Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Creating with Scrapmatts and C.S.I.

Hello there,
Can you believe we are in August, my word this year is flying by... I hope you are getting some creative time to enjoy each month!!?

Last month Scrapmatts was a generous sponsor of the challenges over at CSI : Color, Stories, Inspiration and as a part of the Scrapmatts Design Team I joined in too, using wonderful products from the SCRAPMATTS STORE.

The first challenge for July was this one..

to use the colors, at least three clues and one testimony.. and this is what I created.

Some closer views.

Fabulous stencilling using the Stencil Triangles.

I love the Floral Design embossed in pink glitter.

And also the Lavender was embossed in pink too and layered over the Triangle chipboard.

Happiness is here!

And here is a list of the SCRAPMATTS products I have used for this layout..

ST5032 Stencil Triangles

CB6117 Assorted Words 30

CB1118 Floral Design 05

CB5158 Triangles 03

CB5165 Lavender 01

The second layout I created for the C.S.I. Challenge was for this challenge..

This challenge had a lovely summery feel to the colors and so I used a photo from a beach holiday.. And this was my take on the challenge using SCRAPMATTS products..

Some closer views..

I added some texture to the back ground using the Plus Sign Stencil which matched the plus sign stamp!!

There are lots of beachy themed chipboards to use on your creations..

and my layout..

and here is a list of the Scrapmatts I have used for this layout..

ST1032 Stencil Plus Signs

CB1232 Film Strips 05

CB1221 Nautical Designs 04

CB6061 Shells 01

CB6065 Nautical Designs 02

CB6087 Assorted Words 15

CB6061 Shells 01

You can check all these products at the SCRAPMATTS STORE and make sure you come back and see what the other Design Team Members are creating and sharing on the blog..

Until next time... Happy creating..

Monday, August 7, 2017

Another Tag Trio & An Angelic Canvas

I told everyone last month to be on the lookout for more
Junk-It Tags and true to form that's what you get this month...

My second project is an Angelic Winged Heart Canvas that I
did for my fabulously wacky friends birthday.

And as an added bonus this month because Scrapmatts have
sponsored CSI Challenge 233 and after assessing all the evidence
my interpretation can be seen at the end of this post...

Cupids & Chevrons Junk-It Tag Trio

The beauty about these tags is that the Scrapmatts 1000 series stencils

seem to be a perfect match in size and with a vast selection

to chose from and no end to the look you can create.

If you are looking for something a bit larger then look no further

because the lovely duo that is Sofie & Andrew have

created A4 - A5 & A6 to cover all our projects.

Otherwise, yet again this "Junk-It" style is as easy as applying

some texture paste over these stencils and

spraying with a colour suitable to whatever you have gathered

up off your desk from past projects...

You know the ones!!! The bits that never quite got put back away...

From here it is as easy as positioning the bits evenly over the tags

and digging through your stash (of carefully organised and categorised container) of Scrapmatts chippies to the pretty it up...

CB1204 Banners 01
CB1166 Cupids 01
CB5106 Chevrons 01
ST1008 Cracks
ST1009 Paint Drips
ST1025 Feathers

FMS
All other items that where floating about my craft table that

were separated into
3 piles as a kind of chaos inspiration project…

Angelic Winged Heart Canvas

Where does a person start...
OK...In to the repurposing pile I go again for an old frame

and glue in a canvas board.
The dark background is simply some black gesso to help outline

all the wild and wonderful embellishments and

Chippies that were to adorn it.

Before anything else could go down the stencils were laid and coloured.

The task then of centering the heart and attaching the wings

and leaving it to properly dry before continuing

I had to add a Happy Birthday and a flower for the occasion

and it was job done...

CB1009 Butterflies 09
CB1076 Gears 04
CB1222 Feathers 02
CB1243 Scrap Words 29
CB6110 Ornate Frames 25
ST1002 Diamonds
ST1008 Cracks
ST1024 Gears

FMS
Frame, Canvas Board, Black Gesso, Texture Paste
Heart, wings & Topper?????

Micro Beads

CSI Challenge 233

With the scene centred around summer relaxing I thought
it appropriate to incorporate the outdoors...
The subtleness of the 5 colours was difficult to confine myself to
but managed to remain true to them and although green is
not normally one of my favourite colours enjoyed its addition to
this case file.

As well as being able to incorporate a few of

Scrapmatts Chipboards and Stenciling I managed to tick off

more than the minimum pieces of evidence.
Layering/stacking started with the use of the A5 Bricks stencil.

No Scrapmatts project would be complete for me if it didnt

have some form of stencil and adding colour on top of them

always makes them shine.

Here I also faded out the carnation pink

whilst letting some other elements spill into it.

