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Thursday, May 06, 2010

More Fun with Brads!

I've got more fun brad projects to share with you today! I loved seeing what the Design Team came up with for the theme this week. Here's a fantastic layout from Design Team member Mary Jo...

Supplies: White (71081) – AC Cardstock, Cherry Cowabunga (35108) – Heat Wave Patterned Paper, Blue Sprinkles (42802) – Thickers, Black Apartment (53012) – Thickers, Medium Glitter Brads Primaries (85345) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Primaries (85330) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Pastels (85331) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Brights (85333) - Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Metallic (85334) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads White (85342) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Baby Boy (85338) – Elements, Mini Glitter Brads Baby Girl (85337) – Elements

Mary Jo says: "Try using your brads to outline a shape, sticker or accent on your page. For the star, I simply printed the shape in a Word document, cut it out and attached it to the back of my layout to use as a guideline. You can then use a paper piercer or hole punch to align the placement of your brads, resulting in a well defined shape."

That is such a cute idea. I can see lots of fun shapes like hearts or flowers being made the same way. And check out this cool project from Design Team member Kathy...

Supplies: Aster Phrases (43351) - Minimarks Rub On Transfers, 12 x 12 White (71081)- AC Cardstock, 12 x 12 Raspberry (71019) – AC Cardstock, Tropicals Mini Jewel Brads (85272) – Elements, Letterbox Mini Jewel Brads (85495) – Elements, Botanique Medium Jewel Brads (85232) – Elements, Rose Paper (34845) – Botanique, Opal Paper (34846) – Botanique, Ethel Paper (34848) – Botanique, Patsy Paper (34850) – Botanique, Loretta Paper (34853) – Botanique, Lucille Paper (34854) – Botanique, Dottie Paper (34856) – Botanique, Virginia Paper (34859) – Botanique, Elanor Paper (34862) – Botanique, Gladys Paper (34865) – Botanique, Evelyn Paper (34868) – Botanique

Kathy says: "The Botanique paper is so beautiful, when I started fanning it out, deciding which papers to use, I could see how ‘weaving’ it would work – because the colours all blend so beautifully and the papers have just the right amount of ‘wow’ with their special finishes. So that’s how I started, and the gem brads pick up on the foil finishes in some of the papers. A simple white frame was the perfect finishing touch!"

So gorgeous! I love the look of the paper strips weaved together... such a cool project!

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