How Much Ink/Mist Do You Waste?

Good Morning Arty Peeps.

Hope all is well in your part of the world. It's winter here, chilly, expecting snow this year, therefore perfect for this month's Mood Board.

The inspiration is all about rugging up and keeping warm, see the bottom of this post for the graphic.

Here's my page with lots of subtle colour.

I got this look on my background (heavy weight) cardstock by using it to clean up my messy mat, I really hate to waste any excess of mists or other mediums. There wasn't an awful lot of residue on it this time so when I misted with water and dragged my card through it I got this beautiful subtle mix of colours. Just perfect for my Mood Board layout. The border around my page was done by applying black ink through a stencil using a foam applicator.

I dug out the sunset pic because it matched so well.

My title is made up of a cute paper clip and a Cocoa Vanilla wood veneer swiped with a brown inkpad. Some Cocoa Vanilla vellum elements were perfect too, the doily under my title, a few flowers, and butterflies.

 I added buttons and chippy elements to ground my crochet, and typed right onto a label sticker from WeRMK, mounted on black card I reckon it looks so cool. Must say, I love my typewriter!

So here is the mood board for June, upload your project in the Facebook folder here. We love seeing your creations!

Thanks for coming by today.

Til next time

Be Epic- Celebrating One Strong Young Woman

Howdy Folks , Lisa here with a weekly mixed media blog update .

And lookie here,I have actually scrapbooked a layout to share .

Celebrating this amazing young woman,

in the week of International Day of Woman ,

I'm going to share with you a layout created to celebrate my eldest child,

A woman heading in the direction of her dreams.

Someone who inspires me daily with her drive and 

willpower to focus and take control of her life .

I grabbed some marshmallow bazzil cardstock and with a few pieces of chipboard , I adhered them to the cardstock with some xpress it glue , then allowed it to dry securely.

Then , using Liquitex gesso and a tiny amount of  Dina Wakley Sky Blue acrylic paint ,

 I painted the page fully and then highlighted around the page with Prima Acrylic...

Finns'Art Alchemy Aqua Magic Blue Gold. which I have to say is a new fav for sure ,

I really need to get some more colours to play with ..omg..love those duel colours.

Then , its all about the layering , some staz on ink background stamping (having a re-love affair with butterflies),novel paper,washi tape,tissue paper,die cut circles ,a little doodling with a fude ball pen and some highlighting of the chipboard with a black stabilo pencil and waterbrush.. finishing with a few me and my big ideas chipboard pieces .

I finished this piece by matting my photo with black cardstock 

and adding a few pre-made cardstock butterflies,a border around the page with the fude ball , strip journaling to boost the title and a little extra motherly heart words.

which sit behind the photo and flip to be revealed .

Thanks for dropping by , see you next week..

I'm lucky enough to being treated to a special weekend and 

off to view some galleries and museums 

Planner catch up - by Chloe

Hello there!  I haven't posted a planner update for a while, so I still have April to share with you :)
If you are interested, here is my other planner posts:
January
February
March

I went all pretty for April :)

I created another shaker pocket ... cos they look so cool!

Here's the calendar page:

And a close up of the Rainbow Splendour wood veneer pretty pin I coloured with a metallic marker ...

Here is an example of what my days pages look like .. nothing too fancy really - maybe just a few stickers and washi tape for colour :)

That's April done!  Happy scrapping ;)

Products from the store:
Heidi Swapp Personal Size Memory Planner Gold Striped
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner Puffy Heart Stickers
Heidi Swapp Paper Clips Pink
Scrappingclearly Planner kits
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner Foil Cards

Counting Sheep Acrylic Mini Album

Hi All, Peg here.

So.... I was challenged to step outside my 12 x 12 box this month and create a mini album, not just any mini, a clear one! Not my thing at all, it sat on my desk for quite some time until I had the wherewithal to tackle it. I put many hours of thought into how I would go about it until it occurred to me that I should treat it like a photoshop file and work in layers starting from the back. That way I could easily see what the next layer would add to the stack.

So I began by sticking all the pages to a Hambly overlay (the printed side) using binder medium which was the glue I had to hand. I left it for a couple of days with books on top but it made no difference, the acetate of the overlay didn't stick. Happily though, when I peeled it off some of the Hambly print stuck to my album pages, especially around the edges.

This was a great kicking off point. I chose a different Stazon ink colour for each page with the light colours first and the dark colours at the back of the album and stamped some swirls and rubbed the ink around the edges of the pages.

The story is about a particular very late night at retreat with some fantastic and mischievous friends. We laughed and laughed, even after going to bed.

My cover title and embellishments are Simple Stories 'Heart' cardstock stickers and some very old Queen & Co plastic flowers from my stash. Journalling done with a Motex labeller and Dymo tape. I used a little bit of Cocoa Vanilla patterned paper and some black cardstock for matting.

I did it! I scrapped a clear album and I like it. I especially love that this one stands up so I can put it on display!

Maybe I'll do it again some time too since there are so many other cool album designs in the Scrapping Clearly shop.

Thanks for coming by

March planning - by Chloe

I've settled quite happily into my planner now, enjoying the process of planning and documenting my days.  To join me on my journey, check out my February planning post HERE and my first planner post HERE.

Here is what my planner looks like this month:

I loved the February Planner Kit from Scrappingclearly - so many pretty things!  One of the was this bow clip ... how gorgeous is it!  I think it's the perfect addition to my front cover ...

...along with the little 2016 charm that came with the January Planner kit. 

Hello, March!

I added a tag in here ... it fitted perfectly!

The chipboard flower pieces in the Feb planner kit are fabulous - they are thin so they don't add too much bulk to the pages ... and easily altered to suit!  I've painted this one with gesso and misted in pink, and stamped with the dot stamp in the Feb planner kit over the top.

This is another chipboard flower, this time I've coloured it with a gel pen and popped a silver sticker (from the Feb planner kit) over the top.

Here are my plastic sleeves made all pretty - ready for some of my fav pics of the month ...
(paper clip and silver sticker from Feb Planner kit)

The monthly page is probably my most used page ... lots of things to remember and notes etc get put into here!  (I try to take pics when it looks a bit neat at least :P )

And there it is!  Another month's planning underway!

Other products used:
Scrappingclearly Monthly Planner Kit – January
Heidi Swapp Personal Size Memory Planner Gold Striped
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner Puffy Heart Stickers
Heidi Swapp Paper Clips Pink
Simple Stories Carpe Diem

February planning ... by Chloe

I am sharing another planner post today! 

I am really loving my planner, making it pretty and taking the time to write a little about my day ...

So, here is February ...

Again, I've just decorated the plastic pockets ready to insert my fav pics of the month ...

I couldn't resist making a little SHAKER POCKET using the sequins and beads from the January Planner kit!! 

Because, every month needs some sparkle, don't you think?? :D

Here's what my month looks like so far ... love adding some extra stickers and washi tape strips where there's a free spot!

You might remember last month I said that I was using the day pages as a kind of diary ... I'm really enjoying that .... here's a little peek at one of my weeks....  a few extras like stickers, stamps, washi tape and my fav paper clips which mark the week I'm currently on.  Nothing fancy here ...

At the back, I've added the yellow paper bag from the January Planner kit ... it's attached with paper clips and I'm using it to store my sticker packs and note cards ... a great way to keep them all in one place! 

Products from the store:
Heidi Swapp Personal Size Memory Planner Gold Stripe
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner Puffy Heart Stickers
Scrappingclearly Monthly Planner Kit – January
Heidi Swapp Paper Clips Pink
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner Love this Stamp