New Scrap FX

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 "Wonder"

 I adore this photo of my nephew with his reflection... he was totally mesmerized 

 This month Scrap FX released a new stencil "Ice Shards Stencil" isn't it fantastic.... just look at those shapes...

So I used modelling paste with the stencil to create all this gorgeous texture, and water colour pencil to highlight the shapes...

This month Scrap FX also released some new flourishes, this one is Flourish 12 scribble... isn't it gorgeous, I love it... I think it's my new favourite flourish...  also in this release were some more new mini titles... I used the Wonder, mini for this layout, isn't it awesome, I am loving these smaller titles...

Scrap FX Products used:

Ice Shards Stencil

Flourish 12 scribble

Wonder, mini

I hoped you enjoyed the look at some of the newly released products,

till next time,

happy creating,

xC

Scrapbookit September Challenge

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.

It is my turn over on the Scrapbookit Blog and I'd like to share with you their latest challenge. This month it was Mel's turn to set the challenge and being that in September we celebrate those special males in our lives with fathers day, Mel has set her challenge around the male theme... 

Here is Mel's Challenge:

Create a layout/project that includes the following:

*Masculine theme
*the words "My Hero" included in the title
*4 patterned papers
*Washi tape
*Twine/Ribbon
*At least 1 handmade embellishment

This month I thought I would share what Jo sent me to work with , so you can see a sort of before and after effect...

So this was the contents of my DT pack for September.... lots of yummy kraft coloured goodies, perfect for the challenge set by Mel...

So here is my take on the challenge:

So I started with the kraft cardstock as a base for my masculine themed layout, and used the Scrap FX woodgrain stencil (Jo stocks the Scrap FX stencils, everyone should have a few in their stash)... I then sprayed the entire background with Lindy's stamp Gang sprays.

I used 4 printed papers behind the photo and in the rosettes, and I also used some of the gorgeous embossed papers Jo sent me, you really should check them out...

 for the my hero title, I used the Kaisercraft Mix & Match sticker sheet

 I created my own rosette embellishments from a couple of the Kaisercraft Mix & Match papers...

 I used the a couple of the tags and some washi tape from my stash to meet the challenge rules... and finished them off with some of the Kaisercraft twine....

To see what I get up to with the rest of the pack, you'll just have to come back later in the month...
I hope to see you joining in on the challenge, I'd love to see your take on it....

till next time
happy creating,
xC

Scrap FX Design Team Call....

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

Today I have some fantastic news.... Scrap FX is having a design team call.... being on this team is awesome, you get a truly amazingly generous amount of fantastic product to create with each month, not just chipboard, but foam stamps and stencils too!!!  and you will get to be part of a fantastic international team.... so why not apply and hopefully come join me on the team....

Here's all the details:

Love playing with chipboard?

Obsessed with stamping?

Passionate about stencils?

Scrap FX is offering an exciting opportunity for talented and innovative artists and scrapbookers that love getting creative with these products, and love to inspire others to create.

Do you fit this description? 

What do you need to do?

Please submit three projects: two layouts, and one other project of your choice (can be an art journal page, scrapbook layout, canvas, altered project, cards etc.)

Submissions do not need to use Scrap FX products, but we want to see what you can do with chipboard, stencils and stamps. Be yourself, we want to see the real you in your designs…..we are after a variety of styles that will relate to scrapbookers, papercrafters and mixed media artists…..so don’t be shy, have a go!

You will need to have an active blog of your own, and a facebook page.

The duration and starting date for the Design Team term is negotiable. You will receive a generous starting kit, and new products every month, of which you are required to create three projects per month. DT members must be exclusive to Scrap FX for chipboard products only.

Email your submission to: scrapfx@netspace.net.au including your address, phone number, and a link to your blog. Please also list your social media links (such as pinterest, instagram etc.)

DT Call is open worldwide, and will end on the 1st October 2014.

The new team will be announced on 14th October 2014.

Happy Creating and Good Luck!!

Hope to see you all entering.... good luck to all who do,
 I hope to see you on the team soon...

till next time
xC

Scrap FX Let's Hear it for the Boys...

Over on the Scrap FX blog the DT has got together for a great group post on all things male.... The excert below was extracted from the post, written up by the fabulous Scarlett... 

So here is my project for the group post... written up by Scarlett...

Cindy

Cindy has created a ‘fun-lovin’ boy page featuring what appears to be a school photo, which I don’t about you, but I often have a tough time knowing what to do with these. If this is indeed a school photo I find it spectacular how she has gone with a non-traditional approach to scrapping it. This is another jaw dropping background and I have a few insider deets on how it was created wanna know the scoop?? Okay, let’s take a closer look and I’ll share.

