Greetings!! Chris here and today I am excited to share this Well Groomed Hello Greeting Handmade Card, that I created using Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle from fotobella.com. The Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle is so beautiful and contains everything you need to get our creative vibe going! and BONUS!.. the back sides of each sheet include lots of floral papers! This amazing bundle includes Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 paper pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 Patterns & Solid Pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard, Graphic 45 Well Groomed journal cards, Graphic 45 Well Groomed stickers and Graphic 45 Well Groomed ephemera. Supplies Needed Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle Handmade Card base, sentiment sticker Creating your Well Groomed Hello Greeting Handmade Card Lets get started by matting these yellow papers onto black papers from your Solids and Pattern pack. Adhere these to your black paper card base. You can use double sided tape, or paper glue. Whatever you choose! Trim the stripe and floral papers from the Collection Papers pack and add to your card as shown in my image below. Next, lets cut the banners from the Patterns and Solids paper pad. Adhere this to the top of your handmade card, like my image shows. Trim 2 thin strips of blue solid sheet, and add them to the card as shown. Adhere the Well Bred cat sticker from collection onto a smaller cut blue solid paper piece, as show in my image. Trim the blue papers to provide matted image. Mat your well bred cat image onto black solids papers and adhere to your card as shown. Now, we can complete your card by adding the sentiment sticker and drops of dimensional paint. You can follow where I placed them or add them where you’d like. I hope you enjoyed this card. Grab your supplies at FotoBella.com and tag us in your projects, so we can enjoy your creative projects also!
Apryl with the FotoBella Design Team with a layout today featuring the Bo Bunny Felicity Collection. At first glance, you may not see the collections' potential for boy themed layouts. However, if you choose carefully, it can be done. For my layout, I chose a combination of brown, blues and creams for this layout and brought out it's masculine qualites. I combined the embellishments of baker's twine, thickers, buttons and brads. I also found some goodies in the Ephemera. Supplies: Bo Bunny Felicity 12x12 Collection Pack Bo Bunny Felicity Bonus Paper Bundle Ephemera Brads Layered Chipboard Brown Ink Baker's Twine
Happy Holidays! All of us at FotoBella hope everyone is enjoying your Winter, and having an amazing Holiday season! There are a lot of great exchanges that take place around the Holidays, and our creative genius ReNae coordinated our Design Team Ornament Exchange. Each designer was to create an ornament, based around a Rosette, and a handmade card for a fellow team member. What they have created is just incredible! Drea's gift to Apryl She used MME Christmas on Market Street I want it all bundle, MME Christmas on market street journal cards, MME christmas on market street brads, MME christmas on market street mixed bag, and MME christmas on market street paper tape. Apryl's gift to Cher She used products from the Bo Bunny Dear Santa I Want It All Bundle Jeri's gift to Jessica She used Carta Bella So This IS Christmas, Juniper Berry Wood Veneer, Prima Marketing Wood Veneer, Santoro London Wood Veneer, Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a slice of reclaimed Elm Wood. Jessica's gift to ReNae She used MME Cozy Christmas and Basic Grey Bside ReNae's gift to Drea She used Victorian Christmas by Prima Marketing We would love to hear about the exchanges you have participated in this holiday season, and we would love to see what you have created! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at FotoBella.
Greetings! Chris here! Today I am excited to share this adorable Fur-ever Loved Card I created using the Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle from fotobella.com. This Bundle is so beautiful and fun to create with. This amazing bundle includes G45 Well Groomed 12x12 paper pad, G45 Well Groomed 12x12 Patterns & Solid Pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard, G45 Well Groomed journal cards, G45 Well Groomed stickers and G45 Well Groomed ephemera. This card would be perfect to send to to a fellow pet lover to celebrate and wedding or an anniversary or just because. Supplies Needed Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle Card base , gold gems, liquid pearls Creating your Fur-ever Loved Card Start buy trimming your yellow ( I use floral side) papers to slightly smaller than your card base and adhere. Add a narrow strip of yellow papers to your card as shown. You can choose the width of the strip, and place it proportionally. Mat the journal card from the Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle onto solid papers. Adhere this to your card. I placed it in the lower right side, but you can place it where you’d like. Cut Best in Show card from the patterned paper in your G45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle. Adhere onto your card as shown below. Add tag from your Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle. Cut banner strip from your yellow papers. Layer ephemera over the banner. Continue layering ephemera as shown below. Finish your Fur-ever Loved Card with gold gems and adding liquid pearls to the flower centers. I hope you have enjoyed creating your Fur-ever Loved Card and are inspired to create with your Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle.
For my final project with the amazing Ocean Blue collection by Graphic 45 , I decided on a two-page layout. I have some great photos from so...
Chris here, and today I am excited to share this Hello Beautiful Greeting Handmade Card I created using the Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com. This Bundle is so beautiful and so much fun to create with. This amazing I Want It All Bundle includes Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 paper pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 Patterns & Solid Pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard, Graphic 45 Well Groomed journal cards, Graphic 45 Well Groomed stickers and Graphic 45 Well Groomed ephemera. And the B-sides of the papers feature some gorgeous floral papers! Supplies Needed Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle Handmade Card base, sentiment sticker, stickles, heart die Creating your Hello Beautiful Greeting Handmade Card Start by matting your pawprint paper onto yellow and red papers from the Patterns and Solids paper pad and adhere to your card base. Look at all these beautiful layers here! I cut them about 1/4” larger than each other, that way they layer nicely. Trim the “Hello Beautiful” section from the journal card papers. Now, let’s adhere your trimmed Hello Beautiful cut out to the left side of your handmade card. You can see in my image below. Use your favorite adhesive! Die cut a large heart from your yellow Solids papers and adhere to your handmade card. Now, add flourish from the Graphic 45 Well Groomed ephemera pack to your heart. I made mine a bit simple, but you can add more flair if you’d like. Add Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard “Hello Beautiful” greeting to your handmade card and add extra sparkle to your card with stickles glitter glue. How cute is this fancy cat! I hope you enjoyed creating this card and are inspired to try out this amazing bundle.
For my final project with the amazing Ocean Blue collection by Graphic 45 , I decided on a two-page layout. I have some great photos from so...
