[Beth-W]

I then ran the brush horizontally across the edge of the paper:

[hlg1rose]

Just so you know, I'm still working on the first layout! lol


Couldn't find my papers for the second one, so i am reading and retaining all that you are teaching.



Loving it all! Your layouts are beautiful and I am stepping out of my box.

[scrapbelle]

Beth that is a beautiful cat!

Thanks!!!

And thank you all for all of the compliments. I really tried hard to make the class contain as much info as I could.

I like that you are not only showing different techniques but you are also showing us different ways to achieve the same thing....with tools we all might have at least one of in our bag! You are doing a fantastic job!!!

[Beth-W]

I did the same thing along all 4 edges:



It doesn't take that long to dry because we aren't adding a lot of paint. While it is drying, cut a ring out of the Vintage Posy piece of paper. My inner circle was 7 3/4" thick and my outer circle was 8 1/4" thick. Don't' worry about your edges being perfect. Mine was far from it but you can never tell after distressing. We will distress both the edges of the resulting ring using the HS tool (or scissors or exacto.) I cut a piece (3" x 3") from the Jenni Bowlin Love Song piece of patterned paper. I cut a second piece (3" x 7") from the Cherry Arte Vintage Basket patterned paper. I cut a third small piece from my background piece of patterned paper. I actually cut a rectangle (1 1/2" x 5 1/2") from the exact spot I knew my photo was going to be. I adhered my 3 smaller pieces of pp and used a pencil to lightly draw where my photo would be. I lifted up my photo and used a ruler to draw a 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangle. Using an exacto knife, I cut out my rectangle. (*TIP* this is a great way to save money when layering lots of pattered papers. Sometime I use a large square of pp over my background piece of paper. There is a lot of paper that is covered up and in the long run wasted. You could cut out the middle of the page if you wish and save it for another LO. Who is ever going to see the back of the page other than you?)




I distressed all three of the smaller pieces of patterned paper and my circle/ring.

[touchalife]

YOur using paint! Never would of thought of that.

[2boysma]

The pleated ribbon is about the coolest technique I have seen! It is so sharp looking...love it!
Thank you, Beth, for sharing all these fabulous strategies. Can't wait to try some!! Great job.

[Beth-W]

Just so you know, I'm still working on the first layout! lol


Couldn't find my papers for the second one, so i am reading and retaining all that you are teaching.



Loving it all! Your layouts are beautiful and I am stepping out of my box.

Take your time and work at your own pace. Scrapping is a hobby therefore you should enjoy doing it. The thread will be here. Remember to bookmark it. At the very bottom of the screen is where you will find the bookmark option.

All of the classes will be published in article format (and will be a permanent part of the website) on Monday. You will be able to look it up all of the time.

[emarie803]

I've been afraid to try distressing before this! Now, I can't wait to see what I can do with the tools!

[lissahope26]

Thanks for all the great tips!

[touchalife]

thanks alot I really have learned alot and bookmarked it too. Can't wait to try. I will have to go shopping first. buy some distressing stuff.

[Beth-W]

YOur using paint! Never would of thought of that.

Paint is another form of distressing/altering your paper. Tim Holtz actually has a whole line of distress paints that are the same colors as the ink pads. They are so awesome!! They crackle when they dry. Here is a LO that I used it on the edges:

[Heidi1154]

This has been a very good class!

[Beth-W]

The pleated ribbon is about the coolest technique I have seen! It is so sharp looking...love it!
Thank you, Beth, for sharing all these fabulous strategies. Can't wait to try some!! Great job.

I am going to show you how to sew on the pleated ribbon tomorrow.

[Beth-W]

I am going to show you another technique to take your distressing one step further. After using the Heidi Swapp Distressing Tool, I used my fingers to roll the edges of the paper upward.





Here is a dimensional view of the LO so you can see what the results look like on the page:

[Beth-W]

I added my title, a couple of posies I hand cut from the Vintage Posy piece of patterned paper using an exacto knife, a piece of ribbon tied in a bow and some Kaisercraft jewels.

[jazzyscrapper]

That gives it more dimension interesting.
It turned out adorable Beth!

[Beth-W]

Here are some dimensional views of the page:

[emarie803]

I am loving all the dimension it adds to the paper. You make it look so easy LOL!

[jazzyscrapper]

It almost looks like fabric Beth.

[Beth-W]

I am loving all the dimension it adds to the paper. You make it look so easy LOL!

Thanks but it is all practice. The more you do it, the more natural distressing will feel. Try it on some scrap paper if you like.