What Can YOU Do With Embossing Paste?!

Hi there ePer's!  Today I have a quick little 6" x 6" page that you can create and add your picture and incorporate into a 6" x 6" album.  Or take this and add it to a 12" x 12" layout!  My focus is embossing paste!  I got all of the different types, and I have been playing around w/ these and I LOVE Embossing Paste by Studio 490!  This stuff is SO versatile!  You can smear it on for a shimmery layer to your projects.  You can put a splotch on a craft mat and spray it with Dylusions ink and adhere it onto a stencil.  You can put Translucent Paste through a stencil for a more traditional embossed look.  And those are just a few tips of things you can do.

For this particular project, I used Translucent Paste and White Embossing Paste.  The paper that I used is Happy-Go-Lucky by Fancy Pants! 

Have a wonderful day!
Erin

Links:
Translucent Embossing Paste
White Embossing Paste
Happy Go Lucky by Fancy Pants
Maraschino Red Twine

A Book of Spells in a Box

Hi there!  It's Erin here with you today to show you some Steampunk Spells fun!  I created a neat little Halloween box for you!

I created a "Book of Spells" to go inside the box.

Below is a front view of the box.  (I apologize for the picture quality.  It's 1 in the morning!)

Here's the inside of the box, also decorated!

Below are each page in the Book of Spells.

I love creating little surprises throughout this book!

Ok, so how did I create this?  I took a Graphic45 box, and sponged all the edges w/ Memento Black ink.  I then took several pieces of paper from the Steampunk Spells stack, cut, sponged the edges with Black Memento ink, and covered the box inside and out.  To create the outside of the box, I simply cut out images from the stack and adhered them to the top and front of the box.  I added embellishments from my stash to complete the details.


To create the Book of Spells, I cut out different rectangles found within the Steampunk Spells pack, and inked the edges.  I cut out black cardstock to put between each rectangle and to make each page sturdy.  I added hinges and twine to finish the book and bind it.

Product Links!
Steampunk Spells 8" x 8" paper pack 
Memento Black Ink Pad 
Charcoal Twine 
Matchbook Box 8" x 8" (I did actually use a smaller matchbook box)

Have a wonderful day!!!
Erin
 

Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout

Andiepants here and  WOW am I excited to be posting my first blog post for the eP design team!!! eP has some absolutely fantastic products. There is so much that you can do with this stuff. AND I LOVE STUFF!!!! 

I don't know about you but personally...I feel that I have too much stuff.

*GASP*

Yes, I said it. So with that in mind, I have decided it's time to stop holding on to that stuff and to start using up the old stuff. Of course it can be refreshed and renewed with the aid of some new eP stuff;)

I used some of my old paper stash to create this:

So much fun and color! I pulled the paper for the brown but imagine my surprise when I realized that it also contains all my fav go to color combos...teal and lime green...teal and orange...orange and lime green...well...you get the picture. I used the Dylusions spray through my new tiny circles stencil.

I love how you can give your page so much dimension with this idea-ology film strip. 

Of course my bird cages! Where would I be without them!! This Claudine Helmuth stencil is my new absolute fav. I used liquitex modeling paste which pulls the color from beneath it. I wish I had some Wendi Vecchi white embossing paste. hmmmmmmmm ;)  I colored the cages with the Splash of color silks glazes. It actually worked out fantastic because you could see the teal pulling from beneath. I know right?!

Here is a list of eP products I used to complete this LO. I hope I inspired you to grab some mixed media from eP and use that stash!

{{hugs}}
Andiepants

Say Cheese…..

Good Morning!  Micki here and I’m pretty excited to share a “totally-outside-my-comfort-zone” 12x12 scrapbook layout.  I’m sure you could have heard my knees a-knocking while I was working on it.  I honestly don’t know why I was so “scared”, but my stomach was in knots…….however, I prevailed.
Here it goes……

Seeing Mary-Ann’s beautiful layouts really inspired me, so when I saw the Memories Captured 6x6 Paper Pad by Fancy Pants, I ordered it along with the What a Wonderful Day Decorative Tags and Patterned Envelopes.  And then I was like “now what”.  I headed to Pinterest and took adapted a layout by Laura Whitaker.
I started by taking a 12x12 Graphic 45 paper and scraped a thin layer of gesso on it using the Ranger Inkssentials craft scraper.  While that was drying, I dug out some old clear buttons which were covered with assorted papers from the Memories Captured paper pad using Tombow Multi Liquid Glue.

Once the glue was dry, I sanded the edges using the Sanding Grip Block.  To poke the holes, I used my scissors and lightly sanded the top.

Setting that aside, I had to add a touch of mixed media so I opted to add some black circles using Black Soot Distress Paint and Dylusions Chequered Dots Stencil.  I dabbed the paint onto the gessoed paper, layed the stencil on top and wiped the paint off the circles using a wet wipe.

After that it was just a matter of arranging my pieces.  I did rough up the edges a bit using my fingernail.  I added the painted arrows with a foam applicator with Rusty Hinge Distress Paint and the Layered Tickets stencil.  Once dry I added the Label Letters and then doodled around them with a black pen.

One thing that I found extremely helpful was using a glue stick to glue some of the layers down.  It allowed me to move stuff around without having a wet mess on my hands, yet once dry, the layers are nice and secure.   Plus, I left glue off some of the paper edges and then curled them up a little bit.  To add some depth, the photo and the patterned envelope were popped up using foam mounting tape.  The buttons were given some height with Glue Dots. 

I added a staple to the yellow strip using the Tiny Attacher.  I did this before gluing it down.  I wish they would make a Tiny Attacher with a longer reach because I love using staples to secure layers of papers.

For the title, I added the Alpha Parts Signmaker letters right on top of the envelope.  And for my journaling, which I have yet to do, I added a tag.  As a final ‘pop of color’, I added some splatters with watered down Fired Brick Distress Paint and a very wet brush.

So, what do you think?  I really do like the way it turned out.  I have such a hard time using pastel colors and I tend to worry about the colors matching, such as does this color go with that one, etc…. In the end I just went with the flow and I LOVE it.

I will definitely have to create two more since I have almost identical posed pictures of my other granddaughters.  I hope you enjoyed this layout and it inspired you to step out of your comfort zone to try something new!

Supplies Used:

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