Together layout and a couple of quick Chrissy Cards!

Hello there,
How is your month going? Things are getting a bit festive around the place..  soon it will be Christmas... but first.. I hope to get more creating done!!

I have a layout to share with you that I created for a Challenge I am on..  I have used some wonderful SCRAPMATTS products on my page!

Firstly some closer views..

A gorgeous flower embossed in blue!

Fabulous Film strip and circle stars painted in purple! Also some word chippies too!

Together..

I think chipboard looks fantastic painted in bright colors, it really adds some pop to your page!!

Here is a list of the SCRAPMATTS products I have used.

ST1003 Stencil Sticks



  

ST5002 Stencil Stars
 

CB6001 Film Strips 02

 

CB1023 Flowers03 
 

CB6105 Assorted Words 23 

 

and one of my favs....
CB5138 String Circles 02
 

and I thought I would whip some a couple of Christmas cards, seeing it is November an' all!!! (not panicking yet!!!)

These are simple and quick and just a few layers and pop on the chipboard sentiment..

Using CB1184 Assorted Words 12 
 

Thanks for coming by today, and I hope life is not getting too crazy busy as we approach the season of Christmas.  For all your Christmas supplies pop over to the CHRISTMAS SECTION AT THE SCRAPMATTS ONLINE STORE!!

Happy Scrapmatting!!

Joy - just a little bit Christmassy!!!

Hello there,
How is your October going? hummm yes the year is flying by..  Today I would like to share with you a layout that is oh so very Christmassy!! And of course it is loaded with beautiful SCRAPMATTS  products! You can check out the huge selection of Christmas themed chipboard in the STORE HERE!!!!

ok... So I had a few of these frames..

and I thought I would do something different with them..  so I cut them in half and embossed them in a fabulous glittery blue..

I then proceeded to add some wonderful stars on my back ground paper with the Stencil Stars and when that was dry I created my layout with a Christmas theme..

some closer views..

And this is how I used the frames, layered and placed around my photos, they look so good I think, and the stars are perfect for a festive theme... I love the beautiful word "Joy" too, covered in kindy glitz for sparkle!!

And I also cut up the String Circle frame and placed it around my photos ... I love the dimension the sweet stars add to the back ground with the stencilled stars...

and my layout...

Joy...

The flowers were made by me  and I love how pretty the Holly leaves look painted silver and pink using water colors.

And here is a list of the SCRAPMATTS I have used..

ST5002 Stencil Stars 
 

CB6111 Assorted Words 27 

 

CB6040 Arch Window Frame 03 

 

CB1183 Christmas Ornaments 10  

 

CB5138 String Circles 02 
 

CB5164 Holly 05 



Don't be afraid to cut up your chipboard to place around your page to suit the design, it makes the chipboard go further rather then be hidden under your photos.. You can add color to your chipboards with water colors, paints, gel pens, kindy glitz and embossing powders..

Thank you for dropping by the blog today, and remember to pop in regularly as new creations are being added all the time..   Until next time...  Happy Scrapmatting!!

Joining in with CSI using SCRAPMATTS!!

Hello there,
I guess everyone is like me and wondering how did we get to July??  Well here we are!! and I am here to share two layouts I created for CSI : Color, Stories, Inspiration  challenges that I created for the June challenges.. As SCRAPMATTS were wonderful sponsors for this challenge the Design team were invited to join in... You can check out the challenges for CSI HERE!!!

The first challenge for June was this one..
We are to use all the colors and the sketch and I have used lots of great Scrapmatts on my layout!!

Some closer views..

Love these cogs, I have layered small ones over a larger one which I have cut up to use on my layout.

Fabulous Chevrons and love the star burst stencil too!

More layering of the chipboard!! All the chipboard was simply painted in white gesso.

And my layout..
A big brother is better than a super hero!!

My Daughter loved her big brother when she was little and she still does now!!

Here is a list of all the wonderful Scrapmatts I have used on my layout!!

ST5016 Starburst Stencil

 

ST5002 Stencil Stars 
 

ST5044 Stencil Circles 
 

CB5005 Gear Frame 01 
 

CB1075 Gears 03 
 

CB5106 Chevrons 01 

 

CB6106 Assorted Words 24 
 


The second layout I created was for this challenge...

and my take on the challenge.

some closer views..

I love these Scrapmatts words!!

Wonderful leaf stencil and fern leaf..

I like the look of a neat strip of the Diamond mesh..

And my layout.. 

#Love

and here are the Scrapmatts I have used for this layout..

ST5004 Stencil Leaf Sprays 

 

CB5125 Diamond Mesh 01 
 

CB6115 Assorted Words 28 
 

CB5089 Ferns 02 
 

CB4017 Picket Fences 04 

 

Perhaps you would like to pop over and check out this months challenges for CSI at the BLOG HERE!!!  You might win a wonderful prize from SCRAPMATTS!!!

Have a happy scrappy day!!

Layout and Cards - Lauren Tomecek

Scrapmatts sponsored CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration for the month of March and they invited our whole design team to guest for their challenges. I shared my layout for their main challenge as part of my March reveal, but the second challenge came out after my Scrapmatts reveal day, so I've saved it for April.

I love these photos of Harrison cooking with his Grandma. I've hidden some journaling behind the right photo which records how Ben learnt to cook with his mum Helen and I'm so happy that Harrison is getting to have the same experience with her. I don't remember ordering these cooking chipboard pieces but they ended up being perfect for the theme. I've painted them with white acrylic paint, added red pen details and silver embossing for the metallic areas.

Scrapmatts used: CB1020 Card Borders 03; CB1199 Scrap Words 07; CB1139 Kitchenware 03; CB2026 Picket Fences 09.

My second project for April is a set of two cards. I've used a sheet of scrap paper to mop up some left over ink spray I had from another project, which I've then used as the backgrounds for both cards. I love these sentiment chipboard pieces, they make whipping up cards so quick and easy.

Each card has some texture paste stars in the background too, using a Scrapmatts stencil. The chipboard sentiments come in the black, all other pieces I've just coloured using mini ink pads.

Scrapmatts chipboard: CB1241 Scrap Words 27,CB1020 Card Borders 03, CB1007 Butterflies 07 and CB1158 Butterflies 20. Stencil: ST5002.