Good morning everyone!  Today I have a sweet little canvas panel made with one of my favorite Basically Bare embellies, some Art Anthology Sorbet, Distress Paint, and Prima flowers.

To start with, I grabbed a 5×7 canvas panel and streaked on some Distress Paint.  You can use any colors you want, but I chose Barn Door and Mustard Seed for their bright happy feel, then spritzed with water to help blend them into the very hard panel.  I then rubbed Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the entire panel with a blender while the paint was still damp. That’s how I got all the color variations.

I painted the top of the Basically Bare Dress Form in Mustard Seed and the bottom in Barn Door to echo the background colors.  Next, I added silk ribbon around the top of the dress form and at the waist for dimension.  To decorate the panel, I grabbed a flourish stamp and proceeded to stamp all the way around the edge of the panel using embossing ink.  I then poured black embossing powder over the ink and almost had heart failure.  The powder stuck to everything!  After dusting a lot of it off with a paintbrush, I decided I liked the effect and hit it with my heat tool.

I painted a nice thick layer of Art Anthology Dazzle Sorbet over the skirt to add lots of sparkle.  I tried to capture the amazing glittery effect but it’s so hard to do with a camera, even on a bright sunny day.  It looks awesome in person!

After adhering the Basically Bare Dress Form to my panel, I grabbed my Prima flowers and gave the bottom left corner the floral treatment.  I love my panel and it’s going to be hung in my studio to add brightness and color.

Supplies:
Basically Bare Dress Form
Art Anthology Sorbet – Dazzle
Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Barn Door and Mustard Seed
Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Peeled Paint
Crafty Secrets – Little Sewing Co stamp
Prima Flowers – Assorted
Flourish Stamp (generic)
Black Embossing Powder

Hi there!  Becky here with you today with a truly special mini album!  This post is photo heavy, so I am going to do my supplies as such photo by photo so you can see what’s what.  The album that I used was the Basically Bare ‘Delightful Doors’ mini, and all of the papers are from the new Crate Paper collection ‘Maggie Holmes’.  And here we go …

Flowers and Bling – Prima

Ribbon – Fancy Pants Designs

Chipboard Pennant Letters – Crate Paper

Flower and Bling – Prima

The small pocket at the bottom is simply a strip of paper, punched along the top, inked with brown ink, misted with water, scrunched up, allowed to dry, and adhered to the base using Inkssentials ‘Wonder’ Tape.  This is a great way to provide space for extra photos, ephemera, etc.

Here is a view of the first pages of the inside of the album.  Top center is an envelope that I covered with patterned paper and added a photo mat and bit of ephemera from the collection.  Trim is from Maya Road and Fancy Pants Designs.  The bottom page is clear acrylic, so I painted one side with Art Anthology’s amazing ‘Dazzle’ Sorbet.  It dries clear, leaving only some gold glitter for a bit of bling!  The right hand page has a chipboard flower,  canvas leaf, and flip mat where there is room for two pictures or journaling inside.

Cardstock – Bazzill

Flowers – Prima

Vintage Button – my stash

The pages on left are the reverse sides of the envelope and acrylic sheet.  They are both covered with patterned paper, and the top one has a photo mat, while the bottom has a journaling sticker, Prima flower and ephemera.  The center is my favorite page in this album.  The page is made of canvas, and I cut a frame from pretty floral patterned paper, cut a photo mat to fit just inside, and decorated it with some Prima flowers, Epiphany bubble caps for the centers of the flowers, and a tag.

Prima Flowers

Bazzill Card Stock

Epiphany Round 14 and Flower Button 20 Bubble Caps

Pink Ribbon – My Stash

The far left pate I added a large photo mat and two layered pockets to hold lots of tags for small photos and / or journaling.  Pockets are so easy to make!  These are just simply strips of patterned paper with decorative cuts on top, and adhered with Wonder Tape, or Scor-Tape, etc.

The center page is corrugated cardboard and I removed the outer layer (one side only!!!) of kraft paper by lightly scoring it with a craft knife, then misting it with water and letting it sit for a minute or two.  Once the water has soaked in, the outer layer of paper is easy to peel off.  Then I covered it with patterned paper and added some ephemera, a flower or two, and a tag shaped flip mat that flips up to reveal space for two photos and / or journaling.

The right hand page is the reverse of the canvas page you saw above.  I simply used some ephemera from the Maggie Holmes collection, Prima flowers, and a film strip chipboard elememt from Basically Bare’s ‘Paparazzi’ collection.

Card Stock – Bazzill

Flowers – Prima

Various and sundry bits of ribbon from my stash

This page is the reverse of the corrugated cardboard page and I decorated it with patterned paper, a photo mat and decorative stickers from the Maggie Holmes collection.  The row of tiny cameras on the right hand side were stamped using Glitz Designs’ Tiny Roller Doodle ‘Camera’ stamp roller … that is the coolest thing to play with!

