Las Vegas .... a video tutorial

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

Today I want to share with you all a little video tutorial I have created for Scrap FX.

I wanted to show how a stencil designed for one purpose can be used completely differently, if you just think outside of the box....

So I have gone ahead a made a layout tutorial using the new grungy wing stencil... but as you will see there is not a wing in sight on the completed layout...

   

Now, just before we get the the video, please bear in mind that this is my first video I am putting out there so I hope you all find it easy to watch..... I have to ask that there is no laughing out loud when you catch glimpses of my hugely fashionable crafting flanno, only smirks and sniggers are acceptable responses...lol... I must remember in future to roll up the sleeves...lol.... but we live and learn....

So now that the spiel is over here it finally is ...

Hope you enjoyed that... I'd love to here your thoughts on it or on what you might like to see as a tutorial in the future....

Scrap FX products used:

Grungy Wing Stencil

Medium Chicken Wire

Itty Bitty Bets "Typewriter"

Chicken Wire Stamp

Till next time
Happy Creating

xC

Memories Album

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...and welcome to my third post this month for D-lish Scraps .... Today I'd like to share with you an album I created to go with the decorative box I shared yesterday....

I started out by making the album covers from chipboard sheets, and covered them with the same 7 dots paper I used on the box... I decorated the album cover in the same fashion as the box with loads of D-lish Scraps metal filigrees and some Scrap FX chipboard pieces.

Here you can also see a lot of the same D-lish Scraps products used on the box.... I used silks to paint up the box and all those gorgeous filigrees...

I used loads of the wonderful D-lish Scraps metal filigrees... I used the six petal flowers - I snipped the petals apart and bent them up to create a layered flower - I used some of the mini metal flowers as centres, I also used the metal butterflies along with the five petal flowers and filigree flower centres, and metal daisies...I also used the epoxy resin seals and some Scrap FX Roman numerals and one of the Birdies...

Here you can see the inside of the album, I used the chevron bags to create pocket pages...  I painted them with a wash of metallic paint... don't they look fantastic... 

For the pages I stamped the edges of some cardstock...

 

And one final pic of the box and album together... 

Don't forget the cybercrop this weekend over at The Scrap Suite, hope to see you all there.

 D-lish Scraps products used:
metal butterflies

metal daisies

six petal flowers

metal filigrees
five petal flowers

chevron bags
epoxy resin seals
filigree flower centres

mini metal flower

Scrap FX products used:

Chicken Wire, medium

Roman numerals

Birdies

Memories Words

chipboard sheet 12 x12"

till next time 

Happy creating

xC

Cherish Box

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...and welcome to my second post this month for D-lish Scraps .... Today I'd like to share with you a decorative box I created....

I started out by making this box from chipboard sheets, covered it with some 7 dots paper, used the Scrap FX damask stencil to decorate the sides and then got to decorating the top with loads of D-lish Scraps metal filigrees and some Scrap FX chipboard pieces.

 I used one of the fabulous D-lish Scraps Metal Box Lock to close the box....

Here you can also see the D-lish Scraps epoxy resin seals and some Scrap FX lots of love hearts, Roman numerals and one of the Birdies...

Here is a close up of all the wonderful D-lish Scraps metal filigrees... I used the six petal flowers - I snipped the petals apart and bent them up to create a layered flower - I used some of the mini metal flowers as centres, I also used the metal butterflies along with the five petal flowers and filigree flower centres, pressed metal leaves and metal daisies...I also used the Ornate key ...

Here you can see the Dream Key along with all the Scrap FX chipboard pieces I used... as well as the metal hinges I used to create the box... don't they look fantastic... I just love all the metal texture...

I also used the metal filigree corners on the top of the box...

And one final pic of the box open.... I used silks to paint up the box and all those gorgeous filigrees... I hope you enjoyed this project as much I did creating it...

Don't forget the cybercrop this weekend over at The Scrap Suite, hope to see you all there.

 D-lish Scraps products used:

Ornate key

metal butterflies

metal daisies

six petal flowers

metal filigrees

five petal flowers

epoxy resin seals

Metal Box Lock 

filigree flower centres

 pressed metal leaves

mini metal flower

Dream Key 

 metal filigree corners

metal hinges

Scrap FX products used:

lots of love

light bulbs

Chicken Wire, medium

damask stencil

Roman numerals

Cherish words

Birdies

chipboard sheet 12 x12"

till next time 

Happy creating

xC

100% Loveable

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...
Today I'd like to share my latest for D-lish Scraps with you "100% Loveable"  

 These are a few photo's of my gorgeous furbaby Cleopatra.... she loves to lie out in the garden and take in the world around her on a sunny day....I created this layout using loads of the D-lish Scraps fabulous products...

