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Saturday, May 13, 2017

May layouts

Hi everyone

Lisette here with my layouts for May. Happy Mothers Day (I know I am a day early!)

Again my layouts feature stencil work and the gorgeous Scrapmatts Chipboard.

I think this is definitely my style at the moment. Love getting messy!

I met a creative friend for coffee recently and she was very impressed that

I still had paint and colour on my hands!

The first one is my Design Team layout for Show Us Your Stuff May Challenge. The inspiration

this month is a beautiful quote - 'There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy'

together with some fun pictures. Both my girls love Nutella and while we where

at the Salamanca Markets in Hobart they shared a Nutella pancake.

I used lots of Scrapmatts chipboard as well as a stencil and a stencil with Colour Blast

texture paste and shimmer dusts.

Product Used

CB6117 - Assorted words 30 (happy)

CB5166 - Leaf Spray 15

CB1071 - Hearts 04

ST1011 - Stencil Borders

Once again I completed a layout for a challenge and got the dates mixed up so missed the final submission date 😢. I have used Colour Blast texture paste through a Scrapmatts stencil and then added some Scrapmatts Chipboard. Love the colour of the water - so blue, clear and clean.

Products Used

CB6106 - Assorted Words 24 (look)

CB6105 - Assorted Words 23 (perfect)

CB4060 - Ornate Frames 17

CB2005 - Page Borders 5

ST1010 - Stencil Borders

I hope these layouts have inspired you to create with the wonderful products

available at Scrapmatts.

Wishing all the mums a very happy Mothers Day, hopefully
you will get a chance to relax and do
some creating! (with Scrapmatts of course)

Until next month

Happy Scrapping

Lisette

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Scrapmatts May creating with Helen - a layout and a card

Hello and welcome back to Scrapmatts.

It's Helen with you today.

First I'm sharing a bath time layout;

the bubbles stencil and chipboard seemed just right for this page.

This little Bubba loved his bath. No matter what mood he was in before he hit the water, he instantly became angelic in the suds.

I used my favourite embossing powder on the wings and the string circle frame.
It's Aged Ivory from Stampendous. The Bubble chipboard was just swiped with Gesso and I used Liquitex texture paste through the stencils.

Scrapmatts products used:
ST1004 Stencil Bubbles
ST1003 Stencil Sticks
CB1120 Wings 01
CB5131 Bubbles 01
CB4071 String Circles 07
CB6095 Assorted Words 18
CB1198 Scrapwords 06

Next up is a vintage style card

This is a tent style card, so that I could attach a ribbon at the top.
I decorated the inside as well. The paper is from Pion.
I inked the spray of Roses and added shine with Glossy Accents.
The ornate frame was wet embossed with Aged Ivory from Stampendous.

Scrapmatts products used:

CB1202 Roses 02
CB1028 Butterflies 18

CB6090 Ornate Frames 18

CB1244 Scrap Words 30

Did you know you can order direct from Scrapmatts?

CLICK HERE to see the amazing range.

Feel free to upload your Scrapmatts projects to the gallery,

so we can leave you some love.

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

My May Creating!

Hello there, I hope this month of May has started well for you! And for all the Mums out there, I hope you get something special for Mothers day too..

I have a couple of creations I would like to share with you.. The first one is a card that I have embellished with some lovely SCRAPMATTS chipboard.

Celebrate.

I did some paper pleating across the front of the card and placed a lovely Card Border 02 which I embossed in white on top of the pleats to hold the pleats in place.. I also embossed the Flowers 03 in pink and put a fabulous sparkly gem in the centre of each one.. And for the Sentiment I used the word Celebrate from the Scrap Words 24.

Here are the products and a link to the shop.

Card Borders 02

Flowers 03

Scrap Words 24

I would like to share with you a layout using some pretty papers and lovely chipboard colored by using water colors or gesso.

some closer views..

This close up shows the stencilling on the back ground using the Stencil Hearts , and the chipboard Diamond Mesh 02 .

You can also see the String Circles 03 which I have placed under my photo.. I actually cut it in half to use it in two places under my photo...

You can see some more stencilling on the back ground using the Stencil Leaf Sprays which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! I have also used some gorgeous Flowers 12 which I have painted using water colors ( paint with gesso first as a prima for the color..)

and my layout..

Beautiful Memory..

I will list all the Scrapmatts I have used on this layout for you..

Stencil Leaf Spray

Stencil Hearts

Scrap Words 24

Flowers 12

Feathers 02

Diamond Mesh 02

String Circles 03

Hearts 03

Thanks so much for coming by, make sure you pop by again to see what other Design Team members are creating for you to inspire you to use your lovely Scrapmatts products..

Happy Creating!
Lizzy Crust

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Seaside & Dreams

Hello my happy crafters and fabulous followers...
This month I bring to you a layout featuring my daughter
and one of her besties and a trio of tags inspired by the
seaside location where I live.

FOLLOW
Your Heart & Dreams

Beginning with a nice floral paper I chose to place the

focal point near to the centre inside an Ornate Frame and decorated

the radiating surrounds with a combination of

Page Borders & Leaf Sprays

The Page Border was dissected and utilised about the layout with

one part being decorated with a pearl as a topper.

