Freedom Journal page…

It’s lou here. Been a while since i did a written tutorial rather than a video so here i am 🙂

I started by roughly prepping my page with some white journal. I then used a stencil from maremis small art with some texture paste.

Once dried, i added some lindys squirts in gold, teal and touches of blue

I dried this then using some matte gel, add torn parts of finnabair tissue paper

I fussy cut some leaves from AB Studio’s leafy paradise sheet and a butterfly from the maremi’s small art artechnique paper set. I placed on foam dots to add dimension.

To finish, i added metal embellishments, micro beads, a pearl and melange pebbles and maremis sticker. Some gold paint was added to parts and finished with gold paint splatters.

I hope you like the page and shop the products at thompsonscraftsupplies.com

Remember This Scrapbook page by Lorna

 

I Created this page using the Autumn Sunset papers From Thompson craft supplies and A leaf stamp from Ab Studios

Firstly using the leaf stamp i heat embossed onto my 12×12 background paper from the range

i then used the papers, ripped some, distressed some and layered them up, i added some lose weave hessian in my background, and lots of the ephemera.

i added some flowers and leaves from the range.

i added my photo and layered some more onto and over the corners of my photo and added my title.

Parisian card by Kasia

Hello everybody,

Today I have a card for you… I rarely make cards those days hence I really enjoy when I get to make one.

I have used Scrapmir charming paper pad.

Let me show you the layers…

the base is a A5 card , horizontal

I distressed the edges..

started building layers of paper from Charming pad..

I added the floral chipboard from creative embellishments available from Louise,

And some beautiful laces from a lace pack.

I fussy cut some vintage elements from one of the paper from a pad..

I added resin scissors from my stash

I spatter distress spray -Victorian velvet- and added some to chipboard roses…I added some obligatory black splatters too…

I added the stickers- sentiment- from 13arts, you can get them from Louise…

And my card is ready…

As the last things I added some more vintage colour with oxide ink…

Hope you like it…

I do lol,

Happy crafting,

Kasia

Art Journal Page – Grace

This week I decided to create an Art Journal page with my Design Team kit. I wanted to make a feature of the incredible Impasto Paint, as well as the pretty antique book elements in the Mintay Dreamer Paper Pack.

The background was created by blending Distress Oxide in Milled Lavender all over the page, and then I added some Fabrika Decoru Chameleon Metallic paint around the edges to give a ‘gilded edge’ finish (like you get on some old books!).

 

The Impasto paint went beautifully through my stencils, particularly when using the Prima Silicone Brush.

I really wanted some strong/thick gold splatters on this page, so instead of using a spray, I watered down some gold acrylic paint (Imagination Crafts Starlights in Antique Gold) and splattered it on with a paint brush.

The book and window frame elements are all fussy cut from the Mintay Dreamer Paper Pack. For my quote I used a glass dip pen and some light pink ink on some good quality cream paper, then tore into strips, and added oxides around the edge for a distressed effect.

I finished with some torn book pages, with I aged with Distress Oxide, and added the same splatters over the top so they tied in with the rest of the page.

To see the full process, you can watch the YouTube video here:

 

Grace ❤

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A Beautiful Autumn- By Lorna

Coming into my favourite season for colours Autumn so i just love this range called Autumn Sunset paper and flower range, its just beautiful.

 

for this i found an old wall hanger about 7″ x 5″ cant remember what it said, in an awful pink but already had a ribbon attached so it now has new life , i covered it in gesso then added some heavy body paste with an  leaf stencil, let it dry and added some wax and bronze paint using my finger rather than a paint brush.

i layered up lots of the elements from the ephemera pack in the range using 3d foam pads and 3d gel, when using mixed media pastes and 3d pads they tend to come back off again so i add a little 3d gel onto the pads, sticks and still adds the height i was after.

 

i love the rabbit poking out lol, i added some of the leaves from the range.

i covered my main piece and then splattered with some of the watered down bronze paint.

 

Butterfly Layout with Mintay Papers – Grace

Hello! I’m back this week with another layout using the Mintay Papers Dreamer collection. This layout is very butterfly heavy, as I’m scrapping a picture I took recently of a butterfly on the buddleia outside our house.

I’ve used a LOT of elements in this layout, so the best way to see how it came together is to watch the process video on my YouTube channel here:

 

As well as products from my August Design Team kit, such as the Scrapmir Gentle Morning Ephemera, Flower Mix, and AB Studio Butterfly Stamp, I’ve also used quite a few items from the (now no longer running) mixed media kits – some of which are still available to buy.

