You make me Happy.....

Good morning everyone.

 

This week I'm sharing a layout for All About Scrapbooks - the online store where I get a lot of my scrappy supplies.

 

I adore being on their Design Team and creating for them each week.

 

So this week my kids went back to school this week so I managed a bit of creative play.

 

I felt like getting a bit painty, my go to paints are Dylusions - love the vibrant colours.

 

I began by applying white gesso to my background.

 

I then got out 3 different paints - a turquoise, an emerald and a lime.

 

I kinda just added a bit of this, and a bit of that to my brush, and lots of water.

 

As soon as I saw the awesome colour combo, I knew I wanted to pair it with just simple black and white.

 

 

So I hunted through my leftover bits of Bella Boulevard and Simple Stories.

 

I created a few layers behind my photos, and then embellished with 2Crafty Chipboard.

 

I used a title, a revolution frame, clustered hearts and some little mini hearts too.

 

I painted some white, and some black. 

 

To my title I added Glossy Accents to give a high gloss/resin finish.

 

 

After I had finished I stood back, and felt it needed something else.

 

I flicked white gesso onto the page.

 

I added black paint to the border of the layout and I also swiped some black paint over the chipboard frame.

 

 

Aaah, that's better, that pulled it all together!!

 

I hope you enjoyed this layout, I sure had fun creating it.

 

See you soon!

Light

Good morning everyone.   Today I'm sharing a layout created for All About Scrapbooks about my One Little Word for 2017.....Light.  

  Each year I participate in Ali Edwards' One Little Word.  For more information go HERE.  I select a word each year as a guide, as something to focus on and keep me grounded. This year it's Light.   If you would like to read more about why I selected that word, you can go to my blog post HERE.   This page consists of lots of layers.  

  I really wanted to add some journaling, so I didn't do any mixed media on this layout! I know! Amazing!   I added some 2Crafty Chipboard, painting it first.  

  I then added lots of little inspirational sayings and quotes that suited the theme of the layout, and finally my journaling down the left hand side.  

  I'll be back again soon to share some more.

Merry Christmas......celebrating with Bella Boulevard

Merry Christmas one and all!   Well tomorrow is Christmas Eve!! How exciting! I absolutely love this time of year. Wishing you the happiest of days and may the joy and magic be in your heart long after the special day has gone.  

  This layout was created using the new Bella Boulevard Christmas range available from All About Scrapbooks I adore this range and I adore Bella Boulevard too. It's the bright colours.   As soon as I saw this range I knew it was for me. Fresh gorgeous Christmas colours mixed with neutral black and white. Absolutely perfect!!   This photo was taken last year on Christmas Day  and it's one of my favourites from the day. I've been wanting to scrap it for some time, and this range made me jump right in.  

  It's a pretty simple page. I used some White cardstock as my base. I added strips of vertical patterned paper, concentrating on the right hand side of the layout. I then added a few layers of papers behind my photo. To finish it off  I added some of the cute stickers from this range clustered around the photo, I cut out a few little Christmas trees from paper, cause they are just the cutest!!  I then painted some 2Crafty Chipboard for the title and snowflakes. And of course, I finished with some black paint splatters!! Simples!   So that's it from me for 2016.   I have loved every minute of sharing my layouts with you and really hope they have given you some inspiration.   Wishing you the loveliest Christmas, and I look forward to sharing with you in 2017!   Luv Tam xxx

Happy.....using Bella Boulevard

Good morning everyone! 

Can you believe we are halfway through December??

2 more weeks until the end of the year.

Yep mind blown.

 

This week I've been working on a layout for All About Scrapbooks using some of Bella Boulevard's Illustrated Faith range.

Just adore the colours!

 

 

This layout is inspired by the craziness of this time of year.

In our attempt to get everything done, we can lose the joy.

We can lose our focus.

 

So this is about finding happiness in the everyday craziness.

It's about feeling grateful.

It's so important.

 

 

I began by applying some gesso to white cardstock.

 

I then added a few brush strokes of paint.

I wanted to journal on the paint, so I was mindful where I placed it.

I added a few flicks of paint as well.  Love the colour!

 

I added a few strips of paper to the left hand side of my layout.

 

I added some layers behind my photo, and then embellished with a few page tabs and stickers.

 

 

Once this was all stuck down, I journalled.

 

For me this is the most important part.

 

I hope this layout inspires you to not only scrap, but also to stop and be grateful.

So, what are you grateful for?

 

Little Brooksie....

