I rel and s f i rst onl i ne craf t magazi ne. . . .

I nsi de t hi s i ssue
Smashbooks
Summer Card Set
Summer Pl ace Set t i ng

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WELCOME to Issue 11 of Crafing Ireland!
As always we have a fun tutorial packed issue for you all. This is
the frst issue our amazing design team feature in. We love all
the work they have submited and are sure you will too. To see
our list of design team members click here.

Some of our design team projects will be featuring over on our
blog also so make sure to keep an eye out over there and maybe
become a follower if you are not already!

We are doing a special Ustream online class on the 21st July
2012. It is at 3pm BST. We have tried to pick a tme that will al-
low as many of our readers to atend as possible. If you cant
atend we will be recording the class so you can watch it later.
Submit your work - fnd out more at
www.crafingirelandonline.ie

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The class will be hosted here on Ustream. The supply list is
posted so if you want to join in on the day please do! The
class will be looking at creatng mini layout pages and a stand-
ing desk holder for them.

In the mean tme we hope you all enjoy this issue!

Dont forget you can keep up to date with us on our BLOG
WEBSITE and FACEBOOK page.

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Edi t or s not e. . . . . . . . p2
St andi ng Tag Hol der. . . . . . . . p6
Al c ohol I nks on a L ayout . . . . . . . . p12
Summer Pl ac e Set t i ng. . . . . . . . p17
Cr eat i ng Cl oudy Bac kgr ounds . . . . . . . . p22
Sc hool s Out Pr oj ec t . . . . . . . . p26
Smas hbookWeddi ng Smas h. . . . . . . . p30
Summer L ayout . . . . . . . . p35
Weddi ng Wr eat h. . . . . . . . p37
Cl as s es and Cr ops . . . . . . . . p41
Summer Car d Set . . . . . . . . p43

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Spot l i ght On. . . . . . . . p47
Di gi t al Col l age. . . . . . . p52
But t on Ar t wi t h Chi l dr en. . . . . . . . p53
Car d St yl es . . . . . . . . p57
Pol ar oi d Mi ni Al bum. . . . . . . . p61
Cr af t y St or age I deas . . . . . . . . p67
Bac k t o Bas i c s Spr ay I nks . . . . . . . . p71
Mi ni L ayout Pages and St and. . . . . . . . p75
Swap. . . . . . . . p81
Al t er ed Fr ames L ayout . . . . . . . . p83

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This tag holder was really quick to make, it
will stand easily on my desk which means that
the photos will be looked at ofen.

I was searching for just the right summer
colours to use and just couldnt decide
my choice was made for me when Kate
from Create with Kate kindly sponsored
the paper, her choice couldnt have been
beter!

She chose Miss Caroline from My Minds
Eye which you can fnd at her online shop
along with lots of lovely co-coordinatng
embellishments.

What you will need:
6 tags (I used Tim Holtz no: 8 tags cut
to 12cm)
6 coin envelopes
Medium weight chipboard cut to the
width of your envelopes x 8cm
Acrylic paint I used as Adirondack
Dabber in Cloudy Blue
Your choice of design papers
Ribbons and embellishments
Adhesive


Felicia Thomas

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Step 1
Cut of the gummed fap of the envelopes and then paint a 2cm border
around them on both sides

Step 2
Stck them together making sure the paint hasnt sealed them shut. Dont
glue them to the edge; leave a small border for expansion.














Step 3
Paint a 2cm border on chipboard, again both sides.

Step 4
Now you need to score this at 1cm 2.5cm 5.5cm 7cm










Felicia Thomas

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Step 5
Cut a piece of design paper and cover one side of the chipboard. (My enve-
lopes measured 9cm in width so I cut my papers to 8cm to leave a border)

Step 6
Add adhesive to the 1cm
scored area of the covered
chipboard. With your design
paper on the inside place your
envelope stack in the center.

Tip: This can be a bit tricky
and if you can ask someone to
help at this point do!

Step 7
Secure the glued side in place and then lay the stack down fat. Measure
from the top of the chipboard to the top of your envelope.

Step 8
Turn over your stack, measure the same distance down from the top of the
envelope and draw a line. This gives you a guideline for securing the other
side of the chipboard.














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Step 9
Bend your base into shape untl it stands up as
you can see it may not be totally straight at this
point

Step 10
Your tag holder is ready to decorate cover both
sides of it and add your embellishments to the
front and back.

Step 11
Add photo mats to your tags on both sides and rib-
bons to the top.


















On the next page you can see how mine turned out. I hope you enjoy mak-
ing this!



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Thank you again to Create With Kate
for sponsoring this tutorial. You can
fnd the papers used on this project
and much more in her online store:

www.createwithkate.com

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Acohol inks are very vesatle, you can colour lots
of your supplies with them to add interestng
efects to your creatons. In this artcle I will show
you some ideas on how to use alchol inks and
create a distressed layout.
What you will need:
7 Dots Studio papers Kindly provided by Create with Kate
Acetate sheet
Alcohol inks
Trim

Step 1
Take the alcohol inks and the acetate. To apply the inks use an ink blending
tool with the felt pads.
Step 2
Start applying the inks to the acetate by dabbing the belnding tool on the
acetate. Try to use diferent colours. Here I used four colours; two kinds of
blue and two kinds of green.
Timi Konya

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Step 3
When the acetate is covered with the ink then put a on a few drops of
blending soluton. This will dilute the ink and you will get the
bubbleefect below in the picture.
Step 4
Now go back with the blending tool and try to blend the edges of the
bubbles.








Step 5
Die cut some fowers. I used Tim Holtzs Tatered Florals die.
Step 6
Take a pair of tweezers and heat up a fower with a heatng tool. When it
is melted a litle bit shape the petals with your fngers. Be careful not to
burn your fngers.







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Step 7
Glue the two fowers together with transparent adhesive. I used Scrap Dots
by Helmar. It is a dimensional adhesive. Let the glue dry.
Step 8
Take the trim and cut a few fowers of of it. Colour it with the alcohol ink,
dabbing the blending tool onto the trim fowers.
Step 9
Print the photos in balck and white. Here I coloured
the grass and the sky in with the alcohol inks.
Step 10
Take one of the 7 Dots Studio papers and cut out
some of the circles. We will use them as elements
on the scrapbook layout.

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Step 11
Choose the background paper. Distress the edges with a distresser and
border punches.
Step 12 (optonal)
Tear a piece out of the edge of the bacground paper. Place a piece of scrap
paper onto the back, just to keep the square shape. Later we will place a tag
in between these to layers and the top of the tag will hang out.







Step 13
Mat the pictures you want to use.
Step 14
Place the photos on the layout and the elements on the page.



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When you are happy with the arrangement of the elements glue them down
on the paper. Add your embellishments and ttle. And there you have a
distressed layout using alcohol inks.














