Living Our Best Life by Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly peeps!!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my layout inspired by the September Mood Board and featuring some awesome products from the Scrapping Clearly store.

Here's a peek at the stunning mood board:

'Living Our Best Life'

I began this layout by spritzing some Black Velvet Heidi Swapp Colour Shine onto a sheet of Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Cardstock. I flicked some of the colour over the page too.

Next I added some stencilling using an Art By Marlene stencil with Colour Blast Heavy Black Gesso. I added some stamping too using a stamp from the Inkadinkadoo Branches Rubber Stamp Set and Jet Black Ranger Archival Ink

I created a paper stack using offcuts from various paper ranges including Studio Calico Seven Paper Goldie collection, Teresa Collins Urban Market 6x6 Designer Pad. I cut the title from a sheet of patterned paper from the Heidi Swapp Art Walk 12x12 Paper Pad.

I added a Heidi Swapp wood veneer word that I coloured using a white Posca Pen, a fleur de lis chipboard shape from the Teresa Collins Urban Market range and a cute hand chipboard shape from a Vicki Boutin Storyteller Thickers sheet.

I added some more stamping using the Vicki Boutin Colour Study stamp set, some fussy cut transparency butterflies by Scrap FX and washi tape from the Colour Study collection. There is also a sticker quote from the Studio Light Jenine's Mindful Art Time To Relax Sticker Book.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to give the mood board a go this month.

Cheers

Belinda

Happy with Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my latest layout using lots of gorgeous product from the Scrapping Clearly store.

For this layout I began by cropping my patterned paper and cardstock to my preferred size for layouts. I cropped the Studio Calico Seven Paper to 8 1/2" x 11 3/4" and the Bazzill Marshmallow Heavy Weight cardstock to 8 1/4" x 11 1/2". I used my W R Memory Keepers Typecast Typewriter to add a bunch of stuff that I am currently loving and that makes me feel happy. I then stuck this piece onto the patterned paper.

Next I mixed some Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions Paint with heavy white gesso and spread over my layout with a palette knife. I watered some down and flicked it over the page with a paintbrush too.

I added some sweet stars using a Heidi Swapp stencil and a Pigma Micron 04 Pen. I tore some pretty flowers and a leafy stem from the Tim Holtz Botanical Collage Paper and added to the page with some matte gel medium.

I created a stack of layers next to sit my photo on. I used some Heidi Swapp Dreamy patterned paper from the 6x6 Paper Pad as well as die cut papers, doilies, a tag and a chipboard frame. I added my title and some embellishments as well as a sticker quote to finish.

'Happy'

Products used:

BAZZILL Heavy Weight Cardstock Marshmallow

STUDIO CALICO Seven Paper Goldie 002

HEIDI SWAPP:

- 6x6 Paper Pad Dreamy

- 6x6 Die Cut Papers

- Paper Doilies

- Chipboard Frames

- Chipboard Stickers

- Tags

TIM HOLTZ Idea-ology Collage Paper Botanical

RANGER Dylusions Paint Vibrant Turquoise

STUDIO LIGHT Jenine's Mindful Art Collection Stickers

PIGMA Micron 04

UNI Posca Pen Black 0.7mm

gesso

matte gel medium

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Have a great weekend and I hope you manage to fit in some scrapping time.

Cheers

Belinda

My Here + Now by Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!!

It's Belinda here today to share one of the layouts I created for the Australia Day Cyber Crop. I created this one for Challenge Four; My Backyard and used some fabulous products from the Scrapping Clearly store.

'My Here + Now'

I used a photo of my backyard which is actually the front yard of our home. We use the back door as our front door though so our house is kind of back to front. That is what you get with a quirky old farmhouse built in the 1800's. We even have an outdoor dunny that you can see in the photo. It gets so cold in the hills in winter so I would not have wanted to go out at night to use that dunny especially with the amount of redback and white tail spiders as well as brown snakes and red belly black snakes we get! Thank goodness for indoor toilets!!

I started my layout by cropping a sheet of the Paper Arts Bubbles 3 patterned paper. I love this paper. It really doesn't need too much mixed media on it as it is quite lovely just as it is. But of course I did add some! I had some Prima Finnabair Art Extravagance Icing Paste in Vintage Gold to play with for the first time. I have to say how impressed I am with this product!! I used it with a Vicki Boutin stencil and applied with a palette knife. It gave a really crisp edge and was quite quick to dry. I am going to be using this a lot and think I will have to invest in other colours.

Next I spritzed the page with some water and dropped in some Prima Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour in Marigold. I used a paintbrush (and my finger!) to push the watercolour around a little. Aqua and yellow are such a beautiful combination and the yellow co-ordinated so well with the yellow leaves in my photo.

I added some Peacock Concentrated Watercolour too for a more intense aqua/teal colour.

