Dive with sharks by Tracey B

 Good morning

I'm taking inspiration again from this month's colour palette

Products I've used include

Patterned paper Atlas (Altitude and Ticket to ride) and Fancy Pants Joy Parade (Laugh out loud)

AC thickers Color Study Happy Life

Lucky Findings Foundations Pack (Rose Lullaby reinforcements)

Ribbon

eyelets

Impasto and stencil

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio Merci Beaucoup Mint

Heidi Swapp stickers Sun chaser

49 & Market Wishing Bubbles and Baubles

TFL

cheers

Trace

Hello everyone, Georgia here with another layout using a HS background in which I have covered it with heaps of 49 and Market tickets.  Creating a woven ticket as my foundation along with some fabric, die cuts, washi and some rub ons.  All products including Lucky Findings foundations were used and can all be purchased from the Scrapping Clearly website.

 

 

 

March Palette Play and this weeks ATC

 hi all and happy Saturday.

This week I am going to start with sharing my process for creating a scrapbook page based on the March Palette Play - Whimsical Watercolour. 

I must admit the printed version of this palette that I was creating from was quite a bit more wishhy washhy. but it still fits. 

What stuck out in the palette - the circles and the watercolour effect. 

So, I started with a background piece from the Heidi Swapp Emerson Lane collection and swiped different sized circles with some Liquitex Modelling paste (using a circle stencil). I initially started towards the right side but then increased it and went all out....

While I was waiting for the paste to dry, I started on the image bundle. 

I stitched on a Teresa Collins Photo Overlay directly onto the photo 

(oh I know the horror.. fancy stitching directly onto an image). next i added some HS memory files, vintage instaframes, a 'Spectacular' rub on, and some puffy alpha stickers (oh as per usual, supplies list at the end). 

did you notice that when I trimmed the pattern paper I deliberately left the strip at the bottom for something extra. 

Whoops forgot the process photo.. so, moving along.

once the modelling paste was dry, I added some NeoColour and Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks to the circles making each one slighly different and added some water to create that watercolour look.

the next step was to add some stiching... yep if you haven't worked it out yet I love stitching onto any piece I create. 

after adding the stitching the background just .. wasn't doing it for me. 

so, i pulled out some Rubons from 49 & Market - words and spectrum gardenia extras. 

the circle shapes of the rubons will help to form the base of the photo stack. 

you can see I left the middle part empty - why waste some rubons etc when it was just going to be covered up anyway. 

finally, I added some layers of stuff - ribbon, washi, frames, ephemera bits, acetate leaves, transparent wings, pianola paper. And added some ink where needed to the ephemera - Distress Oxides of course. 

and that is about it... Lots of items added for me = lots of close ups...

"Spectacular" 

the whole image:

Thoughts???? 

and of course, what is a Saturday without my take on this weeks ATC prompt:

Vintage Vibes: create using a vintage or retro feel.

I couldn't decide --- Vintage ... or... Retro..

so, I mixed them!

"It Can Be Filmed" 

This one was so so simple. I stuck down a bit of a vintage Butterick pattern. 

Then imaged transferred a Retro feel magazine image and once dried - stitched around the edge of the ATC (keeping up with my rules of engagement that I set myself at the start of the year). and then added the title. 

and here this weeks ATC in the ATC album/book. 

must be getting close to having to create a new album....

Supplies List:

Spectacular:

• Heidi Swapp - Emerson Lane - Old School pattern paper (B side)
• Liquitex Modelling Paste
• Teresa Collins - hello my name is.. Photo Overlays
• Heidi Swapp memory files - vintage instaframes and 'Spectacular' Rub On
• Doodlebug designs - alphabet Soup - puffy stickers
• Neo Colours - violet, cobalt blue, purple, yellow, orange, emerald green
• Dina Wakley media - Scribble Sticks - magenta, sky, turquoise, ruby
• 49 & Market Spectrum Gardenia Extras - rubons - words and watercolour circles 
• Pink Paislee Artisan Ribbon - scollop
• 49 & Market - 
• Washi (red and pink butterflies)
• everywhere Filmstrip frames
• Plum Grove Ephemera Bits
• Colour Swatch - ocean - acetate leaves
• Tim Holtz - ideaology - transparent wings
• pianola paper
• Tim Holtz Oxide Ink: Salvaged Patina

Vintage Vibes:

• Butterick Pattern
• Another Magazine Image (yes the name of the magazine is Another)
• Liquitex Ultra Matte Gel medium
• Stitching
• 7 Dots Studio - Hazy Days Word. 

thanks for visiting

until next time

Live with Respect

Leanne xo

'Dream Big' by Emma Zappone

Hey everyone, Em with you all today.

