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Creating a Striped Background with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Christine Meyer

Are you always on the lookout for new trends in paper crafting? My eyes are always open and I’ve noticed a new technique trending in the scrapbooking world! I have seen people creating a messy striped background on layouts using various Mixed Media. Intrigued by the idea, I decided to put my own spin on that by combining Adhesive Sheets and Foil. Let’s take a look at how it turned out!

Creating a striped background using Adhesive Sheets from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Instead of creating my entire background from the Adhesives Sheets and Foil – I opted to alternate them with patterned paper stripes. This occurred in part because the patterned paper I was working with was striped and already had me thinking in that direction. I cut out half-inch strips of the Adhesive Sheets keeping the height of the stripes uniform. As you can see the length varies with placement. This Process Video will walk you thru just how I made them:

Striped Background with Foil & Adhesives Sheets Process Video

As you can see in the video, the foil is quite easy to add. It also creates a nice messy look which in my opinion makes things easier. I generally have a pretty clean style BUT anytime you are working with mixed media (or a mixed media look) you have to let that go!

You don’t have to stop at foil for this application. This approach really allows you to Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside therefore you could try it with glitter, flocking, embossing powder, the possibilities are endless! And notice – no machine needed to apply the foil!

When I created my first stripe, I actually thought I’d go back and clean it up to be more precise. But as I went on I realized I actually was really liking the messier look therefore I decided to leave things just as they were.

In addition to the Adhesive Sheets, I also gave the new 3D Foam Circles a workout – using them to secure and give dimension to my heart embellishments. This is one shape that is so much easier to apply with 3D Foam Circles on hand because it fits the shape so nicely!

Are you ready to make some stripes? Be sure to share them with us if you do!
–Christine

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6 inch
3D Foam Circles White Mix
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Dots Mini

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other Supplies: April Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom Kit Club

You Got This Layered Card Tutorial

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Shannon Morgan

When a friend needs a dose of encouragement, a layered handmade card is a perfect cure! Good morning, Shannon here! We as crafters know homemade is best made, right?! When time is of the essence, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L has you covered! There’s this awesome product if you are a regular reader…are aware of, and if you aren’t, here’s your introduction: Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″.

You Got This Layered Card Tutorial by Shannon Morgan for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Layered with Love

I am going to show you how to create a great layered card in no time with Adhesive Sheets. Using my trusty E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser will help me secure those finishing touches.

You’ll begin by adhering your patterned paper layer to the base of your card. Next, you will add the vellum or “light layer” I love using tracing paper. It’s inexpensive and you can add interest.

I chose a doily to be the next layer. This is where the Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″ comes in. It’s so hard to stick down a delicate doily. Using these Adhesive Sheets keeps everything tacked down and ready for the next layer. Trim the Adhesive Sheet to a 4 x 12″ strip for this project, leaving me the rest of the sheet for future projects! Yay!

You’re now ready to “build” your card. Add the doily. Using your remaining Adhesive Sheet, add the next layers of your card onto the sheet. Make sure you give them all a good rub to transfer the adhesive. This will ensure a proper adherence to the card. Next, lay the sentiment card or paper down. (I used a pre-made card, you can find these anywhere you shop online or locally.)

Balancing Act

Once you have these all ready to go, begin layering. Add your sentiment. Mine is slightly off center, I am really bad at “exact”, so I compensate for this by making my cards and layouts slightly askew. I just wanted to pass that along to anyone who may be struggling with that. Never think that you can’t do it, you can! Add your tab to the side. Add an arrow or whatever embellishment you’ve chosen, above the sentiment to the left. You’ll want to add your heart also. I placed mine in between the “got” and “this”.

I used my runner to add a tab at the bottom of my card. You can see it pictured above. The final touches I added to the card are simple adds. If you are going for a simple, clean look, you’re done. If not you can add the following like I did: enamel dots, washi tape, some staples and a few splatters of mist here and there, finish it up and make it ready to mail or give in person!

