You're Out of this World

Goodmorning Mel here to share another couple of projects for this month's challenge!

I have LOVED using this Echo Park - Imagine That paper collection.

And for someone who isn't a fan of green I have definitely challenged myself with the two layouts I have to share with you today!

I have continued with the challenge requirements today ~ Get inspiration from the word 'Imagine'!

Here is my first layout...

I started with a piece of Coredinations cardstock in Navy. It has been a while since I have used anything other than white.
I watered down some white acrylic paint and splattered it around my background to give it a "spacey" effect.

I layered blocks and strips of patterned paper to create this page ensuring that I kept the words 'Imagine' and 'Super Hero' in the green paper exposed. I have elevated the photos and the "You're Out of this World" journaling card.

 

I love everything about this paper collection, however, my two favourites are the element stickers and the featured journaling cards. These cards are so easy to use and are a quick and easy option for creating featured sections on your project. I am not a big 'Project Life' creator but love using these as features on my layouts.

I finished my layout with some element stickers and some white gel pen borders and journalling. I love how this layout turned out in the end!

When creating this layout "You're Out of this World" I had some other great photos of this same time that I wanted to use however I didn't want to create a 12x12 layout...so I tried my hand at a 9x12 layout...

I started with a wash of the "Fresh Lime" Dylusions Paint on some white cardstock.

I then used some Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint "Metallique Rusty Red" through the Darkroom Door Small Stencil "Arty Hexagons" randomly around the background.

I layered some of the gorgeous Echo Park "Imagine That" papers.

I have used one of the journaling cards from this collection which I have trimmed to use as my title 'Awesome'.

I have a couple of other words...possible subtitles...Love This - a Kaisercraft Wooden Embellishment from the 'Today' pack.

I have also used the "Imagine That" which can be found on the edge of the Echo Park paper collection papers.

I also added some American Crafts Remarks Alpha Stickers 'Playtime' from my stash to create the journaling on the page.

I finished with a hand-drawn border and some script writing.

I hope that you have found some inspiration from my projects today. All products featured can be found at Scrapbookit. 

Only a couple of days to get your entry in for this months challenge ~ what would you spend your winning voucher on???

Have a great weekend!
~ Mel ~

Imagine That!

Happy Friday Everyone!

Mel here on the blog today to share with you my first project for this months challenge.

It is a fantastic challenge...so open ended ~ you can take it wherever you would like it to go!

My layout features...a cheeky 3 year old (who is now 13 😲!!!) and the gorgeous Echo Park 'Imagine That!' Collection. 

Here is my layout...

I started with some Kaisercard 'Coconut' and decided that I needed to create a background with the colours from the paper collection but also leaving plenty of white space!

I used the Darkroom Door Small Stencil 'Arty Hexagons' with several different paints:

* Jo Sonja's Orange (from my stash)

*Dylusions - Calypso Teal and Fresh Lime

*Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique Rusty Red

*Navy - a mix of old acrylic paints (from my stash); I also used this to splatter a little paint in the background

*Vicki Boutin - Acrylic Paints - Daiquiri Ice

Once dry, I used my Uniball Signo Broad white pen to doodle a little outline on each hexagon.

 

Now one of my favourite things about this gorgeous boy themed collection from Echo Park is that it has a variety of 'project life style' cards that you can cut apart and use. I used these in a couple of different ways. 

Firstly, I used the card "Imagination" as a focal point/subtitle on my page.

I also used another as a pocket and then another for my hidden journalling card.

Whilst I complete a lot of layouts with minimal journalling...I do see this as such an important part of the memory keeping process. When I do journal a lot you will often find it hidden in a pocket! A really cool way to include journalling.

I love the element sticker from the Echo Park collection "Today I will be...." featured on the pocket. It was perfect for my photo!

Actually, I love all of the little element stickers from this collection.

I have finished off my layout with the Dusty Attic Chipboard Blueprint ~ Imagine!

I painted this with the mix of Navy paint that I used in the background. I then splattered it with the gorgeous Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique Rusty Red and the Vicki Boutin - Daiquiri Ice Acrylic Paint.

I just love that each of us in the Design Team have used this chipboard however each of us have recoloured it in such different ways!

I also finished off with the quote from the inspiration board...'Everything you can imagine is real'

That's as easy as it is this month! 

I love these inspiration board challenges...so much flexibility!!
We would love you to join in with us (check out the requirements in the right column of this blog)...you have until August 30 to get your entries in for your chance to win a Scrapbookit Voucher to spend in store!

