How to make a Mini Flip Album

This cute little flip album is one of the “make and take” projects taught

in the Deflecto Craft Solutions Booth at Creativation in January.

Mini Flip Album Supplies Used…           

• Deflecto 4″ x 6″ Clear Craft Frame
• Scrapbook Paper-Jen Hadfield Collection (Pebbles Inc.)
• 4″ x 6″ Cardstock- Kraft, Black
• 3 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ Corrugated Kraft Cardstock
• 3/4″ Silver Book Rings
• 15″ of 5/8″ Antique White Double Face Satin Craft Ribbon
• Drill
• 1/8 Inch Hole Punch
• Tape Runner

How to make a Mini Flip Album:

1. Make two marks on the top of the frame approximately 3/4″ in on each side.  The marks need to be approx. 1/2″ down from the top of the frame.  (If the holes go down too far the pages won’t flip correctly.)  Drill two holes in the top of the frame with a 3/16″ drill bit.
2. For the mini album cover…Adhere a 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ scrapbook paper strip onto the top of the corrugated paper leaving a 1/8″ margin on the top.  Adhere the 3″ x 4″ journaling card (cut from the scrapbook paper) onto a 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ piece of blue scrapbook paper layer, add those layers onto the corrugated paper and then onto a 4″ x 6″ black cardstock layer.
3. Using the drilled holes on the craft frame as a guide, mark the cover and the Kraft cardstock pages and punch two holes on the top.
4. Mark and punch holes into a piece of 4″ x 6″ decorative scrapbook paper and insert into frame.
5. Attach cover and pages to the craft frame with book rings.
6. Tie ivory ribbon around cover.

How to Decorate Deflecto's Pink Frame

Hello everyone!!!  Kymona from Kreative Kymona here today to share how to decorate Deflecto's Pink Frame with Vinyl.

Let's Take a Look:

This pink frame is perfect to hold reminder signs that you could see every day.  Positive reinforcements are powerful when you are able to see and/or hear them every day.

This sentiment is perfect because we all could spread more love.

Here's how I created this frame:

I cut a piece of Stampin UP! Painted With Love DSP to 8.5 by 11 and inserted into the back of the frame so that you could see the pretty foil design.

I used the Cricut Maker and Cricut Design Space to create Cricut's Midnight Vinyl design that is on the outside of the frame.

Once the vinyl is cut, use Cricut's New Transfer Tape and Cricut's Scraper to adhere the sentiment and image as one piece to the front of the frame.

Nice and easy!!

So what do you think? How will you organize your back to school supplies? I would love to hear from you.

 Thanks for stopping by, I hope you were inspired here today.

~Kymona

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Wedding Countdown Valentines Gift

Hi Everyone! Alexandra here from Hedgehog Hollow again; today I am going to share with you a great idea for not only Valentines Day, but a gift you can create the whole year through with different themes.  When I got married I wanted a pretty countdown board, something truly custom but not only was anything like this hard to come by in England, customized was out the window! So when Deflecto sent me this pretty pink frame and our theme was Valentines day, I just knew this was going to be perfect (although a little late for my big day!). Here's my customized board....

Deflecto & Style Tech provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own.

So many people get engaged around this time of year, so whether you are the bride to be; or you know someone is going to pop the question, or maybe you've been invited to an engagement party; this really is the perfect item.  You could also do birthday, baby, christmas or any other celebration as a countdown.  You can also get this in a variety of size and colors so its completely adaptable.  I have added links at the bottom of the post.  I also played around with what was best to write on the frame with, I found the Deflecto Chalk Marker was superb!

I cut the vinyl using my Cricut, I love the Style Tech Vinyl, this one has a great icy texture in there for a nice bit of detail; I used a different font on each line for some added interest.  I put a piece of 8.5 X 11" cardstock in the frame and put a small piece of tape in the back just to hold it in place.  That's it! It probably took my less than 30 minutes for design, cut and assemble and it really looks great!

