Remember this Moment - Second layout by Lynn

Good morning everyone, today I would like to share my second layout for this month's "Framed" challenge.

I have create a layout where I have framed the photo with flowers and the outside of the page with hand drawn lines.

I was super lucky enough to visit Vicki at Scrap Matrix in Victor Harbour and do Tracy Scott's classes.  It was a fabulous time and definately a time to remember as the layout title says.

Meeting people IRL, reuniting with friends and making new friends made the weekend (well nearly a week!) a fantastic time - no doubt over the next few months my layouts will showcase the photos of the good times we had!

I have created the flowers and background using a selection of Tracy Scott's stamps which I will list at the bottom of the post.  The colour has been applied with the wonderful Paper Artsy Paints - these paints come in a wonderful range and are a beautiful texture to work with.

In the background I have pushed the flowers to the back using white paint over the top, and with the flowers on top I have highlighted them using a white paint pen - Black and white are amazing colours as they can do the reverse depending on how you use them which is shown in this layout.

I have used Mambi Sticks to create the title - just love these stickers!

Here are some close ups:

Products Used:

Paper - Blue Fern Studio Attic Charm

Dina Wakely Scribble Stamp

Tracy Scott Paper Artsy Stamp # 20

Tracy Scott Paper Artsy Stamp #22

Tracy Scott Paper Artsy Stamp #17

White Marker

Black Marker

Paper Artsy Paints

Mambi Sticks

Thanks for stopping by - and you have til the end of the month to create a layout, tag, card, canvas, art journal page inspired by the Framed inspiration board.  All you need to do is upload the project to our facebook Scrap Matrix Shares album and let us know what products you used that are available in the Scrap Matrix Store :) . Simple - no blog post required.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Til Next time - Happy Crafting

Thankful by Sandra Brimelow

Hi everyone, I am pleased to be back as a guest designer for Scrap Matrix, for the frames challenge. Here is the graphic for the challenge:

 

 

When you think about it, there are many ways we can use frames on our layouts. You could use chipboard or wood veneer frames, doodled or stitched frames, a frame of flowers, patterned paper to frame, the list is endless. 

I was sent some gorgeous chipboard frames to play with for this challenge, and this inspired my layout.

Thankful

 

The background to my layout was created using these gorgeous patterned papers from 13 Arts. I used Dream and Destination. 

 

 

 

 

Now I ordinarily do not like to work with purple, but these papers were so lovely to used, I had to draw the purple out to use on my layout. I added a wash using Tim Holtz distress oxides - Wilted Violet and Bundled Sage  to the background. Using the TCW stencil - coffee splotch and Finnabair Texture Paste - antique silver crackle, I added some silver to background to provide a frame to the outer edge of the paper. I also did some faux stitching as another border, to the corners of the paper.

 

 

 

 

I added a bit of stamping using Blue Fern Studio stamp - London Chronicle and Ranger archival ink - jet black and watering can.

 

 

 

 

I had the beautiful Blue Fern Studio brick rings chipboard frames to work with and to this frame I applied Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spray - Gag me with a wooden spoon.

 

 

 

 

I wanted to add a bit more framing around the photo, so I did this using Paper Artsy JOFY 26 stamp set which I coloured with Faber Castell gelatos - Metallic Grape, Lavender, Fig and Metallic Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally to embellish, I added Blue Fern Studio flowers - late winter lillies, MAMBI chips - Hey you collection, Tim Holtz Ideology - Big Chat and Small Talk. Underneath my photo, I have laid some German Scraps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I must admit, initially I was a bit nervous about doing the framed challenge as a guest designer, but I am so very pleased with how this layout turned out. I hope you can find time to play along with the challenge. Until next time........Sandra

 

 

Scrap Matrix products used:

13 Arts Art Journey - Dream and Destination

Finnabair Texture Paste - Antique silver crackle

TCW stencil - coffee splotch

Blue Fern Studio - Brick Rings chipboard frames

Blue Fern Studio stamp - London Chronicle

Tim Holtz distress oxides - Bundled Sage, Wilted Violet

Ranger archival ink - Jet Black and Watering Can

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray - Gag me with a wooden spoon

Paper Artsy stamp set - JOFY 26

Faber Castell Gelatos - Metallic Grape, Lavender, Fig and Metallic Ink

German Scraps

Blue Fern Studio - late winter lillies

MAMBI Chips - hey you collection

Tim Holtz Ideology - Big Chat

Tim Holtz Ideology - Small talk

 

You make me smile .. with Alz

Morning peeps!

