Boho Dreams

Boho Dreamcatcher.

Hello and Welcome

I hope your April has been a creative one.

This month I have created a dreamcatcher and a layout using Scrapmatts products.

 

Lets start with the Dreamcatcher.

I used the beautiful Indigo Skies range from Kaisercraft. 

I actually completed this Dreamcatcher for their challenge last month.

This is the front and back of my dream catcher.

Front View

The butterflies are cut from the Indigo Skies Paper Collection. I fussy cut them from the sheet.

Chipboard used is from Scrapmatts.

Flowers are from 49 and Market, Kaisercraft, Green Tara and my own stash.

The metal butterfly is from Finnabair.

Tags are from Kaisercraft's Off the Wall Collectables.

Polaroid frame is from Kmart's craft section.

The paint swatches are from Bunnings. I picked them up for another challenge but they worked perfectly as the background colour for my photo mat.

Back View

Again I have embellished with butterflies from Indigo Skies

Chipboard is from Scrapmatts

The Polaroid frame is from the Off the Wall collectables

Words are from the Barcode.

                      Dreamcatcher is spray painted with Silver pressure pack can.                           

I have added buttons and metal embellishments from my own stash.

Scrapmatts products used

 Retro Squares

CB5141

 String Circles

CB5144

Butterflies 02

CB4009

 

Circles 02

CB5152

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I am working on a process video for this project and I will load it to my blog as soon as its done.

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 Precious Layout

I have used the new Sage and Grace from Kaisercraft.

The colours are so beautiful. 

 Here I have used the Roses CB2023 Stem and then I have embellished with the collectables and a Green Tara flower.

I have used versa ink Umber to colour the chipboard.

I have used the butterfly stencil here with some texture paste.

I have sprayed the layout with Tattered Angels Creme de Chocolat

 The word is from the Assorted words 07 - CB6071

I have coloured with the Umber ink.

I have stamped the layout with Pinecone ink using the Botanical stamp from Kaisercraft.

Here are the products I have used for this layout.

Assorted Words07

CB6071

Roses 01

CB2023

Ornate Frames

CB4069

Butterfly Stencil

ST1027

Thanks for stopping by and please leave me comment below with your thoughts.

Make sure you check out the other great designers as well

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Til next time

Happy Creating

Dream*Create*Inspire

JD

Two layouts

Hi everyone!! I'd like to share my last two works with Scrapmatts chippies. First, I made this page with that gorgeous background chipboard. Soooo love those!!! I also added some clocks, chains...

Chipboards used: CB1233 Film Strips 06, CB5131 Bubbles 01, CB1229 Chains 02 and CB1107 Clocks 08 

And then I made a romantic layout trying to focus on the gorgeous rose chipboard and the dressform. 

Chipboards used:CB2023 Roses 01, CB6036 Dress Forms 01, CB4056 Ornate Frames 13 and CB4061 Assorted Words 17 

Getting in Early

Hello Scrapmatts fans Renee here with some new creations from the last month :) 

I'm sure that some of you out there are super organized and are able to sit back and relax not stress about Christmas time as you have all the gifts purchased wrapped and posted in more then enough time. I am soooo not one of those people - BUT I would love to be and am working on slowing bringing in the necessary changes to make that happen. So I am creating Christmas tags and cards now in between layouts and projects.

Here are a couple that I have done this month:

Christmas Card

 For this card I have started off with CB6094 Mini Tray Stamp 01 which I have painted with gold inka gold then added a layered and green Gelly rolled CB6083 Bows 01, SW016 Merry Christmas gessoed and a red CB1105 Santa with Reindeers 01which I also added some gold gelly roll detailing. I added CB1214 Scrap Words 16 trim the tree words as a lil' something and to balance off the red ribbon

Next I have created this tag: 

Christmas Tag

For this more non-tradionally coloured Chrissy tag I have used a CB3011 Tags 07 as the base simply gessoing it  and the small sprig from the CB1146 Leaf Spray 01 and then using texture paste through a fine stencil on the tag. Once dry I then used some Sparkling H2o's to add some colour.  I have then used a CH015 Filigree Squares #1 charm which I rubbed over with gold inka gold and also did the CB1093 Reindeers 01 at the same time. Lastly I painted the Peace on earth chappy from the CB6079 Assorted Words 11 with black gesso and once dry I have very carefully edged with a chalkboard gelly roll pen.

Next I was asked to participate in a blog hop with a difference and I did this quick photo tute of my scrappy process: 

Step by step in pics!

I started off with this heavy gsm board as it holds the mixed media products best.

 

Now I got a bit carried away (lost in the scrap moment and so close to the start i know!!) and forgot to photograph the steps between here but use your imagination and pretend that I did! I LOVE book paper and I picked up this dictionary at a local op shop for $1 so I could scrap with it :) I simply tore strippy bits and stuck them down on the board using gel medium in a kinda hour glass shape. Next I used a dotty stencil and gesso over the top.

The next step I chose out some mists and randomly sprayed over background. You may ask why these colours and the answer is simply because the blue one was new! 

I wasn't quite happy with the result and felt it needed a lil' sumpin' so when in doubt as peach.

Next I added a few touches of the gold Inka Gold by scooping out a small amount onto my mat, adding a bit of water and using a paint brush to apply.

Once it had all dried off I grabbed my new stamp and black Archival Ink and "rolled" the stamp onto the background here and there for some depth.

Next I chose what photo I wanted to use and rummaged through my Scrapmatts chippies till I found what would work and positioned and stuck down. (I didn't end up using the smaller packet of rose chippies as I just snipped the longer one and used the bits that would have been covered up by the photo.) 

I have used: CB6090 Ornate Frames 18 and CB2023 Roses 01

I then painted the roses with the H2O.  (I know that it says Mustard Green but it is an awesomely cool antique gold kinda colour :) I painted the fame with gesso and the actual rose flowers blue but I can't remember what I used (sorry! lost in the moment again!)

I then added some D-Lish flowers (and some gold Prima ones) and a laser cut butterfly that I had used the other half yonkers ago.

Lastly I added some lace and velvet trim, a quote sticker and the title which I painted with the gold H2O again. I then went back and traced around my title with a black pen (I really wanted to use white but I couldn't find it and was too impatient to look for it! - UPDATE: I found it today on my husbands art table mmmm, found it's own way there I think!)

Thanks for looking!

luvReneexoxo

The Importance of Family - Lauren Tomecek

Welcome back for some more chipboard goodness!

 

 

My first layout for today is a double featuring family photos from my wedding back in 2011. The large rose piece is so delicate and beautiful, I fell in love with it as the Expo last November when it was released but was saving it for a special occasion. I have simply painted it with acrylics and let it shine as a feature. I used up the last of my Flags in the title, and squeezed in some flowers which I heat embossed silver to match the colour scheme.

 

Scrapmatts used: CB2023 Roses 01; CB5101 Flags 02; CB1145 Flowers 09

 

 

Project number two is a single page layout of my parent-in-laws' puppy, Josh. The picket fence is such a cute design but I had never found a use for it on any of my layouts previously. The title comes from an assorted set which seems to be more targeted towards little boys but I thought it suited Josh perfectly.

 

You can see in the close up I left the fence raw to tie in with the natural feel I was going for. The title is painted with acrylic paint and then covered with crackle medium. The Scrap Word in the corner just has stamping ink whipped over the top to let the recessed black words still show through.

 

Scrapmatts used: CB1198 Scrap Words 06; CB2026 Picket Fences 09; CB4055 Assorted Words 09.