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

"Seriously On Point" by Tammy

Good morning my lovelies

 

It's my turn to share the layout I created for our current 'The Point Is' Challenge.

 

Here it is.....

 

A fun layout with photos taken just prior to my girl hopping on stage and performing a Hip Hop Routine.

 

I wanted to capture the 'teenage attitude' so I selected bright colours, funky stamps that look like hand drawn doodling. I felt the 'pointy' theme was perfect for this age group.

 

 

 To go with the theme I went with the title 'Seriously On Point'. LOL

 

 

 So I began by selecting a sheet of 7Dots Paper for my background.

The paint splatters were perfect.

 

 

I grabbed my Dylusions Paint in 'Lemon Zest' and 'Cherry Pie'.

I swiped them randomly across my page using an old store card.

 

 

 I then added some Dina Wakley Washi Tape in a chevron pattern.

I love this stamp set by Paper Artsy and knew it would be perfect for this layout.

I used the 3 arrow sets on the bottom right hand side and the file tab stamp and some lettering.

 

I can see this being a very handy stamp.

 

 

 I  stamped the arrows onto the layout, ensuring they faced towards where I was going to add my photo. This draws the eyes into the photos and ensures the focus is on them.

 

 

I then pulled out a paper I had created a few weeks ago - my first play with the Gelli Plate!

I'd used a cool 13Arts stencil with lots of triangles.....perfect, and I knew the colour would make the page pop.
I achieved the colour using Paper Artsy 'Tracy Scott' Paints.

 

 

I then cut out some taggy bits and also used the file tab stamp and cut this out too.

 

 

 I then placed my photos down, and began tucking in the above items.

I made my own tags from the 6x6 Paper Pad. which I also tucked around the page.

 

 

I then added a few embellishments from the Paint Chips range.....arrows, word stickers etc.

 

 

 The final touches were to add the title from the Mambi Chip Stickers.

These have really been turning up on all my layouts!!

 

I simply wrote on an embellishment for the rest of the title.

 

 

Oh yeah, I nearly forgot, I swiped black paint around the edges to completely finish it off and added a few splashes of paint.

 

 

Here's a bit of a close up.....I love how the various arrows/points look like I've drawn them on.

These stamps print so very quickly.

 

 

Fun, vibrant and ON POINT! Lol

 

 

 So that's it from me today!

 

I'd love you to join in with our challenge this month....

 

It's super easy, you don't even need a blog!

Just head to our Scrap Matrix Shares Page and pop it in the correct album.

 

The only rule is that you MUST use some Scrap Matrix products!

But hey that's super easy.....all my layouts are covered in them.

Just let us know which products you used in the comments.

 

That's it!

 

 

You can see more on my BLOG and a link of Scrap Matrix Products used below:

 

7Dots Paper - Underpaper

7Dots Paint Chips 6x6 Pad

7Dots Hazy days Word Stickers

7Dots Paint Chips Die Cut Embellishments

Gell Press

13Arts Triangle Stencil

Dylusions Paint - Cherry Pie and Lemon Zest

Tracy Scott Paints

Paper Artsy Stamp Set Emma Godfrey #03

Dina Wakley Washi Tape

Mambi Chip Sweet Memories

 

"The Point Is" layout by Lynn

Morning all, today I am sharing my layout that I have created for this months challenge - "the point is"

I have used the "points" of the arrows to direction you to the photo. I have also used the 7 Dots Dreamscapes stencil - triangles and some Paper lace with points.

I did process photos to share with you but technology got the better of me and they are somewhere in cyber space!

So i have done a few close ups and will explain what I have done:

The paper collection I have used is 7 Dots Paint Chip Collection which includes the die cuts and stickers.  The stencil is from 7 Dots Dreamscapes collection and I have used Ranger Archival Inks with a foam sponge.

The title is from 13 Arts - Secret Letter collection

I have stamped the background with AALL & Create Stamp # 30

I have used a white paint pen to add scribbles and doodles to the tags and stickers around the layout.

Products used:

7 Dots Studio - paper collection - Paint Chips

7 Dots Studio - Paint Chips Stickers

7 Dots Studio - Paint Chips Die Cuts

7 Dots Studio - Paint Chips Tags

13 Arts title sticker - Secret letters

7 Dots Dreamscapes Stencil

Ranger Archival Ink - Plum & Rose Madder

German Scrap Embossed Trims

White Paint Pen

AALL & Create Stamp # 30

This is such a fun challange - and you have until 14th June to enter - and it is easy peasy to do -  just upload a photo of your layout into the correct album in our Scrap Matrix Shares page and tell us at least one product you have used that is available on the Scrap Matrix Store.

I hope you find time to enter - I would love to see what you create.

Til next time - Happy Crafting