A perfect little handcrafted gift for this holiday season..

We came across another blog, that had a great idea for a decorative candy bar sleeve with coordinating card, using our Ancestral Collection. What a perfect little handcrafted gift for this holiday season!!

Images from © Gunhild J. G. Bay

 Check out her blog and all her creative crafting ideas!!

TPC Studio's Ancestral Line...

In one of the many blogs we follow, we came across the "Scrapperlicious" Blog, and noticed our Ancestral line was used in creating this great scrapbook layout. We love to see our products put to use in such creative ways!!

Image from Scrapperlicious.blogspot.com

Be sure to check out Scrapperlicious's Blog!!

Sarah De Guzman's Bad to the Bone Page!!

TPC Studio would like to thank Sarah de Guzman, for another submission!! Using elements from our Bad to the Bone collection, she created this adorable and super fun layout.  Be sure to check out her blog Red Oak Lines for more of her work!!

Have you used a collection, or products from TPC Studio?? Send us your submission and we will add it to our blog..
Thanks again to Sarah de Guzman, keep them coming!!

Woodland Whimsy Clipboard

A few years back I went on a trip with two of my best friends to California. It has always been one of my favorite trips. This picture was taken with the 3 of us being silly and crammed into a photo booth. It's such a fun picture so I decided to decorate a clipboard using papers and embellishments from the Woodland Whimsy collection.
The clipboard was pretty easy to put together. I used a couple of papers, mini jewels, felt stickers and ribbon from the collection. Also I created layered flowers using the colored backs of the papers. I added some distressing to the edges of the clipboard to dirty it somewhat. It turned out to be a nice and creative way to show a picture. Also makes a good keepsake gift!

Woodland Whimsy Submission-

TPC Studio would like to thank Sarah de Guzman, for her submission!! Using our Woodland Whimsy collection, she created this great layout. It's really too cute.. We love it!! Be sure to check out her blog Red Oak Lines for more of her work!!

Have you used a collection, or products of ours?? Send us your submission and we will add it to our blog..
Thanks again to Sarah de Guzman, and we hope to see more of your creations!!

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Time to Travel Notepad Workshop

Weren't able to join us this year at Scrapfest??

Now were bringing our workshops from this year, to YOU!!

Take a few minutes to make this super simple notepad before your journey and you’ll be all set to take notes on your discoveries, sketch and record journal entries while you’re on the go!

Time to Travel Notepad Workshop
by The Paper Company

Materials: 

Papers: Landmarks, Paprika Cardstock; (trim ½” from the top where the product information is on the printed paper paper.) Accessories: Matteboard Tags with Rub-Ons, Framed Dome Stickers, Mini Jewels, Ribbon, Button Brads and Wood Seals.

Time to Travel Notepad

Step 1:  Using the notepad as a template, cut 2 pieces of the Landmarks paper. Adhere to the front and back of the notepad.

Step 2:  Cut a 2.5” x 3.5” piece of Paprika cardstock and fold in 1” on either side, allowing for ½” in the center to accommodate the spine of the pad.

Step 3:  Adhere the front and back of the Paprika cardstock to the spine of the book – it is not necessary to add adhesive to the spine portion of the notepad.

Step 4:  Apply the “World is a book…” rub-on to the front of the notepad, on the Paprika cardstock portion.

Step 5:  Complete the notepad by adding ribbon, stickers and embellishments as shown.

Finished Time to Travel Notepad
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(front)

(back)

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We hope you enjoyed this workshop, and our Time to Travel Collection!! We would love to hear your feedback, so just add yourself to our Blog "Followers" and leave us some feedback on this workshop, our products, or anything else you'd like to share.

Also, visit our website to vies all of our collections and current products.

TPC Studio Official Web Page

(follow link above)

Pages to Remember Workshop from Scrapfest 2009!!

Weren't able to join us this year at Scrapfest??

Now were bringing our workshops from this year, to YOU!!

Using our fantastic Ancestral Collection and Accessories
you can start your very own Ancestry Album.
What a fabulous way to memorialize your families history!!

Pages to Remember Workshop
by The Paper Company
 
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 Materials:

Papers: Family Story, Bird Flourish, Pocket Watch Brocade, Bird Brocade, Teal Brocade, Pocket Watch, and Moments in Time (trim ½” from the top where the product information is on each paper).
Accessories: Chipboard Monograms, Rub-Ons with Pearls, Framed Dome Stickers, Mini Jewels, Ribbon, Pearlized and Jeweled Brads and Metal Accents, Clear Stamps.

