WINNERS, WINNERS, WINNERS!!!

I have to apologise for the late announcement of the winners of the Grungy Wing Stencil giveaway to celebrate my article in Scrapbooking Memories...

So without further delay.... the randomly drawn winners are:

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please contact me on ascrappetiger@gmail.com with your mailing addresses so I can get those stencils out to you....

thanks to all of you who participated...

xC

Friends

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

it's my turn over on the D-lish Scraps blog again today, and I'd love to share with you a layout I created.... "friends" 

this pic was taken at retreat last November ..... on the special hat day...

for my layout's background, I used Carabelle stamps and watercolour pencils...

to embellish the layout I used loads of D-lish products... including: Hand Dyed Muslin, Silver foil Doily, Flair Buttons, Washi tape and Journal pack from the February just add paper kit... I also used some forget me knot flowers along with some leaves...

 I also made use of the sequins, pearls and seed beads from the February just add paper kit....

and  here is a little video I made creating this layout....enjoy...

till next time

happy creating

xC

The Good Life

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

it's my turn over on the D-lish Scraps blog again today, and I'd love to share with you a layout I created.... "the Good life"

 this layout is a pic I took in Hoi An, Vietnam, I love the peaceful serenity of the ducks slowly moving along the river...  to create the layout I once again began with a stamped background, before adding loads of D-lish goodness...

 I used the woodgrain washi tape, glass cabochons, Freckled Fawn short arrow clip, Little Birdie kraft expressions flowers, Little Birdie Vintaj flowers - symphony

More gorgeous flowers, Little Birdie, Vintaj Micro paper florettes, Bitty Blooms, Little Birdie, mIxed media burlap mini beaded petites.... and a flair button from the sweetly scripted kraft set....

 even more of the gorgeous flowers from the Little Birdie Vintaj Symphony pack and a Sequin Bow...

one last close up....

how is everyone going getting the cybercrop challenges done?, still plenty of time to play along...

till next time,
happy creating
xC

Venice

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

it's my turn over on the D-lish Scraps blog today, and I'd love to share with you a layout I created.... "Venice"

 This is one of my favourite pics I took in Venice.... I absolutely loved the gondola's...

 to create this layout I used a stamped background and added some washi tape, from the Beachside Bliss just add paper kit and the Peach Kisses just add paper kit... 

 I used a coloured paper doily behind the photo... and the Scrap FX mini alpha for the title...

I embellished up my layout using some hand dyed muslin and lots of the amazing D-lish flowers; including the Little Birdie Boutique Elements in Serenade Blue, Pastel Petals, Resin flowers, and metal flowers, I used some silver pearls to replace the flower centres...

 I also used a sequin bow, some wordfetti from the Peach kisses journal pack and a Trellis Rose...

Finally I finished off the layout using the feather and flair button from the Peach Kisses just add paper kit....

till next time,

happy creating,

xC

Scrap FX Grungy Wing Stencil Giveaway

So if you haven't got a copy of the latest Scrapbooking Memories Magazine, you will have missed the article I have written on using the fabulous Scrap FX Grungy Wing Stencil in three very different ways on your projects...

You will have also missed the bit about Scrap FX very generously donating 3 of these fabulous stencils for me to give away...

So 'how do I win one?' I hear you ask.... Well, here's how...

Firstly, you need to go like and share the Scrap FX Facebook page here...

Second you need to leave a comment on the Scrap FX Facebook Page with the hashtag #GrungyWingStencil.... 

and lastly you need to return here to my blog and leave me a comment on this post and tell me what you'd like to make with the Grungy Wing Stencil...

The three winners will be randomly drawn on the 15th May 2015...  good luck... and don't forget to check out my article...

xC

Dream Discover

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today... Today I'd like to share with you a layout I created...

"Dream Discover"

these pics are from a Scrapbooking Retreat I ran in Vietnam.... this was a banana flower salad that I am tasting.... those that know me well, know this was way out of my food comfort zone... but I must confess, it wasn't that bad...

 

For my title I chose the dream, discover, destiny wordlet.... I decided to alter it and remove "destiny" from it, I didn't think it really went with my pics so well.... I used some Tinby Melts on this title to give colour shine and molten texture...

First let me apologise for a close up of my gob, I did think about putting the watermark over it....lol... but I needed to show off  how I used the new squiggle frame, large to highlight my main photo... this is a really cool frame, and you get two in the pack to play with...  I coloured it up the same as my title...

One last close up to show that title off a little better....

 Finally just a reminder, I have a Scrap FX giveaway (thanks to the generosity of Jill) running at the moment on my blog and the ScrapFX Facebook page...  got to be in it to win it... check it out here....

till next time

Happy Creating

xC

Incredible

Hi everyone.... I'm excited to share with you all my latest project using some of the fabulous Couture Creations products.

