Challenge 28 DT post for Creative Artiste

Hello Crafty Friends and Followers

It is that time again ...

Challenge 28 for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Thank You to our Awesome sponsor this month is

Scrapmatts

Blinged Bottle

Who doesn't like a bit of bling?
I am always looking for things to repurpose so when my son

and his groomsmen emptied some Japanese single malt I couldn't help

but see the potential in the empties.

A little trip to my favourite hardware store it wasnt long before

some metalic gold paint had found its way onto the bottle.

From here it was out with all my lovely embellishments and a

big handful of Scrapmatts chippies and it was time to let the

crafter from within free.

Celebrate - Butterfly - Gears

                                                       
                                                          Feathers - Keys - Tools

                                                                            Clocks

There really wasnt much more to it than actual assembly so I

will leave everyone to imagine how it came together.

Bottled Bling
CB1009 Butterflies 09
CB1017 Keys 01
CB1076 Gears 04
CB1079 Tools 01
CB1201 Men’s Accessories 01
CB1222 Feathers 02
CB6063 Clocks 09

FMS
All other items were sourced from my ever growing collection of both new & repurposed embellishments.
Oh…And a little gold paint over the lovely Japanese single malt scotch bottle.

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

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Set of 3 Tags and a Altered Bottle for July Scrapmatts DT Post.

What is it about Tags that is attracting me?...
Oh well...Another set of three this month but instead of planning
they are made up of a collection of bits I had scattered
across my craft table and separated into 3 piles...
One set of three tags for each pile so I hope you are all
ready to see some more.

Each will be in a series called "Junk-It"

As well as the Tags some bling attracted me and from its inspiration
an Altered Bottle was born.

Junk-It Fauna Trio

Grabbed me a couple of ready made tags and laid some
semi-dried texture paste over some stencils to
get a thicker than usual effect.

This was then coloured with some LSG sprays and the bases were
then ready to be topped with a variety of bits n bobs
from my Junk-It assortment pile.

Drop a few delicate Dragonflies, Butterflies & Doves about the place
and I now have some wonderful tags to use on something else
or simply give away as gift tags.

CB1036 Dragonflies 04

CB1045 Butterflies 19

CB1112 Doves 01

ST1010 Borders

ST1015 Cat Paws

ST1016 Tyre Tracks

 FMS

All other items that where floating about my craft table that were separated into

3 piles as a kind of chaos inspiration project…

Bottled Bling

Who doesn't like a bit of bling?
I am always looking for things to repurpose so when my son

and his groomsmen emptied some Japanese single malt I couldn't help

but see the potential in the empties.

A little trip to my favourite hardware store it wasnt long before

some metalic gold paint had found its way onto the bottle.

From here it was out with all my lovely embellishments and a

big handful of Scrapmatts chippies and it was time to let the

crafter from within free.

Celebrate - Butterfly - Gears

Feathers - Keys - Tools

Clocks

There really wasnt much more to it than actual assembly so I

will leave everyone to imagine how it came together.

Bottled Bling
CB1009 Butterflies 09
CB1017 Keys 01
CB1076 Gears 04
CB1079 Tools 01
CB1201 Men’s Accessories 01
CB1222 Feathers 02
CB6063 Clocks 09

FMS
All other items were sourced from my ever growing collection of both new & repurposed embellishments.
Oh…And a little gold paint over the lovely Japanese single malt scotch bottle.

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

Unforgettable DT post For Scrapmatts

As the cold weather starts to set in, memories of the snow

and my daughter fill my mind and it is with these memories

a layout was born.

Carrying on from thoughts of my daughter my second project

was done thinking of her and the distance between us that is a wall...

UNFORGETTABLE

A PERFECT DAY

Starting with some lovely papers I layered them and after

trimming the top sheet its edges were distressed.

Additionally, I cut a few slots and rolled the edges to create an

opening that I backed with some Retro Squares.

The stars on the paper tied in well with the Snowflakes

that I stencilled with shimmer paste.

From here it was out with another type of Retro Squares to provide

a base for the photo's that were simply matted with cardstock.

 

After a little journaling it was time to embellish and for this a

single flower was utilised to tie the photo's together and some

little blue & green crystals to add some more sparkle.

Out with the Chippies to finish it off in the way of a sprinkling of

white Stars and embossed Hearts.

Being her first time experiencing snow it was truely an Unforgettable

time and Scrap Words were again able to capture the moment

in the way of a title.

Scrapmatts

CB1159 Hearts 05

CB1197 Scrap Words 05

CB1223 Stars 03

CB5141 Retro Squares 01

CB5142 Retro Squares 02

ST1042 Snowflakes

FMS

Say It With Crystals

13 @rts - Patterned Papers

49 and Market - Shimmer & Shine Flower

NUVO - Shimmer - Paste - Moonstone

Stampendous Embossing Enamel - Aged Rose

WALL OF LOVE

Starting off I grabbed some modelling paste and set it aside to

dry a little in the sun...Doing this creates a thicker paste with

more body that allows more depth and.