I'm baaaaaaack. Okay so this is my third post this month. I know I know lol, but I couldn't help but create another layout with this month's challenge!

You make me smile

A quick reminder of this month's fabulous moodboard challenge Love is sweet ..

I've already created a layout using pink which was inspired by the baby photo, and a layout focusing mostly on green with some neutral elements. This time I was inspired by the yellow, albeit a softer yellow, and the shape of the macaroons. The layout came together super quickly, so I'll keep this super quick. Well, lol, at least I'll try.

I created my background on patterned paper from the Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour collection. Three quick steps and it was done. Literally. Using the masking technique I've shared before, I stamped some circles from a Blue Fern Studios stamp set, Texture Circles with a Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Antique Linen. I gave that a quick blast with a heat gun before applying Ranger Texture Paste through a TCW Stencil, 12x12 Tiny Circles. Judging by how grungy my stencil is (oops), I'm going to hazard a guess its my favourite. lol. Once that was dry I flicked around my absolute favourite product of all time, irResistible Spray. I've used the Desert Sand and OMGee it is divine. It looks like toffee and I can't hardly wait to use it on kraft cardstock as I reckon it'll look sensational. Moving on (lol).

Next, I stamped some circles from the Blue Fern Studios stamp set, Texture Circles on another sheet of patterned paper from the Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour collection. I used circle punches to cut out two different sizes .. one the original size of the stamp and the other, a smaller size. I inked the edges of both size circles to give them some definition. Oh, and I used the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink, in Antique Linen, for my stamping which, again, I heat set.

I mounted my photograph with some cardboard packaging to raise it off the page and then added my stamped circles and some Petaloo Florals (Mini Paintables - Blossoms Ivory) around the photo as a mat of sorts, and also as embellishments. I added some other small bits and pieces I had sitting on my table gathering dust, and a stick pin I made (my latest obsession). I added the journaling I printed using my favourite font, 1942 report, which I found free online somewhere, and voila, I was done! I told you it was super quick. Here's a couple of close ups ..

Anyways, its time for me to step away from the moodboard (lol) and check out what you guys have been creating. Don't forget you now only have until the end of the month to upload a pic of your project on the Scrap Matrix Facebook page. Also, don't forget to let us know which products you've used from Scrap Matrix.

Til next time!

Cheers .. Alz   :)

Scrap Matrix products used:

Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour - Homemade Lemoncurd

Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour - Lemon Meringue Pie

TCW 12x12 stencil - Tiny Circles

Ranger Texture Paste

irResistible spray - Desert Sand

Blue Fern Studio stamp - Texture Circles

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink - Antique Linen

Petaloo Mini Paintables - Blossoms Ivory

"Everyday moments" .. with Alz

Morning peeps!

So the current Scrap Matrix challenge (What's the point?) got me thinking. What is the point, after all? Of anything? Of everything? Of nothing? Of life? In an effort to divert my mid life, existential crisis, I scrapped ..

Everyday moments

This is Harry. Harry is a ratbag. Don't get me wrong, I love and adore him, but he's a ratbag. This pic shows him sprawled on the top of the outdoor table out on our back deck where we like to have brunch from time to time. You know like, where we like to eat. There is no respecting boundaries with a ratbag! This is but one example of his ratbag-iness. Stay tuned .. there will be more. But meanwhile, he's also 'my little man', my ratbag, and a very, very sweet boy.

Have I digressed? I think that's my speciality. Digressing. See?!

the current Scrap Matrix challenge

When tackling this challenge, I knew I wanted to work with some 'pointy' papers and a grey-ish colour scheme, so Pinkfresh Boy's Fort was definitely the way to go. But first off I wanted to add some colour and texture to my background. I did this by .. smearing around some Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint in Marine and Elephant; applying Opaque Matte Ranger Texture Paste through an Aall and Create stencil (#7); and whilst that was still wet, sprinkling on some Antique Silver Prima Art Sugar. Once all of that was dry and I'd shaken off the excess Prima Art Sugar, I splattered some 13 Arts Splash Glitter Ink in black around the page.

With that all done and dusted I cut some 'pointy' borders out of the Pinkfresh Boy's Fort patterned papers (following angled patterns where I could) and adhered them to my page, some with foam tape to create some depth in my layers.

I also wanted to use some 'pointy' chipboard on my page ..

(hasn't Ratbag got just the cutest paw??)

