Hello everyone. I am sharing a fun mixed media layout with you today using lots of pretty products by Elle’s Studio from the July kit and some stamps by Altenew! Also, I finally tried out my Shimmerz Paints Creameez. Love how soft these watercolor paints look in the background.
I used some stamp ink pads and water color paints to color white cardstock teal and purple then stamped the flowers on top and cut them out to use as an embellishment for my layout.
I added a few embellishments along the right side of the photo strip.
I stamped “Hello Sunshine” at the bottom using a minty color ink and added a few acrylic hearts!
I cut the striped patterned paper into a banner to use for my layout. I added a puffy sticker and journaling right onto the strip to save room on my layout for all of the embellishments.
Hello Clique Fans! Erica here with you to bring you our July challenge! First thank you to everyone who added projects in our Clique Facebook group for the June challenge! The randomly selected winner for June is Denis Montecinos! Please email erica@cliquekits.com to claim your prize! We hope to see you again this month for our July challenge!
This month our challenge is ANYTHING GOES so have fun and lets so those projects everyone! I know a lot of you are scrapping your summer memories so add them to the July challenge album in the Clique Facebook group for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Clique Kits shop!
Here is a look at some inspiration from a few of our design team members using the July 2017 kits!
HANNAH
NATHALIE
EVI
Remember you can link up in The Clique Facebook Group HERE!
Here are a few details about the challenge!
You may combine our challenge with other challenges
You may enter our challenge up to 3 times
Link up your projects by August 3rd, 11:55 pm CST
You are not required to use a Clique Kit to link up.
Hello Clique Fans! Erica here with you today to share a spread in my Travelers Notebook! I just love this way of documenting and I am seeing it pop up more and more! Did you know that Clique Kits now has a Travelers Notebook kit that compliments our Main Kit so nice! You can read more on subscribing HERE!
Today I will be using a past Travelers Notebook kit that featured Crate Paper Oasis collection! Perfect for summer documenting!
I am also am using one of the CK exclusive TN inserts from the July kit! You can grab one HERE in the shop!
I started out by adding a few pieces of pattern paper to my spread! Each TN kit comes with beautiful pattern papers! The photos I am using our from our day trip to the lake to swim! It was so hot out and the water felt so good! The kids had a blast and it was the first time they used their Pegasus float! The float is massive but they had a lot of fun on it!
I added one of the exclusive journal cards to the right side of my spread and used my WRMK Typeset Typewriter to add some photo details! I also added one of the label stickers from the Maggie Holmes sticker sheet and one of the Oasis puffy stickers! You can grab these super cute puffies in the CK shop HERE!
The left side I added a couple more photos and added some journaling strips I made using the WRMK Typewriter! I love using this to add my journaling!
I also added an ephemera piece from the exclusive ephemera pack, a puffy sticker from the Oasis collection and kept the layers behind my photo simple! Using the Travelers Notebooks is a quick and easy way to document your memories! I find I have less products and using more of them which makes me and my desk very happy! Here is a look at my completed spread!
Stay tuned for my TN spreads from me as I finish up my June album! If you have not yet tried using a travelers notebook I highly recommend it! They are so handy and perfect for on the go documenting!! You can check out all our Travelers Notebook goods in the CK Shop HERE! If you are currently using one I would love to see your spreads!! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you all have a great weekend!!
Aloha!! It’s Hannah here with you today! Lately I have been loving adding my own brush script to my layouts. It is a fun way to add a bit of me to the layout. It makes the layout seem more homemade and has an unique touch.
Today I am going to be sharing with you how I take my own brush script and making it into a png file so I can add it to the Silhouette Software and add it to an exclusive Clique Kits Cutfile.
At the end of the blog I’ll also have a video tutorial that I put together sharing this same info as well in case you like to see what someone is doing in order to learn. I hope you will save that video in your Youtube info so you can refer to it the next time you want to add a png to a cut file.
Adding your own brush script to a cut file is so easy. It just takes a few extra steps and a piece of you is injected to your layout.
First, use some card stock or watercolor paper, watercolor paints, and some watercolor brushes. I prefer to use black watercolor or at least a dark color paint so that it shows up when you can your image. I also like thicker paper because it won’t warp also allowing for a crisper and cleaner file when you scan it.
Brush script out the title or word you want to use. I find in general with brush script, practice makes perfect. Also know that it is not going to be perfect and that is generally the look I am going for. If you want it close to perfect keep trying until you get the look you want.
