September Creations!

Hello there,
How is your day going? I hope things are doing well at your place!
I am just popping in to share my September creations for the Scrapmatts blog.
Once again I have joined with the  challenge over at Color, Stories, Inspiration #261   and Scrapmatts is a lovely sponsor again this month..

This is the color scheme and if you pop over to the C.S.I. BLOG you can see all the instructions and inspiration if you would like to join in.. You might win some lovely prizes!

As the topic for this challenge was to document something about school I have used a photo of my youngest when she was in Year One.. mind you she is in year 12 this year and I wonder how quickly time has flown by..

some closer views..

I love those fabulous Clock chipboard from Scrapmatts which I have left raw.
And how cool are the splats from the Splat Stencil, I have used a dauber and some ink to achieve this crisp result!

I have popped a little owl fussy cut from some papers on top of this Clock face to add to the school theme.

And a smaller sized Clock chipboard to add some balance to my page..

First Grade.

And not to forget my all time favorite chipboard Film Strip which has been cut in half and put each side of my photo..

And here is a list of the Scrapmatts products and a link to the Store..

CB6050 Clocks 04 

 

CB5053 Clock Faces 01 

 

CB1233 Film Strips 06 

 

ST5012 Stencil Splatters 

 

And I would like to share a layout I did for a Challenge where we had to use a photo of Mothers and Daughters and I had this beautiful Frame from Scrapmatts that became the foundation for my layout..
Now I have had this frame in my stash for many years, I have been a fan of Scrapmatts for a long time and I used to love seeing them at the Craft Show in Brisbane in June, and I am guessing that is where I got this frame from.. Have you got some older Scrapmatts in your stash.??  Well don't hoard them, use them!!  This is a photo of the Frame, after I took out the middle section for my layout..

I covered the frame in gesso first and then I used a stencil to add some  decoration on the sides of the frame..

Then I painted the frame in a soft green watercolor, and I got busy and forgot to take any more photos unto I had the frame in position on my layout.

 This shows the frame with the watercolor and the light decoration from the stencil. I have added some vines cut from dies.. and that Heart stencil is the sweetest thing too..

And some other views of my page..

Here is that section after I fussy cut flowers and added some gauze for softness to the frame..

This is a top corner and you can see the frame under the fussy cut flowers.. Yes I have covered the frame a fair bit but there are parts peeking out and the frame gave me a lovely foundation for my photo and fussy cut flowers.

And my layout..

I love how the frame is just showing in parts, it adds a dimension to my layout and even though this chipboard is an older product it is still a beautiful piece of chipboard and I am so happy I have used it on my layout for this special photo.. I just want to encourage you to use that older chipboard on your project.

The Stencils I used were
ST9027 Stencil Damask 
 

ST5035 Stencil Hearts 

 

Thank you for coming by today, I hope your September is going well and that Spring is well and truly in the air!
Until next time,
Happy Scrapmatting!

September Creations with Tania

Hello there!

Tania joining you today to share a couple of projects I created for this month using lots of gorgeous Scrapmatts goodies! 

 First up I have a layout to share...... 

"Happy Little Moments"

I added some texture to the background patterned paper using the brick stencil, definitely a favourite!  Once dry I added lots of paper layers and beautiful blooms.  I then tucked in my gorgeous Wildflower chipboard pieces, which I left in the white finish.  I added a little bit of the Nuvo Crystal drops to the centre of the chipboard flowers.

 CB4072 Wildflowers 01

ST9023 Bricks Stencil

Here's some close ups of the layout.......

Next up I have some cards to share.......

As my cards were slightly Shabby Chic I decided to keep the Frames in the white finish too, I thought it suited the papers well.  I finished off the cards with lots of blooms and some chipboard butterflies which I painted with Nuvo Crystal Drops.

CB4066 Ornate Frames

CB1158 Butterflies 20

 Some close ups of the cards......

Well that's all from me today!  I hope I have inspired you all a little.  Don't forget to check out the  store here for all your Scrapmatts goodies, and also pop back to the blog to see the gorgeous creations from the other DT girls.

 Until next time, happy crafting Tania xx

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 

***HERE***

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