By Michelle Vekved

This is a super fast project that can pump out gifts in sets in even less than an hour.

ONE WORD OF CAUTION: When decorating candles that will be lit, be sure to decorate close to the bottom to avoid a fire hazard. One awesome idea to avoid it all is to light the candle before you start and let it burn to create a hole in the top the size and depth of a tea light (or deeper for a more luminary look). There are electric tea lights that can be inserted in that hole (cut the wick off the candle first so it sits flat) to give the appearance of a glowing candle without the fire hazard. Great for pets or kids too!

My sample above was done with rhinestones, paint and glitter. As you can see below, almost any combination of products will create wonderful works of art. Be sure when stamping that you use ink that will stick to the slick surface (such as Staz-on) and take care not to slide your stamps on the candle as you stamp.
Don’t be afraid to experiment, if it doesn’t stick or you don’t like it, it will wipe off and you can try something else.

I did not get a chance to use the glimmer mists on the candles, but they may prove to create interesting effects.
Something I thought of afterwards, alcohol inks would make awesome marbled effects on the wax.

For the glitter candles or candles you wish to paint, you can freehand your designs or use stencils as I did. Simply choose a stencil (I reused popped out chipboard templates) and place it over the candle where you want the design. Using a stylus / piercer / heavy piece of wire / other fine-pointed tool, trace the design onto the candle. For stiff templates, rolling the candle as you go will give you an even tracing.

When you’re finished, the candle will now have your design on it and be ready to retrace/fill-in with glitter glue, stickles or paint. When painting, you will need to use plastic paint or it will bead. If you’re simply making accents like little dots as I did, regular acrylic paint will work fine.

NOTE: Be sure you don’t stick your fingers into the wet glitter glue as you’re working. If you do, simply wipe the area off and retrace with glitter glue or use a tool to push the glue back into place.

Another sample: Flower candles

For these you will need: paper/silk flowers and/or leaves, patterned paper that you can cut pieces from for your decorations and corsage pins and/or glass head pins (dress-maker pins) and a side cutter or wire cutter or needle-nose pliers with cutters in them.

Simply start by choosing your layout on the candle.
Cut the stick off the pin to about 1/4” from the head, on an angle to make it easier to push into the wax.

WORD OF CAUTION: The stick end will go flying, so be sure to cut inside a bucket, box or bag to keep it from impaling you or someone else (now or later, they’re hard to find!) or hold onto both ends of the pin when cutting.

Use the pins as your flower centers or to hold on a button or something else, or group them together for a bumpy custom center. You can also use them to fill in your traced designs as on the first sample, or as accents, whatever your imagination can think up!
To adhere objects that don’t need pins (ie: leaves) foam pop dots work awesome and stick really well. Layer your leaves/flowers and stick them together with glue, then pop dot them to the candle. Adds great dimension, too.

You can also just use geometric designs, or strips of paper or anything you like.

Let your imagination guide you!

Fall brings to my mind changes in the leaves, crispness in the air and for some reason dances! School dances, Halloween dances and Christmas parties are on people’s minds this time of year. What came to my mind this fall is Elegance. I live in a small community where blue jeans and hooded sweaters are nearly a way of life. Sometimes I dream of the glitz and glamour of having a stunning, sequined ball gown, fashionable, slinky high heels and a man in a stunning tuxedo and best of all…..a place to go to dance the night away! This is where the idea of the Fall Ball Crop comes from.

Come join us this Friday, November13 for our Fall Ball Mini Crop.  We will have fun challenges for you and prizes to be won as well.  All challenges will be posted on our forum in the Online Crop area and you will have until midnight MST Sunday, November 15th to complete your creations.

Hope to see you there!  :0)

This is a great way to add texture to your projects!

You will need:
Paper
Piercing tool
Mousepad

1. Draw a design lightly with a pencil or use a template.

If using a template, be sure to hold it down firmly or tape it with an easily removable/low tack tape.

2. Place a mousepad or piercing pad under paper. Pierce holes into paper using your paper piercing tool (or even a sharp embroidery needle or tack will work if you are in a pinch).

3. When you have pierced all the holes, remove template.

4. Now you can leave the piercing as is, or stitch along your pattern. It’s up to you!

Have fun!

By Noella Arsenault

Okay girls! I have a class for you..ps..pardon my manicure..scrapping does a number on the finger nails..tee hee

Supplies:

3 pieces of coordinating Patterned papers
2 scrap piece coordinating cardstock Cut 2″ x 6″
Ribbon
1 piece of chipboard 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 (Used only for a template)
Tags different sizes
ranger ink
Crop a dile
Any embellishements you would like to use

Instructions:

1. Fold over your first sheet of paper over the chipboard template. You should have a bit of an overlap where you will be able to glue.