You will also need a scanner that is connected to your computer. Mine is wireless so I can do everything right from my computer. Scan your image however your system allows you to do. (My scanner will scan if I go into the system preferences and switch the printer to the scan section.) I like to scan at 300 dpi because I will also get a cleaner clearer image. I scan and save my image to a PNG at this point. You can scan and save as a JPG and switch it to a PNG later.
You will need a PNG in order to use it in the Silhouette software.
I decided to use the Sun exclusive cut file for July. I pull up the Cutfile in my Silhouette software like I normally do when I am going to cut it. I like to open it using the SVG file, because all the cut marks are already added. It’s one less step.
You can open it in a png and then trace it to add the cut lines. Make sure you the High Pass Filter is selected and the value is high enough to get all the intricate cuts of this file.
I also recommend that when you cut this file out you use a nice sharp blade and double cut it. This will ensure that your file be cut right and you don’t have to redo it.
You will need to pull up the scanned cut file in another window in your silhouette. Select the words or phrase in the software with the trace tool. Select the High Pass Filter up the value until everything you want to cut is in yellow.
If there is any part of the image you don’t want cut this is a good time to select the image and select release compound path. This will separate the lines in the image, allowing you to select and delete certain areas of the image. (I show how to do this in detail on the tutorial, as I had info on the image I didn’t want to cut.)
When all the lines you don’t want to cut are deleted, then reselect the image and select Make Compound Path. This will connect all the words in the phrase so you can move them together.
When this whole image is selected (the phrase or word you brush scripted), Copy it.
Click back on the Exclusive Cutfile from Clique Kits, and paste the brush script into the exclusive file. Adjust the brush script to whatever size you like, inside the middle of the sun.
All your cut lines should be in red, since you already selected and traced the outlined phrase you are adding.
From here you cut the file as you would any other cut file. Adjusting the settings according to the paper you are cutting on.
Here is the tutorial video showing you all this info I explained.
I used a piece of patterned paper from the July Pool Party Main Kit, from Bella Blvd. I wanted a fun pop with the cool design.
I kept my layout really simple so that this amazing cut file would shine.
You can watch my process video of this layout below.
Here is a look at my finished layout, with some watercolor behind the cut file so it peeks through all the cuts of the file.
Melissa here with you today and I’m sharing a clean and simple card using the July Travelers Notebook kit. It truly is a perfect kit to make some cards! Just the right amount of papers and embellishments that are designed for the smaller scale of a Traveler’s Notebook… so, naturally, it would be perfect for cards too!
To go with this post, I also have a process video I’d love to invite you to watch.
Now, normally for these Art Studio posts, I’m always drawn to creating with paints and other “artsy” and messy supplies. Mixed media is always a go to. As I was contemplating what to do for this post, my “teacher hat” came on. I realized, YES… sharing our thoughts and ideas using all that product is awesome but, maybe we need to take it back to the basics and bit and talk about where we go for making sure our projects look pleasing to the eye (while still embracing our individual styles!).
Artists have their founding with the Elements and Principles of Design. Elements are the components and Principles are we organize them… put them in to action, if you will. So, for a little review, here are the Elements of Design: Line, Color, Shape, Form, Value, Space and Texture. Principles of Design are: Balance, Emphasis, Movement, Proportion, Rhythm, Unity and Variety.
Each of these terms are a little self explanatory but, if you’d like to go deeper with their definitions, you can check out this awesome resource at Oberlin.
Here is the card I created using the July TN Kit and contemplating how I use using the Elements and Principles of Design:
It’s a very clean and simple card. But, I thoughtfully used each kit item to create a well composed card. By using symmetrical balance, I utilized the colors and patterns of the papers to also create unity and variety. The flower is clearly the focal point. I also was able to draw attention to the lines and shape of the card design by bringing in rhythm and texture. Where does the emphasis lie? I believe on the flower but, your eye also is taken on a brief journey to the sentiment and cute little heart up top.
For more thoughts, have a watch of my video below:
Hello Scrappy Peeps! And a Happy 4th of July!! Its Evi here for Locker Room Tuesday. For todays post I am playing with the wonderful May kit which is still available for your scrapping pleasure in the Clique Kit store. This kit featured the Pink Fresh Studio Dream On collection with these soft pastel color range. I wanted to challenge myself to use a tool I rarely grab for, my punches.
I had parts of this kit left since I did use most of it last month. I have circle punches in a variety of sizes in my stash, so I punched out 2″ , 1.5″ and 1″ circles and rings with all the patterned paper I had left over.
