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Crafty Christmas Tags

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Beth Pingry

Hi it’s Beth again, and welcome to the second week of the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ and Graphic 45 Blog Hop! We’re giving away another prize package this week, and so is Graphic 45, so be sure to leave a comment on each post here this week, and then visit the Graphic 45 Blog and do the same!

I’m more of a Christmas fan, and I was inspired to make some Christmas tags with the Christmas Past Collection from Graphic 45. Tags are a fun way to decorate gift packages, especially if you are bow-challenged like me. And tags are a great way to use up scraps!

I used Crafty Power Tape to attach the lace, it is clear and strong, and I know the lace trim won’t come off! The layers of papers were trimmed to size, inked and adhered with Mounting Squares. The die cut tags were adhered with 3D Foam Squares to give them height, and to also make space for the thicker ribbons I used.

Supplies:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L: Mounting Squares, 3D Foam Squares, Crafty Power Tape
Graphic 45: Christmas Past Collection
Ink: Ranger Ink Distress, Fired Brick and Antique Linen
Ribbons: Offray Gold, Creative Impressions Red and Green Silk, Jillibean Soup Bakers Twine; Lace from my scraps
Bling: Want2Scrap Say it with Bling
Tags: Manilla office tags

Thank you Graphic 45, for joining us in this 2 week long blog hop! Don’t forget to visit the Graphic 45 Blog and Facebook page for more inspiration!

At the end of this week we’ll be drawing a winner for this awesome collection of SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L and Graphic 45 products.

Just leave a comment right here to be eligible to win! Come back every day for another chance to win! We are on Facebook, join us there too!

Good Luck!!

Beth Pingry

Spools of Creativity…

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Beth Pingry

Hi, it’s Beth. First, we must establish that I can’t sew my way out of a paper bag. But I have this odd obsession with all things sewing. Recently I bought a set of five vintage wooden spools, and this is what I’ve done with them.

Spools of Creativity by Beth Pingry I love (sigh) the Curtain Call papers (and well, all of the papers) from Graphic 45. The patterns lend themselves to so many different projects, with a nice mix of patterns and images in many sizes.

I gathered the many sizes of wooden spools I had and started trimming, wrapping and winding the different patterns.

The paper is easily formed and holds it shape, so I only needed a few spots of E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive on each spool. The toppers, which include a button, a metal embellishment and spiral turned wire, are held in place with the new Crafty Foam Tape. The Crafty Foam tape allows me to cut the exact size I need!

Supplies:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™: Crafty Foam Tape, E-Z Runner Permanent Fine Adhesive
Graphic 45: Curtain Call Papercrafting Paper
Karen Foster Design: Page Pin Ups Baroque Black 5″
Artistic Wire: Black and Silver wire
Darice: Craftwood 1/2 x 5/8″ wood spools
Lara’s Crafts: 5/8 x 3/4″ wood spools
Crafts Etc: 3/16 x 7/8″ wood spools
Other: Vintage Wood Spools, various sizes, button, twine, cotton cloth

Just leave a comment right here to be eligible to win! Come back every day for another chance to win! We are on Facebook, join us there too!

Thanks and happy crafting!

Beth Pingry

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Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Beth Pingry

It’s Beth again, and I’m back with another Creative Photo Corner idea. Seriously, who knew they were so versatile? Let me show you how I used them to enhance this gate fold card.

Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card by Beth Pingry for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

The Gate Fold Surprise!

This gate fold card opens to reveal the large car image on the inside center panel. It can be used to write a message to the car loving guy in your life. I used images from the Graphic 45 “A Proper Gentleman” to embellish the inside and outside panels. Some of the images fold with the card, and have dimension from 3D Foam Squares.

Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card by Beth Pingry for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Most significantly, the Photo Corners align at the center when the card closes.

Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card by Beth Pingry for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L The Photo Corners were positioned so that the adhesive ‘back’ sides were facing up, and the ‘tab’ part is adhered to the inside flap, then covered with the patterned paper.

