Glimpster Video Podcasts

Album Details Album: The Tinkering Ink Peekaboo Album I used doesn’t seem to be in stock anymore. Hopefully you’ll use something you already have anyway but if you’re looking for a mini with shapes punched out like mine, the closest thing I can find to it is this one, which is on clearance right now. Album Color: By experimenting, I got a lovely mottled yellow on my pages that reminds me of colored Easter eggs. You know how colored eggs never come out smooth and perfect like they do on the cover of magazines?. I love the uneven colored-eggs look on my pages. Here’s how I got it: * Painted 2 layers of Golden’s Gesso. (You could try white acrylic paint if you don’t have gesso). * Sprayed a layer of Lemon Meringue Glimmer Mist and blended it in. * Spritzed some uneven splotches of Lemon Grass Glimmer Mist. I rubbed the Lemon Grass with my blending tool. The foam applicator left a lot of “bubbling” in the mist, I think because of the gesso, and then set the bubbles and splotches with a heat tool. Handmade flowers: I made my large turquoise flower out of Tim Holtz Grunge Board. To color the petals I painted two layers of gesso, then sprayed and dried multiple layers of Patina Glimmer Mist. It turns out that the gesso was not holding the Patina dye color, so it came out light, although very beautifully glimmery. Liz Hicks from Tattered Angels suggested using Making Memories Spotlight acrylic paint on chipboard or grunge board if you want the dye color to show more vibrantly. The tiny paper flowers and the large flower were inspired by the artist, Alisa Burke. The orange paperclipped flower is from Paperclipping Episode #118, which is now archived, but available to our Members.

In this tutorial, you’ll see: * How to place photos to make many work together * How to pick patterned paper that works with your photos * How to add embellishments without them being too much

This week’s video is for members only. In this tutorial, you’ll see: * How to use a stamp to add dimension to your layout * How to position your stamps after you’ve already stamped them * Examples of the concepts in action You can download the trailer, or you can become a member to see the full version of the video. Also, if you’re not subscribed to the free version of Paperclipping in iTunes, here’s a link that will take you there. Below are the layouts I featured in this week’s episode…

In this tutorial, you’ll see: * How to add mystery to your journaling * Examples of scrapbooking “inside jokes” * Examples of scrapbooking private details from your life * Tips for using “stream of consciousness” journaling to create a background texture

This new episode of Paperclipping will show you how to do something that many people struggle with – how to design an interesting layout without using a photo as a focal point. In the video, you’ll see: * How to create a focal point in the place of a photo * How to place the focal point * How to anchor the focal point * A fun example of the concepts in action

This week’s episode is the last for 2009! Many thanks to all the Paperclipping Members, whose memberships make it possible for us to produce these tutorials. This week’s episode is for members only but anyone can click on the video above to see the trailer. There’s also a Quicktime version of the trailer here. If you are new here, you might want to watch the free tutorials available in the left-hand column. Anyone who would like to see this week’s video, plus the other 130 episodes in the archives, can find out how to become a Paperclipping Member by clicking here.

We’re releasing a free episode this week. That means you don’t have to be a Paperclipping Member to watch it. If you like it, you might decide you want to see all the others, in which case, you can hop over here and find out how to do that.

Personal family videos are all over the internet these days. We put such an emphasis on photos in the scrapbook industry, but videos are just as much a part of our stories as pictures are. We’ve now released this week’s episode to the Paperclipping Members and in it I share some different ways Izzy and I started to incorporate the fun videos we take of our family and friends into our scrapbooking. If you’re not a member, you can click on the video above or download the Quicktime version. You can also watch the free videos available in the left column. Then, if you want more tutorials, just click your way over here.

If you’re not a Paperclipping Member, you can click on the video above or download the Quicktime version to get a look at my two holiday tables for this year. The full tutorial has already been released to our members. Because I get so many emails asking where to get the supplies I use, I am trying an experiment. I just signed up as an affiliate with Scrapbook.com and I will try posting links to many of the supplies I use. If you click on the links and purchase any of the products, I will receive a commission. The price of the products remain the same for you. I’m concerned about having the time to do this regularly, but we’ll give it a try…

I get questions all the time about where I got this product or that product that I used on a project. Since you, the Paperclipping audience, are from all over the world, I never know how to answer that. I either get things from my local scrapbook store or I order them online. Scrapbook.com impresses me with their huge inventory. So far they seem to always have what I’m looking for. I’m lucky that they’re located right in my own home town so I decided to give them a visit, tour their warehouse and location, and interview the owner, Jill Davis. I think you’ll enjoy this interview, especially since I got to ask Jill the questions many of you asked me after the CHA tour videos. This is a free episode. You don’t have to be a Member to watch. Just click on the player above or click here to watch the Quick Time version. If you like this video you might enjoy a Paperclipping Membership. Please click here to find out more.

This week’s episode for the Paperclipping Members demonstrates tips and principles for turning a boring and symmetrical multi-photo layout into a much more interesting page with asymmetry. Watch the page come together see and the difference design know-how can make!

For those of you who don’t have a Membership, we are pulling a Quick-Tip video from the archives. The idea I present is a great way to go back to all those past Halloweens you never got around to scrapbooking, while adding a little decorating (storytelling-style) to your home.

This week’s episode has been released for the Paperclipping Members. If you’re not a member, you can watch a trailer of the tutorial by clicking on the video above. In this in-depth video I show you step-by-step in Photoshop Elements how to… 1. Isolate a subject in your photo so you can give it/him/her special attention. 2. Boost the color of your subject while making everything else black and white. 3. Make your subject stand out more by darkening your background and boosting the highlights in your subject. 4. Make your subject stand out by blurring the background. 5. Smooth the edges of your isolated subject so it doesn’t have that yucky “cut-out” look. You’ll be able to do the above with your own Halloween zombies, their bloody sores, or with cute little girls at tea parties–whatever you think needs special attention above its background. Check out this Before/After example where I left Blake’s sores a tongue a subtle red and brought him forward from his background, then see the layouts before for two examples:

Today’s episode, for the Paperclipping Members, is a fun way to use up your extra three-dimensional flowers to make some really cool ornaments (or embellishments if you choose to scrap with them instead!). If you’re not a member, you can click on the window above to get a preview of this tutorial. You could also watch the Quicktime version of the trailer here. And of course, there are several free videos which we have available in the left-hand column. If you like what you see and you want more, please click here to see how you can get access to 125 tutorials plus on-going members-only episodes as we continue to release them. Note: Thanks to Nancy Horkey, designer of the Tree Of Life featured in this episode, who gave me my own tree. You can find these trees at www.my-treeoflife.com or in many local craft and scrapbook stores.

Today’s episode is free, which means you don’t have to be a Paperclipping Member to watch it. Just click on the video above or download the Quicktime version. Note: The scissors I used in this episode were given to me by Melissa Laverty. They are the Close to My Heart micro-tip scissors. (Thanks, Melissa!). If you’re looking for a pair you can visit her web page at http://www.fancymelissa.myctmh.com/.

We’re celebrating three years of Paperclipping with an extra episode this week for the Paperclipping Members. If you’re not a member, you can watch the intro to this video by clicking on the image above. You can also watch any of the free episodes located in the left-hand column (scroll down a little). For access to all of our tutorials, please click here to learn more.

Want some ideas? This is the first of a series of 4 tutorials on handmade Halloween decorations. You can click on the player above to watch it or download the Quicktime version by clicking here. We will post the next three episodes between now and next week. Enjoy!