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Search Results for: scrapbook soup

Episode of Scrapbook Soup Live: 404

October 28, 2014

Hey Crafty Friends! This week  another episode of Scrapbook Soup in which I appeared has gone live online. This will be available to view in it’s entirety from October 24- 31, 2014. It says that I’m there to talk about technology, but we actually talk about mixed media and the growth process of creativity!! Take a look here, just click the link! http://www.scrapbookmemoriestv.com/ And the projects by Joe Rotella and Kazan Clark are wonderful. Enjoy!  

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New Episode of Scrapbook Soup Live This Week

October 17, 2014

Hey Crafty Friends! This week you can watch one of the segments I taped this May,  LIVE on ScrapbookSoupTV.com! You can see my project in this show: 403 Stencils This show offers lots of new tips and techniques using stencils.  Create your own stencil and learn about masking with Jenny Barnett Rohrs. A short interview features Stacy Julian as she shares her system of “get it done fast”. Then, Julie demonstrates a layering technique using new stencil designs. Last, Julie […]

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New Episode Of Scrapbook Soup Available

September 5, 2014

On Friday, September 5th  Scrapbook Soup show 310 will be airing on the Scrapbook Soup web site home page  beginning at Noon EST today!  I  will be featured in the first segment showing how to make your project the “Hello Card”. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out! We’ll make a nifty resist using Mod Podge and stencils, of all things!  I love projects where you focus on the technique and have fun “playing-” and I think you will too! If you check out the Scrapbook […]

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Scrapbook Soup Behind the Page Interview 2014

August 18, 2014

Earlier this spring I was invited to film some segments for the nationally-televised Scrapbook Soup tv program, which airs on PBS. In addition to the two tutorials I filmed (including the Two-Fer Inlaid Diecut Cards and Making Custom Stencils and Masks) I also was interviewed by the host, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. This was an unscripted, unrehearsed interview- and I was sorta surprised at some of the answers that popped out of my mouth! Take a look: That last answer was […]

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Scrapbook Soup: Inlaid Die-Cutting Technique: “Adore” Card

August 11, 2014

Inlaid Die-Cutting sounds pretty fancy…but really, it’s just the process of using ALL the pieces from a die cut (manual or electronic) and using the positive and negative shapes together so that you fit the pieces back together to make a flat design, rather than layering them on top. And best of all? You get TWO versions of every card! (I love a two-fer!) Let’s get started! You’ll need: (some of these are affiliate links) Die Cutting Machine I used […]

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Scrapbook Soup 403-1; Making a Card Using Custom Stencils and Masks

August 4, 2014

You may remember that earlier this spring I visited the set of Scrapbook Soup and filmed two segments. If you follow along with me on Twitter or Facebook, you may know that last spring I was a guest on Scrapbook Soup for a few segments. I demonstrated how to use the Brother Scan N Cut to make stencils and masks with the rubber stamps you already have and then made a card. It’s an idea that I’ve shared on my […]

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Scrapbook Soup Episode Airs This Week!

August 1, 2014

You may remember that earlier this spring I visited the set of Scrapbook Soup and filmed two segments. Guess what? One of those programs is now LIVE and you can watch it online! (So convenient for folks like me, who can’t get it on our PBS station.) Here’s Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and I on set. 🙂 And here’s the project I created! Scrapbook Soup show 305 will air on the Scrapbook Soup web site home page  www.scrapbooksouptv.com . It will air […]

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Instagram Book Segment LIVE on Scrapbook Soup TV!

June 20, 2014

Last season I appeared on Scrapbook Soup for four segments- and one of them was this little mini book for your Instagram photos!  The secret? Using up old scrapbook by covering it with gesso and stenciling!  If you missed it live on air, it’s on the home page all this week at ScrapbookMemoriesTV.com!  Here is Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and I on set in 2013. They are always so nice and gracious when I’m visiting! Head on over and see ALL […]

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Behind The Scenes at Scrapbook Soup TV 2014

May 15, 2014

Well what do you know? May is filming week for Scrapbook Soup TV– a wonderful scrapbook/papercraft/mixed media program that airs on PBS stations around the country and online. Last year I was honored to be a guest– and I must have done a passable job, because they invited me back! I snapped some photos in the green room and the talented May Flaum got some of me on set. Here’s your sneak peek!   I used PanPastels for my segment- […]

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Instagram-Friendly Recycled “Smoosh” Book & Scrapbook Soup TV Segment

October 7, 2013

Do you have a purse littered with stubs and bits that you mean to scrapbook one day? Do you have pics on your phone or photo-sharing stream (such as Instagram)? Lastly, do you have a stack of paper that you really don’t care for anymore? Well, you can make this Instagram-friendly “Smoosh” (Smash-style) book in an afternoon and get your memories out of the digital world and into your hands. And it’s a stash-buster, too! You’ll need: 12 X 12 […]

