Scrapping with Scrapware

A partridge in a pear tree...

The 12 days of Christmas is one of my favourite Christmas Carols, so when I saw Scrapware's NEW "Partridge in a pear tree", I just knew I had to make my family a keepsake we could enjoy for years to come.   So I turned the diecut pieces from this...

into this...

Scrapware products:

CS35 Partridge in a Pear Tree

AZ02 Steelfish Lowercase Alphabet

CHmini-n Mini Xmas Stars
Other:

PP - Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamp - Autumn Leaves

Bling - Kaiser

Paint, Inks, Ribbon

Here's how...I painted the edge of a 6x12 canvas with gold paint and then covered with Christmassy patterned paper.  I then stamped the edge with a border stamp in gold and added a contrasting strip of pp across the canvas.   I have left the chipboard branches raw.   Each of the leaves have been inked with 2 shades of green so they are two-tonned.  I've also painted the pears gold.  I highly recommend inking/painting both of these while they are still attached to the sheet - you'll have less mess to deal with and you can decide when you assemble it how many you want to use.  The bird is also inked with two shades of brown, with a little gold on the tail feathers, crest and beak.  Glue the branch and leaves to canvas and attach pears with foam tape.  Fill in the gaps with two shades of bling and finish off with a bow at the base of the tree.  Lastly, add your title - I have used a Scrapware mini xmas star to dot the "i" in "first".  This was such a fun and easy project to do and the kids have loved it...I know I can't helping humming along each time I see it.   Merry Christmas all...Lisa.

Introducing Marni Telford...

...Guest Designer for December! 

My name is Marni Telford and I have been scrapping now for about 5 years. I am a primary school teacher but love to scrapbook in my down time from school stuff. I am married to the love of my life and we have 2 dogs and one fish...no children yet but it's on the cards...soon I hope :)  I was totally inspired by the pack I got from Scrapware and could not wait to start creating....the miniatures were especially inspiring, they are just so cute and easy to work with. I also love the colour of the Scrapware chipboard as I'm really impatient and don't want to paint my chipboard cause then I have to wait for it to dry so I usually use it raw.  The colour of the raw chipboard often ties my layouts together and tones them down as I tend to create layouts with such bright colours. 
 
Perfect Day - I created this layout about an afternoon we spent at the park with my nephew. After I chose my photos, I knew I wanted to create a poppet type layout and the clouds went perfectly with the paper and it all kind of fell together from there....don't you just love it when that happens.

Gotcha - This LO was all about the colour!!!! The chipboard worked well to add a little bit of bulk and interest to the layout. When I added the orange flower to the LO, I knew it needed something else.  I really didn't want to sew a stem, and after looking through the bag of goodies I recieved, I discovered these flourishes and they were just perfect.

 

A big THANK YOU to Marni for her gorgeous layouts...they are just devine!

Here's a list of products that Marni has used on each layout:

Gotcha:- KD12 Circle Strips, CH59 Swirl Flourishes

A Perfect Day:- KD02 Clouds, JB02 Date Set, WT06 'Pefect' word trio, mini butterflies and flowers, CH59 Scalloped Circles 

Our little Sprout:- CH77 12" Sunflower, mini butterfly

more Christmas tree ideas...

Have you got your limited edition Karen Day Design Christmas Trees yet?  I've got mine, and wow are they gorgeous!  These chipboard shapes look equally at home on a card, an off the page project or a layout, and there's plenty of inspiration in the Scrapware galleries to get you creating.  Here's a couple of the projects I've been working on...they are super easy...here's how:

Christmas Card - featuring KDD Starry trees.
- Use a premade white card or cut a piece of white cardstock to measure 6x8 and fold in half (front should measure 6x4)
- Cut patterned paper to 3.5x5.5 (I have used WeRMemory Keepers)
- Trim felt flowers (American Crafts) in half and layer in centre of patterned paper
- Ink Starry Tree in coordinating colour (VersaColor "Bamboo") and fix in place over the top of the felt flowers
- Insert assorted brads in the holes of the Starry Tree (7gypsies, Cloud Nine, Christina Re)
- Add holiday themed rubons down left handside and bottom right corner (Pink Paislee), then doodle around the outside edge
- Attach patterned paper/tree to front of card and tie coordinating ribbon around card
- Finally, add kindy glitz or similar along the edges of the flowers and fill star, and allow to dry.

Christmas Frame - featuring KDD Chrissy trees.
- Frame measures 5x7 with 3.5x5 mount included - purchased from discount store
- Remove mount from frame and attach a 6x4 piece of patterned paper to reverse side (WeRMemory Keepers)
- Trace shape of frame onto photo and trim to size
- Ink Chrissy Tree in a contrasting colour (VersaColor "Pinecone")
- Attach photo to the back of the tree, then centre on patterned paper
- Enhance holes of the Chrissy Tree with rhinestones (Kaiser)
- Add decorative rubons along the bottom of the tree (Pink Paislee) and doodle around the other three sides
- Add ribbon to the outside of the mount and return to frame
- Finally, add a seasonal rubon to the outside of the frame (Pink Paislee)

Enjoy!  Click here to find out how to purchase the KDD Christmas Trees.

