Fun Times, Friendship and Laughter.

Hi everyone told you I would be back! This time another catch up page created for Colour Blast complete with another tutorial....enjoy!

So lets begin a step by step how I created it:

I began by using Alpha stickers to create a textured background.

Coat the entire page with Gesso, covering the letters so that you are left with a blank canvas to work with.

Choose your colour palette, I have used: Colour Mica Powder in Polar & Colour Shimmer Dust in Duke, Cobalt and Navy.

Spray the background lightly with water then add the powders starting with the lightest through to the darker colours.
Move the page to move the colour and add more water for further movement.
Soak up puddles with a baby wipe, and take off some colour where needed. I have taken some colour off the letters to make them pop a little! 

Add a darker colour and a little shimmer with Dusty Charcoal Colour Shimmer Spray.

I used a brush and the sprayer to move the colour around and add splashes.

I wanted to make the letters stand out more so I used Colour Embossing Powders randomly in various colours, and layered them to create depth.

The colours I used are: Singing the Blues, Steel and Stormy Weather.

After making a few more splashes I used grey acrylic paint and an old card to create thin stripes going down the page and over the textures.

I added some Torn pieces of printed tissue with Gel Medium.

Now time to add the photo that I mounted on layers of patterned paper from my stash.

Now for the Title, simply treated with the same Colour Embossing Powders used for the lettered background.

And the job is done!

Here are a few more detailed shots for you: 

Using alpha stickers as texture is so easy and turns out very effective. You can use up all the left over letters that you know you have in that stash!!! They do not all have to be that same font either.

Until next time Happy Crafting!!!
Hugs to all! 

New for Scrap FX.

March is here already, can you believe it? Really hate how time just flies! I need a few more hours in the day......to play!

I have been having a little fun playing with Scrap FX goodies lately, take a peek at these:

Space Invader funky, retro bits,that really had to have a neon treatment!

Here are a few cards for the little fella's!

I used a couple of older FX chippies in the background, the invaders needed some direction!!!

All the chippies are treated with  embossing powders, I really wanted those invaders to pop!

These ones are on a couple of Hash Bits.

The Circuitry Panel worked perfectly on this one.

Last one has the Nodules panel as the background.

Next I have a LO using these new FX pieces:

This page features my eldest on his way to his last school formal, scrubs up ok!

The chippies I treated with Colour Blast Embossing Powders.

Most of the papers are from 7 Dots "Destination Unknown" Line. Finally used them after bonding with them for far too long!

Love how a combination powders worked on this chippy!

Those hash words are just perfect for a teen layout, love 'em!

So that is the first few projects I have done for the month, stay tuned got more a coming, I have been playing with just awesome face stencils that even make my drawing skills look good!

Back Soon!

"Looking Fabulous", My First LO for Colour Blast.

Hello and Happy New Year to all!
I have been a little quiet of late as I have been in Relax mode at the beach. Every year I switch off and enjoy going "Off Grid", so to speak, for the month of January. I use this time to recharge my batteries and get ready for the creative year ahead. So.... I am now back and trying to catch up on things, it is so hard to get back into the groove after the break, my mind is ready to explode with ideas!
The first share for 2016 is my very first project that I have created as a Design Team Member for another Aussie Company, "Colour Blast". I was lucky enough to get my hands dirty using their wonderful products, I can tell you now they are a heap of fun!
The details of this LO can be found on the Colour Blast Blog.

So without further ado here is my first project, a scrapbook page featuring my 2 boys looking smashing all dressed to impress for their cousins' wedding early in 2015:

I used the  Colour Blast Embossing Powders as well as the coordinating Shimmer Sprays on my  Scrap FX chippies  to get a metallic "grunged-up" look, they worked a treat!

So how did I do it I hear you ask? 

Too easy! 

I shall explain: 

First the background piece (which is left over alphabet "backing"..... yes I keep everything...you just never know!).

 I  gave it a spray randomly with a couple of Shimmer Spray colours:

 "Singing the Blues", "Dusty Charcoal" and "Steel".

  These sprays gave the raw chipboard a touch of colour and a hint of shimmer, I wanted more texture, so I then embossed sections of the panel with embossing powders in "Steel", "Dusty Charcoal" and "Snow White".

The Snow White gave a glittery effect.

On the Wings I did pretty much the same process, except instead of spraying I used a brush to colour the details. I just wanted the wing tips embossed, so I used an embossing pen and the 

"Steel"  Embossing Powder to achieve the look!

