More Summer Fun for Scrap Matrix

Hello there!!

Well I'm feeling all summery as I am currently spending some time with the family at the beach.

Yay!!

Today I'm sharing some more summer goodness for Scrap Matrix.

Such a Summer Scene....

For this one, it was just after Christmas and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race was on and I got thinking about summer and it's colours.

That made me think of Ken Done - who I adored as a teenager, I mean his colour choices are fantastic, and immediately I had the idea of recreating a Sydney Harbour Scene.

So let's see how it happened....

Firstly, gesso the page all over.

Now time to get out my stencils and bits and pieces from Scrap Matrix and look at them a little differently....

See that stencil '12x12 Sun Valley' by Art by Marlene for The Crafter's Workshop - that sunrise/sunset shape will make a perfect Sydney Harbor Bridge!

I taped off the bottom with some washi tape and then applied some paint through the stencil.

I used Bubblegum Pink by Dina Wakley paint as it just reminds me of those summer colours that Ken Done would use.

See... Instant Bridge!!

I grabbed out my Art by Marlene Die-Cuts #3and again looked at them a little differently.

This one was instant Ken Done sun.....just add some Lemon Dina Wakley Paint.

Next step, I grabbed a stencil '6x6" Floating City' by Art by Marlene for The Crafter's Workshop, and added some paint through it to create some city buildings around the edges of the harbor.

Now time to add in sky!!

I used Sky Paint by Dina Wakley.

Also time to add the blue sea water.

For this, I needed a deeper strong blue.

'London Blue' by Dylusions was perfect.

At this point, the sky and sea seemed a little flat, so I grabbed a couple of stencils - 

'6x6" Texture Love' by The Crafter's Workshop, and again '12x12 Sun Valley' by The Crafter's Workshop.

I rubbed through the paint with a wet baby wipe to take off some of the colour.

Much better, it helped bring the sky and ocean to life.

Ok, so whilst I'm looking at things a little differently, I grabbed some more Die-Cuts.

Some see leaves, I see the shape of the iconic Sydney Opera House.

Ok, so now I just need some boats in the Harbor, again leaves will be perfect, and these cute little bunting is just the piece.

I then added detail with my black and white gel pen....

The final step was to add a fun painty border....

Ta da!! Time to look at your supplies in a different way....

What do you SEE??

I've got another share again today...

This one came to be as I found in my stash some napkins that were just screaming Summer.....

I began with white gesso, and then some big swipes of  'Sky' by Dina Wakley and 'Banana' by Paper Artsy. 

I love how they merged together and made lime. Yep I didn't wait for them to dry, I just went for it.

I then used '6x6 Floral Statement' Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop, and again rubbed off some of that paint through the stencil.

Ok, time to add that napkin.

I used different pieces of it and adhered it with Matte Gel.

Just don't forget to peel off that back layer of napkin first!

Now I need to blend it into the background, at the moment it looks like it's sitting on top.

To do this I grabbed one of my favourite flower stamps by Aall & Create and black ink and stamped it around the edge.

I added a bit of doodling and a perfect little saying from the Art by Marlene Stickers.

There you have it!!

Time for me to go and chase the sun and the waves.

I hope I've inspired you today to try something different, to look at your supplies in a different way.

Luv Tam

xxx

Art Journaling

I thought I'd pop in today and share a few recent Art Journal pages that I've recently worked on.

I am quite new to the Art Journaling thing but am loving the freedom and opportunity to play.

I'm even attempting the 100 day challenge.....not doing something every day, just when I can. My life has enough pressure on me without adding more. I figure eventually it will add up to 100 days of creating, and that will be a huge accomplishment.

So let's have a look at a few of the recent pages.....

This is my current fave

A gorgeous friend handmade me a smaller art journal.....I absolutely love it. It certainly takes the overwhelming blank page factor out of the excuses list.....it just feels more manageable to me.

These couple were using the 'serviette' method......how have I not done this earlier??? I love it!!

So often I find myself going back to these simple roses....

That will do for today.
I will pop in again soon with a few more to share.

Much love
Tam
xxx

'Fly' Challenge for Scrap Matrix

Good morning creative souls,

 

I'm here  today to share my first creation for the current challenge over at Scrap Matrix....

 

use 'Fly' in a quote......

 

 

 

 

I'm loving the softer colour tones with the black and white.....POP!

 

 

 

 

 

Look at all those beautiful Tracy Scott scribbled flowers!!

Yum!

 

 

My favourite of her stamps EVER!!!!!

 

Let's take a look at how this came together....

 

 

 

 

I began by stamping a whole heap of the scribble flowers, in both large and small.

Make sure you use a waterproof ink so you can add some colour.

 

 

 

 

Now time to colour them in.....

I wanted to try something a little different, I wanted something a little softer than the bold, bright colours I usually gravitate to....

 

so I chose Dina Wakley paints in 'Blushing', 'Turquoise' and 'Lemon'.

 

 

 

 

Dina paints are quite opaque and the last thing I wanted to do was cover up those gorgeous scribble lines, so I added lots of water to each until they had the consistency of watercolour paint.

 

I then painted them on quite randomly - I tried not to think about this part!

 

 

 

 

Time to cut them out.

Sigh what a pile of happiness!!

 

Ok, onto the background...

to enhance the colour, I decided to go with black and white, but then totally black seemed a little harsh, so I combined some Dina Wakley 'Black' and 'White' paint to create a grey.

 

 

 

I added water and then added some to some old plastic packaging.

I again added water.....

 

 

 

 

.....turned it over and splodged it onto a sheet of white cardstock.

 

 

 

 

Using this technique allows you to have some control over where the paint sits on your page.

It's also really satisfying watching it 'smooodge' through the plastic.

 

I also added a few flicks of paint too.

I want the flowers to cascade down the page so I placed the background from the top right of page down to the bottom left.

 

 

 

 

I then added some random stamping.

I used these circles from the same Tracy Scott stamp set as the scribbled flowers.

 

I also used a AALL & Create Stamp for the background too.

 

 

 

 

Once happy, it was time to add my photos and flowers.

 

I added a few tags around the photos, and then used some gorgeous 'German Scrap' Angel Wings to go with the 'fly' theme.

 

 

 

 

I cut them in half, adding a Mambi Chip to the centre and a couple of word stickers by 7Dots Studio.

I added my quote to a couple of 7Dots Tags.

 

 

 

 

I then added the flowers.....

 

I felt I needed a few more pops of black to balance out the black tag and angel wings which were quite heavy on the right hand side, so I added a bold circle stamp, again by Tracy Scott.

 

I also grabbed some metal flowers and added black gesso, and tucked these throughout the layout.

 

 

 

 

and just like that I'm happy.

 

 

 

 

Here's a few more shots.......

just cause I always take too many.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you going to have a go at this challenge,

I sure hope so......

 

 

 

 

Load your entries into the 'Fly' Album over at Scrap Matrix Shares and add a comment telling us which Scrap Matrix products you used (the more the merrier!).

 

Do this by the end of April to be in the running for a Scrap Matrix Voucher!

 

See you soon!

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

Tracy Scott Stamps ETS124

Tracy Scott Stamps ETS125

AALL & Create Stamp Set 2

Dina Wakley Paint

(lemon, turquoise, blushing, black, white)

German Scrap Wings black

7Dots Tags - Writers block

7Dots Word Stickers

Mambi Chips

Ranger Archival Ink - black

Metal Flowers - Antique bronze filigree medium

black gesso