New trend you LOVE???

I love all the big border punches and companies coming out with alpha sticker sheets that have more than on alpha or other stuff on them (Basic Grey, Bella Blvd). SO smart and makes our money go a little further.

• CommaHolly Said:

I'll second that, as I managed to actually break one. Also, DO NOT try and punch any type of thin cardboard.

I completely did it by accident as I was mechanically going through scraps and didn't realize that it just couldn't handle the weight of the particular material.

Woopsie!

Making the stick pins sounds fascinating...what type of glue?

I'm (still) a punch nut. Love border punches...any kind: fiskars, eks, ms...bring em on.

I ink a lot also...

Jenni bowlin embellishments, my scrapbook store doesn't any of her stuff so I've buying it off Ebay.

I don't know if you'd call it a trend, but I love ribbon on a LO.

• Sunnydi Said:

I just use a clear drying liquid glue that's acid free. And I wipe off the excess on the bead before it dries,,,,

Manda, what's a "crimp bead"???

• purpledurple Said:

I'm not sure how you're doing it, or how most people do it in general haha... but what I do is I put my paper flat on a self healing cutting mat on my desk and lay the template where I want it and then proceed to poke the holes with the paper piercer. If you don't have a self healing cutting mat I believe a mousepad will work.

Oooh and my new favorite trend that I just discovered is some lil bling called dew drops. I never heard of them before and my LSS had some and they come in the cutest little bottles and I want all the colors now

• Pickledplum981 Said:

I put my paper on a piece of foam core board or craft foam when I poke holes with a paper piercer.

What about paper piecing? Instead of die cuts, I'm wanting to try some of thsoe cute shapes.

I'm gonna have to try the stick pins sometime too. Dry embossing also interests me!

My big questions is a comparison of the Cricut and the Cuttlebug.

http://cuttlebugembossing.com/cuttlebug-embossing.html

Does anybody have a personal opinion.

I have been learning from the above site. It has helped!

• Manda_K Said:

me too, I really ADORE them

Love the stickpin...what a great idea. Thanks for passing it along.

• KellyCali Said:

can you link some LO "with" steampunk? I'm really curious!

• CommaHolly Said:

It is a special little bead with a larger middle hole that you crimp at the end of the bead string to keep the beads suspended.

There are different sizes, the largest fits over the pins.

• Manda_K Said:

What! I was just there! darn it I didn't see it but also wasn't looking. I was soaked by the rain so I was in a rush to get in and out lol!

• Tina scraps Said:

I know I want those so bad!! I got a sb.com gc for my bday and I am saving some $$ for those! I am so mad I have to wait till november!

• CommaHolly Said:

Is that a dare? I'll think about it?

I really love distressing and misting lately. I'm also getting more into border punches now that I can find them at TJ Maxx! I just started buying chipboard embellies, those are fun too.

• Smashley Said:

Wow! I didn't realize they had scrapbooking things! I will have to add that to my list of places to check when hitting my rounds!

• Manda_K Said:

hum, I'll have to see if I can find any,,,,sounds like it's stronger than glue,,,,

• kyky Said:

Visit the gallery and search steampunk, you should get some results. And make sure you search the superstore for steampunk or graphic 45 to get an idea of the collection.

• tdn823 Said:

You really should check it out. I had to dig around in the last aisle in the back of the store, but I got 2 MS border punches for $5.99 each, 2 MS stamp sets for $1.99 each. They mostly had MS stuff, but they had a lot! Paper packs, stamp sets, embossing powder, albums - it was great! I can't wait to go back in a week and see if they have anything new.

• Pickledplum981 Said:

i guess that some things that are new now in some areas of the country are old in others. i discovered dew drops about 2 years ago, and i love them. there were also some items sold in the floral crafting department that looked a little like them, but they were discontinued and some of us bought big bags and swapped around on here. you might could post on the swaps and see if anyone still has some they might want to swap.


for me the latest new thing is the Crafters Companion Templates...you can use them for tracing around and cutting out papers for different shapes, or doodle with them, or use them with glimmer mist. and glimmer mist is new to me, but i am frustrated because i made my own from tutorials, and they worked at first, then they stopped up and i can't get them to work! so i am going to try some canned air like you use to clean your keyboard, like someone here suggested...i hope it works!

i have sewed by hand on some layouts, but i've got a lo i want to sew on the machine...but my dd has my machine and i need to get it back!

here is a layout i made with dew drops. (also known as skittles)
You Have Your Mother's Eyes By Randasue

love love love MS punches, especially the all-around-the-page ones. I get them at M's with a 40 or 50% off coupon.You used to not be able to use them on MS items, but now you can. I'll have to check out my TJ Maxx though, to see if I can pick up a few on the cheap.