Hello friends! How has your Summer been going so far? Well, we are now in full 'Wedding Season', and if you are like most people, you struggle with the gifting process. Gift cards are everything to a newly married couple, but make your gift stand out with a hand made, gorgeous card! Follow this tutorial to make a very sleek, sophisticated wedding card that will stand out! Supplies Kaisercraft Indigo Skies I Want It All Bundle Ruler Paper Cutter Adhesive Prima Glue Pen FotoBella Rhinestones We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board Fiskars Tag Punch First, grab a white sheet of cardstock and cut it 5.5" x 11". Fold in half, so it's 5.5"x5.5" Next, cut a 4.75" x 4.75" piece of this floral paper and secure it to the front of the card. Next, cut a 4" x 2.25" piece of the dark blue paper, and a 3.5" x 2" piece of the wood chevron sheet. Glue them together, as pictured and then secure them to the center of the front of the card. Find the 'This Is What Happy Looks Like' banner and glue it to the center of the card with your Prima Glue Pen, as pictured. Now for the fun part! Gather some butterflies. Whether you punch them out, or fussy cut them from the sheets, find the ones you like best. Fold the wings up, and glue only the bodies to the card, so they are 3D. Add as many or as few as you want. Now for the inside of the card. Find this watercolor sheet and cut a 5" x 5" piece out and glue it to the right side of the inside of the card. Grab the flower sheet and cut a 1.5" x 5.5" strip. Glue this to the inside, right of the card, as pictured. Cut a 2.5" x 5.5" piece of the dark blue sheet and secure it on the left inside of the card, centered. Grab the Wood Chevron sheet and your gift card. Wrap the paper around the gift card, but leaving the top open. Fold it nicely and cut the excess paper off. Then, remove the gift card and glue the pocket together. Glue it to the center of the left side, once it's all dry. Now, punch out the Say Yes To New Adventures piece and secure that to the center of the gift card pocket. Again, find some butterflies that you like, fussy cut them, and glue the bodies to the inside of the card. Next, cut a 4" x 3.25" piece from the dark blue sheet and a 4" x 3" white cardstock piece. Glue them to the lower side of the inside, right of the card. Then find this 3 hard cutout and glue that to the lower corner. If you wish to add more details, ... do! I grabbed my FotoBella Rhinestones and added a couple throughout the card design. Now, let's make a custom envelope. Grab this striped sheet and your We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. Follow the directions on the board to cut a 6" x 6" card. Glue the flaps closed. With your Fiskars Tag Punch, punch 3 tags out from different papers. Then, glue the Congrats tag to the front tag. Glue the tags to the front of the envelope. Then add some other details, like butterflies and leaves! Your card and matching envelope is now complete! Write a heartfelt note and give to the lucky couple!
Hi everyone. Laurie here from the design team with my Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Waterfall Album. For my second project, I wanted to make someth...
Sarinda has created beautiful works of art for this week's Design Team projects using the Little Miss I Want It All! Full Collection Bundle by BoBunny You won't want to miss the tutorial Sarinda has written on making darling, handmade party favors! Party Take Aways: Sarinda Jones Hi there! There are so many summer parties and birthdays coming up in my world. I thought I would share some Ideas for Party Favors or Take Always. These are cone shaped pouches to hold candy or small gifts to hand out to party guests. What you will need: Bo Bunny Little Miss I want it all collection, scissors, paper trimmer, adhesive runner, paper edger, decorative scissors or punch. Optional: Sewing machine To make one favor, Cut patterned paper to your desired size. Mine are 6”x7”. On the underside of the paper, place adhesive along two of the edges. Roll the paper into a tube shape and press the ends together, adhering them. Press the end of the tube (with the adhesive) closed. Sew along the edge, if desired. Trim the edge with decorative scissors or punch, if desired.
Hello FotoBella Fans! Have you tried any of the fabulous pastes from Prima Marketing? There's so many great textures and effects you can add to any project, and they clean up so easily! Drea here with the Design Team, and I made a set of ATC's with some Prima Marketing Patina Effect Paste and Rust Paste Camouflage Set, featuring some French Riviera Stamps and the Anchor and Shell Stencil from FotoBella.com. I started by coating some playing cards with Prima Marketing White Gesso, and then spraying with Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stains. With a Dabbing Brush, I applied Patina Effect Paste to the Shell and Anchor Stencil, using all three colors from the set. Then I added sand to the bottom of the shell and anchor cards, with Dusty from the Rust Paste Camouflage Set, and really love the results! All of the stamping was done with Ranger's Jet Black Archival Ink, using the French Riviera 4 X 6 Cling and French Riviera #2 Stamps. I decided NOT to color my stamping, for a black and white effect with the ocean colors, except for a few touches on the card below, that I painted with Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain. Then I popped up some of the fussy cut pieces for some dimension. The bubbles were created with the same stencil using white gesso, topped with a coat of Sprinkled Sugar Stickles for some sparkle. Each card is backed with a piece of torn white cardstock, and the edges colored with Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks. Finally, I hand-stitched the twine to the netting, that I recycled from some fruit. Thanks for looking, and shop FotoBella.com for these supplies and more!
Hi everyone. Laurie here with another fun design team project using the Celebrating Freedom I Want It All bundle by Bo Bunny. This is a quick and easy project that you can put together in just a short time. Patriotic Card Folio Start With The Basics First, I used a Bo Bunny chipboard piece for the folio cover. I used two pieces 4 3/4” x 6 1/4” for the cover and one piece 1 1/4” x 6 1/4” for the spine. Next, cut 2 pieces of cardstock 8 1/4” x 12” and glue together to form one long piece. Next. center the spine chipboard over the seam and glue, making sure it is centered top to bottom, as well leaving 1-inch above and below. Glue the cover pieces (one on either side of the spine) leaving a 1/4-inch gap next to the spine. Then, trim off the ends of the cardstock leaving a 1-inch strip along the ends of the chipboard. Miter the corners and fold the cardstock over the chipboard and glue. Now, cut a piece of cardstock 6 inches long and wide enough to cover the spine and leave about 1 1/2-inches onto the cover. Add the Pockets Each of the pockets in the folio holds eight regular sized greeting cards. Start by cutting 2 pieces of Bo Bunny cardstock 7” x 4 3/8”. With the 7 inch side along the top of your score pad, score at 1/2”, 1 1/8”, 5 7/8”, and 6 1/2”. Turn the cardstock so the 4 3/8” side is along the top of the score pad and score at 1/4”, 3 1/4, and 3 7/8”. Folio Pocket Trim off the top 2 narrowed scored section along each side and miter the edges of the 1/4” scored section. Burnish the score line and glue this small flap down to the inside of the pocket as extra protection for the pocket edge. Trim off the outer 3 sections of the lower corners as shown, leaving one section on each side to use as a joining piece. Burnish all the score marks and miter the corners. Make the Bo Bunny Patterned Paper POP! I added the white mats to show the different scored sections but also because it makes the patterned Bo Bunny Celebrating Freedom paper stand out better when it is added to the pocket sections. Matted Pocket I found it easiest to mat the pockets before adding them to the folio. First, fold along the inner score marks to form the pocket. The outer 1/2-inch sections will be used to attach the pocket. Fold the sections in so they are straight and add a dab of glue to join the small sections on the sides to the inside of the bottom flap. This will form a box. I glued the corners of the 1/2-inch flaps to make it easier to attach to the cover. Assembled Pocket Next, glue the pockets to each of the inside covers even with the bottom and outside edges. Cut a mat 4 5/8” x 5 3/4”. And, add a piece of patterned paper 4 3/8” x 5” (it will be in the pocket) and glue the mat down inside the pocket and about 1/8-inch down from the top of the cover. Left Inside Cover I added a piece of the Bo Bunny Celebrating Freedom sticker border across the center of each pocket. Next I used a mat 1 1/8” x 6 1/8” of white with patterned paper added to the spine section. Then, I repeated everything for the Right Inside Cover. Then, I added 8 cards that I made using the fabulous cut aparts included in the Bo Bunny paper collection. Finished Folio with Cards The Bo Bunny Finishing Touch To decorate the front of the folio, I used a piece from the ephemera pack, layered onto white and navy cardstock. I added 4 stars from the sticker collection to each corner. Next, I used the striped and word papers with a strip of washi tape to join them. Also, I used some ribbon from my stash to make a tie to close the folio. Along the spine, I added dimensional stars that are also included in the IWIA bundle. The Cover Last, But Not Least I kept the cards simple, just using cut aparts, stickers, some of the ephemera pieces and a little bit of washi tape. What I love most about this collection is that it works for more than just the 4th of July. Memorial Day is coming up and what a fabulous way to honor our active and retired military. I have friends and relatives who are or have served in the military and plan to send them a card to let them know that I truly appreciate their service. Hopefully this project inspires you to do the same. You can find the products I used here at Fotobella. Bo Bunny Celebrating Freedom I Want It All Collection As always, you are welcome to visit my blog anytime at laurieslazydaydesigns.blogspot.com Until we meet again....happy crafting!!
