Scrap the Boys DT - August - Explore

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 sketch to scrap about about the boy/s (of any age) in your life.

The cut file leaves were donated to the Design Team by Gwen Wruck.

Gwen can cut files and send them to you.  Check out her website for details.

https://createdbygwen.com.au/shop/

I love this theme, because my Sons were extremely boisterous when the were growing up
and their Boys can be wild men at times too.  I attempted to create a forrest for my little boys.

The background paper from Penny Black,  is an oldie but a goodie;
it's been in my stash for a decade or more.

The puffy sticker title is from Crate Paper, Cool Kid.
The word stickers are from Tim Holtz, Small Talk.

The flowers are also from an older collection; Simple Stories.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
One of the things we learnt at the parents of Boys, was to keep them very busy.
They could tolerate being inside for small amounts of time, but really needed hours each day outside, walking, running, catching, throwing and kicking balls.   When we look after the Grand children in the school holidays, we often take them for a 5 km walk along the the linear park.
I love this photo of two of them watching ducks among the reeds and listening for frogs.

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 Terracotta challenge August 2018 - Carrieton

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

The challenge is to be inspired by Terracotta.  It doesn't have to be a monochromatic 

terra-cotta colour, but something that speaks to you of terra-cotta.  Could be pots or tiles with a teal patina.  A garden with pots, roof tops, tessellated verandahs, etc, etc.

Just remember to create on Kraft, so that Kraft is the hero of your piece.

I spent ages sifting through photos for something to inspire me and do justice to this fabulous graphic.   Then I had an ah hah! discovery amongst my travel photos and decided to teach myself to stitch some photos together.   Thank goodness for you tube.

The bricks were created with a Prima stencil 

 I used Art Basics Finnabair Plaster and Rust paste through the stencil.

The journalling is a bit hard to read on the page, so I've included it here, 
in case you are interested in the back story.

I enjoy reading your comments and appreciate you leaving them.  Thank you.

If this is your first visit to my blog - welcome, I hope you found something to inspire you.   New followers are very welcome, just click on the Follow me on Bloglovin' button.

Scrap Matrix - Just because I have a new stencil

Hello again Scrappy people, I have a new stencil from

Scrap Matrix and couldn't wait to have a play.

The stencil is from The Crafter's Workshop,

Mini Art Deco Leaves.

I used a heavy weight Watercolor paper, because I wanted to create 
a mixed media background on some cards.

I thought the stencil would work well with some 

Tim Holtz Paper Dolls which appear to be from the same Vintage.

Don't this pair look cool dressed in their best bib and tucker?  They could be off to listen to music at their local Jazz club.

I made a 6"x6" card which I thought would be perfect for an 

engagement or wedding card.

The Chartreuse green reminds me of the colours from that era.

First I smooshed some Tim Holtz Oxides (Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron and Iced Spruce) onto a craft mat before spritzing them with water.

With the watercolor paper slightly damp, I swished it through the inks, until I was happy with the blending.

I placed the stencil on top & scraped Liquitex white gesso through it

after masking off the edges.  Whoops, forgot to photograph that bit!

Before removing the stencil, I sprinkled some Gold embossing powder randomly over the leaves, then set the powder with a heat tool.

I added a title with Tim Holtz words & some Prills 

to "ground" the people.

When I'm making a mess, I always try to make several cards; 

it makes the inky hands and messy desk worthwhile!

For this card, I applied the gesso through the stencil first.

While still wet I added some Mica Fragments & dried them.

Then I sprayed with Dylusions Ink, Polished Jade & Calypso Teal.

The result is a lot looser look, as the gesso softens again.

The angels wings are from Scrap Matrix; I smooshed them with 
Tim Holtz Oxide, Antique Linen. 

I finished the card with a gold border using a die from my stash
and added a Tim Holtz word, which I also smooshed with ink.

Meanwhile back at headquarters, there is still time to play along with the July challenge "How sweet it is"

Here's a reminder of the mood board.

Thanks for your visit, I hope you found something to inspire you.

How sweet it is - 2nd page with Helen

Welcome back to the Scrap Matrix challenge where this month

the theme is "How sweet it is"

You might be inspired by the colours, or the photos on the Gelati bright mood board; you might want to record a sweet moment; what ever floats you boat, but do let us know what inspired your project.

I chose to scrap a photo of one of my little Garden helpers.

My plan was to create a background using my Gel Plate with 
the lusciously creamy, Dylusions paints and some stencils.

I added small dabs of paint onto the Gel Plate.

Using a brayer, I spread them out, trying not to blend them too much.

Next, I added a stencil from my stash, then I placed a piece of  white card stock on the top.  Using my hand, I rubbed the card firmly, to ensure contact with the paint, before gently peeling it off to reveal the pattern it created.