Thanks so much for joining me today, don't forget to pop back to the blog regularly for more ideas from me and the other design team girls!

Happy Stamping!

Alexandra

Valentine's Day Frames With Deflecto

Hello! 

Thanks for stopping by. Today I am back with a Deflecto project, well actually two. :) I altered these frames for Valentine's theme projects and I love the results, it was fast and easy.  Deflecto Craft Frames makes it easy with their clear frames and others to where we can just insert an image and/or embellish the outside of the frame.  Below are just some ideas of what I did. 

On this pink frame, I added the silver foil designs in the corners and on the edges of the frame using my own adhesive and then rubbing the foil I had left. You can see in the picture below what I mean. 

Here is my finished project:

Pink Craft Frame

 Next, I decided to create another one with a frame I had received previously from DT package.

Here I used Deflecto - Clear 8x10 Craft Frame. 

I did the same process but used gold foil instead and different foil transfer designs. 

Below you can find the supplies I used to create these projects:

The hearts are 6" paper doilies I got from my local craft store. 

I attached drawer pulls at the top o the frame with E6000 and it held it perfectly to the frame.

This is the Foil Transfer I used and the Gold Foil.

Here is a close-up pic of the silver foil transfers. The foil sets perfectly to the frame. You might want to get transfer designs that have the adhesive incorporated, it makes it so much easier to set.

The glare on the frames does not let the beautiful silver and gold foil show its true colors.  

In person, it is a lot prettier. If you have any questions, I will more than happy to answer.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I've inspired you with some love theme pieces.

You can find these products at Amazon, Scrapbook.com or Target online and sometimes

at Hobby Lobby. Make sure you check for the best prices.

Rosie

Celebrate Love with Deflecto

The month in which we celebrate "LOVE" is here.

I think this pink frame is a stand-out for the month of February.  It is perfect for Breast Cancer Prevention signage, but also for framing pictures and signs that pertain to Valentine's Day!

You will need:

Deflecto:  8-1/2" x 11" pink frame #69771
cardstock:  Valentine themes with contrasting colors:  12 x 12" red, beige and off white with red print
cardstock die-cut:  2-1/2" red heart, 2" red print
photo:  4" x 6"
paper trimmer
adhesives
punches or die-cut machine (for hearts)

Directions:

1.  Cut the papers as shown in the photo above.

2.  Layer the photo over the larger rectangle and adhere.

3.  Lay-out the page as shown and adhere.

4.  Place the page between the panels of the frame. 

  Enjoy & celebrate the month of love!  

Marilyn

Valentine's Day Craft Frame Insert

Hi everyone, it's Josefine, and I'm super happy to be guest designing for Deflecto again. February's topic is Valentine's Day, and I created a very pink insert for the Craft Frame in pink.

I started by preparing my mixed media paper with white Gesso. I was messy on purpose to create the first layer of texture. My idea was to have color spreading away from a heart shape in the middle of the paper. So I outlined the heart shape that I cut out later. I added more texture using different types of tape. Then I added a few color sprays and acrylic paints and spread them in all directions.

When I was done, I let it dry overnight. The next day I cut out the heart and aligned some negatives behind the heart. I found those in an Antique shop. They are all images from Rome, one of my favorite cities. I also added a little more dimension to the image by water coloring with a black Faber Castell Gelato around the border of the heart.

After I was done, I put the insert into the pink Craft Frame. Because the negatives are perfect to add some light to it, I put a candle behind the frame. You could also use a string light or one of these flickering LED lights. You can also see my process in this video:

I hope you enjoyed my Valentine's Day insert and feel inspired to create your own love-themed piece.

