Clear Scraps new releases and RAK

Haven't had much time for blogging lately - new schedule at work, and trying to get things done for Clear Scraps despite having less time to play.

So here are some of the things I have done.. I have more in the works.

I was really excited when I went into the store and Janet showed me the Clear Scraps atc's! As most of my friends know, I love making these little works of art. They are SO much fun. Each atc pack includes 6 cards... and here is what I did with mine!

This card uses magic mesh, heidi grace heart brad, lace, making memories swak sticker, and heart floral pin. Colored with StazOn ink.

This card was embossed with the Cuttlebug. The red sticker is from Hambly - it was actually applied before the card was embossed. The embossed areas were colored in with Copic Markers. The love stamp was also done with the Cuttlebug on Coredinations paper, which was sanded.

To make this card, I applied three mini heart masks (Heidi Swapp), then colored with StazOn ink. Once it was dry, I removed the masks. The lips and letters are stickers from American Crafts.

This card was colored with Copic Markers using the Copic airbrushing system (which was SOOO much fun!). It was so easy to switch colors, and the black doesn't affect the red marker at all, plus it dries really fast! The "sweet" rubon is from We R Memory Keepers - yoiu apply the rub on, then the flocking - it was not easy to do, but it is pretty neat. The ribbon is from my stash.

The circles on this card and the cupcake sticker were cut from American Crafts paper. I added the ribbon (from Offray) to the sticker. Circle edges were distressed. Rubons from Making Memories.

I stamped the image on this card with StazOn ink. I applied the magic mesh to the inked side to help protect the image. Edges were inked with StazOn. Rubons from Making Memories. Flowers and mini brads from Heidi Grace.

This candy holder was made using the new Clear Scraps banner pieces. I applied one of Tim's masks, and colored with using the Copic air brushing tool. I punched the sides using the Bind-It-All, and stitched the pieces together using Offray ribbons. Added the love rubons and chipboard pieces (from Scrapworks) using Zip Dry. Then I dropped it off at the store. Naturally, I forgot to get a photo of the finished product (Janet sent me this one). The ribbons on the bottom extend for about 12 inches, and in them I tied a variety of plastic hearts (from American crafts), chipboard hearts (from Scrapworks) and acrylic keys (made from Clear Scraps acrylic). {This was the first thing I thought of when I saw the new banner pieces. Now I just have to see if I can figure out how to clean the Copic marker off the mask}.

This mini album was made from the new Clear and Chip line - this one is from Amy's Fashion. The Clear and Chip sets include both a sheet of acrylic, and a sheet of chipboard.

I made this little album first.. the acrylic was embossed with the cuttlebug, then painted on the inside. Most of the paint was wiped away, leaving paint only in the recessed areas. This mini album was bound using the Bind It All. The shoes on the second page are also from the set. Letter stickers are from Thickers.

There is an acrylic page between the two photo pages. The frame is a rub on from Hambly

This card was made using one of the chipboard pieces from the set. It was embossed with the Cuttlebug, painted with metallic pink paint, the raised areas were sanded, then inked with Tim's Distress inks.

The sunglasses on this layout were also from the set. The coolest thing about them is the acrylic is not cut quite the same as the chipboard... so the chipboard frames sit quite nicely on the acrylic. The acrylic pieces were colored with StazOn (saddle brown), and the frames painted with the metallic pink paint. Once they were dry, I glued them together with Zip Dry. {I'll post the whole layout once the journaling is done}.

Post here if you would be interested in winning a Clear and Chips set!

Oh, and if you are looking for some awesome challenges, check out the crop challenges at AMR! I wish I could have played more at the crop this weekend.