Some Recent cards

Hello Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors...

Today I thought I would start by sharing with you some recent cards

 I have made to go to a little gift shop...

This is thee 1st and a little different as I don't usually 

us a black base for a card.

Then I went for Gold and Blue.

And Last but not least a Black and grey base with a beautiful 

red spay of flowers.

To give this last card a sheen like I have I sprayed it with 

Snow white, Colour Blast.

So there you have it. 

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Family Affair DT project for Scrapmatts

Yep, I'm back again with some more delights

for you all and this time it is the usual two creations

jam-packed with some awesome

Scrapmatts chipboards & stencils.

The first is a canvas that features one of my

life's loves in that of my Son and the other is a layout

featuring another love being my Daughter (with her partner).

Live Life

& Make The Most Of Today

On the blank canvas I used ST1002 Diamonds as well as

ST5033 Triangles and ST1024 Gears on the

front and side to give a bit of texture.

On these I sprayed colours to enhance the stencilling.

Next I layered hessian, paper & corrugated cardboard (all

of earthy colours) to match the design I was

looking for as a background for the photo.

Added to these background components I also

applied colours like I did with the canvas

Under the photo & backing I placed CB1232 Film Strip 05 with

CB2006 Page Border 05 at the bottom and a

piece of that same border at the top alongside

a hand crafted barbed wire.

The rounded arrowheads of CB5140 String Circles 04

wasn't big enough for what I wanted so I adapted two.

CB5132 Chains 01 was round but I stretched it

into an oval to highlight the subject.

I am never at a loss with the massive selection Scrapmatts

offer when it comes to matching Scrap Words with

my creations and on this occasion CB6112 Scrap Words 31

was where my search ended for the canvas title...

ScrapmattsCB1229 Chains 02
CB1232 Film Strip 05
CB2006 Page Border 05
CB5132 Chains 01
CB5140 String Circles 04
CB6112 Scrap Words 31
ST1002 Diamonds
ST1024 Gears
ST5033 Triangles
Dew Drop - Graphite Black, Galaxy Gold,
Starlite Silver & Mediterranean Blue
And Pearlescent Chocolate

LSGTime Travel Teal & Don’t Eat Golden Snow

FMSMont Marte Canvas 10”x 12”,
Burlap, Corrugated Card, Jewellery Wire,
2 x Patterned Paper, Texture Paste,
3D Gel Medium, Foam Mount Squares


You & Me

The base of this one starts like many layouts with a

piece of patterned paper over cardstock.

The purpose of placing the bulk of the work to the

lower section was to create space for the lamp

and for it to look like it was illuminating the image.

Scrapmatts Frame 02 CB4007 was the perfect match

for the picture I had chosen and the sheer size of it

meant it was going to be the main focus point.

Behind this I placed a bit of coloured gauze and

littered the page with an accompaniment of

flowers and embellishments.

A little depth was added to the photo by placing a

small scrap of cardboard behind it.

This close up gives an idea of how the gauze was

layered and how well it worked and

softened the edge of the stencils

ST1032 Plus Signs & ST 1037 Bling

A very much appropriate CB6105 Assorted Words 23,

married well with the overall look & theme

Without these two large flowers the layout was looking

bare & unfinished and I was pleased with

the fullness they afforded.

Scrapmatts

ST1037 Bling, ST1032 Plus Signs
CB4007 Frame 02
CB1090 Clocks 06
CB1238 Scrap Words 24
CB6105 Assorted Words 23
CB6109 Lamps 11
Dew Drop – Graphite Black
Dew Drop – Pearlescent Purple

LSGPointsettia Red Gold
Tea Pot Purple
Baby Eyes Blue

Prima MarketingOdette Almond, Fleur De Prima, Metal Trinkets
Grungy Butterflies – Medium
Shabby Chic Treasure Hearts

WOCMini white Roses

FMSDusty Attic Crackle Medium & Gloss Varnish

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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

Scrapmatts Gallery

 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

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My Creative Artiste DT Challenge 18

This is my

Challenge 18 DT project for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Hello Crafty Friends and Followers

It is that time again ...Challenge 18!!!

Our Awesome Sponsor this month is

     

Scrapmatts

The lovely Sofie and Andrew are back again as sponsors of this challenge blog and the prize this month is $30 to $35AU of NEW Release Products from their fabulous store.

Our Challenge this month is still

"Anything Goes" for anyone that wants to join in.

So to be in it for a great prize,

get Crafty and go to...

