#1 in a Series of POPs Tutorials

Wow, where has the year gone?!!! Only one post from me this year, yikes.

Now I am starting a series of POPs tutorials. I have done a few before, like the Single Panel Card, and Paper Ribbon Bound Book. The ideas for these tutorials come from a collabortative effort from members of http://www.clubscracommunity.com/ and can be found in the post titled POPs. A pdf and word file are available for download in the post.

What is a POP?

P.O.P. stands for Pound of Paper. It is a paper product offered by Club Scrap. They define a POP as a pound of paper cut into bits and pieces, most often they are packaged as a kit collection and can be added a la carte to any paper kit. In my experience they come in sizes 5x7", 4x6" and 3x5", with some exceptions. So, if you are thinking, "That sounds like a pack of scraps", you would be correct. One thing to keep in mind, Club Scrap papers are 80lb cardstock with occasional text weight and translucents mixed in.

Now, onto the project of the day: Multi-use paper stand.

This project can be used for business cards, post-it notes, picture stand, note holder, etc...

Multi-use paper holder is so easy, I feel guilty making it into a whole tutorial, but here goes:

Supplies List:

5x7 POP (yep, just one!)

Scor-it Board, or CS grid ruler and bone folder

CS grid ruler

Bone folder

CS Bookbinding, padding and laminating adhesive(CS glue)

Paper trimmer

Ink, stamps and scraps for embellishing

Step 1:

Place the POP horizontal with the right side facing up and score at 1".

Step 2:

Place the POP horizontal with the wrong side facing up and score at 3" from the oppisite end of the first score.



Step 4:

Fold and crease on the two score lines. You should end up with a paper in a Z shape.

Bare bones, this is how the holder stands up and holds business cards.

With and exta score and fold at 3/4" you can make a flat base for the papers to sit on

Using a 1/4" x 3" strip you can reinforce the holder so that if the papers are heavy, like business cards the holder won't go flat.

Embellish the front and back with layers of scraps, stamps, inked edges, ribbon and any other favorites!

Tuesday's Tutorial #9

Ruth Ann's Tag Swap Book

Supplies list:

• 8 1/2"x11" Club Scrap® papers, printed or plain, as many papers as you want pages, I used 6
• Club Scrap® grid ruler
• Club Scrap® Bookbinding, Padding and Laminating Adhesive
• Scor-it® board or ruler and bone folder
• Zutter® Bind-it-all with 5/8" or larger wire binding or hole punch and 1 1/2" or 2" binding rings
• Bone folder
• Craft Knife
• 2 Matte board pieces 6 1/4"x 5 3/4"
• 2 pieces of Club Scrap® papers cut to 6 3/4"x6 1/4" to cover the outside of the matte board
• 2 pieces of Club Scrap® papers cut to 6"x5 1/2" for the inside of the matte board.
• Foam brush
• Scrap paper to make 1"x6" binding strips
• Scissors
• http://www.crafttvweekly.com/ webisode called Card Keeper for instructions on how to cover the matte board. This episode is about 12 minutes but the instructions are in the first part of the show.

These great books have so many uses. Ruth Ann at http://www.clubscrapchat.com/ came up with this book to store her tags that she received in swaps. You could use this to store cards, sort photos or make a smaller size for ATCs. Send me a pic of your book at erinnagy@hotmail.com by OCT 1. and I'll drop your name in a drawing for a box of Club Scrap goodies from me!

1. Score each 8 1/2"x11 paper in half at 5.5" horizontally, turn the paper vertical and score at 2.5" In Ruth Ann's orgiginal design she scored this section at 1.75"

2. Fold the vertical fold towards the printed or textured side of the paper, be sure to reinforce the fold with your bone folder on both sides of the fold.

3. Fold the paper back to back so the first fold makes pockets on both sides of the page. Again reinforce the folds on both sides of the fold.

4. Score each of the 1"x6" binding strips vertically in half. Reinforce these folds also.

5. Place glue on both inside sides of the 1"x6" strips and apply it to the open edge of each page to seal the pocket and reinforce the holes that will be put there.

6. When all of the pages are ready you will need to put together the matte board covers following the instructions in the link listed in the supplies.