I painted and inked a variety of Blue Fern Studio chipboard. The Tattered Diamond Bits were painted with the Elephant Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint and the Radiant Bursts were painted with Marine Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint. I inked my chipboard title Everyday Moments, also by Blue Fern Studio, with a black Ranger Archival Ink Pad.

The final step once everything was stuck down was to add just a few extra details with some final embellishments.

Small White Flowers scattered about, some black bling I cut from a Molossi Crystal Line, randomly placed, and a few words from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers and I was almost done.  Because they're quirky, and fun, and dogs (!!!) I had to add a Ryan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Diary Die Cut Animal which I coloured in with Prima Watercolour Pencils.

Voila!

Don't forget you have until midnight on the 14th of June to add your entry to the appropriate album on the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook page. Please also add details of the Scrap Matrix products you've used. Oh and don't forget (lol) to be inspired by this ..

.. as that's kinda the point (ha ha!) of the current challenge!

Wishing you happy, scrappy days.

Cheers .. Alz  :)

Scrap Matrix products used:

Pinkfresh Boy's Fort patterned paper - High Five and Thumbs Up

Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint - Marine and Elephant

Aall & Create Stencil #7

Prima Art Basics by Finnabair Art Sugar - Antique Silver

Ranger Texture Paste - Opaque Matte

13Arts Ayeeda Splash Glitter Ink - Black

Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black

Blue Fern Studio chipboard - Tattered Diamond Bits

Blue Fern Studio Chipboard - Radiant Bursts

Blue Fern Studio chipboard - Everyday Moments

Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Dyary Die Cuts Black & White Animals

Prima Watercolour Pencils - Scenic Route and The Basics

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat stickers - Verbiages

Molossi Crystal Lines - Black

Small White Flowers

"You'll Move Mountains" by Monique

Good morning scrappy folks,  Monique here sharing my layout for  this month's "The Point Is..." Challenge at Scrap Matrix.

This is a seriously cool, fun challenge - open to all sorts of interpretation.  Just to get the imagination ticking over, there is even a cool mood board for inspiration.

 As you can see, you can use triangles, chevrons, stars, arrows - anything at all so long as there is some "point" to it...lol.

This is what I created:

I decided to be a little different this time and go outside the box a little.  I used the Blue Fern Studio Ups and Downs Chipboard Panel  from Scrap Matrix to create the base of my layout.

I painted it with some Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Chalk Paint in Terracotta with a tiny bit of Venice Blue added.  Once it was dry I used my finger to soften it with a tiny bit of Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Chalk Paint in Glacier Ice from Seth Apter Boxed Paints (Set 4), then lightly sanded it back to add a little bit of texture.

I then fussy cut the geometric feature out of the Pink Fresh Paper - Escape the Ordinary/Explore and adhered slightly off centre of the chipboard panel.  To give it depth, I used some thick cardboard to lift it off the panel.

Next, I lightly sanded around my photo and adhered it to a piece of black cardstock.  Again, I used some thick cardboard to lift the photo up off the layout - all to give a sense of many layers. (I have to have layers - if I can't use texture paste, inks and stamps I have to do something...hehe.)

I picked some cool pointy embellishments from the Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary Ephemera Pack and used them to create a visual triangle around my photo.

After I did that I decided it needed some more layers and some pops of black, so I used black cardstock to cover some of the chevron gaps in the chipboard panel, and then painted some of the leftover chevron pieces in black to adhere to the layout.

Finally, I used an Irresistible Pico Embellisher to trace around the black cardstock and the black chevron pieces, and some gold leaf to pick up the gold in the ephemera I used.

Here are some close ups:

Well that's it from me for now.  Don't forget if you want to participate in this Pointy challenge, complete your project by the 14 June and upload it to the "The Point Is.." folder on the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook Page.

Thank you for popping by the blog.  All the links to the Scrap Matrix shop for the products I have used can be found below:

Blue Fern Studio Ups and Downs 12x12 Chipboard Panel

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Chalk Paint

Pink Fresh Paper "Escape the Ordinary - Explore"

Pink Fresh Paper "Escape the Ordinary" Ephemera Pack.

Irresistible Pico Embellisher - White.

Moodboard Challenge

Good morning folks,

Monique here sharing my take on Scrap Matrix's Moodboard this month.  If you haven't seen it yet, here it is:

Wow - when I first saw this I fell in love with the colours, and the hearts.  This is what I came up with:

I don't really have a scrap room anymore (one of the negatives of Apartment living.)  I usually create on our dining room table.  To be able to do that efficiently, I find it easy to have all my go-to bits and pieces easily accessible.  My two Raskog Trollies are the absolute bomb.  It is so easy to store all my mixed media and scrapbooking essentials on them, and then have kits of other necessities made up to grab as soon as the mood to create takes hold!

