Scrapmatts sponsor CSI during March

Hello Scrappy friends, welcome back, lovely to have you visit again.

SCRAPMATTS

is sponsoring CSI this month and the Scrapmatts team have been invited to Guest design for CSI.  Thank you Debbi Tehrani, your challenges are fun and make me think outside the box.

It’s easy to play along, just use all five colours, at least three of the evidence clues 
and at least one of the testimony clues.

I used gesso on the white background before applying texture paste through the diamond stencil and splashing some ink around.

I love the fabric flag from Charms creations

and the Flair is from Funky Flair Studio, it seemed perfect for a pregnancy photo.

The Scrapmatts chipboard circle was wet embossed.

The papers are from Heidi Swapp, "September Skies" and Studio Calico "Wanderlust"

The Title was painted with distress ink and clear embossed
and the heart was randomly dabbed with a water colour wash.

Evidence

Stars, Stitching, Diamond shape, (the texture paste),  Circles (the flairs and the chipboard), Washi tape, Bunting.

Testimony

I chose to journal about Adventure.

It was a hot day when this photo was taken in December, about six weeks before you were born.  Mummy and Daddy were off on another Adventure, not travelling this time, but an adventure into parenting.  I’m sure it will be as exciting, memorable, exhausting and rewarding as any previous holiday. Something they’ve planned and longed for and something which will fill their hearts with love.   I hope you are a calm and happy Baby like your Daddy was and I know you will call them both to their higher selves, as parenting is the most important job they will ever have.  We can’t wait to meet you little one.   

Love Granny 10 February 2017

Scrapmatts products used:-

ST1002 Diamond stencil

CB6115 Assorted Words 28

CB5138 String Circle

CB1071 Hearts 04

The second project I made as a special gift for my DIL.
It's on canvas, because I wanted to use a lot of mixed media.

First I chose a mixture of sprays, acrylic and water colour paints to create
the ombre shading on the background.
The textured effect was achieved by applying crackle paste through one of the new stencils.  ST 9002-A5, before over spraying with mists.

The large circle is String circle was wet embossed.  I liked the symbolism it created.

The butterfly was a gift from my kind friend Marilyn,
when the one I had planned using was just too big.

The flowers are a mixture of older and new products, mostly Prima and K&Co.
I love the heart sprays peeking out from the clusters.
The stamp set is from Ranger, Dina Wakley quotes.
The flair is from Funky Flair studio.

Scrapmatts products used:-
String circle CB4071
Heart Spray CB1109
Stencil ST9002-A5

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Canvas, layout and card

Hello there Scrappy Friends, it’s Helen with you today; I have three projects to share with you, each showing the versatility of 
Scrapmatts products.

The team was asked to use a photo of ourselves on a canvas. Gulp! 

I have very few photos of myself and I had never used canvas before.

But nothing like a good challenge to get the creative juices flowing.

 I loved the way the canvas responded to all the mixed media, 

staying firm and straight.

First, I applied a coat of gesso, before using texture paste 

through Scrapmatts stencils, I used ST 1003 Stencil Sticks
ST 1004 Stencil Bubbles, then I used various mists, sprays 

and inks to achieve colour. The chipboard used is listed below.

CB 1021 Flowers 01

CB 6103 Scrap Words 21

CB 1146 Leaf Spray 01

CB Butterflies 02

CB 1188 Birds 06

The Flowers were heat embossed with Stampendous 

"Aged Scarlet" embossing powder.

The bird was heat embossed too.

The leaves and butterflies were painted with Twinkling H2O's.

The title needed no treatment at all.

I scattered some thread and a few beads around.

For the "Imagination" layout I used

the alphabet flags as the title and thought they combined 

beautifully with the kite. The quote is from Lauren Bacall.

CB 6085 Alphabet Flags 04

CB 5036 Kites 01 

A few embellishments from my stash.

 I tried to achieve a weathered look on the kite with acrylic paints.

The flair is from Studio Fourteen 40

My journalling is on the back of the layout and it reads:-

You three little Grandchildren wanted to play outside.  “Can we dig some dirt Granny?”  “Sure, where do you want to dig?”  “Somewhere with lots of room, so we can make a river and a lake”  With a spot chosen under the orange tree, you formed a team. Without any discussion a foreman nominated himself, a second in charge assumed that role, which left a very willing girl to do the water carrying.  You spent hours slopping around in the mud, discussing the merits of digging through to the other side of the world before dinner and other important matters. The session ended with a mud pie bake off and a taste testing for Granny.

What a delight to see you using your vivid imaginations

 in the great outdoors having good, dirty, fun.

Finally, a Birthday card for someone special, using Maja papers and an embossing folder to showcase the chipboard, 

the CB 1244 Scrap Words 30, I left raw

CB 5035 Hot Air Balloons 01, was heat embossed

and the CB 1109 Heart Spray 01 painted with silver.

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Helen