I started with a plain cardstock and used the Scrap FX Field of Flowers stamp and clear embossing powder to create a resist under the black and white gesso background...

For my title I used the Scrap FX title 100% Loveable... 

  I used the pvc doilies along with the wonderful coloured paper doilies, and applied some distress ink to the edges to give them some depth.... I stamped the centre of the doily for added detail...I love these doilies, no more spraying plain doilies and having them curl  and scrunch up as they dry, plus the added bonus no drying time... so awesome!!! 

And no layout would be complete without one of D-lish Scraps fabulous flair buttons, here I used one from the Duly Noted set...

I created an embellishment cluster using the metal filigree; filigree leave along with a tutu bloom, a large rose from the mixed size roses brown pack, a black rose from the mini rose pack and some mini metal flowers...

For this side cluster I again used part of a coloured paper doily with a black rose from the mini rose pack, a mini metal flower and a metal filigree, filigree flower centre along with a brown forget-me-not.... I also cut a petal from a filigree six petal flower...

One last close up...

D-lish Products used:

pvc doilies

paper doilies

flair button

metal filigree
mini metal flower
mini rose pack
forget-me-not
tutu bloom
mixed size roses

Scrap FX Products used:

Field of Flowers stamp

100% Loveable

Don't forget the cybercrop this weekend over at The Scrap Suite, hope to see you all there.

till next time

happy creating

xC

Forty

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

Today I'd like to share with you another layout I created with some of the latest releases from Scrap FX  "Forty"

 A layout celebrating the birthday of my gorgeous friend Belinda... she had a beautiful Black and White birthday celebration...I struggled creating this layout, as Belinda wore Pink (the only colour in a sea of black and white)... but Pink is so not a colour I am comfortable creating with...lol... so it was a challenge...

For my background I again used the Number Party Stencil, this time highlighting the number four and a circle to create a '40' .... I really do love how versatile this stencil is.... 

 This months new releases included a heaps of mini titles....  here is the super cute Birthday Girl, mini title....

 I used the Crazy Circles to add extra texture behind the cake photo.... What a fantastic cake it was too and so delicious... created for Belinda by my very clever sister in law... her buisness: "Tilly and Pud specialty cakes for all occassions"
I also used a 2014 from the new 2014 year pack... these packs are great 8 different 2014's in one little pack...

 mini captions from the Party Theme Pack, Make a Wish and Party Party Party...

Scrap FX products used:

Party Theme Pack

Crazy Circles

Birthday Girl,mini

Number Party Stencil

2014 year pack

till next time 

happy creating

xC

Cherish

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...
Today is my turn over on the Scrap FX blog and I'd like to share with you a layout I created with some of the new releases "Cherish"

I just adore this picture of my gorgeous niece Hannah....

Hannah is five so I used the new Number Party Stencil and made the number five prominent and smudged out the other numbers....  I love how versatile this stencil is simply by using portions of it as opposed to the whole of the stencil...

 for my tittle I used the new smaller Cherish,mini wordlet.... I love these smaller titles...
On the tag I also used the gorgeous new Flourish Swirl Stamp, my stamping is very subtle under the strong title, but this stamp is beautiful...

I also included my old favourite Chicken Wire for some added background texture....

Scrap FX products used:

Number Party Stencil

Flourish Swirl Stamp

Cherish,mini

Chicken Wire

don't forget to stay tuned to the Scrap FX blog this month as we introduce all the new designers and showcase their creations....

till next time

happy creating

xC

Black with Two November Challenge

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

Today I'm sharing the current challenge that is up over at  Black with Two . 

Black with Two is a challenge blog, which as it's name states is a challenge to use black cardstock as your base and only add the two colours nominated for the month, along with a sketch. This month is Tangerine and Blue, ... and here is the board with colours and sketch....

Here's my take on this months challenge a layout of hubby and I when we visited the Grand Canyon to do the skywalk... I have only just discovered the Shimmerz range of products and had loads of fun creating this layout with them.... The Shimmerz will go onto ant surface and were fabtastic for colouring the resin flourishes... The Texturez gave me amazing gritty texture on my background, so awesome... and no layout of mine would be complete without some Scrap FX to finish it off....

and a close up of all that Shimmerz goodness...

You have plenty of time to join in the fun so I hope to see you playing along and maybe even wining yourself a prize over at Black with Two.

Products used:
Scrap FX: Explore
Shimmerz Paints: Texturez
Shimmerz Paints: Shimmerz

till next time

happy creating

xC