Hello Scrappers!

 Now that spring is finally here, I love to take pictures of the flowers in boom. This new layout heather made displays them beautifully! This new page was made using a combination of different scrapbooking companies. This layout is all about flowers and many different flowers were used. You get to learn how to make all of them and more right here on this blog. Another thing that we used a lot of in this layout is the i-topper. The i-topper is a brad-making tool from chatterbox. This tool is a super fun way to create personalized brads in a few easy steps. The i-topper can work with mostly any material, including: candy wrappers, fabric, ribbon, paper, photos and much more. In this layout, we mostly made paper brads. The i-topper can really add that extra something to a layout or page!

Here’s how to put this page together:

step one: use cream cardstock as base page.

step two: cut brown cardstock th 9 1/4″ x9 1/2″ and adhere to right side of page.

step three: cut floral patterned paper to 9″x 9 1/4″ and adhere on top of  brown cardstock.

step four: cut green cardstock to 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and adhere on top of floral patterned paper.

step five: adhere cream journaling block on top of green cardstock and to right side of page.  

step six: adhere die cut “f” to top left corner of the layout.

step seven: using a pink  marker color white alphabet stickers pink and add to title, finishing the word “flowers”.

step eight: add brads and flowers to layout. 

Here are the insructions to creating a variety of  Fabulous Flowers:

1.  The Fabric Yo-Yo Flower

Using fabric, thread, needle and button, cut a piece of fabric into a 3 ½” circle. Thread needle and tie a knot at the end. Run needle through fabric about ¼” from the top sewing around entire circle. Gently pull thread so that fabric begins to gather and form a circle. Once the fabric is gathered tie a knot at the end and cut off excess thread. Embellish with a button or an i-top brad.

2. The Ribbon Flower

Cut a 12” piece of satin or sheer ribbon. Thread a needle and tie a knot at the end. Run a needle through the fabric about ¼” from the edge. Gently pull the thread to gather the ribbon into a circle, tie a knot at the end and cut off excess thread embellish with a button or an i-top brad.

3. Layered Chipboard Flower

Layer silk or paper flowers with buttons and chipboard.

4. Layered Button Flower

Layer multiple button sizes on top of each other.

5. Fan Fold Flower

Cut two 2” x 12” pieces of patterned paper. Fan fold each piece of paper every ½” and adhere both ends together. Place a small amount of glue on a piece of paper of cardstock and press the center of the flower into adhesive. Place some weight on the flower until adhesive is dry. Add a button to the center of the flower.

6. Flower from Grosgrain Ribbon

Draw a spiral shape in pencil on either your layout or base page. Cut a 14” piece of ribbon and adhere ¼” super tacky tape to the backside of the ribbon. Starting from the outside edge and following your pattern, adhere ribbon to page, folding ribbon every ½”. Continue to center of flower. Embellish with a button or an i-top brad.

7. Flower from paper strips

Cut ¼” strips from patterned paper and adhere on top of each other to create this flower.  Embellish with a button or an i-top brad.

8. 5-Petal Flower Pattern

Materials: any size crochet hook (depending on what size flower you want), any weight yarn.

Rnd 1: Ch 5 join into a ring w/sl st in 1^st ch.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 9 dc in ring, join to top of ch w/sl st—10 sts.

Rnd 3:  **Ch 2 work 3 dc in next st, ch 2 sl st in next st** five times. Fasten off

For a different color center, try changing yarn colors after found 2. Experiment with different weight yarns and hook sizes. To layer a slightly smaller flower on top, go down one hook size from larger flower.

9. Stacked Flowers

Stack flowers from tissue paper, patterned paper and felt. All flowers and materials are either punched or cut from circles and layered.

10.  The Fabric Flower-using fabric

Cut fabric 1 ½” wide and 14” long. Begin with center of the rose by folding down one end of the strip on an angle and then fold fabric in half. The flower is formed by twisting and folding fabric into a spiral formation.

If you have purchesed a Card Kit Of The Month or a Page Kit Of Month from us, and have lost the instruction sheet you can find it here. Just click on the link of the month kit purchased and the instructions will pop up on the screen.  We will keep this post updated so check back every month! Thanks, Whatwefound Scrapbooking!

