"School Lunches Blah" Scrapbook layout + process video by Louise

Hi Crafters

Louise on the blog today.

Here to share my inspiration page for the September moodboard.

"School Lunches Blah"

I'm not going to lie. I found this food challenge quite difficult.

Firstly I chose my photo. While looking through my printed photos, I found this one of the first ever school lunches I made back in January.

It was kind of exciting at the time, but now I look forward to tuckshop days when I don't have to make lunches ... and I've still got to do this for twelve more years!!!!!

So I decided to make that the story of my layout.

The colour inspiration came from the little cupcake embellishment - I wouldn't normally have used it but for this page, it was perfect.

You can see and hear all about my process in this video.

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Scrapping.

Louise xo

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.

How to make your own texture paste with Carole

Morning everyone and welcome to my latest layout.

 Today I'm sharing a tutorial on How to make your own Texture Paste

This month's moodboard challenge is all about Colour & Texture

CAROLES BLOG

FEBRUARY MOOD BOARD

FOR THIS LAYOUT YOU WILL NEED

Pretty papers, assorted flowers, cardstock in black, green, pink, yellow and white pearl, chipboard title, black embossing powder, pine bough die, dandelion head die, flower die, pink hessian, hessian die, stencil and texture paste.

HERE IS HOW TO MAKE MY TEXTURE PASTE

You will need

An airtight container, a wooden spoon, 2 tablespoons of white acrylic paint, 2 tablespoons of white PVA glue, 2 tablespoons of talcum powder, or 2 tablespoons of baking soda.

(Baking soda makes a thicker mix).

Method

Take a bowl and a wooden spoon and stir in the paint

Add the PVA glue, stir

Add the powder, stir.

If you want a thinner mixture just add a little water.

To make it thicker, add more talc or baking soda.

Pour into an airtight container, will last ages.

And that's it, easy peasy.

Bye for now

xxx

Making your own flourish with Rosemary

Hi Crafters

Rosemary with you today.

A great way to create another layer for your page or card is to create something yourself.

I made this flourish for my Steampunk page.

Step 1 - gather your supplies

non stick mat

silicone mould of choice

Anna Griffin Embossing Paste- White Finish

In this case I used Finnabair Art ingredients Mica Powder - Rust

My trusty spatula !

Step 2

I scooped up a generous dollop of Embossing paste and added some of the Mica Powder-

A little goes a long way.

I wasn't totally sure how the colour would turn out but it I knew it would be in the brown tones which I needed for my page.

Step 3

Mix it well

It looked weird at first but it dried to a beautiful chocolatey colour which suited me perfectly

Step 4

 Swipe the paste across the silicone mould as one does for texture paste and stencils.

Be careful not to have too much over the edges off the pattern. 

 I left it overnight to dry properly.

Step 5

Gently remove from the mould

When you take it out out it is quite flexible.

Step 6

I found I needed to tidy up some of the edges with a scalpel.

                                                                and there you have it

There is quite a range of silicone moulds available , feathers, leaves, lace etc.

Here is a link  from the store I bought my supplies from which shows in much greater detail all the great things you can do with this technique.

embossing paste and silicone moulds

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and I'm looking forward to viewing this months challenge entries!

Happy Crafting

Rosemary

Scrapbook Layout Step by Step with Louise "Life of a Boy"

Hi Crafters

Louise with you today.

I'd like to share with you my inspiration from
our June moodboard which has so many ways to be inspired.

I decided to create with a brown and white palette.

I firstly chose this lovely patterned paper from Kaisercraft.

The challenge this month, also includes the task of using multiple photos.

I dug through my stash and found this Echo Park collection which is perfect.

I created a tag and chose this title card.

I made a small cluster with the tag and some other papers.

Then used Distress Ink to darken the edges.

I've used a spatula to spread some Colour Blast Paste "Leather" beneath the cluster.

I decided to add some glitter tape beneath the main photo paper, 

+ a banner to the cluster.

Now that I'm happy with how the background is looking, I need to embellish my page.

More stash items ...

"Life of  a Boy"

Thanks for visiting.

I hope you'll get to play along this month.

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.