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FOCUS ON : Fancy Pants Designs Brag Pads with Nicole

I tend to be a nervous scrapbooker. I get a brand new sheet of 12x12 paper and I get a little scared to make that first cut.  For this reason the Fancy Pants Designs Brag Pads are perfect for me since they come in a smaller, manageable (less scary) size.

I chose papers from the Etcetera, Down by the Shore, Trend Setter,and Swagger lines for this layout of my eldest son.  The colors work so well and made putting this layout together quick and easy.

 

I staggered the papers along the top of my layout and used one as my title block.

 

The ‘just a note tag’, photo frame, and small area where I placed the date are all elements cut from the Brag Pads.  

 

Etcetera Brag Pad / Etcetera Decorative Bags / Swagger Brad Pad / Swagger Ephemera Pack / Swagger Paper Debonair / Swagger Paper Success / Swagger Rubons / Swagger Sticker Fundamentals / Down by the Shore Brag Pad / Trend Setter Brag Pad

Along with my layout, I created this colorful birthday card.  I picked papers from Trendsetter and Park Bench Brag Pads.  

 

Trend Setter Brag Pad / Park Bench Brag Pad / Etcetera Brag Pad / Trend Setter Sticker Fundamentals / Park Bench Decorative Tags 

I had fun creating with these little Brag Pads..  They contain patterned papers, design elements, and papers that can be used as titles all perfectly sized for you next project.  

1 Product, 2 Ways: Wave Searcher Chipboard Pieces

I love finding creative ways to use scrapbooking product. The Wave Searcher Chipboard Pieces are great used simply they way they come. They are adhesive-backed and are a quick and easy way to spice up a layout or project. But, when I was asked to used this product for this 1 Product, 2 Ways post, I put my creative thinking cap on and tried some fun things with them.

Front Yard Surf by Amy Peterman

This first project is a simple way to use the Chipboard Pieces as a "kicked up" embellishment. I punched holes into one of the arrow chipboard pieces, as well as a couple of the tiny flowers. I then threaded the little flowers onto the arrow with some jute. I like how they almost look like little "charms" and they add a fun dimension to the page as they dangle.

I also applied some Wave Searcher Rub-ons onto and behind another one of the arrows. I love how rub-ons can go almost anywhere!



Here's a couple more detail shots of my layout... Gosh, I love the Wave Searcher collection!

 

The second way I used one of the Wave Searcher Chipboad Pieces was to create a tag for our family beach bag. I used a clear embossing powder to add a durable finish to this tag that will hopefully get lots of use this summer! :-)

Beach Bag Tag by Amy Peterman

Fancy Pants Supples:
Wave Searcher: Chipboard Pieces
Wave Searcher: Shovel patterned paper
Wave Searcher: Glitter Cuts
Childish Things: Alpha Stickers
Wave Searcher: Ribbon and/or binder ring

other:
Beach Bag Tag Art download
watermark ink pad
clear embossing powder
heat tool
heavy duty hole punch

Instructions:
1. Download and print out the Beach Bag Tag Art onto the "B" side of the Wave Searcher: Shovel patterned paper. Apply Childish Things Alpha Stickers.

2. Peel off backing on "Soak Up The Sun" Chipboard Piece and apply to patterned side of Shovel paper. Tip: Hold the Chipboard Piece behind the paper and up to the light for postitioning before sticking it in place.


3. Trim away excess paper with a craft knife.


4. Using a watermark stamp pad, stamp all over "back side" of your tag, to completely cover in ink.


5. While the ink is still wet, cover with clear embossing powder and shake off excess.




6. Using a heat tool, heat embossing powder until all is melted.


I love the look this gives! It almost looks like beach glass—how perfect for a beach bag! ...And the clear finish will help protect it!


7. For the "front side" of your tag, repeat steps 4-6, but while you are heating the embossing powder and before it cools, carefully press a few flowers from the Wave Searcher Glitter Cuts set into the melted powder.


8. Punch a hole in one edn of your tag and attache to your beach bag with a binder ring or ribbon!

9. Enjoy your summer!

I hope you have enjoyed my take on using the Wave Searcher Chipboard Pieces. I hope I've inspired you. Have you ever come up with a creative way for using one of Fancy Pants Designs' products? Please post it on the Fancy Pants Designs Facebook Page. I'd love to see it!

