Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Blog

Gorgeous Layered Elegant Card

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Who does not love elegant cards? I know I do, especially when they are easy to make. Elegant cards are often about layering intricate die-cuts.

Yvonne here to show you how to make a card with a simple layering technique. For my card, I “think outside the box” with a fold-flower die cut as a ruffle and using E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser and Dodz Adhesive Dots Medium ?

Gorgeous Layered Elegant Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Creating Layered Elegant into the Card

On a white rectangle card base, adhere a slightly smaller piece of grey cardstock as a card panel with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Put together two pieces of patterned papers (a dotted and a floral pattern) and cut to slightly be smaller than the grey panel.

Die-cut borders and layer them one row after another, like ruffles, onto the lower side of card panel. Secure with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. Next, adhere the layered panel (the floral pattern half) onto the card base with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Wrap a piece of pink ribbon at the bottom edge of the dotted pattern half) and adhere the ends to the back of the cardstock with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser and then adhere to the card base to create one whole card panel.

Stamp a sentiment, cut to a banner shape, bend slightly for dimension before adhering to the card with two Dodz Adhesive Dots Medium. Use the adhesive dots to adhere the mulberry flower, leaves, and bow to the card base. And voila….you have finished making the card!

I hope you enjoyed making the card and hope you got inspired creating your own special card. Thanks for stopping by and wishing you happy crafting!

Hugs from Holland,
Yvonne

Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L®:
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Dodz Adhesive Dots Medium

Other:
Spellbinders Paper Arts® (Lily Pearl Flat Fold Flower), Stempelglede (Follow Your Heart Stamp Set), White, Blue Pearl, Grey and Patterned Cardstock, Black Ink Pad, Ribbon, Mulberry Flower, and Leaves, Glittered Leaves

Shimmer and Shine Layout with Adhesive Dots

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Tracy McLennon

Welcome back, my scrappy friends! Tracy here and today I have a Shimmer and Shine layout to share featuring Adhesive Dots and some of my other Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L favourites.

I think I might be part crow, because I love ANYTHING that makes it shimmer and shine 🙂 With that comes some adhesive challenges. Something I have always struggled with was keeping sequins attached to my layouts. Well, in this post I have your solution.

Shimmer and Shine Layout with Adhesive Dots by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

This layout began with my base layers. Cream and white cardstock were used to make the largest 2 layers and the cream cardstock ring. If you have an electronic cutting machine, this will be easy. Me, I used 2 different sized dinner plates, traced them and cut them it out with scissors.

Adhere the base layers together with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. Then I used 3D Foam Squares to adhere the ring to the layout.

Once the ring is popped up on the layout I added Adhesive Lines ALL the way around the ring. This is what will keep your sequins exactly where you want them to be.

I added the sequins one-by-one around the middle of the cardstock ring. Then added a gold doily to the inside of the ring. When I work with more delicate papers, I like to get out my E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser, it will keep it down without destroying it in the process.

Next, I added my matted photo. In this case, I knew I was going to be using some dimensional embellishments. I wanted the photo to be extra popped up so that it didn’t get lost in the background. When I do this, I just double up those 3D Foam Squares.

Once the photo is in place, then I start to attach my embellishments. Adhesive Dots are my go-to adhesive to add anything from flowers to buttons.

I’d already gone glitzy, so of course, I added Creative Photo Corners Gold to my photo. Then I used Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini to add the acetate title.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser
Creative Photo Corners Gold
Adhesive Dots Medium Ultra Thin
3D Foam Squares White Regular Size
Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini
Adhesive Lines

Other:
Cardstock- Cream and Black, Sequins, Buttons, Tag, Black Burlap String, Little Birdie Crafts Flowers, Heidi Swapp Acetate Word

The Decorated Notebook

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Christine Emberson

Sharing a confession…I’m addicted to making lists. Therefore, I buy many notebooks and jotter pads! BUT they often look plain so I really need them to look pretty. Somehow writing a list in something pretty is much less of a chore. LOL!

Christine here today get crafty with my trusty Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products to make it an enjoyable easy project.

The Decorated Notebook by Christine Emberson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Creating my Notebook

First I cut a panel of white card the same width as the notebook/jotter cover. Using strips of Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4″, I affixed the card to the front overlapping at the top.