The flowers were bunched with a collection of paper straws and skewers

and bound with florist wire and string.

A number of hearts were embossed to match some of the

earthy tones of the flowers as well as a way to introduce texture.

Scrap Words are always a great way to include a title on many types

of projects and although these great friends are now separated

by distance they both know they must Follow their Heart & Dreams.

Scrapmatts
CB4063 Leaf Spray 13
CB5001 Ornate Frame 01
CB2007 Page Borders 06
CB6113 Scrap Words 32
CB1159 Hearts 05

FMS Black Ink
Pearl Embellishment
Stampendous – Shabby Pink
Patterned Paper
Flower Posies - WOC Flowers, Paper Straw, String
Florist Wire, Skewer

Seaside Tag Trio

Digging through my stash I found a few jumbo tags and

instantly thought about marrying some of Scrapmatts lovely seaside

chippies with them...The height would fit nicely with lighthouses.

Each of the tags were stenciled with different patterns to tone

down the glossy backgrounds that were already a part of the tags.

On this I used some of the very new Distress Oxides to bring out

some colour and not having used these before I wanted to sample

a fair selection of them and was pleased with the results.

Each tag was dressed with some fishing net and adorned with

a variety of Nautical Design chipboards.

Additional to this I used some serviette images to extend the theme.

The final touches were to add the lighthouses, sand and shells.

Scrapmatts
CB1221 Nautical Designs 04
CB6064 Nautical Designs 01
ST1002 Diamonds
ST1025 Feathers
ST1037 Bling
FMS
Distress Oxides – Vintage Paper, Spiced Marmalade
Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio
Broken China
Tags, Rope, Sand, Shells, Netting & Serviettes

Thanks for stopping by

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

Scrapmatts Shop

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

Friday, May 5, 2017

My Boys - Lauren Tomecek

I'm normally a pretty bright and colourful scrapbooker but this month I've taken it to the extreme! First up I have a rainbow explosion page with a photo of my husband. I told him if he wants to take silly selfies then he should expect to see them on a layout. :)

I started by doodling my background in Gelatos, then washing that out with some water and playing with how the drips ran. The background has some extra texture as I applied gesso through stencil ST5003 on the left and right sides. The heart topiary (CB1110 Topiaries 01) is a classic chipboard piece, I've used two packs in my time with Scrapmatts. CB4063 Leaf Spray 13 flourishes in black provide some contrast to all the colour. I've used CB1159 Hearts 05 in the red, CB1166 Cupids 01 in white mist finish in the purple and CB6116 Assorted Words 29 for my title.

My second layout for this month is another bright and colourful boy themed layout about my son and his messy feet. They are always running or jumping or climbing or kicking.

I really wanted to capture the 'messy' aspect of having an active toddler, while still keeping a 'clean' layout design. The paint splatter stencils ST1009 and ST5010 were perfect to create that effect, using a little bit of mist. I mixed the same mist in with some texture paste and painted the title pieces from CB4055 Assorted Words 09 as well as some CB1078 Gears 05 pieces, you can see the great effect this created in the close ups. I covered a CB5117 Tabs 01 piece with patterned paper and added it to my top cluster.

I also created a little bonus project this month. Harrison had painted these wooden star bases earlier and I was saving them for a 'special occasion'. We had a few elderly neighbours pop round to give him some Easter treats, so I turned the stars into thank you gifts with the addition of a photo and some Scrapmatts chipboard. The sentiment is CB6020 Words 06, coloured with a silver sharpie. I've also added a couple of stars from CB1223 Stars 03 painted with acrylic paint.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Love you to the moon and back - Crece Thomas

Hello and welcome to my May post. I love this time of year, and one of the reasons is I get to celebrate my mum and celebrate being a mum! Mother's Day will be here soon and I thought what better way to celebrate then by doing a layout of my boys and I for my mum.

Love You To The Moon And Back

here are some close ups of the layout using some really lovely Scrapmatts Chipboard pieces.

I love using Film Strips 05, they are great to tuck behind photos.

and this design has an old vintage feel to it too. I have used Black Soot distress ink to colour this piece.

The word Love comes from Assorted Words 28.

This pack is great for using as titles for your scrapbooking pages, and also useful for cards and tags.

I have used a Black Sparkle Gelly Roll Pen to colour this chipboard.

This close up shows 2 of my favorite chipboard pieces.

The trusty Diamond Mesh 03, this is one of my go to pieces to tuck under areas of my layouts and cards to break up and make the main part of my work pop off the page.

I used Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke to colour this.

My other favorite is this NEW piece Leaf Spray 15

These are great to use to tuck in with clusters of flowers and so easy to colour coordinate them by painting, inking or spraying different colours to suit your projects.

I have used Slate Grey Dylusion ink spray to colour the ones used on my project. I liked th softness the spray gave to the chipboard.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look, come back again soon for some more inspiration or head over to HERE to see the Gallery.

Crece

xxx

Monday, May 1, 2017

Merry Month of May!

Hello, hello dear Scrapmatts Followers!

Kim here to start off the month......

May is the month that we give thanks to that special woman in our life, the one who gave us life, guided us in our formative years and is often the best friend we will ever know.....

OUR MUMS!

Here is a card I have made