You will fnd the 7 Dots Studio papers and stckers at Create with Kate.

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I love partes. who doesnt! And I love deco-
ratng a table with a sense of fun and a litle
formality, hence the reason why I have chosen
this name place project for a summer party. I came across a pack of plastc
tumblers but any plastc cups could be used.
What you will need
3 sheets of coloured cardstock
Plastc Tumblers
Skewers
Pro markers or Ink
Glue Dots or Glue
Foam pads
Floral Oasis or Clay
Coloured pebbles
Step 1
Choose 3 colours of cardstock such as pink, blue and green.
Step 2
Cut/punch a paper fower shape or circle 3 diameter in pink, ink the edges
or as I did use a promarker in a similar colour. Cut about 1 into the centre to
make petals.





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Step 3
Cut/punch a 1.5 circle in blue again ink or edge with a Promarker.

Step 4
Cut/punch a 2.5 circle in green, then cut a leaf shape by either using the
same paper punch or cutng by hand. Edge the 2 leaf shapes with a green
promarker or ink.








Step 5
Assemble the elements using foam pads to raise the small circle of the
fower base.
Step 6
Repeat the steps above but in reverse to create a his & hers fower. Also
make a smaller fowers matching your chose colours.









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Step 7
Colour the skewers with a green promarker
or paint for the stem.
Step 8
To make the windmill, cut a 3.5 square, fold
in half to make a triangle, open and fold in
the opposite directon.
Following the crease lines cut from the edge
in towards the centre about of the way.
Step 9
Place a glue dot in the centre and bend down one corner into the centre, re-
peat all 4 corners.








Step 10
Repeat the steps above for the smaller
windmill, but this tme with a 3 square.
Use a 1 circle (edge inked or coloured)
to cover the join and glue to the larger
windmill.
Repeat for contrastng colours.


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Step 11
To hide where the stem meets the back of your
fowers and windmill use a circle of card.
To decorate the tumbler:

Step 12
Cut a 3 fower in half, and ink the edges .

Step 13
Use double sided tape just below the rim of the tumbler.

Step 14
Adhere a length of
contrastng paper,
where you have scal-
loped the edge.
Ribbon could also be
used here.

Step 15
Glue the straight secton of the half fower and ad-
here to the tumbler under your decoraton.
Step 16
Using foam pads adhere a 1.5 circle (ink or colour
edge) to the front of the tumbler.
Step 17
Decorate your fowers and windmills with butons,
assemble your fower pot by placing foral oasis or
clay into the tumbler, stck the fowers and windmills
into the oasis and cover with decoratve pebbles.



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Use a strip of white cardstock for the name, fold
over, cut v shape and glue to the stem (afer
youve writen the name)




















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Sometmes its fun to set a scene when card
making, a cloudy background can be useful for a
lot of occasions! This super easy technique can
be done quickly and really adds a lot to your cards!
What you will need
Sturdy piece of card to use for cloudy template.
Marker or pencil to draw template.
Scissors to cut out cloudy template.
Distress inks in blue and yellow and tool to apply.
Chalk ink in yellow and red.
Clear stamps (sun-Wplus9, sentment-Paper Smooches)
Card base, doily, blue cardstock, and embellishments of your choice! (I
used a buton, twine, and adhesive gems)

Step 1
Draw the cloudy background on a sturdy piece of cardstock using marker or
pencil. You can do large fufy clouds or smaller tght ones, up to you!








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Step 2
Cut along the drawn line creatng your cloudy background template.








Step 3
Using a distress ink tool and ink of your choice, start at the top of your cho-
sen area and distress in small circular motons along your cloudy template.
Be sure to hold template in place with your other hand so it doesnt move
on you!

Step 4
Repeat step 3 by moving template down about an inch or so each tme and
moving template to right or lef to use diferent sectons of your clouds to
vary the efect.


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Step 5
Using a yellow distress ink, you can distress the edges creatng a sunny
efect.
Step 6
Using a clear block, stamp sun and sentment over the cloudy background in
chalk ink.














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Step 7
Cut out cardstock in blue slightly smaller than the card base and atach to
card with double sided tape. Adhere doily to card front, then your cloudy
background using double sided tape. Thread buton with bakers twine and
adhere using glue gel, then add adhesive gems beside stamped sentment.









And now you have a fun cloudy background card, perfect for a summer
thank-you!!












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I love having a good look through my stamps
every so ofen as you do forget what you have
even if you keep them in order.

I have just purchased a pherenial head stamp and this seems to be coming
out quite ofen as I go through an Eclectc stage, but it is so useful with
other stamps. The theme was school, so I have delved into my stash of
stamps and this is the result.....

This project is great for using up small embelishments and stamps which
you would not usually put together.
What you will need
Heat gun, Pinfair silicone glue
2 squares of thick cardstock 1 x18x18cm and 1 x 10x10cm
Old book with writng in it to cover the 10 x 10 square
Kasier Craf, Docrafs backing papers
Spellbinder postal stamp die
Pherenial head stamp & Tim Holtz visual atstry stamps seamless
experience, boundless fight, lost and found, lifes possibilites, curious
possibility, ledger & House of 3 stamps- daly junque & Kanban clear
stamps
WOW embossing powder in Ebony
Versamark & Archival ink in black
Distress inks- Spring selecton, brushed cordroy and Stazon in black
Craf metal
Anna Grifn tab punch and border punch
Foam alphabet coloured with promarkers

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Step 1
Glue the backing paper to the larger
square. Sand the edges and go around
these with distress ink.
Stamp some numbers down the lef
hand side and then get a strip of paper
and use a border punch.
Stck this down the lef side. Take a
further stamp(I used a stch stamp) and
stamp around the edge of the larger
square.
Step 2
Cut the spellbinder postage die twice in
similar backing papers making one of
them into an appature. Take a further
white piece of cardstock a rectangle
the same size as the inner postal die
and stamp diferent areas. ( I used a
ledger, world map, typewriter and
globe).
Then fll the card with distress inks.
Glue this inbetween the postal stamp
die cuts at an angle. Punch out a tab and stamp to do list onto it then ink
this up with distress inks. Take the smaller square and glue a piece of
newspaper or old book onto it. Ink the background with distress inks. Take
some of the stamps and stamp with
distress inks and make a collage in the
background.
Step 3
Stamp the Tim Holtz pen set onto craf
metal with Stazon and cut out. Use an
embossing tool to shape the pens from
the back outwards.

