Kraft Plus February challenge

Well, there goes the first month of 2017, wow!!!! I've been off to a great start, I have to say, lots of Arty, crafty projects and accolades, feeling very accomplished!!! Today I'm sharing my Design Team project for this awesome February sketch and colour themed board, over at Kraft Plus challenge blog!!!

Now, I love a sketch, and I love those colours, but for some reason, I couldn't get the mojo happening. I ended up deciding to make a card, which takes the pressure off a bit. That's the great thing about K+, you can make other projects, it doesn't necessarily have to be a scrapbook page, as long as it's on a Kraft background!

I started with a script background, using a Dusty Attic stencil with the new transparent gloss texture paste from Ranger, (now in the Kaszazz range...yay). I added some gorgeous, Prima, Art Alchemy paint in blue-gold, seriously one of my faves at the mo!

Then, I just layered up with some 7 dots tags, a Kaiser collectable & some Green Tara flowers. (Part of my stash shopping at Seriously Scrapbooking in Adelaide!!!)

There's some Kaszazz twine in there, and a die cut wreath & leaves, also Kaszazz! I have a cute little, clear stamp collection, so the sentiment came from there, Kaisercraft and I think Dear Lizzy or Amy Tan..oops can't remember.

I tried to show how the Art Alchemy paint changes colour, depending on the light!!!

Thanks for looking!!!

Scrap the girls Design Team layout- CRAZY YOU

It's the 1st of the month, which means a brand new challenge reveal over at Scrap the girls!!!! This month, we have a sketch for you to play along with, which looks like this:

I am really loving all the sketches and moodboards for inspiration, and this one was no exception. I knew I wanted to do a stamped background, so I started off with the Kaszazz, Mandala Stamps in Black and Watering Can Archival Inks. The tiny little bubble stamp has been in my stash for a long time and it got a new lease of life from stamping it in little clusters!

My watercoloured effect comes from using Distress Inks and water, with a watercolour brush. Love all the different colours and versatility with Distress inks! I also dabbed a Distress Paint dabber a few times on there.

My patterned papers used are: 7 Dots, Heidi Swapp, Crate paper and Authentique. My die cuts are: Kaisercraft Collectables, and an old journal spot from D-Lish Scraps, which is hidden behind the photo, with a little Kaszazz twine.
I painted my 2 Crafty, chippy title with Dylusions Paint, love how the colours stand out.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Scrap the Girls August moodboard DT page

Well, hello, it's the 1st of August, and that means a new month and another new challenge. Yippee! I absolutely love this month's moodboard over at Scrap the Girls, I know you will too, it's just stunning!! Take a look....

I was immediately drawn to the image in the top right and thought my Kaszazz Mandala stamps would work a treat in my background.

First I added a coat of clear Gesso to my white cardstock, then sprayed some Dylusions inks and water. When that was dry, I started stamping my background. Aswell as the Mandala stamps, I also used some other Kaszazz stamps, the mesh stamp & net stamp.
I've used some Colourblast, colour paste in blue through a stencil and also used it to colour my chipboard arrow and feathers. (Which was one of the fab pieces I got from a prize I won from Dusty Attic.) It is stunning!              

Actually, I did alot of colouring on this page!!! I coloured the flowers with Dylusions sprays and used Alcohol ink Art markers to colour bits of the Mandala stamp. Flowers are from Scrap Matrix and Merci.
There's some free glitter stickers and a paperclip from an old Scrapbooking Memories magazine, some twine and hessian, 7 Dots papers, stickers and journal tag, (which I've hidden), and a gorgeous Kaisercraft clear word sticker.

Hope you like my layout, it's one of my favourites I think!! TFL,
Tania

Scrap the Girls my new DT gig!!!

Gosh, It's so hard keeping secrets in the Scrapping World. But thankfully, today I can reveal that I have a spot on the Scrap the Girls Design Team, and I am totally thrilled about it!!! Today is the BIG reveal of the new Design Team, along with our takes on the June moodboard, which I totally fell in love with!! Here it is:

The sponsor for this month's prize for this challenge is D-Lish Scraps. I love their Just add paper kits and had purchased the SUNNY DAZE KIT, which was perfect for this Moodboard. From this kit, I used Washi tape, doily, flair, journal spots, bitty bag, sequin waste and flowers!

Other products used on my layout were Dylusions sprays, (for the background), (on Kaszazz cardstock), Colour Blast, Colour paste in Sunshine...oooh so in love with this!!! A Kaisercraft stencil, patterned papers by 7 Dots, Heidi Swapp & Kaisercraft. I did a bit of stash busting which is always good and used some Basic Grey rub ons that have been in my stash for ever! (Some of them I rubbed onto a transparency sheet to make 3D embellishments with them.) I was also happy to use another chipboard frame from Heidi Swapp, love them, but always have trouble adding them to a layout!!!

My journaling is hidden in the itty bitty bag, I've pulled it out to show you, front and back!!!

TFL, and stay tuned for more DT creations from me, and why not go and have a play along with this month's moodboard challenge!

Scrap the Girls April Moodboard!!!

So I fell in love with this gorgeous, pastel moodboard over at Scrap the Girls this month!!! check it out!!!


Here's the layout I made from the gorgeous inspiration!!

I used a 7 dots page as my background, love their paper ranges!!! I've also used papers by Heidi Swapp, Kaszazz & Kaisercraft. You will also spy a little vellum on there, which I stamped my doily stamp onto. There's lots of other goodies on there. Some whipped spackle with my brick stencil, Francheville enamel dots...love them!! There's some washi tape, a D-Lish scraps flair, chipboard title from Scrap Matrix & some other little bits and pieces, including the gorgeous Collectables from Kaisercraft!

TFL!!!!

My Guest Designer spot over at CSI

So excited to share my layout I created for my guest Designer position over at CSI-Color Stories Inspiration. I was invited to be a Guest Designer as I was a Special Investigator for November!!!
Such a thrill, to be up there with a huge line of talented ladies this month. make sure you click on the link and take a look! Check out the Case File Scheme below!


This is the layout I created.
It's a favourite of mine, as it's a tribute to my beautiful friend who has had a battle with Breast Cancer in 2015. She has just finished her treatment, which made her feel very yuck at times and has been a huge jourrney for her and her wonderful Hubby. I am happy to say her treatment has just finished and she can now start a new year with a positive new energy and look forward!!!

I have covered all criteria for the case file! I used papers from 7 dots and Kaszazz, Stickers & die cuts from 7 dots, stamps-Amy Tan & Kaszazz, Ranger inks, for the background stamping, Scrap Matrix & Imaginarium chipboard, enamel dots, washi tape, Gesso & Dylusions sprays. there's a Heart sticker in there I have had in my stash for about 6 years from Christina Re, love using up old stash!

Kraft Plus Challenge February Mood Board

Well, I have just scraped in with the end of month deadline for the Kraft Plus Challenge Feb. Mood Board.
This is their debut as a challenge blog and I wish them well, what a great concept!
The mood board had great summery colours, see below! It's called MANGO BREEZE.



And here is my take on their yummy mood board!

I created a background with some bubble wrap and acrylic paint, then sprayed some Dylusions over that. Added some stamping and embellishment clusters, some Simple Stories papers teamed with some gorgeous 7 dots and a gorgeous photo of my now 12 yr old girl, who was 8 months old in this pic!
most of the product in this layout is courtesy of the Beautiful Vicki at Scrap Matrix.