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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

Fancy This: Desktop Photo Display

With February being the month of LOVE I thought I’d create a keepsake gift for my son to give to his school yard sweetheart. Initially I had thought that a mini book would be a fun project to create but once I opened up a pack of Fancy Pants Chipboard Banners, I had a “light bulb moment” and set to work creating this fun desktop photograph display project.

Fancy Pants Supplies:
Artist Edition: Chipboard Banners - Triangle
Love Story: XOXO patterned paper
Love Story: Love Always patterned paper
Love Story: All My Heart patterned paper
Love Story: Cards patterned paper
Love Story: Sweet patterned paper
Love Story: Strips patterned paper
Love Story: Be Mine patterned paper
Love Story: Truly patterned paper
Love Story: Element Stickers
Artist Edition: Chipboard Alphas
 
Other Supplies:
bakers twine
pearl gems
masking tape




To create the photograph base, use masking tape to secure three of the chipboard banner triangle pieces together.



Cut 1 inch strips of patterned paper and secure along the seams and the base of the project. Cut three triangles from patterned paper, using a spare chipboard triangle as a template. Carefully trim away ½ inch from the bottom of each of the patterned paper triangles and then adhere to the chipboard photograph stand.





Decorate each side using patterned paper, sticker accents and chipboard alphas.

I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for dropping by the Fancy Pants blog today.



-Tracie Hudson

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Pocket Chick Spotlight: Nic Howard

Hi all, I’m Nic Howard coming to you from New Zealand and I’m thrilled to be joining the Fancy Pants team! I’ve been a fan of Fancy Pants forever, some of my favourite products include the 12 x 12 stamps sets and the Creative Cards—that shows just how long I’ve been a fan, right?!! I’m a long time scrapbooker, around 13 years now. I have plenty of photos to scrap with a fabulous hubby, three amazing kids and a pesky new puppy to run around after. That’s plenty to be inspired by, right?!
 
Q: What is your favorite Fancy Pants product?
A: I’ve mentioned I’ve loved Fancy Pants for a long time but some of my recent loves include the Happy Together collection from a few seasons ago—love the blues and I’m not going to stop using it in a hurry!

Q: What kind of scrapper would you consider yourself to be?
A: I’d describe my style as kinda shabby and perhaps romantic, but on the other hand I enjoy changing things up and can throw in a graphic or very different page as well. One thing that never changes is my love for layers of papers and clusters of embellishments.

 
Q: What is the most unique topic/photos that you have scrapbooked?
A: I released a book in 2007 about scrapbooking the everyday and it was full of pages that weren’t typical topics. It featured everything from the last banana in the fruit bowl, to my daughter’s tantrums to the moss growing on my car! Creating projects for that book was one of my favourite times of my scrapbooking career and my albums are full of quirky pages because of it!
 
Q: If someone was to walk into your scrap room/area right now, what would they find?
A: Right now I have the coolest garage sale purchase sitting on my office bench! I happened to I found the best little manual typewriter while out this morning, really similar to the one I had 30 years ago! It was in fabulous condition and it types beautifully! $5 well spent and I used it to do the journaling in my layout today. I love cool finds like that!
 
Q: What are some other hobbies you enjoy?
A: I’m a fitness fanatic—if I’m not working, travelling or teaching scrapbooking, looking after the kids or the family business, I’m at the gym. It’s not always been this way, those that know me from years ago are probably laughing at the concept of me even putting on running shoes. I’m real proof of how people can change!

Q: Share something quirky about yourself.
A: I put my footwear on sock shoe, sock shoe... most people don’t. Think about it... are you sock, sock, shoe, shoe... or are you like me? Got ya thinking now, huh?!
 
Q: Is there anything else you’d like to share about yourself?
A: Perhaps I should share the answer to one of the questions I’m often asked.  Is Nic short for Nicole?  Nope.  It’s short for Nicola.  But pronounced the English way—go on... say this out loud.. Nic-uh-luh. I’m not a Nicole and I’m not a Ni-cola. Nic has been easier for a long time!
 
I’m looking forward to creating more for the Fancy Pants blog, thanks for stopping by!


-Nic Howard

Product Spotlight: Be You Rub-ons

 Be Healthy by Jing-Jing Nickel
Welcome back! It's already Wednesday again and that means it Product Spotlight time! This week Jing-Jing, Jodi and myself have been busy creating with the new Be You Rub-ons. Jing-Jing starts us off with her beautiful project above. Here is what she has to say about these fun rub-ons.