-Amy Peterman

1 Product, 2 Ways: Summer Soul Chipboard Banners

Banners continue to be all the rage in the scrapbooking world. Fancy Pants Designs answers this market demand with their Chipboard Banners! In one package, we get several different shapes of small banners that match the paper collection perfectly. The most obvious way of using these chipboard banners are indeed to use them as banner pieces. However, there are other ways to put this versatile product to use.



In this first layout, I created a scalloped border at the bottom of the page with the semi-circle banner pieces in the Summer Soul: Chipboard Banners.



I also added medium sized Fancy Pants Designs buttons to enhance dimension with another layer. Additional chipboard circles also accent the title of the layout. This will serve as a cover page of a vacation album.



In the second layout for the same vacation album, I used the pendant chipboard pieces and used them as puzzle pieces. I cut one light blue piece into halves with exacto knife and altogether the six pieces create an interesting visual rectangle. Again, I accent the chipboard pieces with Fancy Pants Designs buttons. Me thinketh the buttons and chipboard pieces should live happily ever after! :)


 
I must say that how perfect the Summer Soul collection is for a tropical vacation album, especially for a mother with two girls! I hope you have found a couple of new ways to use the chipboard banner pieces, they are super fun and uber versatile!

-Jing-Jing Nickel

1 Product, 2 Ways: Childish Things Filter Embellishments

Hi everyone. Today, I'm going to share with you two projects that I have created using Filter Embellishments from the Childish Things collection. I love the versatility of the Fancy Pants Filter Embellishments!

 
My first project uses two filter embellishments as a circle patterned for its background and a photo mat. You can cut them into a desired shape. I used them as the main embellishment on my page. They give a lighter touch on your layout.







I made two gorgeous flowers form the biggest filter embellishments for the second projects. They are so soft and easy to fold. I had attached my filter flowers on my card to give dimension.




 
I hope you have enjoyed these projects!

-Yuki Shimada

1 Product, 2 Ways: Childish Things Stamps

Hi there! Did you know that each of the new releases from Fancy Pants now has its very own collection of co-ordinating stamps?


Today, I'm going to share with you two projects that I have created using a couple of the wonderful new stamps from the Childish Things collection.


My first project is a peg board/note board which I created for my 5 year old goddaughter (aka as my Lil Princess). Like all little (and big) girls out there she loves anything and everything to do with Princesses, so I couldn't resist using the sweet little Princess stamp on my project.


I covered three clothes pegs with strips of patterned paper before adding a paper rosette to each.
To complete each peg, I added a stamped Princess which had been clothed with dresses cut from scraps of patterned paper. I had initially thought that I might create fridge magnets by adding magnetic strips to the reverse of the pegs—however sitting on my workbench was a piece of thick chipboard and I soon found myself using it to take my idea one step further!
 
The chipboard piece was covered with patterned papers from the Childish Things collection. Before attaching the finished pegs, I popped two brads through from the reverse side of the board and threaded them with twine to create a hanging mechanism. The pegs were then secured to the board using a hot glue gun.

 
The lower half of the board is home to a file folder which creates a special place for my god-daughter to safely store notes and keepsakes.
 
With a BMX mad teenager in my house I just knew I had to use the bike stamp on my second project. (My son has his eye on the stamp, but I have hidden it safely from his grasp as I know its a stamp which I will use many times over!!)

 
Using Stazon, I stamped the image onto a piece of cardstock and when dry used Stickles to outline parts of the image.

 
I wanted my stamped image to tie in with the Glitter Cuts accent which had been layered beneath the cut Filter Paper pieces.
 
Don't forget to drop by the Fancy Pants Face Book page and share your Fancy Pants stamped projects with us—we'd love to see them.

-Tracie Hudson

1 Product, 2 Ways: Childish Things Cards patterned paper

Hi everyone! Today, I am showing you a couple of my favorite ways to use the Fancy Pants card papers. No collection is complete without a piece of patterned paper that is compiled of journaling spots and cute cards to cut up! They're instant creativity starters and focal points. Sometimes, I use them as is, sometimes I layer them up, and sometimes I cut them apart to use parts as embellishments. Today, you'll see projects and cards cut from the adorable Childish Things collection. 