Take a closer peek:

So what is left? The chipboard words of course!

These are just embossed in the usual manner in the "Steel" colour then I sprayed the "Dusty Charcoal" and "Singing The Blues" Simmer Spray on top to create a bit of colour variation.

Lastly the Title:

 I embossed with "Steel" and "Snow White" to get a sparkle happening. Then sprayed with "Singing The Blues" to get a tinge of blue to coordinate with the background.

Here is a list of the Colour Blast products I have used: 

Shimmer Sprays:

Steel

Dusty Charcoal

Singing the Blues

Embossing Powders:

Snow White

Steel

Dusty Charcoal
You can get your hands on these products Here.
Here is a list of other products used:
Scrap FX:
Industrial Machines Transparency
Steampunk Wing L & R
Playground Alphabet
Wordlet
Facts to Remember
 Months of the Year Minis
2015 year pack

Other:
Viva Decore Metallic paint
Black paint
Vintage Findings by Prima
Tim Holtz Chit Chat words
Stamp by Scrapbook Diaries

So that is about it for me, be sure to keep cruising on back here to check out all the goodness that the other team members share.

Thanks for dropping by! 

Lindy's Stamp Gang July Challenge

Back to share another page created with this inspiring board from Lindy's:

I have used 3 colours from the spray set:

Bonjour Butter

Blue Hawaiian Blue

Aloha Avocado

So here is my page:

I tried to get a masculine "teen" feel to this LO and tried to be a little more minimal (yes I know that did not work too well! LOL).

 The photo was taken of my boys on a recent trip to Port Douglas. The fellas were a little excited to get out onto the reef (Great Barrier Reef) and could not be nice in front of a camera!!

Could you tell I had no idea where this was going?

 I just grabbed whatever was on hand and went with it. 

Lots of stamping and splat making resulted and added a few doodly bits and I was done!

So on to my next LO which will be one just for the fun of it!

Hugs to You all! 

Good Grief it's July Already?

Wow what is going on with this year flying by??

 It just amazes me .... the older I get the quicker time goes! 

So I finally got my pages done for Scrap FX for this month, I got my hands on all these lovelies (new releases) and had to bond with them for a bit before I could decide on which idea to act on. 

I was so inspired by these I had too many ideas! 

So the upshot of that is I have a few projects to come because every piece in this release I adored!!!!

So with out further words of admiration here is my first design:

A page featuring my eldest who is growing up way too fast....he will be driving later on in the year....Arghhh! 

I created the background using loads of paint over a scrap paper layer. 

The Number Panel and Chevron Feathers foam stamps are just fabulous to add randomly to the background.

The chipboard Chevron pieces work great together, I cut them a little to go a little further. I had a play with those Gilding flakes once again, I have had a bit of practice with them now and do not get them up my nose any more, much more skilled with them now! LOL

Check out the Words of Wisdom Stencil!!!! I have used Light Molding Paste and a little embossing enamel to make it shine in that background and it is quickly becoming a new fave!

A new wordlet completes the Title, just love it!

I stamped the sentiment on the photo with Stazon Ink, it worked well with the Matt paper I printed the photo on.


Really enjoyed making this one, love doing backgrounds lately. I just never know what they will turn out like till the end. I think I covered all the white space on this one so I guess I could have done with more so that it does not look so busy, but I was just having way too much fun!!
So thats about it for now, will be back very soon with more! If you want to check out the new releases by Scrap FX do drop by their web site.

Bye All,

Another Bit Of Fun!

Hello everyone, I am Back!!

I thought I would show a page I finished recently after creating an experimental background using tin foil and black and white gesso.
I really liked the effect, and left it sitting in my room for days 'till I decided what to do with it!
Here is the background that I did not want to touch for fear of spoiling it!



And here is what I (eventually) did with it!

I used a typical photo of my eldest fella' ........yes...... can you tell he is a little over me and my ever present camera???

Here are the detail shots, the title is a very cool phrase by Scrap FX that I treated with embossing enamel by Stampendous.

Here is a better shot of that background that was soooo accidental, but just so right to my eye!

I am so going to do that technique again, for sure! Next time I will know what I am doing and will try and remember to either take a video or at least a few process shots. Yeh Yeh I hear you say, but I PROMISE!!

So that is about all I have for you right now everyone, I shall be back soon, I have a few projects to write up, have been terribly slack!