June Moodboard Art Journalling - With Karyn Schultz!

  Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

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

 

 I'm playing along with the June 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 June 30th and you need to upload your challenge here. 

 

I started by creating an arty background on some heavyweight white cardstock. I used Faber Castell translucent Gelatos in Hazelnut and Olive. I just rubbed the gelatos on the paper and did not activate with water (I liked that look). 

 

 

Then I added DWM Ocean acrylic paint (the colours of the moodboard). I stamped on this background with some Art-By-Marlene Exclusive Textures stamps (but forgot to take a photo). I cut out three 4cmx4cm squares to use on my page.

 

  

This page is created on a kraft page in my 8x10 Dina Wakley Media Journal. I drew 6 squares on my page using a Fude Ball pen. 

 

I added the arty squares to 3 of these, and in the other 3 I added stamped and and painted flowers (Art-By-Marlene). Lastly I added some Art-By-Marlene quotes.

 

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

He's got skills by Tracey B

 Happy Tuesday everyone! 

Here's another bright and cheery layout inspired by this month's mood board.

I wasn't sure exactly where I was going with this LO in the beginning (situation normal really) so I started with a coat of white gesso as I was pretty sure I wanted to be able to 'move' whatever medium I decided to use.

I opted for some gelatos initially so a scribble on my messy mat, a spritz with water and then transferred them to my layout using some plastic packaging.

I also used them to colour the diecuts I was using (just painting with a brush).   

I used a swirly stencil and a pencil to draw in some curves and then went back in with a black Posca pen & defined the swirls adding a few more freehand as I went along.   Note to self - ensure your LO is dry or you'll bugger up your Posca!

 

I then grabbed another stencil, a foam applicator and some Distress Oxide for another layer. 

Because the Distress Oxide will react with water I spritzed some ware onto by hand and then flicked it onto the LO.

Another stencil and some Art Anthology Dimensional Velvet paint. I just love this stuff - so lush and creamy.

I then fussy cut a Hambly screen print, layered my photo, added a title and stuck everything down and lastly added some journalling.

   

Products I've used include

Gesso

Gelato (lemon, tangerine and bubblegum)

Distress Oxide (Picked Raspberry)

Foam applicator

Art Anthology Velvet paint (Aloha)

Donna Downey stencil (Bubbles)

Mosiac tile stencil

Posca pen

WRMK patterned paper

Hambly Screen print

Diecut (borrowed)

Still a week left to join in the fun with this month's mood board.

Would love to see what you create.

cheers

Tracey

# good stuff by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

Isn't this month's moodboard gorgeous?   Still plenty of time to enter.

I was inspired to create this

I started with some clear embossing ink, white embossing powder and an ice cream stamp just for a subtle interest in the background

I then scribbled some gelatos onto my messy mat, gave them a spritz of water and transferred the colour using the packaging technique.

A little embellishing and I was done.

Products I've used

Embossing ink and white embossing powder

Gelatos

Heidi Swapp glitter stickers

2 Crafty chipboard

Cocoa Vanilla enamel shapes

Enamel dots

  

TFL

cheers

Tracey

  

Pretty

Hi everyone

Hope you are safe and well and not getting too stressed with the craziness happening all around us.

Creating is my way of dealing with stress so if I have to self isolate I plan on spending all my time creating.   There's my silver lining.

Here's something I did inspired by last month's mood board which I didn't get to post (moving house and computer issues.)

I started with a layer of gesso and then some Gelato's which I scribbled onto my messy mat, spritzed with water and then picked up with some plastic packaging and smooshed onto the paper.

I then added some TCW White pearl modelling paste through a stencil and some black acrylic paint using the edge of an old credit card.

I matted my photo with some Teresa Collins Something Wonderful paper and made a mould using the Lowell Lattice mould and some paper clay.   When dry I painted it with some gelatos and highlighted it using a Viva Pearl pen.

I used a Pink Paislee Artisan chipboard butterfly which I left uncoloured for contrast and even used the backing paper on my mould.

I finished off with some Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit flairs and a Heidi Swapp acetate word as my title.

Thanks for stopping by.

cheers

Tracey

The Dream is Real

Hi everyone

Back with another LO inspired by this month's mood board.   Don't you just love this colour combo?

I started with my go to white card stock and smooshed some silver Faber Castle Texture Luxe paste through a Dark Room Door Polka Dots stencil using a palette knife.   I then scribbled on my messy mat some Neo Color II wax pastels in white and emerald green and a little green gelato, spritzed them with water and blended together until I was happy with the shade and then just roughly painted them on using a round brush.   I also added a little gelato in guava for a bit more interest.

I created a photo mat using some Pink Paislee patterned papers and blended the edges with some Distress ink.   I used a black Posca pen to colour in the yellow on a Heidi Swapp chipboard sticker (need to go back in and touch this up & then wait until it's dry before I touch it!) and some chipboard from my stash.    I used Dear Lizzy diecut words for my title and a couple of American Crafts chipboard pieces cutting the flower in two.   A few splatters of Colour Blast spray in Roadbase, some Dusty Attic bling and Cocoa Vanilla enamel dots and I was done. 

Hope you've been inspired.   Plenty of time to enter the challenge.   Looking forward to seeing what you create.