Documenting the moment was incorporated as a border

The product list was a variable one set only by the limitations

of the Case File but apart from that we were free to

use our own crafting style

ST9024-A5 Bricks
2 x CB2003 Page Borders 02
CB6115 Assorted Words 28 (Happy)
CB6116 Assorted Words 29 (Always)

Scheme: Carnation Pink, Pale Sage Green, Sage Green

White, Light Golden Yellow

Evidence: Stripes, V-Pattern, Fruit, Straws, Book Pages

String, Stack Something, Triangle Bunting, Water Colour

Testimony: Document Weekend Ritual, Inspirational Words.
Sketch: Up The Right Way

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

Saturday, August 5, 2017

ATCs and Cards - Lauren Tomecek

A very happy good morning to you all! Today my baby turns 3 years old and if I'd been planning ahead, I would have done a couple of layouts of him to celebrate. But instead, I was too busy trying to plan the party and get everything ready for my family visit, so I have a variety of small projects to share instead. :)

I'm a big fan of ATCs as they were the start of my journey into scrapbooking. They are also really great projects for when you only have a short amount of creative time. For these ones, I painted ATC10-010 Bracket 01 with gesso, then sprinkled watercolourpowders across them and activated with water. They had a beautiful vibrant colour while wet but unfortunately the gesso mutes that as they dry.

I've used stencil ST5024 in the background of all three ATCs, but each one was used differently. On 'Discover' I used a small Versacolor stamp pad in charcoal to ink through the stencil, this gave the crispest edges to the image. On 'Remember' I misted black ink through the stencil, you can see it leaked in some places because my ATC based had warped a bit after the gesso layer. Finally, on 'Inspire' I flipped the stencil over and stamped the left over mist onto the image, then misted white Glimmermist to highlight the design.

The sentiments all come from CB1199 Scrapwords 07. The leaf pieces come from CB1146 Leaf Spray 01, CB5144 Layered Poinsettias 01 and CB1235 Leaf Spray 14. I finished them off with the lace, flowers, sequins and enamel dots.

It's always a good idea to have a few birthday cards in your stash. This one didn't hang around long, I've ready given it to a friend! I used ST9018-A6 in the background, just as straight gesso over the background. Chipboard pieces include CB5087 Leaf Spray 09 and CB6100 Words 29.

The second card uses the same background technique as the first, but I've taken it in a different direction. I can never go past a pun and the CB4067 Marine Life 02 set was perfect for this one. The chipboard has been painted using distress inks stamped onto my craft mat then spritzed with water and painted on.

The last card is another birthday one which has a galaxy feel to it. Quite simple in design, but I think the background really makes it pop. The stencil is ST1008, I used Versamark through the stencil then embossed this with a clear embossing powder to create a resist effect. The chipboard is CB6100 Words 29 and CB1223 Stars 03, both have been painted with acrylic paint.

Maybe next month I'm be organised enough to show you a layout celebrating my son's birthday. ;)

Friday, August 4, 2017

My 2 Boys - Crece Thomas

Hello everyone, Crece here with you today and I am sharing a mixed media layout i created using some of the lovely Chipboard from Scapmatts and a stencil.

My 2 Boys

And now for some close ups....

Because this was a layout of my boys i wanted to make it really messy and grungy with the pop of the blue. To get that grungy look on CB5152 Circles 02

I used a product called Painted Finishes Concrete by FolkArt. It is a 2 step process and gives a great concrete look and that rough texture too - perfect for my boys page!

I have used Modeling paste through the awesome A4 sized Circles stencil - Stencil 9003 Circles

I love these new style stencils, the edges are awesome to use as borders in your projects too.

These Scrapmatt stencils are made from Mylar Stencil film that is flexible and reusable, and can be used with paints, solvents and is also food safe for cakes and decorating.

To add a splash of colour I have used Marker Maniacs Mica mists in Tutti Fruitti Teal, Swizzle Stick Blue and Jelly Bean Blue.

I have used Imagination crafts Starlights Metallic Paint in Agean, Silver and Sax Blue to colour the cogs and Smile.

Here is a list of all the Scrapmatts products used for my layout:

CB6106 Assorted Words 24

Stencil 9003 Circles, Available in A4, A5 or A6

CB1072 Gears 01

CB1078 Gears 05

CB5106 Chevrons 01

CB5152 Circles 02

Thanks for stopping by, come back again soon to check out the rest of the amazing work from the Design Team

Crece T

xxx

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

August @ Scrapmatts.

Hello dear friends of

Scrapmatts!

Kim here to kick off the month of August.

For me, from this point in the year the months just seem to zoom by and before I know it Christmas is upon us!

I'm starting off August with, (YES! Christmas creations...eeek!)

Maybe this is the year I might be more organized.......?

(But, I highly doubt it!)

So, I have been on the Shaker card theme for a little while now and I thought why not create a few shaker tags & a shaker card with Christmas in mind......

Here is what I made...