Just imagine...with that voucher you could purchase all of these gorgeous goodies I have used this month in my project!

Happy Scrapping!
~Mel~

Adventure.

Hello!

I have recently enjoyed a beautiful three week holiday in sunny QLD, I took a lot of my craft supplies with me and enjoyed some quiet time working in my art journal which was SO relaxing. Do you take your craft supplies away with you? I would love to hear.

Mel has set such a great challenge this month, I had a lot of fun working on this layout.

This is my layout.

To begin my layout I applied a coat of Gesso on my page with a mesh bag that you use to store onions in, this was part of my household item to create texture I also used some bubble wrap which I lightly applied some of the Dylusions Postbox red onto the page, I then used Dylusions paint in squeezed orange through a The Dusty Attic stencil, I made some marks with the Dylusions cut grass and splattered some mustard watercolour paint over the top. To finish  my background I used some Colour Blast paste in Steel and a stencil.  

I have used the Simple Stories Travel Notes paper range to complete my layout, I cut out various strips of paper from the patterned paper and added some strips of ribbon in there as well!

I added lots of different stickers from the sticker sheet and my title was cut out from one of the patterned sheets as well.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on this Kaisercraft die which I have added to the side of the left hand side photo and also another one behind the title. I love the look of these they are awesome!

So for Mel's Grab 5 I have used:

Dylusions Paints

Colour Blast Paste

Ribbons

Mesh onion bag

Bubble wrap

Gesso

Stickers from the Sticker sheet

Stars and hearts which were also from the sticker sheet.

 It was so good to see so many entries last month in our challenge and a big congratulations to Heather for winning the challenge her layout was amazing!

All of the products I have used today are available to purchase from www.scrapbookitshop.com.au

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.

Jane xxx



June Challenge.

Hello and welcome to our June Challenge, I hope you all have a fun time with this challenge, remember you can make it as easy or as difficult as you like!

So this month we have a sketch challenge which is just below, as well as adding two or more things from the following list, these being:

*Washi or Watercolours

*Stencils or Stamps.

For this Layout I have used the PhotoPlay My Imagination paper range, this range would typically be a boys range but because of the primary colours in it I have decided to use it with my children's first day of school photo's. I really love the end result and I can see I will be using this paper A LOT in the near future! Here is the Challenge Sketch.

Here is my layout.

 To begin my layout I have used my Ranger Gelli Print plate to create a background, I have used six different colours of the Dylusions paints and created an ombre type effect. I have then used a Darkroom door stencil over the top and then added some doodle marks over the top with my white Posca paint pen.

The little squares on the layout I have used an assortment of the patterned paper and I used quite a lot of the stickers that came with the paper pack. For the flags on my page I have used three different colours of Washi tape and some twine. To finish my layout I have added a white doodle border and some doodling around my patterned paper.

Thankyou for taking the time to read our blog, we cannot wait to see your entries for this challenge! All of the products used in my Layout today are available from www.scrapbookitshop.com.au head on over and have a shop.

Until next time Happy Scrapping

Janexxx

Best Friends

Hello, Can you believe that it is April already? Not to long to go now until our Autumn retreat!

We have enjoyed a really great Easter, we spent some time camping on the mighty Murray river and now we are enjoying school holidays here in Vic.

The Layout I have done today is called Best Friends and is a photo of my twin sister and I and her eldest child, this photo was actually 12 years ago but it brings back a lot of good memory's so I decided to use it for my challenge page this month.

 This month I have worked with the BoBunny Penelope paper range. Wow what a challenge that was! I'm pretty happy with the end result though. I have started my layout applying a thin layer of Gesso with a palette knife, I then mixed up a little bit of the Lindy's Magical Shaker in the Lederhosen Laurel with some water on some plastic and used the packaging technique to smear this across the page, next I used my Dylusions spray in Fresh Lime and added some droplets over the top.
If you haven't guessed by now my colours that I NEVER work with are blue and green! I couldn't help myself though and HAD to add a little bit of pink!

I have done quite a lot of fussy cutting of flowers out of the paper range and I really like how they have turned out creating a bit of a frame around the photo! I have also used the Kaisercraft Flutter Dies and Stamp set. I have to say that previous to me using these I wondered what the point of having a die and stamp set together but I am totally converted!! I loved being able to cut the shape out with my Sizzix then just stamping the image onto it. I am very impressed and will be sourcing some more images like this in the future.. With some of the flowers and butterflies I have watered down some of my Dylusions paint in the Bubblegum pink and painted the stamped image, I have done the same with the Dylusions Spray in the fresh lime. I love the effect this has added to the page.

