Today’s Tip Tuesday is all about vellum.

-  Print off song lyrics, essays, etc. onto plain vellum to add to the journalling of a page. Use an italic-like gray font to make it fancy yet subtle. Looks very nice!

-  Use tracing paper in place of vellum.  Tracing paper is a little more inexpensive.

-  If you have an out of focus photo that you want to use on a page, try covering it with vellum for a nice soft look.

-  Try tearing strips of vellum to achieve a “wavey” look to your lake and seaside pages.

-  Try adhering vellum with specially designed vellum adhesives like Scotch’s Vellum Tape or use brads, eyelets or staples to adhere it to your page.  You can also glue it down with glue dots that are hidden under larger elements on the surface, like under a flower on the top of your vellum.

- If you are using vellum in your ink-jet printer, ensure it is designed for an ink-jet printer.  This minimizes the dry time and print spearing.

- Store your vellum paper in an acid free 8.5×11 page protector and put it in a regular 3 ring binder for easy and flat storage.

- Need more space?  Try journaling on vellum and then adhere it over top of one of your photos for a great use of limited space.

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s tips!  If you would like to share a tip or two, please email Tara at thynner5@yahoo.ca and submit your tips for a chance to win our monthly prize!!!

Have a great Tuesday!

For the font this week, I wanted to show you how you might use a particular font other than on your journaling.

1.  I first downloaded the “Typewriter Keys” font from dafont.com HERE.

2.  I opened my Photoshop program and created a new document using the same dimensions as a regular sheet of paper, 8.5×11.

3.  I created a black rectangle measuring approximately 4.5×5.5.  I’m going to be using my creation for a card so I only need a small piece of patterned paper.

4.   Then I created a new layer and clicked the text option.  I then typed in a whole line of random letters that spanned across the rectangular shape and off the edges.  I used a white font to show up on the black background.

5.  I then repeated step 4 and added multiple lines of font until the rectangle was covered.  Tip: You can add mini messages in your type, like “Happy Birthday” or “Have a great day”, or whatever message you would like depending on what you are going to use your paper for.

6.  Add any distressing or other digital elements and merge all your layers together.

7.  Print your page on cardstock and create using your piece of paper.

Here is my creation using the Typewriter Keys font:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Prism, The Paper Company. Stamps: Gina K. Designs.  Ribbon: Prima, Misc.  Flowers: Prima.  Arrow, Star: American Crafts.  Tools: Spellbinder’s Nestabilities.  Chalk: Craf-T.  Ink: Ranger, Copic.  Pen: Micron.  Other: thread.

I hope to see you make something using a font too.  Come and share with us here on the blog!

I am constantly making lists. If I didn’t I would forget my own name!! I have grocery lists, scrapping lists, budget lists and everyday “things to do” list.

My challenge for you this week is to make up a small list and scrap it. The topic and theme is up to you so have fun with it!

Here is my layout and a list about ……… Me! I used a great Cosmo Cricket papers I received from The Scrapping Bug.

Journaling reads: 5 Things

1. I feel blessed each and every day to have my family.

2. I used to eat peanut butter and mayonaise sandwhiches.

3. I watched Jaws when I was little and now I’m afraid of sharks.

4. I love to sit on my front porch and watch thunderstorms.

5. I’m highly allergic to dogs but wouldn’t give mine up!

Please email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it to me here on the blog.

All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw! Look for a sneak peek at this month’s prize pack later this week! Good Luck.

~Tara~

Howdy everyone!  Happy Monday!

This week’s challenge is to is all about pockets!  Yup… I want to see a page where you use a pocket on it to store something… maybe your journaling tag, a letter someone wrote to you, maybe a card you received or like my example below, some postcards from a trip you took.

I created this page using the Scrapperie’s April kit, “Spring Break”.  I just love all the blues and reds in this kit!  And the amount of felt, grungeboard and chipboard embellishments are out of this world!

Create a page using a pocket and share it with us.  Link us up in the comments section of this post or email Tara at thynner5@yahoo.ca with a picture of your image.  Please put “CCAS Pocket Challenge” in your subject line.  All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw!  Here’s a sneak peek of April’s winnings here.

Good luck!  Let’s see what you can put in your pocket!!!