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Showing posts with label Guest Designer. Show all posts

S is for Summer with Echo Park & GlueArts

S is for....

Sunshine, Splash, Summer, 


Snowcones, Swimming, Shore.....

Sunsets and more!

We're wrapping up our week long feature of Echo Park Paper's Splash Collection and we're going out with a Cannonball!!!!!!!!!

Designer Patti Milazzo has pulled out all the stops today with her project! It's so amazing...we're truly at a loss for words and bet you'll agree! She was inspired by various crayon art she's seen....we think hers is tops!!

And we're back with our final project from our Guest Glue Girl...Mandy Starner! Love her layout and how she used a beach collection to create a bright, colorful layout that works without the sand!lol

Summer Monogram Sign
GlueArts Designer: Patti Milazzo
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Designer Tip:  I was inspired by the fun monogram crayon projects that I’ve seen all over the web. In place of crayons, I rolled small pieces of pattern paper and created my own summer themed monogram décor sign for our end of summer celebrations. 


Supplies: 
Glue Arts:
Glue Glider Pro with
1/4 Perma Tac Cartridge Refill - Pro
Mini Adhesive Squares
U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam
Extreme Micro Squares

Echo Park Paper:
Splash Pattern Paper – Diagonal Stripes, Die Cut, Big Waves, Journaling, Whales, Borders, Sunshine, Big Dots, Fish, Mini Stripes, Umbrellas and Big Stripes
Splash Alpha Stickers
Splash Element Stickers

Other: Coordinated cardstock for background


Instructions:
1. Determine what letter you want to use as a monogram and the size of your background paper. Cut many small pieces of pattern paper varying in length and about 2.5” wide giving you plenty of room for overlapping when you roll them. 


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2. Use a pencil, dowel or other tool to roll your paper pieces around. Secure the paper with a few Mini Adhesive Squares to prevent them from unraveling. Once you have several done, start organizing them loosely on your background to determine where you want to ultimately place each roll. It takes a little time and patience to find the right shape but it comes together quickly once you have most of your rolled pieces prepared.
3. When you have the design set start with the roll at the bottom of your letter and plan to work your way up. Apply a few Extreme Micro Squares where the paper edge is on each roll. Press the roll onto the background. This will further secure the roll from unraveling and adhere it to the background. Now work your way up the letter with each roll. Take your time, it may need some tweaking along the way!

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4. Once the monogram letter is complete, embellish on and around it with sticker accents. On the “Just Add Water” sticker, I stacked 3 pieces of U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam together to equal the height of the rolled paper. This added extra support to the side that isn’t adhered to the rolled paper. 

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5. Use additional U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam on the back of word stickers and bubbles for added dimension to complete your project. Enjoy!

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Designer Suggestion: Pick any theme for this project – a birthday sign, holiday theme or a child’s initial as décor for their room. 
Today is our final project from our amazing Guest Designer Mandy Starner! 

We hope you've stopped by and visited Mandy's blog for more inspiration and ideas!!!

 A very big thanks to Mandy for accepting our invitation and creating such great projects for us to share all week long!! 

  

Instragr.am Love Layout
GlueArts Guest Designer: Mandy Starner
Supplies:
GlueArts Accent It All Vinyl - White Out
GlueArts Extreme Tac Mini Adhesive Squares
GlueArts Raisen's
GlueArts U Cut It Foam
GlueArts Glue Glider Pro - Perma Tac
Echo Park Paper Splash Collection
  
Instructions:


1. Cut title from Accent It All vinyl(white) using a die cut machine and adhere to layout.



2. Spray background cardstock with spray ink.
3. Use Extreme Tac minis to attach strips and punched borders to layout, just below title. 



4. Cut out camera and polaroid images from patterned paper. Cut a slit in the camera image so that you can slide one of the polaroids in.


5. Adhere camera to layout on the left side of the strips using Raise n's.



6. Adhere extra polaroids to the left of the camera using the Glue Glider Pro and Perma Tac.


7. Cut and adhere U Cut It foam where you want your photos to be, then line up and adhere your photos on top. 


8. Add some confetti and a punched heart or two using Extreme Tac minis. 

9. Finish off the layout with some journaling or the date, using your Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac to adhere.






So that's our week!

We hope we've inspired you all week long with mini books, shadow boxes, layouts to help capture those special memories, sunshiney cards and today's monogram sign!


We'd like for you to have a chance to win the Echo Park Paper Splash collection. Simply post a comment today and we'll enter you to win not just the Splash Collection but our Glue Glider Pro, Extreme Adhesive Squares AND our 3D Combo Pac!


