Our Little Cherub

Good Morning Everyone!

Welcome to June!! 

I can't believe we are into the sixth month of the year and winter is here!!!

This month we have a fantastic challenge set by Jo. I love all elements of this challenge and it was super fun to have a go at.

This month's challenge is...

Create a project using 6x6 papers, geometric shapes and chipboard.

Here is what I have come up with...

I have used the cute paper pad from Photo Play "About A Little Boy" and have kept the 6x6 paper size to layer the papers and create a base for my photo.

Prior to doing this though, I created a background using a piece of cardstock which I covered with Gesso. I then splattered some KaiserMists in similar colours to the papers (I used Orange, Turquoise, Yellow, Charcoal and Coffee) around the background. I also splattered some of the gorgeous Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Opal Magic Blue-Gold around. I just LOVE this acrylic paint, the dimension it adds is just sensational!

I also did some stamping with a cool little Chickenwire stamp from Scrap-FX and Archival Ink in the Watering Can colour.

For my chipboard element I have used the 2 Crafty Fiddlesticks Panel Chipboard. I have made this part of my background by cutting the chipboard in two pieces. I have adhered it to my background and covered it in Gesso prior to my splattering and stamping. I love how this element worked on my page.

The thing I loved most about this Photo Play paper pad, other than being able to get back to some gorgeous baby photos of my boy, was that there were some very cute element pages that you could trim up and use as features on your pages.

Finally, the geometric shape component of the challenge for me is covered in many places. First of all each of my 6x6 pages is obviously a square and that gorgeous chipboard element has so many geometric shapes. 

The other way that I incorporated this element was I found some old One Heart One Mind - Buckle Up and Ties in assorted square sizes in my stash. These worked well I thought!

I have also included some enamel dots from the Life is Beautiful ~ Cocoa Vanilla collection.

I finished my layout with a title using American Crafts Thickers - Delight Fabric Letters and my own handwriting.

I love how this has all turned out and another cute layout for the baby album.

All products used here are available at Scrapbookit. Just jump online to place your order or email Jo at joanne@scrapbookit.com.au!

Have you thought about how you are going to tackle this challenge??

Can't wait to see how you do!

~Melx

Journal Page - Good Times!

Morning again everyone!

I am loving this Amy Tangerine ~ Oh Happy Life paper collection. So much so that I just can't stop using it!!!!

Today I am here to very quickly share with you another project using this gorgeous paper collection.

I am playing a little bit of catch up with my 2016 Journal Planner. But I am having fun while I do it. I have done so much more than I ever envisaged I would at the beginning of 2016...whilst I had all good intentions.

Anyway, I have used the Amy Tangerine paper to create this page in my journal planner.

I just love how bright it has turned out!!

Alongside the Amy Tangerine papers I have used lots of mixed media products to create.

The first thing that I did to my blank page was use the large circles quarter from the Kaisercraft Grunge Designer Template with some Gel Medium.

Then using the same template I used the Lipstick Colour Blast Colour Paste.

I used the Kaisercraft Bubbles 12x12 Template and the Singin the Blues Colour Blast Colour Paste randomly around the page.

Finally, I used the circle quarter from the Kaisercraft Mixed Media Designer Template with some Envy Colour Blast Colour Paste.

I made sure that between each of these layers I dried the product before continuing.

I then used some Sunflower Colour Blast Shimmer Dust over the top and then dried this off too!

I did some really random stamping using the Kaisercraft Tic Toc Clear Stamp and Archival Ink.

I finished the background off using some white and black Faber Castell Gelatos to add some dimension to my Lipstick coloured circles.

A few different papers and some inked edges and my project is complete!

Maybe you would like to submit a project similar to this in our January Challenge?
You are only limited by your imagination!

I still have another project to share with you, but you will have to pop back later in the month to check that out!

Until then,

xMelx