I joined a "support group" on the Studio Calico website for my fellow crafters who are trying to spend no money or only a little money on crafting supplies this year. Pam started the group and is really working to keep us on track with weekly challenges. And this weekend she challenged us to use some of those brads in our stashes.
I totally bought into brads as an amazing embellishment and have a basketful - even after a couple of big purges. They really can be a great way to add color, pattern and dimension to a layout. But it turns out that I hate using them. I move things around so much while I am putting a project together and don't want to create a hole for the brad (just in case I change my mind again) until I am absolutely happy with the way a page looks. But without really attaching the brad it is really hard to see how it looks.
But I remember someone telling me you can take the prongs off brads and use glue dots to attache them. And you know what - it works like a charm. I can move brads around to my heart's content and know how they will look. I used 8 brads on this layout inspired by the Sunday sketch at Studio Calico.
The layout is bright and fun. And the brads add lots of detail without a lot of fuss this way. I just might be inspired to use up more of those brads.
I'm hoping to scrap some more this afternoon. I hope you have some more creative time planned too. Happy Sunday!
I totally bought into brads as an amazing embellishment and have a basketful - even after a couple of big purges. They really can be a great way to add color, pattern and dimension to a layout. But it turns out that I hate using them. I move things around so much while I am putting a project together and don't want to create a hole for the brad (just in case I change my mind again) until I am absolutely happy with the way a page looks. But without really attaching the brad it is really hard to see how it looks.
But I remember someone telling me you can take the prongs off brads and use glue dots to attache them. And you know what - it works like a charm. I can move brads around to my heart's content and know how they will look. I used 8 brads on this layout inspired by the Sunday sketch at Studio Calico.
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| Supplies from January kits at Citrus Twist kits and my stash. |
The layout is bright and fun. And the brads add lots of detail without a lot of fuss this way. I just might be inspired to use up more of those brads.
I'm hoping to scrap some more this afternoon. I hope you have some more creative time planned too. Happy Sunday!
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All the heart eyes for this one. Great layout! Michelle t
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