Not So White

Believe it or not, these pages started off white! It's amazing what some mists, masks, mediums, stamps, inks & embossing powders can do. The holly in the corners of the background page below were drawn on freehand with "Smooch". The fine tip brush makes it easy to paint on/draw designs. You can always lightly draw or trace a design in pencil first before going over it.

 Layers of masked mists, texture paint, more mists & embossing powder.

 Masks, mists, reverse masks, inks & embossing powder.

You can do similar  technique on plain card/paper & cut it down to make cards with.

It's fun to have a play & experiment with the products & tools that you have...you never know what you might come up with!

Happy Halloween/Anniversary

Well it's nearly the end of October & only 8 weeks until Christmas. Where has the year gone. We are in the middle of renovating our house so that keeps us busy. October 31st sees the American tradition of Halloween-it seems to be coming more of a thing to do here in Australia.
More importantly it is David (Darling Husband) and my 30th wedding anniversary. Through no choice of his own, here is a man who is thoroughly versed in the art of Scrapbooking & all it entails!!LOL!

 The layout below doesn't have any photos as it is a readymade kit I put together for fast & easy scrapbooking or for those who like the look of scrapbooking but either don't have the time or just want a few quick pages for an album.

As Christmas gets closer I hope to have a few more things to show you.

Altered Book

This is an altered book I made for a CWA(Country Women's Association) cent sale. The plain mats are where the photos go.The acrylic word on the front says "Friends"

 In the book there are pockets & mini books for photos or keepsakes.

Bookmark Tags

Here is the second lot of tags I made as boookmarks that can also be used in other projects.

I just gathered a pile of bits & pieces together & put the ones that went well together ino lots & played around from there. Lots of fun & pottering!

Tag Bookmarks

Dual purpose tags...use as a bookmark (as a gift or for yourself) &/or use them on a card or layout. I used Glimmermist & a mask then stamped onto a plain sheet of card then cut out pieces to stick onto the tag. The tag was inked using distress inks in 2 colours. Ribbon, lace, stickers, flowers & metal pieces were used to embellish the tags. This project is good for using up left over bits & pieces. Take the time to cut out a stack of tags to have handy & that way you can complete one while you are scrapbooking, inking or stamping.
On the back of these tags I stamped a piece of card with "For You" & "To" & "From" to make the tag into a card itself. This makes a nice gift & one that you can send in the mail for any occasion.

Springtime Scrappiness

I may have to rescan these cards as they look a bit surreal-maybe the settings were changed! The first card is a white base painted with a colour wash Then inked around the edges and stamped with a script stamp. The chipboard doilley has been inked then coated with chalkboard mist. The flower & the embossed scallop edge are made from Tim Holtz glassine paper( a bit like thick wax baking paper) with perfect pearls dusted over & heat set so it doesn't rub off.

 The background of this tag was inked & stamped with a mesh design stamp. The flowers & leaves were stamped & coloured in using Copic markers then cut out & layered.

 The detail in this card didn't scan very well. The embossing folder has a leafy design around the edges. The card was inked & colour washed. The bird cage is a Tim Holtz die cut that was coloured using alcohol inks as was the chipboard word.

 The embellishments on this card were pre cut from a cricut expressions machine &then stuck on top of patterned paper. Very quick & easy but effective looking.

Blog candy

Stacy from scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com is having a birthday giveaway with some lovely blog candy. So take a look & have some fun!