Jen Matott here with a scrapbook layout to share. It’s that time again and I’m reminiscing about my days as a student, especially since I’m on the other end as a mom and teacher now.  I had my 20th high school reunion a few weeks ago and it was a blast!  I loved talking to my classmates about things we remember happening when we were young.  Before the reunion, we had a Facebook page set up and shared photos from high school!  I dug out my box of memories and yearbooks and scanned in a bunch of photos.  I found my senior photos and can believe how long my hair was and how young I looked!  My skin was so smooth!   So, I decided to do a page with that photo…

I used one of the canvas pages from the Oh So Mini line… It’s the stamp-edged one and I used VersaMark through a new Prima stencil and added Bubblegum pink embossing powder from WOW!  It still keeps the canvas texture but embosses beautifully! I did use the ScraPerfect pouch before so that it eliminated any static in the fabric.  Works perfectly!

Here’s a close up of the texture in the canvas and embossing powder.  I love this effect!!!   So going to do this again in the future on canvas!

I also used a chipboard frame from the new Fanciful Frames II line!  I love how sturdy and adorable these are!  It fit my photo to perfection and I prettied it up with some stamping from Suzy West’s “Call Me” stamp set and WOW copper embossing powder.

You can see how I mixed other embossing powders in to create a patina look.  You can alter these frames with just about anything!

Here I am at 17 years old and boy do I wish I had that skin and hair back!  It was so fun to reminisce and look through old photos.  If you have old back to school photos, get them out and scrap a page with your memories of a younger you!

Happy Back to School for all the students, parents, and teachers out there!!

Jen

Jen Matott here to share a fun project that I did with May Arts ribbon and Basically Bare products!

I had some of our Gears left over from a previous project and added in some of our new frames and a hat!  The dressform was so much fun to alter!!!  Here are some close ups of my Steampunk wall hanging!

The cardboard dress form from Basically Bare was altered by ripping some of the top layer off, stamped with a VersaMark pad and embossed with WOW embossing powder in Ultra Gold first.  I then did the same with Copper Regular powders.  Finally, I stamped some text

from the Rubber Cafe’s Steampunk set and embossing it with Black Glint powder.  The skirt was made with 1/2 a doily folded around and then a ruffle of May Arts 2″ Solid Stripe ribbon with a pretty bow around her middle!

Here’s the cute little black top hat from Basically Bare’s Hats & Staches set.  I just tied a piece of May Arts Faux Linen ribbon through a metal gear and glued some feathers and a stick pin in for a fun Steampunk look.

The backing board is a piece of chipboard that I covered with tissue pattern and modeling paste through a stencil of gears (Prima).  I added some Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos in Champagne. The rest of the gears were embossed with WOW Embossing powder, stamps from Rubber Cafe (Steampunk set), and metal circles and Rubber Cafe bling.

The acrylic frame is stamped with StazOn using the same stamps.  I also stamped the wing and embossed with copper power and colored the rest with Black Licorice Gelato. I added a felt key embossed in silver and some pewter brads too! The final touch was some of the May Arts ribbon looped through a book ring for hanging and attached to the back of the piece.  The bottom piece was cut with a ribbon edge for a pretty finish!

This was so fun to make and I absolutely LOVE May Arts ribbon!  It is so lush and gorgeous!  Hope you enjoyed my Steampunk wall hanging!

Are you ready for another fun project using both Basically Bare and May Arts?  Jamie here with you again with just such a project!

When I sat down to work on this canvas, I originally envisioned a fall themed project, full of reds,oranges, and browns.  However, as I started laying down color, the canvas took a completely different spin.  Which is not a bad thing – now I have a super girly canvas with a summery feel to it.

To start, I painted the entire canvas with black gesso.  Next, I next I mixed a few different colors of mica powder with water to make a slurry, then painted the mixtures over the dried gesso.  The color and shimmer of the mica powders just pop on the black background.

Then, I used an acrylic frame from the Fanciful Frames II set.  I wanted just a hint of color on the frame, so I inked my embossing folder and then quickly ran the piece through my Cuttlebug.  The stars were inked with Tsukineko Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink. The sun was painted with crackle paint, and once dry, I added a bit of my mica powder slurry mixture.

Next, I inked my white net ribbon several different shades of yellow and oranges and cut the ends into points.  The ribbon was then layered over several different patterned papers. The two acrylic stars were inked with StazOn ink.

