Sadly, we say farewell...

Good morning all

Well before our new reveal tomorrow, I have popped in to say goodbye to our gorgeous Elisa.

Elisa has been having a rough time lately, and needs to spend time with her family.

Elisa has been a part of the Scrap Matrix Design Team from the very beginning.

She has been a big part of this space.

Oh how we will miss her and her amazing colourful work.

Her style is so arty, so edgy, she is definitely a trend setter in the crafting world.

She never ceases to inspire and get the creative sparks flying.

Let's take a look.....

Aren't they amazing?!!

Just breathtaking.

She really thinks outside of the box.

So Elisa, from your Scrap Matrix family, we wish you all the best.

Thankyou for sharing your talent with us.

We hope you pop in every now and then and say hi.

Much love

xxxx

Do all things with love - by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone,

My turn up on the Scrap Matrix blog with my second share for the month and what a month it is!!! Tracy Scott month woohoo 💚💛💜💓

So in keeping with true Tracy Scott inspiration, I went mad on colour on my scrapbooking page and utilised all my Tracy Scott stamps and stencils available in store at Scrap Matrix, I have included links and pics further down.

Don't forget if you haven't stopped by the Scrap Matrix Shares page to check out the inspiring projects and our very own Tracy Scott Challenge. 

Scrap Matrix Shares - Tracy Scott Month - October

Let's take a look at what products I used from Scrap Matrix - 

don't forget if you want to purchase any of these you just click on the link and head to the website.

  

 

Paper Artsy Stencils PS109, PS111

http://scrapmatrix.com/paper-artsy-fresco-finish-acrylic-paints/

http://scrapmatrix.com/ets-16-tracy-scott-stamps/

Tracy Scott stamp sets 09, 16, 20, 21 and 22

Here are some close ups for the finer details!

So where to start on this layout you ask ???
 Firstly, lets talk about how I completed the stenciling with just a baby wipe and Paper Artsy Fresco Paints.
Squirt a little paint on your craft messy mat, dip a baby wipe in the paint (don't have too much) and hold your stencil firmly and very still then rub your baby wipe over the stencil. Move the baby wipe around to get a clean area and then apply another colour and so on.  You can use this technique with any size stencil.

 Whilst you have your paints out, squirt some on a piece of white cardstock and smear over with an old credit card or rewards card OR if you don't have those available use a flat edge kitchen spatula, easy peasy to spread your paint.
Once dry, stamp as many leaves, flowers, butterflies etc as you want over your coloured area.
Fussy cut them out and get ready to layer them around your photo.

Use a white gel pen and a white paint marker to add details to your fussy cut items.

This will give them depth and make them pop a little more. 

Don't be afraid to have one 'powerful bloom' to offset your flower cluster on the right hand side of your photo. This is a great trick for any scrapbooking design.

You could also add a bit of bling here if you wanted, like rhinestones or sequins etc.

I didn't really want to add a title, so I went with a few well placed quotes or words which I think works better with such a colourful and 'busy' layout.

Well that's it from me today, I hope I have inspired you to take on the Tracy Scott challenge for this month! 

Hugs 

Elisa x

http://2crazycrafters.blogspot.com/

More inspiration! - By Tanya Froud

Its Tanya here,with my second post for the month and I have a scrap layout for you and a a Halloween wall hanging (that ended up way more pretty and a lot less spooky...LOL

Lets start with the scrap Layout....'

This was created on white 12x12 card stock.

First I drew a few rough circles for the center of the page in light lead pencil.

I then painted them in using Paper Artsy Fresco Finish acrylic paints. and then let them dry fully.

Next I stamped some Tracey Scott Stamps from my stash. I used a mixture and randomly filled the circular pattern and added some hand doodling as well. 

I also stamped some butterflies onto white card and a flower on a separate piece of painted leftover scrap card and fussy cut them out.

I then created a little embellishment cluster and added a photo.

Here is a close up of the cluster.

Next up I made a spooky owl wall hanging for Halloween that ended up more sweet than spooky.

I created this by firstly painting on bits of card stock in random bright patterns using Paper Artsy Fresco Finish acrylic paints, and letting them dry fully.

I then got a sheet of box board from packaging I had set aside and cut a rough owl shape out.

Using stamp ETS28 plus a few other random Tracey Scott Stamps. I stamped lots and lots of flowers out onto the painted cards that I did in step 1, using archival ink and gave it a quick dry with a heat gun.
I then fussy cut out individual petals and made a pile.