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Step 4
Stamp out onto white cardstock the
pherenial head and any items from your
stamps. Dont forget, anything goes. I
used versamark and WOW ebony
embossing powder then coloured
these in with distress inks and glued
them behind the head where they
looked best.
Step 5
With the pherenial head I have cut
above the eyes so that the head opens
up with a brad securing it together at
one side. You can ft your
embelishments inside. I have put a
watch with wings, set square, pointng
fnger and 3 metal pens inside the head.
No 1 is on a very small tag.
Step 6
The N.O and E are foam leters coloured
in with Promarkers. The other leters
are from an A4 piece of card with the
Scrabble alphabet on.
Step 7
The ruler was stamped in archival ink
and coloured with distress inks, then a
further bird stamp used over the top.
The scrolls were made from a length of
paper ruler coloured in, rolled and
pieces of string wrapped around them.

Everything was glued down with Pinfair
silicone glue, then glossy accents was
used to highlight the alphabet.

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I hope this idea gives a new lease of life to some of your old stamps.
Take care & speak soon,
Sue

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If you are like me and you keep EVERYTHING that
you come across-like tckets, memorabilia and
random goodies then smash*ing is a great way
to save your litle treasures-I am defnitely a
Smash*aholic and love everything about the world of smash*-the folios are
fantastc, the accessories are perfect & the possibilites are endless.

Today I am going to show you the start of my journey as I smash* my wed-
ding- for my wedding I was extremely hands on as I love planning events and
I literally organized every part of wedding so I have lots of bits & bobs saved
in a box.

It is nice to look through them but in the box they are just a mess really- so
when my friend Emily sent me a wedding smash*folio I knew what I would
be using it for.

What you will need
Your smash* folio of choice (There are so many cool folios-I want them
all!) or a homemade smash*book using paterned papers, ledger papers
etc.
The items you wish to
smash* about.
Matching paterned pa-
pers & embellishments.
Your favourite adhe-
sives & other crafy
supplies-everything and
anything goes into the-
se books!

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The frst smash* pages I wanted to do was about the whole dress shopping
experience-which was so much fun. I took a week of work and made all my
dress appointments in that one week & even found THE dress.

I found photos in my wedding box of
dresses I had tried on & liked and also
the diary with the dates and tmes of
my appointments-perfect for this lay-
out. I then gathered some matching
embellies I had in my stash, photo cor-
ners, a Maya road pocket and tcket
and some matching Amy Tangerine
ledger paper.

The next step was to pick the page in my smash* folio to smash* in the
dresses-this one was perfect.

I then stuck down the photos of dresses I had liked along the way adding
some litle photo corners to the photos and also the Maya road pocket.


















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Then I went back and added litle tckets just
explaining about the dresses and where I had
tried them on-these were the best of the rest!

To the pocket I added this fun detail using my
litle wooden girl embellishment and a dress
and love stcker. The Love it! piece is from
the blue roll of smash* tape.

Then on the tcket I wrote out the dates,
tmes & places of all my appointments that I
went to-love this!

On the opposite page I distressed the edges of
the ledger paper with my Tim Holtz distresser
and stuck it down adding pictures of THE
dress.

I then added another litle tcket with the
dress details on it. I also added a fatback
buton-these are great for smash* books as
you dont want anything too bulky or your
book wont close!!

And also I made a crochet tab by ataching a
piece of trim using my Tim Holtz
tny atacher.







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These are the following two pages in the
smash* book and I love how these pre-
printed pages mean you get a great choice
of fun backgrounds to work with.

However if you didnt like a certain page
in your folio, you could cover it up or even
rip it out!

I am using these pages to talk about THE
dress & me in it

Here I am on the big day being helped by
my mom-I just loved my dress so much, it
was so excitng to be fnally putng it on. I
added some journaling using my old type-
writer which I just acquired from my mom,
the typewriter image is cut out from a
smash* pad sheet and the love stcker is
from my stash.

Here is the journaling I added, the typewrit-
er is quite old but I love the font it makes
and I will be using it throughout my
smash*book and on other projects!

The paterned papers I used on
these pages are also Amy Tange-
rine from her sketchbook pad
(available from cardznscrapz.com).

And here I am, a happily married
woman-in my beautful dress, we
took all our photos in my uncles
garden-the weather was amazing

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and his garden just gorgeous. I added an-
other litle fatback buton, love these!

Also, a great litle idea I have seen people
add to their books is a litle pocket to the
frst inside page and adding a library type
card showing what & when they smash*ed.
This was my frst layout in my wedding folio
so I recorded the ttle and the date using
the smash* stamp.





I hope you enjoyed my litle bit of
smash*ing-I am addicted to this won-
derful way of keeping my litle treas-
ures and memories. These amazing
products are now making their way to
our shores with cardznscrapz.com now selling smash* products.

I will be having a smash*ing Saturday hop for the month of July on my blog
along with my friend Emily and if you wish to follow along with us that would
be amazing-there will be yummy smash* goodies up for grabs!!



Happy
smash*ing,
Aideen.







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If you love to use paint or mist on your layouts, water
-fun pictures are great for you. In this project I
would like to show you an example of summer layout
with paint. This project would also be an example of
a layout using washi tape, on the botom of layers.

What you will need
Paterned Paper (BasicGrey, Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket, Prima Mar-
ketng, Websters Pages)
Washi tape (Kamoi)
Alphabet stckers (Prima Marketng)
Paper doily
Tulle & Bakers twine
Game piece (Tim Holtz)
Pearls and rhinestones (Prima Marketng)
Step 1
For this layout you will need 3 pictures. 2 of them are 3x3 inches and the oth-
er is 2x2 inches.
Step 2
Enjoy splatering acrylic paint and mist.
Let dry.
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Step 3
Washi tape if you are new to washi tape, I recommend you tape vertcally
or horizontally, not askew.
Step 4
Then you will need small pieces of paterned paper. For long and thin pieces
its good to use border punches, but hand-cutng with scissors is also great.
Step 5
Make layers of paterned
paper, tulle, paper doily
and your pictures. Tie
bakers twine into a bow.
Step 6
Add pearls, rhinestones,
game piece. Make a ttle
with alphabet stckers,
and its done!

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One of my daughters is getng married this year, and
our house has been full of wedding projects in vari-
ous stages of completon. We have invited family and
friends from all over the world, but we
know some wont be able to make it.

Thinking about our loved ones who will
not be present at my daughters wed-
ding celebraton got the gears spinning
in my brain, and I came up with an idea
for dcor that will help to bring well
wishes to the celebraton from people
who cant be there in person.

What you will need
12 pieces of 12x12 paterned paper (single-sided paper only);
Cardboard cut into a 12 inch circle;
A piece of burlap, ribbon, or twine;
One or more large paper fowers;
Extra pieces of lace or ribbon to trim the fower(s);
A small brooch or prety embellishment;
Tape and/or glue;
Ink for your papers.