I then began to decorate, I affixed a rectangle of silver foil card using MyStik® Permanent Strips.

My next step was to die cut a small rectangle and apply Creative Photo Corners Kraft to each corner. Remember you can apply ink and color to Creative Photo Corners.

This is then attached to the notebook cover using Crafty Foam Tape.

The finishing touch is the die cut embellishment held securely in place with 3D Foam Squares White Regular.

Purely optional if you wish to place the heart patterned paper the right way up or upside down! These notebooks/jotter pads are ideal for gifts too, work colleagues, teachers. Don’t forget to check out all the great products on the website.

Thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
MyStik® Permanent Strips
Crafty Foam Tape White
3D Foam Squares White Regular
Creative Photo Corners Kraft

HomeHobby by 3L®:
HomeHobby Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4″

Others:
Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (A2 Matting Basics A)
White Cardstock, Silver Foil Card, Patterned Paper and Die Cut Embellishment – Jen Hadfield, Heart of Home

Your Own Kind of Beautiful Card

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Linda Lucas

Who doesn’t love a beautiful and colorful card to brighten one’s day? I’d like to share that kind of card with you today 🙂

Hello, Linda Lucas here! I am honored to be sharing a card on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog. If you know me, you would know how much I LOVE their products – they are part of my staple creative diet!

Your Own Kind of Beautiful Card in the Making by Linda Lucas for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Making it Beautiful

I have a colorful card using 3D Foam Butterflies and Adhesive Dots Medium for the embellishments. The E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser and 3D Foam Squares White Regular were mostly used to assemble the card. You can see how easy my card is to create using the right adhesives.

For the card base, you can use watercolored paper or a patterned paper.

To start, place two different sizes of 3D Foam Butterflies shapes onto a circle die cut. Make sure they are placed more on the left side of the circle. First, remove the liner from the top of both butterflies and sprinkle white glitter on top to cover well. Next, press the glitter into the butterflies to secure and tap off excess glitter.

Add a button to each butterfly using a Adhesive Dots Medium, these adhere firmly to the glitter. Then place an embellished tag next to the butterflies with E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser.

Next, layer strips teal and pink cardstock, along with an intricate die cut strip on top of the card panel with E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser. To pop up the circle and tag ensemble, I used 3D Foam Squares for added interest and a finishing touch. Voila! Beautiful!

Creative Time: 30 Minutes
Skill Level: Beginner

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Butterflies
Dodz Adhesive Dots Medium
3D Foam Squares, White, Regular
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

Other:
Tag and Button: Authentique Paper; Self-Adhesive Pearls: Want2Scrap; Etched Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts (S4-116 Standard Circles SM, S4-504 Arched Elegance and PE-100 Platinum 6™ Die Cutting and Embossing Machine); White, Teal and Pink Cardstock; Glitter

Thank you for joining me! Get your “craft on!”

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting
Linda Lucas

Making a Mother’s Gift Ensemble

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Judy Hayes

I’m thinking ahead to spring and have Mother’s Day on my mind. My gift ensemble displayed at the Creativation trade show is perfect for the occasion. Hello everyone, it’s Judy! My sweet Mother’s Gift Ensemble features a mini canvas, card and gift bag. I chose a verse about mother on the mini canvas. Another gift idea is a verse for a friend.

Making a Mother's Gift Ensemble by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Creating the Canvas Gift

The mini 4 x 4 inch canvas painted with chalk paint to coordinate with my paper. The little teapot was fussy cut from patterned paper and placed in the corner of the canvas with Dual Tip Glue Pen. I used a brush to spread it over the canvas. Stamp the verse and heat with clear embossing on tissue paper. Remove excess paper around the verse with a wet brush by outlining the verse and then pulling the paper away. Apply Dual Tip Glue Pen to the back of tissue and spread with my finger. Place over the canvas. Finally, the words are popped up with Crafty Foam Tape White. Wrap red twine around the bottom and tie into a tiny bow.

Card Making Details

The card features two die cut oval die cuts and pretty paper flowers. In the smaller white oval, thread twine for a unique accent. In addition, the darker paper behind the large oval shows through the tiny holes would add for another dimension. Ovals are fastened together with E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser and popped up on the card front with Thin 3D Foam Squares Mix White.

