Stencils and Butterflies with Christine

Let’s take a moment to honor the ANZAC soldiers who fought for our freedom.  They are heroes that will forever resonate and leave a mark of fortitude and honor.  ‘Lest we forget.

 

Today I'm sharing two different projects, both with Scrapmatts' Stencils and Butterfly Chipboards.  First up is an ATC which I transformed to a wall display:

 

 

Scrapmatts Chipboards: ATC10-008 Rounded Corners 01, CB1028 Butterflies 18, CB1238 Scrap Words 24

 

Scrapmatts Stencil: ST5033 Stencil Triangles

 

 

I thought what a great idea it would be to transform an ATC into a hanging wall art inspired by the concept of dream catchers, with rich shades of deep blues and purples altogether.

 

 

I just love how the different textured butterfly chipboards look against the stenciled triangles.

 

Last but not the least is a mini rectangle tray:

 

 

Scrapmatts Chipboards: Mini Rectangle Tray (CB6114), Ornate Frames (CB4069), Assorted Words (CB6115), Butterflies (CB1028)

 

Scrapmatts Stencil: Bubbles (ST5001)

 

 

Again I went for rich colors, but this time in red shades.  Nothing says romance better than this fiery color.  I love the fact that you can easily mix and match Scrapmatts' stencils and chipboards over and over again, while still getting different looks from it.

 

 

Thanks for popping in and I hope you enjoyed my Scrapmatts creations this month.  Keep checking for the rest of the team's inspirations and check out more Scrapmatts goodies HERE.  Enjoy the rest of your month.

 

Cheers,

 

 

A Layout & A Little Something by Christine

Hi everyone.  Christine here posting a couple of Scrapmatts projects.  I got excited as soon as I got my hands on the Triangles stencil, so I created with it straight away and this is what I came up with:

Scrapmatts Chipboards: Page Borders (CB2003); Twig Frame (CB6086); Grass (CB5099); Cats (CB1014); Black Scrap Words (CB1197)

Scrapmatts Stencils: Triangles (ST5033); Leaf Sprays (ST5004)

This layout features daddy's little helpers.  Every winter, the girls always piles the firewood in the wheelbarrow, then brings them in the house ready for the fireplace.

  I’ve applied some modeling paste through the Triangles Stencil and added a splash of green mist to match the lush color of the grass.  I’ve also done the same process with the stenciled Leaf Sprays, one of my favorite Scrapmatts stencil.

How adorable is the Cat chipboard? I've inked this cat chipboard, as well as the Grass and Page Borders chipboards.  For the Twig Frame, I simply painted the wooden branch and leaves in brown and green.  It's finished off with a couple of Black Scrap Words for the title.

Next up is a heavenly ATC Card:

Scrapmatts Chipboards: Rounded Corner ATCs (ATC10-008); Flourishes (CB1003); Stars (CB1223); Leaves(CB1115); Burnt Cream Scrapwords (CB1200)

Scrapmatts Stencil: Borders (ST1010)

I’ve used 2 ATCs and punched 2 holes on one side, and tied them with ribbons to double this ATC as a card as well.  For a layer of texture in front of the ATC, I’ve applied some texture paste through the Borders stencil. 

I’ve added some texture and color to the leaves chipboard and then layered them behind the angel’s wings.  This angel is also lying on the Courage Burnt Cream Scrapword chipboard.  For the Flourishes and Stars chipboards, I’ve simply painted them white and layered them on the ATC card.

As always, thanks for stopping by and we hope you've been enjoying the Scrapmatts team's posts.  To shop Scrapmatts chipboards and stencils, click here.  And for more Scrapmatts inspiration, check out our gallery here.  We'd love for you to share your Scrapmatts creations in the Gallery, and we sure are loving all the beautiful creations everyone is sharing.

Cheers,

Family Affair by: Rhonda

Yep, I'm back again with some more delights

for you all and this time it is the usual two creations

jam-packed with some awesome

Scrapmatts chipboards & stencils.

The first is a canvas that features one of my

life's loves in that of my Son and the other is a layout

featuring another love being my Daughter (with her partner).

Live Life

& Make The Most Of Today

On the blank canvas I used ST1002 Diamonds as well as

ST5033 Triangles and ST1024 Gears on the

front and side to give a bit of texture.

On these I sprayed colours to enhance the stencilling.

Next I layered hessian, paper & corrugated cardboard (all

of earthy colours) to match the design I was

looking for as a background for the photo.

Added to these background components I also

applied colours like I did with the canvas

Under the photo & backing I placed CB1232 Film Strip 05 with

CB2006 Page Border 05 at the bottom and a

piece of that same border at the top alongside

a hand crafted barbed wire.

The rounded arrowheads of CB5140 String Circles 04

wasn't big enough for what I wanted so I adapted two.

CB5132 Chains 01 was round but I stretched it

into an oval to highlight the subject.

I am never at a loss with the massive selection Scrapmatts

offer when it comes to matching Scrap Words with

my creations and on this occasion CB6112 Scrap Words 31

was where my search ended for the canvas title...

Scrapmatts
CB1229 Chains 02
CB1232 Film Strip 05
CB2006 Page Border 05
CB5132 Chains 01
CB5140 String Circles 04
CB6112 Scrap Words 31
ST1002 Diamonds
ST1024 Gears
ST5033 Triangles
Dew Drop - Graphite Black, Galaxy Gold,
Starlite Silver & Mediterranean Blue
And Pearlescent Chocolate

LSG
Time Travel Teal & Don’t Eat Golden Snow

FMS
Mont Marte Canvas 10”x 12”,
Burlap, Corrugated Card, Jewellery Wire,
2 x Patterned Paper, Texture Paste,
3D Gel Medium, Foam Mount Squares


You & Me

The base of this one starts like many layouts with a

piece of patterned paper over cardstock.

The purpose of placing the bulk of the work to the

lower section was to create space for the lamp

and for it to look like it was illuminating the image.

Scrapmatts Frame 02 CB4007 was the perfect match

for the picture I had chosen and the sheer size of it

meant it was going to be the main focus point.

Behind this I placed a bit of coloured gauze and

littered the page with an accompaniment of

flowers and embellishments.

A little depth was added to the photo by placing a

small scrap of cardboard behind it.

This close up gives an idea of how the gauze was

layered and how well it worked and

softened the edge of the stencils

ST1032 Plus Signs & ST 1037 Bling

A very much appropriate CB6105 Assorted Words 23,

married well with the overall look & theme

Without these two large flowers the layout was looking

bare & unfinished and I was pleased with

the fullness they afforded.

Scrapmatts

ST1037 Bling, ST1032 Plus Signs
CB4007 Frame 02
CB1090 Clocks 06
CB1238 Scrap Words 24
CB6105 Assorted Words 23
CB6109 Lamps 11
Dew Drop – Graphite Black
Dew Drop – Pearlescent Purple

LSG
Pointsettia Red Gold
Tea Pot Purple
Baby Eyes Blue

Prima Marketing
Odette Almond, Fleur De Prima, Metal Trinkets
Grungy Butterflies – Medium
Shabby Chic Treasure Hearts

WOC
Mini white Roses

FMS
Dusty Attic Crackle Medium & Gloss Varnish

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Make sure you pop back in a day or two or head over to the 

Scrapmatts Gallery

 to check out the Design Teams amazing creations!

If you have creations using Scrapmatts products why not upload
them into the gallery?!

(We would love to see them!!) 

Until next time

Happy Crafting

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