Happy Halloween Scrap Fans!!

In honor of Halloween (and to play with some of my awesome Ranger products) I created this spooky tag decoration.

I started with a 6X12 piece of heavy weight card stock and cut the top edge with the Tim Holtz Alterations One the Edge Plaque & Postage die.

I then coated the entire piece with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Picket Fence. Once it was dry, I inked the entire tag with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Dusty Concord and the edges in Black Soot. I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Embossing Folders to emboss a spider web on the tag and then rubbed over it in Silver Rub and Buff. I used two other Alterations Embossing folders, cut out the images, and used the same techniques as I did on the tag and then rubbed Silver Rub and Buff over the raised images.


I decorated with various other adornments, including some ephemera from the Tim Holtz Ideology collection and a spider web border punched from a Martha Stewart border punch.

I used some Glossy accents to attach a piece of chain to the tag. I used Enamel Accents to coat the cat and I punched holes and placed eyelets and hung a chain with jump rings.






I hope you enjoyed these techniques. If you would like to learn more, you can contact us to schedule a class at info@cropsyturvy.com. Until next time, Happy Scrapping!

~Patrice

Neon Grunge!

I have no idea if there is a style called neon grunge out there already or not, but if there is, Patrice rocked it this week!  She may have made a brand new trend! 

Neon grunge comes about when you have a 13 year old girl who loves neon, and a not so 13 year old woman who does not. :)  How do you tone down those colors into something that looks awesome, while still leaving the neon in?  It's neon grunge!

Watch Patrice's video to see all the neat techniques she used in this album!

Thanks for stopping by!

Faux Metal Technique

Hello Scrappy Friends! I want to share an awesome technique I found in a YouTube video by
Rach0113. It uses common construction materials in an uncommon way to create a fabulous industrial look. I was inspired to create a birthday gift bag for my dad using this technique and a re-purposed Verizon bag. Here is how I did it:




I started out with a piece of black chipboard, cut to size and glued on my letters. I used grungeboard letters by Tim Holtz's Ideology collection

I used Duck Brand Adhesive Drywall Joint Tape and cut and placed pieces randomly on my background.

I then cut Duck Brand adhesive, silver waterproofing tape into various sized pieces and layered it randomly over the entire piece of chipboard.

After the entire piece was covered, I used a brayer to smooth out the tape.

I branished around the edges of the letters with an embossing tool and rubbed over the areas of the drywall tape to reveal the pattern underneath. I used the embossing tool to scratch and poke dots in random places for an industrial look.


I covered the entire project with Black paint using an Adirondack Paint Dabber by Ranger.

I used a baby wipe to remove the top layer of paint, leaving it in the cracks, creating a more industrial, metal look.

To make the gift bag, I used a shopping bag from the Verizon store and covered it with Le Cirque paper from Graphic 45, then attached the Faux Metal "Happy Birthday" plate to the front.

I hope you have enjoyed this unique technique and can find a way to make it your own. Until next time, Happy Scrapping!!

~Patrice