Rudolph door hanger

Hi everyone, it's Kathie here.

I've decided to make a Christmas decoration for our front door this year.  When I saw the large Scrapware Rudolph, I knew he would be the perfect subject for it.

I’ve used a combination of the Cosmo Cricket Oh Joy paper and some vintage book paper I tore out of an old book for the project. I used the chipboard as my template to trace the shape of Rudolph's face onto the paper and then glued it to the chipboard with a glue stick. When dry, I sanded around the edges of the chipboard with some sandpaper to neaten it. I’ve also inked the edges with a distress ink.

His red nose was created using red acrylic paint and then inking around the edges with distressed ink to get a distressed look.

His eyes have been painted too, and then coated with a layer of Dimensional Magic to make them glossy. More book paper gives detail to his ears and tongue.

To make a home for my reindeer I’ve used coordinating papers from the Oh Joy range to create a window frame, snowy hills and some pine trees. 3D mounting tape to gives dimension to some of the elements. Lots of glitter lends a frosty feel.

The entire project is mounted onto a piece of board that has been cut to size. I just drilled holes in the top of the project and fed a piece of decorative ribbon through the holes to act as a hanger.

If you want to protect your project from fading in the light, apply several coats of Mod Podge to seal it. (Although, note that Mod Podge won’t make your project water-resistant so place it in a location where it won’t get rained on.)

 
He makes such a welcoming door hanger, doesn't he?

NB: This project was originally done for Shop and Crop, who stock a large range of Scrapware Christmas products.

New samples in the gallery

The design team have been busy uploading new projects into the gallery.  You can see layouts here, off the page projects here and cards here.

This is just a sample of some of the new projects to inspire you ...

Cheers
Kim

Hello Everyone!  The silly season is hitting us really quickly now. I don't know about everyone, but I am on my last legs. It's December, I haven't sent out my Christmas cards, my Christmas tree is not up ... all I'm doing is running around like a headless chook, taking my kids to concerts, birthday parties .... and the rest. Their 6-year-old social life seems to take precedence over the niceties of the festive season.

Anyway, last week, we received these Karen Day Designs Limited Edition Christmas Trees. I love them so much!! They are so cute! I made 2 Christmas cards with the ones I have. 

 

First of all, this is a simple one everyone can attempt. 

Card Size: 4" x 6"

Just paint the tree and stick it onto the front of your card. I used some Stickles / Kindy Glitz to add some glitter to the tree. Fill the centre of the tree with Dimensional Magic (or similar type of adhesive). Then fill it with your choice of "fillings" - glitter, sequins, bead, etc. Let dry and voila!! 

 

This second one is a little trickier but still lots of fun to make. It's a Shaker Card. 

Card Size:  4" x 6"

I painted the chipboard and applied Stampin' Up's Dazzling Diamonds to it. I stuck it on the card, and cut out the entire centre of the tree. Next, I used Stickles / Kindy Glitz to fill those little circles and the star cavities.

To make the shaker bag, I used a small ziplock bag and trim the top and both sides, leaving approximately 5mm plastic over the size of the 'hole'. Then I applied thin double-sided tape on the inside edges of the bag, fill it with dew drops (glass beads), then seal it. (Note: do not fill it with too much as it can become bulky and not too attractive.You can also use sequins, jewels,glitter, etc.) So that's my shaker bag. If you have a ziplock bag that is of perfect size for your project, you needn't trim and stick like I did. Next, I used sticky tape and stuck the shaker bag onto the inside cover of the card, positioned over the 'hole'. Now, trim another piece of same colour cardstock, the exact size of the card front, i.e. 4" x 6", and stick it onto the inside cover of the card to conceal the shaker bag and the sticky tapes.

.... Ta da!!

These limited edition Karen Day Designs Christmas Trees come in 3 different design sets - 

Starry Trees   

Birdy Trees 

and Chrissy Trees.

They are $4 per set, or $10 for all 3 sets (including postage). AND YOU CAN BUY THEM DIRECTLY FROM SCRAPWARE!!! This is also a wonderful opportunity for you to help the needy. When you purchase these Christmas Trees, SCRAPWARE is donating 50c per pack to the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal...as we all know that at this time of year, every little bit can make a big difference. Just send an email to scrapware@iinet.net.au to order yours today!

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!!

Cheers!

Michelle

and the winner is...

Lisa Arnet! 

Congratulations Lisa, you are the winner of our final giveaway for putting a post on your blog about our Party!

We will be sending you a surprize prize pack in the mail!

Ange

Product highlight

Scrapware does the most wonderful window fusion albums.  They are such amazing quality combining mdf pages with windows and thick acrylic pages.  The windows make it a really different experience as you move though the album.

I have used the 6x12 size to make this mini album ...

Rubons work fantastically on the clear pages.  If you haven't had a go at a window fusion album - DO!  They are heaps of fun.

Cheers
Kim