Guest Designer Deb - The Point is.....

Hello Scrap Matrix friends,

Deb back with my second take on the May challenge - The point is.....

This time I went with the pointy option, using arrows and triangles - items available from Scrap Matrix.

I took a piece of paper from the Stamperia Atelier paperpad as my background piece and using the AALL & Create #20 stencil, along with distressed triangles stamp from the Paper Artsy JOFY 34 stamp set, combining with 13 @rts Splash Gold Glitter Ayeeda Ink, and Dina Wakely Acrylic paint in Turquoise and Rosy, I created a background around where my photo was going to go. The 13 @rts gold glitter ink worked quite a bit better with the stamp than I thought it would, and I really love how that turned out.

Whilst waiting for that to dry, I edged the base paper in the glitter ink as well.

Once all the mixed media was dry, I mixed the paints with some water and added some splatters to the background as well as some glitter drops, and then used the paint the same way, and added some pearls of Turquoise and Rosy.

 I also inked the edge of the photo mat with the gold glitter ink, and painted the 13 @rts Out of the Blue chipboard title and a couple of arrows as well.  I used a small round brush to do this and when almost dry added more glitter ink to the places that were patchy.  I will certainly be using this technique again.

I let this all dry overnight so as not to smudge any media and instead of twiddling my thumbs  I took another sheet from the paper pad and cut out the tags to create the layers under my photo.  I also took a sheet of tags, etc from the 13 @rts Art Journey 6x6 paper pad and cut out some circles, some arrows and some of the words on another sheet, as well as fussy cutting some flowers and a flutterby.

I placed the tags in the centre of the dry background,

then added the matted photo, before finishing off with various embellishments, including a puffy sticker from Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary as well as a chipboard arrow head from the same collection.   Finally I placed the title layering some of it over the bottom of my photo.

 And thats it.

Hope you like my layout and have picked up a tip or two :)

A huge thank you to Vicki for allowing me the privilege to Guest Design for Scrap Matrix and showcase some of the wonderful products available in the shop. 

Supply List:

Stamperia Atelier paperpad (Out of stock) but other collections are available

AALL & Create #20 stencil

Paper Artsy JOFY 34 stamp set

13 @rts Splash Gold Glitter Ayeeda Ink

Dina Wakely Acrylic paint
small round brush
13 @rts Out of the Blue chipboard
13 @rts Art Journey 6x6 paper pad
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary

Go forth and create my friends :)

'Create the world you want' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

Elisa here from the design team for Scrap Matrix with my latest layout based on the new Challenge for this month - What's the Point ? all about pointy things on your layouts this month.

This is my second layout this month using the Stamperia Blue Stars paper pack and Primary Elements Mica Powder as my main products.

My layout features Stars as my pointy feature.

Make sure you have a look at the website for the gorgeous stamp set #12 by Tracy Evans for Aall & Create, I utilised the star stamps from the set for my layout. 

Here are some close ups of the finer details - 

Start your background by adding modelling paste through your star stencil.

Then add your black water colour ink from 13 Arts plus layers of Gold Mica Powder and little bits of ochre or light brown.

A small pocket of the same in the top left hand corner. Black Ink and blue and brown splatters.

Wire makes a fabulous addition to a background, twisted around the stars (which i stamped and fussy cut out) I then foam mounted the stars.

Here are a few of the products I used from the Scrap Matrix Store - 

http://scrapmatrix.com/primary-elements-mica-powder-10oz/

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/paper-ranges-1/

http://scrapmatrix.com/6x6-13-arts-stars/

http://scrapmatrix.com/aall-stamp-set-12/

http://scrapmatrix.com/brands/AALL-%26-Create.html

Thanks for stopping by the blog today,

Head on over to my Youtube Channel and Instagram to subscribe :-) 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoaLDX2gSp9jqLceKzUZyg

https://instagram.com/elisa_ablett/

Hugs xx

Life is good - Sandra Brimelow

Hi everyone, I am sharing today the second of my guest design team projects for Scrap Matrix, it has been fun to be back as a guest designer, especially with the fun products I have had to work with.
I love how this layout came together, and playing with lots of products available in the shop was what brought it together.

