August Challenge

Welcome everyone to the 

August challenge!!

This month we have a sketch AND a mood board just to spice things up for you. Here in Australia is cold, wet, snow in some places, so we are all tucked up inside with the creative drive in full steam.

Please let me show you what the design team have for you this month, and please if you ever get some inspiration from a designer here, go over to our facebook page and post us a photo and let us know who you got the inspiration from.

Sadly we are saying goodbye to a very special lady, Priscilla. Priscilla has been with us for a while now and it was hard to let her go. We wish her well in what ever scrappy ventures she gets up to next. 

Bev

  

Priscilla

 

Carol

 

 

 

Narelle 

 

Tamires

 

Priscilla has a tutorial to share with you...

Hi everyone,

I'm back today to share another mixed media canvas I have created. Lots of Prima Marketing products were used on this canvas. If you love Prima Marketing and has not venture into their new range of Art mediums, it's a good chance for you to see how I mixed all the different mediums to churn out this piece of dreamy canvas.

Do check out this 8mins video which shows the whole process of creating this canvas. In the video I will be listing out the supplies used as I go along. I hope you like the tutorial and do feel free to leave any comments.

Before I leave you, here are 2 close up shots for you to have a better look at the lovely texture.

Thank you for taking time out to check out my post :)

You can see more of my work HERE

June Challenge

June the 1st here in Australia means a chilly time ahead, yes that's right, it's winter!!! 

But no matter if your trying to keep warm or cool, we have another gorgeous mood board for you to keep you busy..

Now let's take a look at what the design team have to show us, as always each one of them have given us some amazing inspiration. 

Now as a little extra this month what Id like you to do is show us on our Facebook page if you've scrap lifted any of the DTs ideas, whether it be a tutorial, a layout, or just an idea. We would simple just love to see it. 

                       Narelle

Priscilla

Bev

Carol

Candy

Tamires

 Please click on each of the designers names follower their blogs and then you can follower their future work.. You honestly won't be disappointed every month when we show you their inspiration.

Remember to get your projects up, we are looking forward to seeing them all.

Look for more details on our sponsor tomorrow

 Charm Creations

 

Envelope Album

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a tutorial on how to make an album with envelopes and scrap pieces of pattern papers.

This is the sample of how the album will look like after dressing it up.

You can use the normal envelopes to make this album cover but it will be a soft cover. If so, please scroll straight down to the photo of the score board.

For me, I prefer it to be more hardy. Thus will be making some with my cardstock and the Envelope Punch Board from We re Memory Keeper. 

What I love about this envelope puncher is that I can make it to any size and the instructions are all provided. For this album I'm going to make, I will need them to be 5" x 7". Thus I need a paper size of 9.5" x 9.5" :)

I have prepare 2 pieces of 9.5" x 9.5" cardstocks

Line paper to score line 4 and score. 

   

Remember to punch and turn it anti-clockwise.

Repeat the same steps for the next 3 sides.

  

This is how the paper will look like when you are done with all 4 sides.

Now turn the punch board over and use the reverse punch to round the corners.

 Now take a score board and score at 1" on only one corner of the long side of the envelope. 

Then sealed the 3 sides. See picture below.

Now align the envelope to the side and score the open flap at 5.75" (five and three quarter inch).

Repeat the steps above to create the other envelope. 

When you are done, you will have 2 envelopes looking like the picture below.

Now insert both sides of the open flaps into each envelope. 

The picture below shows the top down view. 

You have just completed the album cover!

Next, we need a long strip of paper; 11" x 7" to make a bone for the pages. 

Leave about 4" from the side and score 9 times. Each time giving a spacing of 3/8"

Fold the score lines; alternating the bends as you do so. See picture below.

It's now time to prepare the pages. Trim 8 pieces of pattern paper to a size of 5" x 7"

Paste the pages on the V bone you have just created. Ensure that the pages align well.

This is should be the final look after you have finish pasting all the 8 pieces of pattern papers.

Now slide the 2 sides of the completed album into the envelope covers and you are done!

*Similar action to how you insert the passport into the covers*

Here are the photos of the completed album with blank front and back covers.

I went ahead to beautify my front and back cover and this is my final version.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and do feel free to leave some comments.

Lots of love and Happy Crafting!

February Challenge

Is it February already?? Are you sure?? But wasn't it just Christmas?? LOL Who feels like this?? I know I do. So yes unfortunately it is February already but the good news is that we have a new challenge for you, which means a new mood board and a new sponsor.

Well not a new sponsor as such because Pam Kuhn from Kaszazz has sponsored us in the past and we are happy to say she is our sponsor again for February.

She will be giving the February winner a $25.00 voucher with free postage to anywhere in Australia You can spend up with Kaszazz. Check out their catalogue HERE. They have some amazing stuff including a fabulous selection of rubber cling stamps, their own paper designs and the whole Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Inks Range and more! International winners, stamps only.

And here is our beautiful February mood palette. Our Design Team member Fiona has created this soft yet modern palette for you to be inspired by.

And for even more inspiration our Design Team have been busy creating their own interpretations.

Sherry

Heather

Fiona

Bev

Priscilla

You have to agree, that's a pretty amazing collection the design team has put together.

Entries open from today and end on the last day of February. Remember to include your name when you link up. Good luck xx