A Little Tut on Makin' Paper & Folded Edges

I received a very sweet request from Elsie to please share how I make my old looking papers and the folded & torn edges. For papers I almost exclusively use overlays from Kim Broedelet. The choices she has are amazing! I am really partial to the crinkles, woodsy, grungy and paint stroked overlays. I also use her "Age It Quick" to make the random holes in papers. She has a new folded and torn template that I used on the "Raining Cats & Dogs" page. Check out her store here: Kim's Store. It's super easy, create a new 12" x 12" document @ 300 dpi, fill it with the color of your choice, open the overlay and drag it on top of the color layer. Then scroll through the blend modes to get different looks. Layer up several overlays and blending modes to get all sorts of looks. Merge visible and save as a jpeg.
As to the folded and torn edges, I use actions from Atomic Cupcake for general paper tears and crumples, get them here: http://www.atomiccupcake.com/ Lately I have become infatuated with folded edges. The ones that I have been using and am most impressed with are the creation of Gunhilde Storeide http://www.storeide.se/gunhild/velkommen.htm She offers them as a gift to you, be sure to say thanks and tell her I sent you! Once you have made your fab new paper, create a duplicate layer and just copy and paste your choice of edge onto it, position as you like. Be sure the edge is the top layer. I usually stretch it just a tiny bit to make sure it goes all the way over the paper. With your edge layer active, click on the paper area with the magic wand. Make the paper layer active and hit delete. Activate the edge layer, apply your drop shadow, and choose a blend mode. I like overlay, luminousity, soft light and sometimes multiply. Then crop down if desired and save as a png file. If anyone has problems or has more questions, feel free to shoot me a bubble mail @ txbubbles@gmail.com .

Woof!

Today Vicki @ http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ starts the release of "Raining Cats & Dogs". This kit gave me an opportunity to scrap a little differently, and it was fun! Password is: woof Bugs is my brother Steve's Boston Terrier. Everytime she sees me she jumps in my lap and licks like crazy. She is very smart, and knows to not ever go above the neck. If you don't want to use small photos in the stamp frame, just pop in some paper scraps and/or embellies.
Sorry about being MIA Friday, I was super busy and in a really pissy mood, I don't think ya'll would have enjoyed being around me at all! ROTFLMAO!!!



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Vicki

Fall Frames

Today I have some fall frames for ya'll. These will coordinate perfectly with the September kit. Also included is the acorn done up in the epoxy style. Yep, I FINALLY got that sucker right. I made it FOURTEEN different times before it came out okay. Password is: more I can't believe it's already Thursday, this week has flown by! I'm hoping that Mom and Dad come up to the deer lease for the weekend, I haven't seen them for a while. Archery season is about to begin, and no one has been out there since Ike to survey the damage.


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Vicki

New September Page

I finished up this LO last night. These photos are of the trees that came down at Matt and Shawna's home. Honestly, it was much worse than it than it appears in the pics. Matt had already cut up the tree that fell and was blocking the drive. We are just thankful that they didn't actually fall ON anything.Password is: fell Matt had a premonition and moved their new truck out into the middle of the street moments before one fell across the driveway. If he hadn't, it would've been crushed. The trees that came down in the backyard just missed Wyatt and Lilly's new swing set. Shawna and I are trying to convince Matt that now there is room cleared out for a pool! Heck, the way they came up roots and all, the hole is already started! ROTFLMAO!!!

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Vicki

Fall Word Art

Today for your scrapping pleasure I have some fall word art. Two are in puffy felt, one is epoxy, one is rusty metal and the last is a script style in felt. Password is: word Look for some more frames this week, and I finally managed to make that danged 'ole acorn! I'm also working on some Ike LO's, so far I am having a pretty productive week, (insert knock on wood here)! Click on the image to see the detail.

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Hugs,

Vicki

Wild Child QP

It's Monday, and ya'll know what that means! Vicki @ http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ begins the release of her new kit! This one is called "Wild Child". The mesh alpha is way cool. Password is: happy Lilly really got her tickle box turned over this day, she was hamming it up and laughing at herself.



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Vicki

Another September QP for Ya'll

Quick post today, (it seems like that's all I ever have time for anymore!) I made this page using the September color kit. Password is: green I don't know if I'll get anything done tonight, I am packing up the YooHoo and popcorn and going to watch Wyatt and Lilly tonight. After spending five days with no power and two kiddos, Matt and Shawna deserve a night out!

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Vicki

WooHoo!!!

The power came on around 7:30 last night! I am happy, happy, HAPPY! I'll try to have a little something for ya'll tomorrow in celebration!
Hugs,
Vicki (who is deliriously happy to once again have electric & water)

More Stuff

These are basically the same elements as the felt, just in a shiny epoxy finish. You will notice that the acorn is missing. I redid that sucker a dozen times and it still wouldn't come out right, so I finally gave up. Password is: shiny If I EVER get power back on, I may try and see if I can get it done. No time to chat today, I took off early yesterday, and am going to have to leave early again today to work on cleaning up the mess.

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Hugs,

Vicki (who is now supremely ticked off @ going on DAY FIVE with no power)

Some September Stuff for Ya!

Told ya'll I went all over the place with this month's swatch. Here's the felt versions of the "Stuff". The box and dome are compliments of Deb @ http://thescrappincop.blogspot.com/, ya'll have her to thank for saving you from my usual crappy previews. I just love the glass dome, it makes me feel so "cosmopolitan". ROTFL!!!! (That's a line from one of my all time fave movies, "Michael".)

Password is: felt Hope ya'll enjoy the fruits of my Ike induced boredom, evidently he and Mr. Mojo are buddies! LOL!!! Although I have to say, when it comes right down to brass tacks, Ike can kiss my big 'ole Texas butt, I just want a hot shower! I am so tired of taking a sponge bath in the sink at work!

I need to thank http://eilajean.blogspot.com/ for the award she so graciously gave me. I know a thousand camels are gonna probably crap all over my blog, but I do not have the time now to go through everything that is required to pass this on, please forgive me, I do appreciate the recognition.

Now for your scrapping pleasure I give you the felt version of the September Color Stuff. I learned a few new tricks and had a blast making these! I really like the felt look for fall, you know, that warm and fuzzy feel. As usual, I left them on the large side, so you can scale to whatever size you like without loss of quality. Let me know what you think!

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Hugs to all ya'll,

Vicki (who is really pissed about going into DAY FOUR with no power or water)