'Somewhere over the Rainbow' TN Thursday - by Emma Zappone

 Hi there everyone.
Who would have thought I would enjoy creating the Travellers Notebook pages so much! 
Now I love the quick little art moments.
This one didn't quite go to plan, but I'm still loving the final feel.

I started with a Scrap FX tissue paper for my background. Applied it down to my pages with a gel Medium. Then I began to scrap some colour over sections of the pages with a mix of Dylusions and Art By Marlene paints. I did this very simply with a palette knife.

I added a little stencil work using an ABM So-fish-ticated stencil with light modeling paste.
You can see all the process in my video.
 

 
This weeks TN prompt is handwriting and it made me nervous. I was not sure how to add this element, so I decided to add some script along my scribbly border. It's messy but it added to the grungy vibe of the pages.

I hope this has inspired you to try this weeks prompt. We love seeing everyone's versions.

 Check out my video here....

Have a great creative week.
Stay crafty, stay safe.
Em xx

Current Mood with Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my latest art journal spread inspired by the September Mood Board. I love working in black and white so I couldn't resist making a second project!

'Current Mood' Art Journal Pages

I started by adding this fabulous Scrap FX Rice Paper using Ranger Multi Medium Matte. I scraped a little heavy white gesso over parts of it using a palette knife once it was dry.

I swiped some black and white gesso over the surface again using the palette knife. Once that was dry I added another layer of collage. I was lucky enough to grab myself the stunning Botanical Collage Paper by Tim Holtz when it was in stock and I am using it very sparingly because I love it so much. These pages just needed some of it though. I tore some pieces of it and added with the same Multi Medium Matte. 

Next I went crazy with stencilling, stamping and a bit of doodling with a white Posca Pen.

I stamped my fairy using the Aall & Create Take Flight Clear Stamp Set. I stamped the girl on smooth white cardstock and the wings on tracing paper/vellum. I used the Vicki Boutin Colour Study Stamp Set to add 'tattoos' to my girl and doodled around them with a black journalling pen. I drew some antennae, fussy cut everything and stuck all the pieces together.

I cut some of the quotes from a sheet of patterned paper from the Heidi Swapp Art Walk 12 x 12 Paper Pad and also used a sticker from the Jenine's Mindful Art Collection Sticker Book.

STUDIO LIGHT Art Journal

STUDIO LIGHT Jenine's Mindful Art Collection Sticker Book

VICKI BOUTIN Colour Study Stamps

ART BY MARLENE Stencils

AALL & CREATE Clear Stamps Take Flight

HEIDI SWAPP Art Walk 12x12 Paper Pad

SCRAP FX Rice Paper Grunge Circles

TIM HOLTZ Idea-ology Botanical Collage Paper

RANGER Multi Medium Matte

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

STABILO Aquarellable Black Pencil

COLOUR BLAST Black Heavy Gesso

COLOUR BLAST White Heavy Gesso

UNI Posca Pen White

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you will play along with the mood board this month too.

Cheers

Belinda

Fabulous with Belinda Spencer

 Happy Friday the 13th Scrapping Clearly fans!!

It's Belinda here today to share my latest layout created for Scrapping Clearly featuring lots of awesome product from the store.

For this layout I have used the stunning Colour Study collection by Vicki Boutin. I love the beautikful bold and bright colours in this range. Here I have stuck mostly to the lemon and lime coloured patterned papers and embellishments.

I started my layout by adding Colour Blast Colour Inks in Citrus and Lime to my page. I spritzed with a little water and then placed a piece of plastic packaging over the top to spread the colour out. I dried it off with a heat gun before moving on to the stencilling. 

I applied some of the Lime Colour Ink to the piece of plastic packaging and swiped a stencil through it. I then stamped the stencil onto the layout. I did this a few times until I was happy with the coverage. I completely dried the page with a heat gun and thenadding some stamping. I used various stamps from the Darkroom Door Number Medley Rubber Stamp Set along with Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Oxide.

I added my photo on a layered stack of co-ordinating patterned papers from the range as well as all of the embellishments scattered across the page in a somewhat random way. 

I used the Stamps from the Colour Study range to create some embellishments. I stamped them onto the same papers as the photo stack and then fussy cut.

I fussy cut some pretty butterflies from a Scrap FX Transparency sheet too.

