Dream & Fly by Kim

 

Hello...hello a warm welcome to the Scrapmatts blog!!

I hope you are all doing well and getting lots of crafting done?

Today I am sharing a layout of my beautiful girl, Madison.

Now, it's been a while since I created a layout a little on the grungy side, so I thought that's what I will do....

I have scrapped this particular photo of Madison before, but as it is a favourite I really don't mind.

The photo isn't the perfect shot but I simply love the unique angle of it. Remember you don't have to have perfect photos as long as you love them, that's all that truly matters!

Here, let me show you  my layout

[Dream & Fly]

  

For this layout I actually painted the lace black, just with acrylic paint. I inked and heat embossed some of the chipboard, including the title. The random chipboard circles are from different sizes of the circle mesh and the thin black chipboard frame you can see is from the packaging of the Scrapmatts chipboard Titles (in black)

I have also added in lots of black stamping around my layout.

 
 

Scrapmatts Products Used

Gears

                                                                               Wings

Circle Mesh

Lace

Stencils

Film Strip

All the above products and more are available at the 

SCRAPMATTS ONLINE STORE

Thank you for taking the time to look over my project, I do hope I have inspired you?

Do you have a photo you have been putting off scrapping because 'it's not the best, photo?

Well I challenge you to scrap it!!!!

Thanks again for stopping by...

Make sure you stop by the Scrapmatts blog again real soon to see what the other design team members have been creating.

Until Next Time 

Happy Crafting

August Creating with Lizzy.

 Hello there  How are things with you?? I hope you are keeping safe and well and getting some scrap time in your day.. I am just popping in to share with you what I have created this month for Scrapmatts. 

I have a layout that I created using a photo of two of my Daughters. I was wanting a soft pretty page to show off this precious photo. 

I began by adding some soft details with a stencil and a white ink pad by simply dabbing the ink pad on the stencil and the color comes through the other side.. 

I did some fussy cutting and layered my photo and framed the photo with a Floral Frame..

I popped some little roses on the frame that was colored with the white ink pad that I used for the stencilling..

I also popped a sweet little flower on the page border which I think is so elegant and looked so pretty going down the side of my layout..

and my layout.. 

Cherish Moments.

A row of lace at the bottom of my photo finished off my page beautifully.. This photo was taken on my eldest daughters Wedding Day last year... I hope it has given you some inspiration for your Scrapmatts creating.

And here is a list of the Scrapmatts products I have used on my layout.

Lace 

ST9027 Damask Stencil 

CB6013 Floral Frame 02 

CB2001 Page Border 01 

CB1189 Scrapwords 01 

You can find these products and so much more over on the SCRAPMATTS ONLINE STORE HERE!!!!  Thanks for coming by today and make sure you come back again and check out what the other Designers are creating! 

Until next time, Happy Scrapmatting!

A Day at the Beach - Crece T

Greetings all the way from Queensland....Its Crece here with you today to share a couple of projects I have been working on. I hope you are all well and have been busy crafting.

My first project is a layout of my favourite furbabies... 

My Short Hair Border Collies, Bowie & Maggie May

A Day at the Beach

This Photo was taken while we were away camping at Moore Park Beach near Bundaberg

Now for some close ups of all things Scrapmatts

I used 

CB6127 Shells 03

I left them as white mist as i thought they added to that rustic beach feel. This set of shells is fantastic to also add to your projects because of the shape and markings as they add texture to your work.

CT044 A Day at the Beach

I love using the Scrapmatts titles, so simple to use - I just dabbed some soft sandy yellow coloured ink.

CB6062 Shells 2

ST5063 Stencil Scallop Pattern

I used embossing paste with this stencil and it gave the layout the look i was after.

I also created this Off the Page project

And here are some close ups..

 

CB7013 Australian Federation Tray 05

This is a stunning off the page piece, I painted mine with silver paint. I then put the patterned paper on the backing, with a larger photo in the center.

CB4013 Flourishes 01

Thanks for stopping by for a look, be sure to pop back every few days to check out what the rest of the design team have created.

Best Day Ever

 

Hello everyone!

Well here we are at the close of yet another month ... I don't know about you

 but I feel like July has been a really long year! lol

I've scrapbooked less this month so only have a single layout to share, 

but only because I've been busy making extra cards.

Cards are the perfect way to let people know you are thinking about them and snail mail is making a comeback in the light of global lockdowns - and truthfully -  I can see why ... connecting with people even in a small way is a beautiful thing to do and as crafters we have all the tools 💗 

For this first layout I used this photo from 

a fabulous family holiday where we explored a beautiful rainforest so I tried

 to create a kind of magical forest feel.

I used spray paint on this title to make sure I ended up with colours that

 popped as much as the ones in the picture.

Part of my plan to give the page a fairytale feel was to add some shadowy cobblestones 

to the background which worked in well with the mottled background. 

 

And this medium A6 sized stencil of flying birds was perfect for 

creating a little flock of forest swallows.

And here are some of the cards I've been making - first a Birthday one 

made from some papers I designed and printed myself...

I spray painted the title to get a glossy look and used ink the leaves to blend in the tones.

 

The chipboard sentiment and pretty bling really lifted the the project.

. 

And I almost forgot ... when I first put this design together the background 

was just on plain pink card stock and looked a bit under whelming so used this 

intricate stencil and some white ink to give some action to the background 💗

  

And this special card was a very quick and easy one...

I used the heart stencil to bring some pink into the background 

and then simply arranged some collectables on the front.

 

A little bit of 3D tape helped to create some volume with the collectables.

Then I did a variegated colour technique on this gorgeous title to

make it the centrepiece of the card...

Adding some pink first

And some brown second

...then I just added a few special words to finish it all off.

And thats it from me this month.

keep caring

keep sharing

keep creating

💗 

💗  Kel