As you can see I was really inspired by the teals and the pinks in the mood board, so those colours formed a basis of my layout with the gorgeous 13 Arts Strength in Numbers Paper range, available at Scrap Matrix here.  I also loved the circular theme to one of the pictures, so I added some of those awesome Blue Fern Studio Broken Rings chipboard pieces - which I coloured yellow with a Faber Castell Gelato in Lemon.

Of course, I had to add lots of layers on my base paper with ink sprays and stamps.  I absolutely adore using 7 Dots Studio stamps on my background.  On this layout I have used the Homegrown Clear Stamp  and the Cotton Candy Dreams Clear Stamp, both available at Scrap Matrix.

Finally, I added some Feathers and Hearts from the 13 Arts Strength In Numbers Chipboard, some 13 Arts Marta Stickers Small Messages A5 which I backed with some coordinating paper, and finished the whole thing off with some well - loved paint brushes and some flowers.

Here are some close ups:

Well that's it from me for now, hope you enjoyed my first blog post as part of the Scrap Matrix Design Team.  I can't wait to see your interpretations of this month's challenge!  Don't forget to put your entries on our Facebook Page.

Here are the links to all the gorgeous products I used that can be found in the Scrap Matrix store.

13 Arts Strength In Numbers "Synthesis"

13 Arts Strength in Numbers "Full Potential"

13 Arts Marta Stickers Small Messages A5

13 Arts Strength In Numbers Chipboard

7 Dots Studio "Homegrown" Clear Stamp

7 Dots Studio "Cotton Candy Dreams" Clear Stamp

Blue Fern Studios "Broken Rings" Chipboard

Fabre Castell Double Scoop Gelato - Lemon

Scrap Matrix Curly Rose Cream Large

Scrap Matrix Swan Rose - White

Lynn's Challenge share

Hi everyone, I am super excited to be part of the wonderful Scrap Matrix design team.  I hope that you find time to play along with us - you will be in with a chance to win as shopping voucher from Scrap Matrix.

This months fabulous moodboard is all about our crafting space:

Here is my take on the moodboard

I do have a craft room, but prefer to scrap in the hub of the house.  I am lucky to have a HUGE lounge room and have taken over part of it.

The photo shows my three favourite storage items - map drawers which also form my standing desk area, the red tool box and the 5 sets of steel drawers.  I also love my two ikea raskogs.

This is a couple of photos of my actual craft room which is really a storage room for some of my stash!!!

I thought I would also share my diecut storage - my husband attached magnetic sheeting to plywood - I have two of these and they are fantastic - I hate having to take things out of their packages as I never put them back in and end up in a mess - these sit at each end of my steel drawers in the lounge.

Well enough of my space, back to the layout:

After distressing the edges and applying clear gesso to the paper, I have used silks acrylic paint through a 13 arts stencil

Around the photo area I have used Prima White Crackle paste and another 13 arts stencil.

I have then applied 13 arts powders and mists.

Here are some close ups:

I have used Blue Fern Studio paper - Happy Accident.  I created my own tags which are edged with Distress Ink - Scattered Straw

I coloured a gauze pad with 13 arts Water Colour Powder - Rainbow Colour Duo Yellow Amber and Ayeeda Mist - Chalk Burnt Sienna.

The German Scrap Embossed Trim was sanded to distress and coloured with Finnabair Metalique Wax - Vintage Gold

13 arts colour, together with black stamping

White paper lace and metal trinkets

glass pebbles were placed randomly on the layout.

Glass beads, micro beads and white gesso splatters completed the layout.

Here is a list of the products used with links to the Scrap Matrix shop

Blue fern Studio paper - Happy Accident Collection

13 Arts stencil - Tattered Circles

13 Arts stencil - Her Style

13 Arts Ayeeda Pastel Mists - Pastel Turquoise

13 Arts Water Colour Powder - Yellow Amber

13 Arts Ayeeda Chalk Mists - Burnt Sienna

Silks Acrylic Glaze - Emporers Gold

Finnabair art alchemy metallique wax - Vintage Gold

White Paper Lace

German Scrap Embossed Trim

Glass Pebbles

Metal Flowers

Prima Glass Beads - Butter & Crystal

Distress Ink - Scattered Straw

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find time to have a go at joining us - to enter the challenge all you need to do is upload your project to the Scrap Matrix Shares facebook page.

til next time - Happy Crafting