Christmas Canvas

Hi everyone!  It's Practical Scrapper Leslii Wagner here today to share a Christmas wall hanging I recently made to use as a decoration in my own home.

I had seen a sign on Pinterest that I loved using words to form a Christmas Tree and wanted to do this same sign, but with my own touches.

I started with a 12x12 canvas and then Mod Podged a 12x12 paper directly on to the canvas.  I tend to use Mod Podge quite often when making altered projects and I continue to get good results.

My next step was to cut out the words. I chose a red glitter paper and  I used my Cricut Expression and Type Candy Font cartridge.  With the Cricut set to 1 3/4", I cut the words using all capital letters.  The words then had to be placed on the canvas.  Unfortunately, due to the back of the glitter paper having such a smooth, non-absorbant back side, I couldn't use Mod Podge.  I chose to turn the letters into stickers instead using my Zyron sticker maker.  I found the center of my canvas, started with the word Christmas, and then worked my way up from there.

I wanted to do something a little special for the star so I cut another star 1/4" larger in a light gold glitter paper and then layered the red star on top.  I used the same gold paper to make a border.  I then finished my canvas by randomly adding green gems to the "tree".

I hope I am helping to get you into the Christmas spirit!

Practical Scrapper Leslii

September Card Sketch

It's time for another card sketch and the September Card Sketch will not disappoint!  You are going to love playing with it!




Here is what the Design Team Created after being inspired by the above sketch...
Click on their names to head to their blogs and learn more about their creative process!
 

Practical Scrapper Becci

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Charity

Practical Scrapper Patty

Practical Scrapper Deborah

Practical Scrapper Lisa Moen

Practical Scrapper Jessica Arrant

Practical Scrapper Lee-Anne Thornton

Practical Scrapper Leslii Wagner

Practical Scrapper Cathy

Practical Scrapper Kristy MacKeen

 

 

Practical Scrapper Kelly Jean

 

 

Practical Scrapper Kim Ryden

 

Thanks for taking the time to spot by today!  If you would like to play along, we would love to see what you create.  Just link up in the comments below or post your creation on our Facebook Page!

August Card Sketch

It's time for another fun card sketch with Practical Scrappers.  This sketch is perfect for August!  Hope you all enjoy the fun cards this sketch inspired the Design Team to make.  See them all below and don't forget to visit their individual blogs to leave them some comment love if you like what they are creating!

 

Practical Scrapper Lisa Moen

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Cathy

Practical Scrapper Becci

Practical Scrapper Liz Chidester

Practical Scrapper Charity

Practical Scrapper Nicole

Practical Scrapper Kristy MacKeen

Practical Scrapper Leslii Wagner

Practical Scrapper Lucy Kelleher

Practical Scrapper Kim Ryden

We would love for you to play along with us!  If you use our sketch this month, link up in the comments below or post to our facebook page!  Thanks for stopping by!

10 Things - Transparencies

Today's 10 Things is all about that stuff we can't see, and using it with the stuff we can. Vellum, transparencies and clear embellishments got you stumped? Have a look at these fantastic ideas!

 1. Trap some good stuff. 

Practical Scrapper Charissa stitched a transparency onto her layout to create a pocket for confetti and glitter for a fun and interactive element.

2. Cut it out.

Practical Scrapper Linda used a key cut from a transparency sheet as an embellishment. She also used clear buttons here and there on the layout.

3. Create a false window.

Practical Scrapper Karen used permanent ink to stamp a bracket frame on the transparency and then embossed the flowers for her sophisticated sympathy card.

 4. Die cut it.
Practical Scrapper Lisa die cut her butterfly from transparency using her Cricut. She added some paint strokes to the back of the transparency and layered it on top of  patterned butterflies giving the wings  a textured and glossy look.

5.Colour it.
Practical Scrapper Lanette created a stained glass card using a transparency and gel pens.

6. Make it a base.

Practical Scrapper Sarah used a transparency to create a clear card.  By placing layers on both the inside and the outside of the card, she was able to create a fun, 3D effect on a clean and simple card.

7. Help them fly. Practical Scrapper Kenya used transparency scraps to give the butterflies a floating effect. 

8. Layer it up.
Practical Scrapper Kelly Jean fussy-cut onsies from a Hambly Screen Prints transparency and backed them with patterned paper to create a banner for her card.

9. Add some shine.

Practical Scrapper Leslii Wagner used clear bottle cap embellishments on each of the outer circles of her hand drawn flower.

10. Stamp it.
Practical Scrapper Erin stamped her butterflies onto vellum using Staz On, and then coloured the reverse side using Copic Markers.