Die cut paper flowers and leaves are fastened with Adhesive Dots Small and Adhesive Dots Medium. The blue flower centers were made with a Adhesive Dots Medium covered with tiny beads. The words are popped up with Crafty Foam Tape White.

Assembling the Gift Bag

Using a coordinating two-sided 11 x 12 inch patterned paper, I folded 2.5 inches on the 12-inch side. Also, I added borders of red and striped papers for the top. Next, score and make the folds vertical to form the sides. Premium Double-Sided Tape ¼ʺ was applied to the edge to fasten into a bag shape. The bottom was scored, folded and secured with Premium Double-Sided Tape ¼ʺ. Note: I found the basic directions online and adjusted the dimensions. At the top, I fastened two white ribbon handles inside the bag top using Premium Double-Sided Tape ¼ʺ. I fastened patterned paper over the ribbon ends. Tie a small tag to the handle with twine.

Simply slip the mini canvas into the gift bag, the card into an envelope and the gift ensemble is ready to give to someone special!

Thanks for visiting!
Judy Hayes

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Crafty Foam Tape White
Adhesive Dots Small
Adhesive Dots Medium
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser
Thin 3D Foam Squares Mix White

HomeHobby By 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen
Premium Double-Sided Tape ¼ʺ

Other:
DecoArt® Chalky Finish, Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, KaiserCraft High Tea Collection, Little B Tags, Penny Black Happy Wishes, Spellbinders Hemstitch Ovals, Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers III, Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, White & Red Cardstock, White Tissue Paper, Red Twine, White Ribbon, Mini Canvas 4 x 4ʺ

Valentines Owl Card Duo with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Latrice Murphy

Looking for a sweet Valentines idea for a card? It’s Valentine’s Day! Although we don’t usually go all out for this day, I do like to personalize little things here and there for my kiddos.

This year we kept it simple with each receiving a card with a gift card inside to a favorite place of theirs for a mommy or daddy date. This is where they get one on one quality time doing something they love. I can never give gift cards in the boring packaging it comes in so I made these sweet cards today with some left over pieces I had on my crafting desk.

Valentines Owl Card Duo with Adhesive Sheets by Latrice Murphy for Scrapbook Adhesives

Sweet Valentines for the Kids

First, gather up my supplies such as patterned papers, clear stickers, colored cardstock card bases and my Adhesive Sheets 4×6 in. These adhesive sheets make attaching large cardstock pieces a total breeze! Also I love to have full adhesion all along the card base some nothing comes apart later. I also grabbed my 3D Foam Squares White Regular. I knew that all my pieces were flat so I would need to raise a few to add some dimension to the card front.

You can see in the photo below that it covers perfectly.

Both cards were created the same way. I layered white cardstock on an angle, then layered patterned paper on the opposite angle for a fun asymmetrical look.

Next, I used my 3D Foam Squares White Regular to adhere the next piece of paper. This is actually a card base with wood grain patterned that I love so I just cut it up for this project. Then I did the same for the owl piece and placed it right in the center.

For the finishing touches on both cards, I pulled out some clear stickers, wood veneer, and my Dual Tip Glue Pen.

I love how these turned out! So excited to give these to my kids. Some more images below – super cute and colorful!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Squares White Regular
Adhesive Sheets 4×6 inch

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Cardstock, Patterned Papers, Stickers and Wood Veneer

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Valentines Owl Card Duo tutorial by Latrice Murphy for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Colorful Dimensional and Glittery Valentine Cards

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Michele Kovack

Sharing a few fun cards that are colorful with dimension and of course, glittered to celebrate the people you love! Good morning, Michele here. I find coloring to be so therapeutic and relaxing.

Colorful Cards Countdown

This boat image was colored with a combination of watercolors and markers. Using Crafty Foam Tape, I adhered to a pink card panel to pink and then polka dotted cardstock for interest.

Colorful Dimensional and Glittery Valentine Cards by Michele Kovack for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

I adhered the silk bow and gem using Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini to the top of the boat for a fun little added touch!

For my next card I watercolored the image and added gems to the centers of the X’s and the little silver heart using Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini. The colored image was adhered to pink, silver, and white cardstock using Crafty Foam Tape for dimension.

