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i know i'm not the first to see these clear-bits from red lead paperworks because i've received so many emails asking me to do a product review on them. this is a company started by two sisters, chris & sharon, who are best friends & share a love of mixed media art. although red lead is located in st. louis, they do offer a large online selection of charms & trinkets as well as other products that can be used for scrapbooking & altered art projects. clear-bits are acrylic shapes made in the USA.
they come in a variety of shapes & sizes...each with or without holes in them. you can stamp on them, use permanent markers, stazon ink, alcohol ink, acrylic paint...pretty much anything you can think of to embellish a non-porus surface. :) they also offer metal-bits in a variety of sizes! sooooooooo much to create with...you really need to visit their store to see all the goodies you can play with!!! :)
so, instead of waiting to make more samples, i decided to post my PR...just in time for all the christmas shopping you will be doing in the next few weeks! take a look at red lead paperworks for products & inspiration as you make those unique & special gifts for those you love. they also have different sizes of clear tags to play with! :)
here's what i did with mine! :) i made this tag by first using tim holtz alcohol inks {matthew usually does this part!} and then i stamped my images with black stazon ink...quick & easy...and soooooo cute! :)
when i emailed chris & sharon to let them know that i would be doing a PR on their clear-bits, guess what??? they sent me a RAK of clear-bits to give away to one of my lucky blog readers!!! :)
even their packaging is sooooo cute!!! and they always have some added "extras" in there...sorry it was awhile ago and this RAK has some FREE halloween embellies in it. :) also in this RAK are, of course, a variety of clear-bits!!! :) just email me, or better yet, leave a comment here under this post and tell me what you want for christmas this year!!! :) i will post the winner in a future entry next week. you can't win if you don't play!!! :) thanks, C & S!!! :)
here are a couple of 12x12 mirrors that i altered with scrapooking pp & embellies...look at all the supplies i used to complete the final embellished mirrors!!! :) i'll be listing a few of these in my etsy store soon as well as a couple of altered notebooks...i also welcome custom orders! :)
p.s. happy birthday, javier!!! email me wedding talk!!! :)
happy birthday, miles!!! hope your book sales are sky high!!! :)
{i never realized that you guys have the same b-day!!!} LOL!!! :) isn't that funny???!!! have a great day!!! :)
look what i got in the mail from north carolina!!! :) thank you, carolyn!!! :) you are an awesome swapper!!! :) i've already used some of the embellies!!! :)
here's a new layout i made for my aunt & uncle in hawaii. :) as soon as i saw this picture of them, i knew i wanted to use the manhattan line by autumn leaves since all the colors blend so well together. :) hope they like it! :)
i also added transparent embellishments {letters, heart & arrow} from fancy pants and stapled a grungeboard key that i altered using the silver tim holtz metallic mixative. :)