Cindy started off her background by stamping the Star Spangles Stamp (2014214). She clear embossed the stamp before she applied the Continuous Chain Stencil with paste. Doesn't it look totally spectacular? I don’t have this one in my stash yet, but after seeing how Cindy has used it here I may have to rethink how I may use it on future projects. It provides such a rich texture and looks so realistic! I also think it probably helps that Cindy is really quite terrific at applying background techniques.

Here you can see the chains up close and also see the start of her misting. This was done after the chains had dried and allowed to run down creating the lovely drips you see in the above photos. The great thing about having embossed the Star Spangles Stamp is the mist resisted it so the stars continued to shine on through while the mist oozed on around them.

Products Used

Itty Bitty Bets ‘Serif’ (2005102)

Fun Theme Pack (2014209)

Car Transparency (2014174)

Star Spangles Stamp (2014214)

Continuous Chain Stencil (2013193)

To view the other great male themed projects from the DT jump on over to the Scrap FX Blog.

till next time
happy creating

xC

Scrapbookit

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.

It is my turn over on the Scrapbookit Blog again today and I have one last project to share with you this month... "Love this child"

 I again used paper Jo sent in my kit from the Pebbles 12x12" paper pad...

 The papers are very bright and patterned, and my photo got a little lost when I laid it on the paper.... So I white washed the paper with gesso to tone it down a little... and then sprayed it up to match my niece's coat... 


 I used Scrap FX chipboard for my journalling title Love scribble heart (I used the love word only) and Wild Child(in which I cut off the wild)...and coloured these up with water colour pencils...

I used the Scrap FX Daisy Flowers stencil to create the daisies on the layout to coordinate with my photo... and used buttons to create their centres...

finally, I also used the Scrap FX Chevron Spot Stamps to finish off my layout.

So my layout very loosely follows the current challenge (at a stretch, lol)... the current challenge is a Tic Tac Toe challenge... all you need to do is choose a row and incorporate those elements in your project...

so my layout very loosely follows the first column.... Teal-Journalling-Flowers...
My paper has teal print on it, I used a journalling title and stenciled my flowers...

It's your last chance to get your entry in to be in the running for a massive prize pack from Jo, so don't dilly dally, I'm looking forward to seeing your creations....

till next time

Happy Creating

xC

Scrap FX product used:
Chevron Spot Stamps
Daisy Flowers stencil
Love scribble heart
Wild Child

Scrapbookit Again...

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.

I've put up another post on the Scrapbookit Blog today and I'd like to share with you the latest layout I have created for the current challenge that Jo has set for August and what a great challenge it is...

It is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

Here is the game board...

All you need to do is choose one line combination from the board - horizontal, vertical or diagonal and use those elements on your layout.

It's that easy!

I have chosen the Flowers - Ink/Paint - Black/White line.

Here is what I have come up with...

 Using another of the papers from the Pebbles Birthday Wishes pad.... I added texture with the Scrap FX Moroccan Tile Stencil...

A close up of the misting of inks and my flower cluster...

 Another pic of the misted inks, and the gold stardream paper I used under the photo...

I used thickers Rainboots stickers for my title...

I hope you'll join us for the challenge and maybe win yourself a great prize pack...

till next time 

Happy Creating

xC

Scrapbookit August Challenge

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.

It is my turn over on the Scrapbookit Blog today and I'd like to share with you the latest challenge that Jo has set for August and what a great challenge it is...

It is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

Here is the game board...

 

All you need to do is choose one line combination from the board - horizontal, vertical or diagonal and use those elements on your layout.

It's that easy!

I have chosen the Flowers - Ink/Paint - Black/White line.

Here is what I have come up with...

 So for my line of the challenge I used tiny flowers, Black/White tiny alphas that Jo had sent me in a previous kit, and Ink/Paint to colour my tree trunk.  This month we are all creating with the papers from the Pebbles Birthday Wishes Pack...

 A close up of the tree trunk I created on my page, using modelling paste and a Sculpey texture maker that Jo included in my kit.... how awesome is this texture  it created and so easy, I just pressed it into the modelling paste as it was drying....

I then coloured it with ink/paint...

 For my title I used Rainboots thickers and tiny letters from Kaisercraft....

I diecut some foliage from green cardstock and added a little gauze threads to my flower cluster....

I hope you'll join in the fun and play along the challenge. Entries need to be in by 30th August to be in the running for a massive prize pack from Jo, so hit your stash or purchase something new from Jo to play with....

till next time

Happy Creating

xC

Fill my Heart

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

Today I'd like to share with you a layout I created with some of the latest releases from Scrap FX  "Fill my Heart"

 This is one of favourite pics of Bill, and as corny as it may be, he does fill my heart....  I used the new Jigsaw Heart Large for this layout, isn't it a great piece, it's approx 20cm, it also comes in a smaller size that is only 9.5cm...

the background was created with the Crosswords Stencil and modelling paste... and I used a stabillo all pencil to create shading and make the background pop....