Thanks for letting me share with you!
Shannon Morgan

Creative Time: 35 mins/Beginner Level

Material Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

Other:
Patterned paper, Tracing paper, Enamel dots, Washi tape, Paper doily, Wood chip shapes, Spray ink mist

Glittered Background Card

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Shellye McDaniel

Who doesn’t love anything glittered? Hi everyone! Shellye McDaniel here today with an easy way to add a glitter background to a card. I was in need of a wedding card for a friend’s daughter. She loves sparkly bling, so why not glitter!

Glittered Background Card by Shellye McDaniel for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

A Glittered Background

To get started, I selected a premade A2 card base (4.25″ X 5.5″), dots background die and a sheet of the Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″.

Trim the adhesive sheet to 4″ X 5.25″ and adhered to the center of the card base.

Using a burnishing tool, I transferred the adhesive by rubbing well the back of the protective sheet to the paper.

Next, I cut the patterned paper to 4″ x 5.25″ (the same size as the adhesive) and die-cut it with the dots background die.

Wear the Adhesive on the Outside

Carefully line up the edge of the patterned paper with the edge of the adhesive on the card front. Pour a generous amount of superfine iridescent glitter over the entire background.

Next, gently rub the glitter into the adhesive with my finger. Pour the excess back into the container. Tap or use a cloth to remove more of the excess.

Now onto decorating the front! I die-cut a label shape and secured it with 3D Foam Squares, Black, Regular to the center of the card front.

The Finishes Touches

Next, I adhered a felt heart to the center of the label. Because the felt is fairly thin, I used the Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix and attached it to just the end of the label sticker. This helps to keep the end of the sentiment label from getting bent and also adds an extra bit of stability to the sticker.

Let’s have a close-up look at the finished card!

See all of those lovely dimensional layers? The little pops of glitter are just enough to make this card extra special and sweet!

Try using different shapes for your background with the same glittering technique. I know I can’t wait to try out more! Thank you for joining us today 🙂

Creative Time: 35 mins/Beginner Level

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Products used:
Adhesive Sheets 12x 12″
3D Foam Squares, Black, Regular size
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix

Glittery Wedding Card with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Judy Hayes

Today I’m sharing a Glittery Wedding Card made with Adhesive Sheets. These sheets make it so easy to add glitter to the front of the paper. It’s called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside!

Also included in my project are the NEW 3D Foam Circles White Mix, Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix and E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser. The E-Z Runner® Micro has a narrow strip of adhesive which is perfect to assemble the “Happily Ever After” die cut layers along the narrow edge.

Glittery Wedding Card with Adhesive Sheets by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Create a Glittery Background

The glittered border on this card is easy to do with Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch. First, apply a piece of Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch to 4.25 x 5.5 inch piece of rose quartz cardstock. Then die cut it using the Grand Cabinet Outline Die (solid shape) with the adhesive side up (the backing).

Next, use another 4.25 x 5.5 inch piece of rose quartz cardstock and die cut with Grand Cabinet Inlay Die (intricate design).

Remove the adhesive liner from Grand Cabinet Outline Die (solid shape). Place Grand Cabinet Inlay Die Cut (intricate design) over the solid shape die cut (make sure to remove its backing). Align all edges and try not to touch the exposed adhesive in the open areas.

Cover the open areas with glitter and press into the adhesive to secure. Tap to remove excess. Ta-da! It’s a beautiful glittery border 🙂

Stamp a script over 4.25 x 5.5 inch card with Pumice Stone ink and smear the ink slightly for a distressed look. Fasten the glittered piece to card front with E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable dispenser. The Ultra Adhesive is very sticky and has an immediate hold. It works well with pearlescent paper with a slippery finish.

Create Happily Ever After

For this layer, die-cut the Outline Design Die from Layered Happily Ever After Etched Die Set and stamp the script over the die cut.

Next, die-cut Happily Ever After Insert Dies twice – one from rose quartz pearlescent and the other from Taffy cardstock. Now fasten them together using E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser. The narrow adhesive easily fits along the edges. Finally, fasten over the script background using the same adhesive. Note I used E-Z Runner Micro Refill in the E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable dispenser – it’s so easy to switch adhesive cartridges with any refillable E-Z Runner dispenser!

Fasten the layer to the card with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix.

