'Beary Cute' Canvas..

Hi everyone!!

It's Tarrah here with you today to share a layout that I recently created using some of the gorgeous and brand new FabScraps Oz 'Baby Bear' collection....I also decided to mount my layout onto a canvas for more depth..so here is how I created it...  

The papers I used for my layout canvas are:

FabScraps Oz 'Baby Bear' Story Bear 1 and

FabScraps Oz 'Baby Bear' Story Bear 2 

I distressed all the edges of the Story Bear 1 paper 

and used this is my main page, 

I used a smaller piece of the Story Bear 2 paper to 

mount my photo and some of my elements... 

Once I had trimmed and distressed the edges of the Story Bear 1 paper,

 I got out my trusty X-Press It Triple Tac and 

using a foam brush, adhered this paper to the 12' x 12' canvas..

I also used some of the FabScraps Oz Baby Bear

 Journal Pre-Cuts, choosing the 

 Baby Bear Smocking pre-cuts...

the Story Bear 1 Tag Pre Cut that I mounted on the

 matching Tag chipboard using some X-Press It Clear Gel Glue 

 and I also used the Baby Bear Story Bear Journal Pre-Cut name tag

 and adhered it to the matching name tag chipboard

 piece again using the awesome X-Press It Clear Gel Glue..

 I punched holes using a small hole punch in the band

 and cut out the label section with my stanley knife.. 

I also used two of the Pre-Cuts from the FabScraps Oz

Milkshake Chic range, choosing the Pink Soda

 Milkshake pre-cut.. 

and the pastel pink Tape Measures..

I also used the FabScraps Oz Soft Blush Roses

 in pink and I also used the Baby Bear Clear Stickers as well..

I layered two of the Blush Roses together

 and used a FabScraps Oz pearl to join them together..

I chose my title, the FabScraps Oz 'Beary Cute

' Chipboard title leaving it in its raw state..

I adhered all the Pre-Cuts to my layout with the X-Press It Glue Marker Pen

 and all the Chipboard elements I used the X-Press It Clear Gel Glue

as its a little stronger than the glue marker...  

Here are all the elements on the layout before I had completely finished...

And here is the finished canvas/layout...I added a cute little

  FabScraps Oz wooden flower button to the cluster to finish it off as well... 

Thanks so much for stopping by the X-Press It blog today, I hope you might get creative and use your X-Press It adhesives and FabScraps Oz products for your next project, we would love to see what you create, upload your project to our Facebook page or leave a link to your project here in the comments section so we can leave you some love! 

Stay tuned for more gorgeous inspiration from the design team coming up soon....

take care and happy creating....

Tarrah :)

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Rock & Roll Clock

Hi everyone and welcome to another X-Press It blog post.
Today I’m using X-Press It Adhesives with some of the brand new FabScraps products.

I was given the new Rock & Roll clock to play with.



I wanted to use it for something a little different so the first thing I did was spray the clock face with some mist and paint the “8”, which was the number I wanted to highlight on my birthday themed page, with paint and glitter.

I then cut up some strips of FabScraps papers.
And layered them on the clock, as a backing for my photo.

I then cut up the hands from the Rock & Roll clock.
I painted them and later gave them a coat of watered down Liquid Pearls (for a glossy finish).

I also used some liquid pearls to outline the FabScraps Filigree Butterflies.

It was simple easy to do and it was a nice way to add another dash of colour.

I then added some FabScraps Jelly Brads,

Some gorgeous FabScraps pearls

and added some more blue with these painted FabScraps chipboard Feet.

And the end result…
”Flamingo Cake” a birthday layout.

Products used in this project:
X-Press It Clear Gel Glue
X-Press It Glue Marker
X-Press It 6mm Double Sided Tape
X-Press It 6mm High Tack Foam Mounting Tape
FabScraps Rock & Roll Clock
FabScraps Chipboard Feet
FabScraps Shabby Chic Stone Flower paper
FabScraps Timeless Travel Filigree paper
FabScraps Victoria’s Ballet Dress paper
FabScraps Heritage Pink Floral paper
FabScraps Victoria’s Shoes paper
FabScraps Flat Back Pearls
FabScraps Jelly Brads
FabScraps Filigree Butterflies

I encourage you to look at scrap products and see if you can use them in a different way.
Thanks for visiting with X-Press It today and hope you are inspired to create.