Step 1
First, I cut each 12x12 paper into four pieces - two that each measured 8
inches by 6 inches and two that each measured 4 inches by 6 inches. Ideally,
you would send all these cut pieces of paper to guests who may not be able
to atend the wedding. They would write a small note of congratulatons or
perhaps some words of advice on the white back side of the paterned paper
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(thats why we only use one-sided paper) and return it to the person making
the wreath.

Step 2
First, I like to ink the edges of my paper and run the inker across the leter
side to help create a litle visual
interest. Once that is done,
each of the 24 8x6 inch pieces
of paper are then rolled into a
cone with the edge of paper
taped closed so the cone
doesnt unroll.

The handwriten note should
be on the inside and the
paterned paper should be fac-
ing out. The cones are then placed next to each other on the cardboard cir-
cle so that the wider ends are slightly overhanging the cardboard. Afx each
cone to the cardboard with adhesive glue or a strong double-sided tape
can be used.

Step 3
Once all 24 larger cones are laid
in a ring around your cardboard
circle, you should have a gap in
the middle that is approximate-
ly 4 inches in diameter.

Dont worry if the ends are not
all perfectly aligned around the
center gap or if you have small spaces between the cones.

Step 4
Now we will start a second layer of cones with the smaller 4 by 6 pieces of
paper. Each small cone should be placed in the crack of two cones below it.

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You will complete a ring with the smaller cones, exactly as with the frst layer
of cones. Once all the smaller cones are adhered to the botom layer of
cones, your wreath should look like the image below.

Remember, dont worry if your center edges arent exactly perfect. We are
getng ready to cover them up and nobody will be the wiser!
Step 5
Our next step is to make a prety decoraton to go in the center of our
wreath. I used a die-cut paper fower. Then, to dress it up, I layered several
pieces of ribbon and lace behind it.

I found a lovely dragonfy brooch in my charm box that I afxed to the top of
my fower with foam ad-
hesive. I then glued the
entre piece to the center
circle.

You can make the center
as fancy or as simple as
you want your imagina-
ton is the limit.


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Best of all, any uneven edges from the cones are completely out of sight!

Step 6
The last step is to create a hanger for your wreath. I simply used packaging
tape to adhere a strip of burlap to the back of my wreath. And voila! Its
ready to be displayed!

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We would love to publish your classes and crops here. Whether you are a
shop running crops and classes or just a group of crafy people looking for like
minded people let us know. Simply email your details to submis-
sions@crafingirelandonline.ie
Card Art Kilcoole
htp://cardarteventskilcoole.blogspot.com/

Crafy Angels
All places must be booked in advance. Crafy Angels, Cutlery Rd, New-
bridge, Co. Kildare. Ph : 045-446678. htp://www.crafyangels.ie

Scrapbook Store
More info can be found on the website htp://
www.thescrapbookstore.ie/workshops.php or contact Annamarie at
workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie

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Scrap n Yap
Check out Scrap n Yap on Facebook for more informaton.

An Siopa Bu
Check out An Siopa Buis website for all class informaton.

Inspiring Ideas
Visit htp://www.inspiringideas.com/ for more informaton.


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Archangels craf club
Archangels Craf Club - we meet in St. Gabriels Clontarf every Tues-
day 7.30 - 9.30pm and do all sorts of crafs - knitng, cross sttch,
card making, beading and scrapping etc.

We are in our 9th year - all very informal but its a place to craf with
like minded individuals. We are always on the lookout for demon-
strators and enjoy the social aspect of crafing (along with the tea
and cake!) If anyone is interested in coming along to join us, or may-
be there is another club out there who would be interested in doing
a Christmas craf day together please do contact me. Contact Chris-
tne at christnehelenokelly@gmail.com or on 0857151759

Create With Kate
Workshops in card making, scrapbooking and mixed media. We also are a
mobile craf supplies shop. Visit createwithkate.com for more informaton
or phone 087 984 1196.

Scrapbooking Limerick
Create beautful scrapbook pages & crafs at our crops & classes
Bookings: 086 3817677
www.facebook.com/scrapbookinglimerick

The Polka Dot Craf Club
Cardmaking and scrapbooking workshop
Killarney
The Polka Dot Craf Club Facebook page



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When I sit down to make cards, I love to
make a few at a tme and create a set. Then I
have several cards on hand for when I need
them. And I also fnd that it helps to use one scrapbook line by one manufac-
turer to keep the look cohesive.

For this card set, I chose to use the Hometown Summer line by Pink Paislee. I
chose to make three cards in my set.

What you Need
2 pieces of 8 x11 pieces of cardstock cut in half to make two card per
piece of cardstock.
Coordinatng Paterned Paper, border strips
and die cuts

Card One

Step 1
You will need to cut one large block of paterned
paper to ft on the front of your card leaving a
small border around the edges.

Then cut another piece of paterned paper in a
smaller size, but wider than your border strip. All
three pieces should be cut the same length.

Step 2
Adhere all three pieces to the card as shown in the photo on the next page.

Mary Jo Rhoda

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Step 3
Using a distress marker or stamp pad, ink the edges of a die cut to embellish
the border strip on the card.











Step 4
Adhere die cut to border strip to
complete card.

Card Two

Step 1
Hand cut the house from
paterned paper.

Step 2
You will need hand cut house,
two pieces of paterned paper
to layer and represent sky and
ground, sun and sentment die
cuts.

A stamped sentment in an oval
would work as well.




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Step 3
Layer pieces and adhere to the card.











Card Three

Step 1
Use scraps and two die cuts to
create third card, layering strips
at the top and botom.


You can see the complete set of
cards on the next page.







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In every issue we will be spotlightng the work of an Irish based crafer. We
will look at paper crafers, scrapbookers, and altered art afcionados. If you
think you know someone who you think sound be spotlighted let us know
at info@crafingirelandonline.ie
This issues spotlight is shining on Louise Furlong. Here is Louise to tell us a
bit about herself and her work....

My name is Louise Furlong
and Im from Ballina in
County Mayo. I own my own
Montessori school, Guardian
Angel Montessori which al-
lows me to get creatve and
messy with young minds
nearly every day!

Ive always had an interest in
art and can remember back
in the day watching art atack wondering where I could get this magical PVA
glue. Thankfully craf supplies are a lot easier come by these days but I use
whatever I can get my hands on! I live with my husband Derek, my very ac-
tve toddler Eli and miniature schnauzer called Diablo who was my scrap-
book muse untl baby came along.

When and how di d you get i nvol ved wi t h paper cr af t i ng?
In 2008 as I was preparing for my wedding I decided I wanted to make my
invites, favours and anything else I could. Looking back on it I was very inex-
perienced but it did open the doors to scrapbooking for me, something I
had never heard of but fell in love with immediately.

