Transparency Winner

WINNER OF $20 in TTT Transparencies

The winner of the transparencies from people that signed up for the newsletter from the Let's Scrap site is...... JEAN (from MI)!!

Please email me with a list of transparencies that you'd like for your prize.

Giving your Thickers an added edge

If you love alphabets, chances are you have used or have in your stash at least one set of thickers. If you are me and they are your favorite, you have many sets of them in use and in your stash. There are many styles of thickers to choose from but once you have a set, the ways to change them up are endless!! You can always upgrade them by adding some texture or style to them. Here are a few examples of the ways you can spruce up your thickers.

Adding dots:

Simple enough right? They can really make your title pop by adding some simple dots. White shows up well on darker colors. Whatever kind of ink you use, make sure the letters dry before you handle them.

Outside outline:

No need to have a steady hand. The messy look is in folks so just have fun as you run that marker/pen around the edges. It's ok not to have perfect lines.

Etched or scratchy look:

This is my favorite way to change up my thickers. I love the distressed look. All you need is some sandpaper or a distressing tool and go to town. This works best obviously on the chipboard letters but you can do this with the vinyl ones as well. Not sure what it does to the foam ones but it might be worth a test.

Diagonal Lines with outside edge:

This is fun for a very bold look. Goes great with papers that use stripes or a very plain type page when you want the title to pop!

You can do so much more to give your thickers or any alphabets an added edge. These are just a few examples I wanted to share with you. Have fun playing!
Jen

TTT ANNOUNCEMENTS!

The wait is over....I'm happy to announce something very exciting that will be happening with TTT next year! I had over 25 guesses emailed to me this weekend and Shelley R. from California was the first one to guess correctly! Congrats Shelley :)

Do you know what you're doing next year on 10-10-10???

Well I hope you will consider joining us for a......

7 night TTT CARIBBEAN CRUISE !!!

From scrapbooking and snorkeling to sightseeing and shopping, this Caribbean cruise is the ultimate vacation! Whether you're cruising with your spouse, significant other, friends, scrapping buddies or other family members...there's something for everyone on this cruise! (You don't have to be a scrapper!) What better way to vacation than to be surrounded by white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and the most beautiful islands on earth?

You can find out more information about the TTT cruise on our website (CLICK HERE)

More information is also available HERE (once you go to that site...just click on scrapbooking cruises and then scroll down until you see the TTT cruise on 10-10-10!)

Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have. (info@transparenttouches.com)

I hope that you can be a part of this wonderful experience with TTT!!

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Next....it's that time of year again to order your
"COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS"
packages from TTT!!!
Deadline to order is NOVEMBER 2nd.

Have a great week everyone!!

TTT's Countdown to a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!

I wanted to let you know that TTT has a VERY BIG, VERY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT to make!!!

You will find out what it is on MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th!!!

SOMETHING BIG is HAPPENING NEXT YEAR on...
10-10-10!!!!

Have I peaked your curiosity?? Do you THINK you might know what I'm going to announce???

You can send me an email (info@transparenttouches.com) with your guess of what the big announcement is....if you are the FIRST person to correctly guess, I will mail you a prize!!! You only get one chance to guess per day. Good luck!!


You will get an email Monday from TTT letting you know what the Big Deal is next year on 10-10-10!!! I can't wait to share with everything the exciting news :)

p.s. also on Monday, I will be sending out information for this year's
TTT COUNT DOWN TO CHRISTMAS!

Have a great weekend!!
--Monica

Step-by-Step by Chrystal Riddell

This page can be made in a flash. If you want to save even more time, use store-bought embellishments & rub-ons instead of the handmade leaves and stamps. I actually made this page ahead of time, then added my photos afterwards. Try it...it's liberating!

Supplies:
- 1 white cardstock background sheet
- decorative edged scissors
- 3 different patterned papers in the following size: 12"x2", 12"x1" and 10"x10"
- Stamps or rub-ons
- a variety of brown inks
- sponge squares
- 1 big button
- 2 silk leaves
- 8 1/2 x 11 kraft or brown cardstock
- optional--I printed out my leaves from a free downloadable template. You can always draw yours by hand.