Adding Finishes Accents

From the same die set above, die-cut two heart shapes from rose quartz paper that has been applied with Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch to the front of it. Remove the top liner and cover with glitter. Fasten them to the card with 3D Foam Circles White Mix. These work so nice for rounded shapes like the hearts, there are no corners to trim off!

Die-cut an arrow from Taffy cardstock. Add tiny dot of glue to the arrow ends using the Dual Tip Glue Pen and add glitter.

Cut the arrow in half and attach each end behind the hearts using Dual Tip Glue Pen.

Enjoy!

See more Wedding Craft Ideas on the blog and Pinterest!

Thanks so much for visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 1 hour/Intermediate Level

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch
E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser
E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Circles White Mix
Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

HomeHobby by 3L®
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other Supplies:
Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts (Layered Happily Ever After and Grand Cabinet 3D)
Cardstock: Bazzill Paper (Taffy) and Solar (White)
Metallic Cardstock: Stardream (Rose Quartz)
Patterned Papers: Simple Stories (Always & Forever “Together”)
Glitter: Prisma
Ink: Ranger Ink (Pumice Stone Distress Ink)
Stamp: Penny Black (Script)

Glitter Stripes Card Tutorial

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Teri Anderson

Have you ever wanted to add a bit of sparkle and glitz to your background such as subtle stripes in my card? Read on for an easy way to do just that with Adhesive Sheets!

Hey, everyone! Teri here today with a tutorial for you! I’m going to show you how to make this card and how to add glittery accents to patterned paper! You are going to love this easy technique!

Glitter Stripes Card Tutorial by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Subtle Glittery Stripes

Start by taking an Adhesive Sheet and cutting it into strips. Place the strips onto a piece of patterned paper. Be sure to firmly burnish the adhesive onto the paper with your finger or a bone folder. Then remove the backing paper.

Set the paper panel on a piece of scratch paper. Dump glitter over the top of it. You could use any kind of glitter, but I prefer to use a fine glitter. I think it takes to the adhesive the best! Shake off the excess. This technique is called “Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside.”

Finishing Up

Adhere the panel to a card. Add some additional pieces of patterned papers to it.

Then affix a couple stamped images to it. I like to use the 3D Foam Squares White Small Size to do this. Most of my stamped images are usually cut from white cardstock so I prefer to use the white foam squares ones over the black ones. Also, I love the pop the foam gives the images. It really helps make them stand out against patterned paper!

Now you are going to create the sentiment. Adhere cardstock to one of the foam sheets included in the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit. Set the “sunshine” die onto it and run it through a manual die-cutting machine! You’ll end up with a 3D sticker like this!

View a quick video on How to Use 3D Foam Creative Sheets below.

Adhere the sticker on your card. Finish the sentiment by stamping “hello” on a strip of cardstock and adhere it above the “sunshine” word.

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Squares White Small Size
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Sheets 12×12 inch

Other:
White and Gray Cardstocks; Ellen Hutson All Inside Stamps; Ellen Hutson Sunshine Words Dies; Doodlebug Design Inc. Sugar & Spice Patterned Paper; Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer Patterned Paper; Glitter; Black Ink Pad; Various Markers

DIY Personal Piñatas for Cinco de Mayo

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dana Tatar

Hi friends! Dana Tatar here today sharing a fun money-saving craft project that is easy to make. I created this set of colorful piñatas for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo holiday. I only needed basic craft supplies; empty paper rolls, tissue paper, and some Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products.

DIY Paper Roll Personal Pinatas Covered with Colorful Fringed Tissue Paper and Filled With Candy Held Together with Crafty Power Tape

I’m hoping to avoid the drama that usually surrounds a large piñata by handing out these cute personal piñatas that I filled with small candy and colorful paper shred.

How to Bring Some Fun to Your Fiesta

DIY Paper Roll Personal Pinatas Covered with Colorful Fringed Tissue Paper and Filled With Candy Held Together with Crafty Power Tape

I created some decorative pull tags for each piñata using chipboard circles and some free clipart. First, I printed the Cinco de Mayo images onto white cardstock. Then I secured them to each tag with a Large Adhesive Dot.

