Frame in a Frame Home Decor

We have projects for every type of crafter in this special blog series. We will show you how we did it, and what you need to do it, all found on the shelves of your local family owned and operated Craft Warehouse stores. Here is some inspiration and Do It Yourself projects to sprinkle your empty walls with!

Create a frame in frame. Start by choosing paper from our scrapbooking department for the large frame then Velcro the smaller frame on the glass of the large frame so that you can easily change out the picture later. We added a vinyl saying to help tell a story.

* 40% off Vinyl Sayings until February 23rd, 2015

Joyous Scrapbook Layout by Design Team Member Laura Cook

Can you believe it?.... It's December already!  One month away from 2015! The one thing I like about this cold, rainy season is that it makes me retreat to my crafting corner and get creative! I was so excited to get to play with the new Joyous line from My Mind's Eye. It has that classic, old time Christmas feel with glittery accents.  So.... let's get started...

Gather the following SUPPLIES (see photo below) at your local Craft Warehouse: 

1) file: sanding

2) adhesive: foam pop-dots/square, favorite tape runner or liquid glue

3) paper trimmer

4) paper and accessory(gift label stickers) kit: My Mind's Eye: Joyous

5) glitter die cut pieces (advent tags): My Mind's Eye: Joyous

6) gold glitter letter stickers: American Crafts: Thickers: Fitzgerald

DIRECTIONS:

 
Hand-cut out the flowers/leaves (bottom right corner) and the flourish shape (top right corner) from paper: Joyous: Noel

Hand-cut the border out of paper: Joyous: Postage. Cut around, keeping the 2 post cards (bottom) and doily (bottom left) attached to border.

Cut 7 3/4" by 7 3/4" square matt for behind photo from paper: Joyous: merry,  file the edges of paper 

Layers.... I love LAYERS!  (yes, my albums are bulky.. and I love them that way).

Layer papers and die cuts as seen in photo.  Use paper: Joyous: Flourish as background paper. 

Add dimension to layers by popping up border and die cuts with foam pop-dots/squares adhesive

Fold corner of matt over top of photo, secure with adhesive

Add layout title using gold glitter letter stickers

Now... what to do with all those leftover scraps..?... I have the perfect idea, since I am all about making good use of my paper, even the scraps. Visit my blog here for a tutorial and make a 'Joyous paper tree'.

Jumping in the Leaves Layout featuring Authentique Paper's Grateful Collection

Hi, I'm Julie and I'm here on the blog today to share a layout I created with the Grateful collection from Authentique Paper. When I first saw this collection, I loved it for its color palette and its variety of patterns. From traditional brocade to whimsical acorns, I know you'll love it for your fall projects as much as I do. As I considered my layout, I wanted to use as many of the patterns as possible.

When I think about fall, I think about color and all those leaves. My family's favorite fall tradition is jumping in the leaves. So, each year on a relatively dry day, my husband rakes all the leaves into a huge pile and the kids run across the yard and jump into them. I am the photographer for this annual tradition. Some of our most memorable fall photos come from our "jumping in the leaves" days. After a few jumps, the leaves spread out and my husband rakes them all up and the jumping begins again. Sometimes there's a leaf fight, sometimes Dad tosses a rake-ful on the kids, and sometimes the kids drag Dad into the fun, like they did here.

In order to showcase as many of the beautiful patterns as possible, I designed my layout in the Silhouette Studio software using leaves downloaded from their online store. I flipped, arranged and resized the leaves until they looked like they were being blown across the page. After cutting the leaves into the subtly patterned Gracious paper, I applied the offset feature in the program. These outlines create slightly larger leaves around each original leaf. Next, I moved the outlines to a blank page and cut them, one at a time onto different sheets of patterned paper. I mounted each offset piece with foam mounting squares, to the back side of my layout, matching each piece to its coordinating leaf. You can copy this look without a electronic die cut machine. Just search free clip art leaves on the internet. Print your favorite leaves, trace them onto the back side of your background paper and cut them out with a craft knife.