And to finish off the piece, I used a chipboard dress form, which was heat embossed and then covered with Glimmer Glaze.  For the skirt, I really wanted something super feminine and poofy.  I took  my flowers ribbon and cut out the flowers so I could layer them on the skirt.  Since I wanted the dress to really stand out on the dark background, I purposefully left the flowers white and uninked.

Basically Bare items used:

-Dress Form

-Fanciful Frame Set II

-Celestial Shape Set

May Arts items used:

-White Net

-Sheer Frayed Flowers Wired

Tattered Angels items used:

-Glimmer Glaze Mellow Yellow

WOW items used:

-Sour Lemon embossing powder

Jamie here with you again today with an 8×11 canvas.  This canvas was made specifically for Summer CHA and I’m finally sharing with those who could not attend. I can’t tell you how much fun I had working on this piece!  I haven’t made a lot of canvases, so working on something different really allowed me to play and experiement with different techniques.

Let’s start with the background first.  I am very impatient when it comes to waiting for mixed media pastes and gels to dry, so I did something a bit different.  I took several colors of Distress Ink pads and swiped them across the canvas until it was fully covered.  Then I gave the entire canvas a good spritz with water and let the inks run.  I just kept adding ink and spritzing with water until I was happy with the result.  Then, using WOW embossing powders and a Crafter’s Workshop template, I heat embossed the circles on the background.

Next, I started adding all of the dimensional pieces.  Using a WOW stamp and embossing powder, I heat embossed a canvas heart.  Then I simply flicked some ink on the heart for a splattered effect.  I found some old letters in my stash which I painted and ran through my Cuttlebug for dimension.

Next, on to the houses.  The green house is covered with layers of Washi tape, and then the edges have been embossed.  The yellow house was inked with Tattered Angels and then heat embossed. The last house on the right is covered with layers of Ranger’s Tissue Tape, then a thick layer of Crackle Paint.  Once the paint was dry, I inked over all the cracks with Distress Ink.  And to keep the paint from flaking off, I gave it a good spray with an acrylic sealer.

The flowers were created by stamping onto Clearly For Art Modeling Film,  inked with alcohol ink, and then cut out.  I then heated the film with my heat tool, and while it was still hot, carefully molded the leaves so they had lots of dimension.

Lastly, I added a bit of punchinella and word strips to complete the saying.  The  word strips were outlined with a Zig Millenium pen.

Basically Bare items used:

-Happy Little Houses Set

-Canvas and Felt Heart Set 2

WOW items used:

-Gummy Bear Green embossing powder

-Sour Lemon embossing powder

-Sierra Sunrise embossing glitter

-Gratitude Stamp Set

Tattered Angels item used:

-Yellow Daisy Glimmer Mist

Kuretake item used

-Zig Millenium pen

Hi, Veronica again, and I am so excited to share with you today.  Whoot, Whoot I made Tags!  Tags are my second best thing to make because I can go wild with the playing around on a small surface.  I figure if my experimenting and playing around doesn’t translate from my head to the tag, then “oh well” I can start over because I didn’t invest tons of time since I was working with a 3.5 x 7 space.

I am so happy that I got to play with the new CHA Summer release “Hats & Staches” mixed media embellishments.

I used the cute “beret” and the matching mustache to make two Paris inspired tags.  Since I was experimenting and playing around I really layered it on.  I didn’t have to worry about leaving space for photos so I went crazy with the layering.  So much fun!

I also added the “Fleur Di Lis” from the Basically Bare embellishments.  This one is the corrugated cardboard fleur di lis that I embossed with ranger and WOW embossing powders.  Then I sprayed glimmer mist on everything.

There are about 7 layers on this tag!  I used some scrap prima and glitz papers, some prima flowers, IOD sticker letters, 7 gypsies metal border, prima lace, May Arts ribbon and the best part?  They were all scraps!

Here is a closer photo of the cute chipboard beret hat.  Isn’t it so cute?

This tag is featuring the mustache that goes with the cute beret from the “Hats and Staches” embellie pack.  I used lots of layers, metals, prima flowers and a mixture of paper scraps.

I used a nice Eiffel Tower stamp (Art Impressions) which I embossed with “skyline grey” WOW embossing powder to give my tag the Paris inspiration that I got from my stache.

