Friday, August 14, 2009

Make Chipboard Shapes S-T-R-E-T-C-H!

Happy Friday to you! I have a tutorial/tip to share with you today. This is a Thrifty Thursday technique I did for Urban Anthology using the August Tea for Two kit (3 left).

This is a really fun, shabby technique. Have you ever bought chipboard shapes and thought to yourself, "I wish there was more than one of this flower?"
Or . . . "I really love this chipboard mini-album, but I just don't make mini-albums that often."
Well, then I do have an idea for you!

I received this cute Maya Road flower mini-album in a kit I purchased. I'm not really a mini-album kind of gal, so I decided to use the flowers as accents on my page!

I cut off one sheet from the album and then soaked the chipboard flower in water for a minute.



Next I pulled the layers apart, so I had several flowers. Maya Road album pages are particularly thick, so I was able to get FIVE multi-layered flowers from ONE page!!! WOW!!!
Next I scrunched them up and shaped them and dried them with my heat gun. Here is what they look like.



I painted two of them with White Distress Paint (one is in the top left of the previous photo) and then coated them with a layer of Hi Ho Silver Blingz by Shimmerz.
Layer some other flowers and embellishments on top, and you have a darling flower embellishment for several pages! Yippeee!!! Love that!




And here is my page with my flower accent! Have fun! Just think of the possibilities!!! Cool!

22 comments:

  1. Great idea Jana! Mind if I borrow it :-)

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  2. That is SUCH a good idea! I've already torn out some pages from that same mini album, so this is perfect for the remaining pages! I love the way it looks, too! You are a genius! :)

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  3. great idea - those lo's are stunning :)

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  4. Great idea
    thanks for sharring

    your lo are beautiful

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  5. beautiful, Jana!!!! love that idea!

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  6. So cool! Love, love, love those layouts.

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  7. Just brilliant! I love the way the flowers look layered under the other flower embellishments!

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  8. What a GREAT idea!!!! And of course your LO's are just beautiful!!!!

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  9. What a cool idea! Your pages are just gorgeous. Really clever what you did to those chipboard flowers!

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  10. That is very very cool!! What a great idea, and very thrifty (LOVE that)

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  11. u are such a clever girl! the finished product is gorgeous! u are so talented jana!

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  12. Your blog is wonderful. You are an artist who will inspire me. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!

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  13. I would have never thought of putting a mini album in water! but I do like the grungy feel of the result with the peeling that happens! Very cool!

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  14. I love this idea. So creative. I think I will give it a try. Thanks

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  15. Hiya. Love your work. Originally discovered you via CK I think. Do you have a gallery somewhere where I can look at all your layouts in one place? You are soooooooooooo inspirational ;-D

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  16. What a wonderful idea and a lovely layout!

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  17. Hello Jana
    Je découvre votre blog et j'adore vos créations,un pur bonheur pour les yeux
    Bravo

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  18. This is really, really cool! I must try that!

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  19. are you not just cool as as all get out girl. I never thought to tear up a mini album but then i make tons of them thangs lol. this is just too dadgum cuuuttteee. (and i love that picture on that layout too by the way. precious page girlfriend. love it!

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