VICKI BOUTIN Colour Study:

- 12 x 12 Paper Pad

- 6 x8 Paper Pad

- All This Happiness Thickers

- Acrylic Stamps

- Washi Tape

VICKI BOUTIN White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper

VICKI BOUTIN Stencil

SCRAP FX Transparency

DARKROOM DOOR Number Medley Rubber Stamp Set

TIM HOLTZ Distress Oxide Twisted Citron

RANGER Jet Black Archival Ink

COLOUR BLAST Colour Ink:

- Citrus

- Lime

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you get a chance to have a play with your Scrapping Clearly goodies too.

Cheers

Belinda

Explore, by Amanda Hartmann

 Dear SC fans!

Welcome to May... and an epic mood board! I love these colour together - and I teamed up some Dina Wakley Acrylic paints to create the page.

Here are the links to the products I used in store:

Dina Wakley paints:

• Tangerine: Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint 1oz Tangerine
• Turquoise: Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint 1oz Turquoise
• Sedona: Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint 1oz Sedona
• PERFECT COLOUR MATCHES to the mood board!

Used with: 

• Dina Wakley Media – Stencil – Done is Better

Finished with:

• Transparency butterflies: Scrap FX - Favourite Flutterbys transparency
• Prima Sugar art pebbles: Prima – Finnabair – Art Ingredients – Melange – Art Pebbles – Sugar

Inspired by this mood board:

Here is my page!

I gesso'd the white background.

I used a soft brush to rub the Dina acrylic paint (Sedona and Tangerine) through the stencil.

Added extra water to spread some colour and splatter around the stenciling.

I painted the back of the butterflies with the Dina acrylic paint (Turquoise), and also painted softly some edges with the same colour and added some splatters.

Finished with a sticker title and the art pebbles.

Here are some close ups.

Great mood board - join the challenge this month!

Thanks for looking!

Amanda

Great things take time - with Emma Zappone

Hello crafters!!!
Hope you are having an awesome Sunday.
Today we are going bright and simple, featuring a fantastic AALL & CREATE stamp and stencil.

I started with the the Elegance Aall & create stencil, and using a blending tool added colour. For the colour palette I used Distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers, Abandoned Coral & Wild Honey. Once happy with the colour blending I wanted to 'fade' out the edges a little, so I did this by spraying a hit of water to a couple of spots and moved them around to create a water colour effect. I then doodled around the edges of some of the pattern to add some visual dimension.

Then came the winged stamp from the Take Flight set. I set this stamp up on my stamp press and started with black ink. Next I added layers of colours while still on the press. The colours are the same as the what was used through the stencil. This technique is super easy but super effective.

I added very minimal layers apart from a few Scrap FX bold blooms and chipboard. 

The awesome chevron stamp is part of the same Take Flight stamp set. This set is so full of inspiring pieces. Finally my title is from the Tim Holtz Small talk menu stickers. 

A few flicks of the distress oxides to tie it all together and this layout is complete. 

I hope you have an awesome weekend and will see you all soon.

Em xx

 

Good Times - With Karyn Schultz!

  Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have a scrapbook page that I created using lots of fun products available at Scrapping Clearly!  

 

 

I'm playing along with the March moodboard challenge. We would love for you to join in with this challenge and be in the running to win a Scrapping Clearly store voucher. You have until March 31st and you need to upload your challenge here. 

 

 

Here is my completed page.

 

I started by painting Prima watercolour confections Tropicals on heavy weight white cardstock (using a painting with Plastic technique and splatters). Then I added lots of Cocoa Vanilla Studio Daydream collection 6x8 papers. I fussy cut the rainbows and butterflies from 2 of the pages. I also added a Scrap FX chipboard element under the photo. The page was completed with some Tim Holtz word stickers and using a Fude Ball pen to draw around the edge of the page.

 

 Here are some close-ups of the page.

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Hayley 2020 Junk Journal...by Belinda Spencer

 Happy FriYAY Scrapping Clearly fans!!

It's Belinda here today to share my latest project featuring lots of awesome supplies from the Scrapping Clearly store.

Today I am sharing what I am doing with the fabulous Scrap FX Chevrons Junk Journal. I absolutely LOVE these journals. I love the mix of different papers and that you can choose to put it together however you wish. For my journal, I replaced some pages with patterned papers from the Vicki Boutin Kaleidoscope collection and decorated other pages with the same papers.

Here's a peek at what I have created so far in this junk journal dedicated to my darling daughter and what she got up to in such a difficult year not only with Covid but our own personal struggles with our son's health crisis. I am so thankful to have such a kind, thoughtful and helpful daughter.