Sharmaine

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A Mother Needs Pins & Needles

Thanks for joining us at the X- Press It Blog for another project... Today I am combining a lovely FabScraps Sewing Machine Album with some Fabby New Papers and putting them together with X-Press-It Adhesives.  I thought this would be a good Mother's Day Project.... Here is what I started with today:

I chose two different FabScraps Papers, just like a good bowl of ice-cream one is Chocolate and one is Vanilla.  They are lovely sewing themed papers and they were the basis for my colour scheme today as well... not to mention the lovely detailed front of the album was really calling out for the sewing machine to reflect a vintage model, black in all its glory!!

The Sewing Machine is coloured with a 100 Copic Marker, I used a swirling motion to get a little texture in the coverage, let's face it those antique sewing machines have a fair bit of character about them!

The next job was to adhere the papers, I did this with my trusty and never too far away TripleTac, it's just great for applying paper to chipboard, smooth and quick to dry, I just LOVE it!

Then it was time to prepare the embellishments.  I continued my theme of colouring the chipboard with Copics, adding cream twine to the thread elements, securing this with Clear Gel Glue.

The inside pages of this album have been set up to act as housing for pins and needles, I thought it would be nice to use this album instead of a pin cushion and as a mega-sized needle case... it comes together really nicely with black felt, which is simply adhered to the page with Clear Gel.  The little embellishments are also adhered with Clear Gel Glue.

I always like to leave the dressing of an album to the last, as this is what I enjoy the most, there are lots of nice little sewing element choices in the FabScraps Range, I can't wait to show you some of the others, but for today it was all about using the over-sized spool and scissors that came with the album and the Fabby Pins'n Needles Word, what a perfect fit this was for the front of the now Needle Case.

Once the elements are secured to the front, add the scissors with a piece of vintage lace to one of the D Rings to finish.

Here are the X-Press It products I used in my project today:

• X-Press It TripleTac
• X-Press It Clear Gel Glue.

Here are the FabScraps products I used in my project today:

• FabScraps Papers: Chocolate, Vanilla
• FabScraps Sewing Machine Album (including the big cotton reel and scissors on the front)
• FabScraps Sewing Set: 2 Needles, 2 Cotton Reels, Scissors 
• FabScraps Pins'n Needle word.

Thanks so much for visiting the X- Press It Blog today, I hope you have enjoyed the coming together of this project, it's great to combine FabScraps chipboard and papers and they work together so easily with the right adhesives!!

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Easter Cup Decorations.....

Hi everyone, its Tarrah popping in to share some fun Easter decorations I created with you. Thank you for joining me on the X-Press It blog today!!

Don't they look so cute with a couple of Easter eggs and some little chicks added to them?

Here is how I created them....first of all I gathered all the products needed to create them.

X-Press It Glue Marker

X-Press It 6mm Double Sided Tape

X-Press It 12 mm Double Sided High Tack Tape

X-Press It Clear Gel Glue

FabScraps 'Timeless Travel Stamp' Patterned Paper Opposite Side

FabScraps 'Vintage Baby Pin' Patterned Paper

FabScraps 'Summer Lighthouse' Patterned Paper 

Other products used:

Scallop punch

Metal ruler

Bone scorer

Big Shot and Circle and Scallop Circle Dies

Fibres

Easter Chicks

Easter Eggs

Start off by trimming the patterned paper to approximately 6cm x 30cm using your scallop punch down one of the long sides. Score with your scorer and ruler each scallop so that once you are finished you can concertine each one. Repeat for your desired number...

I n my case, I made three...you should end up with pieces looking like this once you have scored and folded/concertined your pieces.

From your Cuttlebug or Big Shot cut a scallop circle and a slightly smaller plain circle from all the different patterned papers and adhere the smaller circle to the scallop circle.....

