Scrap the Boys DT - July 2018 Love you to the moon and back

Hello Scrappy Friends, welcome back to my blog today where I'm sharing a DT layout for

Scrap the Boys.

 The challenge is to use this mood board to scrap about about the boy/s (of any age) in your life.

The stars can be any colour and  you can use any theme.
I chose this cheeky photo of one of my Grand Boys.

The paper is new to me, it kinda jumped into my basket along with the chipboard embellishments!

Does that ever happen to you ?  I sometimes have difficulty finding fun and original papers for Boys, so this collection really appeals to me.  It's by My Mind's Eye, "Blast Off"

The cut file is from Silhouette "Star Wreath"

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:
We had a day out with you and your brothers last winter and decided to visit Port Adelaide to see the old ship "The Failie" and the "Adelaide" as well as some of the old buildings.
I was hoping we'd find some graffiti too, as a colourful backdrop to some photos.
Nothing like having a few pics ready for scrapping.
It was a very cold day; not comfortable at all for strolling about, so we cut short the expedition and headed for hot soup and crusty rolls at home.  17th July 2017, Love Granny.

I hope you will feel inspired to play along and be eligible for a prize.

I appreciate your kind comments and so enjoy reading them.  Thank you.

Kraft+ DT - July - Weaving

Hello again Scrappy Friends, welcome; today I'm sharing a DT post for 

Kraft+

The challenge is to have some weaving on your page.  
It can be with paper, ribbon, string, fabric, anything you choose, 
but let us see the weaving and of course it needs to be on Kraft.

I chose to scrap this school photo of my Granddaughter, as I'd decided to weave with denim and the colour of her uniform worked well with her Grandfathers old gardening jeans.  I ripped them into strips, frayed the edges of the denim and ironed some fabric stabilizer on the back to hold the weaving in the heart shape.

The kitty embellishment is from Charms creations; 
perfect for this girl, as she is passionate about all things feline.

I blanket stitched around the edge of the heart with some DMC thread and while I had it out, I stitched a few wonky daisies to go with the stamping.

The wild child embellie, the teal and yellow papers, as well as the star are from 
Crate Paper, "Cool kid" collection.  The yellow doily is a scrap left over from another layout.

The stamps are possibly one of the first sets I bought, over a decade ago; they are by "Bloom builder stamps".  I used Tim Holtz distress oxide inks to stamp them.

The denim flag is from Charms Creations too and the brad is from Teresa Collins.

The chipboard is from 2 Crafty, an older piece, 
I treated it with Stampendous "Aged Taupe" embossing powder 
which has a bit of blue in it IRL.

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Scrap Matrix DT - What's the point?

Have you seen the fun Scrap Matrix Challenge for May?

It finishes on the 14th June, but you still have a few days to play along and get your point across.  Take inspiration from the mood board and use any or all of those pointy angles. 

I chose to scrap this photo of my Son and his Baby Girl.

It seems to capture the meaning of life, which for me, is to love and be loved.  The whole point of our existence.  Hmmmm, hope I'm not getting too soppy for you!   But what to do with the photo?

I had these pointy stamps and stencils and decided 

to work with them on some watercolour paper.

 I sprayed the paper with a water mister before smooshing the Periwinkle blue paint on with my fingers - such fun.

Adding  colour, Laidback Lilac, blending and spraying.

Then some Polished Jade and White linen.

I dried it off with a heat tool before the next step.

Using the White linen and a makeup sponge, 

I dabbed triangles across the whole piece.

I still wasn't sure how to use this and it looked too intense, 

so I decided to chop it up.

Having learnt the hard way to not just chop into the paper,

I randomly cut some triangle shapes as a guide and then played around with placement a 12"x12" background.

I maximised the wide part of the triangles by crossing 

them over in the middle and trimming off the excess.

The little triangle stamp made a great border for the photo.

I thought I'd finished, but have a habit of adding bits and pieces until I wreck the whole thing. The Zig Zag stamping, the chevron border, the ink splashes, the title and the word stickers all snuck in, when I wasn't paying attention! I think it's still O.K. Phewww!

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
There's something about this photo that tugs at my heart strings.
Perhaps it's the look of unconditional love on your Daddy's face.
  You were about 15 months old and had led your Parents on a merry dance by using night time for anything but sleeping!
Despite that, you are a happy wee Bubba, interested in everything,  eager to feed and dress yourself, run everywhere, climb wherever possible and play games with your dog Alfie.  Go well little Girl, you bring so much joy into our lives.  23rd May 2018, Love Granny 

I hope you find time to play along, just add your entry to the Scrap Matrix Shares page in the corresponding folder and don't forget to let us know what Scrap Matrix products you used and what inspired you.  You could be in the running for a $30.00 gift voucher and perhaps a Guest Design Team spot down the track.

Scrap Matrix products used.

Strathmore Water Colour Paper
Paper Artsy Stamp EM17
AALL & Create Stencil #20
Heidi Swapp Chevron Stencil
Dylusion Paints, Periwinkle Blue, Laidback Lilic,
 Polished Jade and White Linen
Ranger archival ink - Jet black, Shadow Grey and Paradise Teal


Other
Lily Bee Design ABC stickers

Dylusions Shimmer Spray - Calypso Teal
Ranger Dylusions stamps - Inbetweenies DYR34575

Tim Holtz Ideology Stickers - Small talk