Scrapbook Express: Stamping with UTEE

Here's a fresh look at an old school product and how to make great embellishments! Join me at the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog today!

Scrapbook Express: Laughter Canvas

What's a laughter canvas? Come see on the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Layers of Interest

I had so much fun creating this tutorial for projects using punches or die cutting tools, twine, clear acetate, and rub ons. Come see all the steps and materials at the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog for using this technique!

myStampBOX: Marbleized Stain Backgrounds

I'm sharing a cool tutorial for using Distress Stains to create a marbleized background for cards and layouts on the myStampBOX blog. Come take a look!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Inky Fun

Get the supply list and all the instructions for making this card, packed with inky fun, at the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog today.

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Ink & Emboss

Join me at the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog today for an inky tutorial on making embossed backgrounds. See you there!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Gettin' Inky!

I posted a fun tutorial for creating multicolor inked backgrounds on the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog today. Come check it out!

myStampBOX: Crepe Tutorial Pt. 2

Welcome back for part 2 of my stamped crepe paper tutorial. I had such a great time making the first project that I decided to keep going! This was a fun way to coordinate my card and gift bag for a friend's baby shower. Her little man is going to have a jungle animal nursery, so the monkey and polka dots were fun to play with.

This project is eco-friendly!! I started with a shopping bag from Gymboree that had the perfect assortment of pastel polka dots.

I trimmed a piece of patterned paper just large enough to cover the name on the bag. I also inked the edges to match.

Using the dots from the Funky Circles set of myStampBOX stamps and the "teeny tiny hands" from Small Greetings I stamped all over the crepe paper with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass ink. This time I knew that I wasn't going to spray mist my ribbon, so I used a dye ink.

I turned the paper over and applied adhesive around the edges. I pleated and folded my crepe paper ribbon to attach it, being careful to orient my ribbon so that the words were right-side-up.

When the ribbon was applied all the way around the block, I attached the entire thing to the front of the bag to cover up the store name. I die cut the BABY letters from matching cardstock and adhered them right on top.

Here's the sweet card I made. I stamped the polka dot patterned paper with the same Funky Circles stamps in Tumbled Glass ink to help coordinate the look. The Small Greetings sentiment and some Divine Twine finishes off the card.

I used three types of Helmar adhesive for this project: tape runner, Zap Dots (for the monkey face and sentiment) and Acid Free Neutral Ph Liquid Glue to attach the fuzzy felt nose. Their products are awesome!

I hope you giving stamping on crepe paper a try. It's really easy and is fun to coordinate your projects!

myStampBOX: Crepe Tutorial Pt. 1

Here's a fun tutorial for creating custom crepe paper ribbon embellishments with myStampBOX stamps. Vintage items are all the rage in scrapbooking, and this is a fun and easy way to get that look.

My inspiration came from a package of preprinted crepe ribbon by Tattered Angels.

I chose StazOn ink for this project so that I could ink or spray mist over my stamped images later if I wanted to without the ink running or smearing. I also used regular crepe paper streamer from a party supply store.

I lined up my chosen leaf and branch stamps from the Abundant Blossoms set from myStampBOX and placed them on one acrylic block. I used a length of white crepe paper that was roughly triple the size of my finished product just to make sure I had enough to gather and crumple. I stamped my images over and over down the length of the crepe paper until the entire strip was complete.

I trimmed a 1/2" strip of cardstock that matched the base color of my crepe paper so it would blend in. I ran my tape runner along the length of the strip to make it sticky then attached the stamped crepe paper, gathering and pleating randomly as I went.

Here's the finished strip. These are fun to adhere to cards, layouts or altered items. To attach to your project, simply add adhesive to the cardstock strip and gently press it down. You can trim the ends to fit or wrap the loose edges around your project.

Here's another look at the finished project. I adhered my crepe paper ribbon to the front of my card and trimmed it to fit. I love the elegant look of black and white with My Mind's Eye's Meadowlark collection. I finished up the card with a sentiment from the Lines of Life stamps from myStampBOX.

Stay tuned for a follow-up post with another idea for using stamped crepe paper on your crafting projects. Happy stamping!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Foiled Again!

Want to learn how to make this fun foiled embellishment? Join me at the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog for the step-by-step instructions and photos. The layout where this embellie now lives is there, too. Come see!