She Took The Leap - Art Journalling!

Today I have another art journal page to share with you. This is another one of my favourite pages - I love the dripping paint!

For this page I gesso'd my page first. Then I added some torn strips of book paper in places (using matt gel medium). Then I gesso'd over the top of the book paper. Then I sprayed on some Dylusions ink sprays - adding some occasional sprays of water to encourage the ink to run (and holding my book sideways). Then I added some watercolour paints in places for added interest. 

Once the page was dry I used a variety of background stamps across and around my pages.

Lastly I added a title/quote from Colour Me Positive 2016 .

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Live Love Laugh - With Scrapping Clearly!

Happy Easter!!!!

Were you all up as early as we were - ready for an easter egg hunt!?!
 
Today I have another scrapbook page to share made using lots of goodies from Scrapping Clearly. 

The photo I've used was taken on our recent 9 year wedding anniversary.

I've chosen more of the fun and bright papers from the Kaisercraft #Me collection teamed with white cardstock for the background.

I used a yellow ink and the heart stamp from the #Me acrylic stamp set to personalise my background. This #Happy diecut from the Collectible pack is perfect for this page.

I've added all of the numbers from the Teresa Collins wood veneer pack and marked with a cork arrow the Anniversary year we were celebrating. 

I added the other wood veneer letters/words around my photo, as well as some roses from the collectible pack and another of the stamps from the set. This stamp set is so versatile - I love adding them to my pages! 

There are so many fun diecuts to use - the black and white colours make them very versatile. 

Black glitter thickers are always perfect sparkly accents to any page - I've used them to make the word "Love" as part of my title.   

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include 

KaiserCraft #Me 12x12 collection kit
KaiserCraft #me collectables 
KaiserCraft #me acrylic stamps 
Teresa Collins "Save The Date" sequins 
Teresa Collins "Something Wonderful" wood veneer 
Heidi Swapp abc black glitter thickers  
I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Right Now - With Imaginarium Designs!

Today I have a scrapbook page to share using lots of gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard. 

I've used a photo taken at a Twenty20 cricket match at Adelaide oval. My daughter took this photo on her phone with a fish-eye lens - cool hey!!

I started with some fun Studio Calico papers - the dotted paper reminded me of all the heads/faces in the crowd at the stadium!

I've used a selection of different Imaginarium Designs chipboard on my page - each has been painted with Dylusions paints (yes I had to buy them lol). I can always find a space on my page to include some hearts and arrows!

These chipboard bubbles are quite a feature on the page - they reminded me of lots of cricket balls!

I also added some Fancy Pants diecuts and flair on the page. As well as a different shape chipboard arrow.

This chipboard title was perfect for this page - I love the funky font!! 

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 

Right Now this is a new design available soon!!
  
Loolabelles love arrows : Code IDD0030

Nat's bubbles medium: Code IDD0037

Nats hearts : code IDD0043

 Loolabelles nested arrows : code IDDL0018

 I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Believe In Yourself - Art Journalling!

Today I have another art journal page to share with you. This is one of my favourite pages so far. I love the colours, the white space, the dripping paint, the stencils and the stamps - all of it actually!

For this page I gesso'd my page first. Then I did some stencilling using whipped spackle. Once dry I sprayed my page with water then painted on some Dylusions ink sprays using a brush and a plastic bag technique. I held my book upright at times so that the inks would run. I used three different shades of blue. I also added some splatters in these colours.

Once the page was dry I used a variety of background stamps across and around my pages.

Lastly I added a title/quote from Colour Me Positive 2016 .

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Family - With Scrapping Clearly!

Today I have another scrapbook page share made using lots of goodies from Scrapping Clearly. 

The photo I've used is a family selfie taken on Valentines day this year.

I love the wood look of the background page (from the Kaisercraft #Me collection) and I wanted to highlight it instead of the usual white cardstock that I like to use. I teamed it with some of the florals from the collection - they are so pretty! I've used another white paper doilie under my photo (one of my trademarks!) and some of the diecuts from the Collectible pack.

You can never have too much sparkle on your page - sequins are perfect for this.

These gold glitter arrows are perfect embellishments - I love using arrows on my pages!

The black glitter alphas are perfect for the title - I like to place them crooked like this because I love the look and also I hate it when I try to line them up and 1 looks a bit wrong! 

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include 

KaiserCraft #Me 12x12 collection kit
KaiserCraft #me collectables 
KaiserCraft #me acrylic stamps 
Teresa Collins "Save The Date" sequins 
Teresa Collins "Something Wonderful" wood veneer 
Pink Paislee "Cedar Lane" gold glitter paper arrows
Heidi Swapp abc black glitter thickers  

I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Birthday Cards - With Imaginarium Designs!

Today I have some cards to share made using lots of gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard. 

My inspiration behind these cards was a Fiona Paltridge Class I attended at Seriously Scrapbooking (bright colour sprays, stencils, texture paste, and chipboards!) and my motivation was my daughters birthday which was the next day!

Here are 2 of the cards I made - I love these colours and the grungy look of the cards!

I used a range of stencils on this card and Dylusions ink sprays. I then added some texture paste through some more stencils (you can see they absorb the colour under them). 

I selected the chipboard I wanted to use and painted white gesso over them. When it had dried I painted Dylusions inks on to them. 

This is the card I gave Jessica for her birthday - chosen because of the hearts. I think the stencils look so cool! 

You can see the texture on the card better in this photo - in real life it is fun to touch!! I've also used a black glitter mat behind the painted cardstock on these cards. Glitter card is very hard to stick anything too - need your strongest glue (Helmar 450 works well)!! 

Here are 2 more cards I made - It I have to make 1 card I try and make 2-3 more that look similar. 

This next card is slightly different to the others. I had actually made a different stencilled background which I didnt like - so that went in the bin. So instead of starting again I just painted the background using the Dylusions and a plastic bag "smooshing" technique (that I often use). 

Again I painted the chipboards first with white gesso then painted with Dylusions inks.

This final card was actually the first one I made - using the same stencils, sprays and texture paste. But I did not add a black mat to the painted card. At first I thought it needed something - that is why I added the black glitter mat. But now that I look back on it I like it the way it is :)

These "Happy Birthday" chipboards are perfect for cards. There are 4 in a pack and they are the perfect embellishment. I also love the "Loolabelle's pie chart and hearts" chipboards - so fun and funky! And you always can add a heart or star or arrow to your card/page so I always need plenty of these on hand!

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 

 Loolabelles love arrows : Code IDD0030

Loolabelle's pie chart and hearts : Code IDD0048 

Stars board : Code IDT0036 

Lou's heart shapes: Code IDDL0015

Happy Birthday: Code IDP0079

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn