Family Organsier using quikSand Accent Kits

Hi everyone, hope all the mothers had a lovely mothers day yesterday and you all got spoilt by your children!

Lets get Organised! Today I am going to give you instructions to make this Family Organiser, using quikSAND Accent Kits.
You can use this organiser to sort photos, kids art work or you could even make a organiser to sort your bills and paper work. I've used the family kit, but you can use any scrapbooking kit from the quikSand range to suit your theme.

Materials
10”x12” Accordian File (available from office supply sh0ps etc.)
TLC quickSAND Accent Kit - family
TLC Scrambled Alphabet Black
TLC X-treme Alphabet Black
TLC quickSAND Chip – Flower
Double-sided foam squares
½” Cream twill tape – 16”
Staples
(All paper needed comes in quikSAND kit, you can use any kit to suit your theme).

Instructions

1. Cut a piece of Stone Cardstock 10” x 12” and adhere to the front of the file.

2. Cut a piece of Dusty Plum Underground Paper 2” x 12”. Sand edges and adhere to top of the Stone Cardstock.

3. Cut a piece of Family Varsity Plaid Paper 6 7/8” x 7 7/8”. Sand the edges and adhere to the lower left section of the Stone Cardstock. You should have 1/8” of the Stone Cardstock showing between the Underground and Plaid Papers.

4. Cut a piece of Dusty Plum City Café Paper 5” x 7 7/8”. Sand the edges and adhere to the lover right section of the Stone Cardstock.

5. Remove the small square frame, the small green block, the purple nameplate and the family title from the quikSAND Accent Sheet. Lightly sand the edges of all pieces.

6. Us the X-treme Alphabet to spell out the word “stuff” on the nameplate.

7. Thread the twill tape through the slots in the nameplate and knot the ends. Position the nameplate approximately 1” from the right end of the folder and adhere in place as shown on image.

8. Adhere the small green block in the upper left corner as shown.

9. Use double-sided foam squares to attach the frame and the title as shown.

10. Sand the edges of the flower chip and adhere over the corner of the title as shown.

11. Punch or cut a ½” circle out of the cream or yellow section of the Varsity Plaid Paper and adhere to the centre of the flower.

12. Use the remaining tabs, tags, and small frames of the quikSAND Accent sheet to create the index tab dividers.

13. Sand and trim each of the pieces as necessary.

14. Use the TLC Scrambled Alphabet to apply the names to your tabs. Adhere the tabs to pieces of Stone Cardstock that are cut 1 ½” x 2 ¾”.

15. Staple the divider tabs to the sections of the file in a staggered pattern.

16. Cut 4" sections of the border strips and fold into a v-shape. Sand the edges and staple randomly on the sections of the file to decorate.

Ten Top Tips Thursday

10 more tips to give you inspiration for all your scrapbooking projects!

1. Cut striped patterned paper into strips and use them as individual elements such as borders and faux ribbon on page.
2. Use large letters to attract attention, then fill in the details with smaller stamps or stickers.
3. Include more photos on a page by cropping them tightly and arranging in a block pattern.
4. Apply a little talcum powder to the adhesive side of a sticker to remove the tackiness then use foam squares for a raised effect.
5. If an embellishment is too bright, give it a light sand to tone it down.
6. Use a cotton bud to ink inside the edges of letters.
7. Apply two or more coats of different coloured paint to chipboard. When you sand it back, all the colour's will show through.
8. Sequins, beads and glitter are perfect for embedding into a dimensional medium while still wet.
9. When printing photos at home, leave space underneath for journalling straight onto photo paper.
10. Sew a 12" sheet of coloured vellum to cardstock to make mini pockets and break up lengthy journalling.

Everlasting Scrapbooks Grand Opening

Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that my online scrapbooking shop Everlasting Scrapbooks is now open for business. I am still doing a few updates on the site, but it is all up and running to take orders!

Check out some of the Specials in store now!

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Go to www.everlastingscrapbooks.com to purchase these hot specials and many more. I will be adding new products weekly so make sure you keep checking back for all new products and specials. (Plus I will be adding competitions and FREE srapbooking deals very soon).