DIY Paper Roll Personsl Pinata Covered with Colorful Fringed Tissue Paper and Filled With Candy Held Together with Crafty Power Tape

I sealed and decorated each piñata with tissue paper and Crafty Power Tape. This high-tack, permanent tape has a strong bond which is important for a project that needs to hold up to handling. The translucent quality of this tape means that it is not visible, even through the thin, delicate layers of tissue paper.

If you’d like to see the full tutorial and the complete supply list for this project, please stop by my blog. I also share the link to the free sheet of stickers I used.

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Supplies:
Adhesives Dots Large
Crafty Power Tape Dispenser 81 ft.

This design is easy to personalize for any occasion by simply changing the color of tissue paper and the decorations on the pull tags. What type of party would you use these favors for? Let me know in the comments section.

Thanks for stopping by today!
~Dana Tatar

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Monochrome CAS Card Featuring Adhesive Sheets

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Terri Burson

I don’t know about you but sometimes I need a quick card at the last minute. This monochrome CAS card fits the bill. What is CAS? It means clean and simple with minimal layers and minimal embellishments. The best part? They’re usually quick to make. This card can be re-created in under 10 minutes! Hello, Terri here, with a short tutorial and creative ideas to pull this easy card together.

Monochrome CAS card by Terri Burson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Making a Monochrome Card

Everything that I used on this card was already in my craft stash, which is an added plus when creating quick cards. My card dimensions are a top-fold, scored white card 5.50H” x 4.75W”, however, an A2 size card will work as well, if you have some on hand.

Also in my stash, is some pretty watercolor paper. I chose a yellow monochrome theme so my sentiment and doily die cuts will all be created using this paper with the Adhesive Sheets 6×12 inch. Trim a 4 .50″ x 5.50″ piece of colorful paper along with a matching section from the adhesive sheets. Peel the backing from the Adhesive Sheet and apply to the back of your paper. Using a doily die or other similar decorative die, run your adhered paper through your die cut machine. As an added bonus, when peeling the backing off your doily, most of the the tiny cuts will come off as you peel.

Adhering Vellum is Easy!

Yes, I’m going to proclaim that loud and clear, for all to hear! I love the E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser! Trim a piece of clear or white vellum measuring 4.75″W x 1.25″H. Run a bit of Permanent Fine on the back of your vellum and attach to the center of your decorative die cut (doily). The Permanent Fine adhesive disappears and is invisible in about 24 hours!

Next, peel the backing off your sentiment die cuts and adhere one on top of each other, adhering a bit offset from the center of your vellum. This gives some dimension and makes the sentiment pop a bit more.

Lastly, grab one of the small circles from the new 3D Foam Circles White Mix. Use it as the dot for the letter “I”, apply a small piece of gold foil from the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit, shiny side up. Peel and …. voila! A great way to Wear Your Adhesive On The Outside!

Monochrome CAS card by Terri Burson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Thanks for popping in today. I hope this has inspired you to create with what you have. If you’d like to see the full product list, be sure and visit my blog, Waving My Wand. See you next time!

Terri

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
Adhesive Sheets 6×12 in
3D Foam Circles White Mix
E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser

Other:
Watercolor designer paper, mandala or doily die, sentiment die, die cut machine, vellum

Monster of a Thank You Card

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Yvonne van de Grijp

An adorable monster makes a great thank you card, I think. LOL! Not only did I want to make it fun, but also unique. So I decided to “Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside” with E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser and Metallic Transfer Foil.

Hello everyone, Yvonne here sharing a fun CAS (Clean and Simple) thank you card embellished with fun patterned stripes made with our E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser along with the use of some gold and silver foil from the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit. You can also find gold and silver foils in the Metallic Transfer Foil Holographic set.

Monster of a Thank You Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog

Making a Monster of a Card

Trim a piece of white cardstock to a rectangle shape to create a card panel. Next, stamp a sentiment with black ink.

Now for the fun! Let’s make the background by first running a line across the card panel using the E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser.

