February creating with Helen

Hello again - Helen here with you today with three projects using

the super versatile Scrapmatts products

First up is a little boy’s page with less than perfect photos.
I think the addition of the Scrapmatts goodies enhanced the photos 
well enough for them to be used on a page.  
The papers are older ones by Simple Stories, "Say cheese" collection.
They are still a favourite with me.

I love the large circles and treated these by randomly applying distress paint and Stampendous embossing powder.  I also trimmed some of the circle from beneath the photo and added it at the top of the photo for extra impact .

The stars were created with texture paste through a stencil 

and then painted with Colour Blast paste.

The word was dabbed with Colour Blast paste and rubbed back a bit
to create a mottled look.
Products used:-
  CB4071 String Circles 07 
 CB6117 Assorted Words 30 

  ST5041 Stencil Stars 

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

You came to stay overnight in the caravan with us when you were 20 months old.   All went well until bed time, when you discovered you were expected to sleep on the lowered table, which converted into a bed.   Always a stickler for things being done properly, you were not convinced that sleeping on a table was a good idea!  We tucked you in and looked for your usual bed time companions.  We found your Hunga (Snuggly) but not your Dummy. We rang  Daddy, but he didn’t have a spare one at home.  It was a Sunday night; all the shops were closed.  I rang many pharmacies in Glenelg trying to find a Nuk Dummy.  Eventually I tracked one down and Pa drove off to buy it.  When he walked back through the door with it, your face lit up and you said “Awwh thank you sooo much Pa, you found my dummy”   You cuddled up with it and your snuggly on the table/bed and went to sleep in minutes.

Pheeewwwh!

  Love Granny 12 Oct 2013

My next project is a girly one about my Grand Daughter's 3rd Birthday.

The delicate background paper is from Blue Fern, Attic Charm collection, "Haberdashery" 

Let's take a closer look.

I heat embossed the sweet frame at the top of the photo.

The butterfly was painted with water colour, then topped with 

dimensional magic and tiny beads. Although subtle,

 you can see the textured hearts made with the heart stencil. 

You can see the textured hearts again here, as well as one of the new pieces which come with a new frame set.  I cut up the flourishes to include in my cluster.  The "Happy" title and the flourishes were both wet embossed with Stampendous embossing powder.
Products used:-
  CB4056 Ornate Frames 13  

   CB6117 Assorted Words 30  
   CB4069 Ornate Frames 26  
  CB1028 Butterflies 18   
  ST1031 Stencil Hearts

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

At three you delight in choosing your pretty clothes, swishing around in anything floaty and wearing flowers in your hair.  Your Daddy tells the story of one quite nice outfit he wanted you to wear which you took a dislike to saying, "I'm not wearing that, it will make me look like a grey, old, dead, bat!"  I'm not sure who won that particular skirmish, but I suspect it was you.   Love Granny August 2014

Lastly I have a clean and simple card which I made for a friends Birthday.

Her favourite colour is blue, so I used these beautiful Maja papers.

The butterfly was painted and topped with dimensional magic and beads.

The tiny heart was painted with crackle and gold.

The birthday sentiment was given a swish of distress paint to team with the blue paper.

Products used:-
  CB1244 Scrap Words 30 
  CB1028 Butterflies 18

  CB6117 Assorted Words 30  
(The little heart is a bonus on this word set)

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Hello from Helen at Scrapmatts

Welcome back , it's lovely to have you come and visit as I showcase the versatile  Scrapmatts products, which add wonderful texture and embellishment to any project.

I chose the chipboard  Triangles to complement the triangle paper.

I coloured them with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, "Coral" and some Ranger UTEE, "Gold"

I scattered some other words around - CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

In keeping with the triangle theme I used Alphabet flags as the title.

A bit about the papers I've used.

The denim border is an oldie from Simple Stories.

The turquoise background is from Crate Paper.

The triangles paper is a new release from Cocoa Vanilla, "Endless Summer"

I like the way they all played nicely together, and highlight the chipboard triangles.

The layout was inspired by a sketch from mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca

I have some journalling on the back of the page.  It reads:-

You two little scamps came with your big brother for a sleep over in the school holidays.

It's about the only time I can nab you together and get a couple of photos.

Out of the dozens I took there was not one with both of you looking good.

You love to joke around, flick your hands in the air, wrestle each other to the ground, 
poke your tongues out, close your eyes, screw your noses up
 and make and all sorts of crazy faces.

  So this photo is a composite of two images - the best of a terribly bad lot!
Love Granny 

Because we are in the count down to Christmas I created a gift box 

with a mixture of papers and of course lots of Scrapmatts yummies.

Why I chose the busiest time of the year to experiment with making a video
 is utterly beyond my comprehension. 
But I wanted to show you the mechanism of the box.   Bad idea!   
It's taken me days and I'm not sure it's something I would care to do again, 
but here it is, with my long suffering husband's help. Ta Dah!!!

Christmas Gift Box from Helen Wallace on Vimeo.

It has lots of flaws, but in the spirit of Christmas, 
I know you will be tolerant of my first effort.

Do you use Scrapmatts products?

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Thanks for calling in and for any comments you care to leave,  I love reading them.

Wishing you a safe and Happy Christmas 
and I look forward to seeing you again in January.