Mixed Media Wood Panel

Hi, Carol Theng today sharing a mixed media wood panel I made using the colors from July Moodboard.

"Memories"

Gesso the wood panel and spread texture paste over a stencil. Misted with blue mist.

Left the chipboard raw and adhered with 3D heavy matt gel. Added the leaves and flowers. And dew drops.

Also added a few drops of glossy accent on the flowers to create dew effect.

This is a very simple and quick project done within 30 minutes. Do have a try.

Thanks for dropping by. Do join us for our July Moodboard Challenge. Have fun.

Scrapbook Layout tutorial by Louise with process video

Hello Crafters

Louise with you today.
I'd like to share a new scrapbook layout and process video with you.

"Fabulous"

I love this months "chic" moodboard.

I chose a recent photo of myself and the background stencil.
I also selected a paper range "Beautiful" from Simple Stories which is full of great sentiments and florals.

Here is the process video, if you'd like to watch me create this page!

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Scrapping.

Using fishing line on scrapbook page with Trish

Hi Crafters

Trish with you today to share a little tip with fishing line.

I find that as much as l love thread..it sometimes doesn't quite give me the look l am after....but fishing line does.

I always use sticky dots for this job, they work brilliantly.

I have started with a bit of inking..some plasterers tape...this stuff is awesome..

And the all important fishing line and sticky dots.

Some sticky dots are really good for rolling into thin rolls.

Some are great for snipping into smaller pieces.

I have adhered the line on top of the plasterers tape..remembering to ensure there is  enough line to be visible under the embellishments. 

I've added some gold metallic thread, the button and other bits and pieces.

Including my fussy cut flower photo.

For this LO l have used some chippy, a hand made flower..not by me.., a calico tag, a bit of stencil work and using the same colour on the ampersand.

Thank you for popping in.

Enjoy the rest of the creations by the very talented team.

Cheers Trish.

Watercolour technique with Joan

Joan here today sharing a "Watercolor Technique".

For this watercolor technique I started my using a wash of orange watercolor in the upper right hand corner and on the left side of the page.  I just used a set of Crayola watercolors, you know the kind you buy for kids.

I wanted to create some texture so while the watercolor was still wet I used a piece of plastic wrap and scrunched it on top of the watercolor areas.  This was the hard part.  First fighting with the plastic wrap and second letting it set while it dried completely.

This is the result of the plastic wrap over the watercolor.  I love the added texture.

Next I used a stencil and applied some Super Heavy Gesso randomly on the page.

I'm not very patient so I used a heat gun to speed up the drying time. 

For my creative process I went through my stash and pulled any items that I thought might work for this page.  Through the process of elimination I finally decide what papers and embellishments I was going to use.

After putting the page together I decided it was missing something so I found the perfect ink and did some stamping around the edges.

Not quite satisfied with the page I added some mist and gathered some flowers ... just in case.

Adding the flowers to this page was the finishing touch that it needed.

Thanks for visiting.

We hope you'll get a chance to play along with our challenge this month.

Joan

Louise's stitching scrapbook layout + process video "Happy"

Hi Crafters

Louise with you today, sharing a new layout for the March moodboard

"Happy"

This month we are challenging you to use the inspiration board and include stitching on your project.



I just love the bright colours of the board.
I've replicated this and used lots of blue and pink + patterns.

I could have stitched around the whole layout, but I really like the minimal stitching at the top.

I've used papers and elements from the Maggie Holmes "Chasing Dreams" collection - so pretty.

Here is the process video for completing this page.



Thanks for visiting.

And So The Adventure Begins

Hello, Deena on the blog today sharing a tutorial on how I created my card for the current challenge. 

This will be my last post at Off The Rails Scrapbooking because at the end of the month I will be leaving. For the last 2 and a bit years I have put my heart and soul into OTRS and I cannot thank Amanda enough for allowing me this opportunity. It was a hard descision to make and I did a lot of soul searching but for me it is the right one. I have worked with and been inspired by our amazing Design Team and I would like to also thank them for everything that they do. 

So moving along with my tutorial. I decided to create a tutorial on my card as I was having so much fun creating it and wanted to share.