This pocket page was simply covered with patterned paper, then I used an element from the ephemera pack that I only glued on the bottom and sides, making room for a pull out card with space for more journaling or a tiny photo.

The picture above is the inside back cover of the album.  I added a photo mat, the word ‘Beautiful’ from the pennant chipboard letters, topped with pom-pom trim from Fancy Pants Designs.  The dress form is from Basically Bare, and I inked and heat embossed the top and bottom with Ranger ‘Copper’ embossing powder, then cut a shirt and skirt from paterned paper, and added the blue paper bow from the Maggie Holmes ephemera pack.

The back cover of the album is simply covered with patterned paper, and I adhered some perfectly coordinating ribbon from Fancy Pants Designs to the back, which pulls around and ties on the front of the album.

This is my last post as a Design Team member with Basically Bare, and I want to thank Angela, Stayce and all the girls from the team for making this experience so amazing for me!  I will miss being a part of the team, but it is time to move forward to a new phase in my life.  And to all the Basically Bare fans … Blessings from Becky!

Good morning, guys!  Beth here with a couple of cards that I made using Basically Bare goodies.  Both used We R Memory Keepers paper and lots of Art Anthology paint and spray.  Lets dive right on in, OK?

First up is this “Timeless” card that features a Dress Me Up Dress Form.  I painted the dress form with Art Anthology Sorbet paints (Satin Sheen Gold for the dress and Trolley Grey for the post and stand), which are dimensional and glimmery.  I kind of smunched my brush around in it to give some texture.

Once the Sorbet paint was dry, I added a thin coat of Art Anthology Velvet paint in Mayan Gold over the top of the dress.  The Velvet paint has a much more matte finish, but still allowed some of the glimmer to come through from the Sorbet paint beneath.

To finish up, I added a few stripes of Stickles in the corrugated grooves of the card background for just a little more shine, and a few ribbons.

Now, on to the second card!

I used a Bare Basics Heart for this card.  It has three layers of Art Anthology goodness which combined to match the background paper color fairly closely.

I started with Art Anthology Colorations spray in Lark as a base coat.  I then added Sorbet paint in Lagoon, which is a little bit more teal than the background.  To tone down the teal, I added a final coat of Sorbet paint in Splashed once the other layers were dry.

Like the first card, this one has some Stickles in the grooves to make it shine a little more.

The black ribbon and rhinestone trim are the finishing touches on this one.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look!

x Beth

Hi, Veronica here to share some romantic sweetness.  Are you making plans with your Valentine?  Why not start by making a Valentine Card from the heart (and wings).  Plus a little cupcake sweetness thrown in.

I  am excited to share with you today two Valentine Cards and One Sweet Door Hanger to help you decorate for Valentine’s Day.

First I used the Basically Bare chipboard Hearts, and to the lovely heart I added some angel wings.

In the heart package you also get FELT hearts!

On my second Valentine’s Card I decided to use (one of my absolute favorites) small dress form.  In the dress form package you get different sizes and also cardboard and chipboard

To make my dress form beautiful and blingy I added Linen sorbet from Art Anthology

For my last project I made a Valentine’s Day door hanger.  It is pure sweetness.

For this piece I used the Rounded Oh So Mini page, the felt medium size fanciful frame, cupcake and felt wings

I had alot of fun decorating my “cupcake” I used lots of the layers, linen sorbet and bling.

Hope you enjoyed my Valentine goodies, happy scrapping …

Veronica (kitsnbits)

Hi, Veronica here to share with you a lovely little album by Basically Bare Krafty Keepsakes  that I call ADORE.  Who says that Valentine’s Day or a Romantic Keepsake album has to be Red and Pink?

I just love the envelope pockets in this album!  I decorated the envelope pages with the Basically Bare Hearts so that I can easily pull out the tags.  There is room on the tags for lots of journaling or you can store extra photos inside the pockets!

Notice the wings that I added to the hearts.  Nothing says “LOVE” more than hearts and wings.  Is this c-u-t-e or what?

There are so many ways and techniques you can use to embellish the Basically Bare chipboard pieces.  On this dress form I decided to wrap it in ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by Basically Bare

veronica (kitsnbitscraps)

Supplies Used:

Basically Bare Album: Plain Jane “Krafty Keepsake”

Basically Bare Embellishments:  Chipboard Hearts, Chipboard Wings, Dress Me Up – Dress Form

Other Supplies:  My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found “Sunshine” collection, May Arts, Mark Richards,  Prima Flowers, Ranger “stickles”, Xyron

Hello everyone, Rebecca here to share a fun and shabby tutorial using Bare Basics Dress Forms, vintage sheet music, and Art Anthology Sorbets.