2. Remove the chipboard template before you glue. Continue to fold the two other PP the same as the first.

3. Fold all of your pieces in half again.

4. Place Your pages inside each other making sure you keep the pattern you want for your front cover on the outside. Using your crop a dile, punch 5 holes.

5. Add your ribbon along the edge to keep your book together.

6. On the front and back covers you will use the 2″ x 6″ strips folded in half lengthwise and glue on the edge to overlap.

7. Cut out different shapes for the pockets. And embellish away!

I thought this was a cool one! You can make this work with whatever you have on hand.   I did mine with Halloween in mind but this is easily adapted to whatever occassion you need it for.

1. Cut your cardstock to 10.5 “x 5.0″.
2. Score your cardstock at 1.25″, 2.5″, 4.25″, 6″ and 8.25″. Now fold accordian style. The smallest fold should be folded down as this will be the front of your card.
3. Now the fun part: embellish with stamps, punches, die cuts, stickers, chipboard, etc. Any theme will work.

Here is mine “closed”:

And here it is “open”:

Have fun!!

Come and get it!! A beautiful autumnal kit just waiting for you. :0) And with a Full Kit purchase, you also get Scrapbooker’s Club House’s Sketch Duets. That’s 2 Free Sketches that come with your Full Kit purchase. Gotta love that! Treat yourself–you know you wanna!

Get your preorders in here and view more kit samples here.  Enjoy!

I *heart* this kit.  It is jammed packed with your favorite manufacturers like Pink Paislee and Maya Road:

Here are some samples that I did recently.  It is truly a versatile kit where you can scrap kids and adults alike.

I’ve had a few people ask about ideas for the canvas tags/patches in the kit. As you can see above, I did a half flower in the Explore layout. You can also see some like these:

at the Pink Paislee site with instructions on how to make them found here:
http://pinkpaislee.com/2009/09/wacky-wednesday-turning-canvas-patches-into-flowers/

Another idea is to use them for a small notebook cover. Similarly, I am doing a Thanksgiving/gratitude mini album which is below. I xyroned the canvas patch on and I think it works well for the cover of it.

Hope you like what you have seen so far and will feel inspired to get The Road Home kit for yourself and preserve some memories that will last a lifetime!

P.S.

Don’t forget that with a full kit purchase, you will receive our Sketch Duets–that is 2 sketches to jumpstart your creativity that are exclusive to Scrapbooker’s Club House!

By Heather R.

Supplies:

patterned papers and cardstock that match – i used 3 patterns and 2 solids
large playing cards – mine are 5 x 7. Heidi Swapp makes some or you could use light weight chipboard cut to size ribbon
binder rings or something else to bind things – ribbon would work
glue stick or mod podge
scissors/exacto knife
alphas – i used thickers, but chipboard would be good too
embellishments that coordinateYou know those jointed happy birthday banners you can buy in the store? Well, I’m gonna show you how I make my own, using jumbo playing cards as the base. You can customize the colors and embellish to match your party perfectly! And everyone loves a homemade touch.  If there aren’t any parties in your future, how about a welcome banner for your living room? Or maybe a smaller version for your kids bedroom door? You could even plan ahead and make one that says Merry Christmas or Happy Thanksgiving. The sky’s the limit!

First I sanded the cards. Mine are right about 5×7. This got a bit messy, but was easily cleaned up with a damp cloth.
 

Next I covered one side of the card with glue stick and attached it to patterned paper for the back of the card. Then I sat on them. Really. It’s true. See, the heat and pressure helps the papers bond. Really. I learned it from Donna D. Now, if you’re using mod podge, I don’t recommend the sitting thing.
 

After I had all the playing cards backed, I cut them out. I used a total of 5.
 

Then you need to cover the other side. I used 2 different solids, and alternated them.
 

I then took the 3 that would have the message and added a little contrasting color to the background and added the letters. I used stickers for this and overlapped them, mostly because birthday didn’t fit otherwise.
 

I added the eyelets to the corners 1/2″ from both edges and used ribbon to tie the cards together. The ribbon is the only thing I measured. It was a little over 6″ long.
 

And after adding a little embellishment and doodling to the word cards and decorating the end cards with party themed stuff (this is for dd’s high school musical party), it’s all done.
 

Here is a couple closeups of the end cards.



Have fun!

Check out this sketch and interpretation by our wonderful sketch designer Katie Turner:

Now it’s your turn! Enter your layout into our Blog Sketch contest folder which can be found here. Don’t forget to put your NAME and the words BLOG SKETCH #26 in the subject line. The lucky winner will receive an envie of goodies courtesty of Scrapbooker’s Club House!

Deadline: September 30th, 2009

I look forward to seeing your entries!!

In honor of Scrapbooker’s Club House 5th anniversary and as a thank you to our customers, we are having a HUGE sale! You can find items all over the store from 10% all the way to 70% off! This sale will run for one week only and will end Thursday Sept. 24th.

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