Card Kit Of The Month:

September:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_0909_instructions.pdf

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_0909_bonusinstructions.pdf

October:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_1009_instructions.pdf

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_1009_bonusinstructions.pdf

 
November:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_1109_instructions.pdf

 

December:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_1209_instructions.pdf

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/COTM/COTM_1209_bonusinstructions.pdf

 

 

Page Kit Of The Month:

January:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/Jan09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

February:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/Feb09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

 

March:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/Mar09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

April:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/Apr09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

May:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/May09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

 

June:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/June09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

 

July:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/July09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

 

August:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/Aug09POTMKitInstructions.pdf

 

September:

http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/POTM_0909_instructions.pdf

October:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/POTM_1009_instructions.pdf

November:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/POTM_1109_instructions.pdf

December:
http://www.basicgrey.com/clientuploads/Instructions/POTM_1209_instructions.pdf

I thought i might give a few more project ideas , as well as an FAQ video for those of you who already use Glimmer mists. I think these projects help show how versatile this product is and how you don’t only have to use it for scrapbooking. While making a Halloween wreath this year, Heather was having a difficult time finding fake black roses, so instead of doing with out, or spending way too much money on them, she bought some fake white roses and sprayed them with Raven Glimmer Mist and created her own black roses. This is just one idea of how glimmer mists can work for any project you might have!!

Enjoy! Kaitlyn

You may have read some of our tweets over the summer and seen that Heather had the opportunity to meet and take a class from Tim Holtz. Now, you lucky readers, we are giving you the instructions to this fabulous class. Heather said she has never taken such a fun class. She loved getting to work with all the Tim Holtz products, and learning tons of new skills. If you ever get the chance to, we recommend taking it! He’s a crafting genius, and i think you will be able to tell from this mini-album.

Supplies:

RANGER:
Craft Sheet
Distress Inks
Distress Crackle Paint
Glossy Accents
Multi-medium
Sticky Back Canvas
Perfect Pearls
Mini Mister
Heat-It Craft Tool
Cut N Dry Foam

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology:
Grungeboard Seasonal
Grungebook
Numerals
Sanding Grip
Tiny Attacher

Tonic:
Tim Holtz Scissors

Stampers Anonymous:
Tim Holtz Collection Stamps

Prima:
Holiday Poinsettia Flowers

MISC:
Vintage Music Ephemera

INSTRUCTIONS::

Steps For Distress Stickled Grunge:
1.Remove Grungeboard pieces from sheet
2.Tap ink blending tool on to distress ink pad
3.Lightly rub ink over grungeboard pieces.
4.Apply a dab of distress stickles to inked grunge.
5.Wipe a thin layer over grunge with your finger.
6.Allow to dry completely. *Note: You may dry with heat tool.*

Steps for covering grungeboard:
1.Working on craft sheet, dip cut n dry foam into multi-medium.
2.Wipe a thin layer on to grungeboard cover.
3.Immediately place music paper over grunge cover to the right of the holes.
4.Repeat for back cover placing music paper upside down.
5.Tear off excess paper from around grunge covers.
6.Once pages are dry, sand excess paper off with sanding grip.
7.Remove backing from printed sticky back canvas and place on the left edge of grunge covering the holes.
8.Left outside edge of sticky back canvas and apply a thin layer of multi-medium to grunge and press canvas back down.
9.Tap ink blending tool into distress ink and ink grunge covers.
10.Apply rock candy distress stickles and spread with finger.
11.Repeat above steps for back cover.

Steps for rock candy distress crackle paint:
1.Stamp or print image onto cardstock.
2.Shake distress crackle paint,
3.Apply a medium coat of paint over paper.
4.Allow to dry and crackle.
5.Ink over cracks with distress ink using ink blending tool to work ink into the cracks.

Steps for dabber resist grunge:
1.Remove grungeboard from sheet.
2.shake adirondack paint dabber.
3. Remove clear cap and dab paint on to stamp.
4. Lightly swipe stamp with dabber to blend paint.
5.Stamp image onto grundeboard and dry with heat tool.
6.ink over grunge with distress ink using ink blending tool.
7.Mist paper towel with water from mini mister and wipe ink from grunge to bring paint color back to the surface.

