Seeing out the old year with CathyS

Hi All,

Sure hope you have all had a truly blessed Christmas season. Thank you so much for following us faithfully each month and we hope we have inspired you with all our creations.

To wind out the year I created a scrap layout in keeping with the "old year / new year" theme seeing as we are at the end of 2018.

New Year's layouts don't always have to be made for the 1st of January.... sometimes you need to end the year off too. This layout also has loads of bright colours on it to celebrate the old year finishing.... not always a deary thing.

I used papers from Simple Stories and then added some oldish stickers from my stash which picked up on the colours. My title I cut with my Curio maching and added a few letter & number stickers for contrast.

The technique piece is done by adding three colours of distress ink to a craft sheet (I used pink, blue and green to pick up the colours from the paper). Spray the ink with water to form droplets and then dip the cardstock into it and let dry. Once adhered to the layout, add some contrast in yellow in, y applying the ink to a stencil, spritz with water and then stamp onto the layout in places. Leave to dry. The dots are stencilled in brown in various places on the layout.

From all of us here at Off the Rails we wish you a peaceful and prosperous 2019.

Till next time,

I'm Fabulous - video tutorial with Emma.

Hi Off The Rails friends,

Today I'm sharing a Journal Page I created, which was loosley inspired by this months moodboard.

I've also been very inspired by many youTuber's and the techniques they use.

So to me this is still a bit amateur, but I really had fun with it.

I got to play with lots of stamps, inks and paint.

I also got to use some of the Tim Holtz small talk stickers in 'snarky'.

I love the sarcasm.

Please watch my video which shows my process of this creation.

                    

Thanks for joining me today, and i'll catch you all next month.

Em xx

Scrapbook layout tutorial from Pinterest by Julie

Good morning Off The Rails fans

Today I want to share a tutorial with you that was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest.

I must admit it took a bit of doing because it entails cutting up a photo and I was worried that I might ruin it.

The layout is very simple and yet I just love how it turned out.

The photo was 7 1/2" tall x 7" wide

I have used an embossed metallic paper, a glitter patterned paper and 2 sheets of black cardstock. For an embellishment I am re-puposing an old necklace.

I have cut my photo at 2" and 5" giving me 2 pieces at 2" wide and one (centre) piece 3" wide.

I could have cut it into even sized pieces but I didn't like where the cut fell in relation to Cindy's face.

Cut photo mats from black cardstock. 2 pieces at 2 1/4" x 7 3/4" and one at 3 1/4" by 7 3/4"

Attach the photos to the mats

Cut the silver embossed paper to 11 1/2" by 11 1/2" and attach it to a 12" by 12" piece of black cardstock.

Cut the patterned paper to 2 1/2" by 11 1/2" and attach to the layout 3" up from the bottom

Using your hot glue gun attach a piece of cardboard to the centre piece of your photo.

Attach your photo to the layout as show in the photo below, staggering the tops of the photo and slightly overlapping the bottom.

Attach the embellishment using the hot glue gun

Add your title and journalling and your layout is finished.

I would love to see your take on this layout, so if you are brave enough to cut up a photo, and lets face it you can always get it re-printed, please share it with us here at Off The Rails Scrapbooking.

Cheers

Julie

A hint of grunge with Trish - Scrapbook Layout

I love the black and white with one other colour.  And although l have been a bit tame with the blue .. l like it with this picture.

My favourite tool would have to be my distressing tool...and very close second is definitely my emery board.  The effect is awesome.

Just add some pressure to the end of the emery board and take as much...or as little of the photographic ink off.

Then its a matter of adding your chosen elements.

I have chosen whipped spackle for a bit of dimension,  some washi and chippy. And some flowers..l am loving these denim flower for a bit of grunge too.

I like how it softens the edges and adds to the texture and feel of the page but also keeps the minimalist feel about it.

Try it for yourself...you may just like it..

Scrapbook layout with Candy

Happy New Year everybody hope you all had a

wonderful Christmas.

This month's inspiration moodboard is "All about babies"

and I have plenty of photos of my cutie Granddaughter Zarna

Here is the moodboard for inspiration

Today I have created a layout using some of my stash

leftovers from a kit I bought from Kitaholics Kits.

I used the polka dot paper for my background and tore the brush paper

into four pieces different sizes.

Tape these onto the base in layers and ruffle up the edges

I double matted the photo it measures approx

3 1/2 x 4 inches.

