Tam's second 'Sweet' Creation

Hi everyone, are you just LOVING the 'How Sweet it is' Challenge?

I know I am - I love that it can be interpreted in so many different ways.

Today I'm sharing my second creation. 

Last time I was inspired by the colour and the circular shapes, this time I've taken a totally different angle......as soon as I saw that picture of that heart shape and the sunset, I knew I had the perfect photo.....

These photos were taken on our annual January holiday to the beach.  My girl and I had a bit of fun on our final night and amongst the photos, I had these.

Just perfect. 

I had a blast creating that background.......

Let's have a look at how it all came together....

I began by adding some white gesso to black cardstock.  I focused this just in the areas where I knew I would add my mixed media - the gesso acts as a primer for all the wet product that is to come.

Next I added Dylusions Ink Spray in 'After Midnight'.  A gorgeous deep night sky colour.

Whilst this was still wet I placed a 7Dots Geometric Stencil on top, and rubbed gently with a nappy wipe.

This removes a little of the colour and adds some pattern.

Once dry, I added some big splodges of Dylusions Ink Spray in 'London Blue'.

Once this dried, I got out some of my Dylusions paints - love their bright, vivid colours.

I also grabbed an old 'store card' and dipped it into the paint colour and then placed it on the layout.

This gives a lovely liney texture.

I did this with the following colours:

'After Midnight'

'London Blue'

'Calypso Teal'

'Crushed Grape'

'Squeezed Orange'

I only used a very small amount of 'Squeezed Orange', just for a bit of contrast and to make the page 'pop'.  Too much would have overwhelmed the other colours and ruined the effect I was aiming for.

Finally I added some white paint in the same way, just to help 'pull' it all together.

I then added some flicks of white paint.

At this point I was happy with the result.

Ok with the background complete, it was time to concentrate on the photos.

I began by gathering some papers.

I used some 7Dots 6x6 paper pads - I love mixing the ranges, and for this one I used some 'Paint Chips', some 'Verano Azul' and some 'Northern Lights'.

I cut out a few tags and grabbed a few from my stash too. 

I wanted them to be quite random, and in all different sizes.

I added some muslin behind my photos and then began to poke and layer the tags around this.

Time to add some embellishments.

I dug out this PinkFresh Ephemera Pack - from this I found my title

 'Something beautiful is on the Horizon'; and couple of words and a pile of stars.

Next I added some Scrap Matrix Metal - these reminded me of a moon, so they were perfect.

I added a few word stickers by 7Dots Studio.

And finally those little stars.

Here's another look at the finished layout.

I finished it off with just a few flicks of orange paint.  Again not too much!!

I had a lot of fun creating this one, and really love how the background complements the photos and the beautiful sunset.  It reminds me of the magical/celestial feeling that surrounds you when watching a sunset.

I'm really loving seeing all your entries this month.

You've still got plenty of time to join in - in fact we've changed it this month to run until the 31st July, so here's a reminder of the challenge......

So get creating and head on over to the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook page to upload your entry.

Don't forget to let us know what product/s you've used that are available at Scrap Matrix.

That's it! No blog necessary.

Well that's it from me today, I'll see you again soon.

Scrap Matrix Products used:

Black Bazzill

White Gesso

Dylusions Paint

Dylusions Ink Spray

Scrap Matrix Metal - Round Brass Large 5

7Dots Stencil

7Dots Paint Chips 6x6 Pad

7Dots Verano Azul 6x6 Pad

7Dots Northern Lights 6x6 Pad

7Dots Word Stickers Cotton Candy

7Dots Paint Chips Tags

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Ephemera

Dina Wakley White Paint