With my bigger Butterfly and big pink flower I have stamped them directly onto an old book, cut them out and then painted them once again using the Dylusions Bubblegum pink paint.

The little words down the bottom of the page I have stamped onto a circle shape then added it to the cluster down the bottom. I have added a few of the Kaisercraft Pearls to some of the middle of the flowers, my Title I have used some of the American Craft word stickers then finished my layout off with a Doodly border! I really Love how this layout ended up, at the start I thought it may have turned into a disaster but now I'm really happy with the end result!

Thanks for taking the time to look at my Layout, have you got your entry in yet? A $30 voucher to spend at the wonderful www.scrapbookitshop.com.au could be all yours!

I will be back again a little later in the month with another layout!
Thanks again Jane xxx

Dance

Hello!

My turn this month to set the Challenge for all of you lovely Scrapbookers out there. I hope that you find it an enjoyable challenge and not to overwhelming by the criteria I have set! We are always interested in your feedback on our challenges and would love to know what are your favourite challenges? Do you like to freestyle with a few certain criteria's? Do you like Sketches or Mood Boards? We would love to know, drop us a note down below in the comments.

SO for this month I have decided to do a SHAPE Challenge!

Your Challenge is to:

*Use circles, hearts, rectangles and triangles on your layout or card or journal page

* Make reference to a shape in your title ie, Circle of life, Follow your heart, You're a Star etc, etc..

AND

*Include on your Layout, card or Art Journal a Technique OR Product that you have never tried before..

And Remember by just doing these three things you could be in the running to win an awesome prize from www.scrapbookit.com.au

My Layout today is a photo of my beautiful Ballerina Rahni, Jo has given me the perfect paper to work with this month, it is from Simple Stories and is called DANCE.

I Really Love the bright colours that are part of this range. I have started my layout by using a circle stamp then colouring in the circles with my dylusions paints, to make sure I had my triangle elements on my page I used some black dylusions paint and a stencil, I then went around the borders of some of the triangles with my pink Posca paint pen.

Next I cut out a few different quotes from one of the patterned papers and placed them in a cluster around my photo which I matted on some pink felt.

For my technique or product that I have never used before I chose to work with some bright pink felt! I matted my photo with it and I also made some cute little heart embelishments with the pink as well as some black felt! I'm really happy with how they look, and the different effect they have given to my page.

I hope you have enjoyed my layout and challenge today and have a lot of fun creating for this challenge, I know I have.. The winner of this challenge will win some great prizes so get scrapping and sharing with your friends.

Happy Scrapping

Jane xxx

Georgy Girl.

Georgy Girl...

Hello, I hope you are all well and have had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. 

Mel has set us a really great challenge this month, I have had a lot of fun working on this Layout of my niece and I, which was taken on the night of her Deb Ball. 

This is my Layout!

I was lucky enough to be able to use the 7 DOTS STUDIO Northern Lights paper collection. 

I started my layout with a piece of patterned paper out of the range, I then applied some gesso over the page, I added some Dylusions Paint in bubblegum pink then added some Colour Blast Artist Ink in Berry using the packaging technique. Next I got my stencils out and added some of the Colour Blast Colour Paste through my first stencil with Royalty, I then added some Gesso mixed with some mauve paint through the Kaisercraft heart stencil. 

For Mel's 3-2-1 Challenge We had to use three different colors,, I used pink, black, mauve and many more colors as well! I had to use two embellishments which I used some little bows that I made up using some twine, some small hearts that I have punched out and lot's of different tags and word stickers from the paper pack. The last part of the challenge was to include a song title or parts of a lyric, I chose to use the song Georgy Girl which is sung by the band The Seekers. I chose this as my title because it is actually what we call my niece Georgina. 

I stuck my photo onto some black cardstock then added several different patterned paper underneath it as well as the black tissue paper which borders the left hand side of my photo.

I used my sizzix with a Kaisercraft die to cut out my title then used some of the word stickers out of the paper pack to finish my layout! 

I added some doodling around the outside of my layout then I was finished. I hope you have gotten some inspiration out of this layout.

Do you have anyone that you think may be interested in joining our monthly challenges? We would love to see some new faces in our little scrapbookit community, every month Jo gives out THE BEST prizes, you have nothing to loose to enter and invite all of your friends we would love to see all of your work. 

Jo's up on the blog next, I look forward to seeing what she has come up with. 

Thanks for taking the time to read my blogpost, 

Happy Scrapping 

Jane xxx