Steps for pearlized grunge:
1.Dip brush into perfect pearls.
2.tap brush on craft sheet to remove excess pearls
3. Brush perfect pearls over inked grunge.
4.Lightly mist over grunge with water to set powders.

Steps for putting it all together!:
1.Attach numerals with long fasteners.
2.Adhere grungeboard pieces with glossy accents.
3.Secure crackled calendar with tiny attacher.
4.Attach flowers with long fasteners.
5.Assemble book and secure with included book rings.

BasicGrey supplies/

instructions/

1 Trim bar code strip off 12” x 12” sheet of Lemon Drop.

2 Place strip of Tart & Tiny above strip of Sarsaparilla to form a square. Mount them together into the center of sheet of Lemon Drop. This will leave a 1½” border of Lemon Drop all around.

3 Mount strip of Hoboken horizontally so that it covers the seam between Tart & Tiny and Sarsaparilla.

4 Mount white cardstock square to the center of Tart & Tiny/Sarsaparilla square.

5 Mount photo to the left side of white cardstock square, centered top to bottom and with a ¼” margin on the left side.

6 Mount 1” white circle onto 1½” Cherry Cola circle. Mount to upper left of Lemon Drop sheet as shown. Trim off excess.

7 Slightly cut off portion of 1” Fuzzy Navel circle. Mount straight edge flush with the upper right side of Tart & Tiny strip as shown.

8 Mount 1½” circle of Rob Roy to bottom right edge of Sarsaparilla as shown.

9 Cut 1½” circle of Orange Cream in half. Mount straight edge of circle half flush with the bottom, left edge of Sarsaparilla.

10 Mount 1” circle of Cherry Cola to 1½” circle of white cardstock. Mount white cardstock circle to 1¾” circle of Rob Roy so it looks like a “target.” Mount circle unit to lower left portion of Sarsaparilla as shown.

11 To create the large “target” circles for the title letters, assemble the following circles:

• Mount 1” circle of Fuzzy Navel to 1½” circle of Lemon Drop. Mount Lemon Drop circle to 2¼” circle of Orange Cream. Mount Orange Cream circle to 2¾” circle of Rob Roy.

• Mount 1” circle of Lemon Drop to 1½” circle of Cherry Cola. Mount Cherry Cola circle to 2¼” circle of Rob Roy. Mount Rob Roy circle to 2¾” circle of white cardstock.

• Mount 1” circle of Cherry Cola to 1½” circle of Fuzzy Navel. Mount Fuzzy Navel circle to 2¼” circle of white cardstock. Mount white cardstock circle to 2¾” circle of Orange Cream.

12 Mount Large circle units as shown to the right side of photo on the piece of white cardstock.

13 Cover chipboard letters in the following manner: “F” with piece of Cherry Cola; “U” with piece of Orange Cream; “N” with piece of Rob Roy.

14 Carefully trim around chipboard letters with sharp craft knife. Sand away excess. Trace letters with black journaling pen.

15 Mount letters to their respective large circle units as shown.

16 Add pen work details with black journaling as shown if desired.

17 Add journaling around large circles as shown.

18 Thread buttons with black floss or waxy flax. Adhere around page as shown.

Instructions/

1 Trim bar code strips off 12” x 12” sheet of Silver Birch.

2 Attach 1½“x 12” strip of Bellamy vertically so that is flush with the right side of sheet of Silver Birch.

3 Trace a decorative sheet of cardstock (or use an Accucut die to cut) onto 8” x 12” piece of Villeroy. (Note that the piece of Villeroy will not cover the entire cardstock template.) Cut out.

4 Mount piece of Villeroy with the straight edge flush with the left edge of the Bellamy strip and centered top to bottom on the sheet of Silver Birch.

5 Place photo onto piece of Villeroy so that it is flush with the left edge of the Bellamy strip and centered top to bottom. This is for placement only – DO NOT ADHERE.

6 Tuck 8” x 2½” piece of Langley horizontally under photo as shown in the example and lightly mark where the photo overlaps it. Journal in the unmarked area, making sure to leave room at the top for paper to be slightly overlapped, and at the bottom for the edges to be frilled. Erase pencil lines.

7 Mount the 3/8” x 8” strip of Hampton horizontally across the longest edge of strip of Empress Cream. Use scalloped scissors on exposed edge of Empress Cream to create a decorative edge.