Applying this paste to a canvas board over the lovely

Bricks Stencil with my favourite metal spatula achieved the

heights and texture I wanted.

I love how the Scrapmatts stencils help me take advantage of

this technique and cant wait to apply it on more.

From here I applied a series of stamps about the board and then

over-sprayed with a collection of Spray Mists.

Since many of my pieces have flowers I thought TH could help me

again so out came some die-cuts and I coloured them

to complement the background.

 

My Scrapmatts stash was then raided to compliment the

flowers with Leaves as well as help create the Ornate Frame

centre piece with an angelic set of Wings and finally with

a Vine across the top.

Scrapmatts
CB1115 Leaves 01
CB1120 Wings 01
CB2021 Vines 02
CB6093 Ornate Frames 21

ST5013 Bricks

LSG: Cape Cod Coral, Cotton Candy Pink

Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold, Love At First Sight Lavender

Blue Hawaiian Blue

Kaszazz Stamps

TH Die-cut Flowers and Flourish Made Into Flowers

Canvas Board, Modelling Paste

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

Challenge 27 - Creative Artiste DT post

Hello Crafty Friends and Followers

It is that time again ...

Challenge 27 for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

This month we have been blessed once again with sponsored products

from the one and only Judy McKay from our Design Team

This month, as all months entries by the public is Anything Goes.

For us DT Ladies we create using something that the sponsor has 

donated.  

All DT Ladies we will be using Stamps and/or Dies.

WALL OF LOVE

Starting off I grabbed some modelling paste and set it aside to

dry a little in the sun...Doing this creates a thicker paste with

more body that allows more depth.

Applying this paste to a canvas board over a stencil with my

handy metal spatula achieved the heights and texture I wanted.

From here I applied a series of stamps about the board and then

over-sprayed with a collection of LSG Spray Mists.

Since many of my pieces have flowers I thought TH could help me

again so out came some die-cuts and I coloured them

to complement the background.

My Scrapmatts stash was then raided to compliment the

flowers as well as create the centre piece.

Scrapmatts
CB1115 Leaves 01
CB1120 Wings 01
CB2021 Vines 02
CB6093 Ornate Frames 21

ST5013 Bricks

LSG: Cape Cod Coral, Cotton Candy Pink

Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold, Love At First Sight Lavender

Blue Hawaiian Blue

Kaszazz Stamps

TH Die-cut Flowers and Flourish Made Into Flowers

Canvas Board, Modelling Paste

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!!!

Seaside & Dreams: Dt post for Scrapmatts

Hello my happy crafters and fabulous followers...
This month I bring to you a layout featuring my daughter
and one of her besties and a trio of tags inspired by the
seaside location where I live.

FOLLOW
Your Heart & Dreams

Beginning with a nice floral paper I chose to place the

focal point near to the centre inside an Ornate Frame and decorated

the radiating surrounds with a combination of

Page Borders & Leaf Sprays

 

The Page Border was dissected and utilised about the layout with

one part being decorated with a pearl as a topper.

 

The flowers were bunched with a collection of paper straws and skewers

and bound with florist wire and string.

A number of hearts were embossed to match some of the

earthy tones of the flowers as well as a way to introduce texture.

Scrap Words are always a great way to include a title on many types

of projects and although these great friends are now separated

by distance they both know they must Follow their Heart & Dreams.

Scrapmatts
CB4063 Leaf Spray 13
CB5001 Ornate Frame 01
CB2007 Page Borders 06
CB6113 Scrap Words 32
CB1159 Hearts 05

FMS Black Ink
Pearl Embellishment
Stampendous – Shabby Pink
Patterned Paper
Flower Posies - WOC Flowers, Paper Straw, String
Florist Wire, Skewer

Seaside Tag Trio

Digging through my stash I found a few jumbo tags and

instantly thought about marrying some of Scrapmatts lovely seaside

chippies with them...The height would fit nicely with lighthouses.

Each of the tags were stenciled with different patterns to tone

down the glossy backgrounds that were already a part of the tags.

On this I used some of the very new Distress Oxides to bring out

some colour and not having used these before I wanted to sample

a fair selection of them and was pleased with the results.

Each tag was dressed with some fishing net and adorned with

a variety of Nautical Design chipboards.

Additional to this I used some serviette images to extend the theme.

The final touches were to add the lighthouses, sand and shells.

Scrapmatts
CB1221 Nautical Designs 04CB6064 Nautical Designs 01ST1002 DiamondsST1025 FeathersST1037 Bling
FMS
Distress Oxides – Vintage Paper, Spiced Marmalade
Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio
Broken China
Tags, Rope, Sand, Shells, Netting & Serviettes

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

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