TAGS, TAGS, TAGS… WHAT TO DO WITH THEM ?

Hey scrappy nerds, Gisele here to talk about tags and what to do with them. I have several to show you and I hope you read until the very end as I have a special Easter banner video made with tags. 

Tags are very versatile, you can use them in so many ways. I have lots examples and I know there are many more.  I am using mostly Crate Paper for my examples today.

The 1st tag:  add journaling on it.

2nd tag: add ephemera and even add a phrase or title. I also added some Nuvo drops in black.

3rd tag: it was embossed, then inked and added a die cut to it.

In this next picture; 1st tag: I have added some Nuvo drops to it added ribbon and tied it with twine.

2nd tag: the tag came with all the holes so I backed it with patterned paper.

3rd tag: this one is also matted or backed and I added ribbon at the bottom and at the top, the top ribbon is stapled. Also stamped on this one using Crate Paper Main Squeeze.

My next 3 tags: 1st:  mixed media on it with sequins and a stapled ribbon. For all you Tim Holtz or Vicki Boutin fans I am not so well verse as they are, but you get the idea that you can alter your tag. 

2nd tag:add washi, I have 2 washi tapes , one is repeated so it frames those lovely birds which is  a Simple Stories washi.

3rd: make your tag out of a photo, I have use a punch from my stash and  added some twine to it.

Next: 1st I have added some pompom ribbon and stapled some white twine.

2nd: added some Heidi Swapp gold colour shine and some gold thread from my stash.

These next examples: 1st, I added the tag on a card.

2nd: stapled ribbon to my tag which was a cut apart one from the 12×12 patterned sheets.

I also use tags on my LOs for layering and other. You can see 3 tags in this example; they are all yellow, to keep uniformity in colour and have the visual triangle on your page, I added twine to all three but one is in a bow for more texture. So they are layered in the back just peeking out. 

I started these next tags with a banner in mind. The bunnies are cut from the Silhouette (and they are mounted to give them height), the letters are jillibean, pompom ribbon(which I stapled) from my stash, Amy Tangerine felt pompom and the papers are Crate Paper Good Vibes. The complete banner will be next, you will see I decided to add more to these tags.

I have used some Shimelle True Stories from AC to make my tags. This makes all the tags more cohesive.  Some pompom ribbon from my stash  is added and of course the Good Vibes collection from Crate Paper. Also added some tissue paper at the bottom to add more texture to my project. The bunnies have been cut from my Silhouette  and they all have an Amy Tangerine felt pompom as their tail. The enamel dots are from Bella Blvd and I used a punch in my stash to give the bunnies a bow tie. The  alphas are jillibean. Easter conjures colours of spring and I thought this collection foot the bill. Here are some close-ups and a short video of my Easter(Paques) banner. Hope you like it.

OOPSIES, small piece of tissue paper fell on first bunny’s head. Did not notice it when taking pictures and video. Sorry about that.

 

Remember Scrapbook Nerd is your online CANADIAN store. They are receiving  lots of new and exciting supplies seen at Creativation. So why not head out and check the store for all your scrapbooking needs. Hope you got some inspiration today, so until next time;  get creative and keep scrapbooking.

 

 

 

Creative Team Weekly Digest

 

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a bit of inspiration courtesy of the amazing Scrapbook Nerd Design team.

First up is Gisele with a sweet and colorful layout about her grand-nieces.   She is a master at combining colors and designs in one page.  For this page, she is using Photoplay Paper’s “I Love Gymnastics” collection along with a few embellishments from Amy Tangerine, Bella Blvd, and JIllibean Soup.

The colors of this page are the perfect background for the picture of her adorable girls.

 

Next up is Mari with this gorgeous card. She created this Valentine’s card using Yupo paper and Ranger Alcohol Inks; these products are so much fun and so easy to work with. Using the Alcohol Blending Solution, Alcohol Inks and a straw, Mari created the rainbow of colors on the card front. She used a die to cut the card front out. She added the silver glitter die cut using the MFT Mandala Die. Some hearts were cut from glitter paper using a heart punch from her stash. The card front was added to an A2 white card base. A sentiment was added to the inside using the Hero Arts “You Are Loved Messages” stamp set.

This card is truly a work of art.

Be sure to watch Mari’s process video to see how she created her beautiful card.

 

Joy created a few projects using one of this month’s free cut files (LOVE SONG) .   First she used one of the cut file’s images to create this simple layered tag.

 

She then used some of the other cut file images to create this rather masculine card ( just in time for Valentine’s Day!).  Thanks Joy for sharing your projects with us.

 

 

Finally, Nathalie’s Tuesday Tutorial was a new entry to the Silhouette Savvy Series.   Her focus was on showing how easy it could be to create a one-of-a-kind background by simply welding some of the cut file images together.

She then proceeded to show us  how she put the layout together by combining some homemade marbke paper with the beautiful Simple Stories “Romance” collection.

That is all for this week!  AWESOME work ladies!!!

See you all very soon!

 

Silhouette Savvy Series – Stitching Guides

Hello Nerds, and friends!

It is time for a new entry of the Silhouette Savvy Series.   This is  a tutorial, that had been shown before, but since then the Silhouette software has been updated, and the new version does not perform all the commands from the previous version, so I want  to show you an updated version of the same tutorial.   So sit back, and enjoy the following video that will show you how to create the stitching guide followed by the completion of the layout:

 

 

As you can see in the video, the Silhouette software does not have a perforate edge command anymore, instead you have to tell the machine what to do by choosing the type of line you want it to create on the layout.

 

 

 

I used the cut-line to add the stitching that forms the background/title for this page.   This is a way to shorten the tedious work of poking holes along the entire perimeter of the design.   This title took a bit of time to stitch (6 strands of embroidery floss use), but the texture and look it brings is worth the time… Just put on some music or a movie on, and start stitching away.

 

 

Once all the stitching was completed, I accented all the details with some Shimmer watercolor (Prima Marketing Metallics Palette), and some embellishments from the Illustrated Faith Advent collection.

 

 

I kept the stitching as the second focal point of the page, and chose a b/w picture so that it pops from the layout,  A few paper layers and embellishments complete this page.

 

 

I hope you try this new and updated way to create a stitching guide using the Silhouette Cameo.  Remember I am a comment away if you have questions on how this came together.

 

See you all soon!

 

 

Illustrated Faith-Advent collection – Clear Stickers;  Illustrated Faith – Advent collection – 12×12 paper kit;  Illustrated Faith – Advent collection – Ephemera pack;  Illustrated Faith – Advent collection – clips;  Illustrated Faith – Advent collection – Chipboard Stickers;  Illustrated Faith – Advent collection – 12×12 sticker page;  Prima Marketing – Metallic watercolor palette