8 Mount this combined Hampton/Empress Cream strip to the top edge of the Langley journaling block with the scallops pointing up.

9 Using a hole punch (or a Crop-a-Dile) create a punched border approximately ¼” up from the bottom edge of the journaling block. Use scissors to cut from the bottom up to each hole so that it resembles the edge of a sheet of notebook paper.

10 Apply strip of Stafford so that it partially overlaps the left side of the photo and hangs off the top edge by approximately ½”.

11 Mount photo into the empty section of the journaling block.

12 Mount photo with journaling block to piece of Villeroy so that its right side is flush with the left edge of the bellamy strip and centered top to bottom.

13 Cover chipboard title “TWO” with Empress Cream. Carefully cut away excess with sharp craft knife. File edges to remove excess paper. Ink edges and trace letters with brown journaling pen if desired. Mount title above journaling block as shown.

14 Use brown journaling pen to draw faux stitching as shown if de-sired.

15 thread pink floss through three buttons and tie in a knot. Mount two buttons to the top right corner of the photo as shown. Mount one button to the bottom left edge of the photo as shown.

 

Instructions/

1 Onto cardstock base, mount 7¼” x 12” piece of Langley vertically to the left side of the cardstock and the 4½” x 12” piece of Hampton vertically to the right side so that the pieces are flush together.

2 Using a 1½” circle of Langley as a template, place it approximately 1½” up from the right side of a 3” x 9” strip of white cardstock so that it is half on and half off as shown. Use pencil to trace.

3 Journal on the bottom half of white cardstock block only making sure to avoid area inside the traced circle. When journaling is com-plete, erase pencil marks.

4 Mount journaling block into the Langley section so that the left edge is flush with its left edge and centered top to bottom as shown.

5 Mount three 1½” circles of Langley as shown.

6 Cut five flowers form piece of Doulton and adhere to Langley circles as shown. Place brads in the center of a few flowers as desired.

7 Add title to journaling block as shown using alpha stickers. Use ink to make the “dot” in the “i” pink.

8 mount the three photos as shown so the right side of each is flush with the left side of the journaling block.

9 Mount piece of Villeroy to the left of the square photos.

10 Adhere strip of Silver Birch vertically so that it runs along the left side of the photo/Villeroy block, slightly overlapping them.

11 Adhere strip of Stafford vertically, centered top to bottom, so that it runs between the photo and journaling sections as shown.

12 Layer the 4” strips of Silver Birch and Langley to the top, right edge of the Stafford strip as shown.

13 Use stapler to secure strips as shown.

14 Finish layout using brown journaling strips to add faux stitching where shown, if desired.

Instructions/

1 On a plain 12” x 12” cardstock base that coordinates with the pat-tern papers, adhere 3” x 6½” piece of Vanilla Chai to the top, left corner horizontally.

2 Mount 3” x 9” strip of Vanilla Chai to the bottom, right corner horizontally.

3 Mount vertical 5½” x 9” photo into the upper left corner vertically.

4 Adhere vertical strip of Masala Bella to page so that it’s lower left corner is flush with the lower left corner of the page as shown.

5 Leaving room at the top and bottom, journal on 3½” x 6” vertical piece of Palace Blue. Mount to the empty space in the center of the page. Its edges should be flush with the other edges on all sides, but slightly longer at the bottom (this area will be covered up by the title circle).

6 Mount 3” circle of Mandarin Slice to white cardstock and trim around the circle with large scalloped scissors to creat a floral shape. shape.

7 using needle and gold thread, stitch spiral shape on to center flower shape as shown.

8 Slightly curve “petals” up and mount flowers to the bottom left corner of Palace Blue Section.

9 Mount 3” circle of African Nectar slightly above and slightly overlapping Mandarin Slice circle/flower as shown.

10 Using aqua/teal ink, color alpha stickers to spell title. Mount title into center of African Nectar circle.

11 Trim 6” x ¾” strip African Nectar to 6” x ½” with large scalloped scissors and adhere, scallops pointing down, to top edge of Palace Blue section as shown.

