Scrap Matrix Textures Share

I've popped in today to share my second creation for the 'Texture' Challenge over at Scrap Matrix.

 

I'm loving this challenge and seeing all your entries.  You still have until the 14th of April to get these in, and today being Easter Monday, is a great chance to get some creative time in.

 

Lots of colour (as per usual!)

I had a lot of fun creating the feathers....

So let's start with how it all came together....

 

I began by adding white gesso to black cardstock. I kept this to the top of my layout......where I want the colour to be.

I then added Dylusions Ink Sprays in Pink and Lemon Zest. The yellow and pink blended together to create an orange colour....love when things you don't expect just happen....

 

 

Whilst waiting for this to dry, I grabbed some 'Marshmallow' cardstock - my favourite as it copes with Mixed Media and water without any prepping. I also got out ALL of my Dylusions Ink Sprays.....aren't they just beautiful!

Using the 'packaging' technique I sprayed each colour onto some old plastic packaging and then splodged it directly onto the cardstock.

 

I then got out this gorgeous stamp from AALL & CREATE. This one's designed by the fabulous Fiona Paltridge and I've been busting to give it a whirl.

I stamped the feathers onto the colour.

 

 

I also used a Kinder Kreations feather stencil and traced some feathers onto the colours.

 

 

I then got busy cutting all of these out.

 

 

I then went back to my background.

I added some black gesso using a 13Arts 'XOXO' Stencil

 

 

I then added White Gesso using another 13Arts Stencil.

Lots of texture!!!

 

 

Whilst this is all drying, it's time to work on the photo, and the layers around it.

 

I added loads of layers - papers, tags, stickers and my title around my photo.

I attached this to my layout using foam tape to lift it off the background.

 

I also added Mesh Tape to my background, I love the texture this gives.

I also added some German Scrap to the top of my layout and a strip below my photo.

 

 

I added colour to some lace as well to add more texture.

 

 

At this point there seemed too much colour (I know, can you believe it!!) So to balance this I added a black border to my photo, and also added the white die cut flowers in a cluster.  These are cut from the Heidi Swapp pack.

I wanted these to look like a dreamcatcher with all the feathers cascading down so I also added some flowers which I coloured with Dylusions Ink Spray.

 

 

 

I cut some feathers from the 13 Arts Strength in Numbers Paper to add in too.

 

 

As you may have noticed, this layout tells a story.

It has a theme - feathers, wings and free.

My daughter collects dreamcatchers, so I was inspired by that when putting this layout together. 

I also wanted my journaling to fit into this theme.

I even added the cutest little metal wing charms on either side of the photo - right where my girls wings are!

 

 

Well that's it from me today.

 

As I mentioned above, there's plenty of time to enter our 'Texture' Challenge - there's even a guest DT spot up for grabs - we'd love you to come and PLAY with us. So get creating and add your entry to the Facebook Scrap Matrix Shares group - specifically in the 'Textures' Album, and don't forget to list the Scrap Matrix products used. It really is that easy.

 

You can see my list down at the end of this post (yep it's a long one, but I adore Scrap Matrix Products!!!)

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

 

Black Bazzill

Marshmallow Cardstock

Dylusions Ink Spray - Bubblegum Pink

Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest

Dylusions Ink Spray - Polished Jade

Dylusions Ink Spray - London Blue

Dylusions Ink Spray - Fresh Lime

Dylusions Ink Spray - Crushed Grape

Dylusions Ink Spray - Dirty Martini

Black Gesso

White Gesso

13Arts Stencil xoxo

13Arts Stencil - Aria Song

AALL & CREATE Stamp No 11

Kinder Kreations Feather Stencil 6x6

13Arts Paper - Strength in Numbers - Foundation

Mesh Tape

Scrap Matrix Flowers Swan Rose White

Scrap Matrix Flowers - Paper - Small White

German Scrap - Renaissance Petite Black

Scrap Matrix Lace

Scrap Matrix Metal Angel Wing Charm

Heidi Swapp 6x6 Mixed Media Paper Pack

Heidi Swapp Epoxy Words - Celebrate

13Arts Stickers - Vintage moments - Big words

7Dots Paint Chips Tags

7Dots Paint Chips Element Stickers

Teresa Collins Hello My name is - Words Paper

Tam's first 'Holiday Challenge' Share for Scrap Matrix

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to be here today sharing the details of my first 'Holiday Challenge' for Scrap Matrix.

Such a great theme.....so many options!!!

Here's what I came up with.....

 

I scrapped a photo of a gorgeous sunset from a little getaway in Port Elliott (one of my fave and most peaceful places on Earth), and yep right around the corner from Vicki and Scrap Matrix.

Uh oh!

 

As a child, my grandparents lived at Port Elliott, so many a school holiday was spent here.

Such fond memories.

 

For the past 4 years, we've been going there as a family for a few days - sometimes even a week! in the January holidays.

So special to share this with my kids and to begin new traditions.

 

So I began this page by selecting a few papers from both 7Dots Studio and also Pinkfresh - Escape the Ordinary.

 

 

 

I began by adding some black paint to some 3D Gloss Gel and then applying this with one of my new AALL & CREATE stencils.

 

 

 

I then used one of their stamps - I just love this one and can't wait to do more with it, but for this one I just stamped randomly, concentrating on where the edges of the photos/papers would be.