The exposed adhesive on the Creative Photo Corners was covered with embossing powder. Quick work with the heat tool set the powder to a glossy and sparkly finish.

Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card by Beth Pingry for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Next, I used 3D Foam Squares to add dimension to several pieces. For additional height and dimension, notice that I stacked the 3D Foam Squares on top of each other.

Sparkly Photo Corners on a Gate Fold Card by Beth Pingry for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

For a more stealth look, I could have used Black 3D Foam Squares, which would have blended into the background better. Hindsight is 20/20 you know!

The zig-zag look of the Photo Corners along the opening of the card adds an unexpected element to an ordinary card.

Creative Time: 1 Hour
Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L: Black 3D Foam Squares, White 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips, Black Creative Photo Corners
Graphic 45: A Proper Gentlemen paper pack
Sparkle N’ Sprinkle: Ebony Spark Embossing Powder
WorldWin: Black, Maroon, Honey Cardstock
Want2Scrap: Say It With Bling, black rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!

Beth Pingry

Trendy Frame Technique with Photo Corners

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Beth Pingry

It’s Labor Day weekend in the US, and many of us have the day off. I hope you are enjoying the long weekend!

Today’s project features the three of the products in the Adhesive Value Pack.

Making the Chevron Frame

I started with the Photo corners in both black and white. I layered them around the outside of a piece of cardstock, which was cut the size of the Graphic 45 image, plus the width of one photo corner, on both sides. (When the image is added, only half of the photo corners are visible.)

Trendy Frame Technique with Photo Corners by Beth Pingry

Next, I started in one corner and layered the photo corners, alternating colors, placing the point of one into the V of the other. I tucked the ‘end’ under the previous line and trimmed the excess.

Trendy Frame Technique with Photo Corners by Beth Pingry

The texture and alternating colors of the photo corners create a unique design.

Once I had the frame made, I adhered the Graphic 45 “The Magic of Oz” image with 3D Foam Squares, and then used Mounting Squares to attach the frame to a black cardstock mat.

‘Magic Slippers’ comes from a sheet of paper in the same pack, I matted it to black cardstock with 3D Foam Squares

Then I added a pair of ruby slippers, colored with a Copic atyou Spica Pen in Lipstick Red. To give the slippers more lift, I stacked 3D Foam Squares so the slippers sit higher than the words.

Assemble the images to a card base with Mounting Squares. It’s that easy!

The Adhesive Value Pack includes a variety of adhesives at a great price!

These are the supplies I used to create this card:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™: Adhesive Value Pack
Graphic 45: The Magic of Oz (Emerald City, Journey to Oz, Munchkins, There’s No Place Like Home)
Copic Marker: atyou Spica Glitter Pen, Lipstick Red
Black cardstock

Enjoy the holiday, and thanks for stopping by!

Beth Pingry

A Photo Corner Framed Fairy Card

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Beth Pingry

I more Photo Corner cards to show today. Building on my other Photo Corner Creations on Cardmaking with Photo Corners, Fun with Photo Corners, and More Photo Corner Art I created a frame for an image.

A Photo Corner Framed Fairy Card I cut out the image from the patterned paper pack and then cut out a mat about ½-inch wider and longer than the frame.

A Photo Corner Framed Fairy Card

Next I stacked Ivory Creative Photo Corners along the outer edge of the mat to create a textured design.

The image was adhered to the mat with MyStik™ Permanent Strips adhesive. The Mat was adhered to the layered card using 3D Foam Squares. A flower, a little bling, a fun die cut edge and some silk fabric finish off the card.

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ Supplies:

Photo Corners – Classic Style Ivory
3D Foam Squares – White
MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser

Other Supplies:

Spellbinders Paper Arts™ Classic Petal Edgeabilities® Die Templates
Graphic45 Once Upon A Springtime Paper
Prima Marketing Esprit Champagne Rose Collection
WorldWin Papers Treasures – Canvas Cardstock
Want2Scrap Say it With Bling Rhinestones
Silk Fabric, torn into strips

Thanks for stopping by! What have you done with Photo Corners?

