Club Scrap Lakes Blog Hop

Thanks for stopping by during the Club Scrap Lakes Blog Hop. If you've just arrived from Hetty's great Craft Chaos, you are in the right place.

This month I've put together an 8.5x11" page using Lakes papers featuring a waterfall technique.

Club Scrap Lakes Collection featuring Waterfall Technique - Waterfall Mechanism Opened

Waterfall Mechanism closed

Since this collection is all about water, I thought I'd use a waterfall technique for adding more photos to my page. Here's a bit about how it went together.

1. Cut six 4.75x3.25" pieces of Dark Teal Plain. Score and fold each piece horizontally at 2.25". (Not in half.)

2. Adhere the back of one short flap to the back of one long flap with the non-folded edges aligned. Repeat to create the waterfall-like structure.

3. Adhere the back flap of the last waterfall page to a 5x5" Light Teal base. Align the folded edge of the flap with the left edge of the paper, and center from top to bottom.

4. Close all of the flapped pages. Adhere a 6.25x3.25" strip to the outside of the first folded page, aligned from top to bottom and centered from left to right. This page will function as a pull tab. Swing the pull tab around to the back, bringing it beneath the 5x5" Light Teal base.

5. Flip over the mechanism and place foam tape onto the 5x5" Light Teal base in a "U"-shaped pattern to create space for the mechanism to work. More than two layers of foam tape may be required.

6. Attach the mechanism to a scrapbook page.

7. Decorate the waterfall with photos and embellishments, and enjoy sliding out the mechanism to reveal each page. This size worked nicely for wallet sized pictures.

I tried so hard to show the page with still photos . . . but I think a little video would give you a much better idea.


Next on the hop is my extremely creative friend Cathy at The Artful Gamut. Enjoy!

Kay

A Homestead Halloween!

Thanks for visiting the Club Scrap Homestead Blog Hop.

This month, I've simply created a scrapbook page, featuring the great papers in The Homestead Collection and my Halloween pumpkin carving photos:)

The Homestead color scheme is ideal for Halloween photos.

I used a grid ruler to help tear photo mattes to feature the 5x7" photo. It's my "controlled tearing" technique.

Use several layers of coordinating torn papers to add interest.

Thank you for stopping by. Next on the hop is the talented Cathy at The Artful Gamut. Check out what she's been up to with the Homestead Kit.

Wishing you a creative day, and Happy Halloween!
Kay

Blueprints Blog Hop - Stenciled Wall Hanging

Welcome to my part of the Club Scrap Blueprints Blog Hop. If you've just arrived from Hetty's Craft Chaos, you are in the right place.

Wall Hanging Created With Club Scrap Blueprints Stencil

Have you checked out the Blueprints masking stencil? While it's ideal for creating terrific scrapbook pages, I also thought it had some nice potential for creating home decor.

 

I didn't have time to run to the craft store for the 8x8" canvas I'd envisioned, so I constructed my wall hanging from my stash of book board.

Using a small utility knife, I cut the book board pieces to create an 8x8" front and back and 1.5" deep sides. I even remembered to punch a nail hanging hole centered on the back.

I then used Bookbinding Glue to adhere the pieces and form a frame.

Once assembled, it was painting time. The sides were painted with black acrylic, and ivory on the front wall.

Once dry, I stamped the front of the frame with Black India Ink. Due to the lack of a firm stamping surface beneath the book board, sometimes portions of the stamped image didn't transfer. No worries! If that happens, simply fill it in with a smaller stamped image.

Next, I centered and held the stencil in place on the front of the frame and covered the entire thing with black acrylic paint.

When the stencil is lifted, the stamped ivory surface is revealed. Tah-dah! Depending on what type of crafter you are, go ahead and wash that stencil right away.

Next on the hop is Cathy at The Artful Gamut. She always has something fabulous up her sleeve!

Enjoy the Club Scrap Blueprints Blog Hop!

Kay

What's The Cinema Without Music?

Welcome to my stop on this Club Scrap Cinema Blog Hop.

I'm on a Stacked Box Project kick, but this Cinema stack of boxes has a musical twist.

During last month's blog hop, Jill P. commented that these stacked boxes could be made into music boxes. Since reading that, I wanted to make one. Thanks, Jill! (But try not to put too many other ideas into my head this month, OK?)

I used Cinema papers for wrapping the covers, text weight kraft for wrapping the inside box, music box mechanisms and the Paperless Components Boxes Kit.

In addition to following the kit instructions, I simply added drilling holes in the book board side wall of each box for the music mechanisms.

If you can find music box mechanisms that play show tunes, woohoo! All the better!

Next, you're off to see the amazing things Cathy has been up at The Artful Gamut. Thank you for stopping and enjoy!

Kay

Oopsie Daisy Stacked Box Project

Welcome, Oopsie Daisy Blog Hoppers!
If you would like to start at the beginning, the hop originates at Club Scrap Creates.

Club Scrap Stacked Boxes Project

My post for today is the newly-created Stacked Box Project. The paperless component option looks great wrapped with Oopsie Daisy Papers. This brand new kit is designed by yours truly and is available today for the first time! There are two great options: Complete Kit with Paper or Components Only.

The kit comes complete with instructions, so I'm not going to bore you with a lot of step-out details. However, here I am getting started by wrapping the covers below.

I used a text weight kraft paper splattered with a little black and white acrylic paint to wrap the box walls.

Adhere an Oopsie Daisy Print into the base of the inside of each box for a nice touch.

I painted the wooden feet black to give it a finished look.

The d-rings and brads for fastening the ribbon are included in the Components kit, along with those awesome wooden feet.

It's going to look great sitting on my desk and is a swell place to hide stash stuff, as well!

What would you put into these beautiful boxes? They measure 5x7, 6.5x8.5 and 8x10".

Also, here is the set I whipped up with the papers included in the Complete Kit. I added my own hardware, cutaparts, and rubber stamping for added embellishing.

Club Scrap Stacked Box Project Kit

Thanks for stopping by.

Next on the hop is Cathy at The Artful Gamut.

Enjoy!
Kay