Close up of the cute paris inspired “stache” which I embossed with a combo of ranger and WOW embossing powders.  Then I sprayed glimmer mist on top and heat set.

So my tip for the day is that if you want to try something “new” and just want to play and experiment …  get yourself a tag and some Basically Bare chipboard embellies and go to town!

Happy Scrapping

Jen Matott here with a fun project that I did with the new Oh So Mini Albums.  I mixed the Scallop and Rounded pieces together for a fun banner!  I love the different materials that these albums are made of and how materials react differently to the different surfaces.

This banner was so fun to make and I loved how it came out after stringing it together. Let’s take a look at some of the individual pieces:

This canvas piece was left bare and I used a Crafter’s Workshop cloud stencil with Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos in Silver Ice and Blueberry with a sponge brush. I then dripped some embossing medium onto the canvas and added WOW Embossing powders in Black Glint, Cotton Candy, and Platinum.

One of the clear acrylic pieces that I embossed using my Cuttlebug and embossing folders then sprayed with the Tattered Angels sprays that were inspired by Basically Bare in Coconut Shell.

This cardboard piece was created with a brick template and VersaMark with WOW Embossing powders mixed and layered. I started with Cable Car Red and then layered Black Glint and some Copper. I then added the “Journey” Stamp and embossed with Bright White. The dots are Gelatos through a stencil and then dripped some Gelatos mixed with water from the top.

Another canvas piece with WOW stamps using Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Pitt artist pens and Gelatos through a circle stencil.

This is one of my favorites. A chipboard rounded piece with a Prima script stamp using Faber Castell Pitt Artist pen and then flames embossed over top with a stencil and WOW Embossing Powders in Cable Car Red, Black Glint, and Copper. I also embossed the doily with Ultra High Gold WOW embossing powder. The stamped frame and words are from WOW and embossed as well.

Lots of embossing and stamping here… then layers of ribbon cut papers and dripping embossing powders and a framed saying attached. I also embossed and added the cardboard and chipboard circle waste from the holes in the mini pieces for more texture. I love that I can peel the cardboard to reveal the corregated parts.

Finally another acrylic piece that was stamped with StazOn and embossed through the Cuttlebug again and sprayed with Tattered Angels.

I hope you liked my banner made from Oh So Mini album pieces!  I had so much fun making it and it was at CHA in the WOW Embossing Powder booth this month!

Hi everyone, Rebecca here and I am so excited today! Basically Bare has again taken a chance and produced one of my designs. This is a dream come true for me!  It’s an incredible feeling to see your ideas and simple drawings transformed into beautiful embellishments. These jailer’s keys used to live in my head, where I thought they would make versatile pieces that can be used on practically anything. Paint or emboss them to make them metallic, cover them with patterned paper, use one, two, or all to get the impact you’re looking for. The  best part about them is that you can get the look of  clanky metal keys WITHOUT the weight and bulk. These beauties will lay flat in your heritage albums!

The moment I saw these in person I flipped out a bit, they were amazing just by themselves. But I really couldn’t resist working with them so I quickly dug in. I painted the keyring with a Black Painty FX Marker from Kuretake and while it was still wet I sprinkled on both Silver and Metallic Gold  powders from WOW! Embossing Powders. This makes a cool two-tone metallic effect.

I placed the keyring with keys onto a wooden heart I had mod podged scraps of My Mind’s Eye papers onto. After adding a photo of my kids I ended up with this lovely wall hanging.

I couldn’t stop with just one project though. I had a beautiful old photo of my mother and aunt taken back in 1946. It was begging to be scrapped and I thought I would use the black chipboard jailer’s key set as-is for it. I really like this look!

Now that you have seen them in action, do you have ideas for these new Basically Bare jailer’s keys? I’d love to hear how you would use them!

Welcome back to another day of Basically Bare and Momenta goodness!  Jamie here, and boy do I have a lot to show you today.

I have so many friends and family members with birthdays coming up that I wanted to make a fun set of items that I could use.  So hold onto your hats, I have three items that will spruce up the birthday party.

To start with, I have a super adorable gift canister and birthday card.  The canister features the Fanciful Frames Set and Basically Embellie Bird.  The card also has a piece from the Fanciful Frames Set  and also uses the Celestial Shapes.   Now, let me show you how the gift canister was created.

