May 2, 2013
Peg R
closeAuthor: Peg R
Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Scrapbooking, Techniques and Mediums
2 Comments
By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds from:
Peg’s Crafting Corner
Q: Why can’t I get a clear stamped image especially with larger stamps?
A: Trying inking the stamp with a brayer to make sure all of the area is covered and stand up to do the stamping to get an even pressure on the entire stamp.
Q: I’d like to make some of my own 3-d embellishments to put on my layout, but don’t know how to do it. Any help?
A: A melting pot can be used to melt Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) which can be poured into molds and cooled.
Q: Why would I need an antistatic bag?
A: These bags are rubbed onto the project before anything else is applied so it helps to stop ink from smearing and bleeding through. It, also, removes static when using glitter and embossing powders so they do not stick where they are not wanted and it deactivates the stickiness of stickers so they can be used in other ways on projects.
Q: I can’t get glitter to stick to the adhesive sheet.
A: The best way to get it to stick is to burnish the glittered sheet. After pouring on the glitter and removing the excess, place a piece of paper over the top and rub over it to push the glitter down into the adhesive.
Q: What are gelatos?
A: They are a pigment stick that can be used with or without water to add color to your projects. When used with water, they add a watercolored look to the project. It can be used on wood, paper and more.
April 30, 2013
Guest Blogger
closeAuthor: Guest Blogger
Name: Guest Blogger
Site:
About: Interested in Guest Blogging? Got a project idea you would like to share? A craft tip to tell us about? Then sign up to be a Think Crafts Guest Blogger! If you are interested, simply email us at info@thinkcrafts.com with your blog post title, text and attach any pictures. We will let you know if your post was approved or not, and when it will be posted on Think Crafts. Please also contact us if you have any questions or would like further information regarding guest blogging. We look forward to hearing your ideas!See Authors Posts (215)
Crafts, Guest Bloggers, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Scrapbooking, Techniques and Mediums
5 Comments
By Guest Blogger Kay Williamson of Club Scrap
Learn high quality techniques and unique ways to jazz up your scrapbooks over at the Club Scrap blog, and join the Club Scrap Kit Club for fun themed scrapbooking.
May 4th is National Scrapbooking Day, and before you break out all of your fun embellishments and stickers, consider taking a minimalist approach for a few of your pages. Using the less is more philosophy for this page, I only used color in three areas of this layout – in the title, the photo, and a rubber stamped embellishment. The rest of the page is basically black & white only.
I altered the 5×7 photo in Photoshop leaving only the actual art project color remaining. Then using Club Scrap’s
“Color” rubber stamp , I stamped the image on five different
cardstock colors and trimmed out the letters within.
After attaching the trimmed out letters with
black mini foam squares, I had a fun embellishment that complimented my page well.
So with or without a lot of color on your pages – enjoy National Scrapbooking Day!!
April 16, 2013
Peg RcloseAuthor: Peg R
Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Techniques and Mediums
No Comments
By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds
From: Peg’s Crafting Corner
Waterfall cards are fun interactive cards that can be used for birthdays; get well cards and even invitations. You decide the theme by the stamps you choose. You can create a card that opens or one that shares the message on just the pull tab. It all depends on how you create the card base.
Read the rest…
April 9, 2013
Peg RcloseAuthor: Peg R
Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Spring
No Comments
By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds
From: Peg’s Crafting Corner
This card is designed so that when it’s closed, the back side of center piece is showing. When the card is pulled open, it swings around to show the front piece of the card; thus the name, flip flop swing card. I enjoy making this type of card because it can be considered an interactive card.
Read the rest…
April 6, 2013
Peg RcloseAuthor: Peg R
Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Crafts, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Techniques and Mediums
No Comments
By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds
From: Peg’s Crafting Corner
Q: My stamped images seem to come out blurred. What am I doing wrong?
A: You may be moving the stamp while pressing down or applying too much pressure on them. Also, be sure to lift the stamp straight up and off the paper.
Q: Do I really need to have a heat tool?
A: It is a good idea to have a heat tool because it can be used for simple things like drying ink and is necessary for using embossing powders.
Q: Why can’t I get my MBossabilities folder to work correctly with the plates?
A: These folders require the use of the Raspberry Spacer Plate in order for them to work. This plate is sold separately and can be purchased at CreateforLess here.
Q: I have trouble getting the paper out of some of the more intricate dies. What do I need to do to stop this problem?
A: Try using a sheet of wax paper in between the paper and the die when you put it through your die cut machine. The wax paper will act as a release for it. It may take only a few times to do it this way and then you can leave out the wax paper and then place it back in when the die cut sticks again.
Q: I’m new to scrapbooking, what is one good tip you can give?
A: One of the best tips that any scrapbooker needs is to make sure that everything you are using on a layout that touches the pictures are acid free. Over time, things that contain acid will ruin the photos.
April 4, 2013
Guest BloggercloseAuthor: Guest Blogger
Name: Guest Blogger
Site:
About: Interested in Guest Blogging? Got a project idea you would like to share? A craft tip to tell us about? Then sign up to be a Think Crafts Guest Blogger! If you are interested, simply email us at info@thinkcrafts.com with your blog post title, text and attach any pictures. We will let you know if your post was approved or not, and when it will be posted on Think Crafts. Please also contact us if you have any questions or would like further information regarding guest blogging. We look forward to hearing your ideas!See Authors Posts (215)
Crafts, Guest Bloggers, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Scrapbooking, Techniques and Mediums
No Comments
By Guest Blogger Kay Williamson of Club Scrap
Learn high quality techniques and unique ways to jazz up your scrapbooks over at the Club Scrap blog, and join the Club Scrap Kit Club for fun themed scrapbooking.
Thanks to Think Crafts for having me as a guest blogger today, so happy to be here with you!
As a project designer at Club Scrap, I enjoy working with lots of crafting supplies that compliment our papers and rubber stamps, working with these 6×6 Self-Adhesive Canvas Sheets was no exception. I’ve always been interested in photo transfers and the cool distressed look they offer, so I decided to do some fun photo transfers onto these canvas sheets. Afterward I made them into wall hangings and also mini albums using the canvases as covers.
About doing the photo transfer -
Read the rest…
April 2, 2013
Peg RcloseAuthor: Peg R
Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Techniques and Mediums
No Comments
By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds
From: Peg’s Crafting Corner
Triple stamped images are one of my favorite techniques to use. The graduated sections add depth to a stamped image and create a different look for a stamp that is often used. It helps keep those images from becoming boring and adds a whole new look and excitement to them.
Read the rest…