When I first saw mood board I was a little bit stumped as I am not really a vintage girl but I loved all the inspiraion that it offered me. The part that really stood out was the combi vans. I just knew I had to use them some how.

1. I cut my mixed media paper to size 10.2 cm x 14.5. Using washi tape I stuck that to the back of my paper so it stayed in place on my desk while using a stencil and whipped spackle.

2. After drying with a heat gun just to make sure it was completly dry I then used my watercolour paints to creat the background. I first sprayed my card with water and then added watered down paint to it. I did this twice, making sure that I dried in between the applications.

3. I then added the twine and button to my background

4. For my combi van image I searched the internet until I found one that I was happy with. I then played with the size, I then printed on to smooth white cardstock, then fussy cut it out. Before attaching the van to the card base I used my faber-castell big brush pen to edge the van. I also did this to my mixed media paper before I attached it to the card base.

5. Found a title, also edged that with my big brush pen and attached it to my card

Products Used: mixed media paper, button, stampin' up twine, red watercolour paint, cobalt blue big brush pen, deep scarlet red big brush pen, whipped spackle, Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Stencil - Arrows Small, Tim Holtz idea-ology small talk.

Beautiful Christmas tag from Anguree

Hello everyone

It's Anguree, on the blog today and I am absolutely thrilled to be joining this team of talented designers.

So for my first tutorial,  I decided to share some tips on how to make a tag for someone special this Christmas. I just loved the pink and blue mood board which is something different than the traditional red, green and brown.

I started off with a blank tag from Kaszazz. If you don't have any tags in your stash, just cut a plain rectangular piece of cardstock and snip off the ends on the top.

I decided paint my tag, using the Tim Holtz, Distress Paints by Ranger, but you could use any other quick drying acrylic paint of your choice.  My colour choice included following Distress Paints: Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean , Antique Linen and Spun Sugar.

Wet your paintbrush in water and get off any excess water by drying it a little with a wet wipe. Dip into a bit of stormy Stormy Sky Paint and roughly brush some strokes on your tag.

Fill in your brush strokes with the Salty Ocean.

Clean your brush and follow the same pattern, filling in gaps with Spun Sugar Paint. Use the same method and add the Antique Linen paint.

  

Once the paint is dry, use a script stamp with Archival ink and stamp randomly on the left side of the tag. (I used Magnesia blue)

Use a Stencil and add some modelling paste. Dry with a heat gun. (Apologies for a very messy stencil - I do clean them but black is a tough one to get clean ;) )

Gather some embellishments from your stash. For my tag, I just used some leftover die-cut pieces, an empty little jar, which previously contained micro  beads, a leftover piece of chipboard and leftover flowers. So I used nothing new or precious. Just scrap bits of paper and little odds and ends I did not end up using for previous projects. So here's the tip: Get yourself a junk tin and chuck in all leftover bits next time you clean up after doing a layout. Leftovers in a junk tin can be a real money saver and treasure trove.

                       Paint your chipboard. I used Viva 3D Stamp Paint Silver.

Fill the little jar with some glitter to resemble the magic of Christmas.

Arrange your embellishments on the tag and  adhere with 3D gel or any other glue of your preference. 

Add some bling stripes to "hang" your embellishments. (Again I used an old opened packet.) You will note I changed a tiny detail of bling  on the bottom while arranging and assembling the embellishments. This is normal for me, I do things, and then change it again before it's finished. 

Add a touch of coarse glitter using a paint brush and some  soft gel medium.

Hide any embellishments that you stuck on the back of the tag or paint by sticking another tag of the same size on the back of the tag. This will also give a little more support to a tag that may me a bit embellishment heavy.  

Punch a hole in the top of your  tag using a crocodile or single hole punch.

Set the eye lit and grab a string or chain as I did. Using a piece of chain, I  had to use a tiny jumping from my stash. (Yes I dabbled into beads and jewellery making some years ago )

And there you have it., all done. Please play along this month and share your take on the mood board.

Hoped you enjoyed this time with me and look forward chatting to you again in February. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May you really enjoy this time with your family and friends.

Cheers

Anguree