ATCs and Cards - Lauren Tomecek

A very happy good morning to you all! Today my baby turns 3 years old and if I'd been planning ahead, I would have done a couple of layouts of him to celebrate. But instead, I was too busy trying to plan the party and get everything ready for my family visit, so I have a variety of small projects to share instead. :)

I'm a big fan of ATCs as they were the start of my journey into scrapbooking. They are also really great projects for when you only have a short amount of creative time. For these ones, I painted ATC10-010 Bracket 01 with gesso, then sprinkled watercolourpowders across them and activated with water. They had a beautiful vibrant colour while wet but unfortunately the gesso mutes that as they dry.

I've used stencil ST5024 in the background of all three ATCs, but each one was used differently. On 'Discover' I used a small Versacolor stamp pad in charcoal to ink through the stencil, this gave the crispest edges to the image. On 'Remember' I misted black ink through the stencil, you can see it leaked in some places because my ATC based had warped a bit after the gesso layer. Finally, on 'Inspire' I flipped the stencil over and stamped the left over mist onto the image, then misted white Glimmermist to highlight the design.

The sentiments all come from CB1199 Scrapwords 07. The leaf pieces come from CB1146 Leaf Spray 01, CB5144 Layered Poinsettias 01 and CB1235 Leaf Spray 14. I finished them off with the lace, flowers, sequins and enamel dots.

It's always a good idea to have a few birthday cards in your stash. This one didn't hang around long, I've ready given it to a friend! I used ST9018-A6 in the background, just as straight gesso over the background. Chipboard pieces include CB5087 Leaf Spray 09 and CB6100 Words 29.

 

The second card uses the same background technique as the first, but I've taken it in a different direction. I can never go past a pun and the CB4067 Marine Life 02 set was perfect for this one. The chipboard has been painted using distress inks stamped onto my craft mat then spritzed with water and painted on.

The last card is another birthday one which has a galaxy feel to it. Quite simple in design, but I think the background really makes it pop. The stencil is ST1008, I used Versamark through the stencil then embossed this with a clear embossing powder to create a resist effect. The chipboard is CB6100 Words 29 and CB1223 Stars 03, both have been painted with acrylic paint.

Maybe next month I'm be organised enough to show you a layout celebrating my son's birthday. ;)

Hello from Helen at Scrapmatts

Welcome back , it's lovely to have you come and visit as I showcase the versatile  Scrapmatts products, which add wonderful texture and embellishment to any project.

I chose the chipboard  Triangles to complement the triangle paper.

I coloured them with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, "Coral" and some Ranger UTEE, "Gold"

I scattered some other words around - CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

In keeping with the triangle theme I used Alphabet flags as the title.

A bit about the papers I've used.

The denim border is an oldie from Simple Stories.

The turquoise background is from Crate Paper.

The triangles paper is a new release from Cocoa Vanilla, "Endless Summer"

I like the way they all played nicely together, and highlight the chipboard triangles.

The layout was inspired by a sketch from mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca

I have some journalling on the back of the page.  It reads:-

You two little scamps came with your big brother for a sleep over in the school holidays.

It's about the only time I can nab you together and get a couple of photos.

Out of the dozens I took there was not one with both of you looking good.

You love to joke around, flick your hands in the air, wrestle each other to the ground, 
poke your tongues out, close your eyes, screw your noses up
 and make and all sorts of crazy faces.

  So this photo is a composite of two images - the best of a terribly bad lot!
Love Granny 

Because we are in the count down to Christmas I created a gift box 

with a mixture of papers and of course lots of Scrapmatts yummies.

Why I chose the busiest time of the year to experiment with making a video
 is utterly beyond my comprehension. 
But I wanted to show you the mechanism of the box.   Bad idea!   
It's taken me days and I'm not sure it's something I would care to do again, 
but here it is, with my long suffering husband's help. Ta Dah!!!

Christmas Gift Box from Helen Wallace on Vimeo.

It has lots of flaws, but in the spirit of Christmas, 
I know you will be tolerant of my first effort.

Do you use Scrapmatts products?

Why not upload your projects on to the Gallery so we can leave you some love.

Thanks for calling in and for any comments you care to leave,  I love reading them.

Wishing you a safe and Happy Christmas 
and I look forward to seeing you again in January.

Pretty Pastels - Lauren Tomecek

September already! Where has the year gone? Hopefully you've spent at least some of it getting to play with some Scrapmatts stencils and chipboard like me. :) My first project for this month is a wooden photo frame I've decorated. I gave it a quick coat of gesso to start with, then sponged on a few different shades of Distress Inks through a beautiful Scrapmatts stencil, finishing with a quick varnish spray to stop the inks smudging. The leaf sprays were the perfect accent to my flower clusters and then I just popped a Scrapword in the negative space of the photo.

Scrapmatts chipboard: CB1146 Leaf Spray 01 and CB1241 Scrap Words 27. Stencil: ST1011.

My second project is a card I made to say thanks to my manager who is leaving for a new position. I like the mix of grungy and feminine on this card, by combining the messy background with a big floral cluster.

Scrapmatts chipboard: CB6020 Words 06, CB5144 Layered Poinsettias 01, CB5142 Retro Squares 02. Stencil: ST1038.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to share your projects over at our Ning gallery too!