 

 

I then layered a few 7Dots Studio tags together, ready for my photo.

 

I trimmed a strip from a Pinkfresh paper to create my title.

 

I then did some stamping using these funky AALL & CREATE stamps, to finish off my background.

 

I then placed my tags and photo onto my layout. 

I then began tucking and poking.....

I used some of the Ephemera from the Pinkfresh range, some metal flowers,  and a few stickers from 7Dots Studio.

 

 

 

I also added some extra texture by trimming some of the roses down from Heidi Swapp's 6x6 Mixed media Pack, and poking them behind my photo.

 

 Lots of layers, lots of textures.....

 

You may notice a few tags and stickers from the NEW 7Dots Studio Paint Chips range.....I LOVE this range, and can't wait to get stuck into more of it!!

It's right up my alley with bold colours and black!!

I stuck with blacks, whites and mustards for this layout, as I really wanted that gorgeous sunset photo to be the focus.

Notice how the stamping and the stencilling is clustered around the photo?

 

Remember how I didn't stamp all over the background, just where I knew it would show....there's no point stamping everywhere and then covering it all up!

So there we have it.....my first Holiday creation......if only every day ended this way....with a gorgeous peaceful sunset.

 

 Don't forget to load your holiday creations into the album over at Scrap Matrix Shares, and remember to list the Scrap Matrix Products you used in the comments.

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

Here's a reminder of the Holiday Challenge Moodboard:

 

 

I'll be back again soon with another 'Holiday' Creation.

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

7Dots Studio paper - Cotton Candy Dreams - Brain Freeze

Aall & Create Stamp No 10 

Aall & Create Stamp No 21

Aall & Create Stencil No 4

3D Gloss Gel

Dina Wakley paint - Black

Metal Flowers Large No 1

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Paper - Observe

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Paper - Search

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Ephemera

Heidi Swapp 6x6 Mixed Media Pack

7Dots Studio Paint Chips Stickers

7Dots Studio Paint Chips Tags

7Dots Studio Tags - Verano-Azul

 

My first Paper Artsy Share for Scrap Matrix

Hi everyone

I've popped in today to share the layout I created for Scrap Matrix and their awesome PaperArtsy Challenge.

I just love being on this Design Team.  I get to play with the most amazing products!

Last month 7Dots Studio, and this month Paper Artsy Stamps! One happy girl here.

So here's what I came up with:

Yep my usual bright style again.

 

A happy, bright creation about the silliness and fun the kids and I have together.  We do try sometimes to be serious, but it never lasts long.  

Love them to bits.

 

This is the stamp set I used:

 

Love it so much!!

So I started with some 7Dots Paper.

I stamped lots of background stamps using some 7Dots Stamps.

I then gathered my favourite colours in Dylusions Ink Sprays.

I randomly splodged them onto some white cardstock using my favourite technique that I like to call the 'packaging' technique.

I grab some plastic from the packaging.....the part you usually throw away.  I add a few squirts of Dylusions Ink Spray (one colour at a time only).  I then add a spritz or two of water and then simply place it onto my cardstock in a random splodgy way.

 

I continue with various colours until I'm happy with the result, making sure each colour dries inbetween.

I used the following Dylusions colours - Polished Jade, London Blue, Lemon Zest, Fresh Lime and Bubblegum Pink.

I adore Dylusions Ink Sprays - the colours are just so bright! I love that they dry bright too, so many spritzes lose their colour vibrancy once dry.

 

 

 

I then stamped some of the gorgeous funky flowers.

I then cut these out.

What a gorgeous little pile of happiness!!

I began to add a few tags and layers behind my photo.

I added black gesso to some metal flowers

I then added the stamped and metal flowers to my layout.  I wanted them to look like they were trailing down the layout.

I added some German Scrap to the top and bottom of my layout.

I added some Word stickers from 7Dots and 13Arts.

For my title, I added some Heidi Swapp word Stickers - they work perfectly for this layout as they go with the 'fun theme'.

I adhered some of the flowers with foam tape to give them dimension and I tucked some underneath the photos.  I also made sure some of them were trailing off the page.

I love all the different colours on the flowers, and teamed with black and white they just POP right off the page!

Such a simple and fun technique.  I hope you give it a go.

I hope this has inspired you to get creating.

You've got until the 14th of January at midnight to load your PaperArtsy Creations into the Album over at Scrap Matrix Shares.
Don't forget to let us know which Paper Artsy products you have used on your layout.

There's a Scrap Matrix voucher up for grabs.  Woohoo! What have you got to lose?

I'll pop back again later in the month to share another Paper Artsy Creation.

Until then, may creativity flood your soul.

Scrap Matrix Products used:

Marshmallow Cardstock
PaperArtsy Stamps - Tracey Scott 09
Dylusions Ink Spray
7Dots Stamp - Dreamscapes
7Dots Paper - Writers Block - Burden
7Dots Tags - Writers block
7Dots Word Stickers - Hazy Days
German Scrap - Renaissance Black
Heidi Swapp Buzz Epoxy Words - Friends
Heidi Swapp Buzz Epoxy Words - Celebrate
Large Brass Metal Flower #7
Black Gesso
13 Arts Stickers - Martas small messages
American Crafts Plus One - Assistant Paper