Sneak Peek of another post on The Crop Spot!

It's time again for me to share with you the sneak peek of my blog post on The Crop Spot this week. If you wish to follow along the tutorial or check out this project, just click here.

This is a layout that I've used the masking technique to alter the shape of it. It's an easy way to change the visual appearance of a layout.

Don't forget that you could easily find all the products used on my projects for them on their store. There's this cool tool that simply let you add stuffs to your cart directly from my blog post. Grab them while they are still available. Try it!

I'll be posting on their blog with an exclusive project every Monday. Feel free to post all your comments, feedback or questions here on this post after you've checked out the blog post. If you have a question, simply post it here and I'll try to answer it for you.

New Release from Clear Scraps!

It's time for me to bring to you some of Clear Scraps new release for this coming Summer CHA!! Take a look at all these cool shapes and fun designs!

Here are some of the acrylic albums! Aren't these just amazing!!

Below are some of the new chipboard albums. Yes, Clear Scraps do manufacture chipboard albums. They are just as cool as the acrylic albums!

Here are more cute and interesting minis to add to the collection! I bet you could try creating some cute decorations out of them for your tree this year.

I really love these new mixed up albums!!! It's going to be my must haves for this year!!

Lastly, I would like to introduce you all to these two new Chip N Clear set. These are also my favourite. It's actually something that all mini albums lovers must haves! You'll be able to create two mini albums using just one set!! Isn't that a great deal or what?

I just can't wait to play with these new fun collections from Clear Scraps. If you're going to the Summer CHA, don't missed the opportunity to visit Clear Scraps booth and get a close look on these new release! You would be able to take a look at my projects in real life too. I've sent a box fully packed with my projects for this CHA!! How many of you are going to this CHA?

Metal Look on Acrylics

After sharing some ATCs in the last two days, I think I'll take a break and share this technique with you all.

This is a technique that I've used in one of my recent project for CHA. It really easy to create your one of a kind metal look piece from acrylic. Simply follow the steps below.

1) Run a piece of Clear Scraps acrylic through an embossing machine. (I've used a Clear Scraps acrylic decorative frame and run it through a Cuttlebug)

2) Use an alcohol ink applicator and some silver alcohol ink to ink the acrylic piece. (You could use any metallic alcohol ink for this step)

Isn't this simple? You can do this in seconds. It will be such an elegant embellishment to any project. Try it!

Video Games ATC

What about another cute ATC? Aren't these just fun!! This pattern paper is by Moxxie. Today is Ryan's birthday and I've told him that I will share his favourite ATC here on his birthday. I think you can guess the reason....lol!

Here are the steps.
1) Use a Clear Scraps acrylic ATC as the base for this ATC.

2) Cut out two small squares from the pattern paper and ink it's edges with distress ink. Add it to the ATC from the back.

3) Cut out some circles and stack of small squares from the pattern paper and ink it with distress ink. Paste it randomly on the ATC.

4) Use a silver paint dabber and randomly dab some silver paint on the ATC.
5) Cut out some prints of video games consoles from the pattern paper and ink it's edges with distress ink. Paste them to the ATC in layers. Use some foam adhesives to create different layers.

6) Dress up all the cut outs with Stickles and Glossy Accents.

7) Lastly, cut out the title from the pattern paper and ink it with distress ink. Add it to the ATC and add a huge button on the upper right of the ATC.

Aren't these themed pattern papers just perfect for these ATCs? I've actually created some mini albums using these pattern papers. These ATCs would be perfect as a tag to the album. What makes these ATC stands out is that the cut outs looks so cool against the acrylic based ATC. Try it with your scraps of themed pattern paper and you'll be amazed with what you can create out of it.


Sources: Clear products: Clear Scraps; Pattern Papers: Moxxie; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink; Others: Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Stickles,Moxxie button, Zip Dry, Helmar Glue, Glue Dots and other adhesives.

Sweet Home ATC

I've been busy designing and creating projects for CHA recently. I've not had much time for anything else. Part of the projects that I've created for this coming CHA are ATCs! I've had some fun creating some of these cute ATCs which are not my normal style.

I've used a Clear Scraps acrylic ATC and some My Little Shoebox cute pattern papers to create this ATC.

Here are the steps.

1) Use a Clear Scraps acrylic ATC as the base for this ATC.

2) Tear a rectangular piece of pattern paper and ink it's edges with distress ink. Paste it to the ATC from the back.

3) Layer another strip of die cut border on the bottom of the ATC. Ink it's edges with distress ink first.

4) Cut out some small houses, tree and lamp post from the pattern paper and ink it's edges with distress ink. Add it to the ATC with some foam adhesives or pop dots. Dress it up with some Stickles and Glossy Accents.

5) Stamp some small flowers using solvent ink on the ATC and detail it with Stickles.

6) Cut out the "Sweet Home" from the pattern paper and ink it's edges with distress ink. Attach it to the ATC with some foam adhesives.

7) Stamp the butterfly using solvent ink on transparency and cut it out. Fold it's wings up and attach it to the ATC. Dress it up with Stickles.

8) Punch two holes on the left of the ATC and add a ribbon to it.

Isn't this fun and easy? I guess I should try to create some cute projects once a while. Hope you all like it.

Sources: Clear products: Clear Scraps; Pattern Papers: My Little Shoebox; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Tsukineko Staz On; Stamps: My Stamp Box; Others: Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Stickles, ribbon, Zip Dry, Helmar Glue, Glue Dots and other adhesives.