1. Start out by distressing the outer borders of your white background paper. I used a soft yellow, but you could add more colors for a faux finish.
2. Adhere 10"x10" (circle) paper. Adhere 12"x1" (green paisley stripe) paper.
3. Cut the deco edge of your 12"x2" strip. IMPORTANT--Only adhere the sides and bottom. This will be a mini-pocket for tucking in your photos.
4. Stamp/rub-on over the corners.
5. Print or draw the leaves and cut out. Sponge ink over surface of leaves. Crumple them out, then flatten out. Re-sponge over them with a darker color. Get creative! I also dabbed some shimmer painton mine with my finger.
6. Layer leaves and button with glue dots.
7. Stamp or rub-on sentiments.

Note: I trimmed my photos vertically, then tucked them in the pocket. When I had them positioned just right, I pulled up only the top edge of the photo to adhere them.

Let's Scrap giveaway continuation!

Let's Scrap Giveaway Continuation!!

Welcome to TTT's Blog! If you came here from Let's Scrap...you're at the right place for your chance to win more prizes from TTT!

As you might already know...TTT is one of the only kit clubs that offers 3 kits each month! Kit #1 is usually a girly kit, kit #2 is usually a boyish kit and kit #3 is usually boy/girl or a seasonal kit. (kit members are allowed to skip up to 2 months if there's a month that you want to pass on)

Click Here for more information about our Monthly Kit Subscriptions

Click Here for to read the FAQ's about our kits

I will be giving away $20 in TTT transparencies (of your choice)

In order to be in this drawing, you will need to just sign up for the TTT newsletter (link is below for that) and then leave a comment on this post and let us know which TTT kit (past or present) is your favorite!!!

Now that we have the TTT blog, we don't publish the regular newsletter anymore....but by signing up for this, you will get emails each month of the kit pictures and special promotions going on.

CLICK here to sign up for the newsletter

A winner will be drawn Sunday (October 28th) in the morning and then posted on the TTT blog..you have until midnight (PST) the night before that to sign up for the newsletter.

Just a reminder about TTT's kit promotion going on right now for ONE WEEK ONLY....

New kit customers coming from Let's Scrap (or anywhere else if you're reading this blog entry) can sign up for a 6 month kit subscription and receive a fun goodie bag filled with scrapbooking stuff! (Offer for the goodie bag ends October 28th)

If you have any questions....please email me! (info@transparenttouches.com)

Have a great day!
Monica

Cards with TTT Coaster blocks

by Nathalie

I am always on the lookout for great card sketches and once I found this one on So Sketchy! I immediately knew what I wanted to do using some of my TTT Coaster block transparencies!

Card sketch designed by Allison Cope of So Sketchy!

"You make me smile"

Supplies: You Make Me Smile (Star) Coaster Block, May kit #2, thread

"Thank you"

Supplies: Thanks So Much Coaster Block, Bazzill cardstock, WeRMemoryKeepers patterned papers and chipboard flowers, thread, corner rounder

I found that the coaster blocks were really fun to use on cards and I hope that you will be inspired to do so!

Join us for our Creepy Crawly Crop!

The Transparent Touches Creepy Crawly Crop starts today on the Message Board and runs through Sunday, October 18th! We would love to have you join us as we have challenges to get you scrapping, fun games to entertain you, and lots of cool prizes, including a chance to win TTT kits!!!

Sketch Idea

Ever find a sketch you love but just won't work with your photos? Did you ever try to flip the sketch or turn it on its side? You should. You can make any sketch work for you.

Here is an example of a wonderful sketch from pagemaps that I made work for me. All I did was flip it sideways:and I created this layout:

So, if you find a sketch you love but just don't know how to make it work...try flipping it all around. This especially works great if the sketch allows for vertical pictures and all you have are horizontal or vice versa!