Tam loves ALL of the COLOURS!!....for Scrap Matrix

Hi there, I'm here to share my creation for the current 'Colour Wheel Challenge' over at Scrap Matrix.

What a challenge!!

 

As soon as I saw it, I did a major happy dance.....totally up my alley!

I ADORE COLOUR!

Of course, I just HAD to go with some sort of rainbow layout.

When I think of colour, and what Inspires me, I immediately think of my babies.

They bring ALL of the colours into my life. 

So I began by adding white gesso to white cardstock.

I then grabbed my favourite sprays....Dylusions Ink Sprays.  I just love their vibrancy.

So I began by adding some colour to the background.
Instead of spraying them on (too stressful - they go everywhere!), I opened them and applied with a paintbrush.

I added water and then let it run down the page a little.  This gives a gorgeous watercolour finish to the bold ink.

A couple of tips.....

WAIT for each colour to dry before adding the next colour - this will give you that distinct rainbow effect. Otherwise you run the risk of them blending and changing colour - I want colour, not mud!

My second tip is to copy the rainbow pattern ROYGBIV - it's fine to leave out a colour but going in that order is pleasant to the eye - that gorgeous natural wonder the rainbow does the work of contrasting/complementing the colours for you.  Don't mess with what is already perfect.

Once completely dry, I added a few flicks of the colour too.

I used the following colours:
Red - Dylusions Ink Spray - Postbox Red
Orange - can you believe I didn't have an orange Ink Spray, so I grabbed my Prima Watercolours in 'Tropical' and used the orange from that. You really can't tell the difference, so if  you don't have Dylusions Ink Sprays, using watercolour instead will totally work!
Yellow - Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest
Green - Dylusions Ink Spray - Vibrant Turquoise
Blue - Dylusions Ink Spray - Calypso Teal
Purple - Dylusions Ink Spray - Crushed Grape

That's the background done. So EASY!

Recently I had a bit of a spending spree on the new amazing Carabelle Stamps.

I couldn't go past this gorgeous flower stamp....

I stamped some onto white cardstock using an archival ink.

I wanted to add colour, so needed the ink to stay put and not run.

I then grabbed the Prima Watercolours in Tropical again and applied colour.

I focused the stronger colour on the centre of the flowers and let it fade off on the outer parts.

They look pretty average like this, but once cut out they are gorgeous!!

SEE!!

Anyway, back to the layout....

We took this photo recently.....yup a selfie, and I knew immediately I wanted to print it in both black and white and colour.  I just loved the contrast, and decided to print two more black and whites and create a multi photo layout.  Yes they are all the same photo - but you could easily use 4 photos in a series for this too.

As soon as I looked at the series, my title just came to me.....you colour my world!

I used the Tim Holtz Ideaology stamps to add the word 'colour'.

I then added in some Tim Holtz Ideaology small talk stickers.....

I added some of the paint splatters from the 7Dots Hazy Days Stamps in black ink.  LOVE this stamp so much.

I used both the large splatter and the fine splatter.

I ensured some were overlapping and some were hanging off the page.

I just love how those flowers look..... I made sure the colours matched the background.

I added in some 7Dots Word Stickers and also a few of the Mambi Chips - to the centre of the flowers.  They just completely finished it off!

The final step.....JOURNAL!!!

Doesn't have to be a lot, but ADD it!

I love how this turned out!!

 

I'd love you to give it a go!

Here's a look at the 'Colour Wheel Challenge'. How can you not be inspired by this?!?!

You can win a Scrap Matrix voucher - Vicki has the bestest stuff!!
You could also win a Guest DT spot! How cool to come and play with us!!!

Just head on over to our Facebook shares group, and add your entry into the challenge album.  Don't forget to let us know which Scrap Matrix product/s you used!
Yep it's that easy!

I can't wait to see what you do!!
Bonus points from me if you try this technique! LOL!

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:
White Bazzill
White gesso
Dylusions Ink Spray
Prima Watercolours - Tropical
Carabelle Stamp
7 Dots Hazy Days Stamp
7 Dots Word Stickers - Paint Chips
Tim Holtz Ideaology Alpha Stamps
Tim Holtz Ideaology Small Talk Stickers
Mambi Chips - hello friend chalk

Scrap the Girls December Challenge!!

Say what!!!

It's December!!! How on earth has that happened?? 

Well the Magic Season is here, and we all get busy busy busy, so it was great therapy to create for this month's challenge over at Scrap the Girls.

