Altered Notebooks...& a Video

Friday, August 22, 2008
woah, 2 posts in one day!

I've completed editing this video of me altering a Notebook. It's pretty straight forward really so not much text or instruction. If you have any questions on techniques or supplies, just leave me a comment and I will reply!

These notebooks are going to my 2 nephews, and one to Matthew. Matthew is 6 years old and loves to draw. He was the Ring Bearer in our wedding and is very close to my family! I figured I would give him something fun to put all his drawings into. He also loves Baseball and of course the Red Sox.



Hope you enjoy the video!

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just a quick video...

Friday, August 15, 2008
here is a quick little iMovie that I put together of me making a Scrapbook Page. The photo is from our honeymoon in Hawaii. It was a self-portrait (aka Pete holding the camera out) of us on a Black Sand Beach on the Big Island. OHH how I long to be back...can you tell I'm missing it?!?

Anyway, the quality isn't that great - sorry. One of these days I will invest in an actual nice camcorder...right now I'm just using my digital camera. 

I have another video coming soon. Just have to finish editing & what not. Enjoy :)


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video: doggie photo holder

Sunday, June 29, 2008
I don't have a dog. BUT: there are lots of cute papers & embellishments out there for doggies. I was putting together a scrapbook for my kitty (which I will share with you later on this week!) - and I had lots of puppy paper left over. I decided to do something with it.



I also had to figure out what to do with the 100+ coasters we have leftover from our wedding last September. We ordered them for the bar area and apparently they didn't use very many? So now I have 150 coasters that say "Eat, Drink & be Married - Kerry & Peter 09.22.07". haha. The good thing is, there are plenty of crafty ways to use 'em. These are some pictures of what I came up with, and I also created a little video of me putting it all together. 

This isn't really an official tutorial, as I didn't do much explaining in the video (it's pretty self explanatory) - but if you have questions on specifics let me know. I can't do the whole "talk while I video myself" thing yet (i'm scared!) - so I just put it to some tunes. It was super easy to make and didn't take too much time.

Hope you enjoy it! (it's sorta long!!)

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Tutorial: Altered Binder Clip

Monday, May 19, 2008
I had a few more requests for video tutorials (woo!) so this weekend I tried to make one again. I think this one came out a little better with the camera angle...I'm getting the hang of it!

This week I decided to video me altering a Binder Clip from Staples. I buy the medium binder clips (1 1/4" sized), usually a bunch of them to a package. They are really simple to make, and it's a great way to use up all the small pieces of scrap paper you have lying around. This clip is made to hold a picture of your favorite canine friend!

Hope you Enjoy the video!


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my *first* video tutorial...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I recieved some emails from Blog Readers asking me for more information on how I make my altered clipboards, paperclips and clothespins. I decided that rather than type out a long email response, I would show you!

So here is my very first attempt at creating a Video Tutorial. I'm still getting used to the camera angle, trying to find a better way to position my camera. I used iMovie to edit this film - it's one of my favorite pieces of software. I've used it several times before to make movies & slideshows, so it really didn't take long to whip this one together! I hope you all enjoy it! Please leave me a comment and tell me what else you'd like to see. I think I'm going to do one of the Jumbo Clothespins next!

Thanks for looking :)

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Tutorial: Stamping with Bellas

Sunday, March 30, 2008
A lot of times when I'm cruising the forums on SCS, I see people who have questions about using Bellas. The Stamping Bella is a wonderful site that offers unmounted rubber stamps. (or "rubbah", as the designer, Em would say!) Unlike Stampin Up, these stamps don't come with a wooden block to mount them on, but that's OK! They are pretty neat, easy to store (no plastic cases, klunky blocks to worry about), and all you need is an inexpensive acrylic block, some adhesive...and you're good to go! I took some photos while I was stamping with my Bellas to show you all how it looks. I hope this helps some people who were confused about the whole un-mounted process!

Now, onto the Tutorial:

Here I am in all my Bella glory, LOL. These are how the Bellas are packaged. They have a nice little hole in the top which allows me to hang them on my hooks in my craft room. Very easy to store & access!

Once you take the Bella out of her package, this is what she will look like. She is already pre-cut for you (aka you don't need to cut around the image with scissors).

Now, on to mounting the rubber on your acrylic block. Take your acrylic block and run some dry adhesive on it. You can use your Tombo, Double Sided Tape, or even the ATG. I used the ATG on my acrylic block some time ago and it's still sticky. The rubber sticks to it nicely, but also peels right off when you're done. 

Once you had the adhesive on your block, take your Bella and mount on the block FLAT side down, so that you are looking at the image. See photo below.

**OK so PLEASE make sure you TOTALLY ignore my extremely unmanicured hands, fingers, nails, etc! It's been a while since I've pampered myself!! **

Here is what she looks like when mounted. Notice some adhesive on the block that I'm not using...it's OK it won't affect your stamped image. 

Now onto stamping. I wasn't sure if I would be watercoloring with this Bella, so I decided to use StazOn ink. Notice how the stamp is flipped over but because the block is clear, I can see through it.

The best part about the acrylic block is the ability to see where you are placing your stamped image. It saves you from having to bust out the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig every time you want an accurate image! Here I am stamping my Bella down on the paper.

Here is the final image stamped with acrylic block to the side. Once you are done, simply clean your rubber stamp while still on the block. Once clean, you can peel the Bella off your block and put her away! Some people also choose to peel the adhesive off their block (just run your fingers over it, should come right off). I actually leave it on mine because it will remain sticky for a while.

Here is my finished version of my Birthday-Bella Card. I colored her with SU! Markers.

I hope this was informative for some people! I know there are lots of tutorials and guides out there, there might even already be one like this for Bellas - but I was stamping with them today and thought it would be a good way for me to try my first tutorial on my blog. Thanks for looking, now go get some Bellas and have fun :)



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