Life is Good

So this layout, is one I decided to create continuing to use the wonderful paper selection from 7 Dots Studio Hazy Days range, this one is Gelly. I really loved these papers.

I wanted to grunge the paper up a bit more, so sanded it with some sand paper first. I then applied Ranger texture paste transparent matte through a Heidi Swapp 12 x 12 heart stencil. Whilst the texture paste was still wet, I sprinkled some Prima art sugar - antique silver, this is a really fine glitter, and looks fabulous sprinkled on to the page lightly.

I used some Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spray over the background, to add a bit more colour, then did some stamping with Aall and Create stamp set # 25 and Ranger archival ink over the background randomly. 

So that's the background done, next came all of the embellishing. I stamped some feathers and leaves using the Aall and Create stamp set #11, Paper Artsy stamp set JOFY 32 and Ranger archival ink. I coloured the flowers and feathers with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst sprays and then fussy cut them.

I also sprayed some German Scrap French Lace white, with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spray.

I matted the photo using Heidi Swapp 6 x 6 mixed media die cut paper. Then I simply tucked all of my flowers, feathers and german scraps around the photo. 

Finishing touches came with MAMBI Hey You chips, (the little pack of chipboard that just keeps giving), 7 Dots Studio Lost and Found elements. ecru roots and Prima flower from my stash.

I love the colours that I managed to put together on this layout, and the fact that I actually created a feminine grungy layout. 

Thanks for having me here as a guest designer, it has been fun.

7 Dots Studio patterned paper - Gelly

Heidi Swapp heart stencil

Ranger texture paste - transparent matte

Prima art sugar glitter

Heidi Swapp 6 x 6 mixed media diet cut paper

Aall and Create stamp sets - #11, #25

Paper Artsy stamp set - Jofy 32

Ranger archival ink

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst sprays - cowabunga copper, Bodacisous Blush, Gag me with a spoon gray, time travel teal

MAMBI Hey You chips

7 Dots Studio Lost and Found elements
German Scrap - French Lace

It's the pointy end with Helen

Welcome back to the Scrap Matrix challenge where this month

the challenge is "The point is."

Here is a vibrant mood board to inspire your creativity 
and why not check out the fantastic projects by the 
rest of the SCRAP MATRIX team?

I was inspired by the triangles and the chevrons, 
as well as the grey, black and white colours.

This graphic paper led me to using crisp lines with lots of angles.

To emphasize the points, I trimmed a couple of 
big triangles from this paper 
and mounted it on black to suit the black and white photo.

This looked too stark, so I added a few smaller triangles 
and fiddled around with placement.  

I made a few pencil lines around the edges, 
as I planned to add some mixed media under the photo
and some stamping along the bottom.

The Prima Rustic washers were added to draw the eye to the photo.

The title was cut from a different paper in the collection.  
I love the way it combines with the image on the hoodie.

I tucked a couple of extra triangles in to balance the design.

Thanks for calling in today, I hope you find something 
to inspire your creativity. 
Would you like to play along?  You don't need a blog to join in and we'd love to see where the "points" take you.   
Just pop your project in the folder named 
"The point is" on facebook, by the 14th of June.   You MUST use at least one product from Scrap Matrix.

Here are the links to the products I used which are available at Scrap Matrix.

Pink Fresh paper - Escape the ordinary - Observe

Pink Fresh Paper - Escape the ordinary - Search

AALL & Create stencil #20

Finnabair opaque matte modeling paste

Paper Artsy Stamp EM 17

Finnabair mechanicals - rustic washers

I used Brilliance pigment ink - Moonlight white for the stamping.