Take the silver foil sheets from the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit or Metallic Transfer Foil and place over the adhesive line. Gently rub and peel away the foil to reveal a fun dotted line pattern. Repeat this step with gold foil. Make sure you do one line at a time. Apply as many times until you get your desired look. And check this out – no expensive machine needed!

I love the look of the dotted pattern and bonus: FOILED! Fun to do and so easy to create, and there’s no machine needed with the foil!

To finish off, adhere the card panel to a blue card base with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. Stamp and color the monster images, then die cut. Adhere the monsters to the card front using 3D Foam Squares.

Note: I stacked two 3D Foam Squares on the back of the right and left monster to give them an extra boost of dimension!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Squares White Mix

Other:
My Favorite Things (More Monsters stamp set), Ink pads (black), Blue, green and red color pencils and Paper trimmer.

Thanks for stopping by and wishing you happy crafting!

Hugs from Holland,
Yvonne

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For the Love of Sunsets Scrapbook Page

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Tracy McLennon

Welcome back my crafty friends. Today I have a fun glittery layout tutorial to share. A little something about me is that I love taking photos. One of the things I enjoy most is taking photos of sunsets. The colours, the quiet moments, and the shimmering reflections on the water.

For the Love of Sunsets by Tracy McLennon

I wanted to create this layout to reflect that sparkle and love of the moment. What does that mean?? It means lots of Premium and Extreme Double-Sided Tape and GLITTER!

How I Recreate the Glimmer of Sunsets

I started this layout with a piece of kraft cardstock 6×12, and my Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/8-inch and Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4-inch.

Extreme and Double Sided Tapes

First create borders across the top and bottom of a strop of kraft cardstock. Create a design of sorts with different widths and lengths of the tapes.

Remove the liners from the 1/4-inch Extreme Double-Sided Tape, and add the light orange glitter.

Remove the liners from some of the 1/8-inch Premium Double-Sided Tape and add the dark red glitter. Then remove the liners and add the light gold glitter.

Create the layered background by adding a simple mat of cream cardstock, a double layer of torn kraft cardstock and adhere the whole thing to the dark brown cardstock using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Next, add letter stickers to create the title.

Using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser, and Crafty Foam Tape, adhere the cardstock layers. I added Kraft Creative Photo Corners to the photo. Now adhere the whole photo thing to the layout using 3D Foam Squares.

As always, I added the ribbon and mesh using my E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser. This is clear, super strong adhesive that works great with textures like this.

The smaller letter stickers were matted in cream cardstock and adhered to the layout using Small 3D Foam Squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tracy

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Products used:
Crafty Foam Tape White
Creative Photo Corners Kraft
E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Squares Small Size
3D Foam Squares White Regular Size
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in
Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/8in

Other Products Used:
Cardstock (Kraft, Chocolate, Cream), Close To My Heart Ink (Cocoa), Thickers, Mesh and Burlap Ribbon

Making a Pair of Royalty Slider Cards

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Valerie Ward

Have you ever made a slider card? They are fun interactive cards that people love to receive! It’s Valerie here today with a few Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products that, let me show you how these were created.

Princess slider card by Valerie Ward

Knight Slider card by Valerie Ward

Royalty Slider Card Basics

The first card features a knight in shining armor. I loved how this turned out. Here is the card in action…

To create the sentiment’s slider, I used a slider die set. Die-cut the pieces from the die set. With the Dual Tip Glue Pen, I glued the 2 U-shaped pieces together. Then when dried, I glued it to the back of the piece that would house the sliding sentiment.

With a stamp positioning tool, stamp the sentiment that will be revealed when you pull the slider:

Use the stamp positioning tool again, for the sentiment that goes on the slider:

After all the stamped pieces were done, I used my E-Z Dots® Permanent Dispenser to adhere the top panel onto the card front:

3D Foam Squares White Mix were used to adhere the flying unicorn and the princess onto the princess & unicorn card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3l® Supplies:
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Squares White Mix

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Stamp and Die Set: My Favorite Things Stamps (Knight in Shining Armor, Castle and Stitched Dome Stax, Grassy Fields Die Set and Slider Channel Builder Die Set)
Tool Positioning Tool: My Sweet Petunia (Mini MISTI)