"My absolute most favorite embellishments are rub-ons and stickers because for the first 8 years that I scrapbooked, I did only flat pages. It took a lot of therapy but I conquered my fear of 3-d embellishments. However, my love for rub-ons have never waned: if I'm not using them, I'm collecting them. In the case of the Be You rub-ons, I cut up the long strip of 'Be You' and used them as five individual pieces on my page. My page is mostly rectangles and lines, so I decided to create little circles around these rub-on pieces by hand-stitch circles around them. I also cut up the three connecting circle rub-ons and used them as individual pieces on the page. Just a little tip, Fancy Pants rub-ons are opaque, so they cover up the background very well!"





Here's Jodi's sweet layout...

Sisters by Jodi Sanford

"I chose to do this super simple layout for my project--not only for timesake {as I know you can all relate with}, but also for the simplistic, yet unique look it gave to my photo--highlighting it perfectly!  I LOVE these rub-ons and I especially love the BE YOU text part with the many color options!  I thought it finished off my simple layout perfectly by adding a touch of design and text right onto my photo.  Using rub-ons is a great way to cover up blank spots on a page and even right on your photos!"  ---Jodi

 

And I created this little tin to give as a gift at Easter time. I used the Be You Rub-ons in several spots—directly on the tin, on a paper tag, and on one of Fancy Pants' Metal Charms. I love how versatile rub-ons are! They can go almost anywhere!

Easter Tin by Amy Peterman






-Amy Peterman

 

 

Fancy This: Stamping Techniques

Hi Everyone! Have you checked out the new Fancy Pants' stamps? They are so adorable. I’m so excited about these 20, super-cute, clear stamps! I really love them! You’re gonna love them, too! Today, I would like to share with you a card, using some of the new stamps.

Fancy Pants Supplies:
Be You: Be You Stamp
Childish Things: Scallop Heart Stamp
Love story: Affection patterned paper
Wave Searcher: Flocked transparency
Artist Edition: Black Trim
Artist Edition: Filter embellishments
Be You: Filter Embellishements
Beach Babe: Brads

Other Supplies:
glossy paper
white embossing powder
watermark resist pad
die inks
solvent ink
heat tool

Instructions:
First, I’d like to share with you how to create the background.
1. You’ll need a piece of glossy paper for creating this.


2. Ink up your Scallop Heart Stamp with Watermark Ink and stamp the image multiple times on the glossy paper. 


3. Sprinkle white Embossing Powder on the images.


4. Dry with heating tool.


5. Color the surface with your favorite dye inks. I used pink, yellow, orange, and yellow green for this project.


Next, I will share some ideas using the Be You stamp.
1. Ink up the Be You stamp with Solvent ink and stamp the image on the Wave Searcher Flocked Transparency.


2. Stamp another image with pink ink on a piece of paper and cut out the image of the heart.


3. Adhere to the solvent ink image on the flocked transparency with 3D foam. Now you can see the cute pop-up heart image. I love this technique! I have used this technique on my projects.

I used the Mixed Flowers stamp from Be You collection and the pop-up heart technique on this project,too.



I will show another tip using the Be You stamp. I wanted a colorful image for this project, so I colored the clear stamp directly with blue, yellow and pink COPIC makers.





I hope you enjoyed these projects!

-Yuki Shimada

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

Product Spotlight: Be You Stamps

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day surrounded by those you love! I spent the evening in with my wonderful hubby and my two girlies. We snuggled on the sofa and watched a movie together. I couldn't think of a better way to spend love-day!! :-)

Today, Piradee and I are showing you a couple fun projects that using the new Be You Stamps! I've always loved FP stamps and these are no exception! These designs are super cute and the perfect size for so many projects!

Tags by Piradee Talvanna
Piradee says, "I had a fun time working with the Be You collection and especially these stamps. Not only do they help add the finishing touches on the projects but some of the designs really do take center stage. My favorite has got to be the "Be You" stamp—as the font and the thickness of the letters make them pop right out."