Greetings! Chris here and today I am excited to share Come One Come All Hello Card. This fun circus themed step project was created using the Graphic 45 Come One, Come All! 12x12 & 8x8 I REALLY Want It All Bundle from FotoBella! This kit is so fun! The colors are so vibrant ! Just look at all the YUMMY in this kit! This paper crafting kit includes the Come One, Come All! 12"x12" paper pack (2 sheets of 8 double-sided designs and two 6"x12" decorative sticker sheets), 8" x 8" paper pad (3 sheets of 8 double-sided designs), 12"x12" Patterns & Solids paper pad (2 of 8 double-sided designs), decorative chipboard, 4x6 & 3x4 Journaling & Ephemera Cards, Die Cut & Tag embellishments, and exclusive FotoBella paper storage box. So Let’s get started. Supplies needed Graphic 45 Come One, Come All! 12x12 & 8x8 I REALLY Want It All Bundle from fotobella Step card template or die Gemstones Creating your Come One Come All Hello Card Using your 8" x 8" paper pad (3 sheets of 8 double-sided designs), cut your card. fold along score lines. Cut panel to fit your card from your 8" x 8" paper pad (3 sheets of 8 double-sided designs) and adhere to the front of the card. Cut 2 journal cards from your 8" x 8" paper pad and mat onto yellow papers from the paper pad. Free style one edge of your matted cards. Save those little cut away pieces for cards side. On the back portion of this, add a piece of border strips from your 8" x 8" paper pad. Trim paper to fit “stairs” of your cards base. Embellish using cut away piece from your mats and border strips. Adhere your embellished square to card. Adhere your matted journal cards onto your card. Finishing Touches Add HELLO sticker from your kit and gemstones if desired to finish your card. I hope you are inspired to get creative with your Graphic 45 Come One, Come All! 12x12 & 8x8 I REALLY Want It All Bundle from fotobella.
Gift Tags are always a good idea to have on hand! Jeri here with a few ideas of versatile gift tags using the Prima Marketing Amber Moon Collection and some blank manila tags. Using blank tags as a base is sure easy. I spritz mine with some paint sprays, and then layered the embellishments on. Find this incredible collection at FotoBella.com
Hello! Drea here with the Design Team, and I'm still fairly new to making ATC's (Artist Trading Cards), but these came together pretty quickly and easily with the Simple Stories Vintage Blessings Collection from FotoBella.com. Supplies: Tools: * Vintage Blessings Collection Kit * Sewing Machine (Optional) * Vintage Blessings Grateful Washi Tape * Vintage Blessings Bits & Pieces * Vintage Blessings Clear Stickers * Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain * Worn Lipstick Distress Spray Stain * Aged Mahogany Distress Ink Directions: 1. From one sheet of paper (Journaling Card Elements) out of the Vintage Blessings Collection Kit, cut and distress the edges of these 8 cards. 2. Use Antique Linen and Worn Lipstick Distress Spray Stains to lightly spritz some of the cards on any white parts. Out of the 8, I sprayed 5. 3. Add strips of Grateful Washi Tape to five of the cards. Then add some Bits & Pieces. Around the edges of the pink heart and ticket on the bottom row, apply Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, as shown in the last photo. 4. Add some phrases and images from the Clear Stickers. 5. The final and optional step is to add a simple straight stitch along the edges with a sewing machine. Thanks for taking a look! To pick up this collection and get started on your own ATC's, shop FotoBella.com.
There's no better time of year for travel-themed cards and projects than when we near summertime and graduation season. Hi all, it's Annie and today I'm sharing three cards I created with the fun retro travel-themed items from PhotoPlay's new Here & There Collection. I loved the 4x6 postcard designs on the "Get Lost" sheet from the Here & There 12x12 Collection Pack, so I decided to make them the focal point on two of my cards. Here I've matted the roadtrip postcard with "Brown Eyes" canvas cardstock and wrapped it with some rustic twine before popping it up over a cardbase made with more designer cardstock from the collection. To add a little interest, I adhered a die-cut and matted circle of designer cardstock underneath a fun sentiment sticker and a retro car from the Chipboard Shapes pack. The next card is just a feminine twist using a very similar layout. Once again, I matted one of the postcard designs on brown cardstock and placed it at an angle on top of some designer cardstock from the collection. This time, however, I added a file tab from the Ephemera Pack and wrapped the panel with a daintier natural twine. To embellish the card, I added a few cardstock stickers from the collection and adhered a spray of mini blossoms around them. The final card starts with just a colorful base of designer cardstock accented by a slice of map and a fun panel from the Ephemera Pack. To finish the card, I popped up the cruise ship sticker over a ticket from the Ephemera Pack and accented the antique map with pins from the Chipboard Shapes pack. I hope you enjoyed these fun travel cards made with the Here & There Collection and thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to visit the FotoBella store to pick up this fun collection today! ~ Annie
Today we get to celebrate one of our most favorite days! National Scrapbook Day! Our creative FotoBella Design Team decided to inspire you today, with all projects based around the 'UPCYLE' theme. You know, to reuse, to repurpose things that are otherwise considered trash potentially, because they are no longer needed for their original purpose. This idea also goes along with our current mood, as we just celebrated Earth Day. It is always a great idea to recycle, reduce and reuse. Here are a few scary statistics found on www.treehugger.com 12 feet: The height of a wall from Los Angeles to New York City that could be made from tossed office paper every year. 4.4 pounds: The amount of trash generated daily, on average, by every American. Packed in cubed feet it would be the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 300: Laps around the equator that could be made in paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons disposed of annually. Just think of all the scrapbook pages you could make with those supplies! (total heart eyes) Now that I have your creative mind going,... here are the incredible upcycled projects from the team to inspire you even further: Jeri's Cowboy Layout Upcycled items: cardboard slices from the center of a bubble wrap roll, small cuts of old chicken wire fencing, old jute rope, scraps of burlap, cut of ribbon, a camera jewelry charm and some random gold seed beads found laying around. Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Heritage Collection, BoBunny Wild Card Collection and Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. Drea's Desk Containers Upcycled items: Old Coffee Containers, Wallpaper Items from FotoBella.com: Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Wax "Vintage Gold" , Prima Metallique Wax "Rich Copper" See her full tutorial here ReNae's Upcycled Cigar Box Upcycled items: Cigar Box Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Petal Lane Collection, BoBunny TuTu Glitter Paste, Flowers, Sequins Jessica's Picture Mobile Upcycled items: Old CD Items from FotoBella.com: Kaisercraft Wildflower, Bo Bunny Aryia Clear Sticker Sheets, Prima Love Clippings Flowers, Petaloo Green Flowers, Prima Wild and Free Flowers Apryl's Upcycled Bottle Upcycled items: Empty Wine Bottle, Tulle Items from FotoBella.com: My Mind’s Eye Just Sayin’ Collection , Just Sayin Mixed Bag Other items: Spray Adhesive, Glitter, Modge Podge We hope you are inspired and excited to start crafting today. Happy National Scrapbook Day from us at
Hello! Today I have an art journal page featuring the gorgeous Graphic 45 (Flutter) I REALLY Want It All Bundle, that I combined with my Dyan Reaveley's Dylusion's Paints from FotoBella.com. I started by tearing papers from the (Flutter) 8" X 8" Pad, since I worked in my smaller art journal, which measures 7" X 10". Then I cut the strip and title, and inked the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot). The small Ephemera card with the bee, was also inked before adding some Chipboard. Then I applied Prima Marketing Gesso (Black) to a stencil along the top and bottom left. After cutting the butterfly from the Flutter 12 X 12 Collection Pack, came the fun part! Dylusion's Paints (Bubblegum Pink, Vibrant Turquoise, Cut Grass, Fresh Lime, Lemon Zest, Crushed Grape, and White Linen) slightly watered down, and applied with a brush and some sprays of water. Thanks for looking, and pick up the Graphic 45 (Flutter) I REALLY Want It All Bundle at FotoBella.com. *********************************** Challenges Entered: Art Journal Journey ~ Hello Springtime Let's Craft and Create ~ #145 AG + Option Green Things Pile it on ~ #152 Your favorite color and/or rainbow Fab 'n' Funky Challenges ~ #431 Butterfly
Greetings! Today I am excited to share this Atta Boy Masculine Greeting Card I created using the Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle from fotobella.com. This Bundle is so beautiful and so much fun to create with. This amazing bundle includes G45 Well Groomed 12x12 paper pad, G45 Well Groomed 12x12 Patterns & Solid Pad, G45 Well Groomed chipboard, G45 Well Groomed journal cards, G45 Well Groomed stickers and G45 Well Groomed ephemera. And the B-sides of the papers feature some gorgeous floral papers! Supplies Needed Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle Card base, Nuvo drops or dimensional paint Creating your Atta Boy Masculine Greeting Card Let’s get started by trimming the red paper from the Patterns and Solids pad. Grab your favorite adhesive, and secure it to the left side of your card, centered between top and bottom. Now, let’s trim the paw print paper and add to card base. This one will be centered on the card base. Grab the striped paper, and trim it into a banner, as shown in my image below. You can now adhere this to your card. If you want to add more detail and dimension, you can ink the edges, and maybe curl the banner tips up just a bit. Make it your own! Trim the Atta Boy journal card from the Graphic 45 paper pad. Adhere to the right side of your card. You can also ink these edges if you’d like. Embellish your card using ATTA BOY Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard and paw print from Graphic 45 Well Groomed ephemera. Add a few drops f dimensional paint to finish off your card. I hope you enjoyed this Masculine Card and are inspired to get creative with your FotoBella supplies, including this Graphic 45 Well Groomed I Want It All Bundle.
Did you ever play with paper dolls as a kid? Drea here with the Design Team, and I sure did! So the Graphic 45 (Penny's Paper Doll Family) I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com took me back to my childhood, with vintage paper dolls and beautiful papers, that I assembled into a quilt on this page that I scrapped of my dad with his siblings. My dad is the one in the middle with the bow tie. Aren't they all (Sew) cute? All of the squares were cut at 2", and the edges rubbed with Prima Marketing Metallique Wax (Bronze Age). Then I added gold machine stitching, and some old buttons that I had from my late grandma, and great grandma. The stitching on the buttons came from them, so I left the others alone. The tape measure also came from one of my grandma's, and was the perfect fit for this collection! Then I found some old chipboard for my title, and added Prima Marketing Metallique Wax (Vintage Gold) to the edges. The same wax was also used on the flower from my stash and the edges of the chipboard button from the bundle. All five paper dolls were fussy cut to represent each kid. I love the little dresses and hats! And let's not forget about the boys! Thanks for looking, and get the Graphic 45 (Penny's Paper Doll Family) I Want It All Bundle at FotoBella.com.
Hi all. Jennifer Taylor here. I am stopping by today to share a couple of cute cards I made using the Bo bunny world traveler goodies. for both cards I started by making A2 sized cards from the tan world traveler polka dot paper by using one 12 x 12 sheet and some scraps to spare. for both of these cards I layered then layered again the stickers and die cuts . then on this first card I added twine for more dimension. A2 size card 1 - Hello close-up A2 size card 2 -enjoy the journey collage card close-up to get the Bo bunny world traveler papers, stickers and embellishments go here thanks for stopping by and happy creating! Jennifer Taylor:)
Hi everyone. Laurie here from the design team with my Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Waterfall Album. For my second project, I wanted to make someth...