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I vowed that my favourite photos
would never be shoved into an album
where they would get lost on the mo-
notony of 100s of photos but it also
made me look out for the litle daily
things that you would miss out on. I
tried cooking my frst casserole and
put a ceramic pot on the hob (I know, I
know) when inevitably exploded cas-
cading liquid and shards of ceramic as
far as into the hall.
What did I do? Grabbed my camera
and scrapbooked it. I had a 2 page layout completed by the tme my hus-
band got home from work. He really enjoyed his fshnchips that night!

Word of warning: Dont make your wedding album or anything important
your frst big project, I look back and cringe. Time for a do over I think!

What i s your f avour i t e aspect of paper craf t i ng?
I love the freedom I get from crafing and ofen just zone out letng my sub-
conscious pick the colours and theme (she has a great eye for colour!) Mak-
ing embellishments from paper, ma-
terial, plastc and fmo is my new re-
cent craze, it keeps me on my toes
and my mind is always thinking I
could use that

I think making someone a hand-
made gif means so much more and
love to see peoples faces as they
open unexpected personalized gifs.
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steal photos of Facebook but dont
think they mind when they see the
end result.

What are t he t echni ques t hat
you use most of t he t i me?
If I am crafing for myself I will usual-
ly choose a grungy theme, getng as
messy as I possibly can. Lots of
stamping, inking, tearing and swear-
ing is involved in my crafing! I love
layering on a layout as well but some
paper is just too nice to cover up!
Considering we thought

Eli was going to be a girl I thought I had it sorted with beautful fowers,
buterfies and lots of girly colours. Boys are another story if anything hav-
ing a boy has challenged me as a scrap-
booker and I focus more on embellish-
ments I can make and get creatve with.

What are your "can' t do wi t hout "
product s?
My double sided tape gun is without a
doubt the best thing in my craf cup-
board and is always the frst thing I go
for. My box of distress inks is always on
the go and of course my best friend,
glossy accents.

The joke in my house is sit stll long enough and I will glossy accents you!
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What i nspi res you?
For the frst year I scrapbooked my
wedding and daily events but things
got very samey. In January 2009 I de-
cided to start a 365, a daily project
where I would take a photo every day
to document my life. It ensured I al-
ways had photos to scrap and pushed
my boundaries. In 2010 afer a trou-
blesome pregnancy, which I docu-
mented startng from when I told my
husband with the test and a bun in
the oven, I gave birth to my son 10
weeks early and weighing 1lb 15oz.

Eli was a fghter from the start and the trials and fghts he fought with such
determinaton deserved to be told with the help of scrapbooking and my
365. Crafing helped me to feel closer to Eli, as he was in hospital for 2
months I scrapped every rise and fall through the ICU and when he came
home I had his frst album complete, The Book of Eli. To date I am on the
forth chapter of the Book of Eli but the older and busier he gets the harder it
is to get tme to scrap but hes such an inspiraton to me.

Pinterest is so highly addictve and gives
me great inspiraton in all areas of craf-
ing. Creatve scrappers is a sketch site
which gives weekly sketches that mot-
vate and inspire me. Also crafing maga-
zines and blogs keep me in touch with
the latest trends and shopping ideas.

How do you descri be your st yl e?
I like to try everything, a jack of all
trades but a master of none! Styles I go
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packed full with things to look at. My friend Anne introduced me to the
grunge board quilt and I love creatng litle pieces of work to collaborate into
a canvas. A great way to show case your new stamps and experiment and
considering most of them are no bigger than your fnger great for a busy
mum on the go, Ive found tles from the quilt beside my bed and in my
handbag, I take the opportunity to craf anywhere!

When I am scrapbooking Eli, I use lots of bright primary colours but mostly I
want my style to tell a story. Although I hate my own writng I love looking at
old leters or details writen on the back of photos from long ago and know
how important it is to include details like that. If I dont show my journaling
there is usually a hidden panel with a secret journaling secton.

Do you bl og? Wher e can we see your work?
I took a hiatus from blogging while I tried to balance life with 2 jobs, being a
mama to a baby who NEVER stops and appointments for Eli but think I am
getng the hang of it. I blog on htp://scrapaholic-lou.blogspot.com/ mostly
just what I create with the
odd ramble thrown in.

Have you any pl ans
f or t he f ut ur e?
I hope to keep trying new
techniques and pushing
myself to exploring new
things.

I hate getng stuck in a rut
and the way to keep your
creatvity alive is always be
willing to try something
new.

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I have r ec ent l y s t ar t ed us i ng Pho-
t os hop t o c r eat e di gi t al col l ages . I
was get t i ng l ot s of ques t i ons about
how t o make t hem s o
I have put t oget her a
s t ep by s t ep vi deo t u-
t or i al t o s how you
how t o c r eat e t he col -
l age bel ow.

The i mages I us ed f or
t he col l age ar e f r om
Ret r o Caf Ar t Gal l er y
and i t i s cal l ed Par i s i -
an Beaut i es .

Cl i c k on t he vi deo bel ow t o wat c h i t and enj oy!
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This is a great project to keep the kids amused during
the summer using the stashes of odd butons you
have probably collected over the years. During the
summer it can be hard to get a minute of crafing or reading done while the
children are of school. Also this is a great project to have ready for the inev-
itable I'm bored which you know is coming.

What you will need
Odd Butons
Canvas or heavy card
Multpurpose non toxic clear drying PVA glue
Pipe cleaners
Any other odds and ends which can add to the
picture

Project one Simple Buton Canvas Art
All you need to do is outline a shape or a drawing on the canvas. Using a
bristle brush (or children's chubby brush) brush the back of the buton with
PVA glue and place on canvas.

To reinforce the pva glue you can add a dab of PVA
glue to the canvas before placing the butons on.

Project note: This is a fun project with endless ide-
as you can choose. Why not paint a car or tractor
on the canvas and use the butons as wheels.



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Project 2 - Buton and Pipe cleaner Tree on Canvas
This is another fun project for children using butons and pipe cleaners. If
you do not have pipe cleaners you can replace with thick wool, ribbon, twine
etc.

Just glue the pipe cleaners to the canvas and place the butons on as leaves
and fowers. Simple but efectve wall art for children.














Project 3 - Felt buton and pipe cleaner fowers on canvas
This project is the same as above but instead of using wooden butons this
project uses felt fower butons.


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Project 4Buton Tree in Tea Cup
This is a project to bring your butons to life
and children just love the 3D element of it.
You can theme this project for Christmas or
even Halloween by changing colours and
adding mini hanging ornaments.

First just gather together a tea cup, some
small stones, pebbles or sand, pipe cleaners
and butons. Place two pipe cleaners in a
large buton to form base.

Then twist the pipe cleaners.

You can add as many pipe cleaners as you
like but if it is too heavy it is more difcult
for the tree to stay straight.

Then simply start placing butons at the top
of the pipe cleaners and bend the pipe
cleaners to make branches.