I created a layout "Incredible"... on this layout you'll find a professional photo I had taken some years back, but I still love the colours of this pic (oh and for those wondering, yes it's real and yes it hurt... lol the two questions I still get asked regularly)...

For this project I wanted to go about using some of the Couture Creations products in some different ways .... hope you get some ideas from what I came up with...

 I started out creating a couple of stencils from the covers of old magazines(you know they have that glossy coating and treated carefully they last well...)

I then grabbed my palette knife and some Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue (I used Red, Black and Antique Silver) and spread it through my stencils onto a Coordinations heavy weight 110lb white cardstock...

 I continued using the different coloured Glitzin'  Glamours and my homemade stencils randomly onto the cardstock to complete my background texture...

 Next I took some of the Quick Release Die Paper..... I love the print on this paper, it is way too pretty to only use as a release paper in our dies... so I tore some into a couple of pieces and crumpled it up...

I then used the Jumbo tip 2 way glue to adhere the pieces to my cardstock... 

I used one of the Vintage rectangles to die cut some more Coordinations cardstock...

and did the same with some of the Everyday Essential Arrows... 

 I painted a chipboard title, and then covered it in some of the Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue, and left it to dry...

Then it was a simple matter of putting it all together... 

I mounted up the arrows with 3D Foam Adhesive Strips

 I mounted the photo with Foam Mounting tape...

I finished the layout off with some of the Jewelled Florettes (2.5cm and 4cm) that I had inked the edges using a sponge dauber....

Dies used:

CO724089 - Background Savvy - Conservatory
CO724088 - Background Savvy - HoneyPot
CO724104 - Everyday Essentials - Chevron Arrows
CO724105 - Everyday Essentials - Tapered Arrow
CO724108 - Everyday Essentials - 3D Arrow
CO724045 - Vintage Rose - Vintage Rectangles

Tools and Accessories used:

CO721986 - Handheld Essentials, Craft Knife, Piercing Tool and Scoring Tool

CO723060 Sanding Block

CO721966 - Tape Cutter

CO721957 15x15" Cutting Mat

CO723978 - Heat Tool

CO721955 - Painted Non-Stick Scissors (14cm)

CO723828 - Non-Stick Craft Mat

CO723623 - Sponge Dauber (6 pack)

Adhesives used: 

CO721985 Double Sided Tape 6mm

CO721964 - Foam Mounting Tape 12mm
CO723899 - 3D Foam Strips

CO724037 - 2 Way Glue Pen - 15mm Jumbo Tip

CO724037 - Turbo Precision Glue Pen

CO721979 - Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue - Red

CO721977 - Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue - Black

CO721982 - Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue - Antique Silver

Papers used:

Coordinations Heavyweight 110lb white cardstock

Coordinations Tim Holtz Distress Collection - Tumbled Glass

Coordinations black 80lb cardstock smooth

till next time

Happy Creating

xC

Kanishka

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

Today I'd like to share with you a layout I created for Scrap FX...

"Kanishka"

 so here he is at 8 1/2 weeks or age... isn't he just so gorgeous... a total distraction...

 I used the new heart strings coloured up with Tinby Melts...  aren't these just the cutest... 

 I used the Itty Bitty Bets "Typewriter" alphas for his name.... I love the Itty Bitty Bets alphas they are already black.... need no painting... so quick and easy to use.... 

 I used the circular shawl stencil with some Viva modelling paste to give texture over my stamped background.... love the shapes from this stencil...

One last close up.... isn't he just too cute.... love his colouring... he's so cheeky now...
I see a long road of training ahead...

Scrap FX products used: 

heart strings
circular shawl stencil

Itty Bitty Bets "Typewriter"

Also used in creating this layout:

Carabelle Studios Stamps

Tinby Melts

till next time

happy creating

xC 

Baby

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

Today I'd like to share with you a layout I created for Scrap FX...

"baby"

So this our newest family member.... at 3 days old... meet Kanishka....  he is an Alaskan Malamute and we are expecting him to grow upwards of 40kg; especially as he was the heaviest in his litter...but we will have to wait and see just how big he gets... 

for my page title I used the new baby banner..... isn't it just so cute... I coloured it up with some Tinby melts on the word and then some izinks on the birdies...

I created texture on the backing page using the new circular shawl stencil... love the texture patterns this stencil creates...

I love the new "facts to remember" set... here I have use 3 of the 5 pieces in this set... again I used Tinby melts to colour them with...

my final touch was to use some of the new vellum white feathers... you need to cut these out yourself but they are so worth the effort...

Scrap FX products used: 

white feathers

facts to remember

circular shawl stencil

 baby banner

Also used in creating this layout:

Carabelle Studios Stamps

Tinby Melts

till next time

happy creating

xC