Hi crafty friends. It’s Kristine and I’m back again today with another mixed media project for you. For this project, I will be showing you how I to make a mixed media wine bottle with moulds from the Amazonia collection. This project has a video tutorial and I think you will have a lot of fun crafting along! I know I had a lot of fun creating it and working with my new moulds. For this project, you will need a wine bottle to decorate. I went to the grocery store with this specific project in mind. A while back, I remember seeing this cat-shaped wine bottle and it is perfect for my project using the Amazonia papers. It comes in black, white, and red - all of which match the collection! My bottle is black because I want the darker tones to come through in my final product. Supplies Needed To make the pieces, I will be using Stamperia soft clay. Also, I will use several of the Amazonia moulds including the texture mould and the leaves and butterflies mould. These moulds are easy to use and match the rest of the collection. In addition, I will be using a mould from Stamperia with butterfly and floral images. Also, I will use some of the small flowers from a Prima mould. Although not part of the Amazonia collection, these moulds definitely match well. Various paints and mixed media products will add color to the project. However, I will be focusing on using Nuvo mousse (French Rose and Silver) as well as gold glamour gel in my project. Nuvo mousse comes in a wide variety of colors so feel free to choose the ones you like best. Also, I will use a heavy black gesso to cover my bottle and clay pieces. Finally, I will use a glossy gel medium to attach the pieces onto the bottle. How to Use Mixed Media Moulds to Decorate a Wine Bottle The tutorial contains two parts. First, I will show you how to use the moulds and mixed media supplies to cast pieces to decorate the wine bottle. We will be using one of the moulds and adding clay directly onto the bottle. Then, the second part of the video I will show you how to add color to the clay on your wine bottle. Here is where you can choose the colors you want to stand out on your bottle. This is where my project took on a life of it’s own! But I do love the way it turned out! To cut down on the length of the video, I did not show how I painted the clay pieces from the moulds. However, the process is the same as painting the bottle. Each piece is individually attached with a strong adhesive. Then the entire piece has a layer of high gloss Mod Podge spray on it to seal it and bring out the metallic sparkle. ‹ › I hope you have found these two tutorial videos helpful. Most importantly, I hope it has inspired you to think about how you can use mixed media moulds in your next project. They are fast, fun, and a fabulous method for adding dimension and texture to any project. Many of the products from the tutorial are available for purchase in the FotoBella online store. So, don’t forget to head over to the FotoBella website for all of your mixed media and crafting supplies today! Until next time, happy crafting! ~Kristine, FotoBella Design Team
For my final project with the amazing Ocean Blue collection by Graphic 45 , I decided on a two-page layout. I have some great photos from so...
Hi crafty friends. It’s Kristine and today I have my first project to share with you using the Amazonia collection by Stamperia. For this project, I will be sharing the process video I made while making a mixed media canvas. As soon as I saw the gorgeous jaguar rice paper in my design team box, I knew a mixed media project was calling my name! The Amazonia collection is filled with luscious tropical images. The color hues include dark greens, vibrant yellows and reds, and pops of white. For my project, the Collectables pages are ideal in adding layers to my mixed media canvas. Add in some of the wooden butterflies and other wooden images, and a jungle comes to life! However, no mixed media project is complete without a little extra dimension. For my project, I will feature two moulds by Prima. One, although with a steampunk mould, has amazing images that fit well with the Amazon jungle theme. The other mould offers floral and foliage pieces to compliment the images in the Amazonia collection. Making a Mixed Media Canvas I want to let you in on a little secret: this is my first ever mixed media canvas! As soon as I saw my design team package, I knew this month would push me outside of my wheelhouse as far as designing. Also, this month’s FotoBella challenge is for mixed media so I have a lot of inspiration. Check out the FotoBella blog post for more details how to enter. In my mind, I see lots and lots of layers on my canvas. So, to begin, I will start by adding some texture and color using the Amazonia parrot stencil and modeling paste. Once dry, I will add color with some of my distress inks. Then, it’s time to adhere the rice paper to the center of the canvas. ‹ › As the ink is drying, I will move on to making layers of foliage using the stencil and texture paste on black cardstock. These images are then fussy cut along with images from the Collectables papers. Next, it’s time to use the Prima moulds to add dimension to my mixed media canvas. Using soft white clay, I cast my pieces and left them overnight to try. Once set, I will add several layers of color to my pieces. This will include distress sprays, distress paints, and distress inks. After the pieces are dry, I will begin arranging all of the mixed media components around my canvas until I like the look. Final Touches To finish off my mixed media canvas, I want to add some extra details. First, I placed several water droplets around the foliage on my canvas using Sparkletz and Glossy Accents. Next, I will fill in some of the open black canvas with micro beads and tinted silicone balls. Finally, to bring the focal point back to the jaguar image on the rice paper, I will use gold sequins and teal micro beads on the eyes to make them pop. If you want to see my mixed media canvas come to life, check out the process video below. The only part not filmed was the casting of the mould pieces. However, stay tuned for my next post where I will show you how easy it is to use the Prima moulds and some of the Stamperia Amazonia moulds for my next project. And as always, don’t forget to head over the the FotoBella online store to grab all of your mixed media supplies today. Until next time, happy crafting! ~Kristine, FotoBella Design Team Member
Stair-step cards are all the rage in the paper crafting world right now! We’ve been seeing them all over Pinterest, You Tube, Twitter, and Instagram! Hello again Crafty friends! I’m ReNae Allen, with the FotoBella Design Team. Today’s post is Part 2 of my Stair-Step Card Tutorial series where we will be constructing a “Side-Step” Card. First, gather your supplies! The list is just below. Next, follow the pictorial tutorial. You will see a series of tiny dots below a photograph. Each dot represents a photo. Just click through the photos at your own pace to create your card! Today’s card made with the Graphic 45 Cottage Life paper collection Supplies Needed for Side-Step card 8x8 paper collection by Graphic 45* Journaling Cards by Graphic 45* Life Stickers by Graphic 45* Die Cuts by Graphic 45* Chipboard by Graphic 45* Cardstock in pink, blue and green Paper Timmer Adhesive (Wet glue or Tape Runner) White Glitter Bone Folder Pencil T-Ruler Trimming Scissors *The above 5 items are all from the G45 “Cottage Life” Collection This is a pictorial tutorial. Each step is illustrated and explained. Navigate through the photos by first clicking on the tiny arrow on each side of the photos. Next, follow the step-by-step directions at the bottom of each photo. Simple, right? OK, let’s get started! Cutting the Side-Step Card Base On scoring board, place piece of cardstock measuring 5.5 x 8.5" and Score a line across page at 4 1/4. Next. go to 3.25 " and pencil in a line down from the 5/8" line to the 7" line as shown. Score the cardstock on the right side of the cut as follows: Score at 5/8", 1 1/4", 2 1/8", 3", 5 1/2" and 7". Cut the line you just penciled in using a paper trimmer or craft knife Fold card base as shown. Mountain and valley fold each score line. Use a bone folder and burnish fold on both sides. ‹ › Assembly and Embellishment Use the completed card as a guide when embellishing Use these tags or choose your own. Embellish with glitter for impact. Cut this image from the collage page of the Cottage Life 8x8 paper pad. Use the round sticker for the card front. Place it directly over the same image on the patterned paper. Add flowers and fence if desired. Add the chipboard butterfly to the front of the card on the fence. Adhere the "Cottage Life die cut sentiment to the first step of the card. ‹ › Share your Side-Step Card With Us! Cottage Life Side-Step Card I hope you have enjoyed this pictorial tutorial. Stair-step cards are so much fun and as you can see, there are lots of ways to make them. I do hope you will give this one a try. It’s really easy, with only one cut and just a few score lines! And won’t you please share your cards with us? Post them to the comments below or on any of our social media outlets! We can’t wait to see what you create! More to Come... We will be making yet another style of stair-step card in my next installment so please check back. Join our blog and receive notifications of when a new story posts. We love our crafty friends here at FotoBella.com! Our next tStair-step card tutorial! So that’s it for now, but there is more to come! So until next time, Happy Crafting! ReNae
Happy Holidays! All of us at FotoBella hope everyone is enjoying your Winter, and having an amazing Holiday season! There are a lot of great exchanges that take place around the Holidays, and our creative genius ReNae coordinated our Design Team Ornament Exchange. Each designer was to create an ornament, based around a Rosette, and a handmade card for a fellow team member. What they have created is just incredible! Drea's gift to Apryl She used MME Christmas on Market Street I want it all bundle, MME Christmas on market street journal cards, MME christmas on market street brads, MME christmas on market street mixed bag, and MME christmas on market street paper tape. Apryl's gift to Cher She used products from the Bo Bunny Dear Santa I Want It All Bundle Jeri's gift to Jessica She used Carta Bella So This IS Christmas, Juniper Berry Wood Veneer, Prima Marketing Wood Veneer, Santoro London Wood Veneer, Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a slice of reclaimed Elm Wood. Jessica's gift to ReNae She used MME Cozy Christmas and Basic Grey Bside ReNae's gift to Drea She used Victorian Christmas by Prima Marketing We would love to hear about the exchanges you have participated in this holiday season, and we would love to see what you have created! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at FotoBella.