Ancestral Scrapbook Page 1

Step 1:  Follow instructions on the Framed Dome Stickers to customize with your own family photos.

Step 2:  Apply 2” of the brown crocheted ribbon horizontally, 4” from the top right of the page; apply 8” of the green satin ribbon horizontally, 4” from the bottom left of the page.

Step 3:  Cut tags and stamp “From Past to Present” and “Family Heritage”.

Step 4:  Position the framed domes as shown in the photo.

Step 5:  Using the Chipboard Monograms, spell out the word “FAMILY” in the lower right corner.

Step 6:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.

Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 1

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Ancestral Scrapbook Page 2

Step 1:  Follow instructions on the Framed Dome Stickers to customize with your own family photos.

Step 2:  Apply 4” of the ivory ribbon vertically, 5” from the right side of the page, aligning the bottom
of the ribbon with the border on the Family Story paper. Apply 6” of the brown grosgrain ribbon 1.25” to the right of the ivory ribbon. Top each ribbon with a Framed Dome Sticker.

Step 3:  Apply the “Family a journey made together” rub-on to the page, centered between the ivory ribbon and the family crest printed on the page.

Step 4:  Title your page with your family name. Create a journal entry related to your family story and
write this directly on the page, above the crest.

Step 5:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.

Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 2

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Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3

Step 1:  Cut a 4.5” x 12” piece of Moments in Time and apply the reverse side up to the back side of

the Teal Brocade paper.

Step 2:  Align a 7.5” square piece of Bird Brocade paper with the top left corner and adhere.

Step 3:  Center one 4” x 6” horizontal photo in the Bird Brocade square.


Step 4:  Adhere a 4” x 6” vertical photo to the lower right portion of the page, 1” from the right edge.

Step 5:  Cut a 12” piece of the ivory ribbon and apply vertically, 5” from the right edge of the paper, overlapping photo edges.

Step 6:  Using the Chipboard Monograms, spell out the name vertically, of the photo subject

Step 7:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.

Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3

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 Ancestral Scrapbook Page 4

 

Step 1:  Using a personal letter or other momento, paired with a 5” x 7” photo and a smaller photo, create a layout that is balanced with these three items, as shown in the photo of page 4.

Step 2:  Cut a 12” piece of the brown grosgrain ribbon and apply horizontally, 1.5” from the bottom edge of the paper, overlapping the letter.

Step 3:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.

Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3 

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Helpful Tips on Ancestral Scrapbooking:

•KISS…Keep It Super Simple! Ancestral pages are fascinating because they tell a genuine story about a period of history that many who view your pages won’t have personal knowledge of. Let the photos and momentos tell the story without too much clutter interfering. Restrain yourself from over-doing these pages – you’ll find that by just adding a special journal entry that sets the tone for the page, the results will be impressive.

The web offers a wealth of information and resources on learning more about your family connections. Consider visiting these sites to learn more about finding ancestral information: A solid, basic site filled with information on building a family tree, and heritage scrapbooking.

Ancestry.com

Ancestry Blog

We hope you enjoyed this workshop, and our Ancestral Collection!!

We would love to hear your feedback, so just add yourself to our Blog "Followers" and leave us some feedback on this workshop, our products, or anything else you'd like to share.

Also, visit our website to vies all of our collections and current products.

TPC Studio Official Web Page

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Scrapfest 2009- Mall of America

Scrapfest 2009 was a fabulous experience!

Over 4,000 people attended this annual event, sponsored by Archiver's, the paper crafting retailer based in Minneapolis.

This is the seventh year of this event. Word has certainly spread about the great opportunity. This extraordinary 3-day weekend has a lot to offer scrapbookers, cardcrafters, and just about anyone else who loves paper, stickers and embellishments as much as we do!

We had such fun sharing our new TPC Studio collections with all the folks that turned out at the Mall of America to participate.

We offered four workshops, all of which "sold out" featuring projects made with our new Ancestral and Time to Travel lines.
(project instructions attached)

We also had a blast working with the folks that stopped by our booth to make fun cards!

People came from far and wide to say "hello" and to tell us how much they loved our products...

a big THANK YOU to everyone for sharing your enthusiasm with us!

Can't wait to see you next year!

Interested in our products??
check out our website to see all of our collections and products!!

or send us an e-mail requesting a catalogue

Time to Travel Frame

After my recent trip to Italy, I decided to paper craft a frame using our new Time to Travel collection which worked perfectly! I started with one paper as the background and simply cut out various imagery from other papers, distressed the edges and decoupaged them onto the frame. For the "Italy" word I covered basic chipboard letters with the back of one of the papers, sanded off the extra and distressed the edges. To add some more dimension, I used the Time to Travel Stamps, Wood Seals and Fabric Buttons.

