Club Scrap and the Cricut

Unfortunately, I have neglected this blog for way too long. I'm back today with some pages made from recent Club Scrap kits and my new Cricut Expression. Also, all of the layouts are from the Club Scrap Assembly Line Scrapbooking Idea Deck Volume 2. I have had the original Cricut since 2006 and after playing with the Expression at crops and job training, and following the blog http://www.everydaycricut.com/ I decided I could do great things with the larger machine. So here are some examples:

First 2 layouts are from Club Scrap Sonoma kit, March 2010.

2 Peas in a Pod cut from Cricut Freshly Picked and Birthday Cakes font.

ALSB Deck Layout 9 of Clubs, Curves Ahead Formula.

Cupcake on the left page is cut from Cake Basics. Stickers and Jounaling box are all from Club Scrap Sonoma Jr. kit.

ALSB Deck Layout J of Diamonds, Crookedly Cool Formula.

The next 3 layouts are from Club Scrap Gratitude kit, April 2010.

Artist lettering and scroll are cut from Cindy Loo and paint brushes are cut from Wall Decor and More. The paint brush image had more scrolls on the sides that I cut off with my Exacto knife, and I had to cut the image from 4 different colors of POPs. The red paper was cut with the character image and the other 3 colors with the shift/base image. I also used a white gel pen to trace inside the swirl on the paint brush holder cup. The Cindy Loo font does not have a shadow image so I traced around it with a red gel pen to make a "shadow".

ALSB Deck Layout Q of Diamonds, Tetris Formula.

This layout was made the City cut and font from Plantin Schoolbook. I used the shadow function for both cuts except the word Buildings, that one I just traced with a gel pen to make a shadow. After making the 2 city cuts I saved those papers to use the negative space on the following 2 layouts.

ALSB Deck Layout 10 of Hearts, Surefire Strategy Formula.

These 2 pages were made from the negative space left over from the previous 2 layouts. I just glued about a 3.5" strip of paper behind them (see next photo) to make the paper 12x12 again. Alpha and year stickers are from Gratitude Jr. Kit.

ALSB Deck Layout 8 of Clubs, Topsy Turvy Formula.

Thanks for taking a look, please leave comments and questions!

Christmas Gifts Paper Crafts

Class will be at the Findlay YMCA on Thurs. Dec 10th, 7pm-9pm

We will be making papercraft items that make great gifts!

The 3 projects are the Perfect Bound Portfolio, Badge Book and

Gift Card Holder. Class fees are $15 for YMCA members and $20

for non-members. You mush register at the Y to save your space!

#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!