Design Team Mon...er....Thursday!

Yeah, it's not Monday anymore.  In fact, the week is just about done.  Blame it on the busy season, I guess.  I had every intention of creating this post on Monday but while I wasn't looking the week passed me by and now it is Thursday.  Well, here it is for your enjoyment now!  :)

For this month's Technique Challenge we are going to work with our Product of the Month - Ranger Accents. We are adding paper pieced elements to our layouts and then using the Accents to highlight them further!

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Michele

Paper piecing is so much fun to do. There are all kinds of designs on the internet but you can also use colouring pages like I did here. I included the image if you want to try this swallow, it is easy to do, it only has 11 pieces. And covering it with Glossy Accent made it so fancy!!

Of course I had to use Crackled Accent on the clock... I know not all old clocks are broken but it looks so great with that medium, I just can't help myself! lol

 

The keys were fun to do as well; These plastic shapes are designed to be lacquered. They look like they are made of copper because of their colour but really, they are plastic and well designed!! They have a little ring on the leys for example, that you use to hold your piece while you add the Accents on them and once it's dry, you cut off that little ring with scizors. I did a white one last week on my sketch double layout and on this layout, there is a black one made with Enamel Accent and also a clear one made with Glossy Accent.

Paper: TPC Studio - Memory Lane paper collection and Bazzill cardstock

Inks: Coffee Bean Chalk ink and black pigment ink pen

Other mediums: Glossy Accent, Crackle Accent and black Enamel Accent

Ornaments: One TPC Studio - Memory Lane Sticker, a paper clock, 2 plastic keys, black zipper 

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Tracey

For this challenge, I decided to do a different take on the paper piecing thing. I actually used QuicKutz dies and then covered them with these mediums. The heart is covered with Crackle Accents and the apples as well as the words "apple" and "eyes" are covered in Glossy Accents. These mediums work wonderfully with die cuts to help them pop off the page.

Supplies:

Let's Eat collection by TPC Studio

Bazzill cardstock

QuicKutz fonts (License Plate & Moonlight)

QuicKutz dies (ribbon slot & apple)

Jillibean Soup flowers

American Crafts ribbon

Maya Road zipper trim

brads from my stash 

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Julie

Products Used:

TPC paper - Winter Whites

Ribbon and felt snowflake

Snowflake brads

Ranger Glossy Accents

Diamond Dust

Maya Road Zipper

Letters - Misc.

Misc. cardstock, doily and pearls

Design Team Monday!

It's a new week and a new month! 

Can you believe that December is here?!?! 

I am not a fan of winter but I am definitely looking forward to Christmas!!

A new month also means a new Product of the Month!

This month is all about the Ranger Accents - Glossy, Crackle & Enamel!  These fabulous products are perfect for adding finishing touches to your projects!  And for this month only, they are yours for $5.99 each.

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Michele

Well, you all know how fond I am of my precious Glossy Accent.... I'm so fond of it and I know how much it resists to heat, I use it for glue all the time!!! On top of incorporating it to all kinds of projects, as you have seen on my previous layouts; I love the stuff for its beautiful glass like effect. Oh JOY this month!!!!!!!!! I had so much fun making this layout and my TPC Studio - Memory Lane paper collection is perfect for the Glossy!!!!!

I'm in Heaven!! Now, this is for the patient scrapbooker because you need to apply the Glossy or the Crackled or the Enamel Accents and then LET DRY overnight. But the reward for your patience is a luxurious shiny texture on your papers, you can make your own fancy ornaments or use it directly on your background, it's really fun! If you apply it thick like I do (not so much with the Enamel that is more liquid, but with the Glossy and the Crackled Accents), you can minimize the wavyness of the paper when it dries by glueing cardstock leftovers behind your paper before applying the Accents. In other words: Double your base before applying the Accents in a thick coat. That's what I did here and see, it's not too wavy at all.

And you can do fine detail with it of course, do the little needle trick I showed you with using Stickles, the Glossy/Crackled/Enamel Accents are the same as Stickles in their application.

Paper: TPC Studio - Memory Lane paper collection, Bazzill & textured brown cardstock

Inks: Midnight Black Chalk ink

Other mediums: Glossy Accents for the title on top of the layout, the key ornament etc..), Crackle Accents for the clocks and black Enamel Accents around the background frame

Ornaments: TPC Studio - Memory Lane Sticker, brown lace, Prima flowers, eyelets, a punched in cork butterfly and one homemade Stickles ornament

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Julie

I wanted to do a monochromatic layout with this line as my papers are quite pale. I started with white cardstock and spritzed it with blue homemade glimmer mist. Then I layered the papers, frame and snowflakes. I used the Glossy Accents Enamel on some of the snowflakes and also on the chipboard snowman. I also stamped some flourishes and used the enamel to outline those as well. I placed some blue cardstock circles under the letter stickers to make them standout a bit more.

Products used:

TPC paper and letter stickers (Winter Whites)

Glossy Accents, Glossy Accents Enamel (black and white)

Misc. snowflakes

Misc. chipboard snowman, pearls, white frame and blue and white cardstock

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Tracey

I have to say that these products are lots of fun to play with and add little finishing touches to your layouts. I had used Glossy Accents many times before but I had never used the other ones as yet.

Supplies:

TPC Studio - Let's Eat

Bazzill cardstock

QuicKutz fonts (Chicago, Moonlight)

Jillibean Soup corrugated heart & flowers

Glossy Accents

Crackle Accents

Enamel Accents

Chipboard Photo Turn

Flower brads

Border Punch - scallop

Crackle Accents - I took a chance and put some on this pie die cut and was very happy with the results. It is hard to see in the picture but it really gave it a realistic pie crust look.

Enamel Accents - I covered this photo turn with the white Enamel and love the glossy look it gave it.

Glossy Accents - These are a long-time fave of mine. I added some to the corrugated heart and the "Sweet" letters to give them a little extra pop.

I hope we have provided you with some inspiration!