1. To start, I upcycled a plastic canister I was no longer using.

2. Cut your patterned paper to the size of the canister, then adhere to the  canister.

3. Add a pom-pom trim to the top of the canister.

4. Wrap a piece of contrasting paper around the middle of the canister.  Next, paint the smallest piece from the Fanciful Frames set with a Zig Painty FX pen in black and let dry.  Once dry, add a thin layer of glue around the edges of the frame and then add black glitter.  Must not forget to add a bit of glitter

5. Cover a chipboard bird with patterned paper and add a small dot of black Enamel Accents for the eye. Then adhere the bird to the frame.

6. Lastly, adhere the frame to the cylinder and then tuck in a small vine behind the frame.

Next up is bright birthday card.  How cute is this?  Lots of layers of Momenta patterned paper and Basically Bare chipboard.  I used the same technique on the chipboard frame on the card as I did on the canister, just to tie the two pieces together.  The chipboard sun was heat embossed with WOW Sierra Sunrise Embossing Glitter.

And now to the last pieces, three pinwheels.  Every birthday party needs pinwheels, right?

These pinwheels make the perfect party favor!  And tucked tight in the middle of each one is a Basically Embellies Button that has been inked with alcohol based ink.

Bring on the next birthday, I’m ready to go!

Supplies Used:

Basically Bare – Fanciful Frames, Buttons, Birds, Celestial Set

Momenta – Animal Print Paper Pack, Peace Mini Puffy Icon Sticker, Zebra Print Sticker Pack

Kuretake – Zig Painty FX in Black, Kurecolor Ink in Orange

Jamie here with you today and I’m kicking off a five day stretch of a Basically Bare and Clearsnap collaboration!

I started this layout by distressing the edges of the patterned paper, then lightly inking them with a French Blue and Aquamarie Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink Pad.

The background color was created using a mixture of Pool Smooch Ink mixed with an equal part of  Liquitex Glazing Medium.  I then used a dry brush technique and just randomly painted the patterned paper.  Then I used the same dry brush technique and painted on a bit of Taffy Smooch Ink.

On to one of my fave embellies, the dress form!  I heat embossed the entire dress form with Metallic Copper WOW powder.  I then edged the dress form with Bubblegum WOW embossing powder and also  heat embossed the wings with the same color.  Once the wings were cool, I then ran them through my Cuttlebug for a bit of added texture.

In the bottom corner of the dress form, I used the Glue Gloss on a script stamp and then covered the stamped image with glitter.

And for the last bit of embellishment, I used Snickerdoodle Smooch Ink (again mixed with glazing medium) and painted all of the pennants. Once they were dry, (which took about 24 hours because of the glazing medium) I used a simple back-stitch to adhere them to the layout.

One last little trick I’ll share – I used an Ice Blue Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink Pad to add a slight highlight around the edges of the pictures.

 Be sure to check out what Clearsnap has going on over on their blog as well!

Basically Bare items used:

*Basically Embellies Chipboard Dress Form

*Basically Embellies Large Canvas Pennants

*Basically Embellies Chipboard Wings

*Basically Embellies Felt Blossom

Clearsnap items used:

*Smooch Ink in Snickerdoodle, Pool, Azure, and Taffy

*Fluid Chalk Cat’s Eye Ink Pad in Ice Blue, French Blue, and Aquamarine

*Glue Gloss

*Glitter in Sapphire

*Colorbox Pigment Brush Pad in Mango Tango

Jamie here with you again for the second half of a fun project using the Funky Findings Album.

I’ve used another chipboard piece from the Sew Vintage set and heat embossed it with several colors of powder to give it an antiqued look.

Next, I’ve painted several hearts and then layered then together.

Next, I’ve used several pieces from the Up, Up, and Away Set, all of which were heat embossed with WOW powders.  Did you know you could heat emboss on canvas?  You absolutely can.  The same as with embossing on felt, you just have to be very careful not to burn the fabric.

The last page was created by using a Crafter’s Workshop template, applying Perfect Medium over the template, then applying Perfect Pearls.  This page such a wonderful shine and shimmer!  I’ve used felt, chipboard, and canvas pennants on the right edge of the page.  The chipboard piece has been colored with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam.  The canvas pieces have been heat embossed and the felt pieces have been covered with clear glitter.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this album, along with all the other projects I’ve shared over the past several months.  It’s with a very heavy heart that I must say goodbye and that this will be my last Design Team post.