The Best Time - A Scrapbook Page by Katie

Hi there,

Katie back with my take on the January sketch challenge.

Have you had a go yet?

A sketch is a great way to kickstart your creative juices if you need one,

and who doesn't love an opportunity to win a prize?!

Below is the sketch, and you can link yours up in the Facebook album here.

I have used Fancy Pants Joy Parade again for my page, and to suit my photos

I flipped the sketch over so the photos are on the other side.

I did this because of the direction the kid's were looking in the photos,

I didn't want them looking 'out of the page'. So here is my page:

I love a good sketch, especially one that gives you lots of room to make it your own.

My favourite technique is layering with embellishment clusters

and this sketch left plenty of room to do that,

and the Fancy Pants Joy Parade embellishments were so easy to use as well.

I used lots of the patterned paper as the foundations for my page,

including one as the main part of the background.

You can find all the papers for Joy Parade in the collection kit.

I also distressed the edges of my backing paper layers

to add some interest to the background.

I made good use of all the little bits and pieces in the tags and labels pack,

these kinds of things are always great for layering.

This particular cluster of embellishments also included

many of the Joy Parade Puffy Stickers,

including the word and camera.

I think puffy stickers are one of my favourite embellishments!

This title was part of the Joy Parade ephemera pack,

I simply backed it with some of the patterned paper

and then fussy cut around it, and hey presto, a title,

without having to think too hard!

Lots more bits and pieces from the ephemera and tags and labels packs here

and the puffy sticker shapes and dots and general puffy stickers.

I even layered a tag and heart together for extra effect.

The Joy Parade Flair are lots of fun too, and I used this one to bring in some more black,

and the saying fits the photos perfectly as well.

Combining the speech bubble and a puffy sticker helped make this embellishment cluster lots of fun, and maybe the smiley face helped too!

Well, that is all from me today,

I hope you have a go at the sketch too

and I look forward to seeing your creations in the

Facebook gallery!

Thanks for stopping by,

Katie x

Cute Kid - Emma's Version of the January Sketch

Hi everone,

Today on the ScrappingClearly blog I'm sharing my take on this months sketch

and showing some fun products and colours.

Here's the sketch, upload your version here.

To start my page I used modelling paste, and then had a play with a Colour Blast Shimmer pot in Envy,

these are sooooo fun. I also painted the wood veneer with this.

I added my favourite medium a Distress Oxide in Fossilized Amber over the top of the shimmer and paste.

Then, using a very cool new stamp, I added a few interesting layers with this,

and a couple of other stamps in my stash.

I painted my Heidi Swapp veneer and chipboard with the same mediums I used on my base.

Choosing some very awesome sheets from the Heidi Swapp September skies 6x6 range,

I created layers to follow the sketch of this month.

I have some of the Heidi Swapp Banners and was really unsure how to use them,

as I don't often use banners, so I decided to cut them up and use them like tags under my paper layers.

I also used a couple of the Heidi Swapp Star embellishments under my veneer to add more interest.

Finishing it all off like I usually do with my Liquitex ink in black flicked across my layout.

I hope you join us with our sketch this month,

you could grab yourself a very cool $30 prize.

Catch you all soon.

Em.xxxx

Total Silliness page by Tania

Hello Scrappy friends! Today I'm playing along with our January sketch challenge, and hope to give you a little inspiration. Here is the sketch as a reminder!

This one is by Peg, and I love the simplicity of it!!! My layout came together rather quickly!

I started with a mixed media background. First thing was a cute little Heidi Swapp circle stencil and some gorgeous Prima Art Alchemy paint in Opal Magic!!! I seriously love this stuff!!! You can see how sometimes the circles look blue, and if you hold the paper in a different spot, under the light, it looks gold! I also have some Dylusions Mica sprays on my desk, so sprayed some Vibrant Turquiose over the top. So shiny!!!

I did some stamping, and added some patterned papers by Chickaniddy, (these are on special in the shop right now...I have linked right to it!!!), and this gorgeous Maggie Holmes black and gold piece I have been hanging on to for the right project!!! I used my die cutting machine to cut the circles.

My title consists of some Heidi Swapp puffy word stickers and a Heidi Swapp water colour word, which I painted with Dylusions paint and watered it down. I placed a layer of Glossy accents over the top to make it pop!

I really enjoy using sketches, it makes a layout come together so much faster!!! If you would like to view the products I used, I have linked each one back to the Scrappingclearly store! Hope you get the chance to play along with this one!

Sweet & On Trend with Amy Prior

Hi there Scrapping Clearly fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing my take on the January Sketch Challenge. You can view the details over on the Scrappingclearly facebook group which is where all entries must be loaded as well.

Here is the sketch designed by the fabulous Peg Hewitt!

And here is my take on the sketch using lots of goodies available from the Scrapping Clearly store.

Here is a quick step-by-step on how to create this background effect...

Step 1: Place a stencil over some American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock.

Step 2: Scrape a few blobs of both Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Snow White and Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling randomly over the stencil. 

Step 3: Carefully and quickly, smear the colour paste around then remove the stencil  and clean. Do not act slowly or pedantically because you will simply mix the colours together. Acting quickly and roughly creates a more authentic looking marbled effect.

Step 4: Cut random pieces of  My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper to mount underneath the photographs. Avoid cutting any pieces that are larger than the photographs combined to keep the layers neat. I have also included some My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Journal Cards in the layers and I have used some fringe scissors on a piece for the bottom of the page.

Step 5: Finish off the layout by using various pieces from My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Acrylic Words, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers Alphabet & Word, and My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers.

Products used for this layout include:

American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper

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 - Journal Cards

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

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Snow White

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling

Well that is it from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget that you can purchase all these products and more by visiting the Scrapping Clearly shop here. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

you + me

Happy holidays everyone, I am really enjoying our school break. 

So many exciting things are happening and it's that time of year for CHA. So many new products to swoon over!! What is your favourite?

Anyway I'm slightly side tracked, here is my take on the January sketch and I decided to turn it around. We can't wait to see your interpretation.

 This paper range is called Chickaniddy from the Yippee collection. I used lots of the different papers onto white cardstock to add layers and tags. Then some of the layers were matted with black to add contrast.

I used the sequin threads instead of the paint drips. The black and white stickers are from Heidi Swapp.

 Gorgeous gold sparkly foam word thickers (you + me) are from the Cedar Lane collection.

 Close up of the sequins and foam letters.

 My tag has journaling and on the other side I added an extra photo and some washi tape.

Have a lovely day and enjoy your holidays!

Michelle xx

January Challenge Reveal

Good Morning, and Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 2016!!! 

Are you making any creative goals this year? We hope you are and that some of them include entry our monthly challenge. So to kick off your creative goals here are January's challenge.

The Sketch: perfect for those who love multiple photos.

Challenge Rules

Your entry must be created exclusively for the 
ScrappingClearly Challenge - Moodboard /Sketch.

Please do not combine challenges or use your entry 
as a DT sample for a Store or another Challenge Site.

Our winners will be chosen by our Design Team for 
both the Moodboard entries and the Sketch entries.

Australian winners are eligible for Prizes offered 
by ScrappingClearly.

International winners will be offered a Guest DT 
spot for the following month.

Our Prize for this month challenge - $20 voucher from our wonderful shop!

We cannot wait to see what you create! Tune in over the month to see what the design team have created.