New trend you LOVE???

OK, after reading the scrapbooking trends you DIDN'T love,,,,,,

what's a trend you LOVE and/or want to try???

And if anyone says 'stickled pickles" I think I might spit coffee on the screen

I lovvvvvvvvvvvve stick pins!!!!! I'll make and use them on ANYTHING. LO's, cards, minibooks, you name it! I love searching for beads and pearls and crystals to go on them,,,,

so how about you???

Moustache rub ons.

let's see the LO's you used them on, Jude

For me it's Steampunk.

• obsidian Said:

I think I need to look around the Gallery, because I've yet to spot em (as in, I must be behind on this particular trend!)

I know Elsie uses & or tends to abuse them in her own fun, unique & qwirky way.

Are we drawing them, purchasing them or making them ourselves?

Either which one, I want to see!

Steam punk intrigues me,,,,not sure exactly how I would APPLY it, but it intrigues me,,,,some of it, I love, and some doesn't catch my eye, but I'd definately like to give it a try sometime!

Embossing with powders. I've bought lots of powders and the heat gun. I've tried it a couple of times and I love the way it looks.

yes, I agree, Debby! I love embossing with powders, though I tend to do it more on cards than LO's i don't know why

It's not that new but it's new to me I love Stitching on lo's! (it makes me feel cool lol) Seriously I had no luck in the sewing dept in middle school or life but for some reason when it was on paper I love it!

Can't wait for the Sew Easy stuff to come out!

Me too!! Sew easy COME ONE!! Simple enough for me!

Hmmmm...I think that my "newest" trend I am loving is Diamond Dust. And I just got sent a HUGE jar so I think I will have to find even more ways to use it!

I love layouts with stitching on them! I've done some of the some hand sewing myself but am totally in love with the sewing machine look, but scared to death to try it!

stitching does nothing for me,,,it's cute, but I have no desire to learn it ;lol: I steer clear of anything even SMACKING of sewing,,,,it's right up there with cooking

• Manda_K Said:

Ohhhh where did you get your diamond dust? I see that stuff in the gallery but had no idea what it was called. I want some lol!

Like sewing (rarely do it because my sewing machine doesn't have a permanent home and it's a pain to get out)
Love my acrylic stamps and embossing powder
Intrigued by steampunk (but nowhere to use it)
I really do love the owls and nature theme products right now
Still in love with bling (can't wait to find the I-rock in stores)

Holly - how are you making your stick pins? That sounds like a great idea.

tina I am scared of the Machine too, no way am I going to try that!!

Holly it's so easy by hand and with paper trust me I couldn't even make a good pillow, but I lacr up some pp lol!!

I've been stitching up a storm. originally I said no way would I bother to stitch (think bazzill stitching templates). Now I have tons of them and I hand stitch (no sewing machine). I actually find it very soothing/methodical to sew.

there are techniques and trends that are new to me, but they're not new in general. I want to try dry embossing - those various texture plates and what not look so cool.

what is sew easy?????

and Holly, I also want to know how you make your own stick pins! never even occurred to me, and I hae tons of beads and what not since I (used to) make beaded jewelry.

• Tina scraps Said:

i posted pictures on my blog of the sew easy and different heads they will seel, but they are not coming out till november or so. here is the link i posted back in july
http://shaylacreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/cha-summer-2010.html

brb I will try to link pics from my blog!

I don't know if these trends are new but I love:

stitching; hand-done only, I don't even own a sewing machine
bling; love stickles, glimmer mist, rhinestones
tearing paper
inking; edging or distress inks
border punches; these are my newest obsession, especially the all-around-the-page ones by Martha Stewart. I've been using them a ton
circles; love love love circles ... use my CM 12x12 circle cutter on far too many LOs
flowers; yes, I know, this is one of the ones people hate, but I adore them and have started using some of the tutorials to make my own
embossing; dry w/ Cuttlebug, or heat embossing, more on cards than LOs, but I love the look
oh, and flourishes, flourishes, flourishes

Shayla, I got a little with a Swirlydoos kit and then a scrap friend sent me a HUGE amount.

She said they have it at Michaels.

oh now that's just not fair that they're not out till November! those piercers look cool! and so many designs, I could probably retire all my bazzill templates.

I don't know if mine are new, but they're new to me! lol.

I like perfect pearls, just started experimenting with them.
I love making flowers. It's something simple I can do while watching tv with dh and I love how, since they're hand made, I can make them match any lo. I get my tutorials on YouTube.
I'm also liking stitching. I've done it by hand but I haven't tried machine yet. I'm nervous about messing up either the paper or my machine lol.