After cutting the background, I added a strip of the Plentiful paper across the layout and placed my photo on top, between the leaves. I printed the photo in sepia tone, to coordinate with the muted, autumn tones of my layout. (The kids are wearing bright red in the original photo.) Using sepia tone is one of my favorite scrapbooking tricks. Black and white works too!  If the colors of your photo don't match your supplies, try printing your photo in sepia tone or black and white. This will create a cohesive look between all the elements of your project.

For the title of my page, I created my own chipboard word and used some sticker letters from the collection (from the Details and Petite Type sticker sheets). I like mixing fonts and alphabet stickers in my titles. I have a step by step photo tutorial over on my blog, JulieChats, to show you how I used my Silhouette to create the script, chipboard word "leaves" that I used in this title.

At this point, my layout needed just a couple more details. I like to add embellishments to my photos. For this layout, I cut a quick banner and added a paper die cut from the Components sheet to it.

And, since the upper right was looking a little bare, I used one of the cardstock stickers from the Details sheet, backed with a little thin garden twine, from the home decor section at Craft Warehouse, and a placed a punched leaf to the side.

Thanks for following along with me as I created this layout with such a beautiful paper collection. I enjoy creating one photo layouts like this, when I find papers that I just fall in love with.  But, if you take tons of photos, like I do, you may want to know what I do with my other photos.  Well, I will be putting this layout into my pocket page album, so a pocket page protector will be on the right side, complete with a few more photos and a journal card to tell the story of this year's leaf jumping extravaganza.  For more paper craft projects, check out the Learning Center on the Craft Warehouse website. Stop by my blog this month for the chipboard letter tutorial and also to see the 30 Days of Thankful album I made with the scraps from this project.

Craft Warehouse Design Team Member Julie Slaikjer

I have had the chance to get to know Julie Slaikjer through our Instagram feed. Julie is an avid Craft Warehouse crafter and customer. She loves to participate in our local store events and her enthusiasm shows in her own Instagram posts! We love that she is loyal to our store and loves to share her work with those that are excited about crafting as much as she is! I had the pleasure of meeting Julie in August and it was like she and I already "knew" each other. I love that Craft Warehouse is not only a craft store but a community!

How long have you been crafting? 

I can’t remember a time when crafting wasn’t part of my life.  I grew up on the Oregon Coast.  My parents have always been crafters or at least do-it-yourselfers.  I think my mom was Martha Stewart before there was a Martha, always making beautiful things and teaching people to make them too.  My dad was an original DIY-er and MacGyver before there was one, always making and fixing things at home and work.

So, I guess I’d say crafting comes naturally to me.  As a kid, I was in Camp Fire, with my mom as the leader.  I still have tons of those projects we made in Camp Fire and at school too.  In junior high, I learned the arts of photography and working in the darkroom and kept it up through high school.  During this time, I kept scrapbooks packed with photos and memorabilia…sort of a SMASH book of the 80’s.  Photography and design have always been close to my heart.

I was reintroduced to scrapbooking in 1993, by a friend who became a Creative Memories consultant.  I loved that more people were capturing their memories, but the rigid structure of the early CM albums, was not for me.

I don’t believe there should be any rules associated with creativity!  I was lucky to find like-minded scrapbookers at my local scrapbook store in 2000.  As few years later, I became the “marketing girl” for the store.  Over the next eight years, I also designed samples, make & takes and taught workshops.  I LOVE teaching people to find their own creativity and encourage them to “make it their own” in my workshops.

When Project Life came to retail stores in 2013, it was like new life was breathed into scrapbooking for me.  I create Project Life spreads in chronological order a month at a time.  Don’t get me wrong, I still LOVE creating traditional scrapbook layouts, but to be able to scrap quickly and still include everything I love, photos & memorabilia is wonderful!  And, traditional 12x12 layouts fit perfectly into my Project Life albums.  When I scrapbook, I scrap whatever inspires me.  I’m behind, timewise…as far as some would say, but that’s OK!

As far as papercrafting goes, I love Project Life, traditional scrapbooking, mini albums and home décor projects.  Recently, I’ve started making a few cards too.  There’s always something new in papercrafting and I love learning about it, experimenting with it and sharing it with everyone!

What inspires you to be creative?

