Practical Scrappers

Friday, May 2, 2014

A little Stamping Inspiration

Need a little bit of inspiration for stamping on your projects? Today we've got a card and layout to help get those creative juices flowing!

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat used Some Odd Girl Stamps on her layout

Practical Scrapper Majken Pullin created this "Cool" card using some Close To My Heart chevron and sentiment stamps.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop - April

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop

where we are Scrapping our Stash.

This month (and from here on out) we are inviting anyone who's interested in joining the stash busting hop to join us. If you want to join us next month email me at practicalscrappers@gmail.com.

Here's the whole hop list for you in case you've gotten lost along the way or missed anyone!

Practical Scrappers *** You Are Here

Jennifer Haggerty ***Head Here Next

Audrey Yeager

Lee-Anne Thornton

Suzanna Lee

Monica Bradford

Brenda Ragsdale

Nicole Laha

Susie Bentz

Wendy Coffman

Kerri Yarus

Make sure to hop your way thru - lots of inspiration and lots of giveaways too!
Now head on over to Jennifer's blog for your first stop!

The Bokeh effect is a fairly hot trend right now in the scrapbooking world, showing up largely in patterned papers ( in circles as well as stars, hearts and hexagons). Knowing how to achieve bokeh in your photographs is one thing...figuring out how to correctly pronounce it may be another all together. I found this informative blog post by photographer Nicholas Jones if you care to know if it should rhyme with Mocha or Okay.

Just for the record, I'm still torn- good thing it doesn't matter how it sounds when it comes to creating with it.

Check out these projects:

Practical Scrapper Erin used photos featuring Bokeh, as well as creating a bokeh effect on her paper using distress stains and large irredecsent sequins.

Practical Scrapper Majken Pullin created a bokeh effect using cut-out circles, ink spritzing, and vellum.

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used bokeh patterned paper on her layout

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

April Art Journaling

Finally Spring has sprung, or is if you are living in a more northern climate like me, it is currently "springing". To celebrate, our journaling prompt this month was from Poet Robert Graves:

"The child alone a poet is; Spring and fairyland are his. Truth and reason show but dim, and all's poetry with him."

Practical Scrapper Bobbi Smith designed this art journal with scrapbook paper, stamps, printouts, rub-ons and paint!

Practical Scrapper Erin Built her page using mainly ink sprays,glimmer mists, stamps, and watercolour pens.

It's fun to see how the same quote can be interpreted with different media and style, even if the imagery and symbols are similar.

If you've enjoyed our Art Journaling feature, and would be interested in seeing more about art journaling, please let me know by leaving a comment on this post.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Frugal Finds: Now You See Me...Now You Don't

This month I gave the ladies the challenge using anything their hearts desire, BUT the trick was to hide it, mask, it, transform it! I think you'll all be surprised just what you can do with some of these things...

Now you see me:

Now you don't:

Practical Scrapper Lanette used everyday plastic shopping bags to create the truffula trees on her canvas. If you would like to see how she did it hop on over to her blog to see the details.

Practical Scrapper Laura used a magnet board display saved from heading to the trash at a local store and also some mini flair buttons that were sitting around to create a little "now you see me, now you don't" magic, to make this magnet board set. Details on her blog.

Now you see me...

Now you don't...

Practical Scrapper Heather Sweet used the oh, so popular technique: melting perler beads in the oven to make her own "enamel dots." So many "enamel" dots in so many colors! She used these to embellish some journaling cards she made for a friend's baby album.

Now you see me...

Now you don't....

Practical Scrapper Kerri altered this wok that she burnt her dinner in... so instead of throwing it away she repurposed it for a gift for a friend who loves snowmen all year round (Sorry about the bad picture- forgot to take a better one before I gave it to the friend).

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

April Card Sketch

Good Morning Practical Scrappers'fans! Today we have for just for you two brand new card sketches and samples from our design team to get your April card mojo going. Thank you Patty and Christine for your fabulous sketch inspiration!

Card Sketch #1

Becci Manies

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Lissa Mitchell

Card Sketch #2

Practical Scrapper Majken Pullin

Practical Scrapper Cathy

Practical Scrapper Kelli F

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Inspiring Easter Projects

Easter is late this year and yet somehow it feels like it has still snuck up on me! Today our designers have some fun Easter projects to share with you. Lots of stamping and bunnies hopping on here today!

Practical Scrapper Karen

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix (Yes, she stamped on an egg!)

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha used paper strips to decorate an egg die cut.

Practical Scrapper Kenya pulled out her Silhouette to make this Easter basket.

Practical Scrapper Kelly Jean

Practical Scrapper Christine

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

April Layout Sketch

Happy April Fools Day! Today we have a new layout sketch from Christine and samples to share with you! As always if you create something with it - we would love to check it out! Share it with us either in the comments here or on our facebook wall!

Practical Scrapper Jennifer Haggerty

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Lissa Mitchell

Practical Scrapper Chrisitne

Practical Scrapper Charity

Practical Scrapper Majken stretched the sketch to make a 2-page layout.

Practical Scrapper Lee-Anne

Practical Scrapper Alison

Practical Scrapper Cathy

Practical Scrapper Heather Sweet

Friday, March 28, 2014

Shaped Cards

Who doesn't love a fun shaped card? It's surprising, whimsical, and can just make you smile. Our designers today have a series of inspiration for you featuring all kinds of fun shapes!