Today's share is a mixed media tag that compliments this months Palette play board. And there is a small video of it coming together.

It's a gorgeous palette, soft with a pastel vibe. I did use brighter versions of this palette though, with my background more muted.

I used a mixed bag of products to create this piece. Mostly 49&Market and Ideaology.
You can see more products here in the video....

Even though it had some brighter pops of colour, it still has that overall soft feel.

I used distress oxides for my 'watercolour' paints and added it to my resin casting as well. 

I really like working with white. I find the vibrancy of colour easy to work with and balance out.

I hope you get the chance to play with palette this month. I love the variety of colours.

And I hope my video inspires a little too.

I will catch you all again soon.

Em xx

 

So grateful by Tracey B

 Good morning

another month and another gorgeous colour palette.

 

Products I've used include

Patterned paper Citrus Bliss (on sale!) and Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush

Kaiser Collectables Sunkissed (On sale - get in quick!)

49 & Market Spectrum sherbert Tidal love laser cut elements

TFL

cheers

Trace

 

March Madness already - Childhood Memories (ATC)

 Welcome to Saturday.

I can't believe March is already here and we are starting the countdown to chocolate.. I mean Easter.

Today's share is another ATC. 

Prompt 9: Childhood Memories: illustrate a cherished childhood memory.

I really didn't know what memory I wanted to share but I had some images in mind so that is where I started. 

Among the Clouds

I started by colouring the ballons on the stamp with oxide inks - just used a paint brush to brush the ink onto the spots I wanted and then used the black stazon for the girl. 

I stamped it straight onto the paper doiley. 

I then highlighted the balloons by drawing around the edges with black pen and then adding some white pen to add some dimension.

while that was drying, I created the background. 

I scraped some light modelling paste through a small diamond stencil. This stencil is randomly in my collection and I have no idea where it came from.

I then smooshed some Oxide inks (spritz with water) onto the page - Aged Mahogany and Rusty Hinge.

I used some gel medium to adhere the doiley and when I did it I wanted to make sure you could still 'see' the diamonds, so I used a generous amount of gel medium and pressed it down. 

I finished it off with some.. 

yep you guessed it, Stitching and a quote. 

I definitely feel this reminds me of childhood. Who hasn't played with balloons. 

the final image:

What it looks like in my ATC album. 

I love the contrasts of the pieces in this book that comes from this process of following prompts and just creating.

next week I will be back to share my take on this month's Palette Play. 

a little sneak..

I know right.. looks totally different for me.. 

Supply list:

• Paper Doily 
• VivaLas Vega Stamps - Balloon Girl 
• Small Diamond Stencil (link isn't the one I used but it is super cool)
• Liquitex Light Modelling Paste
• Tim Holtz Oxide Inks:
• uncharted mariner
• candied apple
• twisted citron
• aged mahogany
• rusty hinge
• Stazon Black Ink
• 7 dots studio - dreamscapes - words
• White Posca Pen 
• Fude ball Black Pen

until then.

Live with Respect

Leanne xo

Paper Towel Picasso: March's Floral Fantasy Unfolded! - by Amy

Hello Everyone! I can't believe it's already March! 

I'm absolutely in love with the whimsical watercolour palette of this month – the March Palette Play - the colours are just so beautiful. 

As soon as I saw these colours, an idea sparked in my mind, and I decided to try something a bit different. Can you spot it? I used kitchen paper towel as the perfect base for the wet mediums to achieve this whimsical watercolour effect - making the process not only easy peasy but also incredibly fun!

But before we dive into the creative process, let me share the colour palette for this month's Palette Play.

Starting with a good-quality paper towel is crucial. It allows for the absorption of the wet mediums to be applied later. 

In no particular order, I added splashes of colours to my work area, then placed the paper towel over them, repeatedly applying until I was satisfied with the coverage. After a quick drying session or a speedier option with a heat gun, I was ready to piece together this page.

Here are the products I used:

• White Cardstock
• Dylusions Ink Spray: Peony Blush, Vibrant Turquoise, Crushed Grape, and a yellow from my stash (Bee Arty-Citrus).
• Hand-cut cute black & white circles from Dina Wakley Media Collage Paper Backgrounds.
• Title stamped with Art By Marlene: Creative Alphabet-Light Art, using the Tim Holtz Distress Mini Archival Kit #1. For this page, I used Picked Raspberry and Fossilized Amber. This stamp set is fantastic for travel, scrap days, or retreats.
• Archival Ink stamp ink in Paradise Teal and Majestic Violet.
• Randomly stamped with Vicki Boutin - Colour Study Stamp Set.

To finish off the page, I added Charms Creations cloud and used various embellishments from my stash. 

Be sure to check out these close-ups!

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!

Amy 😀