Step 1. Paint the top and bottom of a Bare Basics Dress Form with Kenyan Copper Sorbet.

Step 2. Paint the middle of the dress form piece with June Bud Sorbet. Make this a thick coating, and use it as glue by pressing strips of sheet music onto the dress form. Let the excess ooze out between the pieces of sheet music, and gently rub it around for a touch of color.

Step 3. Apply a light mist of  Heart Colorations Spray.

Step 4. When dry, add some trim around the waist of the dress form and it’s ready to go. I intend to use it on an album I’ve already started to color with more Art Anthology Sorbets and Colorations Sprays.

Whew, really Christmas is almost here and I am totally not ready.  That’s me, Katrina for you!  The project I have for you today is quite easy, quick and would look great on the tree or a package.  It’s a two-sided ornament using the Dress Form from Basically Bare.

 Both sides are the same, except for the color of the flowers.  I didn’t have enough to go on both sides, so I just did two different sides.  Plus, I thought it might be fun to look at on the tree, in the different lights.  And the difference is so subtle, it doesn’t really bother me!  This would look WONDERFUL in white blooms for a winter theme also!

I started the dress form by painting the top and bottom parts with some Art Anthology paint in Frost (wintery feeling).  Then I went from the bottom up with the skirt.  I used leaf picks that I found in the wedding decor section and just layered them upward.  I also used some Shimmerz paint on them to give them a little snowy look after I had them layered and attached.

After the skirt, I worked on the bodice from top to bottom.  I just layered and moved the blooms around until I liked the placement.  Then I went back and adhered them to the form.  I ran some ribbon around the waist and covered where the ends met by adding the pearls on top.

I think I might go thru my stash of Basically Bare embellishments and make some different ones for packages!  Super fun and super quick to make during this busy holiday season.  And they will add a nice homemade touch to a store bought gift.

Hugs,

Katrina Hunt

Paper, Scissors and Glue

Basically Bare Embellishment:  Dress Form

Other Supplies:  Leaves (Michael’s); Flowers (Recollections); Paint (Art Anthology/Shimmerz); Ribbon (Maya Road); Pearls (Recollections); Adhesive (Fabri-Tac/Glue Dots); Twine (Stampin’ Up); Hole Punch (Fiskars)

Katrina here and I am so excited for the swap with Bella Blvd. today!  At first, I thought I would definitely do a layout with all that fun goodies that we received.  BUT, then I started going thru my Basically Bare stash and decided that I would do a December Monthly.  I know most people are talking about December Dailies, but I know there is no way that I would keep up with a daily album.  (Hey, at least I know my weakness!)  So, I decided to make a fun little mini out of the Tiny Tabs album and just insert a few pictures of things here and there.

I used the Christmas Wishes collection from Bella Blvd.  I love the color combos and knew that it would make a fun little mini album.  If you want to see the pages bigger, just click on the collage pictures!

All of these pictures are in order of the book, except for the first two which are the front and back pages.  This first collage includes an acrylic button from the Buttons set, a tree from the Happy Little Trees set, and an acrylic star with some silver alcohol ink over it from the Celestial Shapes set .

These pages include a spool from the Sew Vintage set and an arrow from the Arrows set.  I ran the first acrylic page thru my Cuttlebug to emboss it and then put a thin layer of Art Anthology paint in frost over it.   I then ran the second acrylic page thru with a different embossing folder, used some Clover alcohol ink on it and then mixed in some of the Art Anthology paint over it.

 This collage uses a felt tree top from the Happy Little Trees set for the snow that the cute little reindeer is standing on.  A chipboard bird and felt wing from the Birds set.  Santa is made from three of the Large Pennants.  I painted a rounded canvas pennant and a V-shaped canvas pennant in Chili Powder red (Ranger/Jenni Bowlin), leaving the points of the V so that I could paint them with black paint.  I then glued the round pennant on top of the V-shaped one and ran ribbon around to make a belt.  I cut the scallop Large Pennant and used small pieces to make “fur” on the boots were the red and black paint meet.  The acrylic page here I just left plain and decorated it front and back, but still leaving area to see thru.

In this last collage, I used the two buttons from the Buttons set to make ornaments to place on the page.  I did emboss this acrylic page, but just left it clear.  I liked the way it looked.  I loved the penguins in the paper collection from Bella Blvd. and knew I wanted to do something fun with them.  This one, I made a snow globe for him to fit in.  I used the “top” from the Up, Up and Away set as my globe.  I cut the rounded bottom part from a dress form in the Dress Form set to make the base of my globe.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all our designers postings this week for our swap with Bella Blvd.  And thank you to Bella Blvd. for the fun products to work with!