Hi everyone. Laurie here from the design team with my Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Waterfall Album. For my second project, I wanted to make someth...
For my final project with the amazing Ocean Blue collection by Graphic 45 , I decided on a two-page layout. I have some great photos from so...
Today we get to celebrate one of our most favorite days! National Scrapbook Day! Our creative FotoBella Design Team decided to inspire you today, with all projects based around the 'UPCYLE' theme. You know, to reuse, to repurpose things that are otherwise considered trash potentially, because they are no longer needed for their original purpose. This idea also goes along with our current mood, as we just celebrated Earth Day. It is always a great idea to recycle, reduce and reuse. Here are a few scary statistics found on www.treehugger.com 12 feet: The height of a wall from Los Angeles to New York City that could be made from tossed office paper every year. 4.4 pounds: The amount of trash generated daily, on average, by every American. Packed in cubed feet it would be the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 300: Laps around the equator that could be made in paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons disposed of annually. Just think of all the scrapbook pages you could make with those supplies! (total heart eyes) Now that I have your creative mind going,... here are the incredible upcycled projects from the team to inspire you even further: Jeri's Cowboy Layout Upcycled items: cardboard slices from the center of a bubble wrap roll, small cuts of old chicken wire fencing, old jute rope, scraps of burlap, cut of ribbon, a camera jewelry charm and some random gold seed beads found laying around. Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Heritage Collection, BoBunny Wild Card Collection and Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. Drea's Desk Containers Upcycled items: Old Coffee Containers, Wallpaper Items from FotoBella.com: Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Wax "Vintage Gold" , Prima Metallique Wax "Rich Copper" See her full tutorial here ReNae's Upcycled Cigar Box Upcycled items: Cigar Box Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Petal Lane Collection, BoBunny TuTu Glitter Paste, Flowers, Sequins Jessica's Picture Mobile Upcycled items: Old CD Items from FotoBella.com: Kaisercraft Wildflower, Bo Bunny Aryia Clear Sticker Sheets, Prima Love Clippings Flowers, Petaloo Green Flowers, Prima Wild and Free Flowers Apryl's Upcycled Bottle Upcycled items: Empty Wine Bottle, Tulle Items from FotoBella.com: My Mind’s Eye Just Sayin’ Collection , Just Sayin Mixed Bag Other items: Spray Adhesive, Glitter, Modge Podge We hope you are inspired and excited to start crafting today. Happy National Scrapbook Day from us at
ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) aren't just for trading! Drea here with a set I made using the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection from FotoBella.com. Instead of trading them, I'll show you how to scrap with them in an upcoming post. But for now, grab your supplies, and follow along. Supplies: * Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collector's Essential Kit * Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) 6 X 8 Pad * Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) 4 X 6 Stickers * Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Chipboard * Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Washi Tape * Distress Inks (Tattered Rose, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Frayed Burlap, and Ground Espresso) * Glue Tools: * Stapler * Needle and Embroidery Threads (Optional) ************************************** Directions: 1. Cut cards from the 3 X 4 Elements paper that comes in the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collector's Essential Kit, and smoosh Distress Inks along the edges. I used two colors per card, except for two, where I only used one (Ground Espresso) for the darker cards. But any combination of colors listed in the supplies will work. 2. From the 6 X 8 Pad, cut papers at 3 1/2" X 4 1/2". Match a Distress Ink color, to also smoosh along the edges. 3. Adhere cards from step 1 to the cards in step 2. 4. Use scrap papers from the 6 X 8 Pad to matte the Sticker word tabs, ink edges with Distress Inks, and adhere to the top center of the 2 X 3 cards. 5. Add a couple of strips of Washi Tape to each card. 6. Use stapler a few times on the Washi Tape strips. 7. Attach circle Stickers to the bottom centers of the tabs. 8. Hand-stitch around circles, and add a couple of rows of zigzag stitching to cards. You could also doodle or stamp your stitching if you're not comfortable with sewing. 9. Add a couple of word Stickers to the cards. 10. Finish them up with a piece of Chipboard. Remember to come back later to see how I use these cards on a double page layout, with the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection from FotoBella.com!
I'm so excited to share my first mini kit with you, featuring some of the beautiful Prima Marketing Butterfly papers, with embellishments and cardstock to match! Everything you need to make this 2 pager and 1 pager are included, with step by step directions and photos. I'll show you how to make this pocket for extra photos or memorabilia. This one pager is perfect for any vintage or travel photos you may have, with embellishments like the silver charms, roses, and ribbon that are exclusive to FotoBella! The "Vintage ATC" papers make it so easy to add these 2" X 3" photos. Click here to buy this kit from FotoBella with directions included! Or sign up for our Page of the Month membership and get this kit in July 2016! http://dreasscrapsofinspiration.blogspot.com/
Hello! I'm back to show you how I used these ATC's from a previous post on this 2 pager, featuring the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection from FotoBella.com. If you missed it, click here for a step-by-step photo tutorial. To make the ATC's stand out, I kept the other papers fairly simple with the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Simple Basics Kit, except for the dotted paper that comes in the Collector's Essential Kit. The heart next to the chipboard title, comes in the Collage Bits & Pieces, and was inked around the edges with Distress Ink (Stormy Sky), along with the dotted paper. I also added some more Washi Tape, a couple of arrow stickers, and the other heart from the Bits and Pieces Package. Here's a close-up of one of the ATC's. Thanks for looking, and stop by FotoBella.com to get the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection!
