My Sweet Princess Layout

Hi, Today I'm sharing the layout I have made for Prima's Build-A-Page challenge. I decided to go with bright purple and blue for this page. I never really use purple for some reason but I really like it so I'll have try use it more from now on.

I mixed a small amount of the Colour Bloom Sprays (in Summer Sky and Iris) with the modeling paste for an extra bit of light background colour. For the circle I dipped a fine paint brush in the sprays and traced around a plastic circle shape I had. I also coloured the resist canvas with the sprays, and used the little diamond bits that came out of the canvas to stick around the page.

 

Here are my close ups

The October Prima Build-A Page Sketch 

 

Here are the Prima products I used:

Prima Marketing Paper - Coffee Break Collection: Coffeeology (Background Paper)

Prima Marketing Paper - Anna Marie Collection: Sewing Basket

Prima Marketing Paper - Zepher Collection: Zanella

Prima Marketing 6x6 Stencil: Static

Prima Marketing 12x12 Stencil: Checker

Prima Marketing - Colour Bloom Spray: Summer Sky

Prima Marketing - Colour Bloom Spray: Iris

Prima Marketing - Finnabar Elements: Canvas Resist Borders

Prima Marketing - Stamps: Epiphany

Prima Marketing - Wood Icon: Epiphany

Prima Marketing - Wood Icon: Princess

Prima Marketing - Resin Icon: Fairies

Prima Marketing - Crochet Icons

Prima Marketing - Say it in Crystals: Forever Green

Prima Marketing - Lace Stickers

Prima Marketing Flowers - Fairy Rhymes Collection

Prima Marketing Flowers - Cigar Box Secrets Collection

Prima Marketing Flowers - Cottage Blossoms Orchid

Prima Marketing Flowers - Capistrano: Grape Soda

Hope you enjoyed

Bec :)

Follow Your Dreams Layout

Hi all, today my layout was made to enter the Once Upon A....Sketch October Challenge  and the Lindy's Stamp Gang October Color Challenge. The theme for the Once Upon A...Sketch this month was women/girls in our lives which was a good one for me since all my photos are of my little girl - this photo is another one of her trying to be a model. I can't seem to get photos of her being a kid any more - every time I get the camera out she starts posing :) And over at Lindy's Stamp gang they had some gorgeous colours in their challenge this month - which I'll actually link to their shop this time.

I used papers from Marion Smith Designs and Websters Pages for this page. Instead of stamping with ink I used Versamark ink and Lindy's embossing powder in Golden Angel Wings and Midnight Pewter. As for all Once Upon A ...Sketch challenges I added journaling to my page.

 

Here's my close ups

 The Once Upon A....Sketch Challenge (Blog Link)

 

The Lindy's Stamp Gang Colour Challenge (Blog Link)

 

The Lindy's Stamp Gang Products I used

Black Orchid Silver Starburst Spray

Clam Bake Beige Starburst Spray

Bodacious Blush Starburst Spray

Midnight Pewter Obsidian Embossing Powder

Golden Angel Wings Embossing Powder

Hope you enjoyed

Bec :)

Dear Darlin' Layout

Hey there, I combined three challenges to create this page. I used the 13 Arts Challenge which was such a cool idea this month - you had to use a black & white photo, white paper and embellishments with all the colour coming from paints, mists and inks. Plus the title for the page had to come from a song title/lyrics. I chose my fav Olly Murs song "Dear Darlin" as my title, I have it on my playlist that I listen to when I scrap so I though it was perfect for my little darlings pic :) My colours for this page came from the Sassy Scrapper's October Moodboard which was pink for breast cancer awareness month. And lastly for my layout I used the Scrap 365 October Sketch.

 I started by cutting up the 13 Arts paper, Days and Nights from their Fly Away collection. I cut out the butterflies, postmarks, doily shape, words, etc - that paper had such beautiful images on it. Then I layered up my paper and flowers and went wild with pink paint and raspberry mist from 13 Arts. I also used some Scrap FX chipboard - the wings I covered in gesso and the mini swallows I painted with the pink paint. then  I glittered them both with Finnabair Art Basics- Light Pink Art Sugar mixed with gel medium. Plus I added extra glitter to the page to make it nice and sparkly.

 

 Here's my close ups

The Sassy Scrappers Moodboard - Blog link

13 Arts Challenge - Blog Link

Scrap 365 October Sketch - Blog link

 

Products

13 Arts Paper - Fly Away Collection: Days and Nights

13 Arts Paper - Fly Away Collection: Always Reach Higher

Ayeeda Paint - Matte Pink

Ayeede Mist - Pastel Raspberry

 

Scrap FX Mini Swallows

Scrap FX Ornate Wings A

 

The 13 Arts products were brought from the Sassy Scrapper Store

 

Hope you enjoyed

Bec :)

 

Super Exciting Design Team News

Hi everyone, I found out some wonderful news this week - I made it onto TWO design teams!!!!!
I'm super super happy about it :) I feel so honoured to be chosen for these design teams, I couldn't sleep last night I was so excited about it.

I'm lucky enough to join a group of incredibly talented women over at Scrap FX. 

Check out the Scrap FX blog to see the full list of the design team members. I can't wait to get all my new Scrap FX chipboard, stamps and stencils and start to create.
Thanks so much to Jill and Michelle at Scrap FX


Next I've joined the amazing team over at Sketchabilities.

Head over to the Sketchabilities Blog to see a full list of their design team members. I start designing there in November with Sketch Challenge #127. Stop by and try out some of their gorgeous sketch challenges.
Thankyou Karan at Sketchabilities


And thankyou to everyone else that has left such wonderful comments on my blog over the last couple of months while I've been getting myself set up in the blogging world of scrapbooking.