Final cost saving tp for buton art with chil-
dren. If you are throwing away old garments
or replacing butons on a piece of clothing
make sure you snip the butons of frst.


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Also look out for cute butons in charity shops and thrif stores. Vintage
butons are a fantastc fnd and ofen get overlooked if the garment is not
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In this artcle we will take a look at some of the
most common card styles and try to defne
them. To a lot of people new to crafing the
diferent styles and names can be a bit confusing. So lets have a look!

Steampunk
Steampunk is a style that is infuenced by science fcton, from a Victorian
perspectve. Steampunk is a bit vague as a category as it can encompass quite
a lot. But think of gears, clocks, vintage, metal and you are half way there.
There is usually an element of whimsy or fantasy in a Steampunk project also.

Below is a sample of a Steampunk card (on the right) and a Steampunk tag.
The tag has distressing, gears, ephemera, old keys and lots of elements on it.
The card is a bit less embellished however it has the whimsy in the Steam-
punk image and the embossed metal on the card.
















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Clean and Simple (CAS)
A clean and simple card is one that has only a single layer, or very limited lay-
ers. Ofen it will just be a card base stamped on. There will be a lot of white
space. This means empty space, not that it necessarily has to be white!
There are usually litle or no embellishments. What embellishments there
are should be absolutely necessary to make the card pop, not just to fll
white space. CAS cards should be easy and quick, however a lot of people
struggle with them because they are so full of white space!
Below are two examples. The card on the lef is extreme CASa card base
with an image and a sentment stamped on it. The second card has been
stamped with a background stamp. It was then layered onto a white card
base with the sentment stamped directly over the stamped background.
Shabby Chic
Wikipedia defnes Shabby Chic as ...a form of interior design where furniture
and furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of
wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance
of an antque. At the same tme, a sof, opulent, yet cotage-style decor,
ofen with a feminine feel is emphasised to diferentate it from genuine pe-
riod decor.

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As card makers we tend to think of shabby chic as embracing sofness, pas-
tel and neutral tones, pink, lace, ribbon and pearls. The following two cards
show this beautfully. They are by the very talented Sandie Dunne. Images
kindly provided by Sandie Dunne - htp://sandieshores.blogspot.ie/
Vintage
Vintage for any area is a term used to signify in general something being
old, old-fashioned, classical, or from another tme or another period. Vin-
tage style cards usually use vintage or old fashioned images on them and
will look old fashioned and ofen distressed to look aged and worn. The card
on the lef below is created with a old vintage style image and sof and old
looking papers.

The tag on the
right is again from
Sandie Dunne. This
one shows that
the vintage style
can be a bit bright-
er too depending
on how you ap-
proach it.


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Masculine/Cards for Men
This can be a style a lot of people struggle with. A lot of crafers fnd girly &
prety cards easier than those for men. Cards for men tend to be more sim-
ple and less embellished. No fowers but butons are a good substtute.

Cards for men can be darker and more subdued. However you can have fun
and bright cards for men too. You can see an example of this in the botom
picture.
























Conclusion
There are many more styles that we have not covered here. These are just
some of the most common ones. It is important to have fun no mater what
style you are trying, just enjoy it and make art!!

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The shape of the old polaroid photos is really
popular nowadays. That is what inspired me to
create this mini album. In it some of my pages
are like the polaroid frames and they are see through.
The Echo Park Note To Self collecton seemed a great choice for this mini
album. In the 12x12 collecton pack you will fnd elements and leter stckers
to decorate the mini.
What you will need
Double sided Paterned papers of your choice ( Echo Park Note To Self)
2 pieces of chipboard sized 4x 4
A few sheets of acetate
To make this mini you will need to make two kinds of pages. I made six of
each. The cover will be the polaroid shape and there will be an acetate
window on it.
The frst kind of page will be a pocket page where the pocket is on the back.
The second kind of page will be a polaroid frame shape with an acetate
window.
My page layout was as follows:
1. Cover - polaroid shape with window
2. Pocket page with pocket on the back
3. Polaroid shape with window
4. Pocket page with pocket on the back... and so on

The idea is to have a polaroid shaped
page with a window before every
pocket page. So when you place the
photo on the pocket page, it will show
through the window page before it.
You can put journalling cards or other
bits and pieces into the pockets.
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Explanaton of measurements
Original Polaroid photo size:
3 wide and 4 1/4 high
Window:
3/16 from the top
from the sides
7/8 from the botom.

This is the original layout of the Polaroid
photos. To create the mini I needed to
add a to the side to be able to bind
it.
In this case the sizes are:
4 wide and 4 1/4 high
Window:
3/16 from the top
1 from the lef
from the right
7/8 from the botom
So the size of the Polaroid inspired mini
will be: 4 wide and 4 high.

Creatng the pocket pages
Cut a piece of paterned paper
measuring 6 high and 4 wide.
Score it vertcally at from both sides.
Score it horizolntaly at 2 from the
botom.
Cut of the pieces as show in the picture
below. Fold over the 2 inch piece. Fold
the two litle faps inwards and glue
them down. This will create a pocket.

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Create six of these or as many as you like.
Creatng the window pages
Take a piece of paterned paper
measuring 8 in width and 4 in
height. Fold it in half. I found it
easier to fold it in half and cut the
window out from two layers of
paper than to cut out each
window. It is your own choice.
Place the template on the folded
paper and with a sharp craf knife
or with your trimmer (its a bit
more awkward) cut out the
window shape. Then place a piece
of acetate in between the two
layers and glue it all together.









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Front and back cover

For the front:
Take a piece of chipboard measuring 4 wide and 4 high. As before place
the template down and cut out the window shape.
Take two pieces of paterned paper
measuring 4 wide and 4 high. Cut
the windows out of these too.
Take a piece of acetate and glue it on
the chipborad. Then cover both sides
with the paterned paper.

For the back cover:
Cut a piece of chipboard and two
pieces of paterned paper all
measuring 4x4 . Cover the chipboard with the two peices of paterned
paper.

Assembling the mini
Place the pages afer each other startng with the front cover, then a pocket
page followed by a page with a window etc... Finish it with the back cover.
There are many ways to bind the mini album, I chose simple binding rings. It
would look fabulous to bind it with the Bind it all machine and wires too.

Click on the image below to see a short video where you can have a look at
how the mini album looks when its fnished.

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more informaton.