Moving onto the owl I stuck him together and then gave him a quick coat of black gesso and dried him.
Then I just layered and glued the petals over and over to create his wings, tail and features.
I bent some petals to create texture.
I also cute some feathers from scraps

Here is a close up of his wing...

So as you can see, he is far from spooky..but super sweet instead.
Not much of a Halloween decoration!

That's all from me for today!

Cheers x

More Tracy Scott flowers with Helen

Hi there scrappy friends, I'm back as a Guest again this month at 

Scrap Matrix.

The challenge for October is to use Tracy Scott products.

I'm a massive fan of her stamps and dies and decided to create another scrapbook page.


Using heaps from my Tracy Scott collection, I stamped on water colour paper before fussy cutting the flowers & randomly painting them with pinks and yellows to match my Grand daughter's tutu. 

The water colour paints are by Marlene.   They are soft, creamy and lovely to use. I used a cut file scalloped heart at the base of the layout.

 I piled on the flowers, auditioning for harmony among the blooms.  I left half of the heart undecorated to show the scallops and allow some white space to rest the eyes. 

I adore this little Bubba, she has to attempt everything her big Sister does.  

At 16 months apart they love each other to bits.

I splashed some ink around the edges, added a butterfly and some sequins and colour corrected the image.

Scrap Matrix Products Used.

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS24

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS28

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS06

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS22

Art by Marlene water colour paints

Dina Wakley Scribble sticks
Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic paints.

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS18

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamp, ETS16

Not in store at the moment, but can be ordered.

Thanks for looking. 

I hope you will feel inspired to join in and perhaps win a gift card from the Scrap Matrix store.

Some bright fun Cards with Lisa Amiet

Hello Scrap Matrix fans!

It's Lisa here today to share some Tracy Scott lovin' with you.

I have been playing with some awesome stamps designed by, 

our star of the month, Tracy Scott!

So here is the challenge

This is what I came up with :)

I really wanted to feature those awesome stamps on my cards,

so I first started working on the backgrounds.

For my first card, I have used my 'Ranger Blending Tool' and

'Distress Ink' in 'Picked Raspberry'

to blend a circle into the centre of my card. 

(Please excuse the quality of the first couple of photos. 

I had my camera on the wrong setting!)

I have then used 'Distress Ink' in 'Dusty Concord',

to blend the outside of the circle, overlapping them slightly.

I kept alternating colours until I was happy with how much they were blending. 

I have then used the same method for my second card, 

but using 'Distress Ink' in 'Shabby Shutters' for the centre.

For the outside I have used 'Distress Ink' in 'Peacock Feathers'. 

I have then used a variety of stamps to randomly stamp,

 in opposite corners of my cards. 

I have used the '7 Dots Studio Hazy Days', 

and '7 Dots Studio Paint Chips' Clear Stamp Sets, 

with my 'Ranger Archival - Black'

for that bit of grunge ;)

I have also used my 'Art by Marlene Storms Don't Last' 

and 'AALL & Create #3' Stamp Sets.

Next I have stamped out my feature images for my cards using the

'ETS02 Stamp Set by Paper Artsy and Tracy Scott'

in the following 'Distress Inks':

'Mustard Seed', 'Broken China', 'Mowed Lawn', 

'Picked Raspberry' and 'Wilted Violet'.

I have then fussy cut them out to layer onto my cards. 

I have adhered them to my cards, 

layering them and using foam tape for dimension on some of them.

I have also used some 'TH Ideology Rub-ons Numbers',

in the corners of my cards, and I have also used the 'Life Quotes' one for my words, 

on white cardstock. 

 I then cut them out and adhered to my cards with foam tape. 

I love the bright whimsy feel to these cards. 

For some reason I felt that these had to be done in bright vibrant colours. 

I think the combination of blue and green is my favourite!

But I'm still loving this colour combo too!

I hope that you like what I have created!

I had a lot of fun playing along with this month's challenge. 

Tracy's bold stylish designs are fabulous to work with.

Until next time!

Lisa

Scrap Matrix Products used:

Tracy Scott ETS02 Stamp Set

7Dots Studio Hazy Days Clear Stamps

7 Dots Studio Paintchips Clear Stamps

AAll & Create #3 Stamps

Art by Marlene Storms Don't Last Stamp Set

Ranger Archival Black

Distress Inks in

'Picked Raspberry'

'Dusty Concord'

'Shabby Shutters'

'Peacock Feathers'

'Mustard Seed'

'Broken China'

'Mowed Lawn'

'Wilted Voilet'

Tim Holtz Ideology Rub ons 

'Numbers' 

'Life Quotes' 

Blending Tool