When I was single and working and in school I never had enough money to really scrapbook the way others did. So I had to find a way to make things happen. I wanted a few LO's to look like the current in fashion so to speak. You have to not only be creative with your craft, but you also have to be creative with how you do things if you dont have the money to buy the in tools.. say a sanding block, those are about 8 dollars in the store, and dont last very long, so I took an old stamp block and took the stamp off of it, and stapled sandpaper that was a few dollars to the block, and there I had my own sanding block for roughing up paper.
Another was buttons, everyone has been using buttons, but I couldnt afford the fancy buttons, or Jesse James buttons ( all the time) so I went garage selling, and found jars of buttons of all shapes, sizes and colors that no one wanted for pennies.
Chalks was another one, the palette that was out on the market depending on maker was anywhere from $35-$50 dollars.. for me, I just bought a box of school chalk, and broke them up as needed, and used a makeup brush to apply the chalk and added a bit of water to really get it to show up..
If you want the latest styles but dont have enough money or money at the time, change the style a bit and try to make it your way..
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Tips, Tricks and Techniques...
I hope to keep this apart of my daily blogging.. something new to pass on, if you have something to share, please feel free to leave a comment.
Sanding Paper
Right now, the Coredinations paper that I recently bought is helping me expanding my horizons.. I want to try new things, but since I like things my way, somethings I get frustrated and tear layouts apart when others think they are just wonderful. But taking sandpaper to the Coredinations paper is something that I have so far been enjoying. I try not to try it to much because I don't want all my layouts to look the same, so for me, I try it for several different albums.
Pre Makes
I premake as much as I can when making cards. I have a box of card stock all pre-folded for cards, organized by color. A recipe box full of vellum phrases i.e. Happy Birthday, Hello, Friendship, etc. So that if have a last minute card to make and I'm in a hurry, all I have to do is pick out the color of the card, a matte, stamp an image, color the edges, and use vellum tape for the vellum phrase.
Invitation size Envelopes
You can buy invitation sized envelopes at any discount/stationary/paper/scrapbook store, they are perfect for cards that are 4.5"x 5.5".
Basics
Make a basic supply list of items you use a lot, such as, vellum tape, glue sticks, any other adhesivies, and put it in your purse, so when you are at the craft store, you have it, so if its on sale, you can stock up. I didn't do this once, and actually had no adhesive, I was caught with my pants down and it was not fun at all. I ended up using school glue for cards, until I could get to the store..
Sanding Paper
Right now, the Coredinations paper that I recently bought is helping me expanding my horizons.. I want to try new things, but since I like things my way, somethings I get frustrated and tear layouts apart when others think they are just wonderful. But taking sandpaper to the Coredinations paper is something that I have so far been enjoying. I try not to try it to much because I don't want all my layouts to look the same, so for me, I try it for several different albums.
Pre Makes
I premake as much as I can when making cards. I have a box of card stock all pre-folded for cards, organized by color. A recipe box full of vellum phrases i.e. Happy Birthday, Hello, Friendship, etc. So that if have a last minute card to make and I'm in a hurry, all I have to do is pick out the color of the card, a matte, stamp an image, color the edges, and use vellum tape for the vellum phrase.
Invitation size Envelopes
You can buy invitation sized envelopes at any discount/stationary/paper/scrapbook store, they are perfect for cards that are 4.5"x 5.5".
Basics
Make a basic supply list of items you use a lot, such as, vellum tape, glue sticks, any other adhesivies, and put it in your purse, so when you are at the craft store, you have it, so if its on sale, you can stock up. I didn't do this once, and actually had no adhesive, I was caught with my pants down and it was not fun at all. I ended up using school glue for cards, until I could get to the store..
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