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

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

Arts Inc 2021 Travellers Planner with Belinda Spencer

 Happy FriYAY Scrapping Clearly peeps!

It's Belinda here today to share what I am doing with my fabulous Arts Inc Travellers Planner this year. Now I am notoriously bad at sticking to a planner or journal but this Arts Inc one is so gorgeous that it makes me want to. 

Here's a peek at the different planners:

Gorgeous aren't they? I am working with the Slate Grey one and it comes with 4 signature inserts and a plastic pocket page for storing all of your little embellishments/stickers etc as well as a business card holder. Each of the 4 signatures has different paper inside: kraft, graph, blank and dot. I chose to start with the dot grid notebook.

I am keeping the decoration of my pages fairly simple with mostly a lot of stamping but I am also adding patterned papers, stickers and other things. On the cover of the notebook above, I added some stamping using the Tim Holtz Specimens Stamp Set as well as the sweet little Inkadinkadoo Branches Stamp Set. I always stamp with Archival Ink Jet Black as it is waterproof and I never know what I might do next! I cut the cute typewriter image from some Vicki Boutin Storyteller patterned paper, added a white cardstock matte and added a stamped title using Darkroom Door stamps. You can find the list of all products used at the end of this post. There are a lot of them!

SO this is my title page. I first added some patterned paper cut to size. I added it using some Heidi Swapp Magic Medium. In my haste I didn't stop to read the fine print which said 'OPAQUE'. Oops!! However it did give a lovely finish by muting the patterned paper somewhat. Once it was dry I added some Tim Holtz tissue paper (this time I used Liquitex Matte Medium because it dries clear). I finished by stamping some of the Inkadinkadoo branches around the edges. I also added the title using Darkroom Door stamps. There is also a Tim Holtz Remnant Rub rub-on and the little 'carpe diem' is from the Carpe Diem Roller Stamp. I used a black Posca Pen to add a messy border which you will see on all of the pages.

I decided to add a week to each double page spread so this is the first week. I used a strip of the pretty patterned paper from the cover at the top of this page. I added a Tim Holtz Remnants piece and added it to the right hand page using a sticker from the Daily Deco Stickers (ver. 3 - retro). The rest is stamping and a little bit of doodling as well as some stickers at the bottom of the right hand page. PLEASE NOTE: The Archival Ink did bleed through the page a little so I remedied that on the next page by using some patterned paper. If you are trying this for yourself please be aware that certain inks/pens may bleed through the paper.

For week 2, I wanted to create opening up flaps to add a little privacy to the journalling. I used some Vicki Boutin patterned paper to do this. At the moment my kids and I are just staying home to be safe as my son is immuno-compromised. So this page represents this. I stamped on the fabulous Dina Wakley Media Tape, tore it into pieces and added to the flaps. I was inspired by The Walking Dead when I did this. If you are a mega fan of that show like me, you will remember the "Don't Open Dead Inside" written on the hospital doors in the very first episode. That is what I pictured when I created this. I may be a little warped and I am cool with that!! LOL

Inside the flaps, I have decorated with stencilling, stamping, patterned paper and Tim Holtz Remnants again. I used the Tim Holtz Anatomy Chart stamps to represent all of the ct scans, x-rays and ultrasounds that my son has had during his cancer battle as this week included a review appointment with his oncologist.

I have prepared some pages in advance, ready to add my journalling in the hopes that I will stick to using my planner!! The next page is basically just stamping at this stage using Vicki Boutin and Darkroom Door stamps with the Jet Black Archival Ink. The cute stamping does entice me in so I am looking forward to adding in this week. I also am quite tempted to colour in all of that stamping. I may actually do that in the car at school pick up time when school goes back to keep me occupied (and so I don't nod off!! LOL).

So because of the stamping on the previous page, I added in some patterned paper to cover up the bleed through. I added the Tim Holtz eye chart Remnant as I have booked an appointment at an optometrist for my kids and myself this week to get our eyes checked. That lifts up so I will probably journal under there about our results. On the facing page, I added a couple of little doodled houses to co-ordinate with the patterned paper.

Products used:

ARTS INC Travellers Notebook Slate Grey

TIM HOLTZ:

- Ideaology Collage Paper - Aviary

- Ideaology Remnants

- Ideaology Remnant Rubs

- Stampers Anonymous - Specimens

- Stampers Anonymous - Anatomy Chart

- Stampers Anonymous Pennants

- Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio

- Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers

VICKI BOUTIN:

- Storyteller Stardust patterned paper

- Storyteller Storyteller patterned paper

- Stamps

HEIDI SWAPP:

- Clear Stamps Old School Alphabet

- Magic Medium 'Opaque'

DINA WAKLEY MEDIA:

- Media Tape

- Scribble Sticks

KAISERCRAFT:

- 6x6 Stencil Starburst

INKADINKADOO:

- Cling Stamps Branches

DARKROOM DOOR:

- Lots of Labels Stamp Set

- Alphabet Medley Stamp Set

- Diary Dates Stamp Set

RANGER:

- Archival Ink Jet Black

DAILY DECO Stickers ver. 3 retro

I really hope I can stick to this for the whole year. This gorgeous planner sure makes me want to. Are you using one of these gorgeous planners too? Make sure you share what you are doing with your Arts Inc planner in the Scrapping Clearly Share and Inspire Facebook Group.

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Live your Life - with Emma

Welcome to Tuesday everyone!! 

Today I’m sharing a layout with you that is loosely based on the mood board for this month. 

The image I found for this page I feel is almost a portrait of me, With our cat Augustus. 

And I’ve used plenty of ScrappingClearly products. 

I started with applying clear Gesso over the base sheet and then once dry started to apply my stamps.

I started with a Lavinia stamp and used the small stones along the base of where I was going to apply the flowers.

Then wanting to use paper flowers and fabric flowers I stamped on smooth white card some flowers off the Jane Davenport building a Bouquet stamp set. I then painted them with a couple of Distress Oxides. I Chose to use Tattered Rose and Antique linen, to match the mood board a little.

Then I added with a paint brush some Lindy's sprays to drip down the page. I chose Moon Shadow Bucket o Blood and Magnolia Magenta.

Once dry I started to layer my Inkadinkado cling stamps, I used the fossil leaves.

I used a little of Art alchemy wax in Rose Gold on my finger and rubbed over the texture paste I had put down earlier.

Once all the flowers and image were adhered down I added some glass pebbles and Tim Holtz small talk stickers to relate to me and life. finally I flicked a little Liquidex Titanium White over the page.

That's all from me today. I hope you enjoyed this page I created for you.

I hope you get a chance to play along too.

I'll catch you all next week.

Em xx