The Great Indoors - Australian - Inspired Mixed-Media Scrapbook Layout

 Hi everyone and happy crafting Tuesday

Another month (where is this year going?) and another colour 

Hello creative friends! Today I’m sharing “The Great Indoors,” a humorous mixed-media scrapbook layout inspired by the colours and textures of the Australian bush. I used eucalyptus green, natural stone, copper and rusty finishes to complement the wildlife photograph and create plenty of earthy texture.

Here's a layout inspired by the great outdoors - just wish the wildlife would stay out there!

I began with the gum leaf stencil and Bundled Sage and Pumice Stone Distress Inks to establish the soft botanical background. Limestone Stone Effects Paste added raised texture, while 13@rts Rusty Powder and Simon Hurley Lunar Paste introduced the aged copper details.

 Products I've used include:

Gum leaf stencil with Distress ink (Bundled Sage & Pumice Stone)

Stone Effects paste (Limestone) and stencil

13 @rts rusty powder

Lunar Paste - Refined copper and brick stencil

Tim Holtz film strip

Heidi Swapp Oh What Fun chipboard

Heidi Swapp bow

Heidi Swapp Jumbo tag

Film strip, chipboard, a jumbo tag and a fabric bow completed the layered design. The combination of natural colours, metallic highlights and playful embellishments makes this a fun interpretation of an Australian-inspired scrapbook page.

TFL

cheers

Trace

Gift box by Tracey B

        Hi everyone and happy crafting Tuesday.

 

I found myself needing a gift box in a big hurry so I reached straight for a Lucky Findings Foundation Pack (Rose Lullaby).

 

I was in a real time crunch so I painted the edges of my box with Dina Wakley fuchsia paint so I didn’t have to be too precise with the edges in the next step.

 

I then tore up the base page and some of the rice paper and washi then glued it all down with a glue stick.   I added some design reinforcements and some rice paper stamps then gave it all a coat with matte medium.   

I fussy cut the vellum and added it to the top.

I then used a brush and some wax (Indian Pink and Old White) to colour a resin piece for the top which I stuck on with matte mediem.   I added some beads using more matte medium.

I had planned to add some stamping and maybe texture paste to the sides but just ran out of time.   As it was, the box was still a little damp when it went on its way...  and I forgot to take a photo of the finished product.   Bit of a fail all round really. ☹

 

The Foundation Packs are so easy for this type of project I’m planning a lot more – just with more time! 😊

TFL

cheers

Tracey

Repeat by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

I've been away from my craft desk for a month tripping around the countryside so I needed a quickie layout.   I started with some Vicki Boutin patterned paper where pretty much all of the mixed media work has already been done for you!   I don't think of it as cheating - rather an effective use of my time!

 

I cut a large star from chipboard and give it and a couple of other chipboard starts from my stash a couple of coats of Dina Wakley paint (Lapis and Tangerine)  

I drew a circle on the back of my page and used a pokey tool and a mouse pad to poke some holes around it.   I then stitched through the holes using blue and orange embroidery floss.   (I find it much easier on my fingers to poke my holes first rather than just use a needle)   

Then all I had to do was matt my photo and add some clusters of embellishments and stickers including 

American Crafts Wildflower chipboard

Heidi Swapp Favorite Things Puffy stickers

Heidi Swapp acetate words

Ribbon

Flair

Star stickers (these were nearly antiques - left over from a star chart for Paddy when he was at kinder!)

And here's the finished page

Enjoy your week,

cheers

Tracey

Get away by Tracey B

 Hi everyone,

I'm sorry I've been MIA for a couple of weeks but I've been without Internet (Thanks Telstra).   

I thought I didn't spend a lot of time online until it wasn't an option - then I really missed it!

This next layout is about how to rescue a page when something doesn't go exactly to plan.

I started with a page of Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss patterned paper, a TCW stencil, some impasto and some very cheap washi tape.

As you can tell my stencil was just a little dirty.   I did know this but thought it was permanent - not so - I finished up with a yellow tinge in my impasto.   OK I thought, I can live with that.

Then my washi tape tore the paper when I was lifting it.

 

OK - can't live with that but rather than throw it away, I used more washi to solved the problem and created a frame.   Plenty of lovely washi in the shop.

I didn't take progress photos but I sprinkled on some Lindy's Magical Shaker (Afternoon Denim Delight) and gave it a spritz with water.

I then scraped through some Light and Fluffy through a rose stencil.   Because the Magicals was still a little wet, the Light and Fluffy was tinged blue - I'm OK with that.

I used a Kaisercraft Floral Circle Frame and die cut some scrap papers and used a Posca pen to colour a Heidi Swapp wood veneer word for my title.

I layered by photo with some Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush patterned paper (Sun Chaser) and a Heidi Swapp jumbo tag.

here's the finished layout.

