'You Rock' Scrapbook Page with Lisa J

Hello there,

I am so excited (and I have to admit a wee bit nervous) to share
my first project for the Scrapping Clearly Design Team.

Kylie chose well for me this month with my DT goodies - the absolutely gorgeous "You Rock" collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studios. Oh my, this collection is stunning and as a Mumma to four boys just perfect for me.

Just look at this perfection:

My first layout with the kit is "You Rock".

I started with some white cardstock and, once I worked out where my photo would be positioned,

added some background interest with stamping and mist splatters.

The Colour Blast Colour Sprays are perfect for adding colour without shimmer.

I love Ranger Archival Inkpads for my stamping since they are permanent and don't run when you wet them.

I have used an older Darkroom Door splatter stamp from my collection but any background stamp will add interest. Check out the Darkroom Door range in store here.

I adore the rubber charms in this collection - they add a different texture from all the paper layers.

I have finished off my embellishing with some torn washi strips, die-cuts, stickers, flair buttons and the divine wood veneer, also from the You Rock collection.

I painted my title wood veneer in black paint for impact.

Thanks for checking out my first project.

I can't wait to see what you are all creating this month.

Be sure to share in the Facebook group.

Happy creating

Family Fun Today with Amy Prior

Hi there Scrapping Clearly fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing a quick scrapbook page that I have created using the gorgeous Simple Stories Life in Color Collection along with some other favourite products available from the Scrapping Clearly store!

To create the background for this layout, I have added some Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Sunshine through a stencil over a piece of Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Various Patterned Papers. Just add the paste randomly and avoid the middle section where the photo layers will go so you don't waste product necessarily.

When the paste has dried completely, sprinkle some Colour Blast - Shimmer Spray - Fire Engine randomly around the edges before sticking on some ripped pieces of Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Various Patterned Papers, and finish off with some Teresa Collins - Something Wonderful Collection - Washi Tape.

Spray some Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Love over a Heidi Swapp - Color Magic - Banners and set aside to dry. Wipe off any excess with a baby wipe when it is dry to show the resist better. 

Layer some Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Various Patterned Papers in various sized rectangles around the phtograph. I have distressed around my papers to tie in with the ripped paper on the background. 

Add the dried Heidi Swapp - Color Magic - Banners to the layers of paper and then add the title using American Crafts - Amy Tangerine - Better Together - You & Me Black Thickers and some letters from Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Expressions Cardstock Stickers. I have outlined the American Crafts - Amy Tangerine - Better Together - You & Me Black Thickers with white to help it pop as my photograph is quite dark in a lot of areas. 

Finish off the layout by embellishing with various products from the Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Adhesive Bradz, Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Enamel Dots, Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Expressions Cardstock Stickers, Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers, and Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Clear Stickers packs. I have outlined a lot of items with a black pen roughly to help them pop.

The complete product list for this layout includes...

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Various Patterned Papers

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Adhesive Bradz

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Enamel Dots

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Expressions Cardstock Stickers

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

Simple Stories - Life in Color Collection - Clear Stickers

Heidi Swapp - Color Magic - Banners

Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Love

Colour Blast - Shimmer Spray - Fire Engine

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Sunshine

American Crafts - Amy Tangerine - Better Together - You & Me Black Thickers
Teresa Collins - Something Wonderful Collection - Washi Tape

Well that is it from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior

Love This with Melinda Sweetman

Hi there ScrappingClearly fans, Melinda here with you today scrapping a photo of myself and hubby from Christmas Day last year using the gorgeous Oh Joy collection by Pink Fresh Studio.

There is a process video too, just click on the play button below and enjoy!

Here is my page and I really love how it turned out. It's pretty clean and simple for me but I did add a VERY light coat of white gesso behind where my photo and title went to help them pop and sprinkled on some mists :)

I used one of the metal dies in my stash and one of the papers in the 6x6 paper pad to create my title. 

I pulled lots of bits and pieces from the collection to embellish the page and really love the clean design of this!

Kylie still has this gorgeous collection in store and if you are anything like me, still scrapping away those photo's from Christmas Past head over and order up before it all disappears - it really is a gorgeous collection!

The products I have used are:

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - 6x6 Paper Pad

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - Puffy Stickers

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - Acrylic Mirror Shapes - LOVE these so much!

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - Washi Tape

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - Gold Foiled Phrase Stickers

Pink Fresh - Oh Joy - 12x12 Paper "Merry Christmas"

Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Rainforest

Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Love

Heidi Swapp - Colour Shine - Gold Lame

WRMK - White Typecast Typewriter

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy scrapping!!

Melinda

Enjoy Adventure

Hey there Arty Peeps.

I hope your new year is starting off positively.

I'm here today to share my sketch page with y'all.

It's a messy one, perfect for a teenage boy.

I started with a piece of heavy weight cardstock that had been used to clean up a stencil which had been used with watercolour paint. Then I mounted my pics and cut a couple of circles from this patterned paper. The circles didn't pop enough so I sprayed them with some red Dylusions then, to tie the background in, I added some yellow spray to my mat, mixed it with the red and cleaned it up with my page.

I used brick wall washi tape and bling strips, along with chevron chippies coloured black. I coloured black over my chippy title with a Posca paint pen to make the word stand out. 

I wrote my journalling using my awesome WeRMK Typecast typewriter by putting the whole page through (so fantastic!) before I stuck anything down.

My banner was stuck down before the orange splats. I used Kindyglitz to go over the wood veneer word. As a finishing touch I added some vellum stars and the almost obligatory black splats.

The little heart is from the same pack as my title, I coloured it black too.

Here is the sketch, click on it to go to the upload folder on Facebook.

I sure hope you can join us this month, always a fab prize!

Thanks for coming by

Smile Sister with Amy Prior

Hi everyone! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing a layout featuring a photo of my mum and 2 of her sisters that was taken at my wedding many years ago.

To create the background for this layout, I have started off with a piece of American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock that I have added stencilling to using some Dina Wakely - White Gesso. Once the Gesso was dry, I have added some Leafing Adhesive over the top of the gesso before rubbing some Gold Leaf randomly over the top. I like to use Gold leaf instead of gold sheets as it gives a much more random and varied look as you can see here. 

Once the gold leaf was all done, I have then splattered some small bits of Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Bubblegum, and Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Rainforest around the background to bring a little more colour to the page ready for my colourful layers.  I have then cut lots of random rectangles out of My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned papers and American Crafts - Gold Glitter 12x12 Cardstock to layer around my photograph. I have added a doily from my stash into the layers also.

The final step for this layout was to embellish and for this page I have added some  My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - 12x12 Chipboard Stickers, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Acrylic Words, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Alphabet & Words, plus some handmade flowers from my stash. To add a little gold to the flowers, I have simply rubbed a little Inka Gold - Gold over the tips of the flower petals and the layout was complete. 

Complete list of products used for this layout include:

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned papers

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - 12x12 Chipboard Stickers

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Acrylic Words

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Alphabet & Words

American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock

Inka Gold - Gold

Dina Wakely - White Gesso

American Crafts - Gold Glitter 12x12 Cardstock

Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Bubblegum

Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Rainforest

Well that is it from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to check back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration from the Scrapping Clearly Design Team. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx