Let's get messy by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

Here is another layout based on this month's mood sketch.

I started as I often do with a 'waste' background.   By waste I mean waste not.   I have a lot of pages on the go where that little bit of left over medium gets whacked on.

I then built up the background with more mixed media.

I pressed some Distress Oxide (Mermaid Lagoon) onto my messy mat, gave it a spritz of water and then lay a Vicki Boutin Bubbles Color Study stencils in it.   I then lay the stencil onto the layout, ink side down leaving the stencil in place.

I lay another piece of card stock over the top and gave it all a quick rub to catch any ink that had squished out from the stencil.   This page then becomes the start of another 'waste' background!

  With the stencil still in place I blended through some distress ink (Mustard Seed).

I carefully lifted the stencil, gave it a spritz of water (on both sides) and 'kissed' (ie touched lightly) onto another 'waste' background, flipping the stencil over to make sure I got all the goodness off.   

I grabbed on old empty toilet roll and stamped with it using the little left over Mermaid Lagoon on my messy mat.   

I had used the actual chain from the 2 Crafty Chained Circle Frame chipboard but kept the waste (are you sensing a theme!) which I coated with a Posca pen (Fuchsia).

I matted my photo with Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush (Sun Chaser) patterned paper and added a few embellishments

Heidi Swapp fabric bow

Jillibean Soup stickers

Heidi Swapp Favorite Things puffy stickers

and Jillibean Soup alphas (Watermelon gazpacho soup).

here's the finished page 

Looking forward to seeing what you create.

TFL

cheers

Tracey

Leavin' on a Jet Plane - with Emma Zappone

 Happy Thursday everyone.
Hope you have all had a good week so far. 
Today I am sharing a layout that has been inspired by the mood/sketch colours of this month.

Lets check out the inspirational colours of the board....

Once I saw this months board I knew I was going to play with some 49&Market rub-ons to create this project. So I used the Vintage Artistry Travel Anywhere Rub-ons set. They were the perfect colours.

I used a selection of the maps, tickets, and more to over lap and create my unique background.
I used a Finnabair stencil with some ABM Happy acrylic paint to add a pop of colour over the rub-ons but without taking away the patterns and images underneath.

I also used some older Tim Holtz stamps to add subtle ticket effects throughout the rub-ons too. Making sure they complimented and didn't overtake the rub-on effect.

Behind the image and paper layers I added two Die-cuts from Stamperia's Lady Vagabond Clear Die Cuts set. This really set off the whole travel vibe. 

For the colour on the chipboard, paper layers and resin I used Distress Oxides, because I love them and they work so effortlessly. The quote for the page is also from the 49&Market Travel Rub-ons, which were rubbed onto heavy cardstock and then cut to suit the page. 

I hope this has inspired you a little to play with this months board.
Maybe even treat yourself to some delicious 49&Market product in the shop.

See you all next week.
Em xx

 

Gel prints, by Amanda Hartmann

 Hello SC fans!

Who has a Gel printing plate? And how often do you use it?

I was determined to get mine out over the weekend, to try with the NEW Dina Wakley Paint colours.

I used my very awesome Studio Light Jenine’s Mindful Art Journal 8.25″X7.5″, as the pages clip out so it is easier to use on the Gel plate than a bound art journal. I also had some sheets of A4 white cardstock ready to make a few prints - if you are doing it, you may as well make a few as you experiment!

Check out the new DINA colours here:

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Tangelo 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint– Fir 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Sage

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Rouge 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Orchid

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Syrup

For texture I used these wood Clay rollers that I picked up for cheap at Kmart.

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Here are a few pictures of the printing process.

Use a Brayer to roll Sage on to the plate.

Clay rollers ready....

Roll through the paint to leave an impression.

Press cardstock on and peel back to reveal an awesome print!

Sage combined with Fir for this print.

Go again with Orchid and the other design in the clay roller.

Another print made!

Add some Tangelo to the mix for these prints.

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Now to look at my final projects!

"Courage"

Main print done with: Orchid, and extra painted colour with: Rouge

 Dina Wakley Tissue paper face and leaves:

Extra colour added with Vicki Boutin Gel crayons.

Splatters added with Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – Fuchsia and Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – White.

Stamping added and hand doodling.

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"Speak out"

Main print done with: Sage  and extra painted colour with: Fir

Dina Wakley Tissue paper face .

Dina Wakley Media Chipboard Shapes – Speak Out

Extra colour added with Vicki Boutin Gel crayons and Stabilo Aquarellable – Black Pencil.

Splatters added with Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – Night and Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – White.

Stickers from stash. Hand doodling.

It was fun to create these prints and I LOVE the new DINA colours! And bonus, I have a few extra prints, ready for future projects.

Thanks for looking,

Amanda

Pop by Tracey B

 Hi everyone,

Another month and another colourful moodsketch.

My background started with  a Vicki Boutin Bubbles stencil I had used with Barn Door Distress ink on another layout.   As I always do, instead of just cleaning off my stencil on a wet wipe or paper towel, I gave it a spritz with water and used it as a stamp.  

I then added some Light & Fluffy modelling paste through a brick stencil and a little Tattered Angels Chalkboard  Glimmer Mist (Inchworm). 

I gave my chipboard a coat of gesso and then added some Distress Spray stain (Picked Raspberry) and some Colour Blast spray (Caribbean) and gave it all a coat of Glossy Accents.

Using the Kaisercraft Pop stamp, stamped usng archival ink (Mermaid lagoon, Vivid Chartreuse and Vibrant Fushia) fussy cut some balloons

Finished off with some enamel dots and Enamel Accents (Blue Ribbon).

Here's the finished layout.

TFL

cheers

Tracey

Never lose hope created by Tracey Thorne

 Hello creative friends and welcome to the month of April and the new moodsketch. I wanted to use up some of my dylusions paints and these three worked perfectly within the moodboard parameters - Cherry Pie, London Blue & Fresh Lime.  I opened up the jars to find I was going to be creating with some very old dried out paint. Not one to be defeated this stuff was going to be put to good use. I added a little Atelier slow medium to it to help get it wet and pliable for use. It went on the page chunky & with a pallette knife I have smeared it down the page. The consistency was like a water colour crayon. It dried well using the heat tool.

 

 

I worked out photo placement and added a stitched frame to the page. The AALL & Create butterfly stencil and some Liquitex Super Heavy Gel was then applied. I have then chosen some pink minc foil and a gold foil sheet and applied this over the stencil before running it through the minc.

 

I created a photo stack of Vicki Boutin papers from the ColourStudy range to mount the photo on. I further embellished this area of the page with some large white punchinella , epoxy button, butterflies and black cotton. I have added some typed words and journalling to the page also. 

 

 

 

I finished the layout off with a title using some very old Making Memories chippie alphas.

I hope you all have a fabulously creative weekend 

April MoodSketch

It's a new Month and of course a new MoodSketch - enjoy these bright colours be sure to enter and load into the April Album.