I wanted the O’s to be glittery, so I used the Dual Tip Glue Pen and sprinkled glitter over it.

My last card was colored with markers and colored pencils. I used the E-Z Squares® Refillable Dispenser to adhere the image to the two pink colored card stocks and then Crafty Foam Tape for the final layer on the kraft cardstock.

Once again I love adding little “extras” to my cards, so I adhered a pink satin bow and glittery heart to the corner using Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini.

Happy Valentine’s Day (a bit early) to all of you! Thank you so much for popping in!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Crafty Foam Tape White
E-Z Squares® Refillable Dispenser
Dodz Adhesive Dots Mini

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Colored Pencils, Watercolors, Markers, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glittery Hearts

Spring-Inspired Lattice Card

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Tracy McLennon

Hello crafty friends, Tracy here today with a little Spring-inspired Lattice Card to share. In my neck of the woods, the weather is blustery and cold. I just keep dreaming of longer, warmer days and the bloom of Spring. So I created this little project to reflect those feelings.

Spring-Inspired Lattice Card by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Cardmaking Details

I started this project by cutting strips of patterned paper and painting my wood frame with white paint.

I added Adhesive Lines all the way around the back of the wood frame.

Add strips of patterned paper evenly spaced all in one direction to the back of the wood frame.

Weave strips of patterned paper through in the other direction tacking the ends of the strips onto the Adhesive Lines.

Using the E-Z Runner Permanent Fine adhesive, and Crafty Foam Tape to assemble the larger layers of the card.

To add dimension between layers, add small 3D Foam Squares to the back of the patterned lattice and frame. Adhere to the layered card base.

Using Adhesive Dots and more 3D Foam Squares, I added the die cuts and chipboard accents to complete.

Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Supplies:
Adhesive Dots Medium Ultra Thin
Adhesive Lines
Crafty Foam Tape White
3D Foam Squares White Small Size
E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser

Other:
Patterned Papers: Simple Stories (Bloom & Grow Collection), White Cardstock, DecoArt: White Paint

Announcing our 2018 Design Team!

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Margie Admin

These talented design team members will inspire you in 2018!

Announcing our 2018 Design Team
Many thanks to those who took the time to submit. We are overwhelmed and grateful for all the entries. Many hard decisions were made. Please join us in welcoming our new team!

Welcome new Design Team members, starting on April 1st:
Linsey Rickett
Shannon Morgan
Shellye McDaniel
Teri Anderson
Valerie Ward

Joining our current members:
Christine Emberson
Christine Meyer
Dana Tatar
Judy Hayes
Terri Burson
Tracy McLennon
Yvonne van de Grijp

Masking Technique Background using E-Z Dots Repositionable

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Christine Meyer

The more I play with E-Z Dots Repositionable Adhesives the more I find that they are a necessity in my crafting arsenal. They have a wide variety of uses and my current favorite is to use them to create unique backgrounds. Today I am going to showcase how you can use the E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser to create a unique background on your paper crafts.

Masking Technique using repositionable adhesive on a background

A Closer Look at the Background

I used the E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser as a mask on my background. First I applied it and then I painted over it with mist. Once it dried I just rubbed the adhesive right off. As you can see it creates a unique but subtle background. This was a completely new technique for me but I am so happy with the end result!

Additionally I had to bring in another favorite of mine these days: 3D Foam Embellishments, more specifically 3D Foam Snowflakes! I’ve been foiling these adhesives like crazy lately, but today I opted for glitter. Mostly because I wanted them to be white. Believe me, if I could have found a way to use foil, I would have gone for it! I’m all about the “Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside” approach these days!

Masking Technique using E-Z Dots on a Scrapbook Layout

I also incorporated Creative Photo Corners into the layout – adding them to my pictures. The black ones were a perfect choice to bring out not only the black in the pictures but also the black title! They are available in a variety of colors from white to gold to kraft and more!

Process Video

All of these details and my process for doing them can be found in my process video below:

Thanks so much for joining me today!
–Christine

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Snowflakes
E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser
Creative Photo Corners
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

Other:
February Kit from The ScrapRoom Kit Club, Mist from Dylusions