Come back later to see more Valentine's Day projects from the Design Team. Josefine

Creativation 2018 Make n' Take - Mini Flip Album

Creativation 2018 Make n' Take Project

Mini Flip Album by Sue Eldred

Deflecto products used:

4" x 6" Frame

Creativation 2018 Make n' Take - "Bee Mine" Valentine Mini Frame

Creativation 2018 Make n' Take Project

"Bee Mine" Valentine Mini Frame by Marilyn Gossett

Deflecto products used:

3" x 4" Mini Frame

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Organizing Is Also Part Of My Hobby

If I am not crafting I am organizing my craft supplies and believe me, I enjoy it as much.  Although organizing is an all year process, for some reason the beginning of the new year its always more motivating to do it.

I have taken lots of photos to share with you on how Deflecto products help me stay organized.

First, I like to display positive inspiration every so often. I need it as a constant reminder of the great things in the world. The Deflecto frame if perfect to interchange slides of positive quotes. So I keep it like this close to my desk.

8 1/2"x11"  - Black Craft Frame. See here: Craft Frame
  

On my desk I also keep the Deflecto Marker Organizer. It helps me keep my tools, markers and other useful items at arm's reach.

Next, also at my desk I use the Stackable Cube Organizer "X" Divider and Stackable Cube Organizer Open to help me store my markers. I can take out easily and put back in place. I will soon invest in more of these cubes to store my complete collection of markers with the cubes.

On the opposite side I also keep more cubes for my color pencils and more markers.

 

Next to my markers I also have the Deflecto Stackable Cube Organizer 2 Drawer. 

It fits perfectly on my desk holding many of my daily used items.

 

Another great item I use to organize my many metal dies is the Craft-Magnetic-Sheets. I love that they come 10 in a pack, plenty for our big collection of dies right?

I easily cut them to size and then organize my dies by brand and put in 

wood boxes as seen on the pic below.

Without a doubt the Stackable Caddy Organizer has been one of my all time favs. It can hold so much and best of all I can trasport it anywhere I want. All you have to do is attach the Deflecto Wheel Base and it moves freely. You can also add as many caddies as you wish.

And last but not least, I have the Craft Tilt Bin. It has amazing features, you can:

• Mix and match to create your ideal storage system
• Interlocking, dovetail design allows you to stack and connect units together to form a custom modular system
• Clear bins tilt out effortlessly and stay open while in use; remove easily for cleaning and refilling
• Great for craft and scrapbooking storage, sewing supplies, and more.  
• Can be wall mounted or used on tabletop

As you can see Deflecto has many organizing options. I am sure you will find one that fits your needs.

The products I have used here you can find at: Scrapbook.com, Target, and Hobby Lobby. I have no doubt they will make your crafty life easier and funner. You can always contact me for any additional questions. 

So till next time.... I leave you with the "Big Picture" of my Crafty Organized Corner.

Best Wishes for 2018!

Rosie 

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Buffalo Plaid Christmas Frame

My entire family thinks of me whenever they see red buffalo plaid…

I’m not sure why?

But seriously… what’s not to love?

To make my Very Merry Christmas Frame…

I picked up a few sheets of the Simple Stories Very Merry line of scrapbook paper

from my local Scrapbook Store. Along with a few embellishments and a

Deflecto Clear Frame, 8″ x 10″ (597901CR)

I made a cute and simple Very Merry Christmas frame.

If I decide to change the look next year, I have a great start to an awesome scrapbook layout.

Custom Christmas Frame

Hello, Nadine here today! Deflecto Craft Frames are super easy to decorate them however you like. I made a DIY Christmas Frame just by adding some paint around the edges.

I used the Deflecto 8" x 10" clear craft frame and add a frosty snow look around the outside edges and corners by bouncing on some DecoArt Snow White Acrylic Paint with a stipple brush.

Once the white paint was dry, I then repeated the process with the stipple brush with some DecoArt Glamour Dust Ice Crystal Paint.

After all the paint is dry add your favorite holiday photo and wrap a ribbon around the frame and tie into a bow, I used a 3/8" Red Sheer Ribbon with Green Metallic Dots from The Ribbon Place. 

Add a pretty flower (to see how I made the flower, click HERE) over the bow and enjoy. :)

Thank you so much for visiting and happy crafting!

Nadine