Take your long pieces and bring around to meet each other so you have a circular 'cup' shape. The X-Press It Glue Marker Pen was perfect for this bit as it was a small piece to adhere together.
I found for this next bit that the X-Press It Double Sided High Tack Tape worked the best as you need a strong hold for the folds to stay in place on the bottom circle pieces. Adhere the 'cup' pieces using the High Tack Tape to the small circle bottoms making sure that your scallops are at the top...

Then you can go ahead and decorate how you wish, I added some wood fibres inside my little cups and added some coloured Easter eggs and some cute little chickens!!!

These were super easy to make and it made even more easy being able to create them using my favourite
X-Press It Adhesives and the gorgeous FabScraps paper ranges...

Thanks again so much joining me today on the X-Press It blog, I hope I have inspired you to create with your X-Press It and FabScraps products.....be sure to check back again soon for more inspiration from the X-Press It and FabScraps Design Team
Take care....
Tarrah x

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Imagine and Play Layout

Today I want to share a layout that I made using FabScraps and X-press It products
Because my page was going to have a garden/outdoors feel to it, I pulled out some FabScraps papers (from the Rustic range) and some other Fabscraps goodies (chipboard, buttons, flower and metal butterfly)

I painted the FabScraps “imagine” chipboard in blue and the butterfly, to the side of the word I painted in yellow.

I then added a punched vellum butterfly, which I had coated in some glitter, to the top.
I lifted the vellum wings to give some movement.

I added a cluster to the side of the title.
I also painted the flower buttons with some yellow.

Another thing I altered was this gorgeous metal butterfly.
He was given a work over with my favourite blue paint.

I fussy cut this “winged creature” from one of the pattern papers

I “hid” some FabScraps chipboard lizards under the flower, just like lizards hide away under rocks in the garden.

and there you have it.
All the parts need for my outdoorsy page

a page documenting 2 of our girls having fun outside.
Using their imagination while playing.
I love that!!
And I love that I could use my imagination, with the help of FabScraps and X-Press It, to create this page!!

Products used for this page:
X-Press It Clear Gel Glue
X-Press It 6mm Double Sided Tape
X-Press It Glue Marker Pen
FabScraps “Rustic” Pattern Papers
FabScraps Metal Butterfly
FabScraps Chipboard “Imagine”
FabScraps Chipboard Lizards
FabScraps Wooden Buttons
FabScraps flower

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Faux Washi Tape

Thanks for joining us at the X- Press It Blog for another project... Today I have put together a little notebook featuring Faux Washi Tape, which comes together in a flash thanks to X-Press It 6mm Double Sided Tape.  Here is what I started with today:

I chose two different FabScraps Papers, making sure there was plenty of contrast in pattern, one stripe (Pink Flamingos 2) and one floral (Pink Flamingos).  Apply the double sided tape to the off-side of the paper, butt the tape up against one another with just enough space in between to get your scalpel through with a super clean cut.  

I used 7 pieces of each "tape" on my project, it really is as easy as strips of paper and adhesive...  Here you can see how I have started the paper weave on the little handmade booklet I am decorating.  Lay your first strip on the diagonal, and then use the alternate paper to cross the first strip on the diagonal in the opposite direction.... 

Continue this at even intervals until you have covered the front of your notebook:

Build the flower element by colouring the chipboard with Copic Markers and adhering together with X-Press-It Clear Gel:

Secure the Flower to the top section of the book front with Clear Gel Glue.  I built a little pass of card and matching paper to finish the bottom section, securing a FabScraps Charm and Pearl combo to finish.

Here are the X-Press It products I used in my project today:

• X-Press It 6mm Double Sided Tape
• X-Press It Clear Gel Glue.

Here are the FabScraps products I used in my project today:

• FabScraps Papers: Pink Flamingos, Pink Flamingos 2
• FabScraps Daisy (the small and medium from the 3 daisy set)
• FabScraps Brass Embellishment (Padlock) and Pearl (coloured with Copic)

Thanks so much for visiting the X- Press It Blog today, I hope you have enjoyed the Faux Washi Tape Tutorial, perhaps it is time to start using all of those little strips of FabScraps Paper you have left over from other projects!

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