 

Other products I used include

Distress Ink (Pumis stone)

Grid stamp

Kaisercraft die cut elements

Chipboard buttons

Twine

Heidi Swapp Art Walk stickers

Heidi Swapp Favorite Things Puffy stickers 

Heart paper clip

Rub ons

Happy Crafting

cheers

Tracey

 

Living the dream by Tracey B

 Hi everyone, back again for happy crafting Tuesday

This layout was totally inspired by these gorgeous rub-ons by 49 & Market 

I added some Neo Color II for the background (Salmon, Rose & Sepia) by scribbling onto my messy mat, spritzing with water and using the packaging technique.

I added some luscious Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Cafe Latte) through a stencil. 

With the background drying, I thought about my photo.   It was every so slightly smaller than the frame so I looked for some paper to mat it onto and came across some paper Kyle has used to pretty up a delivery.   The colour was perfect so not only matted my photo but  die cut some flowers as well.

I used a heap (for me) of Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable ephemera, colouring with my Neos anything that was too white.

I added some Glossy Accents to my title to give it a bit of shine.

I added some Amy Tangerine enamel shapes, ribbon and muslin and a little Posca pen on some embellishments.

here's the finished product.

TFL

cheers

Tracey

 

Keep Searching by Tracey B

 Hi everyone and happy crafting Tuesday

My mojo has been missing in action lately and my usual remedy (a play on Youtube) failed to inspire me.    Instead I started sorting through my stash and came across on unopened package.

Suddenly I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I started with some white card stock that had some left over product from a few different layouts already on it.

I always do this with any leftover mediums as I'm not into wasting products.

I added a few more splatters (Dina Wakley gloss spray Ocean) and some teal Heidi Swapp Metallic texture paste scrapped through an old Tims Holtz stencil (Dots Fade) and some delicious Art Extravagance Icing paste (Old Silver) through a Vicki Boutin stencil.   I painted some wood veneer circles with some gesso and then some Dylusions Ink spray (London Blue).   

I added some vintage Heidi Swapp ghost letters that I had been hoarding and some muslin and finally some of the Art Ingredients Melange Art Pebbles that inspired the whole layout including the photo!

      Happy creating

cheers

Tracey

Om by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

It's another month and that means another gorgeous moodboard.

It's time to bring out your pastels

I started with my go to white card stock and some Neo Color II crayons.

I scribbled pourpre & rose onto my messy mat until I got a colour I was happy with and then gave them a spritz with water and used the packaging technique to transfer the colour to the page.

 

I scribbled some yellow crayon onto my mat and mixed it with some impasto gel and then added it through a stencil.

I diecut some paper using a die from my stash.   I don't remember what brand - possibly Sizzix 

and then added a few embellishments and a title.

I love the fact Paddy & Del went to Art Vo this year as I've got lots of quirking photos to work with.   Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area.

Products I used include

Neo Color II crayons

Stencil Girl stencil

metal die

Heidi Swapp Glitter enamel shape

Teresa Collins Something Wonderful chipboard

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable ephemera

Heidi Swapp Flocked acetate

Pink Paislee patterned paper - Squeeze.

This month's moodboard (with a couple of additions) is also a challenge for the Easter Cyber Crop and the same work can be used for both.   Yeah!

I did another LO for the crop though and here it is,

happy crafting

cheers

Tracey

 

 

Punishment for the Flamingo! by Tracey B

 Hi everyone and happy crafting Tuesday.

It's another month and another delightful mood board.

 

I started by getting my Google on and searching for spade shapes.   I then used my silhouette Cameo to trace the shape, resize it and copy it multiple times.   I then stuck the spades onto a piece of white cardstock and randomly covered them with some Light & Fluffy through a stencil.

I forgot to take more photos as I was going but I added some background colour with Distress Oxides (Picked Raspberry & Salty Ocean) using the packaging technique;

matted my photo using some Fancy Pants patterned paper and a Pink Paislee puffy sticker.

I fussy cut some flamingos from Heidi Swapp patterned paper

then typed my journalling and added it in strips along with my title and a little washi tape to ground the flamingos.

I think this page is a little chaotic but that goes with the vibe of Paddy frantically chucking flamingos around! 

Products I've used include

Distress Oxide (Picked Raspberry & Salty Ocean)

TCW Light & Fluffy

Darkroom Door Stencil Creativity

Fancy Pants Hello Sunshine paper

Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss sticker

Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush paper

Cocoa vanilla Boys Rule paper

Cocoa Vanilla Life is Beautiful alphas

Heidi Swapp alphas

Heidi Swapp washi tape

Nuvo Crystal drops (Carnation pink)

Distress Ink (Black soot)

Blending tool

Plenty of time to get creative with this month's challenge.   Would love to see what you create

cheers

Tracey

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