Spring has Sprung here at Scrapmatts!

Hello, dear creative friends!

Kim here to kick start the new month.

It's the start of Spring here in Australia are I'm sure we are all looking

 forward to some warmer days....although our farmers are hoping for a lot more rain as it's been a dry Winter for them here in NSW.

Today, I have two large gift tags to share with you!

The first is a Father's Day tag.

I've kept it rather simple.....

 To create this tag I used basic cardstock. Between the base layer and the bird layer I have stuck a piece of thick corrugated cardboard, (cut from a box). To add some height to my tag.

 The Marine Life chipboard was perfect for my project.

Stencil Circles

  

Stencil Birds 

Marine Life

  

Lately I have really loved projects using dark/black backgrounds, so I thought

 I would create a tag using black cardboard as my base.

Here is my 2nd creation for you today!

 With a great majority of Scrapmatts chipboard, when purchasing you can select which colour you would like the product to be in. With the Mini Frames on my project I had these in white mist. This is a great selection as it allows you to add colour of your own choice.

Stencil Stones 

  

Mini Frames

  

Scrap Words 29

  

I do hope you have enjoyed looking at my creations as much as I enjoyed creating them!

Our Design Team post every 2nd day here at Scrapmatts, so make sure you stop by regularly 

to see what our fabulous team have been creating.

Why not head over to the 

SCRAPMATTS ONLINE STORE 

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and check out the awesome products available!

Wishing all the Dad's out there a very 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

 for Sunday 2nd September

Until next time 

Happy crafting

 

Welcome to November @ Scrapmatts!

Hello, hello.....dear friends of Scrapmatts!!

Kim here to kick off the month with a few of my recent creations!

Today I will be sharing a layout & a few cards!

The layout I am sharing today is one I had planned on entering into last months (October) challenge over at Kraft+.......The Challenge was called: I Can See Clearly Now

It involved using something see-through on your layout.

As most of you would know, I have been creating a lot of shaker cards & shaker tags lately, so I thought 'Why not do a sort of, Shaker layout???

Here is what I came up with.

 Love this photo of my grandsons, Flynn & Angus

(photo taken by Hannah)

 Scrapmatts Products Used:

Splatter Stencil (ST5010)

Plus Signs Stencil (ST1032)

Stars 03 (CB1223)

Assorted Words 30 (CB6117)

Assorted Words 18 (CB6095)

 

Next I have a Shaker Christmas card!

 With Shaker cards & tags you can add even more Scrapmatts,

 behind the window!

Scrapmatts Products used;

Christmas Shapes 01 (CB5145) 

Assorted Words 19 (CB6097) 

Christmas Ornaments 14 (CB1228) 

Stars 03 (CB1223)

 

A Birthday card

Scrapmatts Products used:

Ornate Frames 18 (CB6090) 

Scrap Words 29 (CB1243) 

Circles Stencil (ST5011) 

  

 And finally a Halloween Shaker Card.

Scrapmatts Products used:

Hinges 02 (CB1125) 

The little spider is from the

Australian Federation Screen Doors 03 (CB5068) 

I do hope you have enjoyed looking through my creations?

Make sure you pop back every couple of days 

to see what our other Design Team members have been creating....

I'm sure you will be seeing some amazing inspiration & with Christmas just around the corner I am

sure you will be inspired to get your Christmas craft on, whether you are creating Christmas cards or making your own decorations make sure you check out the awesome range of Christmas Stencils & Chipboard at 

Scrapmatts

Love & Hugs

 

 

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

'Me' Canvas my Amy

Hello There Scrapmatt fans,

Amy with you. I'm so excited to share my first creation with you. Its all about me! I don't get to create layouts with photos of me often when you are always trying to capture family moments. But as my local scrapbook store group tell me. We all need an obituary photo HAHA.

Now let me tell you what I have used CB6106, CB6105, CB6063, and Stencil ST5011

And Here is my Canvas called 'ME'.

I have used white modelling clay for the stencil and then painted over the top with 3 types of pink gelato.

 I've painted the Hello chipboard with pink acrylic and then added Dimensional Magic to provide some shine

I have embossed the clock faces with white emboss powder.

So that is my first crafty creation for you using Scrapmatts chipboard and stencils.

I hope you have enjoyed it and I look forward to creating more for you soon

Stay Scrappy,

Amy