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Mod Podge Resist Greeting Cards & Scrapbook Soup TV Segment

October 2, 2013

Mod Podge Resist Greeting Cards Tutorial from CraftTestDummies.com

I mentioned that last week I went to the set of Scrapbook Soup to share some fun projects for the upcoming season. Wanna sneaky peek? Here’s one of them! This project is great for using up some of the craft supplies you probably have on hand- watercolor paints and Mod Podge! Here’s what you need: Heavy-weight cardstock (110 or higher) or watercolor paper Extra cardstock for mats (optional) Mod Podge Watercolor paints, inks, or sprays stencil foam roller or brush […]

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Scrapbook Soup Segment: Layout Using the Silhouette and Stencil Rubbing Technique

August 23, 2013

So, rarely do I share scrapbook layouts here. First off, I’m not a big scrapbooker in the traditional sense, and secondly…well, I’m just not that good at it! But when I was asked to come back to Scrapbook Soup and tape some segments for next season, I thought I’d better dust off my scrapbooking skills and make at least ONE traditional scrapbook page. But since my inclinations lean toward the mixed-media side of things (read: I love to be artsy-fartsy […]

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Behind the Scenes at Scrapbook Soup TV

June 6, 2013

Behind the Scenes at Scrapbook Soup TV

This week I visited the brand new KS Productions Studios to be on-set for the filming of the next season of Scrapbook Soup. I visited back in 2011 to share some tips on crafting as you age, but this time I had THREE segments! All of them where “how-to’s”, each using a die-cut element. But this visit was a whole different experience! First I’ll show you the projects. You can see that I use die-cuts for each of my projects. […]

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Scrapbook Soup and the Week in Review Ending 4/20/12

April 21, 2012

Id barely recovered from last week’s trip to Washington, DC when I got a fabulous call to come tape a segment for the PBS show, Scrapbook Soup. I’d chatted with the producer months before….but like so many things, it was kind of in a holding pattern and nothing was set. So I scrambled to get some product together for a quick segment on adaptive tools for the scrapbooker. I’ll have more on the trip this week, but I did get […]

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Behind the Scenes at “Scrapbook Soup”

April 9, 2011

I find it amusing and beyond coincidence that the majority of PBS craft shows are shot on the East side of Cleveland. Every week, my favorite crafty people fly in, shoot their segments, and fly away back to their busy lives. Imagine how thrilled I was when one of my new crafty friends, Julie McGuffee, rang me up to let me know she was in town taping her new show, Scrapbook Soup, and I was invited to stop by and […]

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Craft Faves: Jillibean Soup Papers- Blossom Soup

May 26, 2011

I had the pleasure of swinging by the Jillibean Soup booth at CHA last winter, and it was soooo adorable. Laina, one of their designers, was  nice enough to give me pack of papers to try out, and they’ve been tucked in my paper stash for quite some time! Maybe because the papers seemed so springy, and winter has dragged on way too long here in Ohio. However, I pulled out the pack the other day, and got really inspired! […]

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My Favorite Crafty Things: Brad Setter and Piercing Tool

February 27, 2015

The other day when I published my video on Start-To-Finish Watercolor Cards, I got a comment about the tool I was using for the Inlaid Die-Cutting Technique. I realized that once again I’d reached for one of my favorite crafty tools: the We R Memory Keepers Brad Setter and Piercing Tool. . I reviewed this tool AGES ago…but it’s still on my worktable and I think I use it almost every day! I made you this little video to show you […]

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Overview of New Sculpey and Premo Products from Cindy Lietz

August 20, 2014

The Universe seems to be sending me messages lately. First, I was reminded in my Behind the Page interview that Polymer Clay was my “desert island” craft. And THEN I found out that the International Polymer Clay Association Retreat was being held in my home state! And then I got a righteous box of goodies from Sculpey! Well…. I got a box a while ago. But I just found it again. (gulp.) Anyway, I’ve been meaning to working on a […]

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Lindy’s Stamp Gang Sprays Review on Balzer Designs

May 12, 2014

Last week I was reading one of my favorite artist’s blogs- Balzer Designs– and Julie did a mini- review of the Lindy’s Stamp Gang Sprays. I saw this same product at CHA, but we didn’t get any to review. Lucky for us, Julie did, and she wrote up a great overview of the sprays and how she uses them. She even did a swatch test!   I encourage you to clicky-click on over to read Julie’s full post and leave […]

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Fun with Metal Foil Tape

February 21, 2014

One of the best thins about the crafting/artin community is that I’m constantly getting inspired by other blogs. One of my favorites is BalzerDesigns.com– Julie is an amazing mixed-media artist and I’ve been lucky enough to appear on her show “Scrapbook Soup” the past few years. Last week, she shared a canvas that she did as part of a Ranger Challenge with Distress Paints. She followed THAT up with tutorial using foam and metal foil tape that got my gears […]

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