I used my Scotch Tachy glue to adhere all these circles in a diagonal arrangement for my layout.
I used the puffy stickers and alphas in the kit for my title and a few more bits around the photo of my family to finish off the layout. Thank you for joining me and if you did not get this kit they are still available in the shop.
I have a process video below to watch this layout unfold.
Good morning friends. I hope you’re having a great week! Do you ever open up your new kit and get excited, thinking you know just the right photo to use? A photo that maybe you haven’t scrapped yet because you didn’t have any product that might work with the photo or theme of the photo? Well, that’s what happened to me with this kit. I immediately thought of the photo I had from the fair last summer. Edward and Sidney had the best time together and I had one particular photo that captured that moment…
I used a variety of patterns for the background of my layout. I added the transparency at the bottom of the layout to cover the wood grain paper. I love how it looks. And to add a little color to the heart pattern, I colored a few hearts with a pink marker to help blend the pattern in with the layout.
I used the green and blue strip paper to make a little collage of embellishments on the right-side of the layout.
I went back to my good ol’ punches again. This is a floral border one from Martha Stewart that I have had in my stash for quite a while. The idea was to create a colorful background using different patterned paper from the Ain’t Life Grand collection featured in the kit.
On the opposite side of the page, I used a mixed media paper from Kaisercraft that came in the May Sorbet kit. After cutting it to fit, I simply colored it with a mini ink blending tool and shades of ink that matched the colors in the papers. One of the sentiments from the collection served as my title, which was placed in the center of the page and backed with some thread for added texture.
I layered the photo with a mix of patterned papers. The journaling, as well as some sentiments, were typed and then cut into strips.
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you felt inspired to use the July Pool Party Travelers Notebook Kit on your pages and maybe give your punches a try 😉
Happy Monday friends! Today, I am sharing my first layout using the July Clique Kit. I love this month’s kit. It’s been awhile since I scrapbooked a layout using products from Elle’s Studio. I really like the patterns and die cuts!
A few weeks ago, just few days before the last day of school, I went through Edward’s book bag. While I was going through his bag, pulling out his recess bag of toys and such, I came across this little booklet he made at school. It was titled, “My End of year Memory Book.” I get excited when I see these little booklets because I get to read what he writes without having to ask him what he learned that day etc.
I don’t know why, but I can never decide where to place my enamel dots! They never look right. Ever. Is it just me or does this happen to you too?!
I used one of the die cut tags as a template for my journaling tag. After I printed my journaling on white cardstock, I covered the typed journaling with a tag and cut around it. Then I did the same with the transparency sheet and layered it on top of the journaling tag with a sticker heart. I really like how it turned out.
Normally, I use the sentiments from my die cut packs for the title, however, for this layout, I wanted to mix it up a bit so I used two different alphas for the title.
Hey everyone and happy Thursday! I hope you all had a chance to check out the June Instagram Share that started yesterday! We have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful projects that you are sharing with your kits! We do still have a couple kits left in the shop along with some of our new Travelers Notebook kits! You can check them out HERE in the shop!
Today I am working with the May 2017 kit and have a quick and easy layout to share with you! I am a little behind in using up my kits so before I dig into June I want to kill my May kit!
I am loving circles on layouts so I pulled out my punches and went to work punching our the pretty papers in the May kit!
In the end I only used one size punch and placed them on a 8.5×11 piece of white cardstock! I love the blue in this kit and since I do have 4 boys it is just perfect for some of their photos! I printed my photo in black and white and added a few layers behind it! The photo is of our youngest son combing his brothers hair with a DINGLEHOPPER(fork)! He had recently just watched The Little Mermaid and was doing everyone’s hair with his new dinglehopper! To cute not to photograph and document!
Once I had all my circles placed on my paper I added my photo and a square that I cut out from one of the papers that says…Just Being me is Fun! I pulled out the word stickers in the Travelers Notebook kit and added a couple under my photo. The puffy stickers in the May kit are perfect little embellishments and I added some to the circles on my page! I just love all the little bits and pieces in each kit!
Using punches is a good way to use up smaller pieces of paper you have left over in a kit! Makes for a quick, easy and fun layout! Here is a look at my final layout using the May 2017 kit!
I challenge you to pull out your punches and create a layout or a card! Any kind of punch it does not have to be circles! Post your projects in The Clique Facebook group , our Facebook Page or the Clique Kits Instagram with the hashtag #CKPUNCHITOUT (a clique kit is not required to join in on the fun) I think our punches get over looked sometimes and they are a great tool to use!
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