I used this patterned paper for thin strips to frame my checker plate, and also for the banner pieces in the sketch. Once those were stuck down I added some red splats by mixing Dylusions with plenty of water on my mat then pressing my page onto it.
These Thickers made up my title. My journalling is typed on vellum and attached using the awesome Tim Holtz tiny stapler (one of my favourite tools!!). I colour my staples black with an alcohol marker.
I added black Kindyglitz to the wood veneer to make the word pop. Then finished off the embellishing with a couple of flairs and some enamel bits befor going around the edge of the page with Distress Stain.
Hi all! Well I'm back after a 3 week stint in Adelaide & I want to share with you a very quick & very sweet way of journaling your favourite moments from your holidays. Have you seen these gorgeous new themed books from Heidi Swapp? (From her Memory Keeping range!) The one I'm using is this Travel Themed book which comes with 4x4" photo inserts on each double page spread! (perfect for your Insta photos or 4x6" pics can be cut to fit.)
This book also comes with a sheet of Travel themed, clear stickers!
Once I cut my photo to fit, it was just a matter of choosing a few embellishments and then journal on my page.
I love how quick this page came together, and I love that there is heaps of space for my journaling. The beauty of this little book is, you can take it with you on your holiday, take a few embellishments, (stickers don't weigh much, & the book is very lightweight!) You can have all of your journaling and embellishing done, just add the photo when you get home!
I hope you've enjoyed this snippet of a simpler form of scrapbooking! Don't forget to play along with our challenges this month!
Hi there Scrapping Clearly Fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing some super quick and easy Christmas cards that I threw together with the help of the My Minds Eye Sugar Plum Collection which is available in the Scrapping Clearly store here.
Being a crafter, I really hate the idea of spending money purchasing cards for people but rarely do I get the chance to make cards and have them stored so they are ALWAYS a last minute rushed creation.
Once of my favourite tricks for making quick and easy cards is simply to use collections. When using a collection of products, the papers and embellishments are already designed ready to go perfectly with each other and then not much thinking is involved which is crucial if you are doing a last minute rush.
I just love handmade Christmas cards and here are a few quick cards that I quickly threw together using the products from the My Minds Eye Sugar Plum collection. A little bit of patterned paper here and there amongst the gorgeous matching embellishments has created 4 pretty awesome cards that barely took more than 10 minutes to make each.
No matter how creative you want to be, the collections are always a perfect starting off point to kickstart your creativity. These cards could have been given a totally different look as well if a little mixed media was added during the creation process. The only limitation is your imagination so go to town, have fun with things that are already designed to co-ordinate with each other for you and add extras if necessary.
Well that is it from me today, I hope I have inspired you to get creating with the fantastic Christmas collections available from the Scrapping Clearly store and until next time, happy scrapping!
Hello there! I'm back to share another Christmassy page I've created with the Tinsel and Company range by Teresa Collins .. check it out in store → it's a fabulous range for your Christmas photos!
I was sent the file folders from this range, so I decided to create a hidden section on the page ... can you spot it?
open it up .... and walaa!! 😀
and I've added another pic and some journaling. Files are a great addition to pages, too! Especially when you have extra photos you want to add.
Howdy bloggers. Lisa here with quick friday mixed media update. Today I am sharing a circle journal piece l completed for the Scrapping Clearly circle journal swap.
The theme for this one was "Queenisms ", so I picked a quote from the creative queen herself Frida Kahlo.
"I am my own Muse, l am the subject l know best, The subject I want to know better "
I used a collection of Dina Wakley and Liquitex acrylic paints.
Special mention to these awesome HS font stamps that are a must have in anyones stash.
Hey there ScrappingClearly fans, Melinda here with you today! I hope you are managing to fit in some scrappy time at this busy time of year!
Today I am sharing a page I created using the gorgeous Pink Fresh Studio Oh Joy collection! If you haven't seen it yet you can see it here in store but I will link to each product for you!!
I have also done a process video for this page and if you click below you can watch :)
I chose 2 photo's of my boys from Christmas morning last year. They are so funny and can be so silly, hence the title of the page. The journalling tells the story and reads as such
"Trying to get a "good" photo of them together is near impossible. Wriggling, giggling little boys!! They mucked around so much I told them to get their silly on - photo #1! When they were done "Look at Mum and smile boys!!" - photo #2. Love both of them. Cheeky boys!"
And here is my completed page!
I used a clear gesso and applied a thin coat over about the middle of the page. I just adore the Under The Tree background stamp so did some embossing on my white card stock background using Colour Blast Bling Embossing Powder.
I then grabbed out some gelato's in matching colours to the papers - I ended up using 2 blues in the background using the packaging technique - one is called Snow Cone and I'm not sure of the other!
A few splatters using Colour Blast Colour Spray in Lagoon and also some watered down red acrylic paint from my stash and then left that to dry and worked on my layers.
I have used some of the tissue paper my order came wrapped in to back the photos and chose a paper from the 6x6 paper pad to use as part of my title - the "Tis the season" part.
I knew I wanted to cut the word "silly" from the red paper in the 6x6 pad so figured I may as well make some of my own embellishments while at it ;) I quickly doodled a star on a scrap of paper, photographed and imported into my Silhoutte studio, traced and cut and voila, personalised embellishes!
I love how this turned out!!
It was around this point I realised I had little/no room for journalling so decided to stick the title piece as a pocket - gluing only 3 sides - and cut another piece of 6x6 paper to fit as my journalling tag. I grabbed a little tab thingy from my stash and stamped using the Oh Joy clear stamp set.
I also decided I needed something to ground the layout so chose this Oh Joy "Joyful Christmas" 12x12 paper and a light blue from my stash for a border along the top and bottom.
I finished off with some of my silhoutte cut stars, an acetate die cut piece from the same range and also the house and 2 stars from the mirror acrylic shapes. FYI, those shapes are FRAGILE and also have a clear protective film on them!
My very final touch is some stamping and some splattering of the Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Spray, again in Bling.
I love how this page came together and am so happy to have this memory documented. This range was just PERFECT!!
I plan on tackling one of the challenges next, have you seen them this month?! They are awesome so make sure you play along and enter your take/s for your chance at some awesome prizes!! Also, Kylie has a give away happening at the moment as a Christmas celebration! Up until the 12th December any order over $100.00 goes into the draw to win a WRMK MINT TYPEWRITER!!! So, if you've been eyeing these babies off and need/want to order NOW is the time!!!