Beth Pingry

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Blue Vintage Card

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Beth Pingry

I fell in love with this blue ribbon bow and absolutely had to create something with it. The image from Crafty Secrets coordinated perfectly to make this Blue Vintage Card.

Vintage Blue card by Beth Pingry

Blue Vintage Card Tutorial

I started by die cutting some new Spellbinders shapes with GCD Studios and WorldWin Papers, along with the image and bow.

For the yellow “Harness Electric Corset” (who’s happy those aren’t required anymore!) piece, I manipulated it to break the paper fibers so I could attach it as a ribbon. I placed white 3D Foam Squares in three places.

On the back of the blue bow, I added black 3D Foam Squares. On one side I doubled them, so the ribbon didn’t sit lopsided on the card.

I layered the shapes by size, and adhered each layer with Black 3D Foam Squares, and the top image with white 3D Foam Squares (on darker papers I use black, on lighter papers I use white).

And that’s how easy it is to create this card!

These are the supplies I used:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ – Black 3D Foam Squares, White 3D Foam Squares, Mystik™ Permanent
Spellbinders™ Paper Arts – LF-132 Grand Rectangles, LF-347 Grand Labels Twenty-Three, Grand Calibur™ Die Cutting Machine
Prima Marketing – The Gatsby Collection (Bay)
Crafty Secrets – Creative Scraps (Girlfriends)
GCD Studios – Ella Blue Collection Patterned Papers
WorldWin Papers® – Treasures (Papyrus)
Scor-Pal®- Scoring Tool

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Beth Pingry

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More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Beth Pingry

The CHA trade show is in full swing, which makes the sentiment on this card so timely! I used Black Creative Photo Corners along the bottom front as a border, and on the red mat as a decorative element to frame the image.

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry

Making the Border with Creative Photo Corners

I love the deep tones of the Echo Park paper, they went perfectly with the Crafty Secrets image I chose.

The image was cut out and adhered to the red patterned paper with 3D Foam Squares. I added Black Photo Corners to the red paper and adhered it to a panel of yellow-orange paper. For the black card base, I cut a 4.25 x 5.5 card, the trimmed ½” from the front panel.

I adhered Black Photo Corners along the cut edge.

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry The thing with Photo Corners is that they have adhesive on the back side of them. If you used them the normal way, they stick to paper. Since I didn’t want my card stuck shut, I had to figure out a way to use the adhesive to my advantage.

Glitter to the rescue! I sprinkled black glitter to the exposed adhesive on the back of the photo corners, and then it created a little surprise when the card is opened.

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry

And because the base of the card is black, I wanted the zig-zag edge to be more visible, so I added a panel of red patterned paper to the inside of the card.

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry So that when the card is closed, you can really see the fun edge the Photo Corners make when lined up next to each other!

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry And when the card stands open, it stands on the points of the Photo Corners! You can appreciate the embossed design on the front of of the Corners too!

More Photo Corner Art and Echo Park Paper Co! by Beth Pingry

Creative Time: 30 Minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies:

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L:

Echo Park Paper Co.: Little Boy Strawberry, Summer Days Ice Cream patterned papers
Crafty Secrets: Heartwarming Vintage Creative Scraps Domestic Goddess images
Sparkle N’ Sprinkle: Black Ice Glitter

Thank you for stopping by today!

Beth Pingry

Colorful Summer Mini with Echo Park Paper

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Birgit Koopsen

Hi there, I hope you’re all enjoying summer! Here in the Netherlands it’s like fall, raining for days, not something that makes me happy! Echo Park papers do make me happy though! The bright, happy and summery colors make me long for sunshine even more. So looking forward to be going to sunny France in a week! I created this colorful mini album with our upcoming vacation in mind.