Be your beautiful self

Hi everyone,

Don't you just love this beautiful, delicate, moody mood board this month?

It reminded me of days gone by so I decided to scrap a photo of my great great grandmother.

I started by roughly tearing a couple of different scrap papers and making a collage, sticking them down with TCW gel medium. (Any gel medium would work just as well)

When dry I covered my page with gesso and then lightly removed some with a baby wipe.

I traced on some circles using a stencil and grey lead pencil and then used a combination of Dina Wakley Scribble sticks and Silver Ice gelato to colour them in. I then gave the top of my LO a spray with Lindy's Stamp Gang spray and then dribbled some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Milled Lavender from the top, misting with a little water to assist the drips.

I fussy cut my photo and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot using a foam blending tool.

I diecut a few wings (one of which I coloured with Milled Lavender Distress Ink) and a flower.  I used a strip from Tim Holtz Idea-ology small talk stickers as my title with a little Stabilo to highlight and a little patterned paper to ground my photo.

I finished by tracing roughly around my circles using a waterproof pen and then added my journaling around one of the circles.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you've been inspired.

My Little Sailor - January Sketch Challenge with Melinda

Hey scrappy friends!

Melinda here with you today with my next share using the Pink Fresh Boys Fort collection. 

I have run with the browns, greens and blues in this collection for this page and also the January 2018 sketch which I have taken quite literally!! It's different from my "normal" style but I love playing with "different" and seeing how I can make it my own!

When I flipped through my stack of papers in my kit, and saw this sketch, there was absolutely no question that I HAD to use the "Wisdom" 12x12 patterned paper for my background. Those squares match PERFECTLY with the background on the sketch!

I have pretty much stuck to the sketch with all of the paper layers, I even added a blue cardstock border around my whole page, and then used the same blue to mount my photos. The papers I have used for my layers are "Bold" and "Game On" (the banners). I also used a tag from my stash.

I have inked all my edges in Walnut Stain Distress Ink and also added some brown splatters using Colour Blast Colour Spray in Coffee.

I knew I wanted to use the green alphas in the Mini Alphas set in this collection, paired with the WRMK Indian Summer alphas, so grabbed some green Gelatos and did the packaging technique by simply rubbing the gelato onto some plastic, adding water and smooshing it down onto my ungessoed background. And of course splatters! I tested 4 different green Gelatos (Green Tea, Lime, Pistachio and Spearmint) and felt that the Spearmint was the best colour for what I wanted to create, so I ran with that.

I stitched all of my layers using gold thread and love the extra little something that gives the page! I even stitched my "journal lines" on my tag and love how it looks, and the texture it gives.

A few triangles from the ephemera pack and 2 printed veneer pieces, some stamping using again the Walnut Stain Distress Ink and my page was done!

And here is the full page

I do have a (half) process video up on the ScrappingClearly channel if you are interested in seeing this come together. I say half because I thought I had pressed record but apparently, I had not!! Oops!

I had lots of fun playing along with the sketch this month and I hope I have inspired you to play along too for your chance at a $30 store voucher! I will be back again a little later in the month with my take on the January mood board so until then, happy scrapping!!

Melinda

Christmas Eve Traditions and a Step by Step Tutorial by Leonie Neal-Dawson

Merry Christmas Eve to all of our Scrapping Clearly family. 

Leonie Neal-Dawson with you today. 

It's Christmas Eve 2017 and I'm sharing a scrapbook layout with my 2016 Christmas Eve photo!

For many years now I have been taking a picture of my family of six on Christmas Eve.

I try to find different ways to photograph us all but it gets harder and harder each year to think of something new and with three teenagers, and a tween, cooperation as you can imagine is quite a feat!

Hence last year there were no faces just the six of us standing in our Santa Sacks. No need to worry about who is smiling, whose eyes are closed etc.

Do you take an annual Christmas photo? Or have any little Christmas traditions in your family?

I think they're fun and these are the types of memories that stick in my mind when I think of family events.

I've prepared a step-by-step showing the process involved in creating my background for you below.

I began by sketching some trees on Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock. I knew I was going to be adding ink and wet mediums to my page so I wanted a thick cardstock that would withstand lots of wet mediums

and not end up too buckled.

I started adding some colour with different shades of Distress Ink Stains.

Just tapping them inside the boundaries of the trees I had sketched. I used Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, Shabby Shutters, and Cracked Pistachio. I wasn't too happy with the immediate result and knew that more layers were definitely needed so I added some gesso with a sponge and then some texture paste with a spatula.

I added some more colour on top of the gesso and Texture paste with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Re-inker and some water to spread it over the trees. Finishing touch was with a Fude Ball pen to outline the trees.

This pen is fantastic to use over mediums like texture paste, ink and gesso.

My photo has been matted on papers from the Bella Blvd Illustrated Faith collection. 

More Distress stains were used to add some colour to the sky, and the tree trunks were coloured with a quick smudge of brown Gelatos.

My Christmas trees have been decorated with enamel dots from Cocoa Vanilla Studios, some sequins and wood veneer stars from my stash.

Well, that's last Christmas Eve's photo scrapped.

I wonder if I can come up with something different for todays' photo?

Wish me luck with getting those teens to cooperate!

Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year from me.

Cheers,

Leonie Neal-Dawson.