Tape all the emphemia around under the photo

and add the hearts into the layers of the 3 papers also add your puffy stickers and 

the word Beautiful and flowers.

I used 3 wooden butterflies and I covered them with some mousse

using aqua then the pink around the edges.

I also went around the edges with a gold and then a black gel pen.

Also using the gel pens go around the edges of the base paper 

and all the emphemia  pieces.

Cover your photo with a scrap of cardstock and 

splatter with some black ink and a fan brush.

Products used

My minds eye

- Blush, polka dot and brush papers

- emphemia

-Journal cards

- Puffy stickers

Thickers gold letter stickers

Kaisercraft Be you wooden butterflies

Nuvo embellishment mousse

- Pheony pink and Aquamarine

Black ink and a fan brush

Edge distresser

Gold and black gel pens

Thank you for visiting

Candy Chelepy

2018

Off the Rails DT

Step by Step page with Mandy and a bonus sketch

Hello friends!

It's Mandy here with you and today I'd like to share an easy step by step tutorial for the layout that I created for our current mood board. As a bonus, I've also created a sketch for you to use as well!

Here's my layout...

What you'll need

This is everything that I used to create my layout

Step 1

Choose a patterned paper or cardstock for your base and then cut one large and one small triangle out of another patterned paper to cover two of the corners of your layout. Add a strip of washi tape along the joins.

Step 2

Next adhere your photo to the layout with a doily tucked behind. I added foam tape underneath my photo to give it extra dimension.

Step 3

Next add your title to the layout. I like to create interest by combining different fonts in my title.

Step 4

Now it's time to start embellishing! Choose embellishments that co-ordinate with your colour palette and complement the theme of your page. I started off by creating a little cluster on the bottom right hand corner of my photo using a Charms Creations heart, a flair button, and a glittery silver leaf. You'll notice that each of these build on the colours and patterns that I've used in my patterned papers and title.

Step 5

I added a few more embellishments, tucking some in behind the photo, and others on top. I kept all the embellishing on this layout tight around the photo to keep the viewers focus on the photo.

Lastly, add your journalling and date to the layout. I decided to type my journalling and cut it into strips, but you could also hand write it if you prefer.

Here's another look at my completed layout...

And here's a reminder of this month's monochromatic mood board...

I hope that you get a chance to play along with our mood board challenge this month! There's only 2 more days left to get your projects linked up!

And I mentioned at the start of my post that I would have a sketch for you, so here it is...

I hope that you are inspired by my step-by-step tutorial and sketch! If you happen to create a layout using my sketch, please come and share it with us over in the Off the Rails Scrapbooking Facebook group or share it on Instagram and tag me (@mandy1980). We always love to see your work too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time, happy scrapping!

Mandy Melville

My Happy Place

Moments Layout Tutorial with Lynn

Hi, Lynn here - I would like to take you through a photo tutorial to create this layout for this months challenge (just a warning - you might want a cuppa as it is a little lengthy but hopefully informative !)

I have used Blue Fern Studio Paper - Love Story and a The Crafters Workshop Stencil with Whipped Spackle.  Once this is dry I have used Distress Paints (Broken China, Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick) around the textured areas.

To create the effect I have dabbed the paint onto plastic (use an old bag your embellishments come in) and then spritzed the paint with water.  Turn upside and place the plastic onto the layout.  Dry with a heat gun - it generally pays to dry between colours, although the Tim Holtz paints dont blend together.

I have used an Indigo Blu Stamp - Raindrops and Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder - Borgain villea Red Teal randomly around the painted areas.

Randomly stamp around the areas with black ink and a script stamp

For the photo matt, I haved used Bo Bunny Country Garden paper and inked the edged with Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick.  I have cut different size pieces and stapled together.

I have made all of the embellishments other than the chipboard as follows:

The butterflies. 

 I have dabbed the three distress paints used earlier randomly onto the card and spritzed with water.

Move the card around until the blend and you are happy with the colours

Stamp the butterfly images onto the painted areas and fussy cut out

For the flowers - I have used a Deep Red stamp and Embossing Powders

Then I used a water brush and Distress Inks to colour them in and fussy cut out

The chipboard has been inked in black and embossed with sparkle embossing powder

The title embossed in blue embossing powder. 

 Now you are ready to put it all together layering the flowers in and around the photo mat.

I hope that you found some useful tips in this tutorial and thanks for stopping by.

Until next time Happy Crafting. Lynn