7. The book can then be bound with Bind-it-all or punch holes in the binding strip area and bind with binding rings (see sample pics in the slide show below)

8. Don't forget to get in the drawing for Club Scrap goodies from me, send me a pic of your book by Oct.1 at erinnagy@hotmail.com

Tuesday's Tutorial & A Challenge

Tuesday's Tutorial #6

Tutorial: Use Your Tools!

& A Challenge

I challenge you to a duel, lol. Just kidding. Today I would like you to think about all of the tools you have that you have not used in a while, or maybe you have never used them. I think at one point we all had a paper crimper. I still have mine and took it out to play with it last week. So if you have one, take it out. I have heard alot of discussion on the ClubScrapChat board about regrets of buying the Fastenator. So if you you have one, get out the staples. When was the last time you used your markers on a page/cards for other than jounaling? Get the markers out. One in every color.

I'll start by showing you what I did with my misfit tools, then I want to see what you can do with yours. Have something that I didn't mention? Dig it out and show me what it can do, or what YOU can do with it!

Post a link to your work in the comments section and I'll post them on here or at photobucket if there are alot of entries.

THE PRIZE: a random drawing for a winner that will recieve a mini pizza box full of Club Scrap goodies. Enter as many times as you like.

Ingredients:

• Cardstock, I used Club Scrap papers (the papers from CS are cardstock weight) from many different kits
• Paper crimper
• Fastenator staples
• Cork board
• Small hammer
• Markers- in every color that you have not used recently
• Stamps
• Circle Scissor and glass mat
• Blade runner

This is a pic of some of my misfit tools. There is the Blade Runner I gave up trying to use because the learning curve was just too great for me. I think this one may be obsolete for what it was intended since the Cricut came out.

Then there is the Border Buddy that goes with the runner. I have some markers from Slick Writer that are broader than what I normally use but they all came together with the fine tips. I have a Circle Scissor DH bought for a project he was doing and I ended up with it when he was done. Last but not least, the paper crimper. I have actually had the most fun and success playing with this one :)

In the upper left corner of the pic is a great storage container made by Darice. I found it at Hobby Lobby for under $5. I mention this because it has been great for sitting on my desk to remind me of all the little embellies that I have and often forget to use. Kinda goes with the theme of unused tools.;)

1st. crimp the paper in one direction. You can put it in horizontal or diagonal. Mine only goes up to 4" wide so the piece of paper I used is a 3" square and it fit diagonal.

After the first run through turn the folds so they are vertical and run it through again. You will end up with a sort of "waffle" texture.

I added ink direct to the papers to show off the ridges. In the example of the white paper I ran the whole piece through horizontally first then only half way on the diagonal. The crumpled up pieces I ran through in every direction until I could see the layer of the paper seperating and then pulled them apart and crumpled them. These are the pieces I used to decoupage onto the stamper's project ampersand (pictured in a post below).

Also, another example of how I used the squares is at the top of this tutorial. I used it as an embellishment matte on a POPs trifold card.

Ahhhhh, the circle scissor I inherited from DH. He needed it to draw circles for a hockey rink he put on DS table. It's great when I need a circle, lol. I kept thinking there must be some way to use it to make a spiral, but I can't figure out how. Here are some circles I cut out today with the idea that they could be embellishments or frames. The circle in the top right side of the pic didn't cut all the way through so I folded the inside out and figure I will use it as a frame/journaling circle combo. What else can you do with a circle scissor?

The Blade Runner is one of those tools I think is going to be obsolete since I have the cricut. I never could get it to cut along the templates like it was supposed to. I think it just has way to big of a learning curve for me. I was able to free hand the cuts in this pic. It works way better on the glass mat then on any other cutting surface, same with the circle scissor. Have you done anything great with this tool? I would love more ideas of what to do with it. I will continue to play with it also.

The last tool I mentioned above is the Fastenator. I have found that the staples work great with the Fastenator on text weight papers but not on the quality thicker CS papers. My solution is to hammer them through the CS paper with a cork square underneath and then turn the paper over and flatten the legs. I also was able to hammer them into the wooden ampersand project pictured below. I used them to hold on a printed twist tie.

