Scrap the Boys April Challenge - Let's eat cake!

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, Let's eat Cake, to scrap about about the boy/s (of any age) in your life.

I chose to scrap my twin Grand Boys on their fifth birthday, when it was definitely all about the cakes! Yes they each had their own.

The star paper is by Photoplay, the Boy's rule collection, 

"Seeing stars"

 The Happy Birthday banner is from Silhouette.

I fell in love with this ornate cake; it is also from Silhouette.

The star was cut with a die from my stash.  The flairs have been around for a while, but they were perfect for this page; they are from Studio Fourteen 40 and the cute little dogs are from Doodlebug Designs, Shape sprinkles, Puppy love.

Do you have some cake photos waiting to be scrapped?   I hope you will be inspired to play along and be eligible to win a prize.

I appreciate your kind comments and so enjoy reading them.  

Thank you.

Scrap Matrix DT - Teal and Purple, Trio of Cards

Welcome back to the Scrap Matrix challenge this month 
where we have a gorgeous mood board to inspire you.

The challenge is open to scrap layouts, cards, art journalling, OTP, anything you like really, as long as you use these colours and at least one product from the Scrap Matrix shop.
Easy Peasy!

 I decided to make a few cards using lots of mixed media.  I love getting messy and not knowing if my plan will work or not.
It's fun to just play.

I began with a 6" x 6" piece of heavy white card stock.
It's a bit hard to see here, but using a small sponge,
I randomly applied some Finnabair heavy white gesso through two different stencils. Then I dried it thoroughly with a heat tool.

The larger flower texture is from TCW Tuscan Floral stencil, not currently in stock, but this one, Paper Artsy PS005 would work just as well.  

The smaller bits were made with one of my favourite stencils, Carabelle for the love of layers.  It's so versatile.
 It's not in stock right now, but I'm sure it can be ordered.

Using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks, I mixed various colours on my craft mat before smooshing on with a Tim Holtz mini circle tool.

I used Peacock Feathers, Broken China, & Salty Ocean for the Teal & Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet & Seedless Preserves for the purple. 

For added intensity, I also dabbed on some Paper Artsy Acrylic paints, Lavender and Caribbean Sea.

I'm showing a couple of different cards throughout.  This one demonstrates the next layer which is to add some darker ink through a different stencil, Tim Holtz Dot Fade.

This Honeycomb one would work well too.

The floral stencil is from Tim Holtz THS705

Another layer, this time some stamping with Black archival ink and a bit of gold pen work.

The stamp is from Carabelle, Bulles d'eau.

  Paper Artsy has a similar one.

The small images in this one, Ginko would work beautifully too. 

A close up showing some white pen work, a title and some bling from my stash.

The dark stencil work is made with Tim Holtz THSO70.
There are lots of Tim's stencils in the store.

The stamp on this card is made by using just the middle of a Paper Artsy Stamp, ETS16.

This Paper Artsy ETS20, stamp would get a similar result.

This floral stencil is from Tim Holtz THS705.

To finish this one off, I used a Happy Birthday stamp and a die from my stash.

For this any occasion card, I used some words from Pink Fresh Studio, "Escape the Ordinary".

Vicki has heaps of phrase stickers to choose from, 

this one from 13@rts would work well too.

The stencil I used for the flowers is from Paper Artsy 085
These word stickers are from the same Pink Fresh pack.

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 generous gift voucher or perhaps a Guest Design Team spot down the track.

Scrap Matrix March - Teal and Purple with Helen

Welcome back to the Scrap Matrix challenge this month 

where we have a gorgeous mood board to inspire you.

These colours are absolutely stunning - I've always loved teal and have grown to like purple more recently.  Together, I think they are a knockout combination.

I started by choosing a photo of my Grand daughter wearing her first Birthday present; a little dress I smocked for her.

The paper is called Lavender Morning and was 

a perfect match for the dress.

I stamped this image, Art by Marlene, Stamp BM06  on plain white card stock, using Tim Holtz Black archival ink.

I thought the shape of the smocking pattern looked great with the zig zags and the hearts on the stamp.

Trialling a colour of Tim Holtz Distress Oxide, before

adding it to the stamp with a fine brush.

Happy with that and now to achieve the purple. 

I mixed blue and purple from the Distress Oxide inks.

I chose this 6x6 paper pad Art Journey, by 13@rts to build up a few layers behind the photo.

Now I'm auditioning the stamped image to build up the design, 

but I didn't like it in this corner.

Here, I'm just trying out various colours from the paper pad to create a multi-layered mat and I've darkened the bottom corner leaves to a teal using gelatos.

I added a couple of flower images, from a scrap of paper in my stash.  It's so old, I don't know it's origins.

Still building up the design, this time with two stamps.

Hmmm - I think I'll try adding some stamping under 

the right, bottom corner.  Fingers crossed that I don't wreck the whole thing, as I only have one sheet of this paper.

The stamp is from Carabelle - Textures, Mini Fleurettes.

I'm semi-OK with this look, but will leave it overnight 

and see if  the morning brings new ideas.

That looks better, (well I think so!) I've added fabric flowers and pearls from my stash, a few flicks of paint and some word titles from Mambi Sticks, CBVP-94, similar to these.

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 generous gift voucher or perhaps a Guest Design Team spot down the track.