For me it is still Kraft paper, I have been using it for years but now that it is "coming back" I still love it. Use it for most of my bases, now sometimes you don't see much of it when I am done but I like how neutral it is to start with. I am also loving the "ledger/ lined" paper look! I heart school supplies (yes I am a dork) so this is perfect for me and helps me keep my journal lines straight! LOL!

Question on the stick pins, how do you NOT stick yourself or others on the cards/layouts/minis?

I have also found awesome deals on Martha Stewart punches and more at Marshall's, check them out if you have them, I just got a corner chomper from We R Memory Keepers for SEVEN DOLLARS!!!!

great post! My fav is handmade flowers!

• Caitlynsmommy Said:

Have you seen the new pp from MME that's all printed on kraft paper?? delicate florals, light pinks and blues and greens printed ON kraft, which gives it an old, distressed look,,,,,very pretty!!!! It's 20 bucks at M's, they don't have it here yet, but you cna use a coupon! It's a LARGE stack too!


as to not sticking yourself, I use headpins which don't have a sharp pointy end,,,,if you use pointy ends, you can clip it off with a wire cutter (which I do often anyway so the bare end doesn't show) OR you can get these little "caps" for the ends,,,,,,,bunch in a package for a couple bucks!

I used to worry about sticking myself or others by using the pins. Once I started using them though I realized that only an idiot would stick themselves. You really have to go out of your way to rake your hand across the card/LO to stick yourself.

Yeah, it doesn't make the lo dangerous.

After reading this thread, I might give stitching a try come November. Maybe I can get my fiance to buy me all of those SewEasy Piercers for my birthday which just happens to be in November. That would really make me want to stitch and I've been to scared to try it by hand without some type of guide.

I think they look great too!

• runzalot81 Said:

It's conceivable that it could happen, but usually the tip end is UNDER a pile of flowers or something, so that makes it much harder, I agree, in that case you'd have to rake your hand over it,,,,

If you guys like diamond dust check out ultra fine clear german glass glitter on the Bay - for the new vintage look Christmas papers it will be great and also mica flakes..... They give an awesome vintage look.

I don't know that it is a trend, but I love using my vintage button finds on layouts.

i love stick pins. i have the stuff to make them, but have been busy and not able to play with my scrappy stuff lately. i also love the vintage and steampunk look..another thing i bought stuff for and haven't played with yet. hopefully i will get to try them out later this week.

other "new" loves for me are:
punches
dew drops
glimmer mist
masking
paint splattering
rose ribbon

You can get little clear glass pebbles at Ms or HL in the wedding section and dye them with alcohol ink, drop some in a bag and put a few drops in and roll it around. Custom colors that way.

• purpledurple Said:

I take a pencil and very lightly make a mark between the holes, like connect the dots, the floss usually covers it, if not, just a quick swipe with an eraser.

Oh, Alcohol ink... cool idea

• leebla Said:

Connect the dots is a great idea! I was just using the black lines on the template as a guide, but this is better because you don't have to take your eyes off of your paper.

I love:
Stamping
Sewing/Stitching
Distressing

I love this new "anything goes" mentality to scrapbooking. When I first joined sb.com, the tone was a lot more rigid. It weemed like every post had a acid free/lignin free reference. While I deeply respect those trying to do (nearly) archival work, but I love how people seem to be more open to different styles and materials-- more open to creativity or even more open to the lack of. I guess what I mean is, scrapbooking seems to be more accepting and less "rules".

RULES SHMULES!!

• CommaHolly Said:

I gave up on stick pins because people would goo ooh what a pretty pin pull it out of the lo and stick themselves. So I started using hat pins with cap's on the end. And people would go oh a hat pin pull it out of the lo tear the page.

Some people don't get decoration for the sake of decoration.

But these are the same type of people who must remove staples from any stapled document. You know the type; 'Oh a staple...'

HAHAHA!!!!

I wanna try stick pins- I've got all the stuff since I make jewlery. Might need to get some longer head pins tho.

Holly- those beads you put between the other beads, are you ready for this one? They're called "spacer beads". Serious.

Um, I'm currently loving SCAL and my cricut. Trying to find reasons to use them.

• CommaHolly Said:

Holly I have seen that paper and LOVE IT! I have it but have not used it yet, I was purging and organizing today as I just went on a two week NO BUY challenge with my DH, wish me luck. OF COURSE NOW I want to go get the things for the stick pins, but I will have to wait

• runzalot81 Said:

That is good to know! THANKS!