We'll select one random winner on Monday. And remember....you cannot win unless you post a comment!! It's just that simple!   

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A Bit of Paradise with Echo Park and GlueArts

Paradise!

For some of us...Paradise is defined as a beautiful day, on the beach, ocean in front and yes a drink in the hand.

For others it's a trip to the water park, or canoeing on a favorite lake, hiking in a park, going camping with friends and family or even just a day off of work.

Paradise has many meanings!

Today Designer Ania Lexander celebrates Paradise with a handmade mini book of her family at a water park. Notice how she used her park ticket for her cover. What a great way to utilize a memento and make it apart of your keepsake!

Designer Lesley Langdon captures our eye with a bright, colorful, fun summer layout. Our Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro makes it a breeze to put together this page!

And our Guest Designer Mandy Starner has a fun pool party invite that would be welcomed by everyone who received it. We just want to know...where's the party?!!

Sand & Water Layout
GlueArts Designer: Lesley Langdon


Supplies:
Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac Adhesive
Glue Arts U-Cut-It Foam
Echo Park Splash Collection (patterned paper, letters, stickers)
Bazzill White Textured Cardstock
Black Sharpie Pen

Instructions:
1. Cut different sizes of squares and rectangles of Echo Park's SPLASH papers.                                      2. Mat onto darker paper and layer onto layout using Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac Adhesive.





3. Use Glue Arts U-Cut-It Foam to add dimension to certain blocks. 

4. Once you have achieved the look you want by BLOCKING with different papers, adhere photo, journaling, sticker embellishments, and title.






Summer Memories Mini Book
GlueArts Designer: Ania Lexander
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We haven't been able to do much this Summer as a family but this one trip to a water park - so when I got the Splash-papers I knew it would be oh so perfect for a mini documenting some of the highlights from this trip!

GlueArts Supplies:
Glue Glider Pro - Extreme Tac
Glue Arts UCutit-foam

Other:
Echo Park Splash
Bazzill cardstock
7gypsies gaffertape
Niki Sivils brads
Bakers twine
Ephemera


Instructions:
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Gather your papers..

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I'm a wing it kinda gal, so I just decided my mini would be slightly larger than the minicards seen here (plus, I can't find my metal ruler, hrmf!).

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Cut a 12" long strip of paper and score it approx like this. Again. Wing it.

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I decided to use cardstock as base for my inner pages. Just make sure they're slightly smaller than the cover, as seen here.

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According to my papercutter, the inner pages are 9.5" long (non-folded) =)

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Fold..

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I used a mix of 3d foam (UCutitfoam) and extreme tac adhesive for the inner pages.

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What I like with the glue glider pro is that you can "shape" the adhesive and follow round edges..

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The base of the inner pages were sewn onto the cover.

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And the stitches on the spine were covered with gaffer tape.

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As for closure I decided to use two brads side by side on each flap.

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The pages were premade before adhering them onto the mini itself.

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As for the cover I chose to use the ticket for the waterpark. 

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Pool Party Card
GlueArts Guest Designer: Mandy Starner

Supplies: 
Glue Arts- Raise n's
U Cut It foam
Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac cartridge

Echo Park Splash Paper-
Fish
Big Waves
Diagonal Stripes
Borders
Mini Stripes
Journaling

Stickers-
Element Stickers
Alpha Stickers
Instructions: 
1. Cut: mini stripes paper to 8.5"x 6.25" and set aside, pink paper(Journaling) to 4"x6", water paper(Diagonal Stripes) to 4"x6", Pool Party border from Border paper, and the banner from the Journaling sheet. Adhere all the layers together using your Glue Glider Pro with the Perma Tac cartridge. 


2. A little tip: If you need just a little dimension and the U Cut It foam is a bit too thick, and the Raise n's are just a bit too large, try stacking several of the Extreme Tac Minis together, like I did for the banner. 

3. Use your Raise n's on the back of the "SWIM" sticker to make it pop off the card. 


4. Another little tip: Use the plastic sheets from your Raise n's to keep them from sticking where you don't want them too. I like to move my embellishments around before making a commitment. 


5. Cut some U Cut It foam to fit under your cardstock sticker and adhere it to the border, above your sentiment. 


6. Adhere everything to your card base using your Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac. 


7. Finish your card off with a couple cardstock stickers and you're' done!



So tell us...what is YOUR idea of Paradise? We'd love to hear and for leaving us a comment today we'll enter you to win the Echo Park Paper Splash Collection Kit!

Along with our must have Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro and our Extreme Adhesive Squares! We know you'll love them! We'll pick one random winner next Monday so be sure to comment!! 

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