  

The first pull was a bit dark, but I really liked this second one.
Having allowed the paint to dry, I added some more Teal paint through a stencil, trying to pick up the colour of the bucket.

Now to colour the chipboard.

First I tried painting the chipboard hearts with Squeezed Orange Dylusions, but I didn't like the look with the pink flowers in the photo. 


So I tried the Bubble Gum Pink. 

Nup! Toooo pink.   How about some over stamping? Don't think so!

 What about some Gold Wax?   Yuk!  Going from bad to worse!
Why am I boring you with all my fails you might ask?  Just to prove that the Blue Fern Chipboard is so sturdy it will stand up to anything and not distort or warp. 

Then I remembered an embossing powder which might mute the colour and add some black and gold.  It went seamlessly over all the layers and finally I had a look I was happy with. What do you think?   

I stamped some triangles and a square on the first Gel Plate Pull, cut them out and tucked them under the photo for a bit of definition.

To finish off, I added a bit of stamping to echo the colour of the chipboard and scattered a few prills inside the hearts.  The tiny flowers are from my stash.

This little boy loved watering the flowers every time he came with his twin to spend the day with us.  I notice he just got his undies on; it must have been one of his "No, no, Granny, no shorts" days!

Thanks for calling in today, I hope you find something to inspire your creativity. We'd love to have you play along and perhaps win a prize from the uber generous Vicki Christensen.  Please remember to let us know which products you used that are available at Scrap Matrix and upload your entry to the facebook group.

Scrap Matrix Products used:-

Gel Plate

Dylusions Paints, Calypso Teal and Fresh Lime

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks,

Tim Holtz Archival Ink, Jet Black

Blue Fern Chipboard, Chunky Heart Panel

Stampendous Clear Embossing Embossing Ink

PaperArtsy Stamps, EKC02

AALL & Create Stamps, #43

AALL & Create Stamps,#10

AALL & Create Stencil #9

Carabelle Studio Stamps, Les Geometriks #1

Maremi Small Art Stickers for 13@rts, Small Sayings

Other products

Stampendous embossing Powder, Aged Scarlet

Prima Stencil, Elemental Half Tone

Prima flowers

Prills

Scrap Matrix DT July 2018 - How sweet it is

Welcome back to my blog today. I'm sharing my take on the 
Scrap Matrix challenge for July
 We have a gorgeous mood board to inspire you.

We've had a change of dates for the challenges; they now start on the first of the month and run for the entire month.

Why not check out the fantastic projects by the rest of the team.

I love these bright colours and was inspired by the heart shape on the mood board to use some heart shaped chipboard which has been sulking in my stash for a while now!

It was delighted to come out and play.

I decided to scrap this sweet photo of my Granddaughter; 

she has a special place in my heart with her love of creating and her free, independent spirit.

Using this flamboyant stamp from Prima, I stamped it on white card stock, fussy cut the flowers and then painted them with Dylusions paints, before adding some little shimmery bits in the centre.

First I chose a white background as a foil for the bright colours.

The Heart chipboard is from Blue Fern.  It comes in a big piece which I randomly cut into bits with a Prima craft knife and prepped with white gesso.  Thinking I wanted to add some stamping, I tried various spots and colours on scraps of paper, before committing to the layout. 

I added some green Dylusions paint to the heart chipboard as a foil to the bright pink and orange.  Still playing around with possible stamp colours.  I like the brown the best.

 I thought the green needed toning down a bit, so I added some wet embossing and some gold wax.  Can you tell by now, that I'm making it up as I go along? !

I'm never quite sure what's happening until it's finished.

I chose this stamp to emphasize the flowers on her face.

Added a couple of stamps for a title and a comment.

Nearly there, but I'm not happy with the bottom right corner.

What should I do without wrecking the whole thing?

The addition of an extra green heart, the gold butterfly, the micro beads, the enamel dots and the tiny star flower stamp all satisfied my urge to "fiddle" and  it's complete. (For the moment - I have been known to come back the next day and start again!)

I hope you find time to play along, just add your entry to the 
Scrap Matrix Shares page in the corresponding folder; 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:-

Blue Fern Studio - Chunky Heart Panel

Dylusions Paints - Bubblegum Pink, Fresh Lime, Squeezed Orange

Prima Bloom Floral

Prima Craft Knife

Paper Artsy stamps - EKC02

AALL & Create stamps - #7

Ranger Archival Ink

Finnabair - Soft mat gel

Stampendous - Aged Ivory Emossing enamel 

(very similar to this white one) 

Gold butterfly embellishment

Dina Wakely white gesso

Other supplies

 Studio Calico enamel dots

Finnabair - Micro beads