Packing Tape Transfer

This is such a great technique...  Here is how to do it. - please don't forget to share with me!

Choose and cut out the image you wish to use. Magazine photos work very well for this technique




This one is cut from a gift bag. You can get tons of images for various projects from just one gift bag.



Adhere packing tape to the front of your image. Burnish with a bone folder.



Soak in a bowl of water for about 10 minutes.



Take out of the water and gently rub off the paper on the back. This is a little messy.




Use only the pad of your thumb or finger. If there is still some paper, soak it in the water some more and try again. The one from the gift bag took several more soakings than the magazine image.





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Wildlife right outside

I was sitting here emailing, loading up some stuff and look out my window... quickly call the girls from the computer room.. now we see a ton of deer here, it's just that they were getting closer to my flower pots - lol

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Movie Clapper

This is another fun site!! Think of the pages you could use this on - happy scrapbooking and would love to see what you do with this!

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Using Bottle Caps

Bottle Caps and scrapbooking? You bet! Bottle caps create fun, colorful and dimensional layouts.

You can use bottle caps just they way they are if you like lumpy embellishments. Attach them with foam adhesive or pop dots.

Or you can flatten them! Use a rubber mallet to pound flat or you can even use your Sizzix, wizard, cuttlebug machines with converter! Just slide the bottle caps under the converter just like you were going to make a cut and *Squish* they flatten perfectly!

Uses for Bottle Caps:
*Use as tags (you can even thread fiber or ribbon through them by punching a hole with your hole punch/ cropadile!)
*Use for titles
*You can stamp letters or other images onto your bottle cap (use an ink such as Stayz-On that will work with metal)
*Use as deco circles
*Use as mini frames for small cropped photos
*Put a photo inside and then put some Liquid Glass/Glossy Accents over the top to seal and create a dimensional photo
*Create mini "bottle cap scrapbooks"
*Heat emboss
*Use rub-ons or stickers to decorate them
*Paint them!
*Cover them with fabric or patterned paper
*Collage or Alter them


Can you imagine your pages, new flower look, titles, tags for a "pop" scrapbook page, the ideas are endless, would love to see your creativity and ideas - please share!

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Bubbles entertain kids!!

In need of some fun activities to keep the kids entertained this summer? I love this site and was once again reminded by my friend Carla when she posted this... enjoy & would love to hear from you - comment below and shae some pics or more links!!

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Ribbon Braiding

My fabulous friend Ali sent me to this link... how fun, would love to know if any of you try to do this!!

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Girls, Fun & Friends

Well, now that i am back home again, it is back to being busy and thinking of tons of things to do.   I sure missed my girls...  The sleepovers are happening as well (I do love having the kids stay here)...here's some of the fun things to do when it rains and well, lots of indoor activity taking place w/the rain... 

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Frogs, Butterflies & Dragonflies

Catching frogs (this is only a few), bug catching everyday... Shanae can't wait - she's out there in the morning in jammies...Cat's try to get what she catches... Butterflies and lots of Dragonflies.

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Teeth time...

My baby lost another tooth...one moment the girls are all playing around, the next moment Shanae runs up and hands me her tooth. She said we can write a note and draw a picture so that I can have the tooth for my scrapbooking!!! yay, what an uber awesome kid!

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