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Vintage Beauty…..by Melissa Cash
Hi there! This week our theme is “What’s New”. Each year Pantone comes out with the new “in” color for the year and for 2012 it is Tangerine Tango. Today I am going to share a card with you that I created using a monochromatic color scheme and a pretty little flower. I used the Tombow Stamp Runner-Permanent Adhesive , Tombow Power Tabs and Dual Brush Pen #885 (Warm Red).
I inked up the sentiment with the Warm Red #885 Dual Brush Pen and stamped it onto some cream cardstock. I assembled the card layers using the Tombow Stamp Runner, leaving the top right corners adhesive free. You will roll these down for a little added dimension to your card. Next, you will use the stamp runner to apply adhesive to the backside of your ribbon/trims and lay them across the card. I didn’t have the right color of pearls, but no worries. I used the Dual Brush Pen (#885) to color them for a perfect match. Give it a try, you will be amazed at how easy it is to color match using the Dual Brush Pens.
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i have lost count as to how many organizing ideas i have tried out. well, add this to the countless number.calendars are great, but they never seem to give me enough room to write what i need to. or more importantly what my family needs to see.
so i thought i’d give this a try. i made magnets for each day of the week. then i put them on my fridge with a piece of paper under each one. it is easier for everyone to see what is going on that day, who is going where, and what needs to be done.
crossing my fingers for an organized 2012 (while still using my organizational binder, and my bill sorter, and my kid’s daily schedule…i told you i have tried many ideas!) to make the magnets i used Tombow Dual Brush Pens to color raw chipboard. the colors seep in nicely to the chipboard textures leaving an even and soft color.with 96 colors it is easy to find a color to match the papers i was working with. with a circle punch i made 7 circles and inked the edges with a dark brown Dual Brush Pen. then using Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue i layered all the pieces together -raw chipboard circle, pattern paper, marker – colored chipboard, with a raw magnet on the back. the Multi is strong enough that even the force of raw magnets will not separate the magnet and the chipboard, and tacky so it holds the paper and the chipboard well without warping or bubbling because it is too wet.
as an experiment i wanted to see what would happen if i coated the raw chipbaord with Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue before coloring it with a Tombow Brush Pen. the result was a slightly more vibrant color with a shine. see the difference between the flower with Aqua and the circle without?
wishing all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and HAPPY CRAFTING!
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this week’s blog hop allowed me the opportunity to stretch my creative juices and take these fun stickers past just paper and try using them in a different way.
and added a bow to the top of the ornament and tied on some gold cording. the result is an outline of the image, that allows light through, and glows when it hangs on the Christmas tree. and i love it!
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We are three days away from Christmas, can you believe it?!
But before the year is over we got to play with stickers from Elizabeth Crafts which are very versatile, fun, cool and they work perfect with the Tombow Dual Brush Pens.
For my first card I used some of Marie’s Tips on Monday, isn’t she a genius?! After I used the sticker to color the negative space I cleaned it a bit with a wipe or dry cloth and stuck it behind the strip I made. For the sentiment I used a rubber stamp with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens and then added a tiny bit of water with a water mister and it worked gorgeous because it made it darker in a few corners like a shadow but it covered evenly. I also used the Tombow Dual Brush Pens for the Faux Stitching. In case you didn’t noticed *the Tombow Dual Brush Pens work for coloring, rubber stamping, doodling and calligraphy. They would make the perfect gift for that special crafty person in your life. I know I love mine because they amp up every project I make.
On my second card I went Springy, I know is Winter but I don’t do so well with winter temperatures and I can’t wait for Spring. These bird stickers are the cutest!! I wanted to make a little scene based on the sentiment which says “Follow Your Dreams” in Spanish. I took simple white frame and I stamped my sentiment there and then I doodled the border to spice it up and I did the same to the leaves. When I glued the leaves with my Mono Multi Liquid Glue I just applied glue to one point on the leaf under the branch and bent the other to give it some dimension. For the clouds I used Tombow Foam Tabs and for the bird I stacked two Foam Tabs together.
Doing the mask technique with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens was really fun, I hope to try it again soon!!
I hope you liked my project!!
Take Care!!
I wanted to share a quick, easy and cheap idea for a gift. Since I just moved to the States I wanted to send our family photos of our daughter and I made a photo book (that can be easily made with any kind of binding system). I just clustered some embellishments, most made by me like that felt flower that I made using my Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. I also used the Mono Multi Liquid Glue for gluing the doily and the ribbon. For my background mat I used my Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive. I love using Tombow’s runners that way, they look super smooth without any lines or wrinkling. 