I’ve said it before, but these papers are so beautiful there’s not a whole lot. you need  to do to them. But if you do want to add lots of things, mixed media and embellishments etc, then the best way to do it is to work with the paper. So with this paper, there’s a centrepiece (the window frame), then clusters of designs mostly at the top right and bottom left corners,  so I added my picture in the obvious place, the centre, then made my layout work with the design, creating a diagonal flow of embellishments from bottom left to top right.

If I’d done the opposite, and added all the embellishments where there is blank spaces on the paper, then the whole layout would be too busy and heavy. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and intimidated by such beautiful papers as these, but just remember to work with them. 

P.S. – here’s a close up of the butterfly shot, just in case you wanted to see!

Grace ❤

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‘Cute’ Layout with Minty Dreamer – Grace

This month I’m working with the ever so beautiful Dreamer paper pack by Mintay Papers. 

My first project is this layout documenting meeting my friend’s beautiful baby for the first time. So many of the Mintay Papers have pages covered in gorgeous elements, so really if you wanted to, you could stick a photo on and be done! But of course I needed to have some more fun with it.

I added some light mixed media in the background with Lindy’s Spray, watered down Distress Oxide ink pads in Worn Lipstick and Dusty Concord, and Distress Oxide Sprays in Shaded Lilac and Victorian Velvet.

Almost all of my embellishments are fussy cut elements from the paper pack, as well as a few bits and pieces from the Scrapmir Gentle Morning Ephemera Pack. I added Distress Oxide in Shaded Lilac around the edges of every piece with a blending tool so everything could blend together.

From my own stash I included some Tim Holtz small talk stickers, gold thickers (including the title), gold splatters, and some Nuvo Stone Drops.

You can watch the full process video for this layout here:

 

 

Grace ❤

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Love Autumn- by Lorna

Using the Autumn Sunset papers and the log slice, plus some other mdf embellishments, some dried twigs (from a bunch from a vase i was throwing away, mmmmm can use those, as the thought process goes lol) some finnabair metal leaves.

firstly i clear gesso’d my log and then embossed with an autumn leaf stencil and heavy paste just coloured slightly, when that was dry i added some ink, reds,orange,yellow and greaan, sprayed some water to move the ink around.

i then added my twigs, cheese cloth, honey comb mdf, leaves and feather mdf all painted in browns and distressed.

i cut out my photo and decided on my layout, i used cut off mdf pieces behind my photo to add some height and give it some stability and it is quite 3D.

everything is stuck down using 3d gel.

i added my photo and then added my metal leaves, tucking them behind my photo and twigs, added some of the paper leaves.

i then arranged my ephemera , stacked it up to give it some height and added my title which is also from the ephemera pack.

lastly i covered my photo and splattered with some bronze paint.

Exploding box using Scrapmir papers by Kasia

Hello everybody,

Today I have an exploding box using Scrapmir paper pad – Charming.

I love them and highly recommend them, quality is superb and designs are… just have a look at the pictures…

I have used ready blank for exploding box, 10cm side.

I covered both sides of my base , distressed the edges with my scissors.

I found some chipboard cake which will be ideal for the occasion of this box..

I cut out some of the butterflies from on of the Charming papers.

I used some transparent stickers by 13arts available from Louise.

I used some chipboard from creative embellishments. I added some paper to write a personal message.

I decorated the lid as well.

some sentiment from 13arts

Added the flowers and butterflies

And here we go…

An exploding box aka a posh card is ready…

Hope you enjoyed it…

have a fabulous weekend…

Kasia xxx

You and Me | Scrapbook Layout | Sarah

Sarah here today for my final project as guest designer for Thompson’s Craft Supplies this month.

I have another Scrapbook page to share today using lots of beautiful flowers from the shop.

To prep my Scrapbook page I gave it a generous coat of clear gesso. Using a stencil and some crackle paste I created a circle background over one half of the page.

Using Mermaid Markers I added a wash of colours in blues and green. I added some netting coloured with white gesso down the painted crackle paste.

I  created a paper cluster behind my photo with leftover paper scraps from the kit, distressed them with scissors and layered them up with foam in between. I also added cheesecloth for added texture.

With some 3D gel medium I added a flurry of flowers down my page and tucked in some wooden embellishments and gems. A splash of white ink over my page added a finishing touch.

You can check out how I created this page in more detail in the video link above.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day 🙂

Sarah

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