 

Josie's Room by Amy Peterman
I created this door hanger for my youngest daughter. I had her pose with her arms out to her sides when I took this photo, with the idea in mind that I would have her hold a tiny banner. After printing her photo in black and white, I trimmed away the background leaving only her silhouette. I then created a tiny banner with bits and pieces from the Be You collection. I stamped with the tiny heart patterned stamp on one of the small, black, chipboard banner pieces with an opaque white StazOn ink (because of the chipboard's slick surface, StazOn works great). I also created another little banner piece with some of the Be You patterened paper. I machine stitched around the edge of it and stamped with the BE YOU stamp with two different inks, layered on top of each other (dark pink and black).

 

I hope you enjoyed our projects today and that you are inspired to get out those stamps and create! Come back again on Friday for more inspiration. Pocket Chick, Suzanne Sergi with be giving you some great ideas for using our new Be You Glitter Cuts! Oh ... and her ideas are SO CUTE! See ya Friday!

-Amy Peterman

Fancy This: Snowman Canvas

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by the blog today! You may be thinkin' that winter is almost over, but for me (in Colorado) February and March are usually our biggest snow months. In fact we just had a big snow storm. So, I still have winter on the mind. Today, I would like to share with you a home decor piece that I created for winter. 



Fancy Pants Supplies:
Winterland: Snow Peeps patterned paper
Winterland: Chilly patterned paper
Winterland: Below Zero patterned paper
Winterland: Frigid patterned paper
Winterland: Blustery patterned paper
Winterland: Stickers
Artist Edition: Filter Embellishments

Other Supplies:
canvas
paint
ink
floss

Instructions:
1. Start with a blank canvas and add a little bit of paint. I added some blues and greens.

2. Splatter some ink on the background.


3. Add ink circles to canvas. I use a lid and just set it in ink and then "stamp" it on canvas.




4.  Add cut or punched circles of your favorite patterned papers inside the ink circles.


5.  Cut out the ADORABLE snowman from the "Snow Peeps" piece of paper, add those and border stickers to your canvas.

6.  Arrange filters and paper to create an embellishment and add to project.


7.  Add eyes and noses to snowmen. 

-Pamela Young

Pocket Chick Spotlight: Jess Mutty

Hi everyone! I'm excited to introduce myself to you today! I’m a costume designer turned stay at home mom living a bit west of Boston with my math/computer geek husband, our two year old son, three crazy orange cats, and a lot of dust bunnies. I’ve been crafting since I can remember. I've been lucky enough to be a part of many design teams over the years and currently design right here for Fancy Pants, Pink Paislee, Right at Home Scrapbooking, May Arts, and Miss Art's Papercrafting School. My work has been published in many popular scrap magazines and books and I teach classes locally. This hobby is my creative outlet and my therapy!
 

Q: What is your favorite Fancy Pants product?
A: I probably need to go to Alphas Anonymous. So *clearly* my favorite Fancy Pants products has to be the awesome and versatile chipboard alphas. I have them (multiples...gulp) in every color. They are the perfect size!

Q: What is your favorite technique?
A: It seems that I cannot create ANYthing without stitching on it! I have tried, believe me, but it never seems to look finished to me unless I have switched on my sewing machine. I think this has to do with me being a fabric person before I was a paper person.

Q: What is the most unique topic/photos that you have scrapbooked?
A: I began scrapbooking before I was married or had kids so, unlike many scrappers, I had too FEW photos to work with. I have pages dedicated to bread, cupcakes, my camera, and a purse. I also have a page that showcases my best friend pushing my husband in a shopping cart.

Q: If someone was to walk into your scrap room/area right now, what would they find?
A: A complete and utter disaster! It drives me insane to work with too much clutter so I try to clean up after every project but the chaos of CHA work and everyday life has left me a little ... err, behind. My room is a constant work in progress!

Q: What time of day do you usually scrapbook and where? 
A: My little guy goes to daycare three mornings a week, so I tend to try to work during those hours and at nap time. My scrap room is centrally located in the house so I am not locked away and I love it! My room is my favorite place in the house.

Q: Share something quirky about yourself.
A: Just about ALL of me is quirky. I have a house, husband, toddler and another baby on the way and I still feel like I am pretending to be an adult. I've won contests for the Irish jig, speech, acting, rap, and screaming. I love doing laundry. I sometimes eat mint chocolate chip ice cream with caramel sauce, much to the horror of my husband. I pretty much grew up on a boat on the coast of Maine. I don't drink tea OR coffee!
 
Thanks for stopping by and saying "hi" today! I can't wait to have a banner year with Fancy Pants and the rest of the Pocket Chicks!

-Jess Mutty