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GET scrapping with LUCKYfinding Foundations! ~ Amanda

 Hello to our Scrapping Clearly fans!

Whilst I love art journals and tags, I started my crafty journey as a Scrapbooker. My go-to will always be creating scrap pages.

Last year, Kylie released LUCKYfindings Foundation paper kits - AH-mazing designs printed on all different papers. 

I have made a few different arty projects with Foundation kits, but today I am sharing the scrapbook pages I have made. LUCKYfindings Foundation kits are the perfect start to a scrapbook page, and such a great way to add layers and interest.

New page to share today: "Forever" - created with Typo Market

"Last photos with Lulu" - created with Atelier

"Goodbye" - created with Sweet Kiwi

"The best day" - created with Aubergine Dream

"Splendid" and "Kiwi kids" - created with  Bursted Oceania

"All Snug" -  created with Aged Vine.

Have you got some LUCKYfindings Foundations? Time to get cracking and create some Scrapbook layouts today!

Amanda

What the duck by Tracey B

Hi everyone

When my friend Kaz sent me these photos my first thought was WHAT THE DUCK!   I mean it's not every day a duck crashes through your kitchen window then wanders off to your craft room to fly around crapping everywhere trying to find its way out.   Can you imagine the mess (and the insurance claim!)  

So this page started with the title and a scrap "waste not" page from a previous crafting day with Jo, Josette & Ava.

Here's the finished page

I added a little stenciling (Vickie Boutin and Tim Holts mini layered stencils)with black archival ink, Art Anthology Sorbet (Just Peachy and Pixie.

I then went through my stash and pulled out stickers and embellishments including

Maggie Holmes Sweet Story frames

49 & Market Spectrum Sherbert chipboard

Fancy Pants Golden Days Puffy stickers

Heidi Swapp stickers and clear stickers

Vicki Bouting Fernwood embellishments

Heidi Swapp embellishments

Vicki Boutin Color Study thickers and

Cocoa Vaniala Life is Beautiful alphas

  

I thought I was finished but decided to give my background a little coat of gesso to tone it down a bit.

TFL

cheers

Tracey

 

Art is Emotion

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Move On - Created by Emma Zappone

 Hello Hello!
Em with you today, and I'm sharing a layout with you this week.
I did draw just a little inspiration from the January Affirmation board too, and this page used lots of old goodies from my stash that needed to be played with.

Let's look at the affirmation board and see how I dissected it.

This week I chose to focus on the eye, shades of green, some lace and what I had left of the 'Aliferous' paper. Yes, the colours did detour a bit, but I do love the outcome.

Let's talk some product. I had green in mind when choosing my pieces. So I went through my many many products and pulled out green things, starting with Tim Holtz idea-ology paper. And the left overs of a sheet of the Aliferous rice paper. I then needed 'embellishments' or pieces that layered. So I fussy cut elements from Stamperia's Amazonia collection. This also introduced colour that led me to use this stunning image that the layout is centered around. 

While fussy cutting I pulled out the Vintage Butterflies transfer sheet by Dress my crafts, and once transferred, fussy cut that stunning large butterfly out. Resin castings are also used from a variety of different moulds. These are painted with Art Alchemey Metallic - Dark Forest, and highlighted with Finnabair wax - Rich Copper, my fave. 

Once everything was glued down, then came the colour on the background. I used a variety of sprays in my collection to get the desired effect. Then I finished it off with an Aall & Create stamp - 'Scripted Thoughts' with some Staz-on ink in 'Spiced Chai.'

That's it. Lots of mixed up products resulting in a fun, and what I feel is a rather striking layout.

I hope I have inspired you to create and I would love to see your inspired pieces from the affirmation board too.

Catch you all soon, Em xx

Making time for what matters by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

It's been a bit of an emotional week in our household as Del's Ouma headed home to South Africa.   Even after an extended stay there's lots of 'last things' to do.

I think this is the first time I've started a LO inspired by an embellishment pack but this was the case here.

I did a bit of stash busting by using some chipboard frames as my base.

I added a little colour using Dina Wakley paint (Turquoise, Sky and Magenta) and a brayer.

I painted a frame with gesso then scrapped through some Light & Fluffy through a stencil and coloured it with Distress Crayons and Art Alchemy wax (Peacock)

I coloured some muslin with Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Shot Tibetan Poppy Teal and added a bit more colour to the background using Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Shot Frenchy's Pink Pouf and Dina Wakley Gloss Spray (Carnation).

I finished the layout with lots of chipboard from the American Crafts Wildflower and Honey pack and some diamantes I received from Ouma.

here's the finished page

TFL

cheers

Tracey

 

Creative People

Aliferous Mood Affirmation

 ”Creativity is Magic. 

Don’t examine it too closely”.

Loved creating January’s Mood Affirmation - I have used the Aliferous Foundations to create in my Dina Wakely 6x6 white cotton journal!  

I will use this journal for the 12 months of Moodboard Affirmations. can’t wait to fill it!

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‘Creating Myself’ by Emma Zappone plus Video

 Hello everyone, Em with you today.
Thanks for joining me on what is my first share of 2023 here at ScrappingClearly. I’m so very happy to be here for another year creating with beautiful products and hopefully inspiring you all a little. 

This weeks share is an Art Journal page. It’s far from perfect, elements I would of liked to have done differently, but that's the great thing about Art Journaling, it doesn't need to be perfect and allows growth. I created in the ABM Perfect size Journal.

 I have been cutting out images from old issues of my Frankie Magazines that inspire me, and thought this one was perfect to match this months mood affirmation board.
Please feel free to check out the process video for this page too. 

I love that the board has the Art Foundations packs incorporated. I used this Aliferous substrate on my pages. I cut circles out of it along with some book paper. 

I started with some Black Gesso, and a mix of acrylic paints in the greens featured in the board, these included Dylusions and Dina Wakley.

With the acrylics I used them through a couple of different stencils. The main one is a gorgeous Finnabair one that mimicked the lace effect that's also featured in the board.

My quote was created with alpha stamps and Liquitex black ink. I then went over them with a Pintor pen and acrylic white pen to make it bold. The quote suits the image, I love that she is reading a Psychology book, so this quote is to build self esteem. 

I added a little colour to the image using colour pencils.
Why not grab a cuppa and watch it all come to life, mistakes and all in the process video here...

Thanks for joining me today.
Catch you again soon.
Em xx

Messy Magical Creativity by Tracey B

 Happy New Year!

 I hope everyone has a fabulous creative year.

I've been inspired by this month's fantastic mood affirmation and created this using lots of goodies from the Aliferous Foundations pack.

I started by tearing the Design paper & taping that down.   I then sponged on some Dina Wakley paints (Aloe & Olive) through a couple of TCW stencils (Petal Splash & and Flourish Tile).

I then spritzed the dirty stencils and pressed them onto a small piece of Design Base paper as the start of my tag.

I then used Art Anthology Sorbet dimensional paint (Leaf) and scraped through the Petal Splash stencil with a palette knife.

Love these paints - they have a really lovely shine and shimmer. (And they're on sale!) 

I used a compass and pencil to draw a half circle for the placement of my title (although a dinner plate would work just as well) which I carefully rubbed out once my title was down.

I fussy cut the butterfly from the Design paper and die cut a couple more from the Base paper.

I used a little of the washi tape, a stamp from the stamp collection, a reinforcement, lace from my stash (which was a perfect match to the lace frame on the paper - happy accident!) and my clunky typewiter to finish off my tag.

A little stamping using a script stamp and Kaisercraft permanent black ink and some more reinforcements finished off the page.

TFL

cheers

Tracey