October Moodboard Challenge - With Scrapping Clearly!

Hi Lovelies!!

Today I have an art journal page to share with you made using lots of goodies available in the Scrapping Clearly Store.

I'm also playing along with the October Moodboard Challenge. We would love for you to join the challenge and be in the running to win a Scrapping Clearly voucher - you have until October 31 and you enter by uploading your photo to the album in the facebook group here.

I'm using a Small Dylusions journal. I love this sized journal - the page size is more manageable for me!

I've started by applying distress oxides (twisted citron, lucky clover, peeled paint) to the background pages in my journal, some white cardstock and manilla tags using the painting with plastic technique. 

Then I added some stamping using some background stamps and a black ink pad. I used the Dina Wakley circle patterns stamp set to stamp on the white cardstock then I cut out the circles to use on my pages.  Next I added some stencilling in my art journal using the KaiserCraft foliage stencil and Colour Blast colour paste - apple of my eye .

I added clusters of the tags, and stamped circles to my page along with cotton thread, black German Scraps embellishments and some Tim Holtz small talk - snarky stickers. I also added some sparkly silver glitter paste in places. Lastly I splattered some black paint from Prima Watercolor confections - the Classics.

Thanks so much for stopping by 
Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

You've Got Mail Challenge Part 1- With Scrap Matrix!

Hi Lovelies!!

This month I'm lucky enough to be a guest DT member for Scrap Matrix!! Very exciting!! Thankyou so much Vicki and your fabulous Design Team! The Scrap Matrix challenge for October is "You've got mail". I decided to create an art journal page.

Here is the "You've got mail" challenge inspiration pic. 

I've used a small Dylusions art journal (Scrap Matrix has a large range of journals here ) and I've used Distress Oxides to create my background.The colours I've chosen are Faded jeans, Broken china, squeezed lemonade and twisted citron. I've used a painting with plastic technique to apply them to my page where I stamp the inkpad onto some plastic packaging, spritz with water then "smoosh/stamp" onto and around my page.  

 

I do this with each colour separately and let the colour dry between each layer. Then I add splats of each colour. 

 

I also colour some tags to use on my page. I stamp each of the colours onto my craft mat, spritz with water then smoosh the tags into the colour. I let each colour dry then add another colour until I'm happy with the look. 

 

I wanted to add some texture to my page and the tags so I coloured some white texture paste with the Distress oxides - stamp the ink pad onto your craft mat then add texture paste and mix well. 

 

I've applied the coloured texture paste through a Prima flower stencil across my page and on the tags in places. This is a great way to create coloured texture pastes customised to the colours of your page. Add more colour for a darker effect. The same tinting technique can be created using oil pastels, Scribble sticks, mica powders, acrylic paints and even watercolour pan paints. 

 

 

 

Once this had thoroughly dried I added some stamping using the #2 Aall and Create stamp set and Aall and Create stencil #9. I then created some clusters for my page using tags, German scraps embellishments and sewing thread as well as the star of the page - a stamp! 

 

Here are some closeups of my page. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn 

Blue Cards - With Imaginarium Designs!

Hi Lovelies!!

The October Colour of the month at Imaginarium Designs chipboard is "Blue"!!! We would love for you to join in the challenge and create a project using Imaginarium Designs chipboard that is inspired by the colour Blue then send a photo to Jane at sales@imaginariumdesigns.net.au (before 25th October) and you will be in the running to win a fabulous chipboard prize pack!! 

My inspiration project is 2 cards.The first is the card I made for Rachael's 17th birthday.

I started with a 6x6 Kraft card base and I added layers of papers from the Teresa Collins Urban Market collection and another layer of Kraft (I'm loving using Kraft with this paper collection!!) Then I added some tags and paper offcut strips. Lastly I added the chipboard (and left it raw), some paper flowers and splats of black paint. 

For my next card I started with a white 3x3 cards base then added papers from the Urban Market collection (again) the chipboard and paper flowers. Finishing off with diamenties in each corner - simple yet elegant.  

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 

New heart frame 

17th: Code IDN0055

Lou's heart shapes : Code IDD0070 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn