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If you want to see your scrapping differently, try seeing through it. Clear Scraps has a blog featuring really innovative ways to work with acrylic shapes for scrapping.
Did you know you can make your acrylic look like metal?
How about making a castle?
You can even make a card!
You can learn how to make all of these projects and more, as well as check out the line of acrylic products, at the Clear Scraps Blog. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
It's not to early to start thinking about projects to make for the holidays. Fancy Pants has a great looking wreath that's easy to make:
You can get complete instructions, including pictures, here.
Instructions are also available for this journal (which I think would make a super cute gift)
Click here to get the journal instructions. There is much more to look at and be inspired by at the Fancy Pants blog. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
I want to share with you a new challenge blog called Good Grief. This blog focuses on scrapping your memories of someone who has passed away as a theraputic way of dealing with your loss. I think it's a great idea and it ties into scrapbooking so well. Here are some layouts from the blog below.
If you are fortunate enough not to have lost someone close, then at least it will inspire you to take more pictures of your loved ones now. I've lost someone close and I'm going to make sure I take as many pictures as I can from now on.
Teri Hansen
Here's a new challenge blog with a twist. Candy Shoppe Designs awards prizes for their challenges, but they award it via a points system. For example, you get a point everytime you post a comment to a new blog entry, submit a layout for a challenge or refer someone to their blog. Each point equals a chance to win. The design team members all have cute names like "cupcake" or "pink cocoa bean". And they have great layouts too like the ones below. Stop by now through September 28th to participate in their blog hop challenge. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
Since Mary Englebreit's Home Companion magazine has ceased publication, I've been looking for something colorful and adorable to fill the void. Enter Mary Englebreit's blog called, what else, Mary Engleblog. Too cute!
Instead of having to wait for a book, or for a bimontly publication, I can get a fix of bright, altered, creative ideas just by clicking. Here are some sneaks at her fairly new blog
Imagine coming to work and finding these flowers at your desk!
Check out this altered book. I'm so inspired to alter my dictionary!
And this guy, well he's just too cute for words.
Click here to find out how to meet Mary and attend her workshop in St. Louis next year. It includes a tour of her studio as well. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
Most scrapping layouts I see in various media focuses on scrapping your most current pictures. At Write.Click.Scrapbook you'll find plenty of inspiration for your older photos. Of course these techniques can be used on your most current photos as well. Here is their lastest work, which I think is pretty cool. Imagine being able to turn old family photos that look like this
into this after image.
And transform your pictures from the 60s that look like this
into beautifully restored photos like this.
This is really handy since it can be done in either Adobe Elements or Photoshop. While you made need some patience to transform your old photos, you can see that it's well worth the time. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
Becky Fleck, creative director at Basic Grey, has her own site devoted to layout sketches called Page Maps. You will find sketches for layouts and cards in various sizes. Need a sketch for a tag or a round page? You'll find them here. While you can purchase digital sketches or a book, there are plenty of free ones available. There is also a free monthly newsletter. Here are just some of the page maps you'll find on her site
I hope this site inspires you to make some great layouts. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
As if the Prima blog wasn't filled with enough goodies, they have a blog for learning new techniques as well. Prima Endorsed Artist Educators (known as "Primadonnas") give lessons weekly so everyone can have gorgeous projects like these
This one below is my personal favorite and I can't wait to try it!
A multi layer 12x12 layout designed by Vicky Flinchum. How cool is that?
There is also plenty of information on where you can take a Prima Endorsed class near you. Enjoy!
Teri Hansen
