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FELT.....

Yup thats right...Felt....

I LOVE thinking up new ways to work with embellishments...and felt is PERFECT...so versatile...you can colour it withy all sorts of mediums, stamp with it, use it as a mask, stitch it....man the possibilities go on forever....

Now if you want to learn lotsa cool ideas head on over to the my2angels blog cos this week it's alllllll about felt baby.....

Oh and what felt do I like to use??? THIS felt of course.....

Have fun ladies : )

Love and Peace xox

Polka Dot Place Fun : )

Hey Hey Hey : )

How goes everyone on this fine Sunday?

I decided to sit down last night and do a scrappy challenge.....I REALLY love scrappy challenges and need to make time for more!

So I decided to do Miss Jodie B's challenge at The Boxx

I decided to use The Polkadot Place - Emerald Creek Kit as it just had all the colours and embellies I felt like using...all there in a pizza box...how bloomin convenient So the challenge is a recipe:

1. An IMPERFECT photo(s)...one that you probably wouldn't of scrapped because it's blurry or not composed right etc etc...

2. A mixed alpha title (at least TWO different alphabets)

3. A ribbon or fabric bow.

4. Ink or paint splatters.

5. Something yellow (could be cardstock, PP, alphas, flowers etc etc...)

And here is what I came up with....

Yup a pic of batman's bottom.....

Thanks for having a wee sticky beak at my blog : )

Love and Peace xox

This is how I do it : )

Happy Friday Ladies : )

Question:

Do you guys ever look at layout's and think.....how does that person create the way they do? I do alot.....

Sooooooo I thought I'd do a post on how I create and whats goes into my layout's.....they may look crazy and odd and well a bit messy....but I do try hard when I'm scrapping....honest : )

Before I do anything I choose a photo, I mostly scrap with one photo...don't know why just do.....

Then I decide on colours....I then go through my stash and choose papers in those colours aswell as some embellies.....

I dump it all on my scrappy desk....grab some cardstock.....which is mostly either white or kraft....and start creating : )

Here's the lo......

I always tend to cut a piece of patterned paper down a bit so it's a bit smaller than the cardstock.....then i can't just stick it on I HAVE to stitch it on...it's a compulsion.....I love using coloured cotton too!

Now the background was looking a wee bit busy soooooo I painted over it with some Gesso (this primes the paper so that when adding other mediums over the top of the gesso they don't absorb into the paper) at this point I splat paint, or mist, or do a mask on my page.....

On this page I used:

Tim Holtz Flourish mask  

Dabbed over the top with a Wild Honey Distress Stain

I then patted over the mask with some paper tower to remove the excess stain....and Voila! A cool background!

After messing up the background a bit I then start layering papers....I tend to always do a rectangle or square with paper/corrugated card/ribbons/fabric etc going across it horizontally....

So I place them on my lo until it looks awesome....

Then it's embellishment time : )

On this lo I did a big cluster of flowers...



For the 2 Biggest flowers I used this AWESOME Tattered Floral Die

I cut a combination of Prima Reflections pp & brown wrapping paper with the die. I layered the wrapping paper for one flower. Then used the pp aswell as 4 Green Felt Hearts.......Which I stuck on a little square of paper as the petals to make a Flower shape...then layered the pp over.....

I finished of both flowers with a Websters Pages Yacht Club Button....

For the little layered scalloped edge paper flowers...I used a die on some more Prima Paper.....swiped over with the Wild Honey Stain.....then fixed with a glitter brad.

I also doodled on Scrapware Flourishes.....

With an Inkssential White Gel Pen

Then I use my Acrylic Paint Dabber in Snow Cap White

To alter a couple of these Acrylic Gold & Silver Cabachons

Okkkkkkkkay.....Ya still with me??

So Finally I grabbed a couple of these GORGEOUS Yellow Roses

And a White Gardenia (Which I brushed over with the Wild Honey Stain)

I Then Brushed over all the flowes with my Paint Dabber (Snow cap White)

Then I fiddle with all my pp's & embellishments until it looks right....then I stick it down!

Lastly I place my title on the page.....I LOVE to stich it on the page because it gives my page texture AND it keeps those sneaky alphas from coming off of the page!

And there you have it.........a Jess page : )

Love and Peace xox

PS: ALL products used are from the FABULOUS my2angels....who are having a neato sale on at the moment on all glimmermists, embossing powders & Prima & Websters papers!!

Creative Team Reminder : )

Heya GORGEOUS Gals : )

Just thought I'd remind everyone about Stuff 2 Scrap's Creative Team Call......

All you have to do is email ah@stuff2scrap.com.au with a sample of your layouts, a little about yourself, and a link to your blog (if you have one)...... entries will stay open until the 15th of July .......

So give it a go ladies....It's an AWESOME team to be on & the chippies are just SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS!!

Love and Peace xox

Check out whats happening at my2angels!!!!

Until 15th July

 

15% off all  Glimmer Mists (these are selling out fast!)

 

and

 

15% off all EMBOSSING POWDERS (including Tim Holtz)

Don't miss out ladies!!

Love and Peace xox

The Dude has Tude....

Hey there FABULOUS Ladies : )

I thought I would share this lo today....

Want to make a fab chippy title??

Wellllll grab some Scrapware Large Impact Alphas

Splodge over with a Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber

Wait till the paint has dried...lightly sand around the edges.....then doodle on them with an Inkssentials White Opaque Pen

Place on your page......then stitch on with a funky coloured thread....and VOILA!! A fun title....

How funky is this star as the center of the folded flower??

I used a White Felt Embossed Star

LIGHTLY dabbed on some Distress Stain

Then dab the stained side of the star with paper towel until excess stain is removed.....and there ya have it a funky coloured star : )

The other products I used on this lo are: Glimmer Mist, Felt Frame, Boy Ribbon, Teresa Collins Papers, Acrylic & Wood Buttons and Scrapware Small Notepad Chippy

Thanks so much for having a squizz at my blog!

Love & Peace xox

Challenge TIME : )

Hokey Pokey

Let's get down with the challenges people.....

But first of all I have some BIG news....

I

FINALLY

Joined

FACEBOOK......

I know.....took me long enough...

Anyhoo....

First up I have this months Stuff 2 Scrap challenge.....

This challenge was set by the AWESOME Flis

This is the challenge...

July Challenge:

to create a page/card/otp with some of MY favorite things

1. paint/ink/sprays

2. masking/stamping

3. circles

4. chipboard

5. layering

You ONLY need to use a minimum of 3 of the above items mentioned, any amount.

And here is what I came up with...

I've used the Ann's Geo Corners Lg

Have a go at the challenge....it's so fun...and there is always a FAB bunch of chippies to win every month!

Secondly......

Sadly this will be my last challenge as a dt gal for Challenge Heaven I have soooo enjoyed being part of this fabulous challenge site....always so inspiring and the girls are just awesome. I needed to cut back on the dt's in order to focus on family a bit more......I'll miss it but will hopefully get to do some challenges every now and again!

Soooooo I got the "Colour" challenge this month :

Color Challenge - Black + Brights

Criteria : Torn paper

This is what I came up with...

Thanks so much for having a tiddly peep at my blog....Love ya's!!

Love and Peace xox