 Good morning.
 

This week's layout for All About Scrapbooks is a baby boy themed one.

It's about my little nephew who just turned 1....little Brooksie. 

He is just the cutest!

 

I wanted to go non-traditional with my colour palette......

 

 

So I began with a black background.

I added some swipes and flicks of gesso, and then hunted through the

NEW gorgeous Bella Boulevard ranges. 

From here I selected green, yellow, black and white as my colours.

 

 

With these colours in mind I explored my bits and pieces from Oh my Stars, Illustrated Faith and Alex, and found lots of co-ordinating bits and pieces.

 

Deciding on the colours first made it so much quicker as I had a focus.  I wasn't distracted by all the other cool bits and pieces.....if those colours weren't there I ignored them!

It was a bit like following a mood board.

 

I layered up a few bits and pieces, concentrating on just the top right corner and bottom left corner.

I didn't want to add too many bits and pieces, as the photos were just so cute and I didn't want them to get lost in all the 'stuff'.

 

 

I finished off with a 2Crafty title, and that was it!

 

I really like the colours for a baby. 

I think it pops right off the page!

 

I'll be back again real soon!

You Crack Me Up....

Hi everyone!
 

This week for All About Scrapbooks, I'm sharing a boyish page using Bella Boulevard's Alex Collection plus a few bits and pieces from Crate Paper's Cool Kid.

 

I began by applying gesso to white bazzill.

I then added some brush strokes in black.

(I placed these where I knew my photo and layering would go). 

 I also added some essential flicks of paint!

 

Once dry I added a few bits and pieces of papers, cutting some and tearing some

to create interest and texture.

 

 

I then added some co-ordinating embellishments, and a whole variety of word/alpha stickers.

I cut the 'hey' from a 12x12 sheet of paper, and a few of the embellishments too.

 

As the layout was quote busy, I was concerned that the photo was getting lost. 

To counteract this I added a 2Crafty frame to draw the eye into the photo.

 

The final touches included my journaling,

 and I trimmed the layout down a little and adhered it to a background sheet of paper. 

This frames the entire layout.

 

That's it from me.

I hope it's inspired you to get creative.

 

Luv Tam

xx

Study Study Study......

Hi everyone, well it's the end of the week already, which means it's my turn to share my latest scrappy creation for All About Scrapbooks.

 

This week I had a play with the new gorgeous Bella Boulevard Addison ranges. 

I also added a splash or two of Jillibean Soup Chit Chat Chowder.

I adore these new ranges - so bright and colourful, perfect for my teenage children!

 

 

Because of the bright colours, I chose to go with a white background.

I added a few splashes of watercolour, and then began layering up my papers.

 

I always add black when using bright colours -  I think it 'grounds' everything, and also I think it makes the bright colours seem a bit more 'teenagery' (is that a word?! Lol)

 

I added a few strips down one side - I love that they have a paper designed for this.

I also cut and tore into a few papers to use as layers around my photo.

 

I added some 2Crafty triangles, covering some in the bright scraps on my desk,

and also using the negative of the chipboard to trace some triangle shapes directly onto my background paper using a black pen.

 

I like the 'fun feel' this gives the layout, and I think it works well with the story of the layout

 - it's all about how my 15 year old daughter - gorgeous creature that she is - studies.

It's something I always want to remember about her.

 

 

I then added some lettering for my title, and included some cute embellishments and stickers as well as the most important part - the journaling!!

 

Well that's it from me this week.

I'll see you all again next week.

 

She has superpowers....

Good morning everyone!
Today I'm sharing a page created for All About Scrapbooks.
 

Can you believe it's already Friday?

And can you believe it's the middle of November?! Eeeek!

 

This week I've been playing with a stack of Bella Boulevard.

A bit of Addison and a bit of Illustrated Faith.

 

All the bright colours make me so happy!

I love how they co-ordinate so well.  I love mixing them up a little!!

 

 I began this page by selecting the background page.

This one jumped out at me as it's my teenage daughter's favourite colour, plus this page already had flicks of paint on it - and in my 'go-to' paint flicking colour, black - PERFECT!

 

 

I then added a couple of strips of paper and a few matts around the photo.

I selected word papers for the matts - those of you who know my work know I LOVE words, and this page involved a story about words, and how they are my daughter's superpower.  So the word paper totally goes with the theme.

 

I then added a few embellishments in co-ordinating colours,

my title and journaling and ta-da I was done!!

Didn't even finish it off with a few flicks of paint - they were already there!!