Ok, your turn, let's see what you can do. Post links to your work in the comments section by midnight(EST) Monday, March 3rd.

PSL participants, if you use any of these techniques on your entries I'll accept them here too. Just make sure you post em on ClubScrapChat first!

Ok, here is a good example of what to do with all of the pieces you just cut up! I used the wavy pieces cut with the blade runner to make the "sand". I distressed the edges with my mini tonic distresser and then inked them. I also added embossing powder. The "sun" is a circle cut out with the circle scissor and added ink to that also. The title is from PC Art Accentz, its a double sided adhesive cut out and I added glitter to it. The stamps are from CS and all of the paper too. Photo corners from K&Co. Inks from Ranger, Technique Tuesday and colorbox. TFL, Hope to see some of your work soon!

Tuesday's Tutorial #5

Ok, so it's not Tuesday anymore. Ugh! I still want to post this tutorial. This is continuing with the idea of using paper crafts around the home. This will work for office spaces too. In my quest to streamline my bill paying process, and make it prettier, I have come up with a bills organizer. I used a Tupperware container to hold it all. Each divider has a month of the year and there are paper clips with the days of the month. I will use the clips to remind me what dates upcoming bills are due. I figure as I pay the bill, mark the date paid and move it to the back . As they come around next year decide if I still need to keep them in a long term file or get rid of it. This could be used with index cards with birthdays/anniversaries written on them like a perpetual calendar. The container was too bright, but the perfect size for what I needed, so I colored it with alcohol inks from Ranger. So much fun!

Tutorial: Decorative Bills Organizer.

Ingredients:

• Container in a size that holds the papers you would like to sort/file.
• Cardstock-about six 12x12 pieces, your choice of color, I used 6 different colors from the extinct FFC Hostess Rewards Line.
• Scissors/paper trimmer.
• Pencil and eraser.
• Paper piercer and cork tile, corner rounder, bone folder (optional)
• Embellishments with numbers, scrap cardstock
• 31 large paper clips.
• CS glue
• Ruler
• Alcohol inks (optional)

Getting started: measure what size the inside of your container is to see what size to make your dividers. Consider if you want the dividers to stand up out of the container, or if you will need them to fit inside so you can put a lid on.

Mine are 10x6. I chose muter colors hoping it will help keep me calm while paying the bills, HA!





Trim your papers to the size you need and keep the scraps to use later for file tabs and paper clip tabs.








If you will be making your own tabs, here is a Mini Tutorial idea of how to make some. 1. Choose your size, I used 2x2 squares. 2. Score in the middle and fold in half. 3. Use a corner rounder on the corners of the crease.

Write, stamp , or adhere months of the year to the tabs. Apply to dividers with brads or glue.



I cheated and used my Cricut Fabulous Finds cartridge to cut my tabs out :) I ahdered them with brads, poking the holes first with my paper piercer. I did my writing with a Slick Writer in Denim.

I used my CS grid ruler to determine the placement of the tabs. Measure the width of the tab you are using and use a pencil to mark where you want them to go on the divider. Mine were 1 3/4" wide, so I marked 1 3/4" on the first card and then 1 3/4" from the first mark but on the next card. You can make them over lap by making the measurements smaller than the size of the tabs. If you dont want to mess with the numbers, just use the tab to measure the spacing ;)
Write months on the tabs before adhering them with glue or brads.



I wanted to use numbered paper clips to mark due dates of upcoming bills. I used number stickers from CS Jr. Kits and sandwiched the paper clip between the sticker and a scrap of cardstock. Make sure you attach them to the end of the clip that only has one loop. You could also use printed number cut out and glue to the cardstock.


This is the container after I applied the inks. I used the felt applicator, inks in Latte, Lettuce, and Caramel. They did not show up well so I went over that with Denim, Rasin and Butterscotch. I blotted them with the blending solution. Last I applied Wild Plum in a cicle in the middle of the pad and stamped it on top. In person it looks like impressionist flowers. I am very pleased with the toned down color.


As always I welcome your comments and links to posts of your edition of the tutorials. I would love to post you works here if you would like to share them.