Hugs
Bec.

Delightful Layout

Hi there, here is the layout I have created to enter the October challenges for Scrap Around The World  and  Blue Fern Studios. Scrap Around The World had a beautiful mood board this month, I was drawn towards the pics of the gorgeous shoe with the butterfly on it and the bird cage with butterflies. I loved the cream and yellow colours in those to photos so soft and beautiful. That's was I decided to join that challenge to the Blue Fern's Sketch Challenge - the Blue Fern papers  have the most lovely soft colours so I think the page came together really well.

I have to say I think this is one of my fav pages - I finally got my craft room set up which helped heaps (I've have my brother staying with us for the last several months driving me crazy) so now I have my spare room back and I don't have to use the kitchen table to scrap on anymore - YAY!!!!!!

I was having fun with my new Finnabair Art Basics 3D Gloss Gel on this page. I mixed it Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals to colour some of the Blue Ferns Chipboard to end up with a cool bumpy finish. I also mixed the gel with some of the Finnabair copper glass glitter and used with the checker stencil to give some glittery squares.

I found this gorgeous glittered butterfly in my box of miscellaneous flowers that went so well with the Scrap Around The World Mood Board.  

 

Here are my close ups

 

 The Scrap Around The World October Mood Board - Link Here

 The Blue Fern Studios October Sketch Challenge - Link Here

The products I used:

Blue Fern Studio papers - Ombre Dreams: Shannon's Dream (Background Paper)

Blue Fern Studio papers - Ombre Dreams: Ginger's Dream

Blue Fern Studio papers - Montage: Invitation

Blue Fern Studio papers - Montage: Calling Cards

Blue Fern Studio - Chipboard: Mixed Chains

Blue Fern Studio - Chipboard: Optimist Word Set

Blue Fern Studio - Chipboard: All Natural Set

Prima Marketing 12x12 Stencil: Checker

My Favourite Things Stencil: Petal Circles

Finnabair Art Ingredients - 3D Gloss Gel

Finnabair Art Ingredients - Glass Glitter: Copper

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical: Fuzzy Naval Peach

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical: Cosmopolitan Pink

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical: A Bit O’bubbly

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical: My Mojito Green

Tattered Angles Glimmer Glam: Rockin’ on Sunshine

Tattered Angles Glimmer Glaze: Sugar Cane

Twinkling H2O’s: Buttercup

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder: Byzantine Bronze

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder: Angel Wings Ruby

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

Archival Ink: Black

Prima Marketing - Shabby Chic Treasures: Resins Oval Frames

Stampin Up Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches

Stampin Up Papillon Potpourri Butterfly Stamp Set

Assorted Prima Marketing Flowers

Kaisercraft Pearls

 

Hope you Enjoy

Bec  :)

Giveaway on Jelissa Mei's blog

One of my fav designers Jelissa Mei has posted a new you tube tutorial for the oct 13 arts challenge  on her blog and has offered a small giveaway when she hits 500 subscribers on you tube.

Here's the link to her blog
http://jelibeanz.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/october-challenge-at-13arts.html

Head over and check her out.

Dream in Color Layour

Hi, I've created a very colourful layout today, I used the colours from this months Scrap the Girls  moodboard, and my layout came from the sketchabilities #124  sketch.

I don't often use bright colours like this, but this is what I've found the most fun about entering challenges over the last couple of months - it's trying new colour combo's and layout ideas I probably wouldn't have come up with myself.

I started by added texture paste to the background through stencils, and layered on some paper. Then I added my colour, trying to dry the page between each colour so I didn't end up with a big brown mess. For the gorgeous Iron Gate wood flourishes I gave them a coat of gesso then added some subtle colour with embossing powder. The "Dream in Color" card came from Websters Pages Strawberry Fields paper.

 

Here are some close ups

 

 The Sketchabilities Sketch I used

 

The Scrap The Girls October Moodboard

 

The Products I used:

Prima Marketing Paper - Epiphany Collection: Striking Appearance (Background Paper)

Prima Marketing Paper - Anna Marie Collection: Eloise

Prima Marketing Paper - Delight Collection: Delicate

Prima Marketing Paper - Delight Collection: Decorative

Webster’s Pages - Strawberry Fields Collection: Storyteller Sheet 1

Memory Box Stencil: Tessatina

The Crafter Workshop 12x12 Template: Coffee Stains

Prima Marketing 12x12 Stencil: Tulip

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Color Shot: Hydrangea Blue

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Color Shot: Rambin Rose Pink

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Flat Fabio Color Shot: Summer Lovin’ Sun

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Flat Fabio Color Shot: Pink Ladies Pink

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray: Blue Hawaiian Blue

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray: Alpine Ice Rose

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder: Madonna Robe Blue Gold

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder: Chateau Rose

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Tattered Rose and Vintage Photo

Archival Ink: Black

Kaisercraft Stamps: Diamonds

Prima Marketing - Stamps: Epiphany

Words or Whatever (WOW) Chipboard: Delish Square Frame

Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes: Iron Gate

Prima Marketing - Wood Icon: Epiphany

Prima Marketing - Resin Icon: Fairies

Prima Marketing - Say it in Crystals: Forever Green

Prima Marketing Flowers - Anna Marie

Prima Marketing Flowers - Flutter Vines: Cerise

Manor House Flowers - Enchanted: Sweet Dreams

Lace - Unknown