A lot of my inspiration comes from the products I see both in stores and online.  I have huge Pinterest boards dedicated to scrapbooking, card, craft ideas, new products and tutorials.  I love looking at project samples.  I am inspired by the different ways in which people use papercrafting products.  I keep all of the projects I find on my Pinterest board to serve as inspiration for myself and others to create things.  I am not someone who keeps them to copy them though.  I prefer to use my inspiration pieces as a starting point, usually one element really appeals to me (maybe layout design or an original layering technique) and then I let my imagination run wild.

I am also very inspired by color combinations (of course, I have a Pinterest board for these too….).  I love seeing how colors come together in nature and photographs.  I really enjoy choosing supplies for my projects by thinking of these color combinations and mixing products from various collections in my projects.

What Craft Warehouse products do you love to use?

It makes me happy just to walk into a Craft Warehouse store.  Seeing everything out there, just waiting for me to make something with it is inspiring.  Craft Warehouse is a kind of “one stop shopping” for me.  I am a papercrafter at heart.  But I also enjoy making DIY home décor projects.  So, I wander down the aisles thinking of new mantel arrangements and things I can make from all that yummy fabric.  (No, I don’t sew persay, but I am handy with a glue gun!)

I always have to grab a few frames too.  I love keeping my photos and projects out where my family and friends can enjoy them.

Then, my wandering takes me to the papercrafting section.  Home.  I love that Craft Warehouse carries Project Life, so I can pick up a few supplies on each trip.  I always have to check out what’s new in the scrapbooking section.  I love seeing the collections displayed together, so I can grab a few embellishments along with my papers for a cohesive look.  Lately, my favorites have been Simple Stories, WeR Memory Keepers, Studio Calico and Technique Tuesday’s stamps.

How can you encourage others reading this column?

I have always called my classes “workshops”.  I like to teach people techniques and help them find their own style when creating their projects.  I have made too many things in classes that just sit in boxes and never get used.  And, I love to encourage people to use their own imaginations and make “their project,” not mine.  I love it when everyone’s project looks different using the same supplies.  I feel that encouraging people to be creative by giving them ideas and options when I explain my projects will help them to enjoy the process more and USE the item they created in the workshop.  Giving crafters a sense of ownership of their own creativity is a great feeling.  I like people to leave my workshops or finish my tutorials feeling that they CAN BE CREATIVE and creativity doesn’t have rules.

Join us tomorrow as Julie shares a scrapbooking layout perfect for the fall season! In the meantime, be sure to visit her blog, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook for even more inspiration!

Authentique Spirited Halloween Printers Tray

 

Create a custom Halloween Printer's Tray in no time at all! The Authentique Spirited 6x6 Paper Pad have papers that are already designed to cut apart and glue to fit perfectly! Embellish and display!

 

Supplies:

• Black Printers Tray (Nst-219)
• Authentique Spirited Paper Collection Kit
• large & small pop dots
• Tombow permanent tape runner
• Ranger's Glossy Accents

Directions:

1. Start buy cutting out your paper to fit each box. I cut the journaling cards a bit bigger so it fits on top of the tray as well.
2. Adhere paper to the tray using the Tombow tape runner.
3. Embellish using stickers, Glossy Accents for shine & pop dots!

* Printers Tray $14.99 (reg $24.99) and Authentique Spirited 6x6 paper pad $4.99 (reg $6.99) on sale from October 2nd through October 14, 2014

Custom Shadow Box Frames

Display that favorite photo in a special way by using our 8x8 or 12x12 Shadow Box Frames! It's as easy as adding your favorite scrapbook paper, your photo, and then a vinyl to the top of the glass so that you can change out your look anytime of the year!

8x8 Shadow Box Frame

Supplies:

Scrapbook Paper
Bull Nose Clip
Decorating Your Life Vinyl
E6000 Liquid Adhesive
Tape Runner Adhesive of your choice

Directions:

1. Remove backing to frame. Add 12x12 scrapbook paper to the back of the cardboard using a tape runner. Add Bull Nose Clip to the paper using E6000 Liquid Adhesive. Let dry overnight.

