March Creations with Tania

 Hello there!

Tania joining you today to share some projects I created for this month using lots of gorgeous Scrapmatts goodies! 

First up this month I have a layout.....

"Enjoy"

I mounted my background paper on white cardstock and then set about adding some texture using the New Cheese Stencil.  Once I was happy with the coverage I added a bit of colour using Kaiser and Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists.  Once dry I added a photo which I raised as I wanted to add in all the gorgeous fussy cut and die cut flowers, I tucked them under and overlapped them over the photo.  I then tucked in the string circles and some of the leaf sprays.  

Some close ups......

CB1153 Leaf Spray 08

CB5114 String Circles 01

ST9001New Cheese

My second share for this month is a card......

"Happy Birthday"

Once I had chosen my patterned papers for the card and distressed all the edges I added them to the card front.  I added the smaller rose circle from the string circles roses pack which I left raw, and a couple of singular roses to the front of the card.  I embellished the card with some beautiful Prima and 49 & Market flowers.  I tucked in some netting trim around the card and finished off with a Happy Birthday title from one of the Scrap Words packs.

Here's some close ups........

CB4070 String Circles Roses 06

CB1243 Scrap Words 29

Well that's all from me today!  I hope I have inspired you all a little.  Don't forget to check out the store here for all your Scrapmatts goodies, and also pop back to the blog to see the gorgeous creations from the other DT girls.

 Until next time, happy crafting Tania xx

String Circles Showcase by Lauren Tomecek

I loved the original string circles when Scrapmatts first brought them out. Then Sofie and Andrew made them better by bring out new designs with dots, stars or arrows on the circles. Last month they expanded the range again to release a pack with larger sized circles! I fell in love and knew I had to play with them right away.

My circle for this layout looks a bit more like an oval, because I actually chopped it in half to open up that inside area a bit more. It doesn't go all the way around under the photos or the flower cluster. I love cutting up my chipboard to make it last that little bit longer or get it to suit my layout better. I've done the same thing with the leaves and the diamond background pieces. 

Chipboard used: CB4071 String Circles 07, CB6117 Assorted Words 30, CB1153 Leaf Spray 08, CB5125 Diamond Mesh 01, CB1209 Scrap Words 12. Stencil: ST1002 Stencil Diamonds. 

My second layout is actually the one I created first, so it used the largest sized string circle and I haven't cut this one. I had a lot of fun creating that background circle with Gelatos but it did warp the page a fair bit. Some chipboard butterflies made the perfect scatter embellishments.

Chipboard used: CB4071 String Circles 07, CB6115 Assorted Words 28, CB5144 Layered Poinsettias 01, CB1158 Butterflies 20.

Don't forget, you can share your string circle creations with us on the Ning Gallery or Facebook page.