12 Adhere ½” x 12” strip Cardamon above Masala Bella horizontally along left edge of the page. Trim excess.

13 Take excess section of Cardamon strip and adhere horizontally below photo along the right edge of the page.

14 Using a long-reach hole punch or a Crop-a-Dile, punch holes approximately 2½” in from the top edge and bottom edge of the page in the Vanilla Chai sections.

15 Mount strips of Palace Blue to the back of the page so that the blue shows through where the holes were.

16 Using needle and thread, stitch white cardstock tab to left of Pal-ace Blue section as shown.

17 cut out various flowers from Masala Bella sheet. Adhere as shown and desired, raising some on dimensional foam and securing others with brads.18 Finish by adding pen work as shown with white opaque pen.

How pretty is this layout!? The colors are gorgeous, and the photograph is just too cute!! I think that the colors go perfectly with the picture. They bring out the gorgeous leaves and the essence of fall. I also love the technique the designer used to cut out the flowers, and puting buttons on a few of the extra flowers.

Enjoy fellow scrapbookers

BasicGrey supplies/

Sweets chipboard alphas (f-a-l-h)
12” x 12” sheet Blue Nights
¾” x 12” strip Cardamon
¼” x 12” strip Cardamon
12” x ½” strip Vanilla Chai
Section of Masala Bella
10” x 6” piece Chai
5” x 12” strip Mandarin Slice
Miscellaneous Marrakech buttons

Other supplies/
Adhesive of choice
Brown chalk ink
Orange acrylic paint or pigment ink (to dye chipboard alphas)
Trimmer or cutting mat/straight edge
White opaque pen
Dimensional foam/pop dots
Small scalloped scissors
Brown floss
Photos needed/one 7½” x 6” horizontal photo  

Instructions/

1 Cut “h” chipboard letter so that it resembles an “l”.
2 Paint or ink chipboard letters that now spell “fall” so that they are orange. Set aside to dry.
3 Trim bar code strips off 12” x 12” sheet of Blue Nights.
4 Mount ¾” x 12” strip of Cardamon horizontally across sheet of Blue Nights approximately ½” down from the top of page.
5 Using Scalloped scissors, trim ½” x 12” strip of Vanilla Chai to ¼” x 12” and mount above strip of Cardamon with scalloped edge point-ing up as shown.
6 Mount photo to 10” x 6” piece of Chai so that the upper right corner of the photo is ½” from the upper right corner of Chai as shown.
7 Adhere photo/Chai unit to vertical strip of Mandarin Slice so that ½” of Mandarin Slice is visible beneath the photo, and the right edge of the Mandarin Slice strip is indented approximately 1” in from the right edge of the Chai piece.
8 Tear approximately 2” off the top of Mandarin Slice strip as shown.
9 Mount Photo/Chai/Mandarin Slice unit to the page base of Blue Nights so that the bottom of the Mandarin Slice sheet is flush with the bottom of the page and the right side of the Chai sheet is ½” away from right side of page.
10 Place ¼” x 12” piece of Cardamon to the left of the Chai section as shown. Trim away excess.
11 Take Cardamon excess and place beneath the photo but only spanning the width of the Mandarin Slice strip as shown. (If it is slightly shorter, the right side will be covered with flowers and will not be visible.)
12 Place chipboard title above Chai section as shown.
13 Using white opaque pen and straight edge/ruler, draw dots as shown coming down from the title and across from the title (clear across Mandarin Slice journaling strip).
14 Add journaling to journaling block.
15 Using sharp craft knife, carefully cut flowers from piece of Masala Bella. Adhere flowers where shown as desired, raising select flowers up on dimensional foam.
16 Use brown floss to thread two buttons and adhere to page where shown.

 

Hola Scrapbookers!

Today I come with a Basicgrey two page layout! Christian is Heather’s youngest son, and the main subjet of this layout! Isn’t he just the cutest! He is in love with “dancing” around the house! Especially when hes excited!!  So when its his birthday, we always make sure to have a video camera, and camera present!!  Heather made this layout using Basic Grey and Bazzill Paper. She used the Obscure Basic Grey Line. She also used S.E.I Brads to accent plain spaces throughout the layout. . Its simple, cute, and uses that new paper you’ve had waiting for a project to come around!!!

So sit, and enjoy!
Keep Scrapping!
Kaitlyn