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sental supplies from. All these stores are either located in Ireland, or else
ship to Ireland with reasonable rates.
Ireland

CardznScraps Cork Art Supplies
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Scrapbook Store
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Crafy Angels
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Scrapbook Store
htp://www.thescrapbookstore.ie
An Siopa Bui The Yellow Shop
htp://www.ansiopabui.ie/
Create With Kate
www.createwithkate.com
LillyPad Craf Supplies
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Crafy Cutng
www.crafycutng.com

United Kingdom

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Artstc Stamper
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Craf Barn
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Craf Emporium
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WOW Embossing Powders
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Wild Orchid Crafs
www.wildorchidcrafs.com

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Artstc Stamper
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Craf Barn
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Craf Emporium
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WOW Embossing Powders
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Wild Orchid Crafs
www.wildorchidcrafs.com
Crafy Storage Ideas Featuring Jessica Fitzhenry

I live in Cavan, Ireland and I have always loved crafing! My favourite crafy
projects right now are Smash* books and card making.I am lucky enough to
have my own dedicated craf space. My husband and I share the spare bed-
room which we have named "the crumb room", it's half craf room, half
drum room!

It's nice having a desk that I can start a project on and if I don't get it fnished
I don't have to worry about tdying it away. Before I had my craf area, I craf-
ed on the kitchen table, which got really tedious when it came to meal tmes.
Nearly everything in my craf area is from Ikea. The desk, chair drawer unit,
baskets and shelves are all Ikea products.









I also love using old cofee tns and biscuit tns as prety storage too.
I have a large drawer unit that holds punches, large sheets of card, tools such
as heat tool and cutng mat, paints, inks and my stamps.

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I keep my clear stamps in CD boxes which keep them tdy and organised and
it's also really easy to see the stamps in the boxes too.









I have labelled the spine of the boxes with my dymo e.g trees, food, travel,
Christmas etc. I use the magazine fles for 6x6 and 8x8 paper pads and sheets
of A4 card. I also keep my packets of leter stckers in one. I

keep my Cutlebug on the book shelf and in the wicker basket beside it are
my embossing folders, dies and spacers.
















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I love the "Really Useful Boxes" too for small embellishments like fow-
ers,brads, eyelets etc.
The hanging rail and containers are from the kitchen department in Ikea.
They are perfect for holding pencils, pens and brushes. Because they are at
an angle they are easy to see into.



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Ink spray and mistng/spraying techniques are very
popular in papercrafing. Sprays and mist are very ver-
satle in use. You can create backgrounds or colour
match embellishments.
They can be used with stencils and masks or simply with a brush to get a wa-
ter colour efect. There are many diferent kinds available from pigment
based, dye based, permanent or watersoluble.
There are no limits when using spray inks...

In this part of our regular Back to Basics series we
are looking at the most popular spray ink products
available on the market.

Ranger Inks
Adirondack Colorwash is a water based dye devel-
oped for use on paper, fabric and other porous
surfaces. Available in 12 earthy and bright colours.
They are permanent afer
drying, but if you want to
make sure the colour wont
bleed you can heat set it!

Perfect Pearls Mists are Perfect Pearl Powders in a mist
form. They are available in 24 colours. They contain a
built in binder that binds the Perfect Pearl powder.
When spraying the colour is very subtle, you can only
see the colour coming out when it has dried complete-
ly.
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Dylusion Ink Sprays dyes are high quality, acid-free,
non-toxic concentrated colorants for porous surfac-
es. Dylusion Ink Sprays can be used on paper, fabric,
wood, clay and more They come in 12 vibrant col-
ours.

Tatered Angels
Glimmer Mist is a spray paint mist with a touch of
glimmer. They are available in a wide range of col-
ours. Glimmer Mists are watersoluble.

They can be used straight from the botle or to get a
watercolour efect can be used with a brush. Recommended materials to
use the Glimmer mists on are wood, paper, chipboard, metal, fabric, vellum,
silk etc...

Chalkboard spray is very similar to the original Glimmer Mist, but is has a
semi-opaque fnish. Chalkboard is watersoluble and blends nicely with Glim-
mer Mist to create a beautful efect.




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Plain Jane Simply Sheer is a Glimmer Mist without the glimmer. It has exactly
the same qualites as Glimmer mist but without any glimmer. It blends per-
fectly with Glimmer Mists and the same techniques can be used.







Maya Road
Maya Mists are water based pigments that
come in a spray botle. They are perfect for
spraying chipboard and other porous sur-
faces. Afer heat setng they become per-
manent, which is great when you want to
colour fabrics.

Smooch Spritz
Smooch Spritz Sprays are water-based acryl-
ic paints. They are rich with mica partcles for shimmer and shine and come
in a glass spray botle.

They can be used on non-porous sur-
faces too, but they have to be heat
set to make the colour permanent.




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American Crafs - Studio Calico - Mister Hueys Mist
Mister Hueys Mists are dye based sprays and they come in 20 diferent col-
ours. The White and Cream colours are opaque which is perfect for using on
dark surfaces.






In the next issue we will look at: Stamps

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This tutorial looks at creatng some mini scrap-
book pages. These are perfect for card makers
who want to get into scrapbooking. It is also per-
fect for the scrapbooker who is running out of space for large layouts!

We will also create a desktop fip stand for the layout pages so that you can
display them easily where ever you like.

What you will need
Mini layout pages:
4 sheets of cardboard/chipboard at 13cmx13cm size
10 sheets 6x6 designer paper cut down to 13x13cm - keep the of cuts! I
used Lost and Found Breeze papers
Polaride style photo mats: photos are 7.4 x 7.4 cm and the white card to
mat them on is 9.6cm x 8.1cm.
Adhesives, border punches, trim, score board, duct tape and tools as
usual
Binding rings or ribbon (Binding rings do work the best)
Crop a dile/eyelet seter and eyelets (optonal)
Hole punch

For the stand:
1 x Sheet of chipboard 30cm long and 15cm high
2 x pieces of chipboard 15cm high and 6cm wide
Duct tape
Paper or paint to cover it
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Step 1
Create all your faux polarides. To do this cut out
8 pieces of white card to 9.6cm x 8.1cm in size.

Step 2
Print all your photos out at 7.4cm x 7.4cm.
When you have the photos cut out you will ad-
here them onto the white mats. This will give
the photo efect and will also leave space for
journaling on the botom, just like on a real po-
laroid.

Have fun with your photos. Some of mine were slightly too big for the 7.4cm
size so I printed them bigger and cut them down and cut around some fea-
tures to give a fun efect that you can see below lef. The rabbits ears are
stcking out and it looks hilarious and unexpected on a photo! You will need
8 photos and 8 photo mats.
Tip: Instagram photos are great for this tutorial as you will need square
photos and Instagram photos are square by default.

Step 3
Cut 4 sheets of cardboard/chipboard to 13cmx13cm.

Step 4
Cut 8 sheets of your paterned paper down to 13cmx13cm.