My first project uses one of the cards in a pretty traditional way: as a color blocked journaling spot. The theme of my page was about color so I was drawn to the rainbow of stripes on this card. The little bikes were just a bonus for a boy page! The size of the card somewhat dictated my design so I decided to block the areas around it with other rectangles of paper to make one solid horizontal line. Printed journaling strips help the font stand out from the card background.





My second project really lets the card I used stand on its own. The cards printed with a sentiment are great for this! I drew my color choices right from the card as well. I used the star transparency as a clear front and popped the sentiment card with foam tape so it had some dimension. Some chipboard details, a little twine and a coordinating button were all it took to complete this. I really love how easily this came together because of the card paper!







So you can see that these are two very different projects. Both from the Childish Things collection and both using the cards patterned paper but they have different colors, vibes, and uses for the cut cards.  The card papers are always the first thing I reach for when I am stuck for card inspiration or when I need a perfectly coordinating area for journaling. Love them!

-Jess Mutty

 

1 Product, 2 Ways: Be You Transparencies

Hiya scrappy friends! I love the versatility of the Fancy Pants transparencies. They are fabulously thick which makes them perfect for 'non-scrappy' projects too. Today, I am pleased to be able show you x2 completely different ways of using the transparencies from the Be You collection.

My first project is a x4 folded gift 'box' made entirely of a piece of a single folded 12x12" transparency. No skill involved here & perfect for any type of small gift. You guys are so great that I have a FREEBIE download for you. I have created x2 versions of this box for you as a SVG & Studio file format for cutting on your Silhouette. Click on the image below or click here for :the download link:

1) Cut your 'box' pattern out manually or using your die cutting machine from the flocked Be You transparency.
2) Score along fold lines.
3) Assemble & decorate.



For my second project using Be You printed transparency, I made a cute journal for my daughter to take with her to school.



1) Cut yourself a selection of pages using journal cards, patterned paper, transparency off cute from your box project & even envelopes.
2) Assemble with the printed transparency from the Be You collection as the cover.
2) Secure with clips & machine stitch through centre of the pages to secure.
3) Decorate with Be You chipboard & rub-ons.
4) Tie with jute to keep closed.



I hope you have enjoyed the tutorials & download. Remember to upload your creative Fancy Pants projects to our Facebook page for us all to see & comment on.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Kim Watson

1 Product, 2 Ways: Be You Glitter Cuts

Today, I wanted to share a couple of different ways to use the Glitter Cuts from the Be You Collection. The Glitter Cuts pack includes many different designs all on a transparency sheet. They are easy to punch out from the sheet, and can easily be cut to create your own unique embellishments.

First, I created a scrapbook page with a simple glitter flower cut. I used it as the main embellishment on my page. I do love taking a pre-made embellishment, and changing it up a bit to make it my own. In this instance, I cut the top of the flower, and cut the inside of the bloom using an exacto knife. It does have a pretty blue pattern in the inside, but in this case I wanted it to be open in the middle. Also, because I cut the top of the flower off, I am now able to position it in a different way onto my page. I also love that the cuts have a glitter finish to them, without the "actual" glitter.

For my second project, I embellished a mason jar using the same Glitter Cuts. Mason jars seem to be a hot trend right now, and I think they make for the perfect container to tuck in cookies, or a special treat. Who would not want to receive this adorable jar? The Be You collection is full of bold designs, and vibrant color. I began with cutting a strip of the patterned paper, and placed it in the inside of the jar. The glitter hearts are perfect embellishments to add dimension to the outside of the jar ... The Glitter Cuts can be cut, and they are so easy to punch through. I punch a small hole, and tied the large glitter heart from string. I love tags, and the glitter cuts are perfect hanging from this jar. I did tuck in one small heart in there as well, for one last finishing detail.





I hope that you are inspired to use Fancy's Glitter Cuts, and make them your own!