I used my Mono Aqua Liquid Glue for the Clear Dew Drops. In like all my projects I used the Foam Tabs for the butterflies and for the brad since I didn’t want to pierce the book I folded the prongs and stuck a foam tab there and it worked like a charm! But I have to say that the star of this project was my loopy embellishments that I made with… are you ready to go back in time… My Spirograph and the Tombow Dual Brush Pens!!! I am officially hooked, the fine tip of the *Tombow Dual Brush Pens fit perfectly in the holes, you can mix colors, you can use the blender pen and they are acid free so they work amazingly for your scrapbooks and paper crafts. Plus you have over 90 colors to choose from, that makes a lot of loopy embellishments!!
The Tombow Dual Brush Pens are a must in every crafter’s room. They are so versatile, you can use them for coloring images, calligraphy, doodling and Spirograph-ing (if that is even a word). If you don’t have them, now you know what you can ask Santa to bring you this Christmas. 
I hope you liked my retro inspired project as much as I loved making it!!
Take Care!!
i decided to look up the origin of the saying. did you know that it was coined to promote “talking machines”, “talking machine records” in 1924, which was a phonograph.
who knew???? i certainly didn’t.
but that didn’t help me with my idea. and then i got to thinking, the gift idea i had found for my husband for this year is a gift that will keep on giving…at least until December 2012!
my gift is a year’s worth of dates. my husband is very supportive of my creative projects, so i know he will appreciate the time that i am putting into this. so as the scrapbooker that i am, i wanted to make a place to keep pictures or our thoughts about the dates. i created a little book to present to him on christmas morning.
SHHHHH!!! it is supposed to be a secret! i won’t even let him look at this post!
i found these mini folders at the teacher supply store. by binding them together i turned them into a book. i wanted a place to keep ticket stubs, notes and/or pictures, so i used Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue and glued the bottom of each of the folders together. when i give it to him some of the pockets will have gift certificates inside.
Aqua is the best option for making pockets because it dries clear and it dries completely…so no sticky residue that papers in the pocket would get stuck to.
i printed off descriptions of the dates in text boxes from a word document and used Tombow MONO Adhesive Dots to attach one to each of the folders/pockets.
this is the bare bones without too much embellishment, i may save that for later, or let the dates speak for themselves.
i found several of my ideas around the internet, so not all are original. but i thought i’d share some of the ones i have planned… *lunch @ Atlanta Bread Company to work out yearly budget – (i know…this is FUN one!)
*bucket of balls – driving range and donut holes from Krispy Kreme
*make calzones @ home and watch a movie
*dollar date – dollar store, dollar menu, dollar theatre
*movie theatre
*walk in the park with italian ice
*Gwinnet Braves baseball game well then, i’ll be giving for a whole year!
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11/2 C sliced almonds
½ C packed light brown sugar
½ t salt
½ t cinnamon
¼ C vegetable oil
¼ C honey
1 t vanilla
11/2 C raisins or dried cranberries
optional: 1 C chocolate chips-add after granola has completely cooled
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after cutting the flags from pattern paper, decorate each one using paper or embellishments. i used Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent runner to attach a strip of paper to the top of each.
the numbers were created by layering a punched scalloped circle and a punched circle, again using Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent runner. the numbers were cut with an electronic die cut machine and then glued to the top circle with Tombow MONO Glue Pen. I’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again….my favorite thing about the Glue Pen is that the adhesive formula does not adhere to your skin! when working with small items you don’t have to worry about your hands getting sticky and making marks on your project.
the activities were all written on more punched circles. hinges were created by cutting small strips of cardstock, approx 1″ x 2″. fold the strips in half and glue one half to the back of the punched circles with the activities. i used Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue.
next i took a sheet of Tombow Fastener Tabs and cut them in half while still on the sheet. then i attached a Fastener Tab on the other half of the hinge. keeping the punched circle with hinge face up pull off the backing from the Fastener Tab then center the scalloped number over the hinge and the punched circle.
once the two-piece hinge is complete apply Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent to the back of the punched circle with the activity written on it and adhere one to each flag.
tie the flags together with ribbon. i chose to punch holes on both corners of the flag, then cut short lengths of ribbon and tie knot between two flags, and then continue it all the way down.
as the days pass the numbers can be removed, revealing the activity underneath OR can be left on and flipped up to look at the activity.
because the numbers are fastened onto the activity with the hook and loop Fastener Tabs they can be rearranged for next year. our activities include parties we have to go to, performances the kids are dancing in, and other events that have a specific date. most likely we will be participating in the same or similar events next year, so i will be able to move the numbers around accordingly.
do you have a countdown with activities? i’d love to see what other people are doing. post them to our facebook page so i can take a look!
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