Arabian Nights....watercolour background with Tam

 Good morning creative souls.

Tam here today to share my first creation for our 'Arabian Nights' Challenge.

Yep the NEW Art by Marlene 'Artsy Arabia' is just perfect for this one....

I began with a piece of Art by Marlene Watercolour Paper.

 I LOVE this paper - it takes whatever I throw at it!

It's available in pads or if you purchase any of Art by Marlene's albums they are in there too.

I'd also just ordered the NEW Art by Marlene Watercolours 'Brighter than Bright' - they are neon! 

The colours are so very neony and they are a semi-moist so the texture is just gorgeous.

I began by creating a night sky feel all over the paper, using a combo of 'Dancing Queen' (purple) and 'Cancel Tonight' (blue).

I used them individually and also mixed them together to create a deep midnight blue.

I then popped out a whole heap of diecuts from the 'Artsy Arabia Pack 1'  and  'Artsy Arabia Pack 2'.

They really do all the hard work for you and you get SO many in each booklet. 

A great buy.

They are only $15 each and have over 250 diecuts in each!

Next I used the TCW stencil 'Circle Jumble' and sponged Dylusions 'White Linen' paint through it onto the background to add to the night sky feel.

Time to stick them all down with TCW Matte Gel Medium.

If you haven't tried this one it's awesome.

I use a spreader to apply it to the back and the front of each piece, but I often go in with my finger if I have missed a little area - the best part about this stuff is it doesn't get messy on your finger.

Amazing!

I then used some paint pens to add some details and also added some shadows around the edges of my pieces to create depth.

I used watered down Dylusions 'Black Marble' paint for this.

Finally I added some flicks of Dylusions 'White Linen' paint as stars, and added some little stars with a white paint pen.

That's it.

An Arabian Night Sky....

What are you going to create for our Challenge?

Just be inspired by this....

and use some products from Scrap Matrix on your creation.

Then head on over to our Facebook Group and upload your photo into the 'Arabian Nights' folder.

Super easy!

You could earn a shopping voucher from Scrap Matrix!

See you again soon

Tam

xx

Metal Madness with Lisa Amiet

Hello all!

It's Lisa here today to share some more metal madness with you.

I have created these tags for this month's challenge.

A little bit vintage, a little bit grungy :)

I have started with a card base for my tags. 

Cut to size some 

 '7 Dots Studio Lost & Found - Vignette 12 x 12 & Typewriter 12 x 12'

Some 'Finnabair Light Paste' stencilled through my 

'Finnabair Grungy Grid Stencil'

(I love this stencil!!)

Next I have used my 

'Lindy's Starburst Spray - Tibetan Poppy Teal',

moving the colour around.

I have stained some gauze with coffee and used it on my tags. 

Mix up some bits and pieces cut from the 'Fortune Teller 6 x 6 Paper Pad',

along with 'Stickers' and 'Die Cut Elements' from the 'Fortune Teller' collection. 

Layering as I go, I add some 'Sticker Elements', and 'Die Cuts' from the Lost & Found collection,

along with pieces from the 'Sticky Notes' 12 x 12 Paper. 

I have also used some elements from the 'Destination Unknown' collection, 

also by 7 Dots Studio.

For my metals, on one tag I have added two of the 'Leaf #1 Antique Copper White',

layered with a 'Brass Square Large #5'. 

I have then added a 'Clock Curio', from the 'Glass Flair - Hello Set', to the centre. 

 For my second tag,

I have used the same products, 

but layering them a bit differently.

For this one I have used a metal 'Peacock' charm,

Layered with two of the 'Brass Round Medium #1'

I have also added the tree curio from the 'Glass Flair - Hello set',

to the centre of the flower.

I hope that you like what I have created this time around.

I had a lot of fun making these fun tags.

I hope that you will get chance to play along with our challenge,

and I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas. 

Until next time!

Lisa

Sea Shells by the Sea Side- By Tanya Froud

Hi There Peeps! 

Here is my next project - a mixed media layout using  Art Foamies.

To start with I applied Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint to Sea Side Art Foamies with a brayer and stamped 25 images from the Sea Side range.
I dried these and then fussy cut them all out.

On a sheet of white 12x12 card-stock in a band across the middle I stamped Broken Blocks by applying  Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint. I repeated the same technique with the Train Track stamp and the Writers Block. I dried it completely.

Next I matted my photo and stuck it down on the center of the page slightly to the top.
 I then made a cascade of the seashells coming down from the photo mounting them at different heights using dimensional dots.
Then flick some paint splats around and you are done!

A pile of pretty Seashells all cut out....

 

The Background...

Well That's it from me for today, thanks for stopping by!

Hugs 

xxx

'Let yourself Fall' by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone, 

Elisa here from the design team with my latest inspiration based on this months challenge over in the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook Group. This time around I have created a bright and fun art journal page using a great quote symbolising letting your walls down and letting yourself love.

These are some of the products used from the Scrap Matrix Store - 

 

http://scrapmatrix.com/posca-paint-marker-white-2-5-mm-tip/

http://scrapmatrix.com/prima-watercolour-confections-odysee/

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/stencils/dylusions/

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/stencils/13-arts/

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/stamps/art-by-marlene/

http://scrapmatrix.com/dina-wakley-media-heavy-body-acrylic-paint-1oz/

Let's take a closer look - 

The main feature of the page is the beautiful flying heart stamp by - Art by Marlene, I stamped the heart and hand coloured with watercolours and a posca paint pen.

I have had the Dylusions Silhouette stencils for a while now and I decided to put them to use in the background, the great thing about these stencils are that you can add as little or as much detail as you want. I went with keeping them in the background behind the heart stamp.

In a few parts of the page I added some doodling and zentangling for added interest to the page.

Add some liquid paper or correction pen and/or white posca paint pen to outline and highlight your features on the page. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave some love!

Elisa 

Hugs x

'Boho Soul' by Elisa Ablett - Art Journal Inspiration

Merry Christmas Scrap Matrix Groupies!

Elisa here from the design team with my latest inspiration for you based on this month's Colour Wheel Challenge - a rainbow art journal page.

I decided to go with the rainbow as my colour scheme and was inspired by the 'eye' in the challenge graphic and then fell in love with this gorgeous stamp from Aall and Create which is available in the shop now.

Here is a little info about Rainbow's and why there is only 7 colours in the rainbow -

Rainbows: Refraction of the Seven Colours of the Spectrum. 

A rainbow has seven colours because water droplets in the atmosphere break sunlight into seven colours. A prism similarly divides light into seven colours. 

When light leaves one medium and enters another, the light changes its propagation direction and bends.

Thank goodness for Google and Wikipedia when you are having trouble remembering Science from High School is all i can say 😅😅😅😅😅

If you haven't entered your project in this month's challenge, here is the link!

Scrap Matrix Shares - The Colour Wheel challenge

Products used from Scrap Matrix Store :-

http://scrapmatrix.com/6x6-dreamscapes-triangles-stencil/

http://scrapmatrix.com/aall-stamp-set-7/

http://scrapmatrix.com/ayeeda-water-ink/

http://scrapmatrix.com/stazon-midi-ink-pad/

Here are some close ups for the finer details.

Using a black staz on inkpad, I stamped the face stamp onto Acetate and let dry, then cut into a rectangle shape with extra space on the sides to sew stripes of white paper and colourful threads.

Add extra triangles by tracing the inside of a triangle stencil and then colouring the triangles with markers or inks, then fussy cut out and glue to your page. 

Add a scribble distressed border to your page using a black waterproof marker.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today !

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hugs 

Elisa xx