Materials used:

12x12 Time to Travel Papers, Time to Travel Clear Stamps, Time to Travel Fabric Button Brads, Time to Travel Wood Seals

Ancestral Gate Fold Card

This gate fold card was really quick and easy and used papers and embellishments from our Ancestral Collection. For the base of the card I used our 12x12 Metallic Cover cardstock in Jade, but you could use any coordinating cardstock color for the base.  The center flower was created by layering a fabric flower with paper punched flowers, topped off with a pearlized sticker brad. It is also finished off with mini gems in the upper left corner and mini pearls and a rub-on from the Ancestral Collection embellishments.

Materials used:

 12x12 Metallic Cover Cardstock in Jade, 12x12 Ancestral Teal Brocade.
12x12 Ancestral Past to Present, 12x12 Ancestral Bird Brocade, 12x12 Ancestral Columns

Ancestral Mini Jewels, Ancestral Pearlized Brads, Ancestral Rub-Ons with Pearls

Hope you enjoy trying out this project!

 

Check our new "Kick It Up Corner"

TPC Studio created "Kick It Up Corner" to highlight our current products and put them to use in creating fun, easy-to-do everyday projects!!

We are currently working with
Liz Sewald of Art Etc. Inc
and Krista Koeing.

Kick It Up Corner Blog

Check it out!! 

(you can also find the link on the side bar of this blog)

Hope you like it!!

Bad To The Bone 12'' x 12'' Scrapbook Page

Inspired by the newest addition to my family, I decided to use the line
I designed "Bad To The Bone" to make a cute, fun,
yet simple scrapbook page!!

Materials Used:

Bad to the Bone 12'' x 12'' "Puppy Love" Paper, and Bad to the Bone 12'' x 12'' "Repeat Boarder" Paper, Bad to the Bone Chipboard alphabet, Bad to the Bone Bouncy Stickers, Bad to the Bone Tags and Rub-Ons, and Bad to the Bone Ribbon.

Enjoy!!

1974 Ancestral Page

I love Vanessa's Ancestral Collection! I used the papers, ribbons, mini jewels, adhesive brads and rub-ons to create this 8" x 8" page that features a picture of me and my grandfather that was taken when I was little. To write out "1974", first I found a large, chunky font that would be easy to cut out. I then flipped it on my computer, and printed it on the back of the Pocket Watch Brocade paper. Then I simply cut the numbers out and glued them down. To create the flowers, I used flower punches in several different sizes and shapes and then placed a mini jewel or adhesive brad in the center. This page was pretty quick and easy to make -- it only took about 20 minutes!

Paws and Claws Kitten Card

 

I recently adopted two little kittens to keep my older cat company. I made these quick "kitten announcement" cards to let everyone know of the new additions to the family. I used an orange A7 scallop card from the Paper by the Piece line along with papers and ribbon from Liz's cute Paws and Claws line. For quick accents, I used two adhesive Paws and Claws jewels to the top of the photo. Each card took less than 10 minutes!

TPC Studio Highlighted in Archiver's Journal!!

We were really excited to see three of our 2009 Fall collections
highlighted in Archiver's most recent flyer.

As seen in the latest Archiver's Journal:
Archiver's highlights the Woodland Whimsy, Ancestral, and
Time To Travel Collections from our 2009 Fall release,
on sale now through Archiver's.

Bad to the Bone, Blipps and Beeps, Transportation, and Mr. & Mrs.
are also from our 2009 Fall release
and are currently being sold at Archiver's.


Thanks for the support!!

Summer Camp Birthday Card

I made this card for my friend's birthday last night. I am pretty excited about the outcome of it. This card consisted of some papers from our Summer Camp paper pad, adhesive jewels, metallic cardstock and clear stamps.

Send Us Your Creations!!

Have you used one of our collections to make a scrapbook page,
card, invitation or anything fun?? If so, we would love to see them!!
You can email an image to us at kaitlin.kunsman@anwcrestwood.com and let us know what you love about our collections, stamps, stickers or whatever TPC Studio/The Paper Adventures product you are using!!

Thanks a bunch!!

Woodland Whimsy Birthday Card!!

I made Vanessa's birthday card using papers, stickers, and embellishments from the "Woodland Whimsy" collection. The bright colors and fun patterns are perfect for summer, there will be many more cute projects to come from this collection!

You can see all of our new collections on our website.



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