'Hayley 2020 Junk Journal'

Here you can see some of the supplies I used. Well these are the ones I started with anyway. I tried to stick to the fabulous products above but I have added in a few things here and there; some from my stash. I find when I am working on a journal like this that I grab whatever is on my desk and add that in too. Even when I was photographing what I have completed so far, I found myself thinking I could add more to the pages. And I probably will down the track! I have only completed the first 6 months so there's still time to add more!

I found the journal was pretty easy to put together. I was already familiar with how to make my own journal but even a newbie should be able to put it together with minimal fuss. You just need to make sure you have the creases of all the pages lined up nice and tight before you start poking holes and stitching it together. The kit comes with all the instructions to make life easy.

For the title page I diluted some Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Paint and painted onto the page with a large soft paintbrush. I tried not to add too much water to the page as I knew it was going to warp but I don't really mind the warping. The papers in the journal are not really designed for too much water/wet medium but you can always add in some mixed media/watercolour paper. I applied the Art By Marlene All The Circles Cling Stamp over the top using Aquamarine Archival Ink. I stamped some leaves and the bird from the Vicki Boutin Stamp & Die Set onto book paper using Jet Black Archival Ink and then fussy cut them. I added double sided tape to the back of the book paper before I fussy cut the images to strengthen the book paper before I cut it. This also means that once it is cut out you have an instant sticker ready to add to your page. Much easier than messing around with glue.

I covered the front cover with some stunning paper from the Vicki Boutin Kaleidoscope range. I stamped a mandala from the Art By Marlene Mandala Tapestry Stamp Set and then punched a patterned paper circle to add to the middle. I stamped the year in the circle. I added some stickers and the title using Thickers.

And now we come to the January pages. On the left hand side I stamped some flowers from the Vicki Boutin Stamp & Die Set. I painted loosely around them with Jane Davenport Watercolours Brights Palette. I stamped some leaves on book paper, fussy cut and added them to the page. I used the Heidi Swapp Old School ABC Stamp Set for the 'January'. I used the Darkroom Door Sketched Alphabet Stamp Set for the 'Fire' title.

I created a flap on this page to add my journaling documenting the bushfire we had in our town and how we had to evacuate as the smoke got a little too close for comfort.

In February I have focussed on the kids' tennis training and competition. I love the different sized, interesting pages that are included in this set. I added in the patterned paper page that you can see on the left hand side but the cute little page with the tab on the side is part of the kit. The tabbed page is a fairly sturdy cardstock so I swiped it through some Distress Oxide and spritzed water on my craft sheet and there was hardly any warping. I did this after I put the journal together. It would be a lot easier to plan your journal out beforehand and do this step before putting it all together. That's not how I roll though! I figure stuff out as I go. LOL

In March things got too scary Covid-19 wise so I took my kids out of school and kept them safe at home with me. This was our first time homeschooling and it went really well. Luckily my kids are self starters and just stuck to their regular school timetable.

I have used mostly patterned paper from the Kaleidoscope range here to decorate the pages. There are some stickers too from the collection. On the right hand side I used some Darkroom Door stamps too including Lots of Labels and Diary Dates. Oh and I like to add messy borders around the pages too using a black journaling pen.

In April our world came crashing down around us with our son's health crisis and we began a new normal of living at the hospital. This page documents how well Hayley handled the whole crappy situation and what a champion she is.

The kit comes with a sheet of patterned transparency that I really love. I added minimal decoration on this piece as I liked it just as it was. I simply added a strip of patterned paper, stamped the month on it and added some love heart stickers.

On the other side of the transparency page I added another strip of patterned paper and decorated with more Kaleidoscope stickers. I still need to add something more to this page. I'm thinking a quote of some sort or maybe 'May' using Thickers or stamps. The photo page is another patterned paper one that I have added into the journal. I have added my photo as well as stickers to decorate this page.

May is Hayley's birthday month so of course I had to add another couple of pages. I used some Heidi Swapp Photo Corners on my photo and added a banner sticker over the top. I added some stamping and stickers as well.

The die cut page on the right came with the kit but here I have covered it with patterned paper. This page documents Hayley's first proper test while homeschooling and I added a little flap with journaling inside.

Finally the June pages! I covered the other side of the die cut page with patterned paper again. This time when I covered it I folded the patterned paper and cut around it again to create a little booklet. I still need to add the month in and a few more elements but I will share that and the rest of the journal soon

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I am playing with my junk journal and that it inspires you to create your own junk journal. 

Cheers

Belinda