Today I am excited to share this 3 Card Holiday Set I created using the the Graphic 45 Let it Snow-I Want it All Kit from fotobella.com. This kit makes creating your holiday card so quick and easy. So far I have created 5 cards, a gift canvas, and 2 gift tags and I feel like I have barely racked the seal on this kit! This card set will be quick and easy to re-create! Perfect for this busy time of year! So lets get started. Supplies Graphic 45 Let it Snow-I Want it All Kit - including Let it Snow 12" x 12" paper pack (2 sheets of 8 double-sided designs and two 6"x12" decorative sticker sheets), 12"x12" Patterns & Solids paper pad (2 of 8 double-sided designs), decorative chipboard, 4x6 & 3x4 Journaling & Ephemera Cards, Die Cut & Tag embellishments, and exclusive FotoBella paper storage box 4 x 5 1/2 inch card bases Adhesive Gems Stickles Glitter glue Creating your 3 Card Set To make this project even quicker, we will pre-cut all the pieces. Start by cutting a 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inch and a 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch rectangle from the red, blue and light blue 12"x12" Patterns & Solids paper pad. Select 3 journal card to be the focus of your cards. Adhere the larger 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inch papers onto your card bases. Mat your journal cards onto the 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch blocks. Adhere your matted journal cards to your cards. Select snowflakes from your Die Cut & Tag embellishments in your Graphic 45 Let it Snow-I Want it All Kit. Adhere a snowflake to each of your cards. Finish your cards by adding an adhesive gem to each snowflake. You can add extra sparkle with Stickles Glitter glue. Here is a close up of my cards. For this card I accented the snow on with chimney with Stickles Glitter glue. For my Let It Snow Card I added the sparkle to the Let it Snow! And for my Merry and Bright card I highlighted the snow on the poinsettias with Stickles Glitter glue. I hope you are inspired to get creative with your 3 Card Holiday Set using your Graphic 45 Let it Snow-I Want it All Kit from fotobella.com.
Now that it's Spring Break, it's the perfect time for travel, or to just play with the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection from FotoBella.com! Drea here, with my head up in the clouds again, with this art journal page. After priming my page with Prima Marketing Gesso (White), I painted it with a coat of Art Alchemy Sparks Paint (Mermaid Sparkle), followed by Art Alchemy Sparks Paint (Magical Pond), and another coat of (Mermaid Sparkle), for a beautiful water color and sheen. The vintage map pieces were torn from the same paper in the 12 X 12 Collection Kit and the 6 X 8 Pad. Then I distressed the edges with water and Distress Inks (Old Paper, Frayed Burlap, Bundled Sage, and Tattered Rose). After adding strips of Washi Tape, I made the clouds with a palette knife, using Prima Marketing Gesso (White). To show my love of flying and being in the air, I added the planes and hot air balloons from the Collage Bits & Pieces, Bits &Pieces, and 6X12 Chipboard! I barely put a dent in my dies, and with so many to chose from, "The Sky's the Limit" on what you can create with the Simple Stories (Simple Vintage Traveler) Collection from FotoBella.com! Thanks for looking!
Today I am excited to share this the details on Creating a Graphic 45 Wild & Free Earth Angel. This project is a trash to treasure project! I found the antique-y looking mannequin at my local goodwill store. She then sat in my “supplies” for, well over a year, because I could never find the perfect papers! And then I received my Graphic 45 Wild & Free -I Want it All Kit from FotoBella! You could also use a paper Mache mannequin from your local hobby shop. Supplies needed Graphic 45 Wild & Free -I Want it All Kit - including Graphic 45 Wild & Free 12" x 12" paper pack (2 sheets of 8 double-sided designs and two 6"x12" decorative sticker sheets), 12"x12" Patterns & Solids paper pad (2 of 8 double-sided designs), decorative chipboard, 4x6 & 3x4 Journaling & Ephemera Cards, Ephemera embellishments, Wild & Free Stamp Set and exclusive FotoBella paper storage box Other supplies- flower punch or die, liquid pearls, large butterfly die, flower Creating a Wild & Free Earth Angel Start by punching or die cutting flowers from both your peachy Graphic 45 Patterns and Solids papers. I used about 50 flowers. You could need more or less depending on the size of your punch. NOTE: The leaves were part of the original design but got “scrapped” and not used. Adhere flowers along bottom of your mannequin. I used both side of the Patterns and Solids papers. Continue layering flowers all around your mannequin. Here is a picture of the “covered” mannequin. Wrap the Graphic 45 Wild & Free Ephemera around waist to act as a belt. Layer flower and leaf ephemera over top left of bodice and bottom of “dress” Add floral centers with liquid pearls. This is the photo of her back side so you can see the detail. Die cut a large butterfly from blue Graphic 45 Patterns and Solids papers. Adhere to your angels back Finish your Earth Angel by adding a flower and leaf ephemera to the belt line. I hope you enjoyed this project and are inspired to get creative with your G45 Wild & Free -I Want it All Kit.
Hello everyone!! Today, I am back to share with you my final design team project for this month! This collection from Graphic 45 makes it very simple to create all of the projects that I created this month. The, " I Really Want It All " Bundle from Fotobella online store makes projects like the ones I created easy and you still have a lot of product left over. I focused on DIY home decor projects for my daughter Destinee, who will be decorating the kitchen of her new home that she will be purchasing this summer. Two DIY Recipe Books Process and Products First, these were simple to create as I had a chipboard album in stash that I had purchased on clearance @ Michaels Craft store. But, you can create your own album from chipboard. I also used the same kraft card stock that I used on the Graphic 45 DIY Kitchen Calendar that I created in my previous project for Fotobella. Then, the kraft cardstock just had to be trimmed slightly to size. Side Note (Note: These albums that have the kraft card stock come with A LOT of sheets so this is why I used some up on these 2 projects). 1st Recipe book(mini album) This is one of the dividers on the recipe book This is one of the pages to write a recipe with a pocket behind each page for extra recipe cards Recipe page Pockets on backside of page Additional pockets on dividers ‹ › Recipe Book 1 So, as you might have noticed, I created 3 actually 4 big projects using the Graphic 45 Fruit & Flora collection.You can find this entire collection at Fotobella.com Graphic 45 Project Video Now, to see how I created these books you can check out my process video: Photo process video So, as you might have noticed I created three DIY projects with this Graphic 45 bundle and still had A LOT of product left over! Next, I will probably be creating another project such as a recipe box or another calendar. Again, here are the other two projects I created with this collection. Links to these projects on the Fotobella Blog incase you missed them! DIY Kitchen Decor Piece (altered cutting board) DIY Kitchen Calendar Decor Piece ‹ › Well, crafty friends, another month has gone by and I do hope that even with everything going on in our world today I do hope that you are staying home safe and sound with your family and get your craft on!! ~Hugs~ Here are the products I used : Graphic 45 Fruit & Flora Collection- I Really Want It All Bundle from Fotobella Recollections Mixed Media Chipboard Album Recollections Mixed media album ( kraft cardstock) Laces, Trims, Flatback pearls Recipe Template Printouts Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs 49&Market Burlap Roll
Hello again! Drea with the Design Team, and I have a set of cards to share with you, made with the Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com. Each card (measuring 6" X 9") features something from the Noteworthy pack and the wooden birdcages, using a variety of techniques and products, like the one seen below, coated with Bo Bunny Gold Stencil Paste and Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder. The background was done with Bo Bunny White Gesso, also lightly applied to the gold strip of burlap from my own stash, and colored with a few spritzes of Distress Spray Stains (Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber). On the "So Grateful" card, I applied Bo Bunny White Gesso to all of the birdcages, following a light coat of Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder. The larger die from the Noteworthy pack was inked around the edges using my Blending Tool with Pine Needle Distress Ink. Then I popped up the bottom birdcage placed onto the smaller die. The banner pieces on the "Hello Beautiful" card, were inked along the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I applied Bo Bunny Silver Stencil Paste to the large key from the Royal Stencil Set, the birdcage, and smeared onto parts of the paper, giving it some shimmer and translucency. I'm saving this last card for the next St. Patrick's Day, to celebrate the first date with my husband. But to spell LOVE, I had to cut the LY from the "Lovely" die, and used the leftover frame on the layer underneath. The birdcage was coated with Bo Bunny Silver Stencil Paste, and a light coat of Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder. Then I added more sparkle with some micro beads added to the flower centers. So which birdcage technique did you like the most? I still can't decide between the Gold (shown on the first card) or Silver Stencil Paste, (shown on the last card) with the Verdigris Embossing Powder. Thanks for looking, and get your Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle at FotoBella.com!