Here's the mood board titled 'The Christmas Dress' - the idea is to be inspired by one of these dresses! How cute, such a great idea! Don't forget its all about the GIRLS in our lives!

 

 

So here's what I came up with:

 

 

 

 

 

Inspired by that navy/blue dress with the silver deer!

 

 

 

 

I was pretty excited when I found that paper in my stash!! Perfect.

 

I applied a layer of white gesso to go with the snow theme of my layout.

 

 

 

I scrapped my beautiful nieces who live in the USA, and this photo captures their joy at the falling of snow just perfectly.....wishes really do come true!  I just love the emotion!

This month we are sponsored by Cut to You - Gwen has the most gorgeous cuts available - you must check them out.

I loved adding a couple of their Christmas trees within my layers.

I left them white as they went perfectly with the snow theme.

I also used a cut for my title 'merry christmas' - I just love the script font and the stars.

I decided to apply gesso to this and then added Dylusions Ink Spray in 'London Blue'.  Instead of spraying it on, I opened the bottle and applied with a brush - just love the mottled watercolour effect this gave.

If you follow my work, you know I'm a big user of Dylusions Ink Sprays - I always order mine from Scrap Matrix.

 

 

I added some 2Crafty Chipboard cause it was just SO PERFECT!

 

I used the' Deer Head Set' and applied Antique Silver Emboss Powder.

 

 

 

 

I also added 'Swaying Branches' into my layers - I added white gesso and then doodled on them a little.

 

 

 

 

I also added stars from 'Tiny Hearts and Stars'. I added navy ink to these and randomly scattered them.

 

 



 

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this awesome challenge.

 

Sometimes I find Christmas tricky to scrap, but using one of the dresses as my starting point made it easy, and enabled me to use an alternate colour scheme.

 

 

 

 

Don't forget to pop on over to the blog and check out the rest of the DT's creations, and see which dress inspired them!!

 

 

Thanks for hanging with me throughout the year, I wish you a magical December.

 

Luv Tam

xxx

 

 

'Magical' - My entry for the 7dots Challenge using 2Crafty Chipboard

 Hi there everyone,

I've popped in today to share my latest for 2Crafty Chipboard.

I was feeling a little flat, so to find my mojo, I decided to do a challenge!

It's been so long that I entered a challenge, and it's a great way to be pushed to try something new, rather than repeating what you know.

So I headed over to my favourite company 7Dots Studio, and as soon as I saw their mood board challenge, the creativity and ideas began to flow.

I've called this one 'Magical' as it works perfectly with the chipboard, and the story!

This layout captures my daughter and her girlfriend as they headed off to a Formal.

They were hamming it up for the camera as they anticipated the magical night ahead of them!
 

Let's take a look at that amazing moodboard:

I LOVE it!! The colours, the dress the feathers - you can see why it inspired me so!

You can see details about the challenge here

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"6" Mandala No 3"

"Fine Word Set 2"

"Dreamcatchers"

"Indian Feathers"

"Soft Feather Set"

I created a Dreamcatcher using the new 6" Mandala No 3.

To achieve the effect, I added white gesso, and then rubbed some rust coloured ink over it.

I made sure this was random as I really wanted some of the white to show through.

I then added some teal coloured acrylic paint in various sections. 

I love the look I achieved!

I repeated the process with the 'Indian Feathers' and also the 'Soft Feather Set'.

On some I used more rust, and on others I used more teal.

I love that 2Crafty Chipboard is so adaptable!! 

It can become any colour I want it to be, so it ties in perfectly with the layout and the story.

Once dry, I went over the top of the feathers with a white gel pen, adding a few dots and details.

This really made them 'pop'.

I again repeated this process on the 'Dreamcatcher'.

I positioned one next to my photos, and added another to the edge of the layout, to create balance.

I also added a few beads to enhance the 'bohemian theme'.

For my title, I used the word 'Magical' from the 'Fine Word Set 2', as it just suited the layout so perfectly.

I added a rust ink to this and added it the top of my photos.

I just love all the layers, and adore those colours together!

That mix of chipboard feathers and real feathers just makes my heart so happy!

I used SO much 7Dots Studio products - they always appear on my layouts.

The background paper is from the 'Writer's Block' Range (I think that's my favourite background paper to create on).
The tags are from both 'Dreamscapes' and 'Fortune Teller', and the word stickers are a part of the 'Hazy Days' Collection.

I get all my 7Dots Studio products from my fave scrappy Australian store - Scrap Matrix.

That's it from me today......

I'll see you all again in December! (seriously December, that's CRAZY)

Luv Tam

xx