would shake things up in my routine and create a card with some gold foil and dimension for this Father's Day!  Here's what I created for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:

**I receive products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Paper House Productions for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

This is a pretty simple card to assemble - you just need to follow a few steps!  You can check out all the steps over on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog.

Rainbow Ensemble

For the Creativation Show in January I was able to combine products from Paper House Productions with the adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to make some booth projects.  I decided to go with a colorful rainbow theme and incorporate gold foil into it.  

The Marbleous and Color Washed lines from Paper House both have gold foil in them already - so adding more gold foil was the perfect way to show how to Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside.

While creating this layout I realized how much I loved adding gold foil to the 3D foam adhesives.  This video will walk you thru just how easy it is to do it!

Additionally if you want to learn more about how to make the flower hoop - I have a video that shows how to make the flowers.

Click on the thumbnails below to see any of the supplies - and as always - thanks for your support!

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DIY Thanksgiving Table Decor

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly and requires all kinds of ingredients for the perfect day. I knew I needed to start working on one ingredient:  cute decor for my table.  With just a few simple ingredients I was able to pull together an adorable turkey and some napkin rings: the most important ingredient being the Feathers Project Pad from Paper House Productions.

Combining the feathers with a couple of circles, some Autumn Woods washi tape, empty toilet paper rolls, and enamel dots; I was able to make both the turkey and some napkin rings.  Here’s the whole process in a quick video!

I can’t even tell you how much fun it was to put this turkey together!  I love it when the project comes together and is just super fun!

Look at all those pretty patterns in the feathers! I love that the colors coordinate so nicely so that the patterns aren’t overwhelming.  In addition to the turkey I created some napkin rings using the same ingredients!

So there you have it, simple ingredients that come together to make some beautiful decor!  To check out the supplies for this project just click on the affiliate thumbnails below - Thanks for Your Support!

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