Art Journaling with Shari Carroll: 2024 “To Love”
Happy 2024, everyone!!! It’s Shari here with the first entry of my 2024 art journal. After much consideration, I’ve chosen to use circle dies as my base for the year. I’m using the Simon Says Stamp Nested circles and the outer edge of this entry measures 4″. This size will allow me to use my embossing folders, die cuts and even sewing as I move forward with my projects. I’ll be securing these at the top using the Simon Says Stamp Ring Clip.
My first entry is my wish for 2024. To LOVE! I had a few curiosities that I decided to experiment with. First, do the Tim Holtz Glazes allow the glimmer of the Sparkle Kraft stock to remain after embossing? I got my answer, yes they do!! A nice surprise happened when the Speckled Egg glaze grabbed a bit of the gold paper color and turned it a beautiful green. This fits the organic look I was going for so I was thrilled!
My second curiosity was to figure out how to make a see-thru shaker element. I achieved this by using acetate on the front and back champagne flutes and adding more layers in between until I had the desired height for the sequins to be sandwiched.
If you’d like to see how these techniques are done, check out my video below.
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5 Ways to GET ORGANIZED in Your Craft Space! Studio Monday with Nina-Marie
Hey there friends, its Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! We’re kicking off the new year with some organizational ideas to freshen your crafty space and help you meet those goals for 2024. Check out all of these fun and simple ideas!
Re-inker Storage
Our Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks are available in re-inkers so you can keep your pads primed for perfect stamping—but what’s the best way to store these beautiful bottles? An easy solution is to use Tim Holtz’s Multi-Storage Tin! The tin comes with two inserts, one of which works perfectly for holding up to 24 bottles of our Pawsitively Saturated Re-inkers.
For All the Things: Pawsitively Everything Clear Pockets and Storage Boxes
Our Simon exclusive Clear Pockets and Storage Boxes is the perfect, multi-use organizational system for smaller sized products. If you use a lot of gem stickers and sticker embellishments, the Clear Pockets are a convenient method for sorting and storing different sheets. The pockets have a flap to keep anything inside secure. And the pockets fit perfectly inside our Storage Boxes so you can store all of your gems and stickers together in one place! If you have a lot of embellishments, you could also label the boxes for different types and styles.
These storage options are also super handy for adhesives! I like to sort our Simon Says Stamp foam squares by type into Clear Pockets (of which I label), and then store all of them together within a Storage Box. It keeps them all together but while I’m crafting I’m able to easily distinguish which kind I am looking for.
Scrap Sorting
If you like holding on to all those scraps of paper but have trouble figuring out the best way to organize them, you should try THIS! Our Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Mesh Bags and Ring Clip offer a colorful but functional way to keep your scraps. Because they are large enough to hold 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets of paper, you have all the room you need inside to hold any sized scrap of leftover cardstock! Use the rainbow of bags to sort your scraps—when you are crafting, the visual guide will help you find the color of cardstock you’re looking for in no time at all!
Envelopes for Ephemera
Our Simon exclusive Storage Envelopes are a multi-functional option for storing a lot of different products (such as Tim Holtz cling stamps). I find they also work great for organizing my different packs of ephemera. The envelopes can hold an entire package of ephemera (sometimes even more than 1 pack depending on how large it is). And the flap closure keeps me from losing even the smaller bits and pieces. You can also label these if you’d like, or keep the original packaging inside for reference as I do.
All of these simple solutions are very effective ways to step up your organizational game this year and refreshen your craft space! Be sure to watch the video below for additional details!
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