Melanie

Mini Photo Frame Book

Last month I posted the instructions on how to make mini quote books. As an alternative use for these mini books I have turned one into a cute Mini Photo Frame. The instructions to make one is basically the same as my previous post on mini quote books, with a few differences towards the end, but I will give you all the instructions from start to finish for these Photo Frames.

Materials:
2 different styles of patterned paper
Cardstock
Chipboard Flower
Sheet of chipboard
Ribbon
Lace
Beads
Wire
Flower Punch

Instructions:

Making the cover for mini frames.
Step 1 - Cut out chipboard and fold on dotted lines.


Step 2 - Cut out outside of patterned paper and adhere to the outside of chipboard.


Step 3 - Cut about 15cm (5.90“) of cream ribbon (x 4 – two for each book, this is what ties the book together), stick it to the inside cover of the chipboard. (See image on Step 1).

Step 4 - Cut out the patterned paper and adhere it to the inside cover of each book.

Step 5 - Embellish cover of frame using patterned paper, lace and your flower punch.

Step 6 - For the inside of your frames cut out 2 x 61/2 x 61/2 cm from the cardstock, cut out the centre part of the square cardstock (this is where you will see the photo) leaving about a 1cm border. Adhere to the inside of your frames leaving the top open to slide your photo in.

Step 7 - Thread beads onto wire and thread wire through the centre of frames to embellish.

Just like the mini quote books, these Mini Photo Frames will make a beautiful Mother's Day present.

Organizing Digital Photos for Scrapbooking

Digital cameras are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. As a scrapbooker, I find it easier to store and organize digital photos then regular photos. This is how I organize them.

After loading your photos onto your computer, create folders. Copy and paste photos by date and event. I like to even take this a step further and copy and paste what photos I want per layout. So when it's time to scrapbook, I simply look at my different folders and decide which one I want to work on. I then look to see how many pictures there are and figure out a layout that would work well. I take in consideration different sizes I could print the photo, with regular film processing you can't do that. I then print out only the ones I want to work with.

With digital photos, you can crop, trim, or change color tints on your photos. Think black and white photos would look better then the scattered colored photo? No problem, simply got to your photo editing program and play with the coloring. If the subject of your photo is off center or something distracting is in the picture, use your photo editing program to crop or zoom in.

Digital photo is the way to go! They are so much easier to work with and take up only computer space!
Article By: Debbie Luker

Custom Photo Collage Posters

I have mentioned before about LifeTimez Online, where you can subscribe to Life Timez online and use over 300 designs to create photobooks, board books, calenders and more. You can also create Custom Photo Collage Posters when you sign up for a subscription. Just like every other project you create with LifeTimez Online, the Custom Collage Posters are so easy to make and they turn out really good.

With LifeTimez Custom Poster service you can collage a few themed photos around a memorable event, your favorite person or pastime. These poster are a great way to dress your walls or to add to your scrapbooks.

At the moment you can choose from about 50 different poster designs from many different themes like Good Times, Family, Love and Sport, plus you can choose from three different poster sizes. New designs are added weekly so you will never run out of new ideas. With so many pre-made designs to pick from it makes it really quick and easy to create your posters.



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Ten Top Tips Thursday

Whoops, I didn't get around to posting the "Ten Top Tips Thursday" yesterday, so here it is a day late!

1. Add a little texture paste to paint to give it a raised look.
2. attach accents to your project using double-sided foam tape to create depth.
3. stamp different images in random colours for a great background effect.
4. Use plates, bowls and glasses for easy circle templates.
5. Cutting the design out of patterned paper and adding it over other parts of an accent helps bring the elements together.
6. Cut and fold a brown paper bag to make a memorabilia pocket.
7. Paint, sand and rub edges of letters with ink for added emphasis.
8. Before stitching paper to cardstock, apply a small amount of adhesive to the centre of the paper.
9. Stamp full alphabets onto cardstock for a unique background design.
10. Mix small and large fonts for impact.