 Scrap FX make so many fun alphabets, here I used; Graffiti Alphabet, Chisel large lower case, Itty Bitty Bets Groovy and Bag of letters mini....  I love mixing up lettering for my longer titles... 

I used the Heart Spangles Stamp and embossed onto the Jigsaw Heart Large.

To finish off my layout I used the Heart Monitor from last months releases, it just finished off this layout perfectly.....

Scrap FX products used:

Jigsaw Heart Large

Crosswords Stencil 

Graffiti Alphabet

Chisel large lower case

Itty Bitty Bets Groovy

Bag of letters mini

Heart Monitor 

till next time

happy creating

xC

New Scrap FX

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  "Love & Laughter"

I had lots of fun playing with the new releases, lots of fun mini titles, amazing heart embellishments, puzzle pieces and cute stick figures, you can check out the new releases here.

 Here on this tag I used the 'Holiday Fun' from the Fun Theme Pack and a small heart from the Lots of Love pack. I also used the Heart Spangles Stamp on the background of the tag.

I embossed the Heart Spangles Stamp  on the background of my page before spraying and stamping with the Chicken Wire Stamp.

The new title Love & Laughter mini was just perfect for my photo.... I love these mini titles.     

Finally, I  used the Hexagon Pattern Stencil to border my layout.

Scrap FX products used:

Love & Laughter mini

Heart Spangles Stamp

Lots of Love

Fun Theme Pack

Hexagon Pattern Stencil

till next time

xC

Black with Two

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

Well it's the first of the month and that means the new challenge 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 and inspiration word (optional). This month is Ice Blue and Grey, and the word is "feeling", ... and here is the board with colours and sketch..



Here's my take on this months challenge a layout featuring the handsome Henri....

Hope to see you joining in on the fun and maybe even wining yourself a prize over at Black with Two.

till next time
happy creating
xC

Scrap FX step by step Tutorial

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

Today it's my turn today over on the Scrap FX blog and I'd like to share a step by step tutorial I created Layering Stencils to create your page background.

Step 1: To begin you will need two stencils.  

Choose a small patterned stencil I chose the Scrap FX Hexagon Pattern Stencil and a wide open shaped stencil, I chose the Scrap FX Heart Stencil.

Lay the small patterned stencil on the page first and the shape stencil over the top as shown below (if you have trouble holding the two stencils, tape them together with some masking tape to hold the position)

Step 2: using modelling paste (or your chosen medium, as this technique will work with texture paste, gel medium, impasto and many other mediums) and carefully fill in the stencil shape, you will need to be a little careful so as not to push paste under the top stencil and loose your shape.

Step 3: carefully remove the stencils one at a time and then repeat steps 1-3 to decorate your background.   

Step 4: Spray with a Starburst spray (I used Afternoon Delight Denim)

 and then spritz with water and allow to drip down the page

Step 5: repeat the process using Moonshadow mist (I used Silhouette Silver)

Step 6: use Gelatos to give depth and shadow to your hearts, remember to put dark on the same side of all hearts and light on the opposing side to give highlights and shadows.

Step 7: use a wet paint brush to blend the Gelatos and create shadows and highlights around each heart... this makes the hearts really pop off the page...

 

 Step 8: I used the Darkroom Door French Script stamp to randomly stamp on the paper around the hearts, this provides a subtle fine pattern to our background. Just look at how 3D those hearts look using the Gelatos provides such depth

Step 9: Now that our background is complete it's time to finish off our layout... I used the Moonshadow mist to colour the Scrap FX title and embellishments.

 I sprayed some gauze with the Moonshadow mist, inked up some corrugated cardboard, and punched a couple of strips of paper with a paw print punch.... I layered all these items under my photo of my furbaby Henri's photo, he really does have a tough life, lol...
and to finish off I used a flair that I applied a little gesso to the edges so I could ink it up as it was too white for my layout... and here it is..

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that you will give layering of the Scrap FX stencils a try.

Scrap FX Products used:

Heart Stencil
Hexagon Pattern Stencil
Life's Tough
Fancy Brackets Small

Other Products used:

Lindy's Stamp Gang: 

Silhouette Silver Moonshadow Mist

Afternoon Delight Denim Starburst Spray 

Faber-Castell Gelatos

Funky Flairs 'n Flowers:

Captured Flair

till next time

happy creating

xC