Shadow Box & Layout

A bit late, but hey it is still the 16th!

 

I met the lovely Sofie and Andrew at the Paper & Craft Show at Penrith last month.  Sofie gave me a challenge to use a shadow box (1E).  This is not something I generally do but I had lots of fun putting this together so will probably do more of them.  

 I really didn't want to use orange as my background as

 that seems to be go to colour at the moment, but it fitted (and it's nice and bright).

I then used a couple of stencils ST5011 circles with yellow paint & ST1019 flannel flower with 

texture paste but unfortunately you can't see it very well in the photo.

I then went to town with Scrapmatts Chipboard and some flowers.

CB1146 Leaf Spray 01

CB5137 Ornate Toppers 01

CB6113  Scrap Words 32

CB6105 Assorted Words 32

CB1003  Flourishes

I have used Brilliance Inks to colour the chipboard (except Together) to blend them into the layout.  I used Platinum Planet (arrow & Us), Lime (ornate toppers & leaves) & Rocket Red Gold (flourishes)

 

I completed this layout for a challenge, but forgot to enter it!

I love the retro squares stencil (ST5020) and chipboard (CB5142) so I used both on this layout. 

And of course lots of other chipboard

CB1236 Scrap Words

CB6106 Assorted Words

CB6095  Assorted Words 18

Hope you have found some inspiration from my shadow box and layout.

Happy Scrapping

Lisette

Stencil Fun - Lauren Tomecek

I can't begin to tell you how excited I was to find out Scrapmatts was expanding into stencils! Stencils are probably my second favourite scrapbooking item, after chipboard of course. :) They can be used in so many different ways and create so many different effects. I've used them a couple of different ways in this blog post and hope I've inspire you to pick up a few for yourself from their online shop.

 

 

First up, I created this canvas display piece. I had been saving this idea for a while now and the brick stencil was the last item I needed to make it happen. I applied texture paste through the stencil over the whole canvas, the different way the paste absorbs the mist makes for some great definition of the shapes. I then built up the scene with various chipboard pieces painted with acrylics.

 

 

Chipboard used: CB5137 Ornate Toppers 01, CB2026 Picket Fences 09, CB4058 Australian Federation Detail 03, CB5120 Windows 04, CB1146 Leaf Spray 01, CB2020 Vines 01, CB6071 Assorted Words 07.

Stencil: ST5013.

 

 

 

The stencils are also perfect for using to create backgrounds on cards. I whipped up this one for my husband for Valentine's Day. I used the diamonds stencil to add a subtle white gesso pattern and then misted over the paint splatters in two different colours.

 

Chipboard used: CB5113 Heart Frames 10, CB1199 Scrap Words 07.

Stencils: ST1002, ST5010.

 

 

This one has a wash of gesso for the background then the smaller paint splatters stencil in two colours. I love the random effect they give whilst in actual fact giving you total control of where the colour ends up.

Chipboard used: CB1121 Words 26 Best Wishes

Stencil: ST1009 Stencil Paint Drips

 

Don't forget that Scrapmatts is having a Design Team Call at the moment. Entries close on the 19th so you'll need to get a wriggle on but we would love to see you join the team!

May the 4th be with you.......

Hello Scrapmatts fans 

 Renee here to share some more of my scrappy creations using Scrapmatts chippies!

First up Here's a layout I completed using some of my all time fav chippies ever:

Sandy Cape Light House

  I have used: CB6064 Nautical Designs 01, CB1200 Scrapwords 08 and the gorgeous little tags: CB1209 Scrap Words 12

 A closie of the light house and ships wheel which I have just outlined a bit with some Gelatos.

Next up I have created a tag for April: 

Together Forever Tag 

On this tag the chipboards I have used are: CB3007 Tags 03, CB1124 Hinges 01, CB1146 Leaf Spray 01, CB1204 Ribbon Banners 01, CB1190 Scrapwords 02, CB1198 Scrapwords 06 and CB1158 Butterflies 20. I have used the SC011 Parisian Moments montage creations image

Love This (shaker shadow box)

I Created this shadow box and put an acetate window in and a small handful of sequins to create a shaker box. Shake it up and a storm of colourful sequins fly all over the inside.

 I have used: Shadow Box 1A19, CB8006 Squares 01, CB1199 Scrapwords 07  and the new MDF arrow words! 

Thanks for looking and  remember to check out all the other awesome creations going up daily over at the Scrapmatts Gallery HERE

           luvReneexoxo

Foiling Scrapmatts Chipboards

Hello Renee here :)

Today I am going to share with you a quick video tutorial on foiling Scrapmatts chippies! 

Here is a tag (CB3010 Tags 06) I created that has a foiled CB6004 Ornate Frame 07 .

Close to My Heart Tag

I have also used CB1197 Scrapwords 05,  CB1199 Scrapwords 07  and CB1146 Leaf Spray 01. The butterfly charm is: CH011 Butterflies #1

Next up I created a layout using some of my pics from Fraser Island.

Today

on this layout I have used: CH002 Filigree Flowers #1 charm, CB1198 Scrapwords 06, CB1190 Scrapwords 02 and CB1117 Floral Design 04

Dont forget to check out the Scrapmatts gallery HERE!

Thanks for looking!

luvReneexoxo