And because I LOVE stamping I added some stamped leaves to the background for added interest. I am totally in love with the little Inkadinkadoo Cling Stamps. This one is called Branches and has the sweetest little stamps. I used Jet Black Archival Ink which is my weapon of choice when it comes to stamping. It is waterproof and gives a lovely crisp image.

Next, I added some layered patterned papers and my photo.

I stamped some flowers and leaves onto book paper using stamps by Vicki Boutin and the Jet Black ink. I coloured the flowers with the same watercolours as used on the background and left to dry. I added double sided tape to the back of the book paper before fussy cutting each piece. This essentially creates a sticker and reinforces the paper to make it easier to fussy cut. Then all you have to do is peel off the backing and stick the fussy cut piece onto your layout.

Finally, I added some embellishments sprinkled over the page and my title.

Products used:

Marshmallow heavy weight cardstock

PAPER ARTS Bubbles 3 patterned paper

STUDIO CALICO Seven Paper:

- Goldie 001

- Goldie 009

- Goldie 012

VICKI BOUTIN Storyteller Stencils Wild Soul

VICKI BOUTIN Stamp and Die Set

AMERICAN CRAFTS Thickers:

- Right Here

- Tell Your Story

INKADINKADOO Cling Stamps Branches

PRIMA Finnabair Art Extravagance Icing Paste - Vintage Gold

PRIMA Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour:

- Marigold

- Peacock

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

DUSTY ATTIC Chipboard Flies

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to have a play with your Scrapping Clearly goodies too!

Cheers

Belinda

Laugh...with Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!

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

'Laugh'

For this layout, I started by adding some interest to my heavy weight white cardstock background with a Vicki Boutin stencil and some heavy white gesso. Once dry. I spritzed with water and then dropped some colour into the water using the fabulous Prima Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour in the Truth colour. I picked up the layout and tilted it this way and that to play with the colour and let it move around the background.

For the next step, I added another layer to the background this time with some stamping. I used a couple of lids from around my desk that were the right size. I put a little of the Truth watercolour onto my craft sheet and then used the lids to stamp circles on my page.

I dried that off with a heat gun and then added some stamping using a Tim Holtz stamp with Jet Black Archival Ink.

I added some messy cotton thread, my patterned paper layers, photo, embellishments and title. For the title, I used a Heidi Swapp wood veneer word and painted it with three coats of heavy white gesso. I also added some white Posca Pen on top of that for an extra crisp white finish.

Here's what I used:

Heavy Weight Cardstock Marshmallow

PAPER ARTS Artistry 2 patterned paper

STUDIO CALICO Seven Paper:

- Goldie 001

- Goldie 009

VICKI BOUTIN Storyteller:

- Wild Soul Stencils

VICKI BOUTIN Wildflower Thickers

VICKI BOUTIN Clear Stamps

TIM HOLTZ Stampers Anonymous School Desk

HEIDI SWAPP Wood Veneer

PRIMA Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour Truth

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

CARPE DIEM Roller Stamp

gesso

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your Scrapping Clearly stash and have a play too.

Cheers

Belinda

Sir Theo

 Hi everyone and happy crafting Tuesday (that's a thing right?!)

You know when you start with only a vague idea where you're going?

Well, this is what happens.   

I got lost in the weeds but eventually made it out the other side!

I started with my go-to white card stock and added some Art Philosophy water color and some Lindy's powders.

I then ripped up some Prima tissue paper and stuck it down with gel medium.

I then added some paint using a brayer but finished up with way too much green

so wiped some off with a baby wipe through a stencil.   I still wasn't happy so I went over entire page with gesso.   In the weeds, right?

 

While the gesso was drying I went back in with a baby wipe and took off some of the gesso being careful not to take too much or I'd be back where I started.

I then added some more Lindy's powders and some distress inks.   I gave my chippies a light coat of gesso and then sponged on some Distress Ink to the edges and added a little glitter with a glitter Posca pen. 

I had everything stuck down then decided my background needed something else so I carefully pulled everything up and added some stamping.

 And this is what I finished up with

Products I have used include

Art Philosophy Water Color (Cafe)

Lind's Stamp Gang Flat Shot (Summer Lovin" Fun)

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers (California Poppy Gold & Cowabunger Copper)

Prima tissue paper

Gel Medium

Brayer

Dina Wakley paint (Lemon, Buff, Evergreen, Ancient)

Gesso

Vicki Boutin Stencil

Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge & Bundles Sage)

Scrap FX arrow chipboard

Posca Pen (Orange glitter)

Inkadinkado Fern Stamp

Carabelle Studio stamp scribbled leaves

Studio Calico 7 paper puffy alpa stickers

Fancy Pants Golden Days Cork shapes

Washi tape

 

TFL

cheers

Trace