Creative Artiste Mixed Media.blogspot.com.au 

...check out the Challenge Rules and become a Follower if you are not already!!!

Here is My Entry for this Months Challenge!!

Kailey's Keepsake Box
This is a cigar box, for a Babies keepsake box, 
I made her sisters (Maddison) last year

To start with my lovely hubby gave the cigar box a bit of a rub down and fitted the feet, hinges and the catch.

When I got the cigar box back I stripped it of the parts so I could give it a wipe over and paint all the edges.

This view shows the ornate feet in place as well as the papers & lace used...

...And here how the inside was decorated.

In its completed state it was embellished with the name Kailey and selected colours to personalise the keepsake.

Kailey’s Baby Box

Scrapmatts
CB 5136 Baby Girl 02
CB 6055 Prams 01
Dew Drop
Graphite Black, Galaxy Gold,
Starlite Silver, Moon Glow
(Pearlescent)
Purple, Lavender, Orchid, Sky Blue

FMS
Paper & Card
First Edition - Baby Girl
Iridescent Card
Foam Sheet
Flowers
Guipure – 5 Different
WOC – 6 Different
Baby Charms, Hinge, Catch & 4 x Feet
TH – Distress Spray Stain (Tarnish Brass)

I look forward to seeing your creations 

Hugs

Rhonda and the DT Girls

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

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Keep on Crafting!!!

Sweet As Layout

Happy Monday Everyone

Hello Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors...

Today I thought I would start by sharing with you all my very recent 

Scrapbook Layouts, 

So there you have it. 

Please be kind and leave me some love, 

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Keep on Crafting!!!

Marine Life Trio DT Project for Scrapmatts

The pages of the calendar flip by with much speed

and I have again been industrious in the craft room.

This time I have a 3 in 1 project to share that

is a set of marine inspired tags using again

some lovelies from Scrapmatts

Marine Life Tag Trio

I found some patterned paper that would suit a

marine theme and stuck them to both sides of the

Scrapmatts CB3009 Tags 05

The idea here with these stencilled backs took me back

to a time in my life fishing on boats. ST1022 String Beads was sort of

an abstraction of the extreme weather conditions, ST1030 Clouds

was very symbolic again of what to expect miles from

the mainland whilst ST1006 Stars is reminiscent of

days since past where fishermen used them for navigation.

Here is the reverse side of the tags and after applying

paper I stencilled using modelling paste.

I was so impressed with the stencils that in the future

I intend to further showcase the texture of a wide range from

Sofie's wondrous and very diverse stencil collections.

I first placed a piece of left over coloured gauze over

patterned paper to set the marine look.

Following that I utilised 3 stamps that I coloured & glossed

whilst creating a bit of depth by adding a border to each,

these were positioned on the tag to best enhance

the Scrapmatts CB5056 Twigs 02 & Seaweed from

CB1221 Nautical Designs 04 and the inclusion of

actual shells gave the 3 dimensional feel I was looking to capture.

Again, the gauze was used to give a fishing net appearance

over the patterned paper but this time the stamped images I

used were cut out and coloured with a sort of scientific

labelling of each and each were clear glossed.

I tried to tie the tags into the theme by utilising similar products

on each by way of using marine flora & fauna.

Scrapmatts was on the ball again here to help me

with a fish out of CB4067 Marine Life 02 and CB1146 Leaf Spray 01.

Often with nautical themes you find stars and star fish so

a little CB1223 Stars 03 was included.

A few micro shells finished the tag off nicely.

There was no gauze on this one but the checkered

patterned paper background seemed sufficient to me

and also allowed me to better showcase the fact that I used

seahorses in each tag with different techniques.

This time by applying a clear gloss over select parts.

With every boat there always has to be seagulls somewhere

nearby and both were sourced from CB1221 Nautical Designs 04...

I also added the licence number on the hull for a realistic look.

Also from the same pack was the seaweed.

ScrapmattsCB4067 Marine Life 02, CB1221Nautical Designs 04
CB5056 Twigs 02, CB1223 Stars 03
ST1022 String Beads, ST1030 Clouds, ST1006 Stars
Dew Drop – Starlight Silver, Moonlight White,
Galaxy Gold & Graphic Black
Dew Drop – Pearlescent – Lavender, Purple,
Orchid, Thyme, Sky Blue, Crimson & Chocolate

FMS

Gauze, Paper Pack – Sea Breeze,

TH Ocean Stamp Set, Hemp, Ocean Shells

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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

Scrapmatts Gallery

 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

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