Spellbinders Series: Think Negatively

Welcome back for my second post in my Spellbinders series. Although I am using my Spellbinders' cutting system (Grand Calibur) you can use these ideas with any system you have. :) Today I am challenging you to think negatively! I always keep my scraps after cutting things out...for I love to use the negative parts! You can see that on all of the following projects. For these layouts, I used leftovers from these layouts.

Man, I just really love how this layout turned out. :) Those negative parts are from the Grand Labels One die and the Wonderful Wings die. I also used my butterfly that I cut from canvas. I stamped it to create a bit of design. That wonderful LOVE stamp is from Unity Stamp Company. The papers are all from BasicGrey's Indie Bloom collection. And notice how many brads I used on this layout...see, not at all out-dated. :)

Here are the close up's:

And then for my next layout I had a little fun and got a little artsy. I mixed paint and micro beads and then took a template from Crafter's Workshop and created that fun background. They have a bunch of fun templates I want to try, but alas I only have this one.

So I took these:

And made this:

I used the negative part from a piece from the Creative Book Pages die to frame around the photo, bricks and the negative butterfly (from Wonderful Wings die). The butterfly to the left is also a negative cut that I cut around and backed with white cardstock. I also had fun creating a brick look with scraps of paper.

Here are some close up's:

Ok...hopefully you are feeling at least a little bit inspired.

If you create something based on this post, please link it up so I can check it out! I'll even add a link in my post. :)

Have a wonderful day!

It's going to be a crazy week!

So I am knee deep in creating for CHA. And last night, I pretty much ran out of everything. I ran out of photo paper, and then I basically ran out of adhesive. I have things like the awesome Zapdots, but I don't want to have to put a whole layout together with those. I spent the morning running around trying to gather up any more supplies I may need. And of course, last night I decided the layout I was working on needed a certain color of embroidery floss...couldn't use what I had on hand. :) It's crazy. But I love it. I can't wait to share everything with you! I will start sharing sneaks of things I am working on soon.

But I do have something to share with you today, a card.

The stamps come from the Kit of the Month at Unity. That ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. The ribbon I used is from the Bright Stripes Assortment. And then the chipboard is from the fabulous Magistical Memories. I used part of the Nesting Heart. I mixed some old embossing pearls (that I didn't think would ever use because of color) into my paint to create the texture.

I used the Premium Craft Glue from Helmar to put it all together.

Ok...well I need to get back to work. :)

Have a WONDERFUL day!!!!

Helmar and Micro Beads

Hello everyone! Today I am going to share a fun, easy technique with you to give your chipboard a one-of-a-kind look (it's what I shared on the Helmar blog yesterday).

What you need:

* Chipboard Piece(s)

* Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

* Micro Beads

* Paint

Now let's get started:

Take your chipboard piece, and paint it the color of your choice.

After your paint is dry, cover your piece with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Then cover with micro beads. These should be available at any craft store. Make sure you get the area pretty well covered, and don't be afraid to pour out more then you need because you can always pour the excess back into the container (just make sure that you have a piece of paper behind your chipboard to catch the extra micro beads).

Now just let it dry. Go ahead and walk away and come back later. :) Although this adhesive does dry really quickly. When the adhesive is dry, pick up your piece and tap off all the excess beads onto your piece of paper. Then pour the extra back into the container.

Your piece should look kinda like this:

You can take a sharp object like your craft knife and run it along the edges to knock off any pieces hanging over the side.

Here's a card that I made with my chipboard pieces:

I adhered both the chipboard and the flower to my card with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The paper is adhered using the Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner and then my little "Thankful for You" piece is actually adhered with a Helmar Zapdot.

People have asked me where to buy these fabulous Helmar products...you can find them here.

Hope you like this technique! Have a fantastic Wednesday! :)

Supplies for "Thankful for YOU" card:

Cardstock--Bazzill, Paper--Jillibean Soup, Chipboard--Magistical Memories, Flower--Prima Marketing, Paint--Making Memories, Adhesive--Helmar, Micro Beads--Stampin' Up!, Ribbon--Rusty Pickle, Computer Program--Adobe Photoshop CS2, Digital Frame and Brush-K. Pertiet, Computer font--Handwriting Dakota.