Clearsnap-Tombow Blog Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the Tombow USA and Clearsnap Blog Hop! For this hop we swapped products that were made for each other: Tombow Adhesives and Clearsnap Foils! On this hop we will share easy, affordable and fun ways to use Clearsnap's Designer Foils with Tombow adhesive as well as other fun ways Tombow and Clearsnap products work together.

You probably got here from Jennifer's blog but if you stumbled across my blog, go to the Clearsnap Blog to start! 

Today I will be sharing with you a layout that has been given subtle pizzazz using these three gems-adding just enough bling to a simply designed layout!  The best part-I was able to add the foil without worrying about making a mess of an already assembled layout! 

I began by creating a soft watercolor background using water-diluted Aladine Izink Inks.  Once the background was completely dry, I decided on a design and adhered the layout together with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue (absolute favorite glue), but the page still needed something.  

So, I whipped out the Tombow Glue Pen and simply drew a line around the border of the paper.  I let the glue dry for a few ticks-then shiny side up-applied Clearsnap Gold Foil atop the now tacky lines.  There isn't an exact science for this technique-if spots were missing, I went back in with my pen and repeated the above steps; I'm not a neat scrapper, so I wasn't worried about getting straight lines or perfect coverage from the foil.  For me,  it just adds more interest and texture!  Easy peasy right?!   

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and check out this quick and easy project!! Remember to leave a comment here and all participating blogs to qualify for a chance to win the prize pack shown below! 

To win, visit and comment on the participating blog posts. You have until April 21 at 11:59 EST to comment. A winner will be picked randomly and announced on April 22 2015. The prize includes: Tombow Xtreme Adhesive, NEW Tombow Adhesive Dots, Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive and the Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Glitter – Gold Sparkle and Ruby Slippers, Designer Foils – Cherry Pie, Color Blender, ColorBox Chalk Petal Point in Primary Pastels and Magic Stamp. Remember to “Like” Tombow USA and Clearsnap on Facebook!

YOUR NEXT STOP IS:  Tami Sanders

Here is the line up so you can be sure to stop at all of the blogs in the list:

Friday:
Tombow USA Blog
Sabrina Alery
Beth Watson
Jennifer Priest
Daniella Hayes
Guest Designer Jennifer Loftfield
Jennie Garcia
Guest Designer Holly King
Latrice Murphy
Clearsnap Blog

Saturday:
Clearsnap Blog
Meihsia Liu
Latrice Murphy
Dana Tatar
Jennifer Priest
Suzanne Austin
Tami Sanders
Tombow USA Blog

Happy Heart Day

I had fun with Smooch Accent Inks and Smooch Glitz creating a quick and easy Valentine's Day tag and card!  Go HERE to check out the full project and see how I created the cute jar!!

And the beat goes....

Happy weekend y'all! I'm doing a quick post before I head off to my son's football game aka heat and humidity filled sweat fest! ;)   Can you tell I'm just brimming with excitement?   At any rate :D, just posting a couple of projects I've completed recently.

 

This layout was completed using Colorbox's Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays.  The complete layout and tutorial on how to achieve the controlled "ink blot" background using the dye ink spray, water, and gesso can be found here.

This layout is one that I completed for Scrapping Frenzy.  These are not papers I would traditionally use for myself so it was a good challenge for me to use them on a project. 

The branch is a die-cut that has been dyed again with Stephanie Barnard's Premium Dye Ink Spray by Colorbox in "Chocolate."  The color is so rich.....and I confess, this is the piece of paper that shows what the die-cut looks like in the packaging...very thin ...the spray did not warp it one bit. 

That's all for now folks!! Time to go out into the sauna of the Gulf Coast.  Have a great weekend!