Scrap Matrix December challenge - The Colour Wheel with Helen

Welcome back to the Scrap Matrix challenge this month 
where we have a gorgeous mood board to inspire you.

I've heard a rumour that Christmas is coming, but getting  stuck into a challenge is a sure fire way to de-stress.  I promise!

I decided to challenge myself by using a colour wheel which I bought recently from Scrap Matrix.  I tend to gravitate to the same colours all the time; often using a monochromatic theme.   It gets a bit boring, even for me, so it's time to experiment! 

As I've never studied art at any level, all these combinations are new to me and I choose a Triad (Contrast) theme, with three colours equally spaced on the wheel. 
Green-Blue, Violet-Red and Orange-Yellow.  
  

The eye on the mood board also inspired me and I used a piece of art work, created by Hope Wallace, a truly talented artist in our family.  Thank you Hope.

But, back to the beginning.  I almost always use clear Gesso on my page before I begin, to seal the Card Stock so I can use Mixed media. It seals the background and makes it easier to sop up a any little mistakes.  

I apply it fairly thickly, then smooth it out, often with my hands.  It looks white here, but dries clear.

Next, I added the quote, using a wide bodied printer.

Using a new stencil, I applied a thick layer of texture paste and allowed it to dry overnight. It's Oh so tempting to rush this part, but I've learnt my lesson and leave it well alone these days.

These Scribble Sticks are new to me and I love the creamy texture they add on top of texture paste.  I scribbled directly onto the texture and then added water with a soft brush.

These are the three colours I used,Fuschia, Peacock and Cheddar.  The Cheddar appears orangey in the stick, but it's yellow when scribbled onto the project.

By scribbling the sticks onto a craft mat and adding water, I made liquid colour, which I just flicked around with a brush.

I was trying to simulate a colour wheel; what do you think?

Finally, I added some strips of colour on two of the edges with some punched borders, filled in with card stock.

I hope you find time to play along, just add your entry to the Scrap Matrix Shares page in the corresponding folder and don't forget to let us know what Scrap Matrix products you used and what inspired you.  You could be in the running for a  gift voucher and perhaps a Guest Design Team spot down the track.

Scrap Matrix Products used:-

Color Wheel

Clear Gesso

Modelling paste

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

AALL & Create Stencil # 28 - not currently in stock

 

Helen's second Tic Tac Toe page - Pretty in pink

Hello there, welcome back to my blog where today I'm sharing another layout for the

 Scrap Matrix Team.

The challenge is to create a project using a tic tac toe monochromatic theme.

For those of you who have not come across this before, the idea is to use any three objects from the grid, but they must be in a straight line horizontally, vertically or even diagonally. You may use any monochromatic colours you like.

Here is the grid for you to choose from.

This time I'm creating with different shades of pink with black and white as neutrals.

I followed the top grid line using 

Brads, flairs or buttons, a Stamp, & Pretty patterned paper. 

The gorgeous pink paper is from 13@rts, the Art Journey collection, "Travel."

I began with the background, creating texture with Prima stencils,

Wildflower and Checker and Modelling Paste.

Then using Ranger black archival ink, I stamped three sets of the AALL #20 Flower stamp

which I coloured with various Distress Oxide inks, before fussy cutting them out.

The title is by 13@rts - I painted it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and added some faux stitched lines with a black pen.

I added some beads and bling to the middle of the flowers.

Because this little Girl's first word was "Birdie", I added a little Bird button to the cluster.

Thanks for your visit today. 

I hope you've found something to inspire you. 

You still have a few days left to play along

 at the Scrap Matrix Tic Tac Toe challenge and be in the running for 

a gorgeous prize from the uber generous Vicki Christensen.