-Suzanne Sergi

1 Product, 2 Ways: Saint Nick Ribbon

With the holidays approaching, I love coming up with special cards for close family members that we're not able to actually visit. I'll be the first to admit that only a few people on our holiday card list receive handmade cards—creating and assembling the number we would need to send to everyone would just add stress to my holiday that I'm not willing to take on! I DO love sending them to family members that I know will appreciate the time and effort that I take. I know they understand, and that makes it special to both them and me!

Today, I wanted to showcase a couple of different ways to use the Saint Nick ribbon to create a couple of embellishments.

I used them to create cards, but it would be super easy to use the same technique to create an embellishment for a canvas, project or layout! You will need to be able to stitch either by hand or with a machine to create both of these.

Ribbon Loop Christmas Tree:
Begin by taking the printed twill ribbon from the Saint Nick ribbon pack and cutting 6 pieces that are roughly 3.5" long. Fold each one over to create a loop and stitch across the open end.


I created a card base that was 5"x7" to put my tree on, and chose a tag piece to use as the trunk before layering my ribbon loops. Once the trunk is adhered in the center on the bottom edge, lay 3 of the ribbon loops across, angling slightly to the center. I chose to layer my center piece over the top of the two edge pieces. It looked more balanced to me. Using a liquid adhesive that's good for ribbon, adhere just the top edge of the ribbon loop. This will allow the ribbon to puff out a bit on the paper.


Create the middle layer by laying two ribbon loops across the center, again angling toward the middle. Adhere again just at the top edge. You should start to see your tree shape at this point.


Add the final loop to the top in the center, adhere just the top edge. Embellish with a star at the top, and buttons for ornaments!

Ribbon Wreath:
To create the ribbon wreaths, start by cutting a 12" piece of the printed twill, and a 15" piece of the striped grosgrain. Either using a sewing machine, or by hand, stitch along the top edge using the longest stitch your machine will make by setting it to the largest number. This will create a gathering stitch.


When you're finished stitching, pull just the bottom thread (the single thread if you've handstitched), until you have it gathered enough to create a circle. Once you've pulled it tight enough, tie off the ends and clip the threads.



Create a 7"x5" card base, and apply a circle of liquid adhesive that's made for fabric/ribbon in the center. Adhere the grosgrain ribbon to the circle of adhesive, overlapping the ends. Apply another circle of glue just inside the ribbon circle, and adhere the printed twill. Finish with a bow tied from twine, and a sentiment in the center!




These are a couple of fun ways to create embellishments for your cards or layouts this holiday season!

-Leah Farqharson

1 Product, 2 Ways: Oct. 31 Elements Stickers

I’ve been creating with the Element Stickers from the Oct. 31 line this week. I love finding different ways of using the same product. So when I got asked to use the Element Stickers in 2 ways I knew instantly what I was going to do.
I really have used the one product in 2 ways.

 

 

 

 

First of all I made this LO here.

 
I’ve used the patterned papers from the October 31 line as my base. I wanted to use the Element Stickers but give them a bit of life. Stickers are great, but can appear flat sometimes. So I’ve stuck these on to black card and then cut around to show a black edge. Some of the stickers I’ve just stuck down using double sided tape and some of them with 3d foam tape. I like seeing the variation of heights. You can see a close up here. The stickers now pop!

 
 Now I am left with a sticker sheet looking like this.
 


There are empty spaces where I have used some of the stickers on my first project. It’s the empty spaces that I’m now going to use on my next LO.

I have carefully cut around the used stickers. You can see the outline of where the sticker has been removed. This is where I have cut and this then gives me a new sticker. I’ve lightly placed this sticker onto the LO and then misted over it. The sticker can then be lifted and you are then left with this effect. They make perfect masks for misting.

 
I used some of the stickers from the ‘off to school’ collection. I separated these banners, stuck them onto white card and cut them out. By punching two holes into each flag I’ve been able to thread some twine through and turn them into a string of bunting. They’ve been stuck down with 3d foam tape.

 
I also used a part on the scalloped edge border sticker to stick on the page and mist over. This gives a great effect. The sticker can still be used. I ended up using it on the bottom of the first LO above. The mist has given it a great shimmery look.
Here is the finished LO.

It really is possible to use the one sheet of Element Stickers in 2 ways : )

-Lisa Saunders