2. Add photo inside by clipping it to the bull nose clip. Put frame back together.

3. Add vinyl to the front of the glass according to package directions.

 

 12x12 Shadow Box Frame

Supplies:

Scrapbook Paper

4x6 Frame

Tombow Double Sided Adhesive Loop Fasteners

Decorating Your Life Vinyl

Tape Runner of your choice

Directions:

1. Open frame and add 12x12 scrapbook paper to the back of the cardboard inside the frame. 

2. Place photo in the 4x6 frame. Use Tombow Double Sided Adhesive Loop Fasteners on all edges of the 4x6 frame and place it in the middle of the scrapbooking paper. (Using the loop fasteners will allow you to change out the photo later.)

3. Put the frame back together and add a vinyl to the front of the frame according to package directions.

We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer Collection Tutorial

Today's tutorial will help you create a fast and simple layout using our new products from We R Memory Keepers! Their new Indian Summer collection is perfect for summer photo as well as feminine and masculine projects! I loved the turquoise, black and white, along with the gold hues that I decided to also use their new dies in gold too! Grab your supplies and let's get started!

Supplies:

We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer 12x12 Collection
We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer Wood "Life Is Beautiful"
We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer Wood "Doily"
We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer Wood "Feather"
We R Memory Keepers Indian Summer Chipboard Alphabet Stickers
We R Memory Keepers Embossing Folders "Feather"
LifeStyle Crafts Cutting Dies "Feathers"
White Cardstock
Gold Vellum 
American Crafts Gold Glitter Paper
Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Runner
Scallop Punch 2"
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine by Sizzix
Rhinestone Stickers

Directions:

1. Cut  two pieces of patterned paper to 10"x4" (black with white dots) and another 10"x5" (feathers). Glue them down on a 12x12 piece of paper about 3/4" from the top. Punch three scalloped circles from a piece of patterned paper and set aside.

2. Cut 10"x1/2" of turquoise paper and glue to the bottom of the feather paper. Cut 10"x1 1/4" strip from pattern paper and add it to the bottom of the page. Mat your photo on white cardstock and place at the top left hand corner.

3. Using scissors, cut the peg hole off the "Life is Beautiful" Wood Veneer and glue it with the Xtreme adhesive to the top of the Wood "Doily". Make sure the peg hole is facing down on the doily. Add more adhesive and place at the bottom right corner of the photo.

 4. Emboss a 3"x4" white cardstock with the "feathers" embossing folder. Die cut feathers from gold vellum and gold glitter paper.

5. Layer at the bottom left corner of the photo and page the 3"x4" embossed card, wood feather (remove peg hole with scissors), scallop circle, and feathers. Add a number to the card. 

6. Place two more scallops on the page and add three rhinestones. 

7. Use the dots in the Alphabet set to create bullet points on the page for your journaling. 

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Summer Pocket Pages by Craft Warehouse Design Team Member Michelle Wear

Hello everyone! Today, I'm showing you how I used some cards from the Teresa Collins We R Memory Keepers kit. I've been searching for a quick and easy way to document our Summer Bucket List and this kit, along with some basic lined and grid cards worked perfectly! I started out by laying out all my goods. Teresa Collins We R Memory Keepers kit, a few cards from Becky Higgins Coral, washi tape, sequins, and some slick writers.
One of the first things I did, was make a shaker packet. I wanted to include some transparency within my layout, so I took two of the transparencies included in the Teresa Collins kit and washi taped them together filled with sequins to make a little shaker packet. Super easy and quick! Another easy way to change up a kits look without doing too much extra work is to do a little cut and paste with the cards. I started with these three cards. Did a little cut and paste. And, now I have quite a different look for my 4x6 card. Perfect place for journaling and a photo. Here's another card I altered slightly. I wanted the green under the "LOVE" so it was not transparent this time around. I cut the green card and then just taped to the back. Super simple! But brings a pop of color. Here's a closer look. And here's a look at the "finished" spreads, pre-photos. I used the sequins to make "bullet points" for each bucket list item. And here it is after I added a few photos to it. I grabbed 6 images of things we have already completed on our bucket list, put them all on a 4x6 so each image was a 2x2. I think it looks great as is, or I can add a few more images later in the summer if I want to. And some close ups.