Hugs,

Katrina Hunt

Paper, Scissors and Glue

Basically Bare Supplies:  Album-Tiny Tabs    Embellishment Sets-Celestial Shapes, Sew Vintage, Buttons, Large Pennants, Up, Up & Away, Dress Forms, Arrows, Happy Little Trees

Bella Blvd. Collection:  Christmas Wishes, plus Washi Tape and Buttons

Other Supplies: Acrylic Paint (Ranger/DecoArt); Dimensional Paint (Art Anthology); Alcohol Inks (Ranger); Twine (May Arts/Stampin’ Up); Cuttlbug; Embossing Folders (Lifestyle Crafts/Sizzix/ProvoCraft); Ribbon (May Arts/My Mind’s Eye/Unknown); Mists (Studio Calico Mr. Huey’s); Bling (Recollections); Pen-Zig Millennium; Silhouette Cameo; Adhesives (Fabri-Tac/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L/Scotch ATG); Doily (Wilton); Modeling Paste

Good morning, guys!  I know Halloween is over for most folks.  However, I like to try and keep the festive spooky-ness going until somewhere around Thanksgiving, so I have another Halloween project to share today!  I hope you’ll indulge me in my attempt to hang onto the creepy spirit.

This canvas features Basically Bare Dress Me Up Dress Forms, Celestial Shapes, and a Fanciful Frame.

The “frame” around the edge was made by splodging some modeling paste around the edges of the canvas and then painting the whole thing with various shades of metallic acrylic paint to give it an antiqued effect.

The skirt of the dress is made with some K & Company Honeycomb Paper.

I used the center bit from the Fanciful Frames set as a plaque that has a witch’s hat (cut from a Retro Art Cafe collage sheet).

That’s all for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

x Beth

Whoot Whoot, Veronica here and I am so excited to share with you my latest “Oh So Mini” album.  As you know you can mix and match the album pages.  Well I had a couple of clear acrylic pages left over from mixing and matching other albums using the “Oh So Mini” pages; and it dawned me why not sew the two clear pages together and make pockets?  That is just what I did which lead me to pull my theme of “Sew Cute” together.

I took the bracket acrylic page and laid the scallop acrylic page on top.  I did have to cut the scallop page about an inch and using my crop-a-dile make another set of holes for my rings.  I needed the top scallop page a little shorter so that I could slip tags inbetween the pages with enough room for the tag ribbons.

OK, on to the sewing part.  I again made some small holes on the top and bottom of my layered pages then using a slip stitch I went ahead and hand “sewed” them together.  I still needed to sew a divider in the middle of the layered pages so that I would have two pockets for my tags.  Rather than using my May Arts burlap ribbon, I decided to place snaps along the center.  I thought it was a cute idea since I was going with the whole sewing theme.

Below is the back side of the cover page.  You can see the snaps better on this side.  The one important thing you have to remember when working with acrylic is that of course whatever you place on the front will show up on the back.  I decided to make my tags out of the Tim Holtz “Kraft Resist” paper because of the sewing pattern.  Also I liked the whole monochromatic base color that I used throughout my album.

Below is the tabbed page that I covered with October Afternoon ”farmhouse” collection.  I used old packaging from a sewing kit that my husband’s grandmother had from the 1950′s to make a pocket for my tags.

Though out the album I added the original packages from grandma Elsie’s sewing notions.

On the Basically Bare canvas page shown, I used stazon ink and stamped a tape measurer image with my Impression Obession stamp.  Then I spritzed it with glimmer mist.  I personally like making blobs rather than an even spray.  I added some prima chipboard and flowers.

I have some standard processes I use when creating an album.  The first is to pick a standard base color the second is to pick one element and use it throughout the album.  In this “Sew Cute” album I decided to use the tape measurer image.  Notice how pretty much every page has a tape measurer image stamped on a tag or on canvas.

I love the way my Basically Bare “Dressform” chipboard turned out.  I threaded all my wood buttons and glued them on.  I really like the way this dressfrom ties into the whole sewing theme.

October Afternoon farmhouse collection came with a” Miscellany” pack, so I used their tags along with grandma’s original notion cards.

I loved designing this album and I hope that it shows.  I can’t say enough about the “Oh So Mini” albums.  Each album I make using these fabulous mix and match pages is more fun than the last. Each album is totally unique because you decide which of the pages you want in your album.

Happy Scrapping!

Supplies:

Basically Bare: Oh So Mini Album, Dress Form

Other Product Used:  October Afternoon, Prima Marketing, May Arts, Ideaology, Jenni Bowlin, 7 gypsies