Nothing new. I just recycle old trends.

omg, stick pins are SO EASY to make!!!! you buy headpins, I like the 2.5 inch ones in the jewelry department of J's, about 2 bucks for a bunch,,,,then you buy beads, crystals, pearls, really anything you like,,,,,I buy bags of different toppers too,,,,,you put a tiny drop of glue on the top of the pin right below the head, thread the beads on in the order you want them on (the first one will stick to the glue) and then put another drop of glue right before you thread on the last one,,,,,

let dry, and VOILA,,,,stick pins!!!!

Here's a simple one,,,I'm getting better!

bride By CommaHolly

I like pins too!

I've also strung beads on coil-less safety pins for a different kind of beaded pin,,,

the bottom left green card here has one of those,,,so pretty with pearls, etc,,,and if you have alcohol inks or markers, you can buy plain white anything and color them the color you want to,,,

Christmas cards By CommaHolly

one warning though, there's many kinds of "headpins",,,some of them have a hook at the top,,,I like the flat regular ones like on a regular old sewing pin. They do make fancy ones with beads already on the top (about 3 bucks for ten), but I'd rather put my own 'top" on them,,,,

OMG I probably even have headpins from my jewelry stuff! I am so not good about thinking how to reuse or recycle things I already have.

holly, the ones with the hook on it are probably "eyepins" rather than head pins.

when you say "toppers", is that what they're actually called or just what you use them for? where do you get those?

Just a big bead that you want to use for the top. My pins are about 3" long or so.

either a big bead you use for a top, OR they have these little,,,,,,,,caps. I am going today and I will find out EXACTLY what they are called,,,,but they are cupped so they fit right over a pearl or bead of the same size,,,,,or sometimes I buy like filigree silver beads for the top,,,,you can do whatever you like for the top bead though,,,,,my only issue is sometimes the hole in the bead is too large, and it would slide right off the pin, head or none,,,,,so I can't use those as a topper,,,,I can use them for subsequent beads though cuz the topper holds them on,,,,

I'm not a jewelry maker so I don't know what everything is called,,,,but I like the little flat things that you can put on to separate two pearls,,,,there's one in the stickpin on the wedding photo, between the two pearls,,,,

I like this thread so much better than the "hate" thread!!

I love:
flowers, inking, stickles, liquid pearls, & bling

Unfortunately, I am surrounded by males, so I try to find interesting ways to use those on my layouts.

They are called bead caps Holly.

I love stitching too..but the hand stitching with those Bazzill templates leaves me frustrated. I keep loosing my spot and the paper bends on me. Give me some tips am I doing something wrong??

And I'm really loving inking and chipboard pieces right now!

Holly I so want to make some stick pins...I've seen some and they are gorgeous!

• Manda_K Said:

uhhhhhhhh yeah, shoulda seen that one coming

I can't wait to try these Holly - thanks so much for explaining them

• CommaHolly Said:

Yes, you shoulda. hehee!

Right now I'm into border / edge punches and layers (paper not chickens).

I am loving my distressing inks!!!

• Peg364 Said:

YW They are so eassssssssyyyyyyyyyy and cheap too! I get strings of pearls (50-65) for a buck and a half, strings of crystals for 4 bucks, and packages of beads for a couple bucks!!!!

Manda, do you make these?? Any suggestions on how you do it? I'm still a beginner myself and can always use a good tip

Oh, and all J's jewelry making stuff was 40% off yesterday,,,I THINK the sale goes through to today too, if you wanna pop over there tonight

just sayin

I love the idea of making your own stick pins! Why didn't I think of that?!

Great thread Holly!

Holly, thanks for the inspiration. it totally never occurred to me to do any of that, and I have all the stuff needed to do it! duh tina!

and I'm especially loving border punches these days, too. I've built up my punch stash in the last few months.

hmmmm....there are several trends I love in scrapping..
distressing
layering
inking
bling
border punches
...and now I think I'll start on the stick pins! Those sound and look so cool!..thanks, Holly!
I remember in the 80's they were a fashion trend..I wish I still had all of mine...oh, did I just age myself?

took me weeks of thinking before it dawned on me too, Tina,,,,i started a thread here, and a bunch of people told me how to make them,,,,,,so, see? This site is pretty awesome

I love border punches too, but don't feel the need to have 50,,,,,15-20 would do I think I have 8 right now but one is on the way out,,,DO NOT punch TWO PIECES OF CS at once!

• Scrapkaty Said:

No more than I am already aged

I love glimmer mist and border punches! .......I also love all the embossing folders ......I have alot but dont use them hardly at all


cant get into sewing or stick pins .......

Yeah, I have made a few Holly. Mandy is better than me at making them than I am.

Your technique sounds fine though, it is the same thing I do, I just seal the beads with a crimp bead so they don't fall off instead of gluing it.

Stickles, bling, using butterflies on EVERYTHING I can, embossing and I am really loving ribbon...oh I can't forget the cutting tools too oh and using Modge podge as a glossy accent!