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Step 5
Guide the paterned paper onto each side of the cardboard. This will make 4
double sided pages, so you will have 8 mini pages in total.
Step 6
Now it is tme to embellish your pages. You will want to create pockets that
your photos will slot into. The polaroids allow you to journal at the botom
but I also like to put more journaling on the back so I dont like to stck them
down fully.
For my pockets on some of the pag-
es I use the printed frames/
sentments. I part cut them out be-
fore stcking my pages to the card-
board and made sure not to glue
them down. This then allowed me
to stck a photo in behind it.
For other pages I used the strips
that were lef from cutng the
6x6 paper down to size. I used a
border punch on some of these
strips and on others I patched to-
gether smaller pieces to make a
longer strip.

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These strips were then glued onto the
pages to create small pockets.

Because I used all my excess trimmings
to create my pockets I was lef with IN-
CREDIBLY few scraps when I fnished this
project. Do you know how litle? Well
from 10 sheets of 6x6 paper the photo
below shows all that I had lef....

This makes me a happy crafer!!








Step 7
When you have your pages embellished you can bind them as you wish. You
could create a small album to keep them in or a decorated box. However I
decided to make a fip top stand to display mine on. I fnd that any tme I do
layouts they tend to be put away somewhere and never really looked at
again. But the display stand will help avoid this!

Step 8
Take a piece of cardboard that is 30cm long and 15cm high . Score this down
the centre at 15cm.

Step 9
You will also need 2 x pieces of chipboard 15cm high and 6cm wide. Take the
6cm wide pieces and place them at either end of the bigger piece of card.
Then use duct tape to stck the small piece to the big piece. Do this on both
ends Make sure to leave a gap between both pieces however so that they
can fold.

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Step 10
You then need to fold the long piece in half
and then fold the two smaller pieces up underneath.

This will create your stand. It ends up looking like a triangle. I kept it together
with some wet glue and then a strip of duct tape just to be on the safe side!

Step 11
Cover the front and back panels with your remaining two sheets of 6x6 pa-
per. You can paint or paper the inside to cover it up. I used some scrap paper
from another line to cover it.
















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Step 12
To hold your photos on the stand punch a hole at the top on either side. I
would advise setng the holes with eyelets as it will stop the stand getng
worn as much when you fip the photos.

Step 13
Then you will need to punch two holes on either side of the top of your mini
layouts in order to hang them on the stand. To do this I also set the pages
with eyelets. I then used two binding rings to hold the pages on.

Step 14
I embellished my stand with
some tssue tape and then put
on my mini pages and was
done! You can watch the video
tour below to see the complet-
ed projects and all the pages.

If you would like to join us in
a live class to create one of
these then tune into our
Ustream channel on the 21st
July at 3pm BST.
Click to view video on Youtube!

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We have decided to replace our regular challenge with a Swap instead. The
wonderful Felicia of Scrapzville has kindly agreed to host the swap. Some
of you may know that Felicia used to run Scrapzville Swap. Well we can hap-
pily say that Scrapzville Swap is back in conjuncton with Crafing Ireland!!

For the swap you will be assigned a partner and a theme to follow. You then
create a mini album to send to your partner, and you will receive one in re-
turn.

The rules for the swap are quite simple;

The album should be no bigger than 6"x6"
It should have at least 6 pages including the front and back covers.
Please remember that your swap partner (probably) doesn't know you
and the work you send will be their frst impression of you - so make
sure that you are proud of your work and would be happy to receive
something similar.
Please do not sign up for this swap unless you can complete the swap,
your partner may be overseas and you are responsible for postage fees.
You must have an email address to enter - this means you can contact
your swap partner to discuss favourite colours etc.
Sometmes people send extra goodies with an album, this is a
lovely gesture but NOT compulsory, therefore it is up to you. Please do
not expect to receive extras!
The last and most important rule is.... Enjoy creatng!!

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To join the swap you will need to email your details to Felicia at;
felicia@crafingirelandonline.ie
How to join in
Issue 11 Swap ThemeMini Tag Book
Create a mini book from large shipping tags. You can bind it as you
wish, with a single binding ring through the tag hole or be more
creatve if you prefer!
Sign up deadlineSunday the 15th July by 1pm GMT. You must
have emailed Felicia your details by this date and tme to be includ-
ed in the swap.
Swap partners announcedMonday the 16th July. You will be told
who your swap partner is, and given their email address so that you
can get in contact to exchange postal addresses, style preference,
etc
Albums must be in the post by Monday the 13th August (or
sooner). Try to get the album posted as soon as you can so that your
partner can hopefully receive it before the next swap is announced!

The swap is open to everyone, no mater where you live.
When you have fnished your album consider taking a photo of it be-
fore postng it of , and email this photo to Felicia. We will then try
to publish these photos along side the next swap announcement. If
we dont have the space they can go up on our Facebook wall.
We will publish them without names just in case your partner has
not yet received your albumwe wouldn't want to ruin the sur-
prise!!


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I got these really cheap frames from Ikea and thought
I would play around with a scrapbook layout using the
frames; this is what I came up with. I created this pro-
ject using the inspiraton from this sketch.

What you will need
Frames (I used 4)
Paint
Paintbrush
Old cloth
Paterned Paper ( I used Graphic 45)
Embellishments
Chipboard
Photos

Step 1
I wanted a very shabby chic summer look. I started of by roughly paintng
the frames and letng it almost dry, I then used a damp cloth and cleared
some areas to create the old weathered look.











Eve Louw

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Step 2
For one of my frames I created a shadowbox
so I can insert a litle mini album. The inside
of my frame measured 7x5, so I cut my chip
board to:
1 - 7x5
2 - 7x2
2 5x2

Step 3
I mated my chipboard before I put them together as I always fnd it easier
that way. When you are done matng you can put it all together. I used of
cut card stock to stck the sides to the middle piece. This will only really hold
it all in place as you will be matng the outside later on, so you can use tape
or masking take to do the same job.










Step 4
When you have cover the outside of
your box you can now insert it into
your frame, I used a glue gun to glue
the box into the frame.

I lef the box open so I can update and
replace the mini album inside and any-
one walking by can have a quick page
through.


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Step 5
I created a really easy and fun mini album for
this. What I used was:
2 - 6x4 chipboard
2 7x6 patern paper
2 12x6 patern paper

Step 6
Mat you chipboard to create the cover and
back of you mini.


Step 7
Take your 2 12x6 patern paper and score
at 4 and the at every 0.5 to create an ac-
cordion fold,.

REMEMBER to start your second piece of
patern paper from the lef hand side.

Atach the two pieces to create one, this will
be the inside of your mini and will atach the
front cover to the back, your will be atach-
ing your photos to the accordion pieces.



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Step 8
When you have stuck the inside to the
cover and back you can 'tame' your ac-
cordion inside by stcking some of
them together, this will just help for
when you put your photos in.
You can create a spine with patern
paper or lace or canvas whatever
would suit your project.

Step 9


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The only thing lef to do is to decorate. Enjoy!


If you try this project share it with us on our Facebook page.

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