Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Back to the Grind


Welp, our long weekend at Aunt Amber's is over. Why does it go so fast???

We had so much fun! Anyone else a day behind? I can't seem to get it straight. I did some cleaning today and was so excited that I cleaned on a Monday. OOPS! Well, still impressive for me on a Tuesday ;)


I wanted to share a tutorial with you that I created for the Scrapdango newsletter. You know me and my wax paper! It seriously is a staple in my scrapbooking arsenal of tools. I use it for so many things, especially for my Cuttlebug.


So..what do you need?
Alpha stickers
Wax Paper
Embossing machine & folder

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Place the letters you want to use in your title on the wax paper....



And run it through your embossing machine....


And here is the layout,. I used lots of Studio Calico goodies and how much do you love this color combo????? I was inspired by one of their challenges over NSD.
It was perfect for these Easter photos.

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Have a great week!

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17 comments:

Murphy's Law said...

very cool. i love those colors. tfs!

Sherry C said...

Fun little tutorial, I've never used waxed paper when scrapping. Thanks for the tip! Adorable layout, btw!

Deanna said...

awesome tut Ellen! I never in a MILLION years would've thought to use wax paper to run stickers through my Cuttlebug. SUCH a great tip! TFS! (Glad you had a good weekend too! ;) )

Aubree said...

What an awesome idea!! Great layout Ellen!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Ohhhhhhhhh that is soooooooooooo AWESOME!! I love it! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Michelle H. said...

Very cool idea!!
I have never heard of that!!
Love the results so clever!!
TFS!!

Connie Mercer said...

love that~great idea!! super cute LO and congrats on your new DT position !!!:)

Andrea Amu said...

I do this too, but instead of the wax paper, I just neautalize the adhesive off the stickers with baby powder and then adhere the stickers to my project with dimensional adhesive. This is a great tip though if you want to keep them sticky!

Fun page... Henry looks so grown up!

Glad you had a great weekend even if it went by quickly!

Annika said...

I'm often a day behind or ahead! =) Love that tutorial! What a great idea! TFS!

Kim said...

now thats a COOL technique, what a fab idea TFS!!!!

Janelle said...

This is a really great tip for the title. I like to paint and glitter my my letters as well. I think the cuttlebug folder idea would add even more character. I will have to try this next time.

Sherri said...

Love that layout Ellen!

Jessy Christopher said...

What a fun idea! That layout is awesome :)

Carol said...

love that color combo!!!! such a fun layout.

Aussie TM5 Thermomixer said...

what an awesome idea!! Cool layout too :)

Anonymous said...

great little technique - thanks for sharing!!

Rebecca Keppel said...

You are so smart!! Waxed paper is a brilliant idea. Gotta see if I have some in the cupboard. ♥ the layout too of course :)