Today we get to celebrate one of our most favorite days! National Scrapbook Day! Our creative FotoBella Design Team decided to inspire you today, with all projects based around the 'UPCYLE' theme. You know, to reuse, to repurpose things that are otherwise considered trash potentially, because they are no longer needed for their original purpose. This idea also goes along with our current mood, as we just celebrated Earth Day. It is always a great idea to recycle, reduce and reuse. Here are a few scary statistics found on www.treehugger.com 12 feet: The height of a wall from Los Angeles to New York City that could be made from tossed office paper every year. 4.4 pounds: The amount of trash generated daily, on average, by every American. Packed in cubed feet it would be the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 300: Laps around the equator that could be made in paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons disposed of annually. Just think of all the scrapbook pages you could make with those supplies! (total heart eyes) Now that I have your creative mind going,... here are the incredible upcycled projects from the team to inspire you even further: Jeri's Cowboy Layout Upcycled items: cardboard slices from the center of a bubble wrap roll, small cuts of old chicken wire fencing, old jute rope, scraps of burlap, cut of ribbon, a camera jewelry charm and some random gold seed beads found laying around. Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Heritage Collection, BoBunny Wild Card Collection and Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. Drea's Desk Containers Upcycled items: Old Coffee Containers, Wallpaper Items from FotoBella.com: Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Wax "Vintage Gold" , Prima Metallique Wax "Rich Copper" See her full tutorial here ReNae's Upcycled Cigar Box Upcycled items: Cigar Box Items from FotoBella.com: BoBunny Petal Lane Collection, BoBunny TuTu Glitter Paste, Flowers, Sequins Jessica's Picture Mobile Upcycled items: Old CD Items from FotoBella.com: Kaisercraft Wildflower, Bo Bunny Aryia Clear Sticker Sheets, Prima Love Clippings Flowers, Petaloo Green Flowers, Prima Wild and Free Flowers Apryl's Upcycled Bottle Upcycled items: Empty Wine Bottle, Tulle Items from FotoBella.com: My Mind’s Eye Just Sayin’ Collection , Just Sayin Mixed Bag Other items: Spray Adhesive, Glitter, Modge Podge We hope you are inspired and excited to start crafting today. Happy National Scrapbook Day from us at
Can you believe it's January? Where did last year go? Jeri here, with a new year ahead of me. I am in full planning mode ;) Goals? Yes, get my craft room set up so I can find all of my tools, adhesives and embellishments. I have been in my new home for over 5 months now and my craft room has not been set up. Once I get it set up, I feel I can dive into creativity and create, well... better! For now, I am working with minimal. Here is my new project for the FotoBella Design Team, using the BoBunny Game On Collection. A perfect bundle for me, since scrapbook for 2 little boys. This bundle has a bunch of awesome prints, cut outs and chipboard stickers for creating sports themed projects. Find all of these at FotoBella.com
Hey everyone! Drea here with a fun set of tags made with the Graphic 45 (Penny's Paper Doll Family) I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com. I used the friends around the world paper dolls, but most from the collection will work. Each doll is able to access his or her costume with accordion fold tabs along the centers, with a smaller outfit, cut from the 8 X 8 Paper Pad, hidden underneath. ****************************** Supplies Tools - Graphic 45 (Penny's Paper Doll Family) I Want It All Bundle - Scissors - Scor-Tape - Stylus for scoring lines - Glue - Distress Inks (Tea Dye, Tumbled Glass, Tattered Rose, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick, and Faded Jeans) - White Cardstock - Postmark Stamp (Optional) Directions: 1. Cut white cardstock to measure 4 1/2" X 7 1/2". Cut triangles off the top by measuring 1" from the tops and sides, and draw lines at an angle connecting them. Color the edges with Distress Ink. For the Scotland tag, which I'll be demonstrating for the rest of this tutorial, I used Peeled Paint. 2. Choose two papers from the bundle, and cut at 3 1/2" X 4". If stamping the postmark, pick the lighter color to go on top. 3. Using the white tag as a guide, measure and draw line 1/4" from top of paper to get the correct angle. Cut triangles off the top. 4. Use Distress Inks along paper edges (Tea Dye and Peeled Paint), and adhere to white tag. 5. Stamp postmark with red ink, and add stamp from papers or sticker sheet. 6. Add button from the Chipboard or sticker sheet to the top of the tag. 7. Cut paper strip to measure 4", ink edges with Distress Ink (Fired Brick), and adhere over top of the center line. Cut another strip to measure 3" and score two lines at 1". Ink edges again, and accordion fold it. 8. Use scissors to fussy cut the paper doll pieces. Use X-acto knife to cut slit in hat, and glue to head. 9. Take 3" strip and glue 1" of it to the back of the boy right above his wrist. It's best to line up this piece with the straightest part of the body, which is why I placed him on the right, unlike the others. 10. Glue boy to the tag, lining up the strips. Use Scor-Tape to adhere his outfit to the front of the accordion fold. 11. Glue smaller outfit to the left. Make sure when you fold the larger one over it, that it covers it all. 12. Glue dog and Scotland tab. Cut solid green paper to measure 4 3/4" X 7 3/4", cut top triangles, and adhere to the tag to matte it. Here's some close ups of Spain and Netherlands! Thanks for looking, and get the Graphic 45 (Penny's Paper Doll Family) Bundle at FotoBella.com!
