The Proposal : DT project for Scrapmatts

I would like to share with you a layouts and a canvas I have created for this months blog post, both using lots of wonderful SCRAPMATTS products.

Young lives are full of opportunities that are the creation

of inspirational times & photographs. When my son asked

his girlfriend to share the rest of her life with him by becoming

his wife I knew then that the two of them would be featuring

in many of my up & coming projects.

Here are two more for a proud mother to share...

With such an important moment in a couples life I thought it

imperative to both capture and preserve the beginning of their

journey and was pleased of the hugs & smiles it generated.

Will You Marry Me

My first hurdle with this was the fact that I couldn't find an

existing supplier of the chipboard title but a quick call to the

lovely Sofie at Scrapmatts and I was reassured that they

could rush me a custom solution and get it delivered to me on

the other side of the country in time for it to feature this piece

destined to become an engagement gift on 4th Feb

Positioning it atop the layout was the best way to take advantage

of the words for maximum effect.

Starting with the patterned paper I used one of the all

NEW A4 stencils and some texture paste to create a series

of different size circles as a base layer to simulate the

randomness of footprints in the sand.

To this I sprayed some ink to again compliment the natural

colours of the beach before placing the

photo & embellishments on top.

To frame the photo I used two different cardstocks & distressed

their edges to blend with the sand, under this I used

strips of cardstock & exposed cardboard to build & raise

the photo to give some dimension.

And with the moment preserved behind the glass front

of the frame this moment will always be a reminder of love shared.

Scrapmatts
CB2008 Page Borders 07
CB1221 Nautical Designs 04
CB1229 Chains 02
CB6102 Assorted Words 21
CB1226 Marine Life 01
CB1221 Nautical Design 04
ST1001 Circles
ST9003-A4 (Not Listed – Call to order)
Brilliance – Pearlescent Thyme & Purple
Words – “Will You Marry Me” (Specially Made Custom Order)

FMS

12" x 12" Scrapbook Frame

Patterned Paper
Blue Shimmer Cardstock
Cardboard Box
LSG – Baby Blue Eyes
Flowers – 49 and Market (Blue)
TH – Walnut Stain

This one is a bit smaller than the first but again captures

the energetic life & love they share

Love

Starting with a canvas board I painted it half yellow

and half blue.

After inking and affixing muslin over the painted surface

I then cut some scrapbook paper so that the edges of the

canvas colours and textures were exposed.

The bubble chippies were then used to raise and flank the picture

and finishing it off with some hearts and the word Love

inked in Brilliance Rocket Red and framing it with the ever amazing

string circles was all that it needed.

I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did creating them... 

Scrapmatts
CB5131 Bubbles 01
CB5140 String Circles 04
CB1159 Hearts 05
CB6117 Assorted Words 30 (Love)

Brilliance - Rocket Red

FMSLSG – Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold – Baby Blue Eyes
Lemon Craft – Gossamer Blue 04
Gauze

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

X

The Flutter of Angels Wings in Your Heart Set the Cogs of Time in Motion!!!

Challenge 24 DT Post for Creative Artiste

Hello Crafty Friends and Followers

It is that time again ...Challenge 24 for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Our Lovely sponsor this month is

Stamp and Die Company contact Judy @

http://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.ca/

With the key components chosen that were to make up

this project my initial task was to come up with a

title that would inspire my thoughts.

The Flutter of Angels Wings in Your Heart Set the Cogs of Time in Motion!!!

After covering the canvas with paper I set about

building the layers by stamping cogs & clocks as well

as stencilling with my NEW favourite jumbo stencil

from the Scrapmatts A4 series.

The heart and wings were next and once glued had

to be set aside to dry completely before I could continue.

I used micro beads that both amplified and complimented

the brass and wings.

lining up the metal clock face with the stamped image and

raising it a little on some exposed cardboard may have

obscured the base layer a little and actually wasnt in

my original plan but after fossicking around for something else

the metal face fell into my hand as if it was meant to be...

So on it went.

A bit of muslin under the clock was needed for some balance,

a few die-cuts of some cogs added to give depth and simulate

movement followed by a little ink here and there and I was happy.

Products Used

Prima
Clock
Say it with crystals

Archival Cast
Flaming Hearts Ex.II Votos – Heart
Rising Spirit II – Wings

Daler Rowney FW
Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic – Blue Aurore 122

Ki Playlist – Glitter Dots
Brown Bakers Twine
Micro beads – Gold
Die-Cuts – Cogs
Stamps
Muslin

So there you have it, my project for this month...Hope you enjoyed it...

Please be kind and leave me some love,

join in and don't forget to become a follower.

Keep on Crafting!!!

Young Futures: DT project for Scrapmatts

So proud of these two young hard working adults

that dedicate their time together.

They love the beach and life and are very giving in all ways

so it is a pleasure for me to mirror such dedication

by devoting this months post to them.

It is also likely that next months post following special

celebrations will feature the same duo.

In the end, I used quite a few goodies from my

Scrapmatts stash but with so much to choose from it is hard

to restrain ones inspiration...So why try and limit it...

Unforgettable Memories

To start with I used texture paste to apply triangles to

the canvas board and once dry, by turning the ink pad

upside down and rubbing over the stencilled texture

coloured it with Victoria Velvet.

