"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

Tammy's second Holiday Share....

Hi all!

 

Happy to be back sharing another 'Holiday' Creation.

I've created step by steps again so you can see exactly how I created this one.

 

I could do so many for this one. I think it's a time when we tend to take more snaps, but aren't that great at actually scrapping them and documenting the story.

 

Without further ado..... Here it is.....

 

A layout capturing our love of boogie boarding and wave chasing.

 

To go with the beachy vibe, I decided to use Kraft as my background. 

 

 

 I added heaps of woodgrain papers and tags to really give it that beachy feel, and teamed it with some painted stripes for a funky teen/surfy feel.

 

 

So let's get started on creating this one......

 

First up select your papers.  I chose Kraft, some 7Dots, Blue Fern and Pinkfresh.

 

 

I painted white vertical stripes onto the Kraft paper using Dylusions paint.

Don't overthink this part.....just do it!

 

I then added a few splatters.

 

 

I added some stamping using some of the new stamps from AALL & CREATE and black Staz-On.

 

 

 

I focused the stamping around the area that my cluster and photo would be.

 

I cut out some different woodgrains. 

These are all on the reverse side of the turquoise woodgrain paper which is a 7Dots Paper

Love it when a paper is so versatile.

 

I made sure with the layering that the 'Wild and Free' was visible. This was just too perfect for my photo.  I HAD to use it.  In fact, it makes a perfect title for the layout.

I then slipped in a few 7Dots tags.

 

I really liked the turquoise honeycomb sticker from the 7Dots sticker sheet. 

 

I liked it so much, I decided to cut some more in various sizes from my leftover pieces of paper.

 

I added these to my layout in a way that created movement across the layout.

 

 

To finish off this layout, I added a few flicks of Dylusions Spray Ink in Polished Jade (my favourite colour), some thread, some word stickers and a touch of journaling.

 

 

There's still a couple of weeks left to enter the Challenge over at Scrap Matrix.

 

You have until the 14th February to load your holiday creations into the album over at Scrap Matrix Shares, and remember to list the Scrap Matrix Products you used in the comments to be in the running for a voucher from the Store.

 

Here's a reminder of the Holiday Challenge Moodboard:

 

 

 

As the challenge is all about holidays - this can mean so many different things to different people.

It could be a recent Christmas page, a favourite holiday activity or destination, a tradition you celebrate, or, of course, a trip you have taken - or maybe just a memento from that special holiday...... Anything that evokes a memory of holidays.

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

 

Kraft Paper

Staz-On Ink - black

Aall & Create Stamp Set 10

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Observe paper

7Dots Verano Azul - Green Time Paper

7Dots Element Stickers - Destination Unknown

7Dots Paint Chips Tags

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Ephemera

White Linen Dylusions Paint

Polished Jade Dylusions Ink Spray

Blue Fern Paper Chesterville Holmes

 

Holiday Moodboard Layout - Lydia

Lydia back to share my project this month to go along side this months moodboard challenge.

This month I decided to go down my path and create a scrapbook layout again. I found this challenge easy and I love how the layout turned out.
With this months project I seemed to have focused on the beautiful Pinkfresh Studio collection "Escape The Ordinary" which is perfect for those beach holiday images.

I love this collection because it gives an arty feel while still being the traditional scrapbooking paper and embellishments. As the main feature of the layout I used some of the patterned papers from the collection and simply cut out some tags. I embellished using the collections puffy stickers and normal cardstock phase stickers.

 

 

For my main title I used a Blue Fern Studio wood veneer 'On the Road'. I didn't embellish or decorate this wood veneer as I quite liked the raw look of it, but it could easily be painted or inked etc.

 

 

Again I used some of the pattered paper from collection to give the layout a type of border and I also added some small embellishments including again some puffy stickers and cardstock phase stickers.

 



I did add some white thread to all the tags to give the whole layout some texture and white on white feel.

 

I really love how this layout turned out and it was fun to play with some paper again.

Be sure to head over to the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook group to be able to enter this months challenge and I can't wait to see the entries.

 

Hope you have a great time creating.

Lydia xxx

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products:

Pinkfresh Studio collection "Escape The Ordinary"

Blue Fern Studio wood veneer 'On the Road'

 

 

 



Tam's first 'Holiday' Challenge Share

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to be here today sharing the details of my first 'Holiday Challenge'.

Such a great theme.....so many options!!!

Here's what I came up with.....

 

I scrapped a photo of a gorgeous sunset from a little getaway in Port Elliott (one of my fave and most peaceful places on Earth), and yep right around the corner from Vicki and Scrap Matrix.

Uh oh!

 

As a child, my grandparents lived at Port Elliott, so many a school holiday was spent here.

Such fond memories.

 

For the past 4 years, we've been going there as a family for a few days - sometimes even a week! in the January holidays.

So special to share this with my kids and to begin new traditions.

 

So I began this page by selecting a few papers from both 7Dots Studio and also Pinkfresh - Escape the Ordinary.

 

 

 

I began by adding some black paint to some 3D Gloss Gel and then applying this with one of my new AALL & CREATE stencils.

 

 

 

I then used one of their stamps - I just love this one and can't wait to do more with it, but for this one I just stamped randomly, concentrating on where the edges of the photos/papers would be.

 

 

I then layered a few 7Dots Studio tags together, ready for my photo.

 

I trimmed a strip from a Pinkfresh paper to create my title.

 

I then did some stamping using these funky AALL & CREATE stamps, to finish off my background.

 

I then placed my tags and photo onto my layout. 

I then began tucking and poking.....

I used some of the Ephemera from the Pinkfresh range, some metal flowers,  and a few stickers from 7Dots Studio.

 

 

 

I also added some extra texture by trimming some of the roses down from Heidi Swapp's 6x6 Mixed media Pack, and poking them behind my photo.

 

 Lots of layers, lots of textures.....

 

You may notice a few tags and stickers from the NEW 7Dots Studio Paint Chips range.....I LOVE this range, and can't wait to get stuck into more of it!!

It's right up my alley with bold colours and black!!

I stuck with blacks, whites and mustards for this layout, as I really wanted that gorgeous sunset photo to be the focus.

Just love how that title looks.....it's just a strip from the paper.  So simple, yet very effective.

Notice how the stamping and the stencilling is clustered around the photo?

 

Remember how I didn't stamp all over the background, just where I knew it would show....there's no point stamping everywhere and then covering it all up!

So there we have it.....my first Holiday creation......if only every day ended this way....with a gorgeous peaceful sunset.

 

 Don't forget to load your holiday creations into the album over at Scrap Matrix Shares, and remember to list the Scrap Matrix Products you used in the comments.

 

Here's a reminder of the Holiday Challenge Moodboard:

 

 

 

As the challenge is all about holidays - this can mean so many different things to different people.

It could be a recent Christmas page, a favourite holiday activity or destination, a tradition you celebrate, or, of course, a trip you have taken - or maybe just a memento from that special holiday...... Anything that evokes a memory of holidays.

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

I'll be back again soon with another 'Holiday' Creation.

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

7Dots Studio paper - Cotton Candy Dreams - Brain Freeze

Aall & Create Stamp No 10 

Aall & Create Stamp No 21

Aall & Create Stencil No 4

3D Gloss Gel

Dina Wakley paint - Black

Metal Flowers Large No 1

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Paper - Observe

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Paper - Search

Pinkfresh Escape the Ordinary Ephemera

Heidi Swapp 6x6 Mixed Media Pack

7Dots Studio Paint Chips Stickers

7Dots Studio Paint Chips Tags

7Dots Studio Tags - Verano-Azul