Sweet Cheeks - Skai Mitchell

Hey Scrappers, 

Im back today with a bright and fun layout featuring my daughter and some of the gorgeous papers from the Shimelle Starshine range. 

Start with a base of Marshmallow Heavy Weight Cardstock and spray some random burst of colour with Dylusions Spray in Bubblegum and Funky Fushia. 

Now add some Colour Blast Colour Paste in Dusty Charcoal in random spots through a The Crafters Workshop Stencil – Dina Wakley – 6 x 6 Mini Half Tone Circles

Dry it all really well with your heat tool. 

Next, grad a sheet of American Crafts – Shimelle Collection – Starshine – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Mercury and start fussy cutting a heap of flowers. 

Cut the 'Shine Brightly' circle from the American Crafts – Shimelle Collection – Starshine – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Odyssey. Machine stitch around the edge of it, and your photo to give it some texture. 

Now, start to stick it all down using a combination of Xpress It Double Sided Foam Tape  and Express It Clear Gel Liquid Glue. 

In my embellishments I've used a few bits from the Vicki Boudin - Watercolor Sticker Book and Mixology Gold Accents. Add to that the title from the Amy Tangerine Collection – Better Together – Thickers and you have one complete page. 

Thanks for looking at my layout this week, Ill be back next week with a new months mood board and sketch challenge!

xoxox

April Sketch - Every DREAM begins with a DREAMER

Happy Weekend Scrappy Arty's peeps... 

I love sketches! 

They are the perfect foundation when your brain is stuck and you need some inspiration to hit you. I've used this months sketch, with some of the awesome goodies I received this month from the SHOP to create this moody layout featuring my kidlets... 

I'm a bit of a sustainability nut, and I'm always looking for out of the box ideas to add to my layouts... I literally used the box this month! 

I've used the lid of the black pizza box that my DT goodies came in as my base, and I've stuck down then stitched the 'Hubble' patterned paper from the Shimelle - Star Shine collection.

Then with some Marble Black Dylusions spray, I've misted the paper in random bursts. 

Next I have cut out bits from the Astro patterned paper, sewed around the edges and layered it up with Xpress It Double Sided Foam Tape.

Add to that some of the Your Creative Wings Chipboard – Chevron Strip raw, and some of the amazing Vicki Boutin chunky gold glitter with some Glossy Accents and you have one awesome layout. 

Don't forget to upload your sketch challenge layouts to the Facebook page HERE... 

'Tis the season'.... catching up on Christmas

Hi Ladies, 

Im popping in for a quick share today, I went back to work this week after a massive weekend (and a massive festive season) and am playing catch up with layouts and arty pieces. 

This layout was a fun one to make, and features a picture of my sister Kaya and myself in 1985. This wasn't the intended photo, but as I sorted and organised my photos over the break I found this one and it I just had to scrap it. I don't tend to scrap photos in any order, just whatever works at the time.

I've used the super delicious  'Tis the season Christmas papers from Cocoa Vanilla Studios. CCV is an Australian owned company and the owner Zoe Pearn pretty much has nailed this Christmas line. One of the main reasons I struggle with festive layouts is that most papers are US ranges, and feature Snowmen and winter.... today was 37 Degrees at 9am, so you can see why they are completely irrelevant to an Aussie Christmas.

I've used Liquitex Gesso to soften the hard background of brown in the timber paper, and I added some Gelato's in Kiwi as well.  

I've inked the edges of the 'Tis the Season Ephemera with Distress Ink in Ground Expresso. Ive layered it all up using Xpress It Double sided foam mounting tape to give depth and Glossy Accents as my glue.

Just a tip: The 'Tis the season' card above the photo is actually the packaging. I use up every bit of my goodies, and packaging sometimes makes for unique embellishments. 

Thank you for stopping by... 

xoxox - Skai