Over this I stencilled with one of the NEW A4 Circles Stencils and

applied a clear gesso over it so the underlying colours were not obscured.

With Brilliance Inks & Glimmermist I added colour to the background

as well as the numerous chipboard pieces.

The central highlight of the canvas is a photo that I cut to fit the

Ornate Frame 01 which was also coloured with ink.

Once all the elements were coloured and positioned as I

wanted them they were glued.

With the exclusion of the photo, the entire canvas was dusted with

Gold Perfect Pearls using a paintbrush.

This made the whole canvas glow.

It didn't take me long to find yet another perfect title for this

creation from the extensive selection of Scrap Words and

splitting this top & bottom framed the central piece.

Scrapmatts
ST9003-A4 (NEW – Unlisted)
ST5032 Triangles
CB5001 Ornate Frame 01
CB5165 Lavender 01
CB2003 Page Borders 02
CB6109 Lamps 11
CB1197 Scrap Words 05
CB6102 Assorted Words 21
Brilliance Inks – Moonlight White, Graphite Black, Galaxy Gold
Mediterranean Blue, Pearlescent Thyme

FMSCanvas Board 8 x10
LSG – Sea Mint Green, Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold, Teapot Purple
Tattered Angles: Glimmermist  – Dragonfly
Perfect Pearls – Gold
TH - Victorian Velvet

Together We Have It All & More

I was looking for a geometric meets warehouse industrial look &

feel and again Scrapmatts came to the rescue.

I started with the Graffiti Paper & after cutting segments out of

the Brick Paper stuck them on top to break up the base and

begin the building of the Background.

Using this combined background I stencilled over it with

Bling & Hearts using texture paste.

Gathering all the Chipboard pieces I went to work colouring

them with Inks to complement the various sections of the

theme they were intended for.

Some of the larger background Chipboards I cut up and by placing

them under & on the photo was able to take full advantage

of their coverage.

The tree from Trees 03 once on the page was sprayed with

green & blue to blend with the background paper.

The Leaves of the tree were first inked with Crimson then fixed &

sprayed using the same green & blue combination.

Continuing with the industrial look I combined a Lamp with Chain,

coloured it to take on a rustic look and hung it above the

photo as if to shine light on them.

The final touches were Chain around the photo, Distressing

with Crimson Ink around the layout border and adorned it with

some more and ever thoughtful Scrap Words from a selection from

sets 11 & 32.

Scrapmatts

CB5044 Trees 03
CB5132 Chains 01
CB5156 Triangles 01
CB5159 Triangles 04
CB6109 Lamps 11
CB1115 Leaves 01
CB1208 Scrap Words 11
CB6113 Scrap Words 32
ST1037 Bling
ST1039 Hearts
FMSFabscraps (Teen Collection) – Graffiti & Bricks
Texture Paste & Watered Down Gesso
Brilliance Ink – Galaxy Gold, Starlite Black & Silver, Graphite Black
Brilliance Pearlescent – Rust, Chocolate, Crimson, Beige
LSG – Maidenhair Fern Green, Baby Blue Eyes

Other Chipboard...

Thank you so much 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

X

Challenge 23 DT Post for Creative Artiste "Young Futures"

Hello Crafty Friends and Followers

It is that time again ...Challenge 23 for 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Our Awesome Sponsor this month is

             

Scrapmatts

So proud of these two young hard working adults

that dedicate their time together.

They love the beach and life and are very giving in all ways

so it is a pleasure for me to mirror such dedication

by devoting this months post to them.

It is also likely that next months post following special

celebrations will feature the same duo.

In the end, I used quite a few goodies from my

Scrapmatts stash but with so much to choose from it is hard

to restrain ones inspiration...So why try and limit it...

Unforgettable Memories

To start with I used texture paste to apply triangles to

the canvas board and once dry, by turning the ink pad

upside down and rubbing over the stencilled texture

coloured it with Victoria Velvet.

Over this I stencilled with one of the NEW A4 Circles Stencils and

applied a clear gesso over it so the underlying colours were not obscured.

With Brilliance Inks & Glimmermist I added colour to the background

as well as the numerous chipboard pieces.

The central highlight of the canvas is a photo that I cut to fit the

Ornate Frame 01 which was also coloured with ink.

Once all the elements were coloured and positioned as I

wanted them they were glued.

With the exclusion of the photo, the entire canvas was dusted with

Gold Perfect Pearls using a paintbrush.

This made the whole canvas glow.

It didn't take me long to find yet another perfect title for this

creation from the extensive selection of Scrap Words and

splitting this top & bottom framed the central piece.

Scrapmatts
ST9003-A4 (NEW – Unlisted)ST5032 TrianglesCB5001 Ornate Frame 01CB5165 Lavender 01CB2003 Page Borders 02CB6109 Lamps 11CB1197 Scrap Words 05CB6102 Assorted Words 21Brilliance Inks – Moonlight White, Graphite Black, Galaxy Gold
Mediterranean Blue, Pearlescent Thyme

FMSCanvas Board 8 x10
LSG – Sea Mint Green, Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold, Teapot Purple
Tattered Angles: Glimmermist  – Dragonfly
Perfect Pearls – Gold

TH - Victorian Velvet

So there you have it, my project